FireClass FC501 - Operating Features

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Operating Features
Warning The FC501 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:
Ø
control panel buzzer (2 sec. of sound at 440 Hz and
then 2 sec. of pause)
Ø
a WARNING message on LCD display
Ø
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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control panel buzzer (0,5 sec. of sound at 880 Hz
and then 0,5 sec. of pause);
Ø
Blinking on the Pre-al. LED (for the first 8 zones only);
Ø
Message ALARM+DLY on LCD display;
Ø
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 (see
Access to Signalling and Commands):
Ø Access Level L1 activate an Evacuation Alarm by
pressing and holding the Evacuate Key ( ),
Ø Access Level L2 stop the Silenceable outputs and
interrupt the Pre-alarm Time by pressing the Silence
key ( ).
During Silence status ( Silence LED glowing), it is
possible to use the Silence key to release the Si
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lenceable outputs, or use the ( ) Reset key to resto
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re standby status.
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If the Control panel is operating in Night Mode, the
Control panel will exit from Silence status automati
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cally when the programmed Silence Time expires
Alarm The Control panel will generate an alarm when
the Pre-Alarm Time expires. Alarm status will be si
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gnalled by:
Ø
control panel buzzer (0,2 sec. of sound at 3300 Hz
and then 0,2 sec. of pause);
Ø
glowing of the Alarm LED ( )
Ø
an alarm message on LCD display;
Ø
activation of the FIRE and SC1 outputs;
Ø
activation of other outputs SC2, OC1 o OC2 if pro
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grammed.
During Alarm status, (see Access to Signalling and
Commands) it is possible:
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Access Level 2 stop the Silenceable outputs by
pressing the Silence key ( );
Ø
Access Level 2 press the Reset key ( ) and Silen
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ce Buzzer ( )
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 occurs). If the system is silenced du
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ring 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 Fa-
ults shown in the Table n.1:
Fault conditions will be signalled by:
Ø control panel buzzer (1 sec. of sound at 660 Hz and
then 1 sec. of pause);
Ø glowing on the Fault LED ( ) and on relative Fault
LED;
Ø
a Fault message on LCD display;
Ø
activation of the Fault output;
Ø
activation of other outputs SC2, OC1 or OC2 if pro
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grammed.
The Fault output and any additional programmed fault
outputs (if correctly programmed by Installer) will resto
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re to standby automatically 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:
Ø
slow blinking on the Fault LED ( ).
Silence
This Control panel provides a Silence key
( ) which can be used to restore the Silenceable
outputs to standby status.
Silence status will be signalled by:
Ø
glowing on the Silence LED ( ).
Silence status will be held until the Silence key ( )
is pressed again or, if the Control panel is operating in
Night Mode, until the programmed Night mode Silen
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ce time expires, or until a new Alarm condition is detec
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ted.
6 Addressable Fire Panel FC501