Gamewell Flex 4 - Introduction; Overall Features

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1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Gamewell Flex 4 Fire Alarm Control Panel provides four supervised Class B (Style B) Initiating Circuits, or
two supervised Class A (Style D) Initiating Circuits, and two supervised Class A or B (Style Z or Y) Indicating Circuits.
The Gamewell Flex 8 Fire Alarm Control Panel provides eight supervised Class B (Style B) Initiating Circuits, or
four supervised Class A (Style D) Initiating Circuits, and four supervised Class A or B (Style Z or Y) Indicating
Circuits. All Circuits are supervised for opens and ground faults, and Indicating Circuits also for shorts.
Available options include; a Circuit Expander Module (CEM) to increase the Flex 4 to a Flex 8, a Digital Alarm
Communicator Module (DACT) or a Polarity Reversal / City Tie Module (PRM), and two auxiliary relay modules,
Model RY4 and Model RY8 that provide four or eight configurable Form C dry contacts respectively.
1.1 Overall Features:
T The Flex 4 has 4 Class B (Style B) Initiating Circuits which may be configured as 2 Class
A (Style D) Circuits. The Flex 4 has 2 power limited Class A/B (Style Z/Y) Indicating
Circuits with an individual trouble indicators for each circuit. A CEM, Circuit Expander
Module can be easily field installed to increase the circuit capacity of a Flex 4 to that of the
Flex 8.
T The Flex 8 has 8 Class B (Style B) Initiating Circuits which may be configured as 4 Class A (Style D)
Circuits. The Flex 8 has 4 power limited Class A/B (Style Z/Y) Indicating Circuits with an individual trouble
indicators for each circuit.
T Each Initiating Circuit is configurable for Normal or Verified Alarm operation. On a Flex 4 configured for
Class B wiring performance (or on a Flex 8 configured for Class A), Initiating Circuit 3 may be configured
as a Waterflow Zone and Initiating Circuit 4 may be configured as a Latching or Non-Latching Supervisory
Zone.
On a Flex 8 (also Flex 4 with the optional CEM module installed) configured for Class B wiring operation,
Initiating Circuit 3 and/or Initiating Circuit 7 may be configured as a Waterflow Zone, and Initiating Circuit
4 and/or Initiating Circuit 8 may be a Latched or Non-Latched Supervisory Zone.
T Indicating Circuits may be configured as Audible or Visual and as silenceable or non-silenceable. Circuits
configured for audible devices may operate for Steady, Temporal Code, California Code, or March Time.
T Individual Slide-Switch provided for disconnect of each initiating circuit.
T Signal Silence Inhibit (disabled or 1 minute) and Auto Signal Silence (disabled or 5, 10, 20 minutes)
T Zone Annunciated Walk Test.
T Subsequent Alarm, Supervisory, and Trouble Operation.
T Resettable Auxiliary Power Supply (200 mA Max.) For Four Wired Smoke Detectors
T Auxiliary contacts for Common Alarm and Supervisory (disconnectable), and Common Trouble relay.
T RS-485 Interface for up to 3 RA8 Multiplexed Remote Annunciators.
T Remote Trouble Indicator Interface for RTI
T Accepts an optional DACT (Dialler) or PRM (City Tie) module, and also one RY4 or RY8 Relay Module.
T Easy Configuration via DIP Switches.
T Rugged, key locked, red cabinet with ten combination knockouts, easily removeable piano hinged door and
an integrated trim “ring” for surface or flush mounted installation. Uses Gamewell Key.
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