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Power-up and testing

EST3 Installation and Service Manual 6.7

Control and emergency communications equipment testing

The procedures listed in the following sections should be

performed on the equipment installed in each cabinet connected

to the system. These procedures are designed to test the

hardware and its installation. The applications programming will

be tested later.

Note: The network configuration information must be

downloaded into the network and Audio Source Unit, using the

System Definition Utility (SDU) program, before starting testing.

Primary power supplies

1. Verify that all components are installed using accepted

workmanship standards.

2. Verify adequate separation between power-limited and

nonpower-limited wiring. Refer to NFPA 70, article 760, of

the National Electrical Code.

3. Verify that the installed batteries are the proper capacity for

the application.

4. With the batteries disconnected, verify that the supply’s full

alarm load can be sustained by the power supply without the

batteries connected.

5. With the batteries connected, disconnect the AC source and

verify that a power supply trouble is annunciated, and that

the supply’s full alarm load can be sustained by the batteries.

6. Verify that the battery charger properly charges the batteries

connected to both the primary and booster power supplies to

80% capacity within 24 hours.

Booster power supplies