Programming   
3.6    FireShield Technical Reference Manual 
To program IDC classes: 
1.  Press Remote Disconnect to select the program option. 
  The last programmed IDC Trouble LED stays lit. 
2.  Press Reset to select Class A or Class B. 
3.  Press Panel Silence to save your selection. 
  The trouble buzzer sounds a long beep as confirmation. 
4.  Program each IDC class by pressing the IDC Disable 
button to light the IDC Trouble LED. When the Trouble 
LED is lit, you can program the IDC class by repeating 
steps 2 and 3 above. 
Note: Make sure you set the IDC jumpers to match the class 
for which you program the IDC. 
8. Program NAC classes 
Description: Programs the NACs as either Class B or Class A. 
For Class A operation, you need to configure a pair of NACs, 
one odd and one even. When you change the class of an NAC, 
you must change the class of both NACs in the pair. 
 
Program option 
Top LEDs/LCD 
Setting 
Bottom LEDs/LCD 
Description 
 
NAC Class 
 
Class B 
NAC wired as Class B 
 
 
Class A 
NAC wired as Class A 
To program NAC classes: 
1.  Press Remote Disconnect to select the program option. 
  For new panels, the Trouble LED of NAC 1 lights. 
Otherwise, the Trouble LED of the last NAC programmed 
lights. To select a NAC for programming, press the NAC 
Disable button. 
2.  Press Reset to select Class A or Class B. 
Note: Whenever NAC pairs are programmed for Class A, 
output pairs must be programmed for the same output types. 
3.  Press Panel Silence to save. 
  The trouble buzzer sounds a long beep as confirmation. 
4.  Program each NAC class by pressing the NAC Disable 
button to light the NAC Trouble LED. When the Trouble 
LED is lit, you can program the NAC class by repeating 
steps 2 and 3 above. 
Note: Make sure you set the NAC jumpers to match the class 
for which you program the NAC. 
9. Program NAC outputs 
Description: Programs the output of each NAC. 
Program option
Top LEDs/LCD 
Setting 
Bottom LEDs/LCD 
Description 
 
NAC Output 
 
Continuous 
NAC outputs 
continuous signal: For 
strobes and notification 
appliances that self-
generate a temporal 
pattern. 
 
 
Temporal 
NAC outputs temporal 
(3-3-3) signal: Universal 
3-3-3 pattern required for 
evacuation signals by 
NFPA 72. Used when 
notification appliances are 
not capable of self-
generating a temporal 
pattern. 
 
 
GENESIS 
GENESIS sync/silence: 
Used with Genesis and 
Enhanced Integrity horns 
and strobes. Genesis and 
Enhanced Integrity 
appliances maintain 
synchronization per UL 
1971. For Genesis 
devices, it allows 
connected horns to be 
silenced while strobes on 
the same 2-wire circuit 
continue to flash until the 
panel is reset. 
To program NAC outputs: 
1.  Press Remote Disconnect to select the program option. 
  The last programmed NAC Trouble LED stays lit. 
2.  Press Reset to select your setting. 
3.  Press Panel Silence to save. 
  The trouble buzzer sounds a long beep as confirmation. 
4.  Program the output for each NAC by pressing the NAC 
Disable button to light the Trouble LED for that NAC. 
When the Trouble LED is lit, you can program the NAC 
by repeating steps 2 and 3 above. 
Note: Whenever NAC pairs are programmed for Class A, 
output pairs must be programmed for the same output 
types. 
10. Program NAC as Silenceable 
Description: Programs the NAC as silenceable. If set to No, 
the NAC, when activated, cannot be silenced using the Signal 
Silence & Drill button or the auto signal silence feature. It can 
only be silenced with a panel reset.