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Duonet Control Panel User Guide
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Introduction
Purpose of the Guide
This guide is provided to enable the person responsible for the fire alarm system (see Definitions) to
operate the system, undertake their responsibilities with regard to testing and maintenance of the
system, and to record events and service/maintenance visits.
This is a generic document and therefore refers to the system components in general terms only. The
details of the installed system should be recorded in the space provided within this guide, and for
further reference, the record drawings (if applicable) should be consulted.
The responsible person, and any other staff who may be required to operate the system in an
emergency, should read and understand the basic operating instructions
before an emergency
situation occurs.
Definitions
Responsible person:
The person having control of the premises, whether as an occupier or otherwise, or any
person delegated by the person having control of the premises to be responsible for the fire
alarm system and the fire procedures.
Competent Person:
A person competent to perform a defined task:
Normally a competent person will be an employee of the manufacturer, installer, or servicing
contractor, or a member of the user’s staff who has received suitable training from the
manufacturer, supplier or installer.
Understanding the Equipment
What is Duonet?
Duonet is the name of the range of fire alarm control panels that use the associated Sita200plus
devices which together form the fire alarm system installed in the premises. It is the type of system
whereby up to two addressable device loops may be connected to each control panel, and up to 8
control panels may be networked together.
Advantages of the Duonet system are significantly reduced cabling costs, enhanced flexibility and
flexible expansion capacity if required.
What is Multipoint?
This is the name of the automatic detector used in the Duonet installation. The Multipoint is a unique
device, which provides several modes of detection & sensitivity options within a single device,
enabling it to be easily configured for the application. One detector can function as a smoke detector
or heat detector (or both), and with various levels of sensitivity to suit the environment.
The Multipoint detector may also incorporate an integral sounder and strobe for general alarm
annunciation or local warning as required and an automatic isolator to maintain maximum cable
integrity in the event of a cable fault.