Adhere your new panic button to a wall where you believe you might need a bit of extra protection, such as next to your bed. To trigger or test the alarm, hold it down for a full two seconds. The red LED in the corner will flash when the trigger has been sent.
``Offline'' or ``Not Responding'' always means that the sensor is having trouble communicating with the Base Station. That could mean that the sensor's battery is on the way out (though it should be lasting 3-5 years).
If the Test Mode step does not work, your sensor may have been offline for too long. The best step would be to remove the sensor from the SimpliSafe® App and then add it back to your system.
Adhere your new panic button to a wall where you believe you might need a bit of extra protection, such as next to your bed. To trigger or test the alarm, hold it down for a full two seconds. The red LED in the corner will flash when the trigger has been sent.
With a compatible Monitoring Service, triggering this Panic Button will immediately trigger an alarm event, with can result in police dispatch. Without Monitoring, the Panic Button can still trigger an immediate audible siren from the Base Station, but no dispatch.
We typically see this happen for one of two reasons: The battery within your Entry Sensor needs to be replaced. The Entry Sensor is too far away from the Base Station and is unable to communicate from its current location effectively.
To test your Entry Sensor, open and close protected doors and windows. The Base Station will announce “Entry Sensor” if the test was successful. You can also press the button on the top of the Entry Sensor to test the sensor's functionality.
If you receive the warning “Panic Button Not Responding” it's possible that it could be the result of low batteries, or a weak connection between the device and Base Station.
No panic alarm solution, whether hardwired or body-worn, should be considered a “set it and forget it” system. You don't want the system to fail in an emergency, so it's critical that you test your system regularly.
Your direct line to 9-1-1
If you're at home during a break-in, pressing the Panic Button instantly triggers your alarm. With professional monitoring, our monitoring center will call and check if you're okay.
Your SimpliSafe® system has a built-in Test Mode to let you test all of your sensors. To enter Test Mode: Press MENU button (enter Master PIN if it asks) Press HOME button until you see "Test Mode" on screen.
The Panic Button takes one (1) CR-2032 Lithium 3V battery and has a life expectancy of up to 5 years depending on placement and usage.To change your Panic Button battery, remove it from its bracket and replace the lithium battery. Then, put the device back on its bracket.
To test the Panic Button, press and hold the Panic button on the front of the device for 2 seconds. Your Base Station will announce, “Panic Button” once detected to confirm the test was successful.
Press and hold the “panic” button for 30 seconds to pair it to the system and choose a name on the Keypad. You can test or trigger the alarm by simply holding the “panic” button down for two seconds, causing the red LED in the corner to flash.
When pressed, it sends a wireless signal to a home console which dials alarm monitoring staff and alerts them of an emergency condition. Depending on the severity of the situation, alarm monitoring staff will summon friends, family, or emergency services.
Simply unplug the power cord to your Base Station and, while unplugged, remove a battery (you'll need a screwdriver to get to the battery compartment). Wait a few seconds, and then put the battery back in and plug in the power cord - the Base Station will then come back on.
SimpliSafe sensors won't work correctly if the battery is too low, they're still in the box from your order, or the device is too far from the base station. Just like SimpliSafe's sensors, the keypad won't work if it's too far from or isn't paired with the base station.
If you sprang for a SimpliSafe professional monitoring plan, it's a different story. Your subscription includes cellular failover. When the internet goes out, LTE service switches on. That means comms are online.