FirePoint-2 Installation Manual
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1. Address code settings amp detector connections are on the back page In VIEW POPULATION ww LAST amp NEXT lets you view the a entire installed detector population of each loop PAGE UP DOWN changes to the other loop PCB Layouts and wiring examples a Membrane Contrast Keypad Socket OFF ON a Controller PCB ea spare External Communications Socket ST J watk test TT sitence aLarms sE vew eL new map pd y Te I ey Class Evac The detectors amp sounders can be fitted in any order throughout the installation wiring 4 Never have a non addressabl LJ CALL POINT or INPUT UNIT device such as a sounder at the end of the wiring Fi If the wires were cut here the SOUNDER STROBE or BELL panel wouldn t know because no address would be missing O SMOKE or HEAT DETECTOR Tees amp Spurs are permitted Aux24v J A e fe J J 7 A 5 Ribbon Cable Power PCB Set 27 4v o batt volts To Fast Start the Installation amp keyboard layout To enable the installation to be up and running quickly it isn t necessary to enter any information for the detectors first the system automatically displays FIRE and FAULT plus the detector address number as shown below The detector type text amp zone numbers can be entered later when you are ready Before starting the installation fill out a detector location cha2. Installation Manual version 4 2 Section A Menu Flowcharts PCB Layouts amp Wiring Examples Fast Start instructions The Menu Layouts The Function Switches Section B System description and Overview Installation Wiring The Detector System Powering up the System i Section C Detailed Information 1 View Installed Detector Responses 2 FireGraph Sh Clock amp Calendar 4 Event Log 5 Walk Test Noisy or Silent 6 Service Timer Us Edit Detectors Selecting Loop amp Detector Number Selecting Detector Type Allocating Zone LED Entering amp Editing Text 8 Class Change 9 Evacuate Facilities 10 Retain Remove Last Fault Indication from Screen 11 FIRE FAULT AUX 24v amp Relay Set up 12 Earth Fault Monitor 13 Detector Removed Delay 14 Isolate Detectors 15 Installers Text message 16 Disable Fault Buzzer 17 Auto Testing detectors 18 Loop Power Consumption Graph 19 Last missed response display 20 Reset Counter 21 Fault Finding 22 System Defaults 23 Customer Operating Instructions 24 Address Code Seitings amp Detector Connections In Standby mode Fire graph a se Software Version Time amp Date D can all be viewed by j using these buttons The Keypad Operation Evacuate Fire Dynamics Ltd 3 Connaught Business Centre Malham Rd London SE23 1AH Phone 020 8699 8599 Fax 020 8699 9290 Fire dynamics co uk The 6 Function Switches on the PCB work as shown above
3. Press Esc to leave the Log ENTER Left arrow shows The log will display newest event first these 5 items Right arrow shows oldest event first PAGE DN 5 WALK TEST NOISY or SILENT This facility allows the system to auto reset from an alarm condition so that when a detector is set into FIRE the alarms will reset after 2 seconds when the alarm condition is removed the control panel will automatically return to the standby mode this facility allows one man testing of the entire installation without having to manually reset the control panel each time In Walk Test mode the display will show NOISY WALK TEST In certain situations you may wish to turn the alarm sounders off during walk test e g in a hospital office etc when multiple alarm sounding would be undesirable to do this move Function Switch 4 to ON the sounders will be silenced until switch 4 is moved back to its OFF position during this time the display will show SILENT WALK TEST when a detector is triggered during noisy and silent walk test it s LED will pulse brightly to give a visual indication the control panel has received the signal z SHOWS ALARM Noisy Walk Test SWITCH 3 ON IS A WALK TEST 1 INENG DENNE omame LOOP No O LOCATION Silent Walk Test z2 TEST SD36 SWITCH 3 amp 4 ON k jame L1 Wages Office OE Laat 6 SERVICE TIMER amp SERVICE INTERVAL You can set the Service Timer to remind the system user whe
4. If you get the message SHORT CIRCUIT ON LOOP 1 or 2 disconnect the loop wiring immediately and trace and remove the short circuit a short circuit on the loops will eventually cause components on the PCB to heat 22 SYSTEM DEFAULTS FACTORY SETTINGS When the FirePoint 2 control panel arrives it will have a set of factory default settings which are All Detector text will be displayed as ADDRESS XX where XX is the address number you set on the detector switches The Zone LED allocation will be LOOP 1 ADDRESSES 0 31 ZONELED1 LOOP 1 ADDRESSES 32 63 ZONE LED 2 LOOP 2 ADDRESSES 0 32 ZONE LED 3 LOOP 2 ADDRESSES 33 63 ZONE LED 4 The LCD will NOT retain the last fault indication Service Timer will be ON Service Interval will be set to 56 WEEKS Default Installer Message will be FIRE ALARM SYSTEM NORMAL REMOTE EVACUATE ringing will be CONTINUOUS not pulsing REMOTE EVACUATE relay willbe ON the relay contacts WILL change over when remote evacuate is operated LOCAL EVACUATE relay will be ON g 5 5 Fk OF Resetting the defaults will not affect The Log entries Location Text Detector type settings Clock amp Calendar 23 EXAMPLE CUSTOMER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS If the fire alarm system is operating normally the only lights illuminated will be the SUPPLY ON indication If a FIRE should occur The main alarm sounders will operate and the control
