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Appendix B: NFPA Standard-Specific Requirements

Potter EFT-C McCulloh Transmitter

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MS-4412B/MS-4424B Instruction Manual  PN 15125:G1  10/22/02

Potter EFT-C McCulloh Transmitter 

Note: 

This application is not FM approved.

• Connections between control panel and the transmitter are supervised by the transmitter.
• Use transformer model ULT STK. NO. 1000391 (listed, Class 2, 12 V, 10 VA.).  See Potter Electric 

Signal Company Bulletin # 748.

• Form-C Trouble relay which will automatically activate on any trouble condition.
• Form-C Alarm relay programmed to activate on General Alarm. 

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Summary of Contents for MS-4412B

Page 1: ...Fire Alarm Control Panel MS 4412B MS 4424B Instruction Manual Document 15125 10 22 2002 Rev G PN 15125 G1 ECN 02 539 ...

Page 2: ...xplosions caused by escaping gas improper storage of flammable materials etc Heat detectors do not sense particles of combustion and alarm only when heat on their sensors increases at a prede termined rate or reaches a predetermined level Rate of rise heat detectors may be subject to reduced sensitivity over time For this reason the rate of rise feature of each detector should be tested at least o...

Page 3: ... anticipated or encountered Disconnect AC power and batteries prior to removing or in serting circuit boards Failure to do so can damage circuits Remove all electronic assemblies prior to any drilling filing reaming or punching of the enclosure When possible make all cable entries from the sides or rear Before making modifi cations verify that they will not interfere with battery trans former and ...

Page 4: ...intenance and Use of Notification Appliances for Protective Signaling Systems NFPA 72 Testing Procedures for Signaling Systems Underwriters Laboratories Documents UL 38 Manually Actuated Signaling Boxes UL 217 Smoke Detectors Single and Multiple Station UL 228 Door Closers Holders for Fire Alarm Systems UL 268 Smoke Detectors for Fire Alarm Systems UL 268A Smoke Detectors for Duct Applications UL ...

Page 5: ...ecifications 12 AC Power 12 Battery lead acid only 12 Initiating Device Circuits 12 Notification Appliance Circuits 12 Alarm and Trouble Relays 12 Resettable Power 12 Nonresettable Power 12 RMS Rregulated Power 12 2 Installation Cabinet Mounting 13 Removal of Circuit Board 13 Mounting of Cabinet 13 Attaching Conduit 13 Reinstallation of Circuit Board 14 Power Connections 15 AC Connections 15 Batte...

Page 6: ...ion 32 System Trouble Condition 32 Alarm Condition 32 Brownout Condition 33 Appendix A Secondary Power Calculations Standby Battery Requirements 35 Calculating the Battery Capacity 36 Appendix B NFPA Standard Specific Requirements Minimum System Requirements 37 Additional Requirements 37 NFPA 72 Signaling Systems for Central Station Service Protected Premises Unit 37 NFPA 72 Auxiliary Fire Alarm S...

Page 7: ...ntrolled Power limited on all circuits except Municipal Box Output Alarm and trouble resound Four Style B Initiating Device Circuits Two Style Y Notification Appliance Circuits General alarm and trouble relays One Man Walk Test Disable enable controls per Initiating Device Circuit Last Event Recall Battery Earth fault supervision Current protection on all notification circuits Unregulated output p...

Page 8: ...ircuit 2 Style Y Front Panel Control Switches Switch 1 Tone Silence Switch 2 Alarm Silence Switch 3 Alarm Activate Switch 4 System Reset Suplemental Documentation The table below lists document sources containing additional information regarding the MS 4412B and the MS 4424B For information on Refer to Part Number All Features MS 4412B MS 4424B Data Sheet DF 51195 Compatable Devices Fire Lite Devi...

