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1. Note that only for the User access level points on the addressable loop can be disabled or enabled As an illustration the steps required to disable a point are provided below How to disable a point 1 From the Disablements screen select 1 Point 2 Specify the point type and address This is described in the example in section 3 3 Using the Menus on page 15 You see the type of screen shown in Figure 28 Fig 28 Point Disable 3 Press the 1 key to disable The text 1 Disable changes to 2 Enable both immediately and also when you return to this screen to enable the point Follow the same steps to return to the screen 4 3 1 Point Use this Point option to disable input or output devices For devices that are both input and output this disables both input and output functions 22 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 4 3 2 Point I P Only Using this Point I P Only option you can only disable input points specifying an output point address results in an invalid message For devices that are both input and output this only disables the input function 4 3 3 Point O P Only Using this Point O P Only option you can only isolate output points specifying an input point address results in an invalid message For devices that are both input and output this only disables the output function 4 3 4 By Function Using this By Function option you can disable or enable multiple2. 5 Check the condition of the printout on any printers attached to the system and replace the ribbon if it is becoming feint 6 Ensure that each printer has an adequate supply of paper Record any defect in the log book and take the appropriate action to remedy this 30 5 4 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels CPD Information CE 0832 Control Equipment Ltd Hillcrest Business Park Cinderbank Dudley West Midlands DY2 9AP UK 11 0832 CPD 1705 EN54 2 1997 A1 2006 EN54 4 1997 A1 2002 A2 2006 Control and indicating equipment for fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings FireClass 32 1 Provided options Alarm counter Fault signals from points Delays to outputs Dependency on more than one alarm signal type A and type B Disablement of points Test condition Outputs to Fire alarm devices Fire alarm routing equipment Automatic fire protection equipment Fault warning routing equipment Standardised I O interface User Documentation Installation and Commissioning FC P l Service and Maintenance FC P S Product Application amp Design Information FC P A User Guide FC P U User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 5 4 CPD Information 0832 0832 Control Equipment Ltd Hillcrest Business Park Cinderbank Dudley West Midlands DY2 9AP UK 11 0832 CPD 1706 Control Equipment Ltd Hillcrest Business Park Cinderbank Dudley West
3. FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 0832 0832 Control Equipment Ltd Hillcrest Business Park Cinderbank Dudley West Midlands DY2 9AP UK 11 0832 CPD 1708 Control Equipment Ltd Hillcrest Business Park Cinderbank Dudley West Midlands DY2 9AP UK 11 0832 CPD 1709 EN54 2 1997 A1 2006 EN54 4 1997 A1 2002 A2 2006 Control and indicating equipment for fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings FireClass 240 2 Provided options Alarm counter Fault signals from points Delays to outputs Dependency on more than one alarm signal type A and type B Disablement of points Test condition Outputs to Fire alarm devices Fire alarm routing equipment Automatic fire protection equipment Fault warning routing equipment Standardised I O interface EN54 2 1997 A1 2006 EN54 4 1997 A1 2002 A2 2006 Control and indicating equipment for fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings FireClass 240 4 Provided options Alarm counter Fault signals from points Delays to outputs Dependency on more than one alarm signal type A and type B Disablement of points Test condition Outputs to Fire alarm devices Fire alarm routing equipment Automatic fire protection equipment Fault warning routing equipment Standardised I O interface User Documentation Installation and Commissioning FC P l Service and Maintenance FC P S Product Application amp Design Information FC P A User Guid
4. Midlands DY2 9AP UK 11 0832 CPD 1707 EN54 2 1997 A1 2006 EN54 4 1997 A1 2002 A2 2006 Control and indicating equipment for fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings FireClass 64 2 Provided options Alarm counter Fault signals from points Delays to outputs Dependency on more than one alarm signal type and type B Disablement of points Test condition Outputs to Fire alarm devices Fire alarm routing equipment Automatic fire protection equipment Fault warning routing equipment Standardised I O interface EN54 2 1997 A1 2006 EN54 4 1997 A1 2002 A2 2006 Control and indicating equipment for fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings FireClass 64 4 Provided options Alarm counter Fault signals from points Delays to outputs Dependency on more than one alarm signal type A and type B Disablement of points Test condition Outputs to Fire alarm devices Fire alarm routing equipment Automatic fire protection equipment Fault warning routing equipment Standardised I O interface User Documentation Installation and Commissioning FC P l Service and Maintenance FC P S Product Application amp Design Information FC P A User Guide FC P U User Documentation Installation and Commissioning FC P l Service and Maintenance FC P S Product Application amp Design Information FC P A User Guide FC P U User manual Doc version 1 31 5 4 CPD Information
5. also permits the inspection of two sounders connected to the FIM Sounders status is not shown on the display see below The selected sounders will be activated in a pulsing mode Loop Use this to optionally narrow the scope of the test to a specific loop or to specify the loop part of a point address Mode Make one of the following settings MANUAL Apply the test yourself AUTOMATIC Use the self test facility of devices The self test is automatically triggered by the control panel For more information see the section Devices Supporting Automatic Test on page 29 Multisensor This option applies to multi sensor devices that are also configured for multi sensor mode Select Full if you only want the device to pass as Successful if your test activates all the sensors otherwise select Part You can only select either Automatic mode above or one of the Multisensor options 28 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels Press the Start F5 key to enter Walk Test mode The type of screen shown in Fig 45 is displayed Now start to make your tests by applying smoke for example Alternatively automatic testing starts While any device is in Walk Test the Test LED is lit Fig 45 Walk test example If you need a reminder of the settings you made press Settings F3 As you make the tests the Fig 45 screen dynamically updates with a summary of the results There is also a scre
6. key F4 to increment the panel number as required For this example the loop setting A does not need changing FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 5 You press the gt gt key F2 to move the highlight to the point number View Status FireClass Point Thu 11 Aug 11 09 51 Panel 01 High Street Office Loop Point General A Flt P 011 Back gt gt Enter Fig 12 View Status Point Highlighted 6 Press the key F4 to increment the point number or press the 2 key View Status FireClass Point Thu 11 Aug 11 Panel 09 51 01 High Street Office Loop Point a aaa General Flt P 011 Back gt gt Enter Fig 13 View Status Point Highlighted User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 3 3 Using the Menus 7 Press the Enter key F5 to display the point status Fig 14 View Status Point 3 3 1 Network and Non Network Addresses You will sometimes need to enter an address in the system For example to view the status of a point see 4 2 1 Point on page 18 you specify the point address using the type of screen shown in Figure 15 User manual Doc version 1 Fig 15 View Status Panel Number In this screen note the Panel 02 item This only applies to a networked system In a non networked system you do not need to specify the panel number as there is only one so the item does not exist In some cases there is a separ