5. PAGE DN He nr rr rere a ae T p 4 Press Enter to Edit TOP Line ___ p Edit BOTTOM Line _ Dinek edit Installer Text 0 2 2 COMPANY NAME PHONE No ENTER ENTER bN PAGE DN pei Remote Evacuate Left amp Right arrows change Ring Continuous CONTINUOUS to PULSING EEEE PAGE DN ee Left amp Right arrows Remote Evacuate changes ON to OFF FIRE Relay ON naM PAGE DN Local Evacuate Left amp Right arrows FIRE Relay ON change ON to OFF ss PAGE DN 12 EARTH FAULT MONITOR If a low resistance should occur between system earth and either negative or positive voltage the display will show either NEGATIVE EARTH FAULT or POSITIVE EARTH FAULT and the internal buzzer will sound The Earth Fault Monitor can be disabled by going to Menu 3 and setting EARTH FAULT MONITOR option to OFF you can turn it back ON in the same way If the earth fault is existing when you want to turn the monitor off Turn it off as described above then de power and re power the system PAGE DN F MENU 3 Left amp Right arrows pae a A E se changes ENABLED TO DISABLED Left amp Right arrows change ON to OFF 13 DETECTOR REMOVED DELAY When a smoke or heat detector is removed from its base there is a delay of approximately 12 seconds before the condition is shown on the LCD screen so that a detector can for example be removed for cleaning or blowing out after smoke testing without
6. Function Switch 5 to ON and use the four arrow keys to scroll through both Loops A detector cannot be viewed until it has been entered in the memory map by moving switch 6 to ON first Change Memory Map Switch 6 When this switch is ON detectors may be added and removed from the system when it is OFF the information is locked in NOTE If you are in any part of any menu you can immediately go to any other menu by pressing ESC plus the other menu number e g Esc and 4 will take you straight to MENU 4 you can leave the menus at any time by moving switch 1 to the OFF position Section B Detailed System Description amp Overview l In these instructions the term Loop is used to mean the 2 core fireproof cable you install throughout the building to connect the detectors and sounders to the FirePoint 2 control panel in practice there is no need to actually form the wiring in a Loop If using Pirelli FP200 Firetuf or similar type flexible cables all of the screen drain wires should be firmly connected at all joints to form a continuous earthed shield to the whole wiring installation When upgrading an old system if there isn t earth continuity on the existing cables use with caution Use separate 2 core cables for each loop throughout the installation rather than a single 4 core containing both loops in case this results in cross channel interference The FirePoint 2 is will accept spurs and tees off the
7. PAGE DN Left amp Right Left amp Right arrows Left Right arrow change arrows alter Loo Select detector Isolated to Active Press ENTER to p Enter will make all A Edit TOP line Edit LOWER line COMPANY NAME PHONE No ENTER isolated detectors Cancel isolation x 4 Left amp Right arrows change active again Enabled to Disabled Up amp Down arrows alter the character Left amp Right arrows alter Earth Fault Left amp Right arrows the cursor position Monitor ON change ON to OFF PAGE ond Press ENTER to edit Installer text PAGE DN Fault Buzzer enabled PAGE DN PAGE DN Remote Evacuate A eft amp Right arrows change Ring Continuous CONTINUOUS to PULSING PAGE DN PAGE DN will step you down Manual Ring f ot right arrows change through the menu items Continuous CONTINUOUS to PULSING ENTER will take you PAGE DN Y sideways through the Remote Evacuat Ji emote Evacuate Left amp Right arrows FIRE Relay ON changes ON to OFF PAGE DN Local Evacuate P Left amp Right arrows FIRE Relay ON change ON to OFF PAGE DN a oan M ENU 4 To leave the MENUS and revert to standby Move switch 1 to OFF at any time View Responses Shows all detectors polling in Real Time xx 00 with total of missed responses counter Poll Strategy 1 Normal Polling ARROW Poll Strategy 2 ENOS yp Single Det Mode Refer
