Elkron FAP54, Programming Manual

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122 FAP54 Programming
Moreover, the following applies:
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The alarm of a device belonging to a circuit under test is ALWAYS managed immediately regardless of the
programming of the zone which the device belongs to.
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The activation of signalling (output modules, etc.) when a device belonging to a circuit under test goes into
alarm depends on the choice made by the user when starting the periodic check.
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A message indicating that the test is in progress is displayed on the control panel monitoring screen:
MAINTENANCE (XXX%) NTNTT------TTTNT
Where
XXX = current percentage of tested devices
NTNTT-----TTTNT = status of the control panel circuits (one character per circuit, according to the
following meaning: N = circuit in normal operation, T = circuit in test; - = circuit absent).
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The programming of the zones of the devices in test are ignored (e.g., alarm confirmation is ignored,
otherwise a delay would be introduced in the management of the device).
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ALL alarms are stored in the maintenance event log, regardless of the type of device which generated them.
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The groups of devices and groups of zones are NOT managed.
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When a device belonging to a circuit under test goes into alarm, the control panel turns on the backlight of the
display; conversely, the buzzer will not be activated.
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If the control panel enters the programming phase with a periodic check in progress (or paused), the periodic
check will be terminated prematurely.
The periodic check guard timer is reloaded each time a device belonging to a circuit under test signals an alarm
condition. In case of absence of alarm signals from devices belonging to circuit under test for a period of 2 hours, the
periodic check is paused by the control panel.
T
he guard timer will be reloaded when the user restores the periodic
check (the pause and reset operations will be described below).
During the periodic check, the percentage of devices already tested will be shown in the lower part of the display for
control panels with graphic display. The devices taken into account in the calculation of this percentage are of the
following types:
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Smoke detector with chamber
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Concentrator module
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Beam smoke detector
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Smoke/heat detector
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Latched input module
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Smoke/heat/gas detector
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Latched input module with siren output
Finally, it is important to highlight that the periodic check CANNOT be started if a zone test is already in progress. The
periodic check and test zone are mutually exclusive.
4.1.1.5.2 Stop periodic check
By selecting this item, it is possible to terminate the periodic check procedure. At the end of the periodic check, the
control panel stops recording alarm events on the maintenance event log and automatically updates the date of the
last periodic check using the system date.
4.1.1.5.3 Pause periodic check
By selecting this item, the periodic check is temporarily paused. As previously highlighted, the periodic check can be
paused by the control panel automatically when the periodic check guard timer expires.
While the periodic check is in pause, the test LED of the control panel blinks.
4.1.1.5.4 Resume periodic check
By selecting this item, a periodic check previously paused automatically due to the inactivity timer expiration or
manually by the operator is resumed.
Once the periodic check is resumed, the test LED is turned ON again.
4.1.1.6 List of alarms per data
By selecting this item, the operator can see the content of the maintenance event log containing the events listed
below:
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Periodic check start event, logged when the user selects the item “START PERIODIC CHECK”
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List of the alarm events related to each of the devices connected to circuits under test

Periodic check stop event (along with the percentage of devices tested up to that time), logged when the user
selects the item “STOP PERIODIC CHECK”