Owner's Manual
BARFS-1 Rev 2.1.1
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SYSTEM OVERVIEW
The Residential Fire Safety System
BARFS-1
complete with compatible smoke /
heat alarms and auxiliary devices provides a complete single zone automatic fire
detection and alarm system for residential applications.
The BARFS-1 is designed to meet the requirements of the Building Code of Australia
- (Smoke Alarm System) and incorporates smoke alarms to Australian Standard
AS3786; heat alarms to Australian Standard AS1603.3.
The
BARFS-1
system consists of a control panel, operator module which provides
both status indication and function controls, smoke and heat alarms. A pillow shaker
and strobe are available for the hearing impaired or deaf. The 200 series smoke and
heat alarms are designed to be installed in conjunction with the BARFS-1 control
panel as an external power source.
The
BARFS-1
system has a generic input/output module as an alarm zone device;
it enables remote control of ancillary equipment, interfacing to sprinkler flow
switch/any dry contact input, provides alarm relay contacts and a non supervised
12V alarm output.
The connection between the operator module and control panel is via RS485, which
allows the operator module to located remote from the control panel itself, an
advantage in multi-storey dwellings. A maximum of 2 operator modules can be fitted
to the system.
The power supply of
BARFS-1
is fully supervised for fault condition; mains fail,
battery disconnected, charger high or low and battery low. The alarm zone wiring is
supervised for both an open and short circuit condition.
The
BARFS-1
has both an alarm and fault output for either remote monitoring and/or
the operation of ancillary equipment. For an alarm condition; two priorities can be
selected. Priority 1 activates the alarm output relay and initiates the sounder in each
smoke/heat alarm. Priority 2 activates only the smoke/heat alarm sounders. An
important feature of the BARFS-1 is its ability to discriminate between the activation
of a smoke or heat alarm. This combined with the alarm priority selection enables
enhanced flexibility in system design to overcome the effects of nuisance alarms and
provide for the integration of the
BARFS-1
to other alarm systems.
BARFS-1
provides not only a truly Deemed to Satisfy Solution but includes additional functions
and facilities to allow design flexibility for customising the installation to the
application.
Remember: your
BARFS-1
has been installed to protect you by raising the alarm and
maximising your time to escape to safety, if you tamper with it, misuse it or fail to
maintain; its performance cannot be guaranteed, you will be putting both you and
your family at risk.