Page 9: ...B2 TB3 TB4 J4 J5 J7 J8 OPT1 OPT2 J10 J9 J1 JP12 TB1 OUT 1 B B OUT 2 B B IN 2 B B IN 3 B B IN 4 B B SUPV 1 SUPV 2 JP1 MS4412B board cdr Battery Fail LED Ground Fault LED SW1 DIP Switch Micro Fail LED J4 J5 J7 J8 Optional Module Connectors Notification Appliance Circuits Style Y Class B Relays Alarm Contacts Trouble Contacts Initiating Device Circuits Style B Class B 12 or 24VDC Regulated Nonresetta...

Page 10: ...6 ohms Maximum allowable wire resistance between panel and trip coil 3 ohms Municipal Box wiring can leave the building Specifications for Remote Station Service NFPA 72 Remote Station Fire Alarm System Maximum load for each circuit 10 mA Reverse polarity output voltage 12 or 24 VDC Remote Alarm and Remote Trouble wiring can leave the building 1 Alarm Verification ON Alarm Verification enabled two...

Page 11: ...larm Zone 3 red Alarm Zone 4 red System Trouble LED yellow A local troublesounder and silence switch are also provided AllLED wiring is supervised for open conditions Any open condition will cause the System Trouble LED to illuminate Slide in paper labels permit an easy change of zone information Note The Remote Annunciator requires the use of an LED Interface Module as described below LED Interfa...

Page 12: ...alarmed detector per zone Supervisory current 5 mA including End of Line Resistor Notification Appliance Circuits Power limited circuitry Maximum allowable voltage drop due to wiring 2 VDC Normal Operating Voltage MS 4412B 12 VDC MS 4424B E 24 VDC Total current available to all external devices 2 25 amps Maximum signaling current per circuit 1 5 amps End of Line Resistor MS 4412B 2 2K 1 2 watt par...

Page 13: ...its to backbox as required Determine the number of conductors required for the devices to be employed Pull required conductors into the box through the knockouts provided Note All wiring should be in accordance with the National and or Local codes for fire alarm systems including Power limited Wiring Requirements on page 16 Step Action 1 Disconnect the transformer wires from the circuit board at t...

Page 14: ...ns Reinstallation of Circuit Board Reinstall the printed circuit board as follows Step Action 1 Position circuit board over stand offs on backbox and secure with four 4 phillips screws Tighten securely 2 Connect transformer wires to J1 connector on circuit board 14 72 37 38cm 14 22 36 11cm 3 05 7 74cm 14 00 35 56cm 2 88 7 32cm 14 50 36 83cm 9 05 22 99cm 9 37 23 80cm 2 70 6 86cm 0 75 1 90cm 1 5 3 8...

Page 15: ...el should be supplied to prevent voltage fluctuation and interruption of power Figure 3 AC Power Connections Battery DC Connections WARNING Battery contains sulfuric acid which can cause severe burns to the skin and eyes and can destroy fabrics If contact is made with sulfuric acid immediately flush the skin or eyes with water for 15 minutes and seek immediate medical attention CAUTION Do NOT conn...

Page 16: ... Power limited and nonpower limited circuit wiring must remain separated in the cabinet All power limited circuit wiring must remain at least 0 25 in 6 35 mm away from any nonpower limited circuit wiring Furthermore all power limited circuit wiring and nonpower limited circuit wiring must pass through separate knockouts and or conduits Figure 5 Power limited Wiring Requirements J9 TB1 J9 TB1 MS44B...

Page 17: ...atibility Document for compatible devices Wire all alarm initiating devices sequentially for proper supervision Observe polarity when connecting polarized devices All circuits are supervised and power limited Leave dummy load resistor provided on all unused circuits Figure 6 Initiating Device Circuits TB4 IN 2 B B IN 3 B B IN 4 B B 24 Volt 4 7K 1 2 Watt resistor PN 71252 UL listed 12 Volt 2 2K 1 2...

Page 18: ... screw terminals 2 Calculation of the maximum allowable resistance in the 12 or 24VDC resettable power wiring Where XX x 10 4 for 12VDC 20 6 for 24VDC Rmax maximum resistance of the 12 or 24VDC wires Vom minimum operating voltage of the detector or end of line relay whichever is greater in volts N total number of detectors on the 12 or 24VDC supply circuit Is detector current in standby Na number ...

