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Are you a Simon XT Panel owner, or are you looking to get one in the not-so-distant future? Well, you’re in luck. Welcome to the Simon XT Panel: Most Frequently Asked Questions blog, where we’re going to answer the most popular FAQs surrounding this panel.

Your LCD display will then show Motions, the panel will say Motions out loud, and the button will light up. You’ll then have an allotted amount of time to exit the premises before the motion sensors are fully armed.

Your Simon XT Panel will then display Doors + Windows & Motions, speak Doors and Windows On, Motions On, and the Doors + Windows and Motions buttons will also light up.

To cancel an accidental alarm before the programmed dialer delay time expires, enter your access code. It’s that simple. The panel will display Alarm Cancel and make a beeping sound.

Whether your Panel lost power or you’re setting it up, setting the correct date and time is super easy.To set the date:Scroll until thedisplay shows Set Date, and then press OK. The display will then show Enter Code.

You can test sensors one at a time to make sure they’re sending strong signals to the panel. Simply:Scroll until the display shows System Test, and then press OK. The display shows Enter Code.

If any of the sensors didn’t test successfully and you want to terminate the test, press Status. The panel displays Sensor Test Fail or Aborted. The display then shows Sensor Test. Press Status once to exit the system test. If a sensor test fails, call your security dealer.

Should you need a new, compatible module, look for a 4G LTE 600-1048-XT-LTE-VZ cellular module. This would be compatible with XT, XTi and XTi-5. (Interlogix recently halted its security business and some parts for Interlogix panels can be difficult to source.)

Note, for users with the Simon XT, the minimum panel firmware requirement to work with a 4G module is 1.3. You can confirm the panel’s firmware by scrolling through the menu until you get to Revision.

If you are instead looking to upgrade your system, the Qolsys IQ Panel 4 sold through Surety uses a 4G LTE communicator and the same legacy 319.5 mhz sensor radio as the Simon panels, so existing wireless sensors (with the exception of Alarm.com Image Sensors) can be easily paired with the IQ Panel 4.

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A cultural heritage museum in the South of Germany for decades, the installed intrusion alarm system has provided reliable protection on the premises. But suddenly, the detectors trigger false alarms every night after the museum closes. The system integrators are puzzled and conduct extensive tests of the entire system.

Not an easy fix situation, since a new lighting system would prove far too costly. Ultimately, the integrators need to perform extensive detector firmware updates and switch to different sensor architecture to eliminate the error source. This scenario is by no means an isolated incident, but part of a growing trend.

Strong temperature fluctuations can be interpreted by sensors as indicators of a person inside the building. Triggers range from floor heating sources to strong sunlight. In this context, room temperatures above 86°F (30°C) have proven particularly problematic.

Extensive bandwidth frequencies in Wi-Fi routers can potentially confuse sensors. Only a few years ago, wireless routers operated on a bandwidth of around 2.7GHz while today’s devices often exceed 5GHz, thereby catching older detectors off guard.

Over the next few years, sensors were also equipped with sensors detecting visible light to catch flashlights used by burglars, as well as temperature sensors. In Bosch sensors, engineers added proprietary technologies such as First Step detection to trigger instant alarms upon persons entering a room.

The site also presents additional error sources such as large amounts of dust that can contaminate the sensors, as well as visitors accidentally dropping their cameras or mobile phones next to museum exhibits.

The GE Security Simon XT is a very popular model of GE wireless home security system. The Simon is a wireless “all-in-one” type panel, similar to the Ademco Lynx system (Lynxr-en). It combines a control unit, radio receiver, keypad, display, backup battery, and sounder in a single housing. All that’s needed to make a complete security system is the addition of wireless sensors for doors, windows, motion detection, etc.

The latchkey function is often used to let a parent know if a child fails to arrive home on time, and is a popular feature being offered on more and more alarm panels.

The Simon line of alarm systems originated about 2 decades ago in the late 1990’s. The original Simon was created by a company called ITI. Since then, there have been a series of company buyouts and mergers: from Sentrol to GE Security to UTC to Interlogix. Through it all, the Simon security system has survived and seen many new models. To us, this really speaks to how good the Simon really is. Currently, we carry 2 Simon models: Simon XTand Simon XTi-5.

