ZP3 Fire Panel User Guide 23
Operator response
Fire alarms
A fire alarm displays on the panel as described in Table 8 below. The actions
carried out upon receipt of a fire alarm depend upon the fire alarm procedures at
the site where the alarm occurred. The following are generic guidelines only.
Table 8: Fire alarms — annunciation and alarm
Remarks
Fire LED Illuminated.
Illuminated, indicating which zone is in alarm. This is the default, but is
configurable.
Zone screen showing details of the zone in alarm.
buzzer Sounding intermittently.
sounders Sounding, if configured to operate.
functions Active, if configured to operate (e.g. calling a remote manned centre,
shutting down air conditioning, etc.).
indicators Illuminated for functions configured to operate. The LEDs indicate the
activated functions, such as remote manned centre, sounders, etc.
functions Delayed LED illuminated for those functions that are configured for
delayed operation. These could be sounders,
control functions.
Operator action
1. Press the Accept button to acknowledge the alarm.
This silences the panel buzzer, and causes the flashing alarm indicators to go
steady.
Do not press the Reset or Silence Alarms buttons.
2. Identify the zone from which the alarm originated, and then check the area
(zone) to ascertain the extent of the problem.
For example, telephone the zone fire marshal, check the points in the zone,
or send someone to the area.
During this time the sounders in the area will be sounding.
3. Press the Silence Alarms button to silence the building sounders.
Only press the Silence Alarms button once you are sure that the situation is
under control, or that the people from the area have been evacuated.
4. If the sounders were switched off inadvertently, press the Sound Alarms
button to switch the sounders on.
5. After the alarm, restore the devices that initiated it, and then press the Reset
button.
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