EST3X Technical Reference Manual i
Content
Important information iv
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
About this manual 2
Intended audience 2
Fire alarm system limitations 3
Chapter 2 Product description 5
General description 6
Panel components 10
Minimum system requirements 15
EST3X user interface 15
Event message queues 20
User access levels 22
Command menus 23
Chapter 3 Operating instructions 37
Operating states 39
Control panel power up 43
Using the rotary controller 44
Accessing the Queue Menu 46
Accessing the Main Menu 46
Silencing the panel buzzer 47
Silencing alarm signals 47
Acknowledging events 48
Resetting the fire alarm system 49
Restarting the fire alarm system 49
Clearing the alarm history 50
Viewing event message details 50
Viewing reports 51
Disabling and enabling devices 56
Disabling and enabling option cards 57
Disabling and enabling logic groups 58
Disabling and enabling system time controls 59
Activating alarm signals manually 60
Testing the system and devices 60
Changing output states 62
Switching the smoke detector alarm sensitivity threshold 64
Changing event message routing 65