4020 OPERATORS MANUAL                 Page 45 
 
 
 
 
 
Document No: 4020-M010  1st February, 1997  Issue 2.0 
10.3 Fault Conditions 
 
The table below lists the various fault messages displayed by 4020 FIP 
 
 
FAULT MESSAGE 
 
CAUSE OF FAULT 
 
FAULT RECTIFICATION 
 
Fire Alarm Zone 
FAULT 
 
Open Circuit on Fire 
Alarm Zone  
- Missing End-of-Line 
resistor. 
- Break in zone cabling 
- Detector removed from 
base 
 
Check Detectors in zone. 
If all detectors installed  
Call service company for 
repair. 
 
 
 
 
Bat :FLT 
Battery Fault 
 
Batteries disconnected 
from Charger circuit.  
 
Reconnect batteries to 
the panel. 
 
Bat: LO 
 
Battery Voltage is Low 
- Battery charger not 
working,  
- Batteries being charged 
after panel has been 
operating for extended 
period on battery supply 
 
Check battery voltage. 
Check if booster LED is 
"ON" . If  LO condition is 
indicated for more than 8 
Hours call service 
company. 
 
 
Bat: HI 
 
Battery charger voltage is 
set too high. 
 
Remove batteries and 
check charger voltage, 
should be 27.6 VDC. 
Refer section 9.3 for 
battery adjustment. 
Check battery charger 
fuse F2. 
 
Control Circuit Open 
 
Open circuit detected on 
supervised control circuit 
output. 
 
Missing End-of-line 
resistor. 
- break in cabling 
- output Fuse blown. 
Check and replace. 
 
 
Control Circuit Short 
 
Short circuit detected on 
supervised control circuit 
 
Blocking diode missing/or 
wired incorrectly for 
supervised load. 
Short on zone cabling 
 
 
Ground Fault 
 
Short to Earth on external 
field wiring 
 
Check external field 
wiring for short to earth 
connection.