FireClass Addressable Fire Alarm Control Panels User Manual
FireClass Addressable Fire Alarm Control Panels User Manual
Addressable
Fire Alarm
Control
Panels
Firmware version 21
User manual
120.515.085
Doc. version 1
28. March 2012
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FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels Contents
Contents
3 Functions ....................................................................................................................... 13
3.1 Access Levels ..............................................................................................................................13
3.1.1 Logging On ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2 Valid Values..................................................................................................................................15
3.3 Using the Menus..........................................................................................................................15
3.3.1 Network and Non-Network Addresses .......................................................................................................................................... 17
2 Operating Instructions
2.1 Indicators and Controls Key Usage
The front panel is shown in Figure 1. The numbered items Used to enter the number 0 or a space.
in the figure are explained in the following paragraphs. Your 0
panel version may not match the figure exactly, but the
same items will be present, although perhaps not in the Used to enter the number1 or special
positions shown. 1* symbols.
WXYZ
9
7
Enable Keyswitch
This can only be changed using a key.
You need to switch this from 0 (OFF – disabled) to 1 (ON –
enabled) before you can use most of the Control keys
Fig. 1: FireClass Front Panel (below), and the menus. (The menu items you can use, is
1 –LCD Display controlled by your level of access. For details see section
2 –Alphanumeric keypad 3.1 “Access Levels“ on page 13.)
3 –Function keys
4 –Enable Keyswitch
5 –Control keys Control Keys
6 –Status LEDs There are seven control keys, as follows:
7 –32 red fire leds on FireClass 32-1 and 32RA; 64 red fire leds
SILENCE BUZZER - used to silence the internal buzzer.
on FireClass 64-2, 64-4 and 64RA; no fire leds are provided on
FireClass 240-2, 240-4, 240RA SILENCE/RESOUND - used to silence/resound
external sounders.
LCD display RESET - used to reset the system after an alarm has
A 640 character backlit LCD alphanumeric display, been resolved.
arranged in 16 rows of 40 characters. DAY/NIGHT - used to switch between Day mode
This is used to display user interaction information, such as (DAY MODE LED lit) and Night mode (DAY MODE
alarms, status messages and responses to user input. LED not lit).
INVESTIGATE DELAY - used to end signalling delay
Alphanumeric Keypad time and start the investigation time.
Alphanumeric keys used for entering access codes, text SPARE - Not configurable to customer requirements.
strings or general information. EVACUATE - used to activate the external sounders
and signalling.
Status LEDs
The status LEDs light to alert you to unusual conditions FireClass
(apart from POWER ON which should normally be lit). Wed, 03-Aug-11
They are arranged in the following groups: 14:51
The format of the fault message in Figure 4 is as follows: 2.5 Event Operator Actions
The top line shows the Zone and point number in fault
DANGER
condition.
Incorrect responses to event alerts
The second line shows the zone description.
may lead to death, serious injuries or
The third line shows the point description. damage to property.
The fourth line shows the type of fault. For example it is important that alerts
To see these next two lines, you might have to press the for mains failure faults are acted upon.
Info (F2) key to clear the general information: (The battery backup will maintain
The fifth line shows the date and time. panel operation for a period, but this
will eventually fail.)
The sixth line shows the device type.
This guide includes step by step
The seventh line always shows Unaccepted. Details of
instructions on carrying out
what this means are provided below.
operations on the panel, but users
must ensure the operation is
2.4.2 Logging Inputs appropriate, according to the local
site procedures.
Logging Inputs are indicated as follows:
The internal buzzer pulses.
The LCD backlight activates and the type of screen For details of handling pre-alarm warning events, alarm
shown in Figure 5 is displayed. The Operator Window warning events and alarm events, see section 2.7 “Alarm
will show an information message. Operator Actions“ on page 10. The remainder of this
INFO section covers non-alarm events.
FireClass
Zone 001 A011
Fri, 05-Aug-11 System Zone How to respond if you are alerted to an event
10:59 Inhibit Input
1 Optionally press the SILENCE BUZZER key.
High Street Office INPUT ON
2 Check whether there are any other “active” (not clear)
General 05-Aug-11 10:43:04 events. These may be related, helping you gain an
FC410CIM
Flt P 001 Unaccepted overview of the situation, or they may be more urgent.
(Although note that there is a priority based selection for
the event shown in the Operator window.)