Page 19: ...vice Compatibility Document for suitable devices For details on how jumper configurations affect panel functions see Supervisory Configuration on page 20 For DIP switch configuration see Setting Mode of Operation on page 27 For non silenceable service on Initiating Zone 1 see Non Silenceable Service on page 32 Unused circuits must be connected with a dummy load as shown Figure 8 Notification Appli...

Page 20: ...ctivate for supervisory conditions If an RZA 4XF Remote Annunciator is used the fourth LED red will annunciate supervisory conditions To locate jumpers on the board see Figure 1 on page 9 Figure 9 SUPV Jumper Alarm Relay One Form C dry contact alarm relay is provided in the basic panel for controlling supplementary devices Contacts are rated 2 amps at 30 VDC and 0 5 amps at 30 VAC resistive and ar...

Page 21: ... shown below Figure 11 Power Terminals TB2 RMS Regulated Power 12 or 24 VDC power for inductive type devices such as door holders can be connected to these terminals This output is not suitable for powering devices requiring filtered DC power Resettable Power 12 or 24 VDC filtered resettable power for four wire smoke detectors can be obtained from these terminals The combined current draws from th...

Page 22: ...ZM module in the upper position follow these instructions Figure 12 Module Installation Upper Position Step Action 1 Cut jumper OPT1 on main circuit board 2 Insert the two stand offs into the holes located on the right side edge of the main board Secure with nuts and tighten securely 3 Align the pins of J5 and J4 connectors on the main board with the holes on the underside of the J2 and J1 connect...

Page 23: ... other hole located on the right side edge of the main board Secure with nut and tighten securely 4 Align the pins of J8 and J7 connectors on the main board with the holes on the underside of the J2 and J1 connector on the optional board Carefully press down on the optional board until the pins are through the connectors and it rests on the stand offs 5 Secure optional board to stand offs with scr...

Page 24: ...SwitchdownwillpreventunwantedactivationoftheMunicipalBoxduringtesting of the control panel The Disconnect LED will remain illuminated while the Municipal Box is disconnected The System Trouble LED will indicate disconnected and or Open Circuit conditions on the Municipal Box Cut the TBL Jumper to allow the alarm reverse polarity circuit to open on trouble if no alarm exists The wiring of this modu...

Page 25: ...located on the door of the control panel Figure 15 Wiring the Zone Relay Module The wiring of this module must follow the requirements specified under Power limited Wiring Requirements on page 16 If this module is used to drive both nonpower limited and power limited circuits skip one set of dry contacts to maintain the required separation between circuit types If this module is used to drive both...

Page 26: ...nnection With the MS 4412B the RZA 4XF must be installed in the same room or within 20 feet 6 1 meters of the control panel The wiring of this module must follow the requirements as specified under Power limited Wiring Requirements on page 16 Figure 17 Connection of 4XLMF 4412LM to RZA 4XF SYSTEM TROUBLE RE SOUND TONE SILENCE FIRE ALARM ANNUNCIATOR TB1 J2 Connect to corresponding terminals of the ...

Page 27: ...vation of a tamper or other supervisory switch on this circuit will result in a supervisory condition but not an alarm condition at the panel All NACs will activate unless SUPV1 or SUPV2 jumpers are cut see Supervisory Configuration on page 20 The piezo will sound a distinct pulsing tone and the yellow LED on zone 4 will flash along with the supervisory LED Switch 4 Silence Inhibit If selected ON ...

Page 28: ...hese steps to power up the FACP 1 Conduct Visual Inspection A careful visual inspection should be made before applying power to the system See Inspection on page 43 2 Notification Notify personnel who may be working with the AC power circuits before removing the Out of Service tag 3 Apply Primary Power Switch the circuit breaker to the closed position providing power to the circuit The green AC po...

