FireClass 500 - Operating Features and System Status

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Operating Features
Warning The FC500 control panel can be program
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med to provide WARNINGS or PREALARMS status be
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fore ALARM status.
This status will be signalled by the WARNING display.
The panel will generate a warning when an input point
(detector) exceeds its warning threshold and there is
risk of an alarm.
-WARNING STATUS will be signalled by:
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a screen on LCD display
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the WARNING output points if the Pre-alarm option
is enabled;
Pre-alarm If a zone generates an alarm during Day
Mode, the Control panel will start the Pre-alarm Time.
This status will be signalled by:
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a slow intermittent beep;
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glowing on the Pre-al. LED;
Ø
a screen on LCD display
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Activation of respective outputs , if the Pre-alarm
option is enabled;
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This Control panel will generate an Instant Alarm if
alarm conditions are detected during Night Mode
or if an alarm is triggered from a Callpoint.
During Pre-alarm status, you will be able to:
Ø activate an Evacuation Alarm by pressing and hol-
ding the Evacuate Key (Access Level 1 — refer to
“Access to signalling and commands”),
Ø stop the Silenceable outputs and interrupt the
Pre-alarm Time by pressing the Silence key
(Access Level 2).
During Silence status (Silence LED glowing), it is pos-
sible to use the Silence key to release the Silenceable
outputs, or use the Reset key to restore standby status.
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If the Control panel is operating in Night Mode, the
Control panel will exit Silence status automatically
when the programmed Night mode Silence time
expires.
Alarm The Control panel will generate an alarm when
the Pre-Alarm Time expires. Alarm status will be signalled
by:
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a fast intermittent beep;
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glowing on the Alarm LEDs;
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a screen on LCD display;
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activation of the NAC FIRE output;
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activation of the FIRE outputs;
Ø
activation of other programmed outputs
During Alarm status, PIN Code users (Access Level 2 —
refer to “Access to signalling and commands”) will be
able to:
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stop the Silenceable outputs by pressing the Silence key.
During Silence status (Silence LED glowing), it is pos
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sible to use the Silence key to release the Silenceable
outputs, and the Reset key to restore standby status.
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If the Control panel is in Night Mode (Day Mode
LED OFF), the Control panel will exit Silence sta
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tus when the programmed Night mode Silence
time expires
Day/Night Mode The control panel can operate in
DAY or NIGHT Mode. See "PC PROGRAMMING"
chapter.
If the system is silenced during DAY Mode, SILENCE
status will be held until the system is unsilenced (i.e. un
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less new alarms). If the system is silenced during
NIGHT Mode, SILENCE status will be held until the
Night Mode Silence time expires.
On power up (at default) the system will set to DAY
Mode. During this operating mode, silenced alarms/fa
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ults will not be unsilenced automatically until the Night
Mode Silence time expires.
Fault This Control panel can detect and signal the
Faults shown in the Table n.1:
Fault conditions will be signalled by:
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a slow intermittent beep (at 1 second intervals);
Ø glowing on the Fault LED and on relative Fault LED;
Ø a screen on LCD display;
Ø activation of the Fault output;
Ø activation of other programmed outputs;
Ø slow blinking on the Fault LED.
The Fault output and other outputs (if duly program-
med by your Installer) will restore to standby automati-
cally when fault conditions clear.
Under certain circumstances, fault conditions may clear
spontaneously, if this occurs, the event will be stored in
the memory until the Control panel Resets.
Stored Fault events will be signalled by:
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slow blinking on the Fault LED.
6 Addressable Fire Control Panels FC500