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FP400 Series User Guide 7
When the fire panel is in standby mode the Supply ON LED is activated. If a sounder
delay has been programmed the Sounder Delay LED will also be activated. There are no
acoustic signals.
Alarm
When the fire panel detects any alarm situation it will be indicated as follows:
The general Fire LED will be activated.
The zone Fire LED will be activated.
The internal buzzer will sound continuously.
The alarm relays (potential free) and sounder (with any programmed delay) will be
activated.
Fire panel operation in alarm state
The following operations can be performed while the fire panel is in alarm status:
Silence the internal buzzer pressing the Silence Buzzer button.
Silence sounders with Silence Sounders button. To re-activate them push the Sound
Alarm button. If a delay has been programmed, the sounders can be activated
without delay by keeping the Sound Alarm button pressed for 4 seconds (from
security level 1).
Reset the system with the Reset button. It is not recommended to reset the system
until the location and resolution of the cause of the alarm has been established.
It is required that the control panel key is in the ON position in order to be
able to reset the panel.
Fault
When the fire panel detects a fault its type and location will be shown as:
LED indicators, of general fault (flashing), of zone fault (flashing), power fault
(constant ON) or sounder fault (flashing)
Acoustic indicator with intermittent sound of the internal buzzer.
Output activation of the fault relay (potential free)
Fire panel operation in fault state
Silence internal buzzer with Silence Buzzer button
Restart system with Reset button
Potential causes for faults
Zone faults are usually caused by open or short circuits (or because an end-of-line
resistor was not properly placed (4k7))
The normal reasons for a Power Supply Fault are the absence of mains voltage,
batteries not installed or at low voltage, or defective/broken fuses, either in the mains
input or the battery input.
Sounder faults are normally caused by a failure of the protective fuses or to short or
open circuit lines. A badly placed end-of-line resistor in the sounder line may also
cause problems.