7. options These are All In Fault Active and Not Normal combination of Active and In Fault Some of these may not be available For Sounders for example only All and In Fault are available If enabling choose one of the enable options These are All or Normal 4 3 6 FKey Shortcuts Use the function keys in the screen to disable or enable as follows m Ext Ctl F2 Any external controls fitted to the system such as door releases m Fit Sig F3 The fault signalling output A signalling output may not be fitted to the system If fitted the SIGNALLING DISABLED LED lights Alm Sig F4 The alarm signalling output An alarm signalling output may not be fitted to the system If fitted the SIGNALLING DISABLED LED lights AI SND F5 All the sounders Disablements count When disabling you may see a Matches and a Successes number indicated For example you might use All SND and see Matches 24 Successes 23 Here Matches is the number of units sounders which were liable to be disabled and Successes is the number of units that actually became disabled the two numbers being different because a sounder was already disabled 4 4 Time Date Use this Time Date option to make the time and date and settings and review the daylight saving adjustment settings User manual Doc version 1 4 4 1 Set Time Date Use this Set Time Date option to set the time and date Figur
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9. 0 and converted to a pre programmed value such as 8 C for temperature Contamination up to 20 Values in the range up to 20 do not necessarily relate to contamination but can occur due to the calibration and the new environmental conditions On printing all the point values in the selected loop are output not just the displayed point 4 6 4 View Faults Use this View Faults option to see the number of points in fault and details of these points Figure 38 shows the type of screen that will be displayed There Is no print option Fig 38 View Faults 4 6 5 This option is not accessible by the user It can be accessed only by the Engineer Loop Info 4 6 6 This option is not accessible by the user It can be accessed only by the Engineer Forced Points 4 6 7 Use this Active Points option to see a count of active points For a point to be active the device at the point must be in the state that triggers an alarm or that Active Points 26 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels contributes to an alarm there may be an alarm warning for example for more information see 2 6 1 Alarm Warnings on page 10 On using the option you see the type of screen shown in Figure 39 Fig 39 Active Points Fire Inputs Press the Dis amp Act key F2 to step to the next screen when the key changes to Dis amp For Press again to step to the next screen Keep pres
10. 16 20 High Street Office General Flt P 011 Disbd 002 Back Output Print Fig 36 View Print Points Disabled To switch between viewing disabled inputs and disabled outputs press the Output key F2 Points that are both input and output points can appear in either list or both lists depending on the function s that are disabled 4 6 2 Points Unt Failed Use this Points Untested Failed option during a Walk Test For more information see section 4 8 Configuration on page 29 The option is abbreviated to Pts Unt Failed on the screen 4 6 3 Use this Point Values option to see a screen of information on the point For both the loop and point number you can set specific values or opt for All Figure 37 shows the type of screen displayed The screen shows the device type operating mode and so on Point Values Point Values FireClass Zone 01 001 A023 Tue 16 Aug 11 10751 Zone 03 Heat Sensor Device 460PH High Street Office Real 460 PH 010 General Mode HPO and 60 C Sens 1 Flt P 009 0 0 m 023 24 C 078 Disbd 002 os 3 Dirt LTA 023 Back gt gt Print Fig 37 Point Values The lt lt F3 and gt gt F4 keys are only available if you selected the All option The raw values sent by the device before conversion to meaningful values are displayed in brackets 25 4 6 View Print Data For devices not sending a value this is shown as 00
11. Control Panels 4 2 View Status Locall 0 Point Local points that are not on the Remote Bus or addressable loop Each of these has an explanatory section below Loop Point For the Loop Point option you next specify a point address You then see the type of screen shown in Figure 20 The screen shows the point information and status The information includes the point s zone number and description the device description and the loop ID For input devices the Output column is not applicable and will always be blank Similarly for output devices the Input column will be blank Fig 20 View Status Point Details The status for input devices can be one of the following Normal Fault Active Pre Alarm The status for output devices can be one of the following On m Off Pulse 1 Pulse 2 RBus Point After selecting the RBus option in Figure 19 above you see the type of screen shown in Figure 2 1 User manual Doc version 1 Fig 2 1 View Status RBus Details Specify the appropriate Point and RBus numbers Select the Category option according to what you want to interrogate at your specified numbers Select from this list of options Real Physicalitems as opposed to logical items that are directly connected at the RBus point XBus Further expansion hardware Pseudo Logical items as apposed to physical items such as diagnostic status indications Lo
12. FIRECLASS Addressable Fire Alarm Control Panels Firmware version 21 User manual 120 515 085 Doc version 1 28 March 2012 FIRECLASS Hillcrest Business Park Dudley West Midlands DY2 9AP UK 2012 Contents subject to change without notice All rights to this documentation including the contents of the online help are reserved in particular but not limited to the rights of copying distribution and translation No portion of this documentation including the online help may be reproduced edited copied or distributed in any form without prior written authorization from FIRECLASS Use of the data medium provided with this product is restricted to cop ying the software for the purpose of data backup only FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels Contents Contents 1 Guide through this manual ss ssssscissescscrenenecnnssnenennneennnnns 5 1 1 Keywords and symhols sisssssss isssesdsanesscenonneneoncennnserennnnn ennessagentisensses 5 1 2 Helpful information cei ceesecicsnccnsecttbectesssectdscensescendscceansceedeseentvecctesccesesscntsccecessceeedicessceens 5 1 3 Who this Quide ts for e e dela dina 5 2 Operating Instructions oonmiooonnnccconnnneccnnnnncnnnnr cnc cnc 6 2 1 Indicators and Controls sc mis escsncenns genannnnnsicennnnnnnn smnsennnineenannennnir nnnnneses 6 2 2 LCD Display Details sssssssssscssssenesssencrenentuesncmmennrseamedesenesn
13. Keyword Symbol Explanation Helpful information Table 1 Keywords and symbols in this documentation cont 1 2 Helpful information Choose a command via the menu This documentation explains how you can choose command s in instructions via the menus of the menu bar Additionally you can choose commands that are often needed via the toolbar keyboard shortcuts or the context menu right mouse click 1 3 Who this guide is for This guide is aimed at technicians who have to install a FireClass fire detection system They should already have been given training 2 Operating Instructions FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 2 Operating Instructions 2 1 The front panel is shown in Figure 1 The numbered items in the figure are explained in the following paragraphs Your panel version may not match the figure exactly but the same items will be present although perhaps not in the positions shown Indicators and Controls SILENCE DAY BUZZER RESOUND NIGHT RESET EVACUATE GENERAL PANEL SOUNDERS SIGNALLING PROTECTION me S rower on actvareo Actvareo PAE C raur CE ams FAULT CT raur rar CXraur CH osano CE system FAULT CH osano CE osano CH osano test CN va move e ZONE DISPLAY 7 0 0 ee 8 8 6e 6 6 8 6 6 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 SE 66 6 6 SOs 6 8 6 86 SO 66 616 SE 6 6 66 Seo ee 8 0 6 6 6 06 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 Fig 1 FireClass Front Panel 1 LCD Display 2 Alphan
14. SA el ee BNP ats ot he Oe ee eS took ta 12 2 8 2 R PeAT rS nantes a E NAN nn a ZS rate NDE oe re 12 2 8 3 RI OTS SR UL a Ne At 12 3 FUNCHONS A ase fnen en de nus eae Sues need on sua Ne eee 13 3 1 Access Level a see ge evene res 13 Sri Lodge EE Pr mien an 14 3 2 Valid Values itis a ens linia 15 3 3 Using the MENUS ninia 15 3 3 1 Network and Non Network Addresses Liens 17 4 Menu Detalls iii is 18 4 1 ACCEPTEVENTS a nsececesecescdeccescccedcicccssccessecasescendsacccaeecassscuacetcateseucusectavadcasscasacseenScacscesce 18 4 2 View SAUS doses T TA A E E E EE A 4 2 1 Pontiki n TR Boon den A a a A 4 2 2 RNA An E EE PESEE E TE EOE 4 2 3 ROTOR SR AR ee rt OI 4 2 4 E E RR RO 4 2 5 Zone Maps 4 2 6 Network Status 4 2 7 Commissioning Overview User manual Doc version 1 3 Contents 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 6 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 2 4 5 4 5 1 4 5 2 4 5 3 4 6 4 6 1 4 6 2 4 6 3 4 6 4 4 6 5 4 6 6 4 6 7 4 6 8 4 7 4 7 1 4 8 4 9 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels Point I P Only ROIN tT ORO AY occa cee 28 eta ra A ne Adres ba Ad os aang MUN este o AR Ses a A EEE EE aco nee an A nono terre te za By Device Type recaer renos FE Ke SROrIQUES een MS URL a Sd Time Date lsis its ina iria isis Set Time Date Summer Winter EVOL di MIGWWEVEMELOG ri dial ia tri dista View Print Data Points Disabled Points Unt Failed POE ad