8. a FAULT showing but if a detector is left out longer than 12 seconds the display will show FAULT and alternate with the default message installers name amp phone number 14 ISOLATE DETECTORS To isolate a detector so that it does not respond to FIRE signals go to menu 3 and follow the flow chart below NOTE Call Points cannot be isolated To de isolate INDIVIDUAL detectors repeat the same process or to de isolate ALL detectors simultaneously press Press Enter to Cancel Isolation in Menu 3 Note An Isolated detector will still report fault conditions z2 Isolated 26 Location Text JENTER PAGE DN Left amp Right Select the detector The Arrow Key Changes arrows alter Loop to be Isolated Isolated to Active Enter will make all isolated detectors active again PAGE DN 15 INSTALLERS TEXT The Installers Text message is the information that will be shown on the LCD display during standby a FAULT or when a service is due the message can be 2 lines of 16 characters and will usually be the company name on line 1 and the telephone number on line 2 although you can enter any message you wish with a limit of 16 characters per line PAGE DN Edit TOP Line Edit LOWER Line THE COMPANY NAME THE PHONE No ENTER X v Up amp Down arrows alter the character Left amp Right arrows alter the cursor position PAGE DN 16 DISABLE FAULT BUZZER The fault buzzer can be disab
9. in the VIEW RESPONSES idisplay the system is not polling the detectors and a fire alarm will only be shown as an F when you are viewing ithat detector number NO ALARMS WILL SOUND MENU 1 To leave the MENUS and revert to standby Move switch 1 to OFF at any time PAGE DN will step you down through the menu items ENTER will take you sideways through the nmalnantann MENU 2 Press Esc to leave the Log Time gt event To leave the MENUS and revert to standby date Move switch 1 to OFF at any time loop det The log will display these 5 items ENTER Select detector type ext Det 06 1 Reception Area Chose zone LED 1 2 3 4 ENTER ENTER Chose which zone Input the Smoke Detector SD lamp will be Location Text up Heat Detector HD allocated to this al Call Point cP detector Input Unit IU Smoke Beam SB Duct Probe DP Unlisted 2 Up amp Down arrows alter Not Installed Not Defined the character Left amp Right arrows alter the cursor position tice nauctesd MENU 3 To leave the MENUS and revert to standby Move switch 1 to OFF at any time PAGE DN Messages WILL be retained Pressing left right arrow changes message to WON T be retained PAGE DN Press ENTER to isolate detector Z2 Isolated 26 Location Text Isolate detector Change Isolation on Loop 1 state of Det XX ENTER ENTER
10. lets you Set up and view the operation of Repeater Panel Zone Led Extender Auxiliary Relay Unit External IIC Bus PAGE DN Jams 0 AUXILIARY FIRE Relay Inactive a EEREN CROSSOVER f Relay Inactive PRESSING ESC AT ANY TIME TAKES YOU BACK TO THE MAIN MENU DN EVACUATE j Relay Inactive PAGE D PAI PAGEDN The Engineers Function Switches To leave the MENUS and revert to standby Move switch 1 to OFF at any time PAGE DN will step you down through the menu items ENTER will take you sideways through the ee rn Left Right arrow alters INACTIVE to ACTIVE 7 and causes that particular relay to operate When you leave this test mode the relays always return to their relaxed mode unless that condition is present In the ON position this allows access to the five Menus by pressing Last Next Arrows or ESC plus buttons 1 2 3 4 5 on the keypad Menu Mode 2 000008 Switch 1 SPare issii Switch 2 Walk TeStiwcicisccsierccssccscascr Switch 3 In the ON position the system is non latching so an alarm condition will reset itself when the alarm cause is cleared see Section 5 Silence Alarms Switch 4 When this switch is ON any alarm condition will be displayed at the control panel but no alarms will sound View Detector Population Switch 5 To view the entire installed detector population move
11. memory map is saved Map Change Done L1 38 L2 44 If you were to mistakenly put the positive or negative wire of loop 1 into Loop 2 terminals and vice versa the led on each detector would still flash but they wouldn t go into FIRE condition also you may find that on MAP CHANGE there could be the wrong quantity of detectors shown uncrossing the wires and putting them back in the correct terminals will resolve the problem A flashing LED on a detector doesn t mean the detectors in the memory the map change switch must have been put to the ON position first To find a missing detector go to menu 1 and use the VIEW RESPONSES display use the left right arrows to go through the numbers on each loop all of the installed detectors will have a star symbol to indicate YES or a dash for NO see section C part 1 To find a MULTI detector Usually it s quickest to look for a missing detector that should be there go to menu 1 and use the VIEW RESPONSES display The missing detector has probably been set to the same number as another detector causing a MULTIPLE message To check what address number a detector is set at go to VIEW RESPONSES and use the left right arrows to step through all 64 numbers individually when you reach the number that the detector is set to it s LED will stay on in this way you can confirm the correct address setting of every installed detector
