Adding a wired siren to Simon XT and Xti
To use a wired siren with a Simon XT or XTi system:
Negative wire from the siren to the HW1- on the panel.
Positive wire to the + HW 1&2 DC out.
You will also need to program the panel to tell it you have a siren tied in to the panel:
Go to program, System, HW Func. Set it to Ext Siren profile.
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