Each Zone can be assigned two sounder groups. The first Sounder Group is activated when the first fire is detected, the
second Sounder Group is activated when a second fire is detected in the same Zone.
3-3 Assign I/O Groups to Zones
I/O Groups (set up using the I/O programming functions) can be assigned to Zones.
The first 4 I/O groups are activated when the first fire is detected (1, 2, 3 and 4), the 5th I/O group is activated when a
second fire is detected in the same Zone.
The details of the activation are set up using the I/O programming functions.
3-4 Assign Zone to Device
Allows the detection Zone to be defined.
Select which devices belong to the specified Zone. If a device has a text label, it will be displayed. If a Zone has a text label,
it will also be displayed.
Up to 384 Zones can be defined.
Zone 000 is not a Zone and indicates no Zone has been assigned.
3-5 Zone Sounder Delay Set-up
Allows the sounder activation delay to be enabled or disabled for each specific Zone.
Note that this delay will only occur if the following has also been set:
• Sounder programming function 4-6: The sounder delay period is set, the delay is set to ZONAL MODE and the devices
that initiate the delay have been specified.
• The front panel ACTIVE DELAYS button has been set to on (LED lit).
NOTE:
Specific devices in the Zone can be set to override this delay (menu 6-1-6).
4 Sounders - Disable & Assign
4-1 Sounder Configuration
Allows selection of PRESET or PROGRAMMED sounder operation.
Selecting PRESET (the default) will result in all sounders being operated; any Sounder Group settings will be ignored.
NOTE:
The Sounder Groups must be defined when PROGRAMMED is selected, because the default group settings have
all sounders set to silent. PRESET or PROGRAMMED does not affect any sounder delay settings.
4-2 Configure Sounder Groups
Allows all the Sounder Groups to be defined. A Sounder Group can consist of any combination of sounders. 512 Sounder
Groups can be defined.
For each sounder:
‘C’ indicates continuous operation.
‘S’ indicates silent (no) operation.
‘P’ indicates pulsing operation.
A Sounder Group can assign Conventional Sounder outputs and/or Loop Sounders in the loop.
Group 512 is the Common Sounder Group. This is always operated when Sounder Group operation is turned on and a fire
occurs.
When a fire occurs, all the Sounder Group information for the detector in fire is combined: the device Sounder Group is
combined with the Zone Sounder Group and the Common Sounder Group. ‘P’ pulsing will override ‘S’ silent and ‘C’
continuous will override ‘P’ pulsing.
When a subsequent fire occurs, the new Sounder Group information is added to the existing Sounder Group information.
‘P’ pulsing will override ‘S’ silent and ‘C’ continuous will override ‘P’ pulsing.
NOTE:
If Sounder Groups are defined then it is essential to set 4-1 Sounder Configuration to PROGRAMMED, otherwise all the
system sounders will be activated by any fire event.
Individual detectors can be set not to activate Common Sounder Groups, Zone Sounder Groups or all sounders. See
function 4-5 Inhibit Sounders for Device.
If evacuate is operated (by setting CALL-POINTs to evacuate, then activating a CALL-POINT, for example) the sounders
will operate as if the sounder configuration were set to PRESET.
4-3 Disable Sounders
Allows specific sounders to be disabled or Enabled. Disabled sounders will not be operated regardless of Sounder
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