INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS:
Check that you have all the equipment you need to make the installation. Follow the field wiring diagrams
and installation notes in this manual.
Install the equipment in a clean, dry environment (minimal dust). Avoid installing equipment where vibrations
will occur.
Remove all electronic assemblies prior to drilling, filing, reaming, or punching the enclosure. When possible,
make all cable entries from the sides, being careful to separate the power limited conductors from the
non-power limited conductors. Before making modifications, verify that they will not interfere with battery,
transformer and printed circuit board location.
Do not over-tighten screw terminals. Over-tightening may damage threads, resulting in reduced terminal
contact pressure and difficulty with screw terminal removal.
Disconnect all sources of power before servicing, removing, or inserting any circuit boards. Control unit
and associated equipment may be damaged by removing and/or inserting cards, modules, or interconnecting
cables while the unit is energized.
WIRING CONSIDERATIONS:
This fire alarm control panel contains power limited circuits. You cannot connect external sources
of power to these circuits without invalidating their approval.
Verify that wire sizes are adequate for all initiating device and notification appliance circuits. Most devices
cannot tolerate more than a 10% drop from the specified device voltage.
The installer must make sure that the wiring and devices installed in the system meet the current National
Electrical Code, NFPA 70, and all applicable state and local building code requirements.
Use the conductor size and type required by local codes. (see NFPA 70, Article 760). Wiring resistance must
not be more than that shown on the field wiring diagrams.
To reduce errors and help in servicing the system, all conductors should be tagged or otherwise coded and
logged at installation to identify circuit assignment and polarity. If the conductors are logged with a code, keep
the log that explains the code with the manual, so that it is available to other people working on the panel.
Like all solid state electronic devices, this system may operate erratically or be damaged when subjected
to lightning induced transients. Although no system is completely immune to lightning transients and interfer-
ence, proper grounding will reduce susceptibility. We do not recommend the use of overhead or outside
aerial wiring due to the increased susceptibility to nearby lightning strikes. Consult with the FCI Technical
Support Department if any problems are anticipated or encountered.
To prevent the spread of fire, use proper patching materials to areas where system wiring passes through
fire-rated walls or floors.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
The equipment was tested according to EC directive 89/336/EEC for Class A equipment and was verified
to the limits and methods of EN 55022.
NOTE: System Reacceptance Test after Software Changes: To ensure proper system operation, this
product must be tested in accordance with NFPA 1996, Chapter 7 after any programming operation or change
in site-specific software. Reacceptance testing is required after any change, addition or deletion of system
components, or after any modification, repair or adjustment to system hardware or wiring.
All components, circuits, system operations, or software functions known to be affected by a change must be
100% tested. In addition, to ensure that other operations are not inadvertently affected, at least 10% of initiating
devices that are not directly affected by the change, up to a maximum of 50 devices, must also be tested and
proper system operation verified.
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