CAST XFP ANALOGUE ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM PANEL
Commissioning/Programming Quick Start Guide
Approved Document No. DFU5020010 Rev 4
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3 Commissioning the Panel
FOR THE PANEL’S AL3 MENU OPTIONS
CAUTION: USING THE AUTO ADDRESS OR LOOP LEARN FUNCTIONS DETAILED
BELOW MAY
COMPLETLEY ERASE THE PANEL’S DATABASE OF STORED LOOP
DEVICE INFORMATION
.
THESE FUNCTIONS MUST BE USED WITH EXTREME CARE.
All the loop devices connected to the panel need to have a unique address assigning to them. In addition,
the panel needs to read all the loop devices and identify their address.
There are two options to do this: Auto Address and Loop Learn.
3.1 Auto Address
During an auto address the panel automatically assigns an address to each loop device in sequentially
wired order.
At the panel, enter
AL3 (4444) > Commissioning Functions > Address Functions > Auto Address.
When the AUTO ADDRESS prompt appears, press the Accept
button to continue.
Press the scroll
▲
button to select ‘Yes’ then press the Accept
button shown below:
When requested by the panel fit the NVM link shown below:
You now have two options: ‘Continue from last address? No’, or ‘Continue from last address? Yes’, as
detailed below
:
Option 1: Select
‘Continue from last address? No’
CAUTION: USING THIS OPTION WILL COMPLETELY ERASE THE
PANEL’S DATABASE OF
STORED LOOP DEVICE INFORMATION INCLUDING ERASING ALL
EXISTING
DEVICE
ADDRESSES AND DEVICE ADDRESSES ASSIGNED BY A CAPROG PROGRAMMER. THIS IS
DIFFERENT TO THE LOOP LEARN FUNCTION. USE THIS OPTION WITH EXTREME CARE
.
Use this option if the panel has not previously been programmed, or if you want to program an existing
system as if it were a new system, and you are confident to proceed.
Press the scroll
▲
button to select ‘No’ then press the Accept
button shown below:
The panel will perform an auto address. Wait for the process to complete and a brief summary window
will appear, similar to the one shown below:
Please fit the NVM Link now
or press ESCape to abort
Continue from last address? No
