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Siemens Data Sheet 8300
Smart Infrastructure Building Products usa.siemens.com/fire
Cerberus® PRO
Modular system
Advanced | Addressable
Fire Alarm Control Panel
Cerberus PRO Modular panel-
(with mounted FCM2041-U3 Operating Unit)
Architect & Engineer Specifications
Standard / 2500-point-capacity addressable
fire-alarm control panel (FACP)
Ability to network with other Cerberus PRO
Modular (Cerberus PRO Modular) systems
Powerful, easy-to-use programming
capabilities
- Multiple levels of password protection
Fully programmable through use of a
Windows operating system
6-inch (15.2 cm.), backlit liquid-
crystal display (LCD)
- Multi-language display
User-friendly system interface
- Useful diagnostic light-emitting diodes
(LEDs) on all cards
Touch screen for maintenance operations
and function keys
Menu-driven operator commands
- End-user HELP screens
32-character custom messages
- 40 programmable macro and
function buttons (e.g.
Holiday schedule)
Global annunciation and
control capability
`Alarm | `Trouble | `Programmable, etc.
relay commands
Alarm verification by device, zone
- Pre-alarm operation
SureWire addressable-loop technology:
- Patented polarity-insensitive
detection circuits
Supports FirePrint® application-specific
detection, and single-person `Walk Test
Coded outputs
Seismic certified
Modular assembly
Distributed processing
UUKL Listed for smoke control
System Overview (continued)-
Each panel complies with the
requirements of NFPA Standard 72, and is
listed by Underwriters Laboratories under
their UL 864 standard and is FM Approved.
Underwriters Laboratories Canada also
lists Cerberus PRO Modular panels under
ULC-S527.
Each panel is additionally UL Listed under
the category `UUKL for Smoke Control.
When it comes to Siemens Sinorix® clean-
agent systems, Cerberus PRO Modular
panels are UL | ULC Listed, which includes
for use in foam or water applications. Each
panel is also listed as a Fireman’s Smoke
Control Station (in high-rise office buildings
| malls | other large structures.
Cerberus PRO Modular has been seismic
qualified in accordance with:
International Building Code | 2006 Ed.
California Building Code | 2007 Ed.
ASCE Standard 7 | 2005 Ed.
OSHPD, OSP-0057-10
OSHPD, CAN 2-1708A.5, Rev. 3
ICC-ES AC 156, effective 1/1/2007
Architect & Engineer Specifications
Universal AC power input:
- 120VAC 240VAC @ 50 / 60Hz
- 12A of basic system power;
expandable to 48A
Supported by all CerberuDMS
Management Stations
Automatic environmental compensation
for smoke detectors
Peripheral interface to remote printers
- connected to the communication bus
from any NIC-C output in an enclosure
- Class B (Style 4) or
Class A (Style 7) wiring
Security-device monitoring
- UL1076 Listed
Mounts in one (1) electrical back box
- Optional 411/16 inch [12 cm.] and 5-
inch [12.7 cm.] square back boxes
Supports pre-action | deluge | agent
releasing
- sprinkler supervision
NEC 760 power-limited circuits
200 notification-appliance-circuits
(NACs) capacity
- Up to 3A @ 24VDC per NAC
- Built-in strobe
synchronization protocol
UL 864 10
th
Edition and UL 2572 Listed,
ULC-S527 3
rd
Edition Listed; FM, CSFM
ApprovedFM (#3010), CSFM (#7165-
0067:0222) and NYC Fire Dept. (NYCFD -
#6160) Approved
System Overview
Sold as part of the product line of Siemens
Fire Safety products, Cerberus PRO Modular
(Cerberus PRO Modular) is a microprocessor-
based, reliable and advanced fire-safety
system. Each of these addressable panels
uses a contemporary operating unit that
functions as an operator interface and as a
central microprocessor.
Cerberus PRO Modular is ideally suited for
commercial, institutional and industrial
intelligent detection and notification-
appliance applications.

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