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4.7 Service FireClass Panels and Repeaters
alarm state. If you display the status screen for the
point, it shows the forced status of the point.
If you navigate away from the screen and then navigate
back, the forced condition is still maintained. Resetting
the control panel unforces any forced points.
Force Dev.I/P
Use the Force Device Input option to simulate the
activation of an input device, such as a detector.
Choose the type of point, specify the address and press
the 1 key to force the point. The control panel will
respond as if the device at the point is activated and the
View Status screen for the point will show as Forced
ON.
The Force Device Input screen will show a 9 - Unforce
option for unforcing the device.If you navigate away
from the screen and then navigate back, the forced con-
dition is still maintained. Resetting the control panel
unforces any forced points.
Shutdown/Rstart
Use the 3 – Shutdown/Rstart option on the Diagnos-
tics screen to close down complete loops. All power
and signalling is shut down, allowing maintenance to be
carried out on the loop without having to shut down the
complete control panel. The 3 – Shutdown/Rstart
option can also be used to re-start the loops.
After navigating to the loop press the appropriate num-
ber key for 1 - Shutdown or 2 - Restart.
If successful, a “Successful” message is displayed.
If you navigate away from the screen and then navigate
back, it will be in the same state.
Point Log
Use the 4 – Point Log option on the Diagnostics
screen to view a log of the status of each point.
Poll Addr 255
Use the 5 – Poll Addr 255 option on the Diagnostics
screen to enable and disable polling the loop devices
with addresses of 255. The feature is provided for com-
missioning to identify any unaddressed devices on the
loops.
Select 1-ON to initiate polling and 2-OFF to end polling.
Single Dev.Poll
Use the 6 – Single Dev. Poll option on the Diagnos-
tics screen to limit the polling of devices to one speci-
fied device.
This option can be used to identify specific detectors.
Specify the detector you want to identify and the detec-
tor will have a flashing LED while all the other detectors
will have inactive LEDs.
Enter the address of the device you want to poll and
press the Start key (F4). To end the polling press the
End key (F5).
If you navigate away from the screen and then navigate
back, the polling continues until you press the End key.
You cannot select another device to poll until you have
pressed the End key.
Change Address
Use the 7 – Change Address option on the Diagnos-
tics screen to change the address of device. Use the
Change Address option when replacing a faulty
device.
Replacing a faulty device:
1 Remove the faulty device from its base, replacing it
with a new one.
2 Select the 7 – Change Address option on the Diag-
nostics screen.
3 For the Old Address, enter the address of the new
device. For newly manufactured devices this will be
the factory set default of “255”.
4 For the New Address, enter the address of the
replaced faulty device.
The new device will now have the address of the
replaced device.
Net. Card Info
Use the 8 –Net. Card Info option on the Diagnostics
screen to see information about all the network cards in
the system for the configured panels and print the Net-
work card details.
Note: A printer must be configured in FIRECLASS
Express before selecting this option.
Disable Devices
The Force OFF option is not used to disable
devices. To disable devices, see 4.3 “Disable-
ments”.
CAUTION
When forcing points there is a possibility of
raising a false alarm. Take the appropriate
steps to prepare for this, such as issuing a
warning, or disabling the signalling
equipment.
DANGER
Using Single Device Poll may lead to a
failure or delay in detecting fires
leading to possible death, serious
injury or damage to property. This is
because detectors will be disabled by
using the option. Use with caution, and
only for as short a time as possible.
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