Page 29: ...D that flashes for trouble conditions on output circuits Alarm Silenced Yellow LED that illuminates steadily when the ALARM SILENCE switch has been pushed after an alarm Power Trouble Yellow LED that flashes for low or disconnected batteries and earth fault conditions The following LEDs are located below the main panel and are visible only when the panel door is open Battery Fail BATT Yellow LED t...

Page 30: ...quires pressing SYSTEM RESET to clear Note If Silence Inhibit has been selected SW1 DIP switch 4 set to ON the Alarm Silence will not function until 60 seconds after the initiation of the alarm Alarm Activate This switch may be used to activate Notification Appliance Circuits NACs It also activates the System Alarm Relay This is a latching function Pressing ALARM SILENCE silences the NACs and Syst...

Page 31: ...it for sprinkler supervisory zone can be programmed for tracking operation latching operation is the default setting Canadian regulations require latching operation for programming instructions See Sprinkler Supervisory Tracking on page 32 Zone Disable If a zone has been disabled an alarm that occurs on that zone will flash the red zone LED but not the piezo or any output circuit If both power sou...

Page 32: ...racking The Initiating Device Circuit for sprinkler supervisory zone can be programmed for tracking operation latching operation is the default setting Canadian regulations require latching operation 1 Press and hold in the TONE SILENCE switch 2 With the TONE SILENCE switch held in press in sequence the ALARM SILENCE switch then the ALARM ACTIVATE switch and finally the ALARM ACTIVATE switch again...

Page 33: ...ases When thebrownoutthreshold is reached the system reacts as if AC power is totally lost Battery backup begins supplying power to operate the control panel General Trouble Relay contact transfers Green AC Power LED turns off Yellow System Trouble LED illuminates The piezo will sound one second on one second off and repeat until the Trouble is cleared When the AC voltage returns or increases abov...

Page 34: ...3 System Operation System Events 34 MS 4412B MS 4424B Instruction Manual PN 15125 G1 10 22 02 Notes ...

Page 35: ...mps Main Circuit Board 1 X 0 088 0 088 4XZMF 4412ZM ZoneRelay Module X 0 008 4XTMF 4412TM Transmitter Module X 0 011 Reverse Polarity Alarm output X 0 005 Reverse Polarity Trouble output X 0 005 RZA 4XF 4XLMF 4412LM Remote Annunciator 1 max X 0 019 4XMMF Meter Module X 0 001 2 wire Detector Heads X 1 1 Refer to the Device Compatibility Document for smoke detector standby current 4 wire Detector He...

Page 36: ...greater AH rating than the value obtained in the table above Note Batteries must be lead acid type Standby Battery Current from Table 1 amps X Required Standby Time in Hours typically 241 or 602 hours hrs 1 NFPA 72 Central Station and Local and Proprietary Fire Alarm Systems require 24 hours of standby time 2 NFPA 72 Auxiliary and Remote Station Fire Alarm Systems require 60 hours of standby time ...

Page 37: ...Premises Unit NOTI FIRE 911AC Digital Alarm Communicator Transmitter connected to a compatible listed Central Station DACR or Protected Premises Receiving Unit See Digital Alarm Communicator Transmitter Noti Fire911AC on page38 forinstallation instructionsforthisunit 411UDAC Universal Digital Alarm Communicator connected to a compatible listed Central StationDACRorProtectedPremisesReceivingUnit Se...

Page 38: ...nit is not mounted in the control panel s backbox all connections must be in conduit less than 20 ft 609 6 cm in length in the same room For additional information refer to the Noti Fire 911AC Instruction manual Figure 23 DACT Connections TB3 TB4 OPT1 IN 2 B B IN 3 B B IN 4 B B SUPV 1 SUPV 2 JP1 TB1 LATCH DISABLE J2 STD DACT MS44B 911ac cdr Place jumper over pins as shown when employing a DACT Thi...

Page 39: ...nel s alarm relay Zone2 is wired to the control panel s trouble relay and Zone 3 is wired to the optional module s supervisory relay AC power is supplied directly to the 411UDAC not through the control panel AC wiring for both the 411UDAC and the control panel must be connected to the same AC branch circuit End of lineResistorsmustterminateallcircuits Inthisexample Zone4isunusedandisterminated at ...

