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TABLE OF CONTENTS SYSTEM OVERVIEW .................................................... 3 General ....................................................................... 3 Zones .......................................................................... 3 Fire & Emergency Protection ...................................... 4 Alarms......................................................................... 4 Memory of Alarm......................................................... 4 ABOUT THE BUILT-IN INDICATORS ..
SYSTEM OVERVIEW General Congratulations on your ownership of an First Alert Alarm System. You've made a wise decision in choosing it, for it represents the latest in alarm protection technology today, including microcomputer technology to monitor all system status. Your system is a UL Listed commercial fire alarm control/communicator.
SYSTEM OVERVIEW Fire & Emergency Protection The fire and emergency protection portions of your system are always on and will sound an alarm if an alarm condition is detected. Alarms When an alarm occurs, the control's buzzer, the keypad and external sounders will sound, and a message at the keypad will identify the zone(s) causing the alarm. In addition, an alarm message will be sent to the connected central monitoring station.
ABOUT THE BUILT-IN INDICATORS The LED indicators, SILENCE/RESET button and WARNING buzzer (shown below) are located on the control's main board inside the control's enclosure. The AC POWER, BATTERY TROUBLE, COMMUNICATION FAIL, LINE FAULT and SILENCED LED indicators are visible through a viewing window on the door of the enclosure. The enclosure door must be opened with the supplied key to gain access to the SILENCE/RESET button. LED Indicators AC POWER .................................
Warning Buzzer Produces slow on/off pulsing sound for fire alarms, steady sound for emergency alarms, and rapid on/off pulsing sound for supervisory and trouble conditions. Silence/Reset Button Press to silence the built-in warning buzzer, the remote keypad warning buzzer and the external alarm sounder. A second press resets faulted smoke detectors and resets LED indicators if associated fault conditions have been corrected.
Keypad Displays There are two basic types of keypad displays, Alpha and Fixed-Word, either of which may have been used in your system. ¥ Alpha Keypad Displays feature a 2-line, 32 character alphanumeric Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) which can display the nature and location of all occurrences in friendly English. ¥ Fixed-Word Keypad Displays are functionally similar to the Alpha Keypads, except that their LCD display uses pre-designated (fixed) words to identify the nature and location of occurrences.
FUNCTIONS OF THE REMOTE KEYPAD 1. DISPLAY WINDOW: Displays zone number and system status mes sages. 2. 1 OFF Key: Silences audible alarm, supervisory and trouble sounds, and clears visual display after problem's correction. 3. 6 BYPASS Key: Removes individual pro tection zones from being monitored by the system. 4. 8 CODE Key: Used to assign additional 4-digit user codes. 5. # Key: Used to activate fire drill. (enter user 2's code + # + 69) 6.
FIXED-WORD KEYPAD DISPLAYS FIRE Appears when a fire alarm is detected. Accompanied by a display of the zone # in alarm. ALARM Appears when any type of alarm is detected. "FIRE" also appears when a fire alarm is detected. Accompanied by a display of the zone # in alarm. SUPV Appears when a fire sprinkler system supervisory condition is detected. Accompanied by a display of the zone # having the supervisory condition. CHECK Appears when a fire zone wiring fault is detected at any time.
REMOTE KEYPAD USER CODES General If your system has a remote keypad installed, your installer will have programmed a 4-digit user code (known as User Number 2 code) that can be entered at your keypad to silence/reset alarms, bypass protection zones and activate the fire drill test. This code may also be used to assign up to four other user codes (known as User Number 3Ð6 codes). The User Number 3Ð6 codes are intended for users who need limited and/or temporary control over system operation.
REMOTE KEYPAD EMERGENCY KEYS Using Emergency Keys (for manually activating silent and/or audible alarms) Your installer may have programmed the keypad's A, B, or C keys to allow manual activation of fire and/or emergency alarms. The functions that might be programmed are: Fire, Silent Emergency, Audible Emergency, and Personal Emergency. A fire alarm sends a fire alarm message to the central station and uniquely sounds at the control and at keypad(s) and external bells and sirens.
REMOTE KEYPAD EMERGENCY KEYS SEE YOUR INSTALLER CHECK IF ACTIVE EMERG.
NORMAL STANDBY OPERATION Your system provides the following indications when in normal operation and there are no alarm, supervisory, or trouble conditions present: ¥ The control's AC POWER LED is lit. ¥ The control's built-in buzzer and keypad warning buzzer and external alarm sounders are off. ¥ The Alpha keypad's LCD displays "SYSTEM NORMAL". **** SYSTEM **** **** NORMAL **** ¥ The Fixed-Word keypad's LCD displays "AC".
FIRE ALARM PROTECTION General In Case Of Fire Your system may have sensors which detect fire alarm conditions such as smoke detectors, heat detectors, sprinkler waterflow sensors, etc. You system monitors these sensors 24 hours a day for continuous protection and provides a number of indications when a fire alarm condition is detected. WHEN A FIRE ALARM CONDITION IS DETECTED, EVACUATE ALL OCCUPANTS FROM THE PREMISES IMMEDIATELY AND NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
FIRE ALARM PROTECTION Silencing and Resetting a Fire Alarm To silence the control's buzzer, the keypad buzzer and external alarm sounders: Press the control's SILENCE/RESET button or enter your User Code followed by the OFF key at the keypad. The control's "SILENCED" LED lights and the keypad's LCD will display "FIRE ALARM SILENCED" (Alpha) or "SF" (Fixed-Word) to indicate that a fire alarm condition may still be present.
