Can any wireless door or window sensor be used with the ge simon

If your motion detector act like a door it is because it has been program like a door, you need to go back to the program delete your sensor, and reprogram it with a group 17 , right now it's probably program as a group 13 ( instant)

To turn the chime on for your door/window sensor on a Simon 3 panel push the "chime" button on the keypad. Hope that helps!

First you need to have the installer code. Open the fromt panel of thealarm and enter in "4-3-2-1" (Default installer code) If it accepts this number then you can begin to program the doors and windows. If you don't knowtheinstaller code you mayneed to default the system and reprogram everything. If you contact meIcan walk you through the processor.

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He programmed the motion sensor as a type 10 or 13. You need to delete the sensor and re-enroll it as a type 16. 17 or 20.

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I'm having the same problem on a used Simon. I think the button is inside the wireless transmitter. It has a spring attached to it. Just press on the spring to send wireless signals to the panel. My problem is I press on the spring and the panel does not receive the signal, even with a $20 fresh Lithium Ion battery from Radio Shack.

I am sure you already guessed this but it appears someone has changed the default installer code. Using the default installer, dealer, or master codes defeat the purpose of a security system as most criminals know the default codes. The only way I know of to regain control of this panel is to reset it to factory defaults. This does mean that you will have to completely re-progam the system. I would document as much stuff as you can from the display before resetting it. If you don't have a copy of the installation manual I am providing a link below. Hope this helps.

http://www.home-technology-store.com/assets/PDF/GE/Simon-Install.pdf

If it is a newer model there are several setting as to which reed switch you are using or if you are using the wired option. Contact the professor.

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the sensor is going out, i would switch it out with another one in your house and see if the problem follows it there.

Try eBay. Look for any of the following keywords:

"GE Simon"
"ITI" (that's eye-tee-eye, for Interactive Technologies, Inc. original developer of Simon, now a subsidiary of GE Security)
"319.5" (the frequency on which simon sensors operate).

You'll find almost any sensor you can imagine there.

You need to use an installer code to add/remove sensors. Depending on what number of digits your alarm code is set for will determine the number for the intaller code. Look in the installer manual for the code. Then follow these steps:

Open the panel.
Key in installer coe
Select Add
Select Sensor/Remote
Activate the sensor you want to add. Some sensors have a button, some have to opened to activate.
Choose sensor name and group. Groups are listed in the manual. Basically, if you want the sensor to arm when the doors arm (such as for a window sensor or door sensor) put it in group 10 or 13. If it's a smoke sensor, group 26; motion detector, group 17 and keyfob, group 01.
Press done when finished and run the test to make sure the system is reading the sensor.