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1Bell / Battery Test
Test your bell or siren by pressing

followed by

.This
will cause the bell, or siren to sound for 2 seconds and also
initiate a test of the battery .
2Central Station Communication Test
(This test should only be performed on weekends or at a
time designated by your alarm company)
1. Notify Central Station of the impending test.
2. Secure all zones to light Ready Light on your keypad.
3. Enter your user code to Arm the system.
4. Violate your alarm by opening a window / door etc.
5. The siren or bell should sound and the system will send
the alarm signals to the Central Station
6. Enter you user code to silence the bell or sounder.
7. Call Central Station to insure that the alarm signals were
received properly.
Introduction
System Information
Central Station Phone Number: ____________________
Central Station Account Number: ____________________
For Service Call: ____________________
Entry Delay: ____________________
Exit Delay: ____________________
Alarm Time-out: ____________________
Important - Test Your System Weekly !
Table of Contents
Keypad Controls and Indicators ................................ 4
Arming your System (When Leaving) ....................... 5
Protecting Yourself While Home ............................... 6
Emergency Keys ....................................................... 7
Disarming the System ............................................... 8
Silencing an Alarm..................................................... 8
Resetting a Fire Alarm............................................... 8
Fire Protection .......................................................... 9
Special Functions .................................................... 11
System Troubles ....................................................... 12
Programming User Codes ......................................... 14
Glossary ................................................................... 15
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Ke
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ad Controls and Indicators
Read
y
Li
g
ht will light when all zones are secure
and system is ready to be Armed.
AC Li
g
ht will light to indicate that AC Power
is present.
Fire Alarm Li
g
ht will flash and the Keypad
sounder will beep when system is in a Fire Alarm
Condition (See Silencing a fire Alarm, Page 8)
Zone Li
g
hts
(
1 through 6) will light to indicate
that the corresponding Zone is open, and will
flash to indicate a zone in alarm.
Armed Li
g
ht will light when system is Armed,
and will flash when system is in Alarm
Key - used to reset Fire Zone, clear miss-
entered codes, reset Alarm Memory, etc..
9
9
System Light will light and the Keypad sounder
will pulse to indicate that a system trouble is pre-
sent.(See System Troubles, Page12)
9
9
Key Press to display any present
System troubles. Only available when
9
9
System Light is lit.
(See System troubles, Page 12)
Emergency Keys Press
simultaneously to signal
an emergency condition.
Press )+)for Fire,
$+$for Auxiliary or
3+3for Police Emer-
gency. (Programmable)
Bypass Key Used to
bypass zones. Press
Bypass and the corre-
sponding zone number,
and then Arm system.
Key Used to enable
special functions and op-
tions. Press and then
the corresponding Spe-
cial Function number Op-
tion (See Special Func-
tions, Page 11)
Numerical Keys 1-9, 0. Used to enter
User Codes, Zone numbers, etc.
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Arming Your System When Leaving
1Before armin
g
your system, make sure the Green Ready li
g
ht is ON. This indicates that all of your prot-
ective zones are secure. If any zones are open, the correspondin
g
Zone li
g
ht will be ON. Secure these
zones before proceedin
g
. If any zones cannot be secured, see Bypassin
g
Zones below.
2 Enter your user code. The Green Ready li
g
ht will
g
o out, the Red Armed li
g
ht will li
g
ht.
• If you make a mistake enterin
g
your code, press

and re-enter the code.
• If the FIRE light is on, the Fire zone has not been properly reset. Press

and enter the code.
(See Silencing a Fire Alarm, page 8)
3 Leave the premises through the Exit/Entry door. If the keypad gives a steady tone you have taken
too long. Enter your code again to disarm system and then re-enter code and leave.
Easy Arm
The Easy Arm feature allows the system to be armed by simply pressing

followed by

.
This will allow the easy arming of the system by someone who is not a regular system user.
Bypassing Zones
If an open zone cannot be immediately fixed it can be left unprotected, or Bypassed , while the rest of the
system is Armed. To Bypass a zone:
1Press

