Firetrol FTA1100J - Methods of Starting and Stopping; Methods of starting; Methods of stopping

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METHODS OF STARTING AND STOPPING
Methods of starting
Automatic start
Thecontrollerwillstartautomaticallyonlowpressuredetectionbythepressuresensorwhenthe
pressuredropsbelowthecut-inthreshold.
Manual start
Theenginecanbestartedbypressingthecrank1orcrank2orbothpushbuttons,regardlessof
thesystempressure,whenthemainselectorswitchisintheHANDposition.Thefuelsolenoid
valvewillopenassoonasacrankbuttonispressedandwillremaininthisstate.
Remote manual start
Theenginecanbestartedfromaremotelocationbymomentarilyclosingacontactofamanual
pushbutton.
Remote automatic start, deluge valve start
Theenginecanbestartedfromaremotelocationbymomentarilyopeningacontactconnectedto
anautomaticdevice.
Sequential start
Incaseofamultiplepumpapplication,itmaybenecessarytodelaytheautomaticstartingofeach
motortopreventsimultaneousstartingofallmotors.
Test start
Theenginecanbestartedintestmodemanuallybypressingtheruntestpushbutton,orauto-
maticallybyusingtheperiodictestfeature.
Methods of stopping
Manual stop
Manualstopisdonebypressingtheprioritystoppushbutton.Notethatpressingthestoppush-
buttonwillstoptheengineonlyifallstartingcauseshavedisappeared,eveninhandmode.
Automatic stop
This function is never activated by default and must be authorized by the author-
ity having jurisdiction prior to activating.
Automaticstopispossibleonlyafteranautomaticstart.Whenthisfunctionisenabled,themotor
isautomaticallystopped30minutesaftertherestorationofthepressuregiventhatnootherrun
causeispresent.The30minutesdelayisadjustable.
Emergency stop
Theemergencystopisalwayspossibleinanyrunningconditionandisdonebypositioningthe
mainselectorswitchtotheOFFposition.