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12.0

Compatible Fire Alarm Control

Panels

Mircom DTC-300A:

Compatible with

Mircom FA-300 Series, FX-2000 Series and FA-1000

Series

Fire Alarm Control Panels and all other FACP that can provide 24V DC regulated or

24V DC FWR power, 60mA current MIN and 110mA MAX and normally open relay contacts
rated 28V DC, 2A resistive load.

13.0

Compatible Receivers

The

Mircom DTC-300A

is compatible with the following

Digital Alarm Communicator

Receivers (DACR):

14.0

Specifications

All Circuits are Power Limited except 24V DC OUT

DTC-300A Digital Communicator

•

Connects to two Telephone Lines and performs line supervision.

•

Connects to a FACP via input zones and 24V DC regulated or 24V DC FWR power.

•

Transmits user configurable Alarm, Supervisory, and Trouble status to a DACR, using
either Ademco Contact ID or SIA DCS protocols.

•

User configurable locally or remotely. Configuration is passcode protected.

•

Current Consumption:

Standby

: 60 mA

Alarm

: 