1200C-2000C Fire Alarm Control Panel and Repeater User Manual  13 
Panel operation in pre-warning 
The internal buzzer sounds with a short intermittent tone to indicate a pre-warning. 
Figure 10: The alarm screen (pre-warning) 
 
ALARM: 1  Event: 79 Active
Zone: 6  Area: 1 ALMLVL   
Address: 1/12  Pre-Warning   
MCP  06/02/05 09:39:34   
(Site text – up to 40 characters) 
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Alarm: 0  Faults: 0 Cond.: 0  P: 1 SDZ
 
1.  Look at the screen to see the location of the detector in pre-warning. In the 
example shown above, the pre-alarm is in zone 6, area 1 at address 12 in loop 1.  
2.  If more than one pre-warning exists, use the up and down arrows to view each 
pre-warning condition. 
3.  Press Silence Buzzer to silence the internal buzzer and to acknowledge the pre-
warning.  
4.  Investigate the cause of the pre-warning condition. 
5.  When the pre-warning condition is under control, turn the enable/disable key 
switch to enable to return the fire panel to normal condition. 
6. Press the Reset button. 
 
If the pre-warning continues, then one of the following is true: 
•  The event is not under control (return step 3 above). 
•  The detectors are contaminated with smoke (clean the detectors).