Kidde VM-1 Technical Reference Manual

P/N 3101890-EN • REV 006 • ISS 21JUN18 i
Content
Important information iii
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
About this manual 2
Intended audience 2
Fire alarm system limitations 2
Chapter 2 Product description 3
General description 4
System hardware capabilities 5
Panel components 8
Minimum system requirements 12
VM-1 user interface 12
Event message queues 17
User access levels 18
Command menus 20
Chapter 3 Operating instructions 29
Operating states 31
Control panel power up 34
Utilizing the user interface keypads 35
Silencing the panel buzzer 36
Silencing alarm signals 37
Acknowledging events 37
Resetting the fire alarm system 38
Restarting the fire alarm system 38
Clearing the alarm history 38
Viewing event message details 39
Viewing reports 40
Disabling and enabling devices 43
Disabling and enabling option cards 44
Disabling and enabling logic groups 45
Disabling and enabling system time controls 46
Testing the system and devices 46
Changing output states 47
Switching the smoke detector alarm sensitivity thresholds 49
Changing event message routing 50
Changing Access Level passwords 50
Changing the LCD screen language 51
Downloading a database 51
Using a TCP/IP connection to read from the panel 54
Setting the system time and date 54
Configuring holiday lists 55
Control-indicating module 56
Chapter 4 Supplementary applications 59
Digital audio subsystem 60
Remote annunciation 67
FireWorks communication 72
IP dialer and email communication 72

Kidde VM-1 Specifications

General

Brand	Kidde
Model	VM-1
Category	Fire Alarms
Language	English