GE Security 600-1048-XT-6-AT Installation Guide

600-1048-XT-6 Simon XT GSM
Cellular Kit Installation Sheet

Description

The GSM Cellular Module enables wireless reporting of
all alarms and other system events from the Simon XT
control panel, using an all-digital GSM/GPRS wireless
(cellular) network. The module can be used as the
primary communication path for all alarm signaling, or as
a backup to a telephone line connection to the central
monitoring station.

Note: The difference between a primary reporting and a

backup reporting system is determined at account
creation (it can be changed later via the dealer site). If
you select “Always report to CS”, the module is primary.
If you select “Report when phone line is cut”, the module
is backup.

Alarm.com operates the wireless alarm signaling and
routing service. The module interfaces with the Simon
XT panel board, fits into a special compartment inside
the panel, and is powered by the control panel and panel
battery.

Account creation

Before installing an Alarm.com GSM module in a Simon
XT system, you must create a new customer account
with Alarm.com. We recommend creating the account at
least 24 hours in advance of installation to ensure that
the radio is activated prior to installation.

To activate an account, go to www.alarm.com/dealer,
and log on. Click the Customer tab at the top left of the
page. Then click the Create Customer sub tab on the
line below. You will need the following customer
information to create the account:

• Customer name

• Customer address

• Customer phone number

• Customer email

• Preferred login name for the customer

At the end of the account creation process, you will be
able to print a welcome letter for your customer that has
their log on information and temporary password for the
Alarm.com website.

Installation

Follow these guidelines during installation:

• Do not exceed the panel total output power when using
panel power for the GSM module, hardwired sensors, and
sirens. Refer to the panel documentation for details.

• Simon XT panels allow a maximum of one Alarm.com
GSM module.

• The GSM module draws a maximum of 30 mA average
during normal operation. In power-save mode, during or
immediately following an AC power failure, the module will
draw only 10 mA on average.

• Leave 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm) of open space around the
module.

• Do not install the control panel and module in a basement
or other below-ground location. Doing so will negatively
impact GSM signal strength.

You will need the following tools and supplies:

• Small flat-head and Phillips screwdrivers

• Screws (included)

• Antenna (included)

To install the module:

1. Disconnect the battery and AC power from the
panel.

2. Open the panel by pressing the two tabs on the top
of the panel (Figure 1 on page 2).

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The GSM module compartment is behind the front
panel that swings down, to the left of the battery
compartment.

3. To reduce the possibility that the GSM module will
affect the panel’s RF sensor range, install the brass
shield included in the kit into the module bay. If no
brass shield is included in your kit, ignore this step
as the shield may have been installed into the
module at the factory.

4. Insert the module by angling it down and placing the
antenna connector in the round opening (see
Figure 2 below). Make sure to angle the top of the
module

when inserting the antenna connector into
the opening so that the module is below the two
small, plastic corner tabs in the top of the module
compartment.

5. Once the module is seated evenly, carefully push
the bottom of the module into the 8-pin connector
beneath it.

6. Screw the antenna onto the module.
Make sure the antenna is screwed in completely (a

little over two turns), but do not force it. The module
must be seated correctly beneath the two small,
plastic corner tabs for the antenna to thread freely
through the round opening. If the module is above
either corner tab, the module and the antenna will
not fit correctly.

7. Pull the antenna through the back of the enclosure
and insert it inside the wall.

Power up

When a GSM module is connected to the control panel,
the panel display will show GSM Module OK for 15
seconds. If it does not display that message, check the
four LEDs at the bottom of the module. If the LEDs do
not light up at all, do a full power cycle.

To do a full power cycle:

1. Disconnect the battery leads and unplug the system
from AC power.

2. Verify that the module is inserted securely and that
the antenna is screwed in completely.

3. Connect the battery leads to the battery. Observe
polarity, red to + and black to -.

4. Place the battery inside the battery compartment
making sure to keep the wires outside the tab
holding them in place.

5. Plug the panel power transformer into the AC outlet.

It is important to connect the battery before plugging in
the AC, otherwise the panel will issue a system low
battery message regardless of the battery voltage level.

GSM phone test

To make the module connect to Alarm.com and the
GSM network the first time, you can do a GSM phone
test or initiate a panic/alarm.

To do a GSM phone test:

Figure 1: Panel tabs

1. Scroll down through the control panel menu to
System Test, and then press OK.

2. Enter the installer code (default 4 3 2 1), and then
press OK.

3. Scroll down to Comm Test, and then press OK.

Tabs

The panel displays the following GSM phone test
information:

Figure 2: Installing the module

GSM Comm Test in progress. Displays when the test

starts.
GSM Comm Test not available. Displays if the GSM

phone tests are disabled (they are enabled by default).

Top of panel

GSM Comm Test no more trials. Displays if the
allocation of ten tests has been used up. At power up,
the module starts with an allocation of ten GSM phone
tests. One test allocation will be added every 24 hours
after that to replenish the ten tests allocation. If more

Module Brass shield

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GSM phone tests are required, do a full power cycle.