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Overview of normal BDV mode
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Fire Safety & Security Products 05.07.2010
2 Overview of normal BDV mode
Normal BDV mode is suited to configuring a fire detection installation in which
complex configurations are not needed.
Normal BDV mode is a subset of expert BDV mode. Functions which are not
frequently used are hidden.
The simplifications in normal BDV mode make it easier to configure a fire detection
installation in a suitable application and/or area.
You can use the Cerberus Engineering Tool to produce the configuration of a fire
detection installation in either normal BDV mode or expert BDV mode.
An existing configuration can be converted from normal BDVmode to expert
BDVmode, but not vice versa.
Conversion from older BDV version to newer ones are possible in BDV mode.
Fundamental limitations in normal BDV mode
 Networked sites cannot be configured.
 The visibility cannot be configured.
 The following devices cannot be configured:
– Printer
– LED repeat signals
– EVAC NL
– FAT
– FBF
– FRT/FRD
– Pager
– FSD
– STT
– UGA
The FS720 documentation generally refers to BDV expert mode.