15. Status option to view the details and status of items in the system The status might be Normal or Fault for example Figure 18 shows the type of screen that will be displayed View Status View Status FireClass 1 Point Mon 08 Aug 10 2 Point I P only 14 48 3 Point O P only 4 Zone High Street Office 5 Zone Maps 6 Network Status General 7 Commis O View FIET P OT Back Fig 18 View Status 4 2 1 Point Use this Point option to see details and status information of points There are different types of point as well as Real physical points there are Psuedo logical points that relate to diagnostic status for example Figure 19 shows the type of screen that will be displayed View Status FireClass Point Mon 11 Aug 11 14 51 1 Loop Point 2 RBus Point High Street Office 3 Local I O Point General Flt P 011 Back Fig 19 View Status point Reference Document Pseudo points are points that are activated when a monitored event occurs For additional information on points refer to FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels Fault Finding Information for Version 21 firmware guide Select the option for the type of point as appropriate The types of point are as follows Loop Point Points on the addressable loop RBus Point Points on the Remote Bus such as O expansion boards User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm
16. and print how High Street Office General many entries back from there 0011 Flt P 011 Pe Lowest priority Disbd 002 of interest Expected Events Back gt gt ap Print Fig 33 Print Event Log This menu option is only available if at least one printer is configured The destination printer can be selected if more than one printer is configured Change the Lowest priority of interest setting using the or keys Here is a list of the possible settings that can be selected Highest Priority From the Event log that records events upto 3000 you can designate an event as the most important event details that should be printed first General Alarm Life Risk Alarms Level 12 Non Life Risk Alarm Threshold Gas Alert Critical Faults Other Faults Visible Disablements Warnings Disablements Expected Events Level 2 nformation Only Lowest Priority From the Event log that records events upto 3000 you can designate an event as the least important event details that should be printed last User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 4 6 View Print Data Events corresponding to your Lowest priority of interest setting are printed along with all other events with a higher priority than this higher up the list 4 5 3 Filter Use this Filter option to view or print events selected according to their category You use the type of screen shown in Figure 34 The screen li
17. anel controls After selecting a function you see a screen for selecting the status as shown in Figure 41 Fire Inputs FireClass Panel al 1 Active 2 Fault 3 Disabled Tue 16 Aug 11 SES TL High Street Office General Flt P 009 Disbd 002 Back Fig 41 Fire Inouts After selecting a status you see a count screen of the type shown in Figure 42 Disabled Fire IPs FireClass Panel I Total 1 Tue 16 Aug 11 Page NT 14 01 Zone 01 001 A003 High Street Office CO Device General Flt P 009 Disbd 002 Back gt gt Panel Fig 42 Active Fire IPs 4 7 Use this Service option for maintenance and diagnostics The Service menu options are shown in Fig 43 Service User manual Doc version 1 Fig 43 Service Menu 4 7 1 Walk Test Walk Test is a mode that allows you to check that devices will activate correctly by physically applying smoke for example without triggering an actual alarm You choose the scope of the test whether to switch individual devices or whole loops to Walk Test mode for example and whether to use the self test facility of devices DANGER While Walk Test mode is active fires may go undetected leading to possible death serious injuries or damage to property This is because the normal response triggering an alarm to activations in one or more devices is overridden You should use Walk Test with caution and only us
18. as far away from the detector You should take care in your investigation and not clear an area as being safe until you are absolutely sure How to investigate an alarm 1 On the alarm occurring check the SIGNALLING ACTIVATED LED If this LED is lit the signalling has already activated so abandon this procedure 2 Optionally silence the buzzer and or sounders using the SILENCE BUZZER and SILENCE RESOUND keys 3 Inthe LCD General Window note the Del mm ss minutes seconds indication Before this delay counts down to O press the INVESTIGATE DELAY key Note that you now see an Inv mm ss minutes seconds countdown of the remaining investigation time updates in 5 second steps Once this reaches O the signalling activates User manual Doc version 1 4 You can now determine the cause of the alarm and carry out the necessary measures Note that you can investigate any other current events using the More and All keys as you can with non alarm events For more information see steps 2 and 3 in section 2 5 Event Operator Actions on page 9 5 Ifyou confirm there is a fire you can override the delay and activate signalling by pressing the EVACUATE key or by activating a call point 6 Ifyou determine there is a false alarm you can reset the control panel as described in section 2 7 4 Resetting the Panel on page 12 2 7 2 With the Enable Keyswitch set to ON pressing EVACUATE will produce the same res
19. ate screen for specifying the panel number again this will not be shown in a non networked system 4 Menu Details FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 4 Menu Details A typical Main Menu screen is shown in Figure 16 For information on accessing this see section 3 1 1 Logging On on page 14 this section also explains how you may not be able to see all the menu options Main Menu FireClass 1 Accept Events Mon 08 Aug 11 2 View Status 14 42 3 Disablements 4 Time Date High Street Office 5 Event Log 6 View Print Data General 7 Service Flt P 011 9 Test Buzzer LEDs amp Display Alarm Count 0021 Back Fig 16 Main Menu The sections below detail the menu options The section headings correspond to the menu option numbers so in the heading 4 1 Accept Events the 1 corresponds to the number of the Accept Events menu option 4 1 Use this Accept Events option to accept an event These events refer to non hazardous incidents This acknowledges that you have read the event and are aware of it Figure 1 7 shows the type of screen that will be displayed Accept Events Accept Events FireClass Mon 11 Aug 11 A 003 14 51 Zone 001 System Zone Supervised Input High Street Office BATTERY FAULT General 03 Aug 11 14 01 02 Flt P 011 460PH 1000 Back Accept lt lt gt gt Fig 17 Accept Events 4 2 Use this View
20. by circuitry that is external to the panel Do not confuse this with the SIGNALLING FAULT LED m The LCD backlight activates and the type of screen shown in Figure 4 is displayed The General Window will show a count message and the Operator Window will show an event message Fig 4 A Fault Event Message In Figure 4 the example event message is for a fault Not all events are faults For example you may see a non fault alert that the printer is offline User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 2 5 Event Operator Actions The format of the fault message in Figure 4 is as follows m Thetopline shows the Zone and point number in fault condition m The second line shows the zone description m The third line shows the point description The fourth line shows the type of fault To see these next two lines you might have to press the Info F2 key to clear the general information m The fifth line shows the date and time m The sixth line shows the device type m The seventh line always shows Unaccepted Details of what this means are provided below 2 4 2 Logging Inputs Logging Inputs are indicated as follows The internal buzzer pulses m The LCD backlight activates and the type of screen shown in Figure 5 is displayed The Operator Window will show an information message Fig 5 A Log Input Message The format of the Log Input message in Figure 5 is as follows
21. cal I O Points After selecting the Local 1 0 option in Figure 19 above you see the type of screen shown in Figure 2 1 above but without the RBus item For Category the same options are available but with the addition of these options Timer Timed events such as switching events between Day and Night modes m Menu Additional menu items that may have been configured into the panel These can be enabled or disabled 4 2 2 Point I P only This Point I P only option refers to input points on the loop which are for example call points and detectors If you specify an output point address this will be indicated as invalid 4 2 3 Point O P only This Point O P only option refers to output points on the loop such as sounders If you specify an input point address this will be indicated as invalid 4 2 View Status 4 2 4 Use this Zone option to see a summary for a set of conditions Alarm Fault Disabled and Walk Test assessed on all points in the zone Zone After entering the zone number you see the type of screen shown in Figure 22 View Status FireClass Zone 01 001 Mon 11 Aug 11 14 51 1st Floor Corridor High Street Office Alarm NO Fault NO Disabled NONE Walk Test NO General Flt P 011 Back Fig 22 Selecting Zone The top line shows the Zone and point number The second line shows the Zone description The status might be Either Yes or No one