Service Mode Test Firmware To see the active events press the Not Clr (F4) key. You
Back Info Not Clr More
now see, for example, mains failure events that have not
Fig. 5: A Log Input Message been “cleared” by a restoration of the mains supply.
These are shown as the Unrestored Events list.
The format of the Log Input message in Figure 5 is as 3 Check whether there are any other events that may not
follows: be active, but might have been active in the past and
The top line shows the Zone and point number for the cleared themselves. Again these may be related.
active Logging Input. To do this press the More (F5) key, to see the
The second line shows the zone description. “unaccepted” events. These are events that you have
not yet acknowledged that you are aware of. You might
The third line shows the point description.
also see earlier events that you have left unaccepted as
The fourth line shows the type of event. a reminder of an issue that still needs resolving. (Details
To see these next two lines, you might have to press the of accepting events are provided below.)
Info (F2) key to clear the general information: These events are shown in categories, with various
The fifth line shows the date and time. priorities (for details of the categories see 4.5.3 “Filter“
The sixth line shows the device type. on page 25). Press the More again to step to the next
category. Press the All (F4) key to see all the
The seventh line always shows Unaccepted. Details of
unaccepted events (the All key label may take a second
what this means are provided below.
or two to appear).
4 Try to resolve the situation. Do this by, for example,
restoring the mains supply, or enabling a disabled point.
If there is a fault that cannot be cured, contact your local The LCD displays a message in the format shown in
supplier and arrange for a service visit. Figure 6.
5 Repeat from step 2 in case there are any more active The First Fire window shows the first fire to occur,
events. including details of the zone number and description,
6 Accept the events that you have resolved (as a double and the point address.
check you will be again reviewing the events as part of The Last Fire window shows the same information, but
the accepting process). You use the Accept Events is dedicated to the last zone that entered alarm.
menu option. For details see section 4.1 “Accept This window is zonally based because it is more
Events“ on page 18. important to know that a fire has spread to another zone
Note that the Operator Window will continue to display than to know that the fire has spread to a second
an unaccepted event, if one exists, so the “normal” detector in the first “on fire” zone.
display will only be shown once all events are accepted. To fulfil this requirement, the window updates to show
the last fire, but only if this is the first fire to occur in its
zone.
Even if an event is still “active”, accepting it will
The number of alarms (002) is displayed at the right
remove it from the Operator Window (but it will
hand side of line 5 in the fire window.
still contribute to the “count” displayed in the
General Window, so this count is the best (There may be other event alerts, that you can see using
indication of any outstanding problems). the More (F5) key, for example. For details see 2.7
“Alarm Operator Actions“ on page 10.)
First Fire
The panel will be waiting for another device to alarm, before Fig. 6: Alarm Window
issuing an alarm.
2.7.1 Alarm Investigate Option 4 You can now determine the cause of the alarm and
In Day mode you can delay the fire brigade signalling. This carry out the necessary measures.
gives you time to investigate the alarm, and cancel the Note that you can investigate any other current events
signalling if you discover the alarm is a false one (for full using the More and All keys, as you can with non-alarm
details see section 2.3 “Selecting Day or Night Mode“ on events. For more information see steps 2 and 3 in
page 8). section 2.5 “Event Operator Actions“ on page 9.
There is no delay option, and the signalling immediately 5 If you confirm there is a fire, you can override the delay
activates, in these circumstances: and activate signalling by pressing the EVACUATE key
Night mode is active. or by activating a call point.
A call point was activated. 6 If you determine there is a false alarm, you can reset the
control panel, as described in section 2.7.4 “Resetting
There is a sounder fault. the Panel“ on page 12.
If you need to re-activate the sounders, press the 2.8 Auxiliary Display Devices
SILENCE/RESOUND key again.
2.8.1 General
The system may be fitted with printers and repeaters.
2.7.4 Resetting the Panel
Resetting the panel “cancels” the alarm, returning the panel
to the state prior to the alarm (apart from the alarm now 2.8.2 Repeaters
being logged as an event). A repeater allows the controller to be operated from a
remote location and provides remote indications of the
state of the controller. The front panel of the repeater is
How to reset the panel
identical to that of the controller (see Figure 1 on page 6)
1 Silence the sounders as described above. and all controller operations may be performed at the
2 Press the RESET key. The display will show a repeater panel.
“resetting” message for approximately 20 seconds,
after which the reset will be complete.
