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Fail To Communicate (FTC)
If the control panel is unable to report to the central station,
an FTC trouble will be generated and the message “Failure
to Communicate” will be added to the Auto-Scroll list to
advise the user that the central station may not have
received the communication about the current alarm status.
An FTC trouble can be indicated at a remote PC4632/4664
annunciator (output option #15).
Common Fire Troubles
The following troubles are grouped and can be mapped to a
single output on the PC4612 or PC4632/4664 annunciators
(output option #15).
• Any system AC Trouble (PC4020, PC4702, PC4204/
PC4204CX, PC4820)
• Any system Battery Trouble (PC4020, PC4702, PC4204/
PC4204CX, PC4820)
• Any System Communicator Trouble (TLM1, TLM2, FTC,
LINKS)
•Ground Fault
20.10AC Delays
AC Fail Delay
Ref #: [00020310] AC Fail Delay
If the AC Fail Delay
AC Fail Delay AC Fail Delay
AC Fail Delay is programmed, the panel will delay
the trouble indication on keypads and remote annunciators
for the programmed time (000 to 255 min.). This delay is to
avoid the annunciation of short-term AC failures. Some
jurisdictions may not allow any delay for Fire installations.
In this case, the timer should be left at its default setting
(000 = disabled).
AC Fail TX Delay
Ref #: [00040202] AC Fail TX Delay
If the AC Fail TX Delay
AC Fail TX Delay AC Fail TX Delay
AC Fail TX Delay is programmed, the panel will
delay reporting the AC trouble to the central station for the
programmed time. This value must be set between 6 and 12
hours (0600-1200) for 24 hour battery standby. For remote
station use 60 hours battery standby and set delay between
15 and 30 hours (1500-3000).
20.11Bypassing Fire Zones
Fire zones may be bypassed to overcome zone problems.
When a Fire zone is bypassed, a Fire Trouble will be gener-
ated and the Fire Trouble reporting code (if programmed)
will be sent to the central station. If a partition is armed
with a Fire Zone bypassed, the keypad will beep 10 times
and the message “Fire Zone Bypassed” will appear on the
keypad display for three seconds.
For instructions on bypassing zones, please see “Zone
Bypassing” in the PC4020 Instruction Manual.
NOTE: NOTE: The PC4701 Waterflow and 2-Wire Smoke
zones cannot be bypassed. These zones are not system
zones (001-128) and thus cannot be selected in the zone
bypassing mode.
20.12Fire Drill Feature
Ref #: [00040309] Fire Event reporting codes
Fire drills should be conducted on a regular basis according
to the guidelines set by local fire authorities.
To initiate a fire drill, the system must be disarmed. Enter
[*][6][Access Code][5] at any partition keypad. The message
“Fire Drill Enabled” will appear on the keypad for 3 sec-
onds. The Fire Test Begin reporting code, if programmed,
will be sent to the central station.
During the test, keypads will display the message “Fire
Drill in Progress.” The main bell output and all PC4702 out-
puts will activate according to their programmed fire-sig-
naling mode. The fire drill will neither activate any other
functions (relays, etc.) nor send any other reporting codes to
the central station.
The Auto-Signal Silence Timer will not be activated and the
Fire Drill will continue as long as required. To end the fire
drill, enter a valid access code. All alarm notification out-
puts will deactivate and the LCD keypad will display the
message “Fire Drill Disabled” for 3 seconds. The Fire Test
End reporting code, if programmed, will be transmitted to
the central station.
If an actual fire alarm occurs during the fire drill, the test
will be cancelled and the fire alarm sequence will begin.
The keypad will display “Fire Drill Disabled” for 3 seconds
and then will transfer to the Auto-Scroll mode. The Fire Test
End reporting code, if programmed, will be transmitted to
the central station.
Any 24-Hour Burglary alarms that occur during the Fire
Drill will activate their programmed outputs and will
report to the central station.
NOTE: To initiate the test from a global keypad, you must
first loan the keypad to a partition. From a global keypad,
press [*], then use the arrow keys (< >) to scroll to any parti-
tion label and press [*] to select it. The display will read
“Keypad Loaned to [Partition Label].” Then, enter
[*][6][Access Code][5] to initiate the fire drill.
20.13Fire Inspector Test
Ref #: [00040309] Fire Event reporting codes
The Fire Inspector Test will allow the inspector and/or
installer to ensure that the system’s fire components are
functioning as intended. The test verifies that every fire-ini-
tiating device is communicating and that they are super-
vised.
To initiate a Fire Inspector Test, the system must be dis-
armed. Enter [*][6][Walk Test Code][4] at any partition key-
pad. Once the test is initiated, the Fire Test Begin
Fire Test Begin Fire Test Begin
Fire Test Begin reporting
code, if programmed, will be sent to the central station.
The keypad Trouble light will turn on and the keypad
buzzer will beep. These trouble beeps cannot be silenced
during the test. All partition keypad displays will read
“Fire Insp. Test Is Active...” Any keypress will clear this
message for 10 seconds.
Activate each fire sensor in turn according to the manufac-
turer’s device testing instructions. All events are logged in
the event buffer. Depending on how each fire zone is pro-
grammed, the panel will respond in the following ways:
• Fire Alarm Or Supervisory Zone Off-Normal
Fire Alarm Or Supervisory Zone Off-NormalFire Alarm Or Supervisory Zone Off-Normal
Fire Alarm Or Supervisory Zone Off-Normal: All
alarms are instant, indicated by one bell squawk. Auto-
Verify delays are ignored. For PC4701 2-wire Smoke
zones or any PGM outputs programmed for Sensor
Reset, zones not restored within 10 seconds will be reset.
If the zone remains open after the sensor reset, the bell
will squawk again. This sequence will repeat until the
zone is restored.
• Waterflow Zone Alarm
Waterflow Zone AlarmWaterflow Zone Alarm
Waterflow Zone Alarm: If the waterflow delay is
enabled, the bell squawk will occur AFTER the pro-
grammed delay period. This allows for verification of
the delay period.
• Fire and Supervisory Zone restoration
Fire and Supervisory Zone restorationFire and Supervisory Zone restoration
Fire and Supervisory Zone restoration: All Fire signals
sound one squawk.
• Trouble (Open cct.) or Trouble restoration
Trouble (Open cct.) or Trouble restorationTrouble (Open cct.) or Trouble restoration
Trouble (Open cct.) or Trouble restoration: Bells will
sound two squawks.
The Fire Inspector’s Test is enabled for ONE HOUR only.
Five minutes before the one-hour timeout, the bells will
squawk three times every 20 seconds to signal that the test
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