22. devices of the same function in one operation How to use the By Function option 1 From the Disablements screen select 4 By Function 2 Select the function You can choose from Detectors Callpoints Fire I Ps combination of Detectors and Callpoints Sounders These remaining Items refer to any interfaces to external equipment that may be fitted to the loops Protection Eqp Extinguishing Plant Equipment 3 Specify the zone in which to disable or enable for example 001 Choose Disable Options or Enable Options 5 If disabling choose one of the disable options These are All In Fault Active and Not Normal combination of Active and In Fault Some of these may not be available For Sounders for example only All and In Fault are available If enabling choose one of the enable options These are All or Normal 4 3 5 Using this By Device Type option you can disable or enable multiple devices of the same type in one operation By Device Type User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 4 4 Time Date How to use the By Device Type option 1 From the Disablements screen select 5 By Device Type 2 Specify the zone in which to disable or enable or specify All zones 3 Select the type of the devices you want to disable enable Choose Disable Options or Enable Options 5 If disabling choose one of the disable
23. e 29 shows the type of screen that will be displayed Fig 29 Set Time Date Setting the date and time with networked fire alarm control panels For networked control panels the time and date settings must be made on the network s timekeeper control panel Months can be entered with the keypad As an alternative to stepping through the months with the or keys you can use the number keys 1 for January through to 9 for September then use for October on To confirm your changes press the Save F5 key To cancel your changes press the Back F1 key and respond with a No to the save changes prompt 4 4 2 The panel automatically adjusts to stay synchronised with British Summer Time Summer Winter Use this Summer Winter option to review the settings Figure 30 shows the type of screen that will be displayed Figure 30 is showing the dates on which the time will be advanced and by how much at the start of summertime Press the Winter F5 key to see the dates on which the time will be retarded at the end of summertime F5 then changes to Summer so you can switch back 23 4 5 Event Log Summer Winter FireClass Summertime 29 Mar 10 1h 28 Mar 11 1h 27 Mar 12 1h 25 Mar 13 1h 31 Mar 14 1h 30 Mar 15 1h 29 Mar 16 1h 27 Mar 17 1h 26 Mar 18 1h 25 Mar 19 1h Mon 15 Aug 11 09 38 High Street Office General male j2 lst Back Winter Fig 30 Sum
24. e FC P U User Documentation Installation and Commissioning FC P l Service and Maintenance FC P S Product Application amp Design Information FC P A User Guide FC P U 32 User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 5 4 CPD Information 0832 0832 Control Equipment Ltd Control Equipment Ltd Hillcrest Business Park Hillcrest Business Park Cinderbank Dudley Cinderbank Dudley West Midlands DY2 9AP West Midlands DY2 9AP UK UK 11 11 0832 CPD 1757 0832 CPD 1758 EN54 4 1997 A1 2002 A2 2006 EN54 4 1997 A1 2002 A2 2006 Fire detection and alarm repeater Fire detection and alarm repeater equipment with power supply equipment with power supply FireClass 32RA FireClass 64RA User Documentation User Documentation Installation and Commissioning FC P l Installation and Commissioning FC P l Service and Maintenance FC P S Service and Maintenance FC P S Product Application amp Design Product Application amp Design Information FC P A Information FC P A User Guide FC P U User Guide FC P U User manual Doc version 1 33 5 4 CPD Information FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 0832 Control Equipment Ltd Hillcrest Business Park Cinderbank Dudley West Midlands DY2 9AP UK 11 0832 CPD 1759 EN54 4 1997 A1 2002 A2 2006 Fire detection and alarm repeater equipment with power supply FireClass 240RA User Documentation Installation and Commiss
25. e Walk Test for as short a time as possible WARNING There is a danger of accidentally triggering an alarm in Walk Test This is because Walk Test mode does not necessarily apply to all devices For example you could choose to perform a walk test only on detectors Because this will not place call points in Walk Test mode activating a call point during the walk test will trigger an alarm Select Walk Test to see the type of screen shown in Fig 44 If you see the type of display shown in Fig 45 Walk test is already active 27 4 7 Service Fig 44 Walk test Now set the options in the screen As you set the options other displayed options may change The options are Panel Only applies to networked panels Set this to the panel network address Area Use this to specify the scope of the test You can choose All or Zone an individual zone or Point an individual point m Type For multiple device Area settings such as All this is a filter setting that you use to specify the type of detectors to be in test Choose between Input Detectrs Callpnts Alarm I Ps or Sounders There are separate Input and Alarm I P input options because notall inputs are alarm inputs Alarm inputs are detectors and call points while a non alarm input might be used to monitor the open closed state of a panel controlled fire door for example With Sounders selected you can set Loop to All FIM This
26. e panel functions may lead to death serious injuries or damage to property This guide includes step by step instructions on carrying out operations on the panel However you must ensure the operation is appropriate for the circumstances according to the local site procedures User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 2 7 Alarm Operator Actions 2 7 1 In Day mode you can delay the fire brigade signalling This gives you time to investigate the alarm and cancel the signalling if you discover the alarm is a false one for full details see section 2 3 Selecting Day or Night Mode on page 8 Alarm Investigate Option There is no delay option and the signalling immediately activates in these circumstances m Night mode is active Acall point was activated m There is a sounder fault DANGER When investigating an area of a building protected by a CO detector that has raised an alarm there is a particular danger of fires not being detected leading to possible death serious injuries or damage to property This is because CO detectors are liable to raise an alarm earlier than other types of detector so as no other detectors are in alarm you might dismiss this as a false alarm The CO detector may also have alarmed before the fire is visible this applies particular to fires in hard to access areas such as between tightly packed materials or in cupboards and storage rooms or in are
27. en dedicated to individual point results see Fig 47 on page 29 The items in the Fig 45 screen are as follows m Selected Number of devices in Walk Test m Excluded Number of disabled devices in the scope of the test for example Been Active Number of devices that have been in the active state since the test was started Been Clear Number of devices that have been in the clear state that is the not active state since the test was started This will most probably match the Selected value as all devices will probably start in the clear state You are unlikely to start the Walk Test with devices active Successful Number of devices that have switched from the clear to the active states This will increase as you test devices and the test is successful Again this will most probably match the Been Active value as all devices will probably start in the clear state Curr Active Devices currently active m TestZ Number of zones with a device in Walk Test appears on the left hand side of the screen below General To summarize if all the devices pass the Selected and Successful values will be the same and they will also most probably match the Been Active and Been Clear values But for the results you mainly use the untested or failed status screen of the type shown in Fig 47 User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 4 8 Configurati