followed by the zone number to be Bypassed. The Bypassed Zone’s light will flash slowly.
2 Enter your user code. The Green Ready light will go out and the Red Armed light will light.
3 Leave the premises through the Exit/Entry door.
When the system is subsequently disarmed, all bypassed zones will be reset, ready to be armed again.
If it is necessary to bypass any inoperative zone(s), it is important to have the zone(s) repaired as soon as
possible. A bypassed zone does not provide any protection, compromising system security.
Arming Your System
5
FIRE
AC
SYSTEM
READY
ZONE 3
ZONE 1
ZONE 2
ZONE 5
ZONE 6
ZONE 4
ARMED
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Protecting Yourself While at Home
1 Before armin
g
your system, make sure the Green Ready li
g
ht is ON. This indicates that all of your
protective zones are secure. If any zones are open, the correspondin
g
Zone li
g
ht will be ON. Secure
those zones before proceedin
g
.
2 Enter your user code. The Green Ready li
g
ht will
g
o out, and the Red Armed li
g
ht will li
g
ht.
3Before your exit delay expires, press

to bypass any interior zones, deactivatin
g
devices such
as motion sensors, and allowin
g
free movement throu
g
hout the premises. The Zone li
g
ht of any
bypassed zones will flash slowly.
• Your system may have been pro
g
rammed for Automatic Interior Bypass , in which case it will reco
g
nize
that you have not left the premises and will automatically bypass any interior zones.
Instant Mode
Pressin
g

followed by

will cancel the Entry delay , activating the “Instant” mode. This is typically
done in the evening when all family members are home for the night. Instant Mode can be activated at any
time after the system has been armed. The Red Armed light will flash rapidly while in the Instant Mode.
Easy Exit (optional)
Your System may have been programmed to allow Easy Exit, which allows a user to exit the premises
with the system armed. By pressing

followed by

, the protection is removed from the Exit/ Entry
zone for 3 minutes. This will allow, for example, an early morning commuter to exit the house in the
morning, without having to disarm and rearm the system, waking the family.
Arming With a System Trouble Present (the 9System Light is Lit)
If the XP600 has a system trouble present, the
9
9
SYSTEM li
g
ht will be lit and the ke
y
pad sounder
pulsin
g
. If
y
ou cannot immediatel
y
clear the s
y
stem trouble, the s
y
stem can still be armed. Simpl
y
press

to view the trouble, press

a
g
ain to reset the trouble and then arm the s
y
stem.
For more information, refer to pa
g
e 12. Note: S
y
stem troubles should be repaired as soon as possible.
Armin
g
Your System
6
FIRE
AC
SYSTEM
READY
ZONE 3
ZONE 1
ZONE 2
ZONE 5
ZONE 6
ZONE 4
ARMED
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Emergency Buttons
The three sets of emergency buttons, if programmed, are always active whether the system is armed
or disarmed. Discuss these Buttons with your installer. The emergency signal will only be activated
when the two respective buttons are pressed at the same time.
Fire Alarm: Simultaneously press

+

to sound a fire alarm, and to alert the central
station of a fire emergency, if so programmed.
Auxiliary Alarm: Simultaneously press

+

to alert the central station of an auxiliary
emergency, if so programmed.
(The nature of this emergency alarm is to be determined by the installer)
Police Emergency: Simultaneously press

+

to sound a police emergency alarm, and to alert
the central station of a fire emergency, if so programmed.
Emergency Conditions



Fire
%
Emergency
Enabled?
Yes No

Auxiliary

Emergency
Enabled?
Yes No
Ambush Alarm
In the event that you are forced by an intruder to disarm your system, the ambush alarm can be
activated. Disarming the system with the Ambush Code will cause the system to disarm and
simultaneously send a silent ambush alarm signal to Central Station. If your system has the Ambush
feature enabled, the code assigned as the User 6 code will function as your Ambush Code.

Police

Emergency
Enabled?
Yes No
Ambush
Alarm
Enabled?
Yes No
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Disarming Your System when Returning
1Enter your premises throu
g
h the Entry/Exit door. The keypad will sound a steady tone to remind you to
disarm the system before your Entry Delay time expires.
2 Enter your user code. The Red Armed li
g
ht will
g
o out, indicatin
g
that the system has been disarmed.
Note: If you make a mistake enterin
g
your code, press the

key and re-enter the code.
Alarm Indication
If the Red Armed li
g
ht is flashin
g
rapidly, an alarm occurred while you were away. Proceed with caution!
For your own protection, leave immediately and call authorities from a nei
g
hbor’s phone .
Silencing an Alarm
In the event that the system
g
oes into alarm due to a violated bur
g
lary zone, the bell or siren will sound and
the keypad sounder will also activate. To silence the system, enter your User code. The zone li
g
ht of the
zone which went into alarm will continue to flash until

