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4010ES IDNAC Fire Alarm System Installation Guide
CURRENT ACCESS LEVEL = y
You can now open the diagnostic menu as described in the next topic.
9.3.2 Starting the Earth Fault Search
To start an Earth Fault Search:
1. If necessary, press the Menu button to access the menus.
2. Press the Previous or Next buttons until the diagnostic functions option appears:
Press <NEXT> or <PREVIOUS> to scroll Diagnostic Functions?
3. Press the Enter button. Then press Next or Previous buttons until the Earth Fault Search option appears:
Press <NEXT> or <PREVIOUS> to scroll Earth Fault Search?
4. Press the Enter button. The following options become available when you press the Next and Previous buttons:
Press <NEXT> or <PREVIOUS> to scroll Location Search
Press <NEXT> or <PREVIOUS> to scroll IDNet Channel Search
Press <NEXT> or <PREVIOUS> to scroll Last Search Result
The search types are described below. When you have determined what kind of search to initiate, display its option (one of the three
shown above) and press the Enter button. Each option is described below.
9.3.3 Search Option A: Select Location
• If you select the Location Search menu item, a list of cards to search becomes available. Use the Next and Previous buttons to
scroll through the list.
• If you find a card that you suspect is connected to a circuit with an earth ground, press the Enter button when that circuit is shown.
• Before you can start the search, the Aux Power Select option comes up.
1=Exclude 2=Include Exclude AUXPWR circuits from search?
• The number you select, 1 or 2, determines whether the auxiliary power circuit on the selected board is searched for earth grounds. If
you exclude the auxiliary power circuit from the search, the circuit will continue to operate normally.
• Press 1 (or just press the Enter button) to exclude the card's auxiliary power circuits from the search, or press 2 to remove auxiliary
power circuits from normal operation and search them for earth grounds.
• Now you are prompted to start the search. When the location you want to search is shown and "Press <ENTER> to start search"
displays, the search is ready to start. A sample is shown below.
CARD 1, SYSTEM POWER SUPPLY Press <ENTER> to start search
Note: The FACU suspends normal operation for the duration of the search.
• Press the Enter button to start the search.
• As the search progresses, watch the display for an indication of how much of the search has been completed. The search can be
aborted at any time if you press the Clear button.
Earth Search In-Progress, Please Wait...
40%
Skip ahead to Completing the Search.
9.3.4 Search Option B: Select Location
• If you select the IDNet Channel Search menu item, a list of IDNet channels to search becomes available. Use the Next and Previous
buttons to scroll through the list. When the IDNet channel you want to search is shown and "Press <ENTER> to start search" displays,
the search is ready to start. A sample screen is shown below.
IDNET CHANNEL M12 Press <ENTER> to select for search
Note:
The FACU suspends normal operation for the duration of the search.
• Press the Enter button to start the search.
• As the search progresses, watch the display for an indication of how much of the search has been completed. The search can be
aborted at any time if you press the Clear button.
Earth Search In-Progress, Please Wait...
Skip ahead to Completing the Search.
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