2.8.3 Printers
If there are no faults or other abnormal conditions, the
LCD display will now show the normal screen, as shown Refer to the manual supplied with the printer for operating
in Fig 2 on page 7. instructions.
3 Functions
The control panel functions allow you to view the event log, Supervisor
set the date and time, view and print data etc. Each of these Engineer
functions are described in 4 “Menu Details“ on page 18.
An access level in this list can access all the functions of the
levels below it in the list.
3.1 Access Levels
The access levels are as follows:
To access most of the functions you need to log on to the
Covered in this FireClass User guide:
panel, using your user ID and Passcode (see section 3.1.1
“Logging On“ on page 14). – User
Each user ID has an assigned access level to the functions. – Supervisor
You should have been told the access level of your user ID. Covered in FireClass Service and Maintenance guide:
The 5 levels of access available are: – Engineer
View only (no keyswitch/no code) Table 3 shows the minimum access level required to use
Access key operated each function.
User
Function See Page Access Level Enable Key
Press SILENCE BUZZER key 6 No logon needed OFF
View menu (press F1) No logon needed OFF
Contains same items as View/Print Data >
By Function (below), and also Test Buzzer
LEDs & Display (below)
Press DAY/NIGHT key 8 No logon needed ON
Press Not Clr key (F4) 9 No logon needed OFF
Press SILENCE/RESOUND key 11 No logon needed ON
Press RESET key 12 No logon needed ON
Press INVESTIGATE DELAY key 8 No logon needed ON/OFF
Press EVACUATE key 11 No logon needed ON
MAIN MENU 15 No logon needed ON
Accept Events 18 User ON
View Status 18 No logon needed ON
Point 18 No logon needed ON
Point I/P only 19 No logon needed ON
Point O/P only 19 No logon needed ON
Zone 20 No logon needed ON
Zone Maps 20 No logon needed ON
Network Status 20 No logon needed ON
Comis. O/View 21 No logon needed ON
Disablements 21 User ON
Point 22 User ON
Point I/P Only 22 User ON
Table 3: Functions and required access levels
3.1.1 Logging On 3 Enter your user ID. You only need to press Enter (F5) if
You need to log on to the panel to access most of the your ID has only one digit.
control panel functions. If you are already logged on, you see an “open”
message. Press the Back (F1) key.
How to log on to the panel 4 Enter your passcode. You only need to press Enter (F5)
if your passcode has less than six digits.
1 Turn the Enable Keyswitch to the ON (1) position.
If another user was logged on, this user is automatically
2 Press the Passcode key (F3).
logged off.
Back
3 Press the 1 key to display the next menu: 5 You press the >> key (F2) to move the highlight to the
View Status
point number.
FireClass View Status
Point FireClass
Mon, 08-Aug-10
14:48 1 - Loop Point Point
Thu, 11-Aug-11
2 - RBus Point 09:51 Panel
High Street Office 3 - Local I/O Point
01
High Street Office
General Loop Point
General A 001
Flt P 011
Flt P 011
Back
Back >> - + Enter
Fig. 10: View Status Point Selected
Fig. 12: View Status Point Highlighted
4 Press the 1 key to display the next screen: In Fig 11, the
loop setting is highlighted. 6 Press the + key (F4) to increment the point number (or
View Status
press the 2 key):
FireClass Point View Status
FireClass Point
Mon, 08-Aug-10 Panel
14:48 01
Thu, 11-Aug-11 Panel
09:51 01
High Street Office Loop Point
A 001
High Street Office Loop Point
General A 002
General
Flt P 011
Flt P 011
7 Press the Enter key (F5) to display the point status: View Status
FireClass
View Status Point
FireClass Thu, 11-Aug-11
Point 10:11 Panel
Thu, 11-Aug-11 Zone 001 A002 02
10:11 High Street Office
Zone 01 Loop Point
High Street Office Call alarm in room General A 005
460PH
General Input Output Flt P 011
Flt P 011 Normal
4 Menu Details
A typical Main Menu screen is shown in Figure 16. View Status
For information on accessing this, see section 3.1.1 FireClass
1 - Point
“Logging On“ on page 14 (this section also explains how Mon, 08-Aug-10 2 - Point I/P only
you may not be able to see all the menu options). 14:48 3
4
-
-
Point O/P only
Zone
High Street Office 5 - Zone Maps
Main Menu 6 - Network Status
FireClass General 7 - Commis. O/View
1 - Accept Events
