FP1200 SERIES ANALOGUE ADDRESSABLE FIRE PANEL USER INSTRUCTION MANUAL Revision 4.2: August 1998 Downloaded from: http://www.guardianalarms.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. PANEL OPERATION 2 2.1 LED INDICATIONS AND CONTROLS 3 2.2 GENERAL INDICATORS 4 2.3 CONTROLS 6 2.4 SOUNDERS 7 2.5 FIRE BRIGADE 8 2.6 ZONE INDICATORS (FP1216 ONLY) 9 2.7 LCD AND KEYPAD 9 3. NORMAL OPERATION 11 4. IN CASE OF FIRE 12 5. IN CASE OF PRE-WARNING 14 6. IN CASE OF FAULT 15 7. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 16 7.1 DAILY 16 7.2 QUARTERLY 16 7.3 YEARLY 17 FP1200 SERIES ANALOGUE ADDRESSABLE FIRE PANEL: User Instruction Manual Revision 4.
1. INTRODUCTION The FP1200 User Instruction Manual is intended as a guide to users (operators) of the Aritech FP1200 Series Analogue Addressable Fire Alarm Panel. Users are defined as those responsible for the routine day-to-day operation of the panel, including the handling of fire and fault conditions identified by the control panel. The manual is written assuming no technical knowledge on the part of the user.
2. PANEL OPERATION A view of the front of a typical FP1200 Series Fire panel is shown in Figure 1 below. Figure 1: Fire Panel Front View In order to describe the operation of a FP1200 series fire panel, the front panel has been divided into two sections, these being: • LED indicators and controls • LCD and keypad FP1200 SERIES ANALOGUE ADDRESSABLE FIRE PANEL: User Instruction Manual Revision 4.
2.1 LED INDICATIONS AND CONTROLS The LED indications and controls can further be broken down into: • General indicators • Controls • Sounders • Fire Brigade • Enable/Disable keyswitch • Zone indicators Figure 2: General Indications and Controls FP1200 SERIES ANALOGUE ADDRESSABLE FIRE PANEL: User Instruction Manual Revision 4.
2.2 GENERAL INDICATORS COMMON FIRE Two red LED's indicate that a fire has been detected.
SYSTEM FAULT A yellow LED indicates that a system fault has occurred.
2.3 CONTROLS SILENCE BUZZER (Keyswitch or ) The internal panel buzzer is activated for any new condition. The buzzer will be continuous for a fire alarm condition, intermittent for a fault warning and slow intermittent for a condition warning. The buzzer is silenced by pressing the Silence Buzzer Key. The yellow silence buzzer LED will illuminate to indicate that the buzzer has been silenced. RESET (Keyswitch ) This push-button will reset the fire panel.
2.4 SOUNDERS SOUND A red LED indicates that the sounders have been activated. Depends on the operation mode of the panel. Please refer to your Installer to the exact way of operation. DELAY ON/OFF The programmed Sounder Delay may be toggled ON or OFF. Two LED’s indicate the state. FAULT/DISABLE (Keyswitch ) The Sounder Fault/Disable push-button allows the sounders to be disabled. The associated LED indicates that the sounders have been disabled or that a sounder fault is present.
2.5 FIRE BRIGADE SIGNAL (Keyswitch ) A red LED will indicate that the signal has been activated. Please refer to your Installer to the exact way of operation. DELAY ON/OFF The programmed Fire Brigade Signal Delay may be toggled ON or OFF. Two LED’s indicate the state. FAULT/DISABLE (Keyswitch ) The Fire Brigade output may be disabled by using this push-button. When the signal is disabled, then the disable LED will be illuminated. The Fire Brigade circuit is monitored.