12. panel will show the exact location of the fire Evacuate the building avoiding the area where the fire is Do not Shout Run or Panic To Silence the alarm sounders Turn the key switch to the SILENCE position the main alarm sounders will stop and a buzzer in the control panel will sound To Reset the system Turn the key switch to the RESET position Note If a smoke detector still has smoke inside it or a call point glass is broken the alarm will go into its alarm condition again either ventilate the area or replace the call point glass as necessary If a Fault should occur The Yellow fault lights will come on and the LCD display window will show what the fault is Turn control panel key to SILENCE to mute the buzzer and contact your service organisation To sound an EVACUATION Press and hold the EVACUATE button and firmly turn the key to RESET at the same time 4 Tearoff gt 24 Detector Address settings to set the address code on a detector Base Call Point or Input Unit set the switches shown to ON all other switches should be in the OFF position GARBAGE Negative IN amp OUT a Ge 6 5 1 6 5 2 6 5 2 1 6 5 3 6 5 3 1 6 5 3 2 6 5 3 2 1 6 5 4 6 5 4 1 amp P sitive a N amp OUT 1 MAKENO 1 CONNECTIONS 1 m J O OoN NO OUUNAU NBE Detector Base 6 5
13. short circuit will return the control panel to the silent standby condition A suitable switch for class change would be a single pole n o switch In Class Change the auxiliary fire relay will NOT change over Class change can be set to PULSING or CONTINUOUS mode in menu 2 9 MANUAL EVACUATE 1 LOCAL EVACUATE The alarms can be triggered immediately by turning the key to RESET and pressing the EVACUATE button on the front of the control panel the display will show MANUAL EVACUATE and the alarms will sound and the zone lamps will cascade until the key is turned to SILENCE Turning the key to RESET will return the control panel to the standby condition During Evacuate the auxiliary fire relay can be made to change over or not operate see section 11 on the next page or MENU 3 MANUAL EVACUATE 2 REMOTE EVACUATE The alarms can be triggered immediately by closing a pair of normally open contacts connected to these terminals the alarms will sound for as long as the closed circuit lasts and the display will show REMOTE MANUAL EVACUATE this event will be recorded in the Log and all red fire lamps will come on and cascade removing the closed circuit will return the control panel to the standby condition During Remote Evacuate the Aux fire relay can be made to change over or not operate and the alarms can be made PULSING or CONTINUOUS See section 11 on the next page or MENU 3 10 RETAIN REMOVE LAST FAULT INDI
14. those devices responding on the wiring with its memory map and if any detector should become missing this will be recognised and displayed on the LCD screen Even when the system is de powered the map is retained If you add or remove any detectors from the installation the NEW MAP switch should be moved to the ON position to allow the new configuration map to be stored in the memory if a detector is added to the system without the memory map switch being turned ON the LCD will display INSTALLATION AND MAP MISMATCHED Address 0 zero on each loop is reserved as a non latching pulsing alarm address so for example if your fire alarm system is interconnected to a Landlord s staircase only system or to an adjacent building s system if the other control panel sends a FIRE signal to your detector set to address 0 it will tell the FirePoint 2 to pulse the alarms ON and OFF every few seconds and display FIRE and the Location Text when the other system is reset the FirePoint 2 will auto reset after a few sec s the information will still be recorded in the Log When address 0 is triggered the Aux fire relay will NOT change over to prevent the two systems from nesting or locking in a loop Powering up the system When the FirePoint 2 control panel is powered up the mains supply should be connected first wnereon the LED s on the front panel will cascade and the buzzer sound while the internal system
15. to the manual for use of this test feature Loop power graph LMR Report None Software Version 3 12 Detector response analyser LAST MISSED RESPONSE Menu 4 is a series of technical displays which have been provided to assist problem solving Language 044 English UK Pressing PAGE DOWN will step through the selections ROM test RAM test Pass Internal diagnostics Pass EPROM type 4KB Stack size 160 Memory use analyser Stack free 46 Detector system Shows which hardware 145028 the software is set for Shows how many times the system has been re started since the counter was last reset Turning the key to RESET resets the Counter Restarts Reset key clears Press ENTER to RESET configuration Press ENTER to ERASE Installer Text Resets everything except user text to the factory defaults Resets Installer Text back to PAGE DN FIRE ALARM SYSTEM NORMAL PAGE DN Is a REPEATER Left Right arrow Attached No alters No to Yes PAGE DN Is a Zone Extender Left Right arrow Attached No alters No to Yes PAGE DN 7 Shows how many times there has been a communications fault Shows how many times there has been a communications failure PAGEDN y Faults 0 PAGE DN DITTO Zone Ext Comms Fails 0 PAGE DN Zone Rept Comms Fails 0 PAGE DN MENU 5 MENU 5 is the Accessory menu which
