FireClass Panels and Repeaters 4.3 Disablements
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4.2.3 Point O/P only
Use the 3 – Point O/P only option on the View Status
screen to review output points on the loop only, such as
sounders.
If you specify an input point address, it will be indicated
as invalid.
4.2.4 Zone
Use the 4 – Zone option on the View Status screen to
see a summary for a set of conditions (Alarm, Fault, Dis-
abled, and Walk Test) assessed on all points in the zone.
The status might be:
Either: YES (one or more points have the condition) or
NO (no points have the condition).
OR
Either: NONE (no points have the condition), ALL (all
points have the condition), or PARTIAL (more than
one but not all points have the condition).
4.2.5 Zone Maps
Use the 5 – Zone Maps option on the View Status
screen for a quick overview of the state of the zones.
Options 1 to 4 (1 – Alarm, 2 – Fault, 3 – Test,
and 4 – Disabled Inputs) relate to status conditions
for inputs. Choose the condition option you are inter-
ested in to see the zone maps for that condition.
The screen shows all the zones. The zones with your
chosen condition are marked. For example, a zone may
be marked with an A for Alarm.
The zones are in a table, where columns correspond to
units and rows correspond to 10s. For example, the first
item in the 40 row is zone 40 and the next is 41.
The zones have a condition if any of their points have
the condition. For example, zone 41 is in Alarm if any of
the points in zone 41 are in Alarm.
For the 3 – Test option the condition is only marked if
you set the Area option of the Walk Test to All. For fur-
ther details, see page 26.
Menu options 5 to 7 (5 – Protection Equipment, 6
– Sounders, and 7 – Plant Equipment) are similar
to menu options 1 to 4, except they relate to outputs.
Choose a status condition from Active, Faulty, or Disa-
bled. The zone map display will be similar to the one for
menu options 1 to 4.
4.2.6 Network Status
Use the 6 – Network Status option on the View Sta-
tus screen to check the communications with other
control panels in the network. This option may not be
available, depending on the configuration of your control
panel.
The network nodes are set out in a similar way to zones
in a zone map.
For each node there is an indication as follows:
An upper case letter indicates that communications
with the node are OK.
A lower case letter indicates there is a problem with
communications with the node.
The actual letter varies to indicate the type of alarm
control panel at the node. M/m and O/o are used for
some nodes.
. (a dot) indicates a non-configured node.
? indicates an unexpected response from non-con-
figured nodes.
4.2.7 Commissioning Overview
Use the 7 – Commis. O/View option on the View Sta-
tus screen to review various mode settings that relate
to the detailed control panel operation.
The screen shows a Y for each switch that does not
have the default setting from the configuration tem-
plate.
The screen shows a Y for Commis. User if the
logged on user has the Commissioning access level.
The screen shows a Y for Test Equipment if there is
any external test equipment connected to the con-
trol panel. As an example this would be a connected
PC running FIRECLASS Express.
These settings can only be changed by service person-
nel, with the higher level engineering access levels.
Although normal users cannot change these settings, it
may be useful to know about them when consulting
with service personnel.
4.3 Disablements
Use the 3 – Disablements option on the Main Menu
to enable or disable items.
For example, you might want to disable because a
planned activity, such as welding, will produce smoke.
Use the 3 – Disablements option to prevent an alarm.
Choose the type of item (for example, Full Point or Point
I/P only), and specify the address. The Point I/P only
item refers to detectors for example, while the Point
O/P only refers to sounders for example.
DANGER
Disabling points may lead to a fire being
undetected, leading to possible death,
serious injuries or damage to property,
and may break compliance with EN54.
Note: Disabling individual sounders at
Access Level 2 is not permitted by EN54-
2.
You should only disable points with
caution, and enable as soon as possible
afterwards.
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