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10.4.6 Conduct a Walk Test
The Walk Test is a feature which allows one person to test the Fire Alarm System. The Walk Test will run for 4 hours or until
the user manually exits. If an alarm or pre-alarm condition is occurring in the System, you will not be able to enter the Walk
Test. A Walk Test may only be initiated if the Test is enabled in the User Profile.
1. From the Main Menu, press 1 for the System Tests.
2. Select 3 for the Walk Test-No Rpt. Enter the time period you want the NAC circuit to be active for each alarm (06 to 180
seconds). The LCD will display “Walk Test STOPPED” on Line 1 and “ENTER = start test” on Line 3. By selecting this
option, the Central Station Reporting is disabled while the Test is in progress.
Select 4 for the Walk Test-with Rpt. Enter the time period you want the NAC circuit to be active for each alarm (06 to 180
seconds). The LCD will display “Walk Test STOPPED” on Line 1 and “ENTER = start test” on Line 3. By selecting this
option, the Central Station Reporting will occur as normal during the Walk Test.
The panel generates a TEST Report to the Central Station when the Walk Test begins. During a Walk Test, the panel’s
normal fire alarm function is completely disabled, placing the panel in a local trouble condition. All zones respond as 1-
Count zones (respond when a single detector is in alarm) during a Walk Test. Each alarm initiated during the Walk Test
will be reported and stored in the event history buffer.
3. To End the Walk Test, go to the Main Menu. Select 1 for System Test, then press 3 or 4. Press ENTER to end the Walk
Test. The System will reset. The panel will send a “TEST RESTORE” Report to the Central Station.
If you do not manually end the Walk Test within four hours, it will automatically end. If an alarm or pre-alarm condition is
occurring in the System, you will not be able to enter the Walk Test.
10.4.7 Conduct a Communicator Test
1. From the Main Menu, press 1 for the System Tests.
2. Select 5 for the Communicator Test. The screen will display “Manual communicator test started”. When the Test is
completed, you will be returned to the <Test Menu>. A Manual Communicator Test requires that at least one daily test in
the network be enabled in Communicator Programming.
3. The Manual Communicator Test will be communicated out both Phone Lines and Ethernet paths if they are all
programmed. Each Manual Communicator Test will alternate between one of the Phone Line paths and one of the
AlarmNet paths.
10.4.8 Manual AlarmNet Registration
1. From the Main Menu, press 1 for System Tests.
2. Select 8 for Register AlarmNet. The screen will display and ask for confirmation. Feedback will be given if the command
was sent or not.
10.4.9 Silence Alarms or Troubles
Press SILENCE to turn off the silenceable outputs and annunciator PZTs. If an external Silence switch is installed, activating
the switch will silence the fire alarms or troubles. If you are already using the System Menus when you press SILENCE, you
will not need to enter your code.
10.4.10 Reset Alarms
Press RESET to perform a control panel reset. If an external reset switch is installed, activating the switch will reset the fire
alarms.
Reset Communicator
This option allows the user to Reset the Communicator. The LCD will display:
“Resetting Communicator… Please Wait“
WARNING: If any Alarm Verification Zones are being used, the user will be asked if they want to disable the Alarm
Verification during the Walk Test. This occurs for either Walk Test options.
NOTE: The panel does not do a full 30 second reset on resettable power outputs. As soon as the device is back to normal, the panel is
ready to go to the next device.
NOTE 1: The Alarm and trouble signals that have been silenced, but the detector remains un-restored, will un-silence every 4 or 24 hours
depending on user selection (see section “Auto-Resound (4 or 24 hours)” on page 140) until the detector is restored.
NOTE 2: The Multi-Site displays do not allow for silencing multiple sites. Pressing SILENCE will only locally silence the PZT built into the
annunciator. To silence a site, enter a multi-site access password, select a site, and then press SILENCE.
NOTE 3: For Fike Series, ECS Systems, pressing silence at an LOC will only silence the System in Control. See Section 10.5.1.
NOTE 1: The Multi-Site displays do not allow for resetting the multiple sites. To reset a site, enter a multi-site access password, select a
site, and then press RESET.
NOTE 2: For Fike Series, ECS Systems, pressing reset at an LOC will prompt the user for which System they want to reset. See Section
10.5.1
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