16. wiring and doesn t need end of line resistors The term Detector will mean any smoke or heat detector addressable base call point smoke beam duct probe or input unit Installation Wiring To conform to BS5839 each Loop should have at least one alarm sounder and one detector fitted NEVER USE A MEGGER OR OTHER HIGH VOLTAGE TESTER ON THE WIRING IF THE CONTROL PANEL OR DETECTORS ARE CONNECTED DAMAGE WILL RESULT AND THE WARRANTY WILL BE VOID Only use an AVO 8 or similar type of low voltage meter Static electricity is extremely hazardous to electronics walking on carpet containing nylon or other man made fibre generates large amounts of static electricity which discharges into the electronics when touched causing instant damage If the detectors or control panel are fitted you should always earth yourself before touching any of the wiring conductors termination screws or metal parts Detector system description The FirePoint 2 is a 2 loop addressable control panel with a capacity of 64 detectors on each loop all detectors on the loops are polled within a 3 second period and the loops are polled in parallel to stay within this time frame When a detector is polled or interrogated by the control panel its LED will give a short flash in reply All the detectors send their own unique address code back to the control panel which then compares it to a similar map in its non volatile memory The FirePoint 2 constantly compares
17. 4 2 NOTE Connect base ONLY as shown here 6 5 4 2 1 6 5 4 3 6 5 4 3 1 Call Point 6 5 4 3 2 6 5 4 3 2 1 All OFF PH e O PPP PP Om BP WN IMPORTANT NOTE Ensure the detector base is mounted on a very fla7 gt surface so that the electronics are not subject to twisting when the mounting screws are tightened
18. CATION ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN With an intermittent fault it can be useful to retain the details of the last fault occurrence on the LCD screen so that the user can accurately tell you what the fault was but under some circumstances it can lead a user to think there is a fault when there isn t e g when the mains supply has failed and come back on the display would still show Main Electricity Supply Failed so it may be prudent to set the system to RETAIN the last fault indication during a trial period when the system is first installed and set the system to NOT RETAIN the fault indication after this trial period Remember the fault will be retained in the Log anyway so it can always be viewed later PAGE DN bis ae pa ae ae PaaS ea 1 S r MENU 3 i Left Right arrow changes Messages WILL to WON T be retained ee el be retained I PAGE DN 11 FIRE FAULT amp AUXILIARY OUTPUTS The outputs from the FirePoint 2 are as follows 1 FIRE RELAY with volt free change over contacts rated 24volts 2 amps NOT FOR MAINS VOLTAGES 2 FAULT driver transistor for switching 24volts 70mA Note O p is normally energised in standby mode BS5839 3 24v dc Auxiliary power output fused at 250mA The FIRE RELAY can be programmed to changeover or not in Local or Remote Evacuate conditions by following MENU 3 also the alarms can be made pulsing or continuous when Remote Evacuate is operated as follows
19. detector is fitted if you have entered a Detector Type code for it in MENU 2 Select det type code _ Smoke Detector SD The detector type codes are Heat Detector HD Call Point CP Input Unit IU Smoke Beam SB Duct Probe DP Unlisted 22 Not Installed If you set a detector as a Call Point for example it expects to find a detector responding at that address if the system finds no device the display will show a fault condition for the missing detector To solve this simply move the NEW MAP switch to ON and the system will automatically move any uninstalled device information into the background when the device is later fitted just turn MAP CHANGE to ON and the device will be brought on line again IF THE KEYBOARD SOMETIMES SEEMS A LITTLE SLOW WHEN ENTERING DATA BE PATIENT IT MAY BE THAT THE SYSTEM IS ALSO CARRYING OUT IT S POLLING MONITORING amp HOUSEKEEPING TASKS AS THE SAME TIME To delete text you are entering Page Up amp Page Down steps F1 to F5 selects menu 1 to 5 use the back space key you through the menu items or use LEFT RIGHT arrows k n Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Left Right Up Down arrows change selection Last amp Next arrows selects menus 1 2 3 4 5 PAGE DN A star indicates a detector is p present at this address a dash View Responses indicates no d
