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Chapter 5: Diagnostics, maintenance, and testing

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• For alarm events, the appropriate panel and annunciator LEDs and buzzers turn on. In the

audible (NAC) test mode a four-second pulse sounds for NAC types: continuous

nonsilenceable, continuous silenceable, Genesis nonsilenceable, Genesis with audible

silence only, and Genesis with audible and visible silenceable on the audible devices. A

single 3-3-3 cycle sounds for NAC types: temporal nonsilenceable, temporal silenceable,

coder basic, coder continuous, coder 120spm, and coder temporal on the audible devices.

• For trouble events, the appropriate LEDs and the buzzers turn on. In the audible (NAC) test

mode a two-second pulse sounds on the audible devices.

• For ground fault events, the appropriate LEDs and the buzzers turn on. In the audible

(NAC) test mode, a two-second pulse sounds on the audible devices.

• All device activations are latched until walk test is ended or the panel is reset. When walk

test is ended, it takes approximately eight seconds for the devices to restore. If the device

being tested is in a zone and does not restore, the zone does not reset.

• If auxiliary power is resettable, the auxiliary power is interrupted while the zone is reset.

• Input zones programmed as waterflow with retard require 10 to 15 seconds of activation to

initiate the test signals.

• Devices programmed as alarm verify and not in test mode go directly into alarm if activated

(the alarm verification process is bypassed).

• Restore each device after testing. For example, if you are testing a pull station, reset the

pull station before testing the next device.

The panel terminates walk test if:

• The zone or device being tested remains inactive for 30 minutes.

• The walk test is stopped by the user.

To start a walk test:

1. Press the Menu button and choose Test.

2. Choose Walk Test Silent or Walk Test Audible.

3. Enter a level one password.

4. Choose either All Devices or Zone.

5. If you chose Zone, enter the zone ID for the zone you are going to conduct the walk test.

6. Choose Start.

7. Conduct your walk test.

8. Press Cancel to return to the previous menu.

— or —

Press the Menu button to exit menu mode.

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