Mon, 08-Aug-11 2 - View Status
14:42 3 - Disablements Flt P 011
4 - Time / Date
High Street Office 5 - Event Log
6 - View/Print Data
General 7 - Service
Back
Flt P 011 9 - Test Buzzer,
LEDs & Display Fig. 18: View Status
Alarm Count: 0021
Local I/O Point: Local points that are not on the View Status
Remote Bus or addressable loop. FireClass
Point
Mon, 11-Aug-11
14:51 Panel
Each of these has an explanatory section below. 01
High Street Office
RBus Category
00 Real
Loop Point General
For the Loop Point option, you next specify a point Flt P 011 Point
01
address. You then see the type of screen shown in
Figure 20. The screen shows the point information and
status. The information includes the point’s zone number
Back >> - + Enter
and description, the device description and the loop ID. For
input devices, the Output column is not applicable and will Fig. 21: View Status RBus Details
always be blank. Similarly, for output devices the Input
column will be blank. Specify the appropriate Point and RBus numbers. Select
View Status the Category option according to what you want to
FireClass interrogate at your specified numbers. Select from this list
Point of options:
Mon, 11-Aug-11 Zone 01.001 A005
14:51 Zone 01 Real: Physical items (as opposed to “logical” items), that
Call alarm in room
High Street Office 460 PH are directly connected at the RBus point.
General
Input Output XBus: Further expansion hardware.
Normal Pseudo: “Logical” items (as apposed to “physical”
Flt P 011
items), such as diagnostic status indications.
The network nodes are set out in a similar way to zones in a Commis. Overview
zone map (see above). FireClass Panel :01
SDevPoll:
For each node there is an indication as follows: Fri, 12-Aug-11 Lp.Shtdn:
15:18 FastLogic Mode: Y
The actual letter varies to indicate the type of Rate of Rise :
equipment at the node: High Street Office Fast Fault : Y
Device PowerUp:
– M/m= Fire Alarm Control Panel. General Noisy Device :
Dis.NonLED OPs:
– O/o = Other equipment, such as TXG. Flt P 011
Test Equipment:
An upper case (capital) letter indicates that Commis. User : Y
communications between the equipment and the node
are OK.
Back >>
A lower case letter indicates there is a problem with
communications between the equipment and the Fig. 26: Commissioning Overview
node.
In the illustration above, Node 01 shows M (OK), Node
02 shows m (not OK). 4.3 Disablements
(The panels show themselves in their screens. In this DANGER
example the panel is Node 01, so this will be OK by
Disabling points may lead to a fire
definition.)
being undetected, leading to possible
. (a dot) Indicates a non-configured node. death, serious injuries or damage to
? Indicates an unexpected response from non- property, and may break compliance
configured nodes. with EN54.
You should only enable points with
caution, and disable the points as
4.2.7 Commissioning Overview
soon as possible afterwards.
The option is abbreviated to “Commis. O/View” on the
screen.
Use this option to review various mode settings, that relate Use the Disablements option to disable or enable items.
to the detailed control panel operation. You see the type of You might want to disable because some planned activity
screen shown in Figure 26. will produce smoke (such as welding), and you want to
The screen shows a Y for each option that does not prevent an alarm.
have the default setting from the configuration Figure 27 shows the type of screen displayed.
template.
Disablements
The screen shows a Y for Commis. User if the logged FireClass
on user has the Commissioning access level. 1 - Point
Fri, 12-Aug-11 2 - Point I/P only
The screen shows a Y for Test Equipment if there is 15:18 3 - Point O/P only
4 - By Function
any external test equipment connected to the control High Street Office 5 - By Device Type
panel. As an example, this would be a connected PC
General
running FireClass Checker.
These settings can only be changed by service personnel, Flt P 011
with the higher level engineering access levels. Zones 000 A.I/P 000
Sndrs 000
Although normal users cannot change these settings, it
may be useful to know them, perhaps for use in a telephone Back Ext.Ctl Flt Sig Alm Sig All SND
consultation with service personnel, for example.