20. er number it could mean in MICC for example that there could be damp in the cable causing a low resistance across the cores this display should only be used to assist in analysing and locating faults and then only in conjunction with other information gathered PAGE DN Loop Power Grap h PAGE DN 19 LMR REPORT This display shows the LAST MISSED RESPONSE from a detector and can be used in tracing intermittent faults on the installation this feature will only retain the details of the very last detector to give a single mis response this mis response may not be in the log because a detector must mis respond 4 consecutive times before the log records it as a fault the number on the top line shows the total quantity of mis responses from all detectors that have occurred since the counter was last reset to zero resetting to zero is done by turning the key to RESET This display should only be used by knowledgeable engineers to assist in analysing and locating faults and then only in conjunction with other information gathered large numbers on the LMR Report do not necessarily mean the system is faulty 20 RESET COUNTER This display shows how many times the system has been re initialised i e de powered and re started since the counter was last reset turning the key to RESET resets the counter to zero the Event Log records every time the system is re initialised 21 FAULT FINDING and general information A common
21. evice found an i indicates it is ISOLATED PAGE DN Left hand number Loop No 1st block Det qty on Loop 2 Mis scans first time 3 EE ond iij da e o 3 time 5 quantity of duplicates 1 23 000 0 PAGE DN 114 29 11jan98 Adjust Month PAGE DN gt 14 29 11feb99 Adjust Day PAGE DN Use LEFT RIGHT gt 14 29 12feb99 arrow keys to alter Adjust Year Month Day PAGE DN Year Hour gt Minute PAGE DN 16 29 12feb99 Adjust Minutes PAGE DN Last amp Next arrows selects menus 1 2 3 4 5 Press ENTER to View Event Log Press arrow keys to view the log Left arrow shows newest event first right arrow shows oldest event first Turn key to RESET to reset to default service interval or adjust using arrows Service Interval 56 Weeks This is the default service interval adjust using arrows Next Service Due PRESS ESC AT ANY TIME TO LEAVE TEXT EDITING In 3 Weeks PAGE DN Press ENTER to Edit Detector Text PAGE DN Edit Loop ENTER ENTER Select Loop 1 2 Left amp Right Arrows alter Loop number Detector number Detector type Gives view all of the installed detectors Left Right arrows change detector selected THE FIRE GRAPH detector Select detector number to edit Edit text for 06 Zone number Section A Menu 1 5 Flowcharts i WARNING When you are
22. g in Real Time e Low resistance between cable cores auio o eens uns A DN Left Right arrows change the test mode 4 then PAGE UP Polling Strategy 2 Single Det Mode Poll Strategy 1 Normal Polling PAGE DN gt Continued on next page The TEST STRATEGY lets you change the display from auto polling ALL detectors to polling only a SINGLE selected detector in this way every individual detector installed can be examined to locate the source of mis responses but again these features are for the aid of knowledgeable engineer s to assist in analysing and locating faults and should only be used in conjunction with other information gathered NOTE when you are in single detector mode the fire alarm system is only polling the actual detector you see on the LCD and all other detectors are inoperative before leaving menu 4 you should change the setting back to AUTO TESTING The EVACUATE switch on the front of the control panel will still be fully operational during Single Detector Polling 18 LOOP POWER GRAPH This display shows in numeric and graphical form the power driven to each loop these graphs are not intended to show true values in milli amps volts watts or any other commodity but should be considered only as a visual aid for fault finding for example if you had 30 detectors on each loop you would expect to see a similar size graph for each loop but if one loop showed a significantly high
23. led by an option in Menu 3 the buzzer will only be muted for non critical system faults it will still operate when there is a Main Supply Battery or Auxiliary 24v fault LEFT RIGHT arrows change ENABLED to DISABLED NOTE When the buzzer is silenced and you exit menu mode or whenever you exit from any engineer functions the display will show FAULT BUZZER DISABLED as a reminder the screen can be cleared by turning the key switch to RESET 17 AUTO TESTING SINGLE TESTING OF DETECTORS Polling Strategy This is a real time view of the detectors being polled and responding In normal polling all detectors are interrogated approximately once every 3 seconds and in single detector polling approximately 25 times per second and should respond each time If a detector s response isn t within certain parameters at the control panel the number on the right will increase with each cycle this number can be reset to zero by turning the key to RESET This feature is purely for analysis purposes by experienced engineers and should be regarded solely as an aid to fault finding a high number by itself means nothing but a high number within a short period may indicate a fault caused possibly by one of the following a A faulty or off specification addressable device b A bad connection on the loop wiring c Interference being induced into the cable d High cable capacitance or resistance View Responses Shows all detectors pollin
