User operation: fire and fault conditions
The following section contains information about the fire and fault conditions.
DANGER
Risk of Death, Serious Personal Injury, or Equipment Damage
This equipment contains hazardous voltages. It contains no serviceable parts. Refer all maintenance to
suitably qualified personnel.
Silencing the buzzer
• Press the Buzzer Silence button.
The buzzer is silenced.
The common fault LED is steady on, and the fault LED flashes for the respective fault.
The fire LED on the respective zone and the general fire LED turn steady on.
Fire detection
If a fire is detected on the panel, the following events occur:
1. The buzzer pulses on and off.
2. The general fire and zone fire LED flash to indicate the location of the fire.
3. If the delay to output is disabled on a zone in fire condition then the sounders, fire relay and
remote output activate immediately.
4. If the delay to output feature is enabled on any zone, the delay LED flashes once continuously
and the following events occur:
a. The delay LED flashes continuously until the delay to output expires.
b. The general fire LED and zone fire LED flash.
c. The sounders, fire relay, and remote output turn on when the delay expires.
d. When the delay expires the delay LED flashes twice in a pattern.
5. In the event of fire, immediately evacuate the premises. Only re-enter the premises when it is
safe to do so. Then, locate the source of the fire alarm.
An illuminated LED is visible on the detector or callpoint, which is now activated.
Silencing the fire alarm sounders
• To silence the fire alarm sounders, press the Silence/Resound button in access level 2. The
sounders and remote output turn off.
Resounding the fire alarm sounders
• If the sounders are silenced, press the Silence/Resound button. The sounders and remote
output turn on.
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