MPC-6000 / MPC-7000 / RND-2 PROGRAMMING MANUAL
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Output Zone. There may be 255 output zones. Normally used to specify an area of the building
for signaling. The output devices such as notification appliances, audible bases, relay bases,
SLUs and SRUs are connected to these output zones so that when the output zones become
active the devices will become active.
PAS. Positive Alarm Sequence group as defined by NFPA. The alarm signal from a device
selected for positive alarm sequence operation will activate selected output zones of the PAS
Group. The signal shall be acknowledged within 15 seconds in order to initiate the alarm
investigation phase. If the signal is not acknowledged within 15 seconds then selected output
zones of the associated Timeout Group will activate. The Timeout Group must be a Fire Group.
Power Supply. That portion of the fire alarm control unit that provides the power needed to
operate all control unit modules, as well as that needed to operate all electrically powered
initiating devices and all notification appliances.
Pre-Alarm. A pre-alarm condition is annunciated by pre-alarm LEDs and buzzers on the control
panel and LCD annunciators and remote processors. The LEDs flash and buzzers are on
steady until acknowledgment.
Pre-discharge Condition. Refers to the condition in which the Pre-discharge delay has been
activated.
Pre-discharge Delay. The time period delay before the activation of the releasing circuit when
the releasing condition is met.
Pre-Signal. Pre-signal as defined by NFPA allows initial Fire Alarm signals to sound only in
department offices, control rooms, fire brigade stations or other constantly attended central
locations for which human action is subsequently required to activate general alarm or a feature
that allows the control equipment to delay the general alarm by more than one minute after the
start of alarm processing. If there is a connection to a remote location, the transmission of the
alarm signal to the supervising station shall activate upon the initial alarm signal.
Programming Tool. Refers to an external proprietary software package that allows the user to
program the panel (CIS-4 for the MPC-6000 / MPC-7000 panels).
Quick Test. A term pertaining to the test mode of the system that automatically resets after a
service tech tests initiating devices.
Releasing Group Threshold. Defined as a set of conditions which the input releasing group
has to meet in order to initiate a pre-discharge event.
Releasing Input Group. The only input group type that can be associated with the releasing
circuits.
Releasing NAC. NAC associated with releasing input group type that annunciates Releasing
Group 1st Alarm and Pre-discharge associated with the releasing application.
Reset Condition. Condition in which the panel is forced to return to its normal state, usually
performed by pressing the “SYTEM RESET” button after all known events / conditions are
cleared.
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