is pressed to reset the alarm memory.
Silencing a Fire Alarm
In the event that the Fire alarm activates due to an violated smoke or fire detector, the bell or siren will
sound a distinct pulsatin
g
tone. The Red FIRE li
g
ht on the keypad will be flashin
g
, and the keypad sounder
will emit a pulsin
g
tone. If a Fire Alarm does occur:
1If a fire is in pro
g
ress, evacuate the premises immediately!Call the Fire Department from an outside phone.
2If there is no evidence of a fire, enter your User Code. The bell or siren will silence, and the FIRE li
g
ht on
the keypad will stop flashin
g
but will still be lit.
3Determine which device went into alarm. If you are protected by smoke detectors, the li
g
ht on the active
detector will be lit. Once it is determined which smoke detector is in alarm, press

to reset the fire zone.
4 If the Fire zone has reset properly, the FIRE li
g
ht on the keypad should
g
o out in approx. 30 seconds
If it does not
g
o out, press

a
g
ain in a few minutes. If the FIRE li
g
ht still does not
g
o out, call for
service.
Disarming Your System / Silencing an Alarm
8
FIRE
AC
SYSTEM
READY
ZONE 3
ZONE 1
ZONE 2
ZONE 5
ZONE 6
ZONE 4
ARMED
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Special Functions 
By pressing  followed by the appropriate key, (do not press simultaneously) these special functions and features
can be enabled:

Easy Arm (when system is disarmed)
The Easy Arm feature allows the system to be armed by
pressing

followed by

. This will allow the easy
arming of the system by someone who is not a regular
system user.

Easy Exit (when system is armed)
This function (if programmed) allows an occupant to leave
the premises without disarming the system. Pressing

followed by

while the system is armed will start a 3
minute period, during which you can leave through the
Exit/ Entry door.

Bell / Battery Test
Pressing

followed by

will cause the bell, or siren to
sound for 2 seconds. This will also initiate a test of your
battery to make sure it is adequately charged. The XP-600
also performs an automatic battery test very 24 hours

Access Output
If programmed, pressing

followed by

will activate
the Access Output which may be configured to open a door
strike, turn on lighting, or activate some other special
feature your installer has provided.

Instant Mode
Pressing

followed by

will cancel the Entry delay
and put the system into the “Instant” mode. This is typic-
ally done in the evening when all family members are home
for the night. When the system is disarmed, the Instant
mode will be canceled.

Chime Mode On / Off
Pressing

followed by

will activate / deactivate the
door chime. Activating this feature will cause any door
to beep the keypad sounder when it is opened.

Program Mode
Pressing

followed by

will enable the “Program
Mode”, which will allow you to program and erase user
codes. (see Programming user codes, page 14)

Keypad Sounder On / Off
Pressing

followed by

will deactivate / activate the
keypad sounder, depending on its present state. By
activating sleep mode on a keypad installed in a bedroom,
for example, you effectively turn off that keypad’s sounder.
However, any other keypads on the system will still sound
normally.
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The XP600 is constantly monitoring its own components, as well as all critical services, such as AC Power
and the Telephone line, to insure that it is always ready to provide the protection for which it was designed.
When a system trouble does occur, it will caution you by lighting the yellow 9
9
SYSTEM light and beeping the
keypad buzzer. If you cannot immediately clear the system trouble, the system can still be used. Simply
press

to view the trouble as described below, and then arm the system.
In order to determine the nature of the trouble, press

, count the number of keypad beeps and observe
the number of the illuminated zone light. Refer to the following table to determine the cause of the trouble.
If there is more than one trouble to be viewed, pressing

will scroll to the next, and then exit the
9
9
SYSTEM mode if there are no additional troubles to view.
9System Troubles
Keypad Beeps or
9
9
SYSTEM Flashes Zone light
ON System Trouble Condition Action
1
Beep 1 AC Power Failure This trouble will occur if AC power is not present. Make sure
system transformer is plugged into AC receptacle and check
circuit breaker, otherwise call installing company for service.
1
Beep 2 Low Battery If there has been a recent power failure, the battery may be
partially depleted and must be recharged by the control
panel. If the trouble does not go away in 24 hours, call in-
stalling company for service.
1
Beep 3 Communication
Failure The system was not able to report to central station. If this is due to a temporary interruption in the telephone service, the
trouble can be cleared when the service is restored by press-
ing

