.
~
"
, (4)Panic Buttons 'r'"
Push
button
devlces
strategically slluated
throughout
the premises
and
connected
to the
Abacus
panel
Which
signala 'Duress'alann
when
pressed.
The panic
buttons
are always armed and
WIll
therefore operate
regardless
of
whether
thepanelIs set or
unset.
Pressing
a panic
button
WIll
create eithera full alann condition (
Extemal and
Inlernal
sounders) or, W
connected
to' an alarm
company's
central
statton,
a 'silent' alann, depending on the
programming
canted
oll! by the engineer. Once
pressed
!he panic
buttons
nonnallyrequlre resetllngbya
~al
key,,providedby !he
alann
company.
,(5) SmokecirFire detectors ,
, These
are
nonnany
celUng
mounteddet8clors
designed
to detecta
fire.
When
connected
to
Abaws
R
WIll,
If
lI1ggered,
signal by
sounding
the,alann In one second bursts
(10
differentiate from a
normal alarm). The
fire detectors are
armed
24 hours a day.
FonoWlng
activation
!he detactors
may
be reset and therefore
rearmed
by
pushing
a
button
or by,
operating
thewalktest mode,
,(6) Flooddeleclors
The
flood
deleclorsarenonnallyplacedInareasproneto flooding,
undarthebalhlslnkor
In
'a basement. when
lI1ggered
!he system
" ,gives an
Intemal
alannonly(and remote
signals,
Wprogrammed).
(7)'Gasdalactors (Including Carbon
MonOXide)
Gasdetactorsglvethe samewarningsoundsas
ftood
detectorsand
should
be
placed
neargasoutlels.
c::arbon
Mono.x1de
detactors
should be sited
adjacent
to gas boilers
and
heeters
todeled faullyappliancesor
blocked
ftues.
The
Abacus
Control
Panel has
not
bean
designed
to
comply
with
fire
industry
standards and
should
not
be used in
place
of
an
approved
fire
panel
where
this
is
recommended
or
required
and
DA
Systems
(Digital
Audio
Limited)
accepts
no
liability
whatsoever
for
any
failure
to
comply
with
any
fire
industry
requirements,
relevant
standards
or .regulations. .
Further, DA
Systems
(Digital
Audio
Limited)
accepts.no
responsibility
for
any
other
loss
or
damage
howsoever
caused
except
to
the
axtent
the same
may
not
be
lawfUlly
excluded.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
,II:
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' ,
,'"
ABACUS CONTROL
PANa
'
,~~
,
The basic
'Abacus'
system
compriseS
acontrol panelcomplete
with
at
leastone
keypad
(on
bo~rd
or
remote)
.
'III
"
To
enable
the
userto
operate
the
aJann
syst"'!'
at
convenient
:'1
locations
throughout
lh
e
pre~,
up to 6 ad
,dltionBl
remote
I
keypadscan
bofttted
to,the
system,
In addition to,themeln control"
p'!~
,e1.
'~II:
:
The alann
system
responds to
simple
commands
~Ich
areentered 'I
through the
numelle
keys
on the
control
box
or, W
lIlled.
small
"i
unobtrusive
keypads
. ,
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I
The
remote
keypad
allows!heuserto
pelfonnn
all
userlUnctIons, as 'I
If
althe
main
control
panel.
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~~'
I
The
responding
messag, es are
displayed
on
a 2'character(lED) ,,
screenora 32 character (2 line)
screen
(LCD).
I .
These
message.
are
highly
Informative
and
pers<iriallsed,
and
this
makes
the
system
Intelll9ent anduser.frlendly.
~~
The
remote
keypads
have
a
'Help
Button'
fealure
,
l~mprlslng
two
"
separate
push
buttons
. VJhen
pressed
simultaneously
wm
perform
a
PflHelected
IUnetJon.
,111
"
The remole
keypad
'H e lp'
buttons
cen
be
PRlQ'1'mmed
by the ' I
Installation
eng
ineeras "Fire',
'Medical'
,'Panic' ala'nnsor
set
. Part i,
set
or select
the
chime
functlon,see
page
3
of
thIS
manualto see ' I
which Is
applicable
to
your
system.
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I
A keyswlch
may
have
been
filledto your
system
to enablesetting I
and un-
settlng
operations only.
,~,
Your alann
system
may
have.been fItled WIth li oonllal station , I
communicator
10
enable your alann company "'!nllal station to ,
,I
monitor!he
operation
of
your
system
andto
conlacl
:the
appropr1ale
: :
author1ly
In
the
event
of
an
alannorotherabnormal eventdetected "
I"
by the
system.
Thecomrnunlcetor(lffltled) Is
Instal*"
Inthe system
nnaln
control
panel
may be
connected
to
your
telejihone Uneor
be
mdlo
operated.
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•
The
communicator
system
Isfullyautometlc
and
doesnot
require
any
operatorIntervention. In theeventof a
commu~tcator
failing
to
communicate
with
your
elann
company
central station wheni
requiredtodo
so,
afault message
WIll
be shown onihellquld crystal
or
LED
display
.
j~
II .
The
police
auth
orlty
In
your
area
may
requ"a
an
ENGINEER
RESET
if
the
al
..
m '
aystem
remote
communicator
is
activated.
II!
Many
sllum cOrTlpanies
charge
for
this
service.
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