Fig. 27: Disablements
Reference Document
Choose the type of item (Point or Point I/P only and so
For details on the options SDevPoll, Lp.Shtdn, on), and specify the address. The Point I/P only item refers
Fastlogic Mode, Rate of Rise, Fast Fault, Device to detectors for example, while the Point O/P only refers
PowerUp, Noisy Device, refer to the FireClass to sounders for example.
Service and Maintenance Guide.
4.3.1 Point
4.3.5 By Device Type
Use this Point option to disable input or output devices.
Using this By Device Type option you can disable or
For devices that are both input and output, this disables enable multiple devices of the same type in one operation.
both input and output functions.
Disablements count
When disabling, you may see a Matches and To confirm your changes press the Save (F5) key.
a Successes number indicated. To cancel your changes press the Back (F1) key and
For example you might use All SND, and see: respond with a “No” to the “save changes” prompt.
Matches 24
Successes 23 4.4.2 Summer/Winter
Here Matches is the number of units The panel automatically adjusts to stay synchronised with
(sounders) which were liable to be disabled, British Summer Time.
and Successes is the number of units that
Use this Summer/Winter option to review the settings.
actually became disabled (the two numbers
Figure 30 shows the type of screen that will be displayed.
being different because a sounder was already
disabled). Figure 30 is showing the dates on which the time will be
advanced, and by how much, at the start of summertime.
Press the Winter (F5) key to see the dates on which the
time will be retarded, at the end of summertime (F5 then
4.4 Time/Date changes to Summer so you can switch back).
Use this Time/Date option to make the time and date and
settings, and review the daylight saving adjustment
settings.
Summer/Winter As well as the normal “step” keys (<< and >>), there are keys
FireClass for moving to the first event (|<<) and last event (>>|).
Summertime
Mon, 15-Aug-11 29-Mar-10 +1h There is a “current event/total number of events” indication
09:38 28-Mar-11 +1h (0107/0107 in the screen example). The newest event
27-Mar-12 +1h
High Street Office 25-Mar-13 +1h has the largest number,
31-Mar-14 +1h
General 30-Mar-15 +1h
29-Mar-16
27-Mar-17
+1h
+1h
4.5.2 Print Event Log
Flt P 011
26-Mar-18 +1h Use this Print Event Log option to print events. Figure 33
25-Mar-19 +1h
shows the type of screen that will be displayed.
Event Log
Back Winter FireClass
Destination :
Fig. 30: Summer/Winter Mon, 15-Aug-11 PANEL 1
11:10
How far back to
High Street Office first entry: 0010
4.5 Event Log General
and print how
many entries back
from there: 0011
Use this Event Log option to examine the event log. For Flt P 011
more information on the Event log, see section 2.4 “Event Lowest priority
of interest :
Panel Behaviour“ on page 8. Disbd 002
Expected Events
Figure 31 shows the type of screen that will be displayed.
Back >> - + Print
Event Log
FireClass Fig. 33: Print Event Log
1 - View Event Log
Mon, 15-Aug-11 2 - Print Event Log
09:58 3 - Filter This menu option is only available if at least one printer is
configured.
High Street Office
The destination printer can be selected if more than one
General printer is configured.
Flt P 011 Change the Lowest priority of interest setting using the
+ or - keys. Here is a list of the possible settings that can be
selected:
Highest Priority: From the Event log that records events
Back
upto 3000, you can designate an event as the most
Fig. 31: Event Log important event details that should be printed first.
General Alarm:
4.5.1 View Event Log Life Risk Alarms
Use this View Event Log option to step through the event Level 12
log, viewing the details. Figure 32 shows the type of screen Non Life Risk
that will be displayed.
Alarm Threshold
Event Log Gas Alert
FireClass
Zone 01.000 U001 Critical Faults
Mon, 15-Aug-11 System Zone
10:10 User Access Other Faults
High Street Office USER LOG ON Visible Disablements
General 15-Aug-11 10:09:12 Warnings
Digital I/P
Information only Disablements
Flt P 011
Expected Events
0107/0107 Level 2
Back |<< << >> >>| Information Only
Lowest Priority: From the Event log that records events
Fig. 32: View Event Log upto 3000, you can designate an event as the least
important event details that should be printed last.
