Aritech 1X-E4 Series, Installation Manual

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Chapter 3: Configuration and commissioning
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2. Select the number of control panels in the network.
This is not required when you have two panels (i.e. a panel and a repeater).
If you select 5, panel IDs 1 to 5 will have to be present so as not to have a
network fault indication.
Use advanced settings if you need to configure a network with other node IDs
and you need specific control and repeater settings.
3. Select the initial zone in the fire network.
This is not required if the two panels will use the same zone numbers starting
with zone 1 (i.e. a panel and a repeater).
Zones are global. A remote zone event in a zone number which is also used in
the local control panel will generate a response as if the event was generated by
a local zone. Example: In a four-zone evacuation panel with initial zone 10,
zones 10, 11, 12, and 13 are available and any event in zones 10, 11, 12, or 13
in any other control panel in the network will have the same effect on the panel
as a local event in these zones.
Therefore, change this setting if you want to keep activations and indications
independent in different control panels. Example: In a virtual evacuation panel
with eight detection zones, panel one (the first four-zone panel) can keep the
default initial zone number, 1. But for panel two (the second four-zone panel) you
would change the initial zone number from 1 to 5. Panel one would have zones
1, 2, 3, and 4. Panel two would have zones 5, 6, 7, and 8.
Note that this setting can be used to configure control panels to repeat the status
of control panels in the fire network with the zone LEDs. Consult fire network
advanced configuration settings for further details.
Basic fire network configuration will have the default fire network settings or the
ones previously configured in the advanced fire network configuration options.
Default fire network settings are as follows:
• Both control panels will control each other (a control panel and repeater
panel).
• The network topology will be class B.
• The repeater will repeat zones, not control panels.
• The control panel will repeat faults in the repeater panel.
• The control panel will enter alarm and generate activations with remote
zones.
• The control panel will control its outputs (no addressable system in the
network).