28. er case letter indicates there is a problem with communications between the equipment and the node In the illustration above Node 01 shows M OK Node 02 shows m not OK The panels show themselves in their screens In this example the panel is Node 01 so this will be OK by definition m a dot Indicates a non configured node m Indicates an unexpected response from non configured nodes 4 2 7 The option is abbreviated to Commis O View on the screen Commissioning Overview Use this option to review various mode settings that relate to the detailed control panel operation You see the type of screen shown in Figure 26 m The screen shows a Y for each option that does not have the default setting from the configuration template m The screen shows a Y for Commis User if the logged on user has the Commissioning access level m The screen shows a Y for Test Equipment if there is any external test equipment connected to the control panel As an example this would be a connected PC running FireClass Checker These settings can only be changed by service personnel with the higher level engineering access levels Although normal users cannot change these settings it may be useful to know them perhaps for use in a telephone consultation with service personnel for example Reference Document For details on the options SDevPoll Lp Shtdn Fastlogic Mode Rate of Rise Fast Fault Device PowerUp Noisy Dev
29. ey may be more urgent Although note that there is a priority based selection for the event shown in the Operator window To see the active events press the Not Clr F4 key You now see for example mains failure events that have not been cleared by a restoration of the mains supply These are shown as the Unrestored Events list 3 Check whether there are any other events that may not be active but might have been active in the past and cleared themselves Again these may be related To do this press the More F5 key to see the unaccepted events These are events that you have not yet acknowledged that you are aware of You might also see earlier events that you have left unaccepted as a reminder of an issue that still needs resolving Details of accepting events are provided below These events are shown in categories with various priorities for details of the categories see 4 5 3 Filter on page 25 Press the More again to step to the next category Press the All F4 key to see all the unaccepted events the All key label may take a second or two to appear 4 Try to resolve the situation Do this by for example restoring the mains supply or enabling a disabled point 2 6 Alarm Panel Behaviour If there is a fault that cannot be cured contact your local supplier and arrange for a service visit 5 Repeat from step 2 in case there are any more active events 6 Accept the events that you have resol
30. ice refer to the FireClass Service and Maintenance Guide User manual Doc version 1 Fig 26 Commissioning Overview 4 3 Disablements DANGER Disabling points may lead to a fire being undetected leading to possible death serious injuries or damage to property and may break compliance with EN54 You should only enable points with caution and disable the points as soon as possible afterwards Use the Disablements option to disable or enable items You might want to disable because some planned activity will produce smoke such as welding and you want to prevent an alarm Figure 27 shows the type of screen displayed Fig 27 Disablements Choose the type of item Point or Point I P only and so on and specify the address The Point I P only item refers to detectors for example while the Point O P only refers to sounders for example 21 4 3 Disablements y Dual input and output device disablement Some devices are both input and output devices on the same point address These points are classified as disabled in the status screen for the point for example even if only the input or output is disabled You then see a screen with the option 1 Disable or 2 Enable depending on the current status Press the indicated number key to switch between the two While any disablements are in force the GENERAL DISABLED LED is lit and you see an DISABLED INPUT message in the LCD display
31. ight Mode 2 2 4 Status Window The status window displays the number of faults disablements and other conditions that may be present 2 2 5 The Operator window forms the user interface in conjunction with the Function keys and the menu options Operator Window For example this window displays the event information that you have requested 2 2 6 These are the F key 1 F key 2 etc items at the bottom of the screen Function key Labels Each of these is a label for the function key below it They change depending on the function you are carrying out 2 3 Selecting Day or Night Mode The panel has Day and Night modes of operation The Day mode has the following characteristics which differentiate it from Night mode m The investigate delay option is available see section 2 7 1 Alarm Investigate Option on page 1 1 The delay option is not available in Night mode on the grounds that there is unlikely to be anyone available to carry out the investigation m There may be a higher threshold before detectors alarm For example smoke detectors may have a higher threshold to allow for daytime activities creating dust which could be detected as smoke Your panel may be programmed to automatically switch between Day and Night modes at set times in the day To manually switch between modes press the DAY NIGHT key the Enable Keyswitch needs to be ON The DAY MODE LED lights to indicate Da
32. ioning FC P l Service and Maintenance FC P S Product Application amp Design Information FC P A User Guide FC P U 34 User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels Index Index A Accept Events menu option 18 access levels 13 active point definition 26 Active Points View Print Data menu option 26 Address network and non network 17 alarm investigating 11 operatorresponse 10 panel behaviour 10 Alarm I P difference to Input 28 Alarm Warning 10 Allkey 9 auxiliary display devices 12 By Function 22 By Function Isolate De isol menu option 22 By Function View Print Data menu option 26 C CAUTION 5 Configuration menu option 29 controlkeys 6 controls 6 D DANGER 5 Day Mode 8 DAY NIGHT controlkey 6 de isolating 21 Disablements 21 Display LEDs 7 Enable Keyswitch 6 entering passcodes 14 EVACUATE control key 6 Event Log menu option 24 size 8 F fault operator response 9 panel behaviour 8 Filter menu option 25 User manual Doc version 1 Fire Input definition 27 Function keys 6 G Guide 5 indicators 6 nformation 5 nput difference to Alarm I P 28 NVESTIGATE DELAY control key 6 solate De lsol menu option 21 isolated points discovering 25 isolating 21 K Keypad 6 Keywords 5 L LCD Display 7 Fire Window 7 Main Window 8 Softkey Window 8 Status Window 8 LCD Repeaters 12 Local I P Points Status menu option 19 logging off 15 l
33. l In order to comply with the requirements of British Standard BS 5839 Part 1 the installation must be checked on a regular basis by a responsible member of staff This is to confirm that the fire alarm control panel and all ancillary devices are operating correctly The required routine checks are described in the following paragraphs 5 2 Daily Checks How to do a daily check 1 Ensure the front panel of the fire alarm control panel is indicating a normal condition i e no alarm or fault LEDs are lit and the LCD is displaying the date and time If the panel is not indicating a normal condition record the condition in the log book and take any necessary action 2 Check that any fault recorded on the previous day has received attention 5 3 Weekly Checks How to do a weekly check 1 If necessary clean the front panel of the fire alarm control panel with a suitable cleansing agent CAUTION To avoid unnecessary evacuation warn all personnel that the sounders are about to be tested 2 Activate a device either a callpoint or detector 3 Check that the system responds as follows The control panel s buzzer sounds in a continuous tone The GENERAL FIRE LED on the control panel front lights The appropriate red ZONE STATUS LED flashes The sounders operate The LCD display shows the location of the alarm 4 Record the device used to initiate the test in the site log book and reset the fire alarm control panel
34. m 2 6 3 The panel issues an alarm as follows Alarm m The internal buzzer sounds continuously m The red FIRE LED lights m The SOUNDERS ACTIVATED LED lights LC The SIGNALLING ACTIVATED LED may light see section 2 7 1 Alarm Investigate Option on page 11 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels m The LCD displays a message in the format shown in Figure 6 The First Fire window shows the first fire to occur including details of the zone number and description and the point address The Last Fire window shows the same information but is dedicated to the last zone that entered alarm This window is zonally based because it is more important to know that a fire has spread to another zone than to know that the fire has spread to a second detector in the first on fire zone To fulfil this requirement the window updates to show the last fire but only if this is the first fire to occur in its zone The number of alarms 002 is displayed at the right hand side of line 5 in the fire window There may be other event alerts that you can see using the More F5 key for example For details see 2 7 Alarm Operator Actions on page 10 Fig 6 Alarm Window 2 7 This section gives options for responding to pre alarm warnings alarm warnings and alarms Alarm Operator Actions In an alarm situation follow the local site procedures DANGER In an alarm situation inappropriate use of th
