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Panasonic Electric Works Fire & Security Technology Europe AB 

 

Citadellsvägen 23, SE-211 18 Malmö, Sweden 

Tel: +46 (0)40 697 70 00 • Fax: +46 (0)40 697 70 99 

[email protected] • www.panasonic-fire-security.com 

 

Fire alarm systems 

Alert annunciation 

controller 1740 

 

Controller for the Alert Annunciation function 

 

Compact size 

Alert annunciation controller 

When the 

A

lert

 A

nnunciation (

AA

) function 

shall be used in system EBL500.  The unit is 
required for the related manoeuvres, i.e. to 
acknowledge / reset the alarms.    
For a detailed description of the Alert 
Annunciation function, see system EBL500 
Planning and Operating Instructions. 

 

The unit shall be mounted close to the c.i.e. 
(or an ext. FBP / Presentation unit) where 
the fire alarms will be presented. 

LEDs, push buttons etc. 

The designation texts for the LEDs and push 
buttons on the front are in Swedish.   

The unit has the following LEDs: 

 

Larm

, indicating fire / 

AA

 alarm. 

 

Drift

, indicating that the unit is in 

operation, i.e. the 

AA

 function is 

enabled in the system.  Normally a time 
channel is used to enable this function. 

 

Räddningstjänsten larmad

, indicating 

that the "Fire brigade tx" output is 
activated in the c.i.e. because: 

 

-

  the activated fire alarm is not an 

AA 

alarm 

-

    the 

AA

 function has been ended, e.g. 

the acknowledge or investigation time 
has run out, etc. 

 

Kvittering

, indicating that the 

AA 

alarm 

has been acknowledged.   

The unit has the following push buttons: 

 

Kvittering

, used to acknowledge an 

AA 

alarm.  

 

Återställning

, used to reset an 

AA 

alarm. 

Compact size 

The compact size enclosure is made of grey 
high impact ABS.  Fitted with a supple-
mentary "O" ring gasket, it will comply with 
IP61, in respect of dust and moisture.  The 
unit has no door, i.e. the front is accessed 
directly, when required.  The push buttons 
are disabled until they are supposed to be 
used.  The unit shall be wall mounted.   

Miscellaneous 

The LED "Kvittering" (Acknowledge) can 
be turned on by the push button 
"Kvittering" (Acknowledge) or by an 
input, i.e. a programmable output in the 
c.i.e.  This is set via a jumper "JP1" in the 
unit. 
The unit is power supplied from the c.i.e. 
or an external power supply. 
One supplementary compression gland 
can be used for cable entry when required. 

Product application 

1740 is intended to be used in the fire alarm 
system 

EBL500

 but can be used in the 

systems EBL1000 / 2000 / 512 / 128 as well.   

The 1740 controller is intended to succeed 
the alert annunciation controller 2232. 

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