. Otherwise, call installing company for service.
1
Beep 4 Telephone Line Cut The telephone line has failed. If telephone service has been
temporarily interrupted, the trouble will clear it is when re-
stored. Otherwise, call installing company for service.
2
Beeps 1 Bell/Siren Trouble There is a problem with the Bell or Siren. Call installing com-
pany for service.
FIRE
AC
SYSTEM
READY
ZONE 3
ZONE 1
ZONE 2
ZONE 5
ZONE 6
ZONE 4
ARMED
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9System Troubles
Keypad Beeps or
9
9
SYSTEM Flashes Zone light
ON System Trouble Condition Action
2
Beeps
2 Fire Trouble A problem has been detected in the Fire Circuit.
Call installing company for service.
2
Beeps
3 Wireless Receiver
Trouble A problem has been detected with the wireless receiver. Call installing company for service.
2
Beeps
4 Wireless Receiver
Jam A problem has been detected with a wireless receiver. Call installing company for service.
3
Beeps
1-6 Wireless
Transmitter Low
Battery
The battery in a wireless transmitter is low and should be re-
placed. This transmitter is on the zone corresponding to the num-
ber of the lit zone light. The replacement battery for the GEM-
Trans2 door/window transmitter, GEM-PIR motion detector and
GEM-GB glass break detector is the Duracell DL123A. (2 re-
quired for the GEM-PIR and GEM-GB.) The GEM-DT Dual Tech-
nology Sensor requires C-Cell Duracell MN1400 batteries(4).
Warning: Replace batteries only with the same type as specified
above. Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion.
Do not recharge or disassemble battery, or dispose of in fire.
4
Beeps
1-6 Wireless
Transmitter
Supervisory Failure
A problem has been detected with a wireless transmitter.
Call installing company for service
5
Beeps
1-4 Wireless Smoke
Detector Low Bat-
tery
The battery in a wireless smoke detector is low and should be
replaced. This wireless smoke detector should be marked with a
number corresponding to the number of the lit zone light. The
replacement batteries required are Duracell 9 Volt Alkaline (2).
Warning: Replace batteries only with the same type as specified
above. Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion.
Do not recharge or disassemble battery, or dispose of in fire.
6
Beeps
1-4 Wireless Smoke
Detector Supervi-
sory Failure
A problem has been detected with a wireless smoke detector.
Call installing company for service.
7
Beeps
1-6 Zone Trouble Call installing company for service.
FIRE
AC
SYSTEM
READY
ZONE 3
ZONE 1
ZONE 2
ZONE 5
ZONE 6
ZONE 4
ARMED
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Your Installer has assigned a User 1 Code which may be used to not only Arm and Disarm the system, but
also to enter the User Program Mode, where you can program other user codes. The following explains how
you will use this code to program or erase additional user codes.
Entering the User Program Mode
Press

followed by

and then enter the User 1 code. The Armed, Status and 9System Lights will
flash, and the keypad will beep 4 times. You are now in the User Program mode. Zone lights 1 through 6
will light to indicate any User Codes presently programmed.
Programming / Reprogramming User Codes
1Press the User number to be programmed. (For example, press

to program the User 2 code.).
The keypad will beep 2 times and the corresponding Zone light will flash to indicate the user
number you are about to program.
2Press in the 4 digits of the new User 2 code, the keypad will beep 4 times.
3 If there are more user codes to be programmed, return to step 1 above, otherwise, go to Exiting the
User Program Mode below.
Erasing a User Code
1Press the User number to be erased. The keypad will beep 2 times and the corresponding Zone light
will flash to indicate the user number you are about to erase.
2Press

. The zone light will go out to indicate that the user code has been erased.
3If there are more user codes to be erased, return to step 1 above, otherwise, go to Exiting the user
Program Mode below.
Exiting the User Program Mode
When you are done programming or erasing User codes, press
"
to Exit the User Program Mode.
Programming User Codes
FIRE
AC
SYSTEM
READY
ZONE 3
ZONE 1
ZONE 2
ZONE 5
ZONE 6
ZONE 4
ARMED
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