FireClass FC501 - Programming Pages Overview; Loop Devices Programming

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Account Menu
In the Account menu enter the account data, and for
better identification of the account, after entering the
address (location) by clicking on the address field,
the software will attempt to find the address using
Google Maps (assuming you have an active internet
connection).
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Help Menu
Click on Help option; a technical support file will
be opened. This application allows you the lear
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ning and the use of FireClass Console.
Programming Pages
The programming pages of the system are:
-Loop devices
-Zones
-Panel Outputs
-General Options
-Communicators
-Clock
-Log
-Utilities
-User mode
illustrated below.
Loop Devices programming
In the window on the left, click on the panel name to ex-
pand the tree view. Then click on the required loop (1,2
or 3). The devices programming window will shown (Fi-
gure 22).
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On the right of Loop1 or Loop 2 or Loop3, the cur-
rent number of devices is shown in brackets ().
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Add Device: select new devices;
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Remove device: remove the installed devices;
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Copy device on the clipboard: allows you to copy the
device data to the clipboard for use in another account.
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Paste clipboard content: allows you to add devi
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ce data previously copied to the clipboard.
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Read Loop: allows you to upload the cur
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rent loop data from the panel (via the serial data
link).
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Send Element(s): allows you to download
the current loop data to the panel (via the serial
data link).
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Device’s details: this open a new window to
allow you to see status of the device.
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Selection: allows you to select all devices or
invert the current selection.
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Print to file: print to a .csv file the list of devi
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ces of the selected loop. The .csv file can be
edited with Microsoft Excel.
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If different devices have common programming pa
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rameters, you can use the multiple selection of the
devices and assign the same parameters.
Select devices
Click on Panel 1, select Loop 1 or Loop
2 or Loop3, click on “new device” , the window in Fi
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gure 22 will shown. Select the programming device,
check the address, (autoaddressing) and then click on the
tick
3 (Enable) to add the device to the loop. For others
devices, repeat the same procedure. The detector type is
shown by the icon in the Features field.
Remove devices Select the device in the list, then
click on “Remove device” , and then click YES to re-
move or NO to cancel (see Figure 24).
Loop Loading At the bottom of the programmed devices
list, Figure 23, there is a Loop Load section. This win
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dows displays the number of Activation points on the
loop, the Drain in stand-By, the Drain in Alarm and the
Signal Drain. The Alarm percentage can be adjusted.
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The remote LEDs may be entered in the calculation.
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Figure 23 Detectors parameters programming Window
Figure 24 Detector Disablement confirmation window.