35. m The top line shows the Zone and point number for the active Logging Input m The second line shows the zone description The third line shows the point description m The fourth line shows the type of event To see these next two lines you might have to press the Info F2 key to clear the general information m The fifth line shows the date and time m The sixth line shows the device type m The seventh line always shows Unaccepted Details of what this means are provided below User manual Doc version 1 2 5 Event Operator Actions DANGER Incorrect responses to event alerts may lead to death serious injuries or damage to property For example it is important that alerts for mains failure faults are acted upon The battery backup will maintain panel operation for a period but this will eventually fail This guide includes step by step instructions on carrying out operations on the panel but users must ensure the operation is appropriate according to the local site procedures For details of handling pre alarm warning events alarm warning events and alarm events see section 2 7 Alarm Operator Actions on page 10 The remainder of this section covers non alarm events How to respond if you are alerted to an event 1 Optionally press the SILENCE BUZZER key 2 Check whether there are any other active not clear events These may be related helping you gain an overview of the situation or th
36. m may be fitted with printers and repeaters Auxiliary Display Devices General 2 8 2 A repeater allows the controller to be operated from a remote location and provides remote indications of the state of the controller The front panel of the repeater is identical to that of the controller see Figure 1 on page 6 and all controller operations may be performed at the repeater panel Repeaters 2 8 3 Refer to the manual supplied with the printer for operating instructions Printers User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 3 Functions 3 Functions The control panel functions allow you to view the event log setthe date and time view and print data etc Each ofthese functions are described in 4 Menu Details on page 18 3 1 Access Levels To access most of the functions you need to log on to the panel using your user ID and Passcode see section 3 1 1 Logging On on page 14 Each user ID has an assigned access level to the functions You should have been told the access level of your user ID The 5 levels of access available are View only no keyswitch no code Access key operated Supervisor Engineer An access level in this list can access all the functions of the levels below it in the list The access levels are as follows Covered in this FireClass User guide User Supervisor Covered in FireClass Service and Maintenance guide Enginee
37. mer Winter 4 5 Use this Event Log option to examine the event log For more information on the Event log see section 2 4 Event Panel Behaviour on page 8 Event Log Figure 31 shows the type of screen that will be displayed Event Log FireClass 1 View Event Log 2 Print Event Log 3 Filter Mon 15 Aug 11 09 58 High Street Office General gale j oilal Back Fig 31 Event Log 4 5 1 Use this View Event Log option to step through the event og viewing the details Figure 32 shows the type of screen that will be displayed View Event Log Event Log FireClass Zone 01 000 U001 System Zone User Access Mon 15 Aug 11 10 10 High Street Office USER LOG ON General 15 Aug 11 10 09 12 Digital I P Flt P 011 Information only 0107 0107 Back lt lt gt gt gt gt Fig 32 View Event Log 24 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels As well as the normal step keys lt lt and gt gt there are keys for moving to the first event lt lt and last event gt gt There is a current event total number of events indication 0107 0107 in the screen example The newest event has the largest number 4 5 2 Use this Print Event Log option to print events Figure 33 shows the type of screen that will be displayed Print Event Log Event Log FireClass Destination Mon 15 Aug 11 PANEL 1 11 10 How far back to first entry 0010
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39. no zonal fire or fault LEDs as this information is provided by the LCD 2 2 2 2 1 When the controller is initially powered up with no faults or alarms in the system and the Enable Keyswitch is in the OFF 0 position the LCD displays a screen of the type shown in Figure 2 LCD Display Details Normal Screen User manual Doc version 1 Fig 2 Normal Operation The top left area of the screen is the Fire window see below If there are no alarms as in Figure 2 the Fire window features the following items The text FireClass The date and time m The panel text this is configurable being set to High Street Office in Fig 2 as an example The backlight activates when necessary such as when there is an alarm or a key is pressed or the Enable Keyswitch is set to the ON 1 position You can also use the Light F5 key which activates the backlight for approximately 30 seconds 2 2 2 The LCD display is divided into windows areas that show specific types of information when this needs to be displayed These windows are shown in Figure 3 and explained in the following few sections LCD Windows Overview Fig 3 LCD Display 2 2 3 This shows fire alarm details For more details see section 2 6 Alarm Panel Behaviour on page 10 Fire Window The normal state of this window when there are no alarms is shown in 2 2 1 Normal Screen on page 7 2 3 Selecting Day or N
40. of their points have the condition so zone 41 is in Alarm if any of the points in zone 41 are in Alarm For the 3 Test option the condition is only marked if you set the Area option of the Walk Test to All or Zone see Service WalkTest option in the Service and Maintenance Guide The options 5 6 and 7 of Figure 23 are similar to the first four except they relate to outputs For these you choose a status condition from Active Faulty or Disabled The zone map display will be similar to the one for the first four options 4 2 6 Network Status Use this Network Status option to check the communications with other control panels in the network This option is only available on the panel for which the etwork card has been configured Figure 25 shows the type of screen displayed Network Status FireClass Nodes 0123456789 Fri 12 Aug 11 15 18 High Street Office General Flt P 011 Back Fig 25 Current status Network status User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 4 3 Disablements The network nodes are set out in a similar way to zones in a zone map see above For each node there is an indication as follows m The actual letter varies to indicate the type of equipment at the node M m Fire Alarm Control Panel O o Other equipment such as TXG m An upper case capital letter indicates that communications between the equipment and the node are OK A low
41. oggingon 14 Loop Point Ctrs View Print Data menu option 26 Main Menu 15 18 menu point enabling disabling 19 menus using 15 More key 9 Network Status Status menu option 20 Night Mode 8 Non Fire Input definition 27 normal operation 7 NotClirkey 9 NOTICE 5 35 Index P passcodes entering 14 Point I P Only Isolate De isol menu option 22 Point I P only Status menu item 19 Point O P only Status menu option 19 Point Values View Print Data menu option 25 Points Disabled 25 Points Isolated View Print Data menu option 25 Pre Alarm Warnings 10 Print EventLogmenuoption 24 printers 12 Pts Unt Failed View Print Data menu option 25 RBus point Status menu option 19 repeaters 12 RESET control key 6 S Service menu option 27 Set Time Date menu option 23 SILENCE BUZZER key 6 SILENCE RESOUND control key 6 sounders silenced indication 11 silencing 11 SPARE control key 6 Summer Winter menu option 23 Symbols 5 36 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels T Test Buzzer LEDs amp Display menuitem 29 U Unaccepted events 9 Unrestored Events 9 using the menus 15 V View Event Log menu option 24 View Faults View Print Data menu option 26 View Status menu option 18 View Print Data menu option 25 W Walk test ending 29 setting scope 28 starting 28 Walk Test menu option 27 29 WARNING 5 Warnings 5 Z Zone Status menu option 20 Zone Display LEDs 7 Zone Maps Status menu opti
