Model 6820 / 6820-EVS Installation Manual
LS10144-001SK-E
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10.4.8
Manual AlarmNet Registration
1.
From the Main Menu, press 1 for System Tests.
2.
Select 8 for Register AlarmNet. The screen will display and ask for confirmation. Feedback will be given if
the command was sent or not.
10.4.9
Silence Alarms or Troubles
Press SILENCE to turn off silenceable outputs and annunciator PZTs. If an external silence switch has been
installed, activating the switch will silence alarms or troubles. If you are already using system menus when you
press SILENCE, you will not need to enter your code.
Note: Alarm and trouble signals that have been silenced, but the detector remains un-restored, will un-silence
every 4 or 24 hours depending on user selection (see section
until the detector is restored.
Note: Multi-Site displays do not allow for silencing multiple sites. Pressing SILENCE will only locally silence the
PZT built into the annunciator.
Note: For EVS systems, pressing silence at an LOC will only silence the System in Control. See Section 10.5.1.
10.4.10 Reset Alarms
Press RESET to perform a control panel reset. If an external reset switch has been installed, activating the switch
will reset fire alarms.
Note: Multi-Site displays do not allow for resetting multiple sites.
Note: For EVS systems, pressing reset at an LOC will prompt the user for which system they desire to reset. See
Section 10.5.1.
10.4.10.1 Reset Communicator
This options allows the user to Reset the communicator. The LCD will display:
“Resetting Communicator… Please Wait“
You will be returned to the Main Menu when the reset is complete.
The communicator is not allowed to be reset when alarms or supervisories are active. Communicator reset is not
allowed if any of the following are active:
•
Fire Alarm
•
Fire Supervisory
•
Fire Pre-Alarm
•
CO Alarm
•
CO Supervisory
•
EVS Alarm
•
EVS Supervisory
10.4.11 Check Detector Sensitivity Through Point Status
The control panel constantly monitors smoke detectors to ensure that sensitivity levels are in compliance with
NFPA 72. Detectors are sampled every three hours.
If sensitivity for a detector is not in compliance, the panel goes into trouble, generating a Calibration Trouble
condition. A detector enters a Calibration Maintenance state to indicate that it is approaching an out of
compliance condition (but is currently still in compliance).
When a Calibration Trouble condition occurs, the central station receives a detector trouble report (“373” + Zone