6 Programming
Important: Notice to installers, authorities having jurisdiction, and other involved parties.
This product incorporates field-programmable software. In order for the product to comply with the requirements in the Standard for
Control Units and Accessories for Fire Alarm Systems, UL 864, certain programming features or options must be limited to specific values
or not used at all as indicated below.
Table 5: IDC, NAC, relay function settings
Program feature or option Permitted in UL 864? (Y/N) Possible settings Settings permitted in UL 864
IDC Function Type Y FIRE, WSO, SUPV, VSMOKE FIRE, WSO, SUPV, VSMOKE
NAC Function Type Y QALERT, SSIG, RSIG QALERT, SSIG, RSIG
Relay Function Type Y RRELAY, SUPV, TRBL RRELAY, SUPV, TRBL
Reminder Setting option Y On / Off On
AC delay transmission setting Y 0 hrs to 24 hrs 0 hrs to 3 hrs
This section describes setting the characteristics of each initiating device and notification appliance to the specific values required for the
job.
You can set the following attributes for each of the control unit's IDCs and NACs:
• Function Type - Determines the operation of the point.
IDC: You can can set whether the device indicates the status change as a fire alarm or supervisory.
NAC: You can can set whether the device turns off on silence or resets.
6.1 Programming IDCs
By default, the system configures all IDCs for the FIRE function type.
To edit the IDC function type, complete the following steps:
1. Turn off the unit.
2. Open the control unit's door to access the DIP switches on the system board.
3. DIP switch SW1 is used to configure the IDC function type.
Table 6: DIP switch setting for IDC configuration
DIP switches 1 through 8
IDC-1 IDC-2 IDC-3 IDC-4
IDC function type
SW1-1 SW1-2 SW1-3 SW1-4 SW1-5 SW1-6 SW1-7 SW1-8
FIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUPV 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
VSMOKE 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
WSO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Figure 2: DIP switch SW1 settings
Note: As shown in Figure 2, IDC1, IDC3 and IDC4 are configured for FIRE IDC2 is configured for SUPV.
page 11 579-1403 Rev A
2004 Foundation Series Fire Alarm Control Unit Operation Guide
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