Installation
EST3 Installation and Service Manual
5.16
Creating an initial startup version of the project database
Creating an initial startup version of the project database is
useful for:
• Assigning panel addresses when you bring up a system for
the first time
• Verifying the correct installation of the rail modules and
control/display modules
• Adjusting the gain on the 3-ASU and amplifier modules
installed in a cabinet
Follow these suggestions when creating an initial startup version
of the project database:
Only include the hardware configuration for each cabinet in the
system. Do not include any device loops in the database. These
should be installed after verifying the cabinet configuration. It is
also not necessary to configure any rail modules.
The easiest way to create an initial startup version of the project
database is to save the project under a different name using the
Save As command. Save the project as a different version after
you have defined the cabinet chassis configuration and added all
the rail modules for all the cabinets in the system. Using this
method eliminates doubling your workload by having to edit two
databases as you add cabinets to the system.
If the cabinet contains amplifiers and a 3-ASU, include the
following features in the initial startup version of the project
database:
• Program a control/display module toggle switch to send a
0.7 Vrms, 1 kHz tone to the amplifiers. Label the switch
1KHZ_TONE and add the following rule to the rules file:
[AMPLIFIER_SETUP]
SW '1KHZ_TONE':
AMPON '*' TO 'Ch_Gen*',
MSGON '1KHZ_TONE' TO 'Ch_Gen*';
• Record a message in the 3-ASU database labeled
1KHZ_TONE. Import the Steady tone at 1kHz.wav file from
the EST3 Fire Alarm Support Tools CD-ROM into this
record.
Note: For firmware versions earlier than 1.5, copy the Steady
tone at 1kHz.wav file from the \Library\Sounds\FCCA directory
on the EST3 Fire Alarm Support Tools CD-ROM to a directory
on your hard drive that doesn’t contain any other files. You can
import the file from this directory.