Document Conventions
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Document Conventions
Circuits and Zones
The term circuits refers to an actual electrical interface, initiating (detection), indicating (signal), or relay.
The term zone is a logical concept for a fire alarm protected area, and will consist of at least one circuit.
Often the terms zone and circuit are used interchangeably, but in this manual the term circuit is used.
On the FX-2000, circuits can be hardwired inputs and outputs or addressable inputs and outputs. Both hardwired
inputs and outputs, and addressable inputs and outputs may be grouped together to form logical zones.
Wiring Styles
Initiating circuits are configured by default as Class B (Style B). They may be globally (all or none) configured as
Class A (Style D) as described in System Configuration. This operation uses odd and even pairs of two-wire Class B
(Style B) circuits to make one four-wire Class A (Style D) circuit, thus cutting in half the number of available initiating
circuits.
Indicating circuits may be individually wired as Class A (Style Z) or Class B (Style Y) without affecting the number
of circuits available.
Addressable Loops may be configured system wide as Class B (Style 4) or Class A (Style 6). With the addition of
isolators, a Class A (Style 6) will become a Class A (Style 7).
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