EMERGENCY AND 24 HOUR NON-FIRE ALARMS General *Except for silent alarms Your system may have sensors which detect non-fire related alarm conditions, such as the unauthorized opening of a stock room door, the triggering of an HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, or Air Conditioning) temperature sensor, the pressing of a holdup alarm button, etc. Your system may provide some or all of the indications listed below, depending on what your installer selected to occur when one of those conditions is detected.
BYPASSING PROTECTION ZONES Using the 6 BYPASS Key This feature can only be used if a remote keypad has been installed with the system. User code numbers 2-6 can only be used to bypass emergency and 24 hour non-fire protected zones. This key is used when you want to bypass one or more zones, thus leaving them intentionally unprotected. For example, a protected stock room door can be bypassed when it is necessary to open the door without causing an alarm. To bypass an emergency zone, do the following. 1.
SUPERVISORY CONDITIONS General If your building has a fire sprinkler system, your installer may have installed a sensor which monitors the sprinkler system (e.g., to determine whether the main water gate valve is open or that there is adequate water pressure, etc.). Your system provides the following indications when a supervisory condition is detected.
TROUBLE CONDITIONS General Your system monitors each of your protection zones and various aspects of system operation for problems such as wire breaks, loss of AC power, faulted telephone lines, etc., which compromise proper alarm signaling operation. Your system provides the following indications when one of these problems is detected.
TROUBLE CONDITIONS ¥ A trouble message is sent to the central station. Note: If your keypad LCD displays "0C" for more than 5 minutes, then it is not receiving signals from the control. CALL YOUR INSTALLER IMMEDIATELY FOR SERVICE. Silencing and Resetting a Trouble Indication To silence the control and keypad buzzers: Press the control's SILENCE/RESET button or enter your User Code, + the OFF key. The keypad's LCD will display the number of the zone in trouble as a Memory indication.
ACTIVATING A FIRE DRILL TEST Using the # + 6 + 9 Keys This feature can be activated only while no alarm, supervisory, or trouble condition is present. This test requires that a keypad and external fire alarm sounder be installed with the system. Note: Only User Number 2's code can activate this test. This test activates the external fire alarm sounders for the purpose of conducting a fire alarm drill.
QUICK GUIDE TO SYSTEM FUNCTIONS FUNCTION PROCEDURE COMMENTS Silence Alarm, Supervisory or Trouble sounds Press the SILENCE/RESET button or Enter user Code + OFF key. SILENCED LED lights. Memory of fault remains until cleared. Keypad displays # of faulted zone. Reset Smoke Detectors & Displays Press the SILENCE/RESET button a second time or Will reset only if fault corrected. Manually Trip Emergency Alarms Press key [A], [B], or [C] for at least 2 sec.
SUMMARY OF AUDIBLE/VISUAL NOTIFICATION ALPHA & FIXED-WORD DISPLAY KEYPADS SOUND CAUSE DISPLAY (Fixed-Word displays are shown in parentheses) SLOW PULSING Keypad and, as selected by installer: ÊÊ SLOW PULSING or a. FIRE ALARM b. FIRE DRILL a. FIRE plus number and descriptor of zone in alarm (FIRE ALARM plus zone #). b. FIRE DRILL ACTIVE (TEST dF) STEADY Keypad & External a. AUDIBLE EMERGENCY ALARM a. ALARM plus number and descriptor of zone in alarm (ALARM plus zone #). RAPID PULSING Keypad a.
PROTECTION ZONES LIST One or more sensing devices will have been assigned by the installer of your alarm system to protection zones 01Ð05 in your system . For example, fire sensing devices may have been assigned to zone 05, air conditioning temperature sensors to zone 02, and so on. Zone numbers 07, 95 and 96 represent Keypad "emergency" alarm functions assigned by the installer. Zone numbers 06 and 10Ð13 report system conditions.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) Part 15 STATEMENT This equipment has been tested to FCC requirements and has been found acceptable for use. The FCC requires the following statement for your information: This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manu facturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) Part 68 STATEMENT This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules. On the front cover of this equipment is a label that contains, among other information, the FCC registration number and ringer equivalence number (REN) for this equipment. If requested, this in formation must be provided to the telephone company. This equipment uses the following jacks: An RJ31X is used to connect this equipment to the telephone network.
WARNING! THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ALARM SYSTEM While this system is an advanced design security system, it does not offer guaranteed protection against burglary or fire or other emergency. Any alarm system, whether commercial or residential, is subject to compromise or failure to warn for a variety of reasons. For example: ¥ Intruders may gain access through unprotected openings or have the technical sophistication to bypass an alarm sensor or disconnect an alarm warning device. ¥ Intrusion detectors (e.g.
(continued) WARNING! THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ALARM SYSTEM ¥ Alarm warning devices such as sirens, bells or horns may not alert people or wake up sleepers if they are located on the other side of closed or partly open doors. If warning devices sound on a different level of the residence from the bedrooms, then they are less likely to waken or alert people inside the bedrooms.
ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Pittway Corporation, and its divisions, subsidiaries and affili ates ("Seller"), 165 Eileen Way, Syosset, New York 11791, warrants its First Alert security equipment (the "product") to be free from defects in materials and workman ship for one year from date of original purchase, under normal use and service.
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