FireClass Panels and Repeaters 4.8 Configuration
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Step through the number and letter characters on a key
with quick repeated presses. Pause after reaching the
required character.
Press the scroll up key ( ) to switch to upper case text
(capitals).
Press the scroll down key ( ) to switch to lower case
text.
When finished press Enter. You will then see a “Save
data?” prompt, with “Yes” (confirm) or “No” (cancel)
options.
To abandon your changes, press the Back (F1) key and
respond with No to “Save changes?”.
If you save your changes. you briefly see a “please
wait” message. You then see a screen similar to the
Change Text screen but only allowing changes to the
same type of text.
After making all your text changes, press the Back (F1)
key.
You can make more text changes, but only for the same
type as previously.
Select 9 – Restart on the Configuration screen to
restart the panel, allowing the changes to take effect.
Point Text
Use the Point Text option to change the descriptive
text for a point.
Zone Text
Use the Zone Text option to change the descriptive
text for a zone.
Sector Text
Use the Sector Text option to change the descriptive
text for a sector.
Panel Text
Use the Panel Text option to change the panel text.
Info Text
Use the Info Text option to see the messages dis-
played by the panel in response to certain events. There
are up to 100 numbered messages, and the message
displayed depends, for example, on the originating point
address, and priority of the event (as determined by
rules configured into the panel).
4.8.2 Insert Point
Use the 2 – Insert Point option on the Configuration
screen to add and configure a new point address.
Start by navigating to an unused point address.
The highlight is initially in the description field. Use the
–> and <– keys to step to the required character position.
To enter a character, use quick repeated presses to step
through the characters of a key and pause after reaching
the required character.
Once the description is complete, move to the Device
Type/Use field. Use the + and – keys to step through
the list of device types, until you reach the appropriate
type to assign to the address.
Once the required device type has been selected move
to the Zone field and enter the appropriate zone num-
ber.
Press Enter (F5) to confirm and insert the point address.
While inserting multichannel devices, all channels of the
device are inserted taking the corresponding number of
point addresses. If the point addresses overlap with the
occupied ones, then the message is displayed as
Address Conflict and the insert operation is abandoned.
4.8.3 Delete Point
Use the 3 – Delete Point option on the Configuration
screen to remove a point address.
Navigate to the address to be deleted and press Enter.
The screen displays a summary of the point details, with
options to confirm or abandon the delete. While delet-
ing a multichannel device at any of its point addresses,
all the device channels are deleted together and you
cannot delete individual channels.
4.8.4 Modify Point
Use the 4 – Modify Point option on the Configuration
screen to change the details of a point address.
CAUTION
Never use the Back option to avoid
committing changes when the menu option
9 – Restart is displayed. If you do not want
to commit changes, turn the Enable
keyswitch to 0 (OFF).
Failure to comply with these restrictions
may lead to unpredictable effects or system
instability.
Different editing for info text
For info text you automatically start editing
the existing text – you do not need to copy
the text using the >> key. Using the >> key
deletes all the text.
WARNING
Only suitably qualified personnel in
intrinsically safe systems are allowed to
insert intrinsically safe equipment.
The alterations to the system must be
verified.
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