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GroundFault.Atroubleconditioninwhichalowresistancehasbeendetectedbetweenthesystemwiringand
theconduitground.
InitiatingDevice.Amanuallyorautomaticallyoperateddevice,suchasamanualstation,asmokedetector,a
heatdetector,awaterflowswitch,aortamperswitch.
InitiatingDeviceCircuit(IDC).
Acircuittowhichinitiatingdevicesareconnected.
Labeled.Equipmentormaterials towhichisattache dalabel,asymbol,oranotheridentifyingmarkofan
organizationacceptabletotheauthorityhavingjurisdictionandconcernedwith produ ctevaluation, which
maintainstheperiodicinspectionoftheproductionofsuchlabelledequipment
ormaterials.Andbywhose
labellingthemanufacturerindicatescompliancewithappropriatestandardsorperformanceinaspecified
manner.
LED.LightEmittingDiode.
LCD.LiquidCristalDisplay.
Listed.Equipmentormaterialsincludedinalistpublishedbyanorganizationacceptabletotheauthorityhaving
jurisdictionandconcernedwithproductevaluationthat
maintainstheperiodicinspectionoftheproductionof
thelistedequipmentormaterials,andwhoselistingstateseitherthattheequipmentormaterialmeetsthe
appropriatestandardsorhasbeentestedandfoundsuitableforuseinaspecifiedmanner.
NEC.NationalElectricalCode,alsopublishedasNFPAstandard70.
NotificationAppliance.Anelectricallyoperatedapplianceusedtoindicatethesystemstatus,suchasabell,
horn,strobelight,orspeaker.
NAC(NotificationApplianceCircuit).Acircuit towhichnotificationappliancesareconnected.
NOU.NotificationOutputUnit.
PCU.PowerSupplyandChargerUnit.
PowerSupply.ThepartoftheFireAlarm
ControlPanelwhichprovidesthepowerneededtooperateallcontrol
panelmodules,aswellasneededtooperateallelectricallypoweredinitiatingdevicesandallnotification
appliances.
Programming Tool. Refers to an external proprietary software package that allows the user to program the
panel.
PTU.PowerSupplyTransformerUnit.
QuickTest.Termpertainingtothetestmodeofthesystemthatautomaticallyresetsafteraservicetechnician
teststheinitiatingdevices.
ROU.RelayOutputUnit.