Events corresponding to your “Lowest priority of interest” Figure 36 shows the type of screen that will be displayed.
setting are printed, along with all other events with a higher
Points Disabled
priority than this (higher up the list). FireClass Panel :01
Input
Mon, 15-Aug-11 Total : 002
4.5.3 Filter 16:20 Zone 01.001 A003
Point Text
Use this Filter option to view or print events, selected High Street Office --------------------
Zone 01.001 A005
according to their category. You use the type of screen General Point Text
shown in Figure 34. The screen lists the events in
Flt P 011
descending order of priority.
Disbd 002
Event - Filter
FireClass
1 - Fire + Back Output Print
Mon, 15-Aug-11 2 - Gas Alert +
16:10 3 - Pre Alarm -
4 - Supervisory - Fig. 36: View/Print Points Disabled
High Street Office 5 - Fault -
6 - Disabled -
General 7 - Test Mode - To switch between viewing disabled inputs and disabled
8 - Warning - outputs, press the “Output” key (F2).
Flt P 011 9 - Information -
Points that are both input and output points can appear in
Disbd 002 either list, or both lists, depending on the function(s) that are
disabled.
Back View Print
The << (F3) and >> (F4) keys are only available if you
4.6.1 Points Disabled selected the All option.
Use this Points disabled option to see a summary screen The raw values sent by the device, before conversion to
of disabled points. meaningful values, are displayed in brackets.
For devices not sending a value, this is shown as (000) and contributes to an alarm, there may be an alarm warning for
converted to a pre-programmed value (such as -8 °C for example – for more information see 2.6.1 “Alarm
temperature). Warnings“ on page 10).
On using the option you see the type of screen shown in
Figure 39.
Contamination up to 20 %
Active Points
Values in the range up to 20 % do not FireClass Panel: 1
necessarily relate to contamination but can
occur due to the calibration and the new Tue, 16-Aug-11
11:51
Current active pts.
Total : 0
environmental conditions.
High Street Office
General
On printing, all the point values in the selected loop are Flt P 009
output, not just the displayed point.
Disbd 002
Disbd 002
Back Back
4.7 Service Select Walk Test to see the type of screen shown in
Fig. 44. If you see the type of display shown in Fig. 45, Walk
Use this Service option for maintenance and diagnostics test is already active.
The Service menu options are shown in Fig. 43.
Walk Test Press the Start (F5) key to enter Walk Test mode.The type
FireClass of screen shown in Fig. 45 is displayed.
Panel: 01
Thu, 18-Aug-11 Area : All Now start to make your tests – by applying smoke, for
11:27 Type : Input example. Alternatively, automatic testing starts.
Loop : All
High Street Office While any device is in Walk Test, the Test LED is lit.
General Walk Test
FireClass
Flt P 011 All Inputs
Mode : MANUAL
Thu, 18-Aug-11
Multisensor : Part 14:27
For a single device test, you see a status screen of the type On first enabling Walk Test, all selected devices appear in
shown in Fig. 46. this list, as you will not yet have tested them. Devices
Walk Test
disappear when you test them (and if this is successful).
FireClass If any devices are left in the list at the end of the test, you
Point I/P only
Thu, 18-Aug-11 Zone 001.001 A001 should test them again to make sure you did not
15:07 accidentally miss them. Any remaining devices have then
Zone 01 - Entrance
High Street Office CO Device failed.
460 PC In AUTOMATIC mode, devices will disappear as their self-
General
Selected : 1 test is triggered by the control panel (and this is successful).
Excluded : 0
Flt P 011
TestZ 001 Activations : 0 To exit Walk Test mode, press the End key (F5). Note that
Curr.Active : NO you can leave the Walk Test screens leaving Walk Test still
active, so you may need to first return to the Walk Test
Back Details Settings End screen using the menus.
5 Routine Checks
5.1 General 5.4 CPD Information
In order to comply with the requirements of British
Standard BS 5839 Part 1, the installation must be checked
on a regular basis by a responsible member of staff.
This is to confirm that the fire alarm control panel and all
ancillary devices are operating correctly. The required
routine checks are described in the following paragraphs.