24. lock shows the number of duplicated addresses or un mapped detectors on each loop In the example above Loop 1 has 37 detectors with 1 duplicate or un mapped detector the first scan block shows that 2 detectors mis responded on the first cycle one detector on the second scan and non on the third a FAULT condition occurs after 4 consecutive bad scans from a detector An occasional number in the first or second scan box is not unusual and does not necessarily indicate the presence of a fault whilst multiple numbers in the second and third scan boxes should be treated as early warning signs of a FAULT In Non Menu mode the FireGraph can be viewed instantly by pressing button number 1 on the Keypad 3 SET CLOCK amp CALENDAR PAGE DN paan pa Adjust Year pamar Ll Adjust Minutes PAGE DN PAGE DN will step through the TIME amp DATE settings Left Right arrows adjust 4 EVENT LOG The event log will retain approximately the last 100 events in its memory the log will NOT record Class Change or Walk Test events The log will record the Time Date Type of event Loop number and Detector number every event in the log will have first been displayed on the LCD screen when it occurred when the log fills up the oldest event will be discarded so that the new event can be recorded PAGE DN N p Press ENTER to B Use left right arrow B view event log keys to view lo u g ESC
25. means the Loop is SHORT CIRCUIT i means that that detector is ISOLATED M means MULTIPLE responses i e you have more than one detector on a loop with the same address number setting N means NO RESPONSE from that detector possibly caused by the detector being removed from it s base if the memory map expects to see a detector responding from that address location and doesn t get it it will assume that the detector is wrongly missing and give a NO RESPONSE signal means that the detector is NOT YET DEFINED and will not give FIRE OR FAULT signals View Responses View Responses 21 M i In example 1 above loop 1 has detector number 20 installed and loop 2 has nothing at address 20 In example 2 detector 21 on Loop 1 has another detector with the same number on the loop Multiple and detector 21 on loop 2 is isolated i 2 The FIREGRAPH This facility shows the condition of the signals coming back from the detectors on each loop the top line is Loop 1 the bottom line is Loop 2 1 37 210 1 2 23 000 0 P The number on the left of the screen is the total number of detectors being seen on each loop The next block indicates the number of mis responses from the detectors on the 1 scan The next block indicates the number of mis responses from the detectors on the 2 scan The next block indicates the number of mis responses from the detectors on the 3 scan The right hand b
26. mistake which occurs is when you fit a detector onto a loop and accidentally program it onto the other loop you will get a message similar to below where detector 20 should be on Loop 1 but is showing No Response and the LCD shows one present on Loop 2 when there shouldn t be any Re programming detector 20 onto Loop 2 instead of Loop 1 will solve the problem There is no need to de program detector 20 from Loop 1 if you don t want to simply by moving the Map Change switch to ON the control panel will hide this wrong information from the display View Responses 20 N x If you add a detector to the installation that has the same address number as an existing detector you will get a message similar to below Zx MULTI 17 2217 is the duplicated address No Lx Location Text Lx is the Loop No ae Zx is the zone number Location Text is the text you have entered If you connect an extra detector to the installation the system will not see the new detector until it is in the memory map and as such it will not give FIRE or FAULT indications The display will show the warning MAP amp INSTALLATION MISSMATCHED To add the detector into the memory map move the MAP CHANGE switch Switch 6 to the ON position and after a few seconds the message MAP CHANGE DONE will appear with the new quantity of detectors on each Loop move the switch back to the OFF position and the new
