User Manual

Testing and Troubleshooting 151274-L8
10-2
10.2.1 Periodic Testing and Maintenance
To ensure proper and reliable operation, it is recommended that system inspection and testing be scheduled
monthly or as required by national and/or local fire codes. Testing should be done by a qualified service
representative if a malfunction is encountered.
Before Testing:
1. Notify the fire department and/or central alarm receiving station if an alarm condition is transmitted.
2. Notify facility personnel of a test so that alarm sounding devices are ignored during the test period.
Testing: Conduct a fire drill
1. Rotate the key or enter a code to access the Main menu.
2. Press 1 for System Test.
3. Press 1 to select Fire Drill.
4. Press ENTER to begin the drill. To end the drill, press any key.
To conduct a fire drill from a remote fire drill switch: Activate the switch to begin the drill; de-activate the switch
to end the drill.
Measure battery voltage while the Notification Appliances are sounding. Replace any battery with terminal
voltage less then 85% of rating. Reapply AC power and press RESET.
Note: Note: Replace Batteries every 5 years.
Return all switches to their normal outward positions. Notify fire department, central station and/or building
personnel that the test is complete.
The panel indicates a ground
fault trouble condition (trouble
message “GROUND FAULT”
displays).
An earth ground fault occurs when the panel senses an unexpected flow of current
from one or more of its terminals to the earth connection (Terminal 2).
Isolate the wiring that is causing the fault by removing wiring connections one at a
time until the earth fault is no longer present. Pause at least five seconds after
removing a wire before removing the next one.
The panel will also go into ground fault if a computer is connected to the panel via a
serial cable attached to the panel’s 9-pin connector or USB. This is a correct method
for on-site communication between a panel and a computer. Ignore the ground fault
message in this case. The trouble will clear automatically when you disconnect the
computer from the cable
5496 module that has been
physically connected to the
panel but is not being
recognized.
Check the status of the 5496 green LED. If it flashes in the pattern .5 sec on / .5 sec.
off, it is likely that the 5496 has not been added to the system through programming.
JumpStart will add any 5496s connected to the panel. If you have already run
JumpStart, 5496s can be added manually (see Section 7.2.2).
Check that the correct ID for the 5496 module has been set through the DIP switches.
Assign ID#1 to the first 5496 and ID#2 to the second 5496. See Section 4.9 for
complete details.
If the wiring between the 5496 and the panel is correct, measure the voltage from
5496 Terminal (+) to Terminal (-). Voltage should be in the range 27.2-27.4V when
AC power is present.
If the green LED is not flashing, the likely cause is incorrect wiring from between the
5496 and the panel. See Section 4.4 for wiring details.
Problem Possible Cause / Suggested Actions