0832
0832 0832
EN54-2:1997+A1:2006 EN54-2:1997+A1:2006
EN54-4:1997+A1:2002+A2:2006 EN54-4:1997+A1:2002+A2:2006
Control and indicating equipment for fire Control and indicating equipment for fire
detection and fire alarm systems for detection and fire alarm systems for
buildings buildings
FireClass 64-2 FireClass 64-4
Provided options: Provided options:
Alarm counter Alarm counter
Fault signals from points Fault signals from points
Delays to outputs Delays to outputs
Dependency on more than one alarm signal Dependency on more than one alarm signal
(type A and type B) (type A and type B)
Disablement of points Disablement of points
Test condition Test condition
Outputs to: Outputs to:
Fire alarm devices Fire alarm devices
Fire alarm routing equipment Fire alarm routing equipment
Automatic fire protection equipment Automatic fire protection equipment
Fault warning routing equipment Fault warning routing equipment
Standardised I/O interface Standardised I/O interface
0832 0832
EN54-2:1997+A1:2006 EN54-2:1997+A1:2006
EN54-4:1997+A1:2002+A2:2006 EN54-4:1997+A1:2002+A2:2006
Control and indicating equipment for fire Control and indicating equipment for fire
detection and fire alarm systems for detection and fire alarm systems for
buildings buildings
FireClass 240-2 FireClass 240-4
Provided options: Provided options:
Alarm counter Alarm counter
Fault signals from points Fault signals from points
Delays to outputs Delays to outputs
Dependency on more than one alarm signal Dependency on more than one alarm signal
(type A and type B) (type A and type B)
Disablement of points Disablement of points
Test condition Test condition
Outputs to: Outputs to:
Fire alarm devices Fire alarm devices
Fire alarm routing equipment Fire alarm routing equipment
Automatic fire protection equipment Automatic fire protection equipment
Fault warning routing equipment Fault warning routing equipment
Standardised I/O interface Standardised I/O interface
0832 0832
EN54-4:1997+A1:2002+A2:2006 EN54-4:1997+A1:2002+A2:2006
Fire detection and alarm repeater Fire detection and alarm repeater
equipment with power supply equipment with power supply
FireClass 32RA FireClass 64RA
0832
EN54-4:1997+A1:2002+A2:2006
Fire detection and alarm repeater
equipment with power supply
FireClass 240RA
User Documentation:
Installation and Commissioning FC-P-I
Service and Maintenance FC-P-S
Product Application & Design
Information FC-P-A
User Guide FC-P-U
Index
C L
CAUTION 5
LCD Display 7
Configuration menu option 29
Fire Window 7
control keys 6
Main Window 8
controls 6
Softkey Window 8
Status Window 8
D LCD Repeaters 12
Local I/P Points (Status) menu option 19
DANGER 5
logging off 15
Day Mode 8
logging on 14
DAY/NIGHT control key 6
Loop Point Ctrs (View/Print Data) menu option 26
de-isolating 21
Disablements 21
Display LEDs 7 M
Main Menu 15, 18
E menu point
enabling/disabling 19
Enable Keyswitch 6
menus - using 15
entering passcodes 14
More key 9
EVACUATE control key 6
Event Log
menu option 24 N
size 8
Network Status (Status) menu option 20
Night Mode 8
F Non-Fire Input - definition 27
normal operation 7
fault
Not Clr key 9
operator response 9
NOTICE 5
panel behaviour 8
Filter menu option 25
P T
passcodes – entering 14 Test Buzzer, LEDs & Display menu item 29
Point I/P Only (Isolate/De-isol) menu option 22
Point I/P only (Status) menu item 19
Point O/P only (Status) menu option 19 U
Point Values (View/Print Data) menu option 25 Unaccepted events 9
Points Disabled 25 Unrestored Events 9
Points Isolated (View/Print Data) menu option 25 using the menus 15
Pre-Alarm Warnings 10
Print Event Log menu option 24
printers 12 V
Pts Unt./Failed (View/Print Data) menu option 25 View Event Log menu option 24
View Faults (View/Print Data) menu option 26
View Status menu option 18
R View/Print Data menu option 25
RBus point (Status) menu option 19
repeaters 12
RESET control key 6 W
Walk test
ending 29
S setting scope 28
Service menu option 27 starting 28
Set Time/Date menu option 23 Walk Test menu option 27, 29
SILENCE BUZZER key 6 WARNING 5
SILENCE/RESOUND control key 6 Warnings 5
sounders
silenced indication 11
silencing 11 Z
SPARE control key 6 Zone (Status) menu option 20
Summer/Winter menu option 23 Zone Display LEDs 7
Symbols 5 Zone Maps (Status) menu option 20
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