Vigilant MX1 - How to Use this Manual

Vigilant MX1 Operator Manual Document: LT0344
Page 1-2 8 August 2017 Issue 2.4
This manual covers the operations and displays available on the MX1’s
front panel. This manual is intended for use by building owners and
managers, fire brigade staff, and front line service staff. It assumes that
the reader has a basic knowledge of automatic fire alarm systems.
It does not cover:
 system design, or installation and operational requirements specified
in local standards or building codes.
 more detailed service functions that require access to the inside of the
cabinet, or use of more advanced diagnostic functions for fault finding
or performance analysis.
These and other topics are covered in the “MX1 System Design Manual”,
part number LT0361 and the “MX1 Service Manual”, part number
LT0366.
The topics in this manual are generally arranged in decreasing order of
urgency. Firefighter use of the Fire Brigade Panel (f.b.p.) is shown inside
the front page, with a detailed section on dealing with alarms in Chapter
2.
This is followed by less urgent actions, dealing with Faults and Disables,
Point and Zone Status Recalls, Testing, and System Status Recall,
followed by a description of error messages and system points.
To obtain continued high-reliability operation from the MX1 it is
necessary to have it regularly tested and maintained by trained and
qualified service-company personnel.
NZS 4512:2010 details the requirements for the testing and maintenance
of fire alarm systems. The MX1 Service Manual (LT0366) contains a
guide to the procedures for testing the MX1.
If changes are required to the site-specific configuration of the MX1 (for
example, if new detectors are required because of building alterations)
then this work must be carried out by a suitably trained and qualified fire-
alarm service person and the “as-installed” information updated including
a record of the new site-specific configuration version. All system
changes must be fully tested and commissioning sheets completed. The
new site-specific configuration should be compared against the previous
version to ensure that there have been no unintentional changes.
A description of nuisance alarms and actions that can be carried out to
help reduce the incidence of them is given in “Nuisace Alarms” on page
1-18.
How to Use this Manual
Intended Use
Organisation of
Chapters
Servicing and
Maintenance