12 1200C-2000C Fire Alarm Control Panel and Repeater User Manual
Panel operation in fire alarm
The Fire Alarm LEDs are lit and the internal buzzer sounds constantly to indicate
a fire alarm. Sounders are also activated.
Figure 9: System Status menu screen in normal operation
ALARM: 1 Event: 79 Active
Zone: 6 Area: 1 ALMLVL
Address: 1/12
Fire
MCP
06/02/05 09:39:34
(Site text – up to 40 characters)
X
Alarm: 1 Faults: 0 Cond.: 0 P: 1 SDZ
1. Look at the screen to see where the fire is located. In the example above, the
fire is in zone 6, area 1 at address 12 in loop 1.
2. Press Display alarm to view the most recent alarm.
3. If more than one fire alarm exists, use the up and down arrows to view each
alarm.
4. Press Silence Buzzer to silence the internal buzzer and to acknowledge the
alarm.
5. Once the evacuation of the building is complete, silence the sounders by
turning the enable/disable key switch to enable (see “Key switch” on page 2).
6. Press the Silence button. The yellow Silence LED is steady.
7. If you need to restart the evacuation, press the Sound button.
8. When the fire situation is under control, the fire panel may be returned to
normal condition by turning the enable/disable key switch to enable.
9. Press the Reset button.
If the fire alarm continues, then one of the following is true:
• The fire is not under control (perform the above checks again).
• The cover glass of a manual call point is broken (repair or disable the manual
call point).
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