27. n a service of the fire alarm system is due when the service is due the FirePoint 2 will flash the fault LED s continuously and sound the internal buzzer once every 5 minutes the display will also alternate between the message Maintenance Service Due and the Installer message which may be the company name and phone number The Service Reminder can be turned OFF by setting the time to zero hours or up to 156 weeks in advance you can also view how many weeks before the next Service Due reminder by seeing how far the Next Service Due In has remaining the default service interval is 56 weeks When a service has been carried out the Service Timer can be reset to it s pre set period by going to Next Service Due In message and turning the control panel key switch to RESET whereon the display will reset to the default interval you have set and show how many weeks to the next reminder or you can set to however many hours days or weeks you require manually via the keypad The Service Due message will disappear from the screen whenever a FIRE or FAULT message is present Turn key to RESET to reset to default Next service due service interval in 4days PAGE DN This is the default Service interval interval 56 weeks _ PAGE DN 7 EDIT DETECTORS The detector text is the information shown on the display when a FIRE or FAULT occurs the display will also
28. rt first Loop No Zone No Address No amp Location this will give you a written reference to compare with at any time during the installation before fitting any detector set the address code and tick it off from the chart Items 1 4 below are all you need to do to get the system up and running 1 Move NEW MAP switch to ON 2 Set the address switch on each detector to the required address and install the detector on the wiring 3 When all detectors are fitted and MAP CHANGE DONE shows on the LCD move switch 6 to OFF 4 Test the Detectors The LCD screen will show FIRE or FAULT as below FIRE FAULT L2 Address XX L1 Address XX Which Loop the address switch detector is on number you set on the detector When you are ready do the following Set Time amp Date MENU 1 Enter Detector Text MENU 2 Set Detector Type smoke heat detector call point etc T 7 Set Zone LED for each detector Set Service Reminder period i e how many weeks before the system gives a Service Due reminder setting it to zero weeks turns Service Reminder OFF MENU 3 10 Set Installer Text i e your Name amp Phone No on the LCD display i OHNAA If you get the message INSTALLATION AND MAP MISMATCHED move Switch 6 NEW MAP to ON until the LCD shows MAP CHANGE DONE then turn switch 6 to OFF Note The FirePoint 2 assumes a
29. s initialise this takes about 10 seconds after which the display may show MICROPROCESSOR RESTART 1 turning the key to RESET clears this from the display After connecting the battery and the Loop wiring move the NEW MAP switch on the PCB to the ON position and after several seconds the message MAP CHANGE DONE will be displayed together with the quantity of detectors on each loop moving the switch back to the OFF position will show the system scrolling through the detectors and locking the information into memory Never connect the batteries the wrong way round damage will result which is factory detectable and not covered by the warranty Section C Detailed System Information NOTE While using this facility the detectors are not being polled and are inoperative the EVACUATE switch on the front of the control panel is still fully operational 1 VIEW_RESPONSES This display shows if a detector is being registered at the address number on the left of the screen by scrolling through all 64 addresses you can view all detectors on both Loops When a detector is selected on the screen the LED on the actual detector will remain lit enabling you to precisely determine the address number a detector is set to star indicates a detector is present dash means no detector is being seen at that address number F means that the detector is in FIRE condition O means the Loop is OPEN CIRCUIT S
30. show Loop number 1 or 2 Device number det 0 63 Device Type Zone No Left amp Right Arrows alter Up amp Down arrows alter Loop number the character Detector number Left amp Right arrows alter Detector type the cursor position Zone number PRESS ESC AT ANY TIME i TO LEAVE TEXT EDITING Choose zone led Text Det 06 1 Reception Office Edit text for detector 06 erent Select detector number to edit r EEA m 7 v ENTER Chose which of the 4 zone LED s will Select det type Smoke Detector SD A Heat Detector HD be allocated to this A star or cross X Call Point CP detector beside the number Input Unit IU If the LCD shows SOME ZONE LAMPS shows that a device is Smoke Beam SB AREN T AVAILABLE you have set a responding at that Duct Probe DP zone LED to an unavailable zone number address location Unlisted Type 2 Not Installed When a detector is selected as Not Installed it ill behave the same as an isolated detector except that the display will show a FAULT 8 CLASS CHANGE This facility allows the alarms to be sounded remotely by closing a pair of normally open contacts connected to these terminals the alarms will sound for as long as the closed circuit lasts and the display will show MANUAL RING this will NOT be recorded in the Log and no red fire lamp will come on Removing the
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