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Disabling a Point that Remains in Alarm
Overview If a device remains in alarm and no alarm condition (i.e., smoke or an activated pull station) exists,
the 4010ES provides a way to inhibit alarm reporting for the malfunctioning point. Disabling a point
causes a trouble condition for the point or zone that you disable.
The DISABLE key, which is used to disable points, may be passcode protected. If it is, you need to
first log in to the system using the passcode that enables the key. Refer to “Logging In and Out of the
System” in Chapter 6 for information on doing this.
Important Notes Be aware of the following issues related to disabling points.
• Disabling a point causes the point to NOT report alarm conditions or other status changes. A
point should not be disabled unless it is clearly understood that fire detection or security for the
area of the building covered by that point will be lost. Appropriate steps must be taken to
provide alternate means of protecting the area of the building covered by the disabled point.
• If the Service Reset option is enabled, an operator can clear an alarm condition (i.e., successfully
perform a system reset) even though the device that caused the alarm remains in a trouble state.
The typical application for this would be the case where a malfunctioning initiating device such
as a smoke detector (consisting of a base and removable sensor) causes an alarm and activates the
city circuit. With this option enabled, the sensor can be removed and the system (including the
city circuit) can be reset. Without this option enabled, removing the sensor would cause a
trouble, which would prevent the city circuit from being reset.
Important Note: Service Reset is not a UL-Approved option and enabling this option on the panel
invalidates the panel’s UL certification.
Procedure To disable a point in alarm, follow these steps.
1. Log in at a minimum level of 3.
2. Press either the FIRE ALARM ACK or the PRIORITY 2 ACK key (depending on the type of
alarm) to display the point’s information on the alphanumeric display. For example:
3. Press the DISABLE key. The alphanumeric display shows the following message.
Note: XX represents the point to be disabled.
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