FIK-IR3-HD User Manual Doc. No. 06-932.02
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3 Configuration options
Some functions of the detector can be configured using an RS-485 modem connected to a computer
with the “communicator” software. These configuration options are listed in the following table
along with their factory default values.
Table 1 - Detector Configuration Options
Low, Medium, High, Extreme
0, 5, 10, 20 or 30 seconds
Post alarm video recording duration
Manual BIT – Alarm Output Test
Note: Medium sensitivity setting allows detection of a 1x1ft
2
(0.1m
2
) N-heptane pan fire at a
distance of 100ft (30m).
3.1 Sensitivity
The detector can be configured to one of four sensitivity levels: low, medium, high and extreme. The
following table lists for each sensitivity setting the maximum distance, in which a standard fire
1
would be reliably detected.
1
A standard fire is defined as a 1x1
ft
2
(0.1 m
2
) N-heptane pan fire, with maximum wind speed of 6.5 ft/s
(2 m/s).