Clear unexpected restart error FireClass Panels and Repeaters
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2.2 Clear unexpected restart
error
The first time the panel starts, the boot screen changes
to an ‘Initialisation in process’ screen. A countdown dis-
plays from 120 seconds to 0. During the initialisation
sequence, a buzzer sounds.
1 Press the SILENCE BUZZER key on the panel to dis-
able the buzzer.The initialisation countdown contin-
ues to 0.
2 An ‘UNEXPECTED RESTART’ message displays and
the general fault LED lights up. To clear the error,
press the green RESET key (see Fig. 1). A ‘Reset in
progress‘ screen displays.
The panel resumes normal operation, see Fig.3. There
are no lit fault LEDs.
2.3 Colour LCD display details
2.3.1 Normal screen
When the controller is initially powered up, with no
faults or alarms in the system and the Enable keyswitch
is in the 0 (OFF) position, the LCD displays the screen
shown in Fig. 3.
The top-left area of the screen is the Fire window. If
there are no alarms (as demonstrated in Fig. 3), the Fire
window features the following items:
The panel name text. Text is configurable with a limit
of 19 characters. The panel text is set to
FIRECLASS Panel in the Fig. 3 example.
The date and time.
The panel text. Text is configurable with a limit of 19
characters. The panel text is set to FIRECLASS
FC600 in the Fig. 3 example.
The back-light activates when necessary, such as when
there is an alarm, a key is pressed, or the key is inserted
into the panel and turned to the 1 (ON) position.
Use the Light (F5) key to manually activate the back-
light for approximately 30 seconds.
2.3.2 Colour LCD windows overview
The colour LCD display is divided into windows that
show specific types of information. The windows are
shown in Fig. 4.
2.3.3 Fire window
The fire window shows fire alarm details. For more
details see section 2.7 “Alarm panel behaviour“ on
page 10.
The normal state of the fire window, when there are no
alarms present, is shown in 2.3.1 “Normal screen“ on
page 8.
2.3.4 Status window
The status window displays the number of faults, num-
ber of enabled devices or points, and other conditions
that may be present.
2.3.5 Operator window
The operator window forms the user interface, in con-
junction with the function keys and menu options.
For example, the operator window displays the event
information that you have requested.
2.3.6 Function key labels
The function key labels correspond with the function
keys F1, F2, F3, F4, and F5. The functions change
depending on the function you are carrying out.
2.4 Selecting Day or Night mode
The panel has Day and Night modes of operation.
Fig. 3: Normal operation
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Fig. 4: LCD display
1 – F1 function key location
2 – F2 function key location
3 – F3 function key location
4 – F4 function key location
5 – F5 function key location