42. on For a single device test you see a status screen of the type shown in Fig 46 Fig 46 Walk test point Press the Details key F2 to see the untested or failed status screen of the type shown in Fig 47 Fig 47 Walk Test Pts Untested Failed User manual Doc version 1 On first enabling Walk Test all selected devices appear in this list as you will not yet have tested them Devices disappear when you test them and if this is successful If any devices are left in the list at the end of the test you should test them again to make sure you did not accidentally miss them Any remaining devices have then failed In AUTOMATIC mode devices will disappear as their self test is triggered by the control panel and this is successful To exit Walk Test mode press the End key F5 Note that you can leave the Walk Test screens leaving Walk Test still active so you may need to first return to the Walk Test screen using the menus Devices Supporting Automatic Test The following detectors support selftest 460PH 460P sm 460H m 4GOPC 4 8 This option is not accessible by the User It can be accessed only by the Engineer Configuration 49 Test Buzzer LEDs amp Display Selecting this should momentarily activate the internal buzzer all the pixels of the LCD and all the LEDs lf any of these do not happen there is a fault 29 5 Routine Checks 5 Routine Checks 5 1 Genera
43. on 20 User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels Index User manual Doc version 1 37 ject to change without notice 120 515 085_FC P U doc version 1 28 Mar 2012 Sub Italy FIRECLASS Via Gabbiano 22 Zona Industriale S Scolastica 64013 Corropoli TE Italy FireclassSales tycoint com www fireclass co uk Q FIRECLASS United Kingdom FIRECLASS Hillcrest Business Park Cinder Bank Dudley West Midlands DY2 9AP United Kingdom FireclassSales tycoint com www fireclass co uk Company stamp Further information about FIRECLASS can be found on the Internet at www fireclass co uk
44. or more points have the condition or no points have the condition Or one of None All or Partial no points have the condition or all points have the condition or more than one but not all points have the condition 4 2 5 Use this Zone Maps option for a quick overview of the state of the zones Figure 23 shows the type of screen displayed Zone Maps Zone Maps FireClass Panel 01 Fri 12 Aug 11 14 51 Alarm 1 2 Fault High Street Office 3 Test 4 Disabled Inputs General 5 Protection Eqp 6 Sounders Flt P 011 7 Plant Equipment Back Fig 23 Zone Maps choose item The options 1 to 4 relate to status conditions for inputs Choose the condition option you are interested in to see a screen of the type shown in Figure 24 20 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels Zone Maps Pol FireClass Alarm Mon 11 Aug 11 Zones 0123456789 14 51 OTA ENS AM OMe aS eek aca ce High Street Office As sn 0500550 30 A General d OS SOM eer Flt P 011 60 STUNT TU TOL ETE TEE s0 Back gt gt Panel Fig 24 Current status Zone Maps The screen shows all the zones The zones with your chosen condition are marked with an A in this example for Alarm The zones are in a table where columns correspond to units and rows correspond to 10s so the first item in the 40 row is zone 40 the next is 41 and so on The zones have a condition if any
45. ponse as a Call Point see 2 6 Alarm Panel Behaviour on page 10 Evacuate key The exception is that the LCD will display the type of screen shown in Figure 7 Fig 7 Evacuate 2 7 3 All the fire alarm sounders that are configured via the Bell Map feature will respond to the Silence Alarm and Resound control Silencing the Sounders How to silence the sounders 1 Insert the key into the Enable Keyswitch and turn to the ON 1 position Press the SILENCE RESOUND key The system responds as follows The sounders are silenced The SOUNDERS ACTIVATED LED goes out All other outputs remain activated The LCD display remains on and shows the alarm type and the complete zone identification A Sound SIL message appears 2 8 Auxiliary Display Devices FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels If you need to re activate the sounders press the SILENCE RESOUND key again 2 7 4 Resetting the panel cancels the alarm returning the panel to the state prior to the alarm apart from the alarm now being logged as an event Resetting the Panel How to reset the panel 1 Silence the sounders as described above 2 Press the RESET key The display will show a resetting message for approximately 20 seconds after which the reset will be complete If there are no faults or other abnormal conditions the LCD display will now show the normal screen as shown in Fig 2 on page 7 2 8 2 8 1 The syste
46. r Table 3 shows the minimum access level required to use each function User Function See Page Access Level Enable Key Press SILENCE BUZZER key 6 No logon needed OFF View menu press F1 No logon needed OFF Contains same Items as View Print Data gt By Function below and also Test Buzzer LEDs amp Display below Press DAY NIGHT key 8 o logon needed ON Press Not Clr key F4 o logon needed OFF Press SILENCE RESOUND key 11 No logon needed ON Press RESET key 12 No logon needed ON Press INVESTIGATE DELAY key 8 No logon needed ON OFF Press EVACUATE key 11 o logon needed ON MAIN MENU 15 No logon needed ON Accept Events 18 User ON View Status 18 No logon needed ON Point 18 o logon needed ON Point I P only 19 No logon needed ON Point O P only 19 o logon needed ON Zone 20 No logon needed ON Zone Maps 20 No logon needed ON Network Status 20 o logon needed ON Comis O View 21 o logon needed ON Disablements 21 User ON Point 22 User ON Point I P Only 22 User ON Table 3 Functions and required access levels User manual Doc version 1 13 3 1 Access Levels FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels Function See Page Access Level Enable Key Point O P Only 22 User ON By Function 22 User ON By Device Type 22 User ON Time Date 23 User ON Set Time Da
47. sing F2 to complete the loop The complete loop is shown in table 4 Screen lists Next screen key Current active pts Dis amp Act Disabled active pts Dis amp For Disabled forced pts All Act All pot active pts Cur Act Current active pts Dis amp Act back to the start Table 4 Active point display sequence Dis amp For Points in this condition are actually disabled and are not capable of responding to any hazardous event 4 6 8 Use this By Function option to see counts of items categorised by their function such as Fire Inputs and Loop Outputs and status one of Active Fault or Disabled Figure 40 shows the type of screen that will be displayed By Function User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 4 7 Service By Function FireClass 1 Fire Inputs Tue 16 Aug 11 2 Non Fire Inputs ial e bl 3 All Loop O Ps 4 Sounders High Street Office 5 Protection Eqp 6 Plant Equipment General Flt P 009 Disbd 002 Back Service Menu FireClass 1 Walk Test Thu 18 Aug 11 2 Maintenance 11027 3 Diagnostics 4 Calibrate DDM High Street Office 5 Restart System 6 Switches General Flt P 011 Back Fig 40 By Function Note that Fire Inputs are callpoints and detectors whereas a Non Fire input is for example the open closed state of a fire door that the p
48. ss the appropriate number key Each option leads to a further screen which may present further options Details of the menu screens are provided in section 4 Menu Details on page 18 In using the menus you always use combinations of the same basic methods to navigate between the various settings in a screen for example To avoid repetition this guide does not provide full step by step details for each screen Instead the illustration below serves as an example of how you use the basic methods The illustration is based on discovering the status of a point How to discover the status of a point 1 Enter your passcode to display the Main Menu as shown in Figure 8 this is not strictly necessary when viewing status and is only included for the purposes of the illustration 2 Press the 2 key to display the View Status menu Fig 9 View Status 3 3 Using the Menus 3 Press the 1 key to display the next menu View Status FireClass Point Mon 08 Aug 10 14 48 1 Loop Point 2 RBus Point High Street Office 3 Local I O Point General Flt P 011 Back Fig 10 View Status Point Selected 4 Press the 1 key to display the next screen In Fig 11 the loop setting is highlighted View Status FireClass Point Mon 08 Aug 10 Panel 14 48 01 High Street Office Loop Point A 001 General Flt P 011 Back gt gt Enter Fig 11 View Status Loop Highlighted Press the