Page 40: ... for ground faults and opens i e missing wire but not for direct short between two wires It is not a power limited circuit This application is not suitable for separate transmission of sprinkler supervisory or trouble conditions Maximum loop resistance allowed for wiring from control panel to Municipal Box is 3 ohms Figure 25 Municipal Box Connection TB1 TBL J1 J2 FIRE Local Energy Municipal Box M...

Page 41: ... Remote Station Receiver Intended for connection to a polarity reversal circuit of a remote station receiving unit having compatible ratings All connections are power limited and supervised with the exception of the reverse polarity loop Supervision of the loop is the responsibility of the receiver Figure 26 RS82 9 Connections TB1 TBL J1 J2 Fire Lite RS82 9 Remote Station Receiver MS44 rs82 cdr 4X...

Page 42: ...rol panel and the transmitter are supervised by the transmitter Use transformer model ULT STK NO 1000391 listed Class 2 12 V 10 VA See Potter Electric Signal Company Bulletin 748 Form C Trouble relay which will automatically activate on any trouble condition Form C Alarm relay programmed to activate on General Alarm Figure 27 Potter EFT C Connections TB4 IN 2 B B IN 3 B B IN 4 B B Potter EFT C Con...

Page 43: ...n alarm test on the panel initiate an alarm condition by blowing smoke into a smoke detector This should cause the first zone alarm condition The alarm relay will activate The red zone alarm LED will be illuminated Notification Appliance Circuits and the local piezo will start sounding Maintenance A regular schedule of inspection testing and maintenance is vital to insure proper and reliable opera...

Page 44: ... trouble Earth yellow LED ON 1 Remove field wiring from main panel and optional module s if installed Install dummy ELR 4 7K for 24V 2 2K for 12V 2 Remove both battery leads 3 If trouble clears connect one circuit at the time to pin point the problem 4 If trouble doesn t clear replace circuit board Yellow LED on 4XTMF ON 4XTMF 4412TM 1 Move Municipal Box disconnect switch SW1 up OPT1 OPT2 jumper c...

Page 45: ...24 reverse polarity 10 circuit board 13 14 circuit breaker 15 28 conductors 13 conduit 13 39 contact device 27 current 12 current draw 33 D DC power connections 21 detector four wire smoke 30 detectors type of 17 devices supplementary 20 dialer 37 39 DIP switch 17 19 20 27 31 DIP switch functions 10 direct short 40 Disable NACs 27 disable switch 25 disabled zone 31 Disconnect LED 24 Disconnect Swi...

Page 46: ...ndards 37 non latching 25 30 nonpower limited 16 25 nonresettable power 18 21 non silenceable 19 Notification Appliance Circuit 27 30 32 43 Notification Appliances 37 O opens 40 operating mode 27 operating voltage 18 optional boards 29 optional modules 10 20 Out of Service 28 output circuits 30 overcurrent protection 15 P panel functions 19 paper labels 11 piezo 20 27 30 31 32 33 43 piezo tones 30...

Page 47: ...witch ALARM SILENCE 27 disable 25 supervisory tamper 27 System Alarm Relay 27 30 System Trouble LED 24 T tag Out of Service 28 tamper switch 17 27 TBL Jumper 24 terminal identification label 22 23 testing 43 timer 27 timer watchdog 29 tone patterns 31 tones piezo 30 tracking operation 31 32 transformer 42 transformer wires 13 14 transmitter 42 Transmitter Module 10 22 37 40 41 trim ring 14 trouble...

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Page 51: ...ransportation prepaid to the manufacturer This writing constitutes the only warranty made by this manufacturer with respect to its products The manufacturer does not represent that its products will prevent any loss by fire or otherwise or that its products will in all cases provide the protection for which they are installed or intended Buyer acknowledges that the manufacturer is not an insurer a...

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