KEYSWITCH: / A keyswitch is provided to either allow or prevent operation of the fire panel controls. The Silence Buzzer and Test keys will operate with the keyswitch in any position. ! Note: Level 1 for Disable and level 2 for Enable must not be confused with access levels 1 and 2. There is no relation between the Enable/Disable keyswitch and the allocated access levels. 2.6 ZONE INDICATORS (FP1216 ONLY) Each zone has two indicators. A red LED indicates a fire and a yellow LED indicates a fault.
KEYPAD The keypad consists of 20 keys, 10 of which are alphanumeric keys. The remaining 10 are assigned various functions as detailed below: Alpha selection when using any of the 10 alphanumeric keys. Used to display the latest alarm at any time. Print screen function to print any screen to the internal or external printers. Scroll key used to move between Alarm, Fault and Conditions, as well as to view additional information when the "MORE" prompt appears on the LCD.
3. NORMAL OPERATION Normal operation is indicated by: 3.1 SUPPLY ON - Green Lamp ON 3.2 PROCESSOR RUNNING - Green Lamp FLASHING 3.3 SOUNDER INDICATORS - DELAY ON or DELAY OFF - Yellow Lamp ON If a delay is ON, the disable LED will go on; this will be logged as a condition. Press the SILENCE BUZZER to silence the buzzer. 3.4 FIRE BRIGADE INDICATORS - DELAY ON or DELAY OFF - Yellow Lamp ON If a delay is ON, the disable LED will go on; this will be logged as a condition.
4. IN CASE OF FIRE 4.1 The dual RED Lamps opposite FIRE will illuminate. The panel buzzer will sound and any external bell or siren will be activated. 4.2 The location of the fire alarm(s) is displayed on the screen as shown below. If more than one fire alarm exists then use the to view each alarm. 4.3 Press (DISPLAY ALARM) to view the latest alarm. 4.4 Press SILENCE BUZZER to silence the panel buzzer and to acknowledge an alarm. 4.
4.6 RESTORE TO NORMAL 4.6.1 When the fire situation is under control, then the fire panel can be brought to a normal condition by turning the keyswitch to and pressing the RESET push-button. 4.6.2 If a fire condition re-occurs, then one of the following exists: • The fire is not under control - Refer to 4.2 above • A Manual Call Point Glass is broken - Repair or isolate • Detectors are contaminated with smoke - Clean detectors 4.6.3 Reset the fire panel as per 4.6.1.
5. IN CASE OF PRE-WARNING 5.1 The location of the detector in pre-warning is displayed on the LCD screen as shown below. If more than one pre-warning condition exists, then use the each pre-warning condition. to view 5.2 Press SILENCE BUZZER to silence the panel buzzer and acknowledge the pre-warning. 5.3 Investigation should be carried out into the cause of the pre-warning condition. 5.4 RESTORE TO NORMAL 5.4.
6. IN CASE OF FAULT 6.1 The yellow lamp opposite FAULT indicates that a fault has occurred in the fire system. 6.2 Press the SILENCE BUZZER push button to silence the internal panel buzzer. 6.3 The nature of the fault is further displayed by a yellow lamp opposite: 6.3.1 A particular zone - Call maintenance engineer. 6.3.2 SUPPLY FAULT - Check mains supply and battery. 6.3.3 SYSTEM FAULT - Call maintenance engineer. 6.3.4 DISABLE - A zone, loop or device has been disabled. 6.3.
7. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE In order to ensure the reliable operation of the FP2000 Series systems, they should be regularly tested and serviced. The following maintenance routine should be adopted: 7.1 DAILY On a daily basis the user should check the following: 7.1.1 that the panel indicates normal operation, or if not, that any fault indicated is recorded in the logbook and reported to the maintenance personnel; 7.1.2 any fault warning recorded the previous day has received attention; 7.1.
7.3 YEARLY At least once every year the following should be checked: 7.3.1 the inspection and test routines recommended daily and quarterly should be performed; 7.3.2 each detector should be checked for correct operation in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations; 7.3.3 a visual inspection of all cable fittings and equipment should be undertaken to ensure that no damage has taken place; 7.3.