49. sts the events in descending order of priority Event Filter FireClass LS Bre Mon 15 Aug 11 2 Gas Alert 16 10 3 Pre Alarm 4 Supervisory High Street Office 5 Fault a 6 Disabled 5 General 7 Test Mode 8 Warning Flt P 011 9 Information Disbd 002 Back View Print Fig 34 Event Log Filter To include an item for printing note its number and press this key For the item this changes the to a as for 1 Fire and 2 Gas Alert in Figure 34 Press the number key again if you need to change back to a 4 6 View Print Data Use this View Print Data option to see status type information either displayed on the screen or printed Figure 35 shows the type of screen that will be displayed Start by selecting the category of information you want to see You might then need to specify an address View Print Data FireClass Points Disabled Pts Unt Failed Point Values View Faults Mon 15 Aug 11 10 10 UNA I High Street Office General 7 Active Points 8 By Function Flt P 011 Disbd 002 Back Fig 35 View Print Data 4 6 1 Points Disabled Use this Points disabled option to see a summary screen of disabled points User manual Doc version 1 Figure 36 shows the type of screen that will be displayed Points Disabled Panel 01 Input Total 002 Zone 01 001 A003 Point Text Zone 01 001 A005 Point Text FireClass Mon 15 Aug 11
50. te 23 User ON Summer Winter 23 User ON Event Log 24 User ON View Event Log 24 User ON Print Event Log 24 User ON Filter 25 User ON View Print Data 25 User ON Points Disabled 25 User ON Points Unt Failed 25 User ON Point Values 25 User ON View Faults 26 User ON Loop Info 26 Engineer ON Forced Points 26 Engineer ON Active Points 26 User ON By Function 26 User ON Fire Inputs 26 User ON Non Fire Inputs 26 User ON All Loop O Ps 26 User ON Sounders 26 User ON Protection Eqp 26 User ON Plant Equipment 26 User ON Service 27 Supervisor ON Walk Test 27 Supervisor ON Test Buzzer LEDs amp Display 29 No logon needed OFF using View menu above or ON Table 3 Functions and required access levels cont 3 1 1 Logging On You need to log on to the panel to access most of the control panel functions How to log on to the panel 1 Turn the Enable Keyswitch to the ON 1 position 2 Press the Passcode key F3 3 Enter your user ID You only need to press Enter F5 if your ID has only one digit If you are already logged on you see an open message Press the Back F 1 key 4 Enter your passcode You only need to press Enter F5 if your passcode has less than six digits If another user was logged on this user is automatically logged off User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 3 2 Valid Values CAUTION After use do not forget
51. to log off by switching the Enable Keyswitch to OFF 0 and removing the key This will prevent unauthorised access to the panel Automatic Log off You are automatically logged off after a period of inactivity 3 2 Valid Values When using the menus you will be entering various values such as point numbers In general you can set these to any value including invalid values If you make an invalid setting there will be an audible or on screen warning As an example if you enter a loop address of A132 anda device has not been configured into this address you will see an Invalid entry message If you are in a position to use a particular option you will probably know which are the valid values that you will using 3 3 Start using the menus by pressing the Menu F 1 key This key is available in the normal screen for example the normal screen is shown in Figure 2 on page 7 but first you need to turn the Enable Keyswitch to ON for View F 1 to change to Menu Using the Menus You now see the Main Menu shown in Figure 8 Note how the Menu key F1 has been replaced with a Back key for exiting menus Most of the menu options are only available once you have logged on Figure 8 shows all the options If you have one of the lower access levels you may not see all these options User manual Doc version 1 Fig 8 Main Menu Select the menu options by their number pre
52. trolled by your level of access For details see section 3 1 Access Levels on page 13 Control Keys There are seven control keys as follows m SILENCE BUZZER used to silence the internal buzzer SILENCE RESOUND used to silence resound external sounders m RESET used to reset the system after an alarm has been resolved DAY NIGHT used to switch between Day mode DAY MODE LED lit and Night mode DAY MODE LED not lit INVESTIGATE DELAY used to end signalling delay time and start the investigation time SPARE Not configurable to customer requirements m EVACUATE used to activate the external sounders and signalling User manual Doc version 1 FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 2 2 LCD Display Details Status LEDs The status LEDs light to alert you to unusual conditions apart from POWER ON which should normally be lit They are arranged in the following groups m GENERAL FIRE red FAULT yellow DISABLED yellow TEST yellow m Panel POWER ON green MAINS FAULT yellow SYSTEM FAULT yellow DAY MODE yellow m Sounders ACTIVATED red FAULT yellow DISABLED yellow Signalling ACTIVATED red FAULT yellow DISABLED yellow Protection ACTIVATED red FAULT yellow DISABLED yellow Zone Status LEDs On FireClass all zonal LEDs are used for fire There are no zonal fault LEDs On FireClass 240 models there are
53. umeric keypad 3 Function keys 4 Enable Keyswitch 5 Control keys 6 Status LEDs 7 82 red fire leds on FireClass 32 1 and 32RA 64 red fire leds on FireClass 64 2 64 4 and 64RA no fire leds are provided on FireClass 240 2 240 4 240RA LCD display A 640 character backlit LCD alphanumeric display arranged in 16 rows of 40 characters This is used to display user interaction information such as alarms status messages and responses to user input Alphanumeric Keypad Alphanumeric keys used for entering access codes text strings or general information A ey Usage Used to enter the number O or a space Used to enter the number or special symbols Used to enter the number 2 or letters A B or C Similarly for the rest of the number keys WXYZ Used to scroll up a long screen list or to switch to upper case capital letter entry Used to scroll down a long screen list or to switch to lower case letter entry o OBS Bos sae Table 2 Alphanumeric keys and arrow keys Function Keys Use these keys F 1 to F5 to carry out the functions displayed on the bottom line of the LCD display These functions vary between the different display screens Enable Keyswitch This can only be changed using a key You need to switch this from O OFF disabled to 1 ON enabled before you can use most of the Control keys below and the menus The menu items you can use is con
54. ved as a double check you will be again reviewing the events as part of the accepting process You use the Accept Events menu option For details see section 4 1 Accept Events on page 18 Note that the Operator Window will continue to display an unaccepted event if one exists so the normal display will only be shown once all events are accepted mm Even if an event is still active accepting it will remove it from the Operator Window but it will l still contribute to the count displayed in the es General Window so this count is the best indication of any outstanding problems 2 6 Depending on the configuration the panel may respond in stages to device activations as described below Alarm Panel Behaviour 2 6 1 You may see an Alarm Warning type message as well as the internal buzzer sounding Alarm Warnings This will be because the control panel has been configured for a partial alarm response if only one detector Is in alarm The panel will be waiting for another device to alarm before issuing an alarm 2 6 2 You may see a a Pre Alarm Warning type message as well as the internal buzzer sounding Pre Alarm Warnings This will be because for example a detector has identified a build up of smoke or heat that might be the result of a fire but the alarm threshold has not yet been reached The panel will be waiting for the alarm threshold to be reached before issuing an alar
55. y mode DANGER Incorrectly switching between Day and Night modes may lead to death serious injuries or damage to property For example switching to Day mode at night may lead to failure or delay in the fire brigade attending Only switch modes in accordance with local site procedures FireClass Fire Alarm Control Panels 2 4 Events result from a change in the state of the system Examples of events include the following Event Panel Behaviour Alarms Faults Mains failures Disablements Logging Inputs The remainder of this section covers how you are alerted to events and how you should respond Alarm events however are in a special category for details on these see section 2 6 Alarm Panel Behaviour on page 10 and section 2 7 Alarm Operator Actions on page 10 Events are stored in the Event Log Events are not removed from the log unless it is full The log holds up to 3000 events and once full a new event displaces the oldest event At any time you can view the complete event log for details see section 4 5 1 View Event Log on page 24 2 4 1 Event Alerts To alert you to an event any combination of the following may occur m The internal buzzer pulses LEDs light Examples are the yellow GENERAL FAULT LED and the PANEL MAINS FAULT LED m The fault signalling output activates Note that this is not a visible or audible warning at the panel It is an electrical signal for use
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