Alarm Screen Installation on Simon XT

I have a Simon XT alarm system through one of the big monitoring services. I want to install a couple of alarm screens and the cost they are quoting me is very high. So I found a company that will manufacturer the screens for me (they are a major supplier to the large companies). My question is how to integrate the screen into the wireless transmitter.

The alarm screen will have
"A 2-wire pluglead connector with gold-plated contact pins for maximum electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance. Connects via hardwire or wireless transmitter."

My guess is that I will need to connect the lead wire from the pluglead connector directly into the wireless transmitter to achieve continuity?

How might I do that and once that is done do i need to additionally program the control panel to sense this alarm screen/wireless transmitter vs the little magnet that affixes to the door currently. My intuition tells me that as long as their is continuity than the control panel "does not care" if it is the wireless transmitter/ magnet or wireless transmitter/alarm screen. We are using the same wireless transmitter...

Thanks

 

You would need the installer code so you can go into programming to change that transmitter's settings to use the external input instead of the built in reed switch.

Installer manual: http://www.alarmhow.net/manuals/UTC/...%20Rev%20A.pdf

http://www.uscellular.com/uscellular...tallManual.pdf

 

Thank you.

Can I wire the lead directly into the existing wireless transmitter that is currently using the reed connector (and then program the change) or do I need a different wireless transmitter?

 

Yes, you can change the existing transmitter to use the external contact instead of the built in reed switch.