In many ways the Simon XT and Simon XTi-5 very similar systems. In fact, as we will talk about, when you look at the behind the scenes features or foundation of the alarm system they are nearly identical. However, the two systems still manage to differentiate themselves by having very different user interfaces which we will focus on after looking at the similarities.

The Simon XT and Simon XTi-5 are both fully wireless alarm systems (with small exceptions). The first exception is the wire from the plug in power transformer to the Simon panel, of course. For the most part, this is the only wiring needed for your Simon alarm system. However, the both Simon panels are capable of utilizing up to 2 hardwired zones. And one of those zones can actually be used as an output. For instance, you can connect a relay with a power supply and hardwired siren to have a more powerful sounder than the one that is built into the panel. There are numerous other situations that the output can be used for. And if you are planning on using a telephone landline for communications, that would need to be wired as well. Everything else will be contained within the main control and communicate to other alarm components wirelessly.

Both alarm systems have a maximum capacity of 40 zones. All 40 zones can be wireless. And, as mentioned previously, the alarm panels have up to 2 inputs available for hardwired zones. But those do count towards that maximum of 40 total zones. So if you used 2 hardwired zones you would have 38 zones left that can be used for wireless sensors. 40 zones is plenty for almost any residential application and can be enough for small commercial installations. But if you have a large home with a lot of openings on the ground floor or a large commercial site, 40 zones can be eaten up in no time. For instance a home with 20 windows, 5 doors, 5 motion detectors, and 10 smoke detectors would completely max out the Simon alarm system. But that does not include anything like glass break detectors, temperature sensors, flood/leak detectors, et cetera.

The Simon XT and Simon XTi-5 are compatible with all of Interlogix wireless sensors. They have numerous options for nearly any sensor type that you might want.

Another aspect of the Simon XT and Simon XTi-5 that is exactly the same is the number of user codes. There 11 total user codes, 9 of which are suitable for day to day use on the alarm system: the installer code, master code, duress code, and 8 standard user codes. The installer code is generally only used to make the system altering changes such as changing timer lengths or adding/editing/deleting sensors. The regular user codes are just used to arm and disarm the system. The master code can function just like a standard user code, arming and disarming, but it also allows for surface level changes to the alarm system like editing user codes or changing the time and date. And finally the duress code is a special code that should be given to all system users in case of an emergency (if used). The duress code will seemingly function like any other user code, disarming the system when used for instance. But it will activate a silent alarm that will send an alarm signal to your central station or self-monitoring service.

Another awesome feature that is shared between both the Simon XT and Simon XTi-5 is that both panels are fully compatible withAlarm.com Interactive Services. Alarm.com can add dozens of features to your regular alarm system and they are very flexible in that they have multiple plans so that you only pay for the features that you want. Not only that, but Alarm.com can be used independently for self-monitoring or with a central station for traditional monitoring.

They have 4 main service plans: Wireless Signal Forwarding, Interactive, Interactive Plus Automation, and Interactive Gold. Each service level has the features of the levels before it. Wireless Signal Forwarding is only for sending your alarm panel signals through the cellular communicator to your central station. Interactive gives you remote access to your alarm system. You can arm and disarm, change user codes, setup notifications, and use geo-fencing with your smartphone. Interactive Plus Automation gives you access to using the built-in Z-Wave communicator for home automation purposes. And finally Interactive Gold gives numerous features. There are other automation integrations such as Lutron. You can also get weather on the panel and severe weather alerts. Among other features.

There is only 2 things that need to be done to have access to these features. First you will need to add an Alarm.com cellular communicator, 600-1048-XT-LTE-VZ. This mounts directly inside the Simon panel. And second you will need to sign up for Alarm.com service plan as described above.

There really are not very many differences between the 2 panels. But the differences that are there are fairly significant. It pretty much comes down to the Simon XTi-5 having a touchscreen while the Simon XT has a more traditional keypad with LCD display. This obviously gives some advantages to the Simon XTi-5. It has a more modern look by having the 5 inch touchscreen with an intuitive graphical user interface that makes for a more pleasant user experience.

The other big difference is in programming. Although this also stems from the touchscreen. While the Simon XT is one of the easier systems to program, it just cannot compare to the ease of programming that is seen on all-in-one wireless systems with GUI and the Simon XTi-5 is no exception. The intuitive menus just make everything so much easier. The Simon XTi-5 can almost be programmed from start to finish without any instructions. Almost. But you will still need some minor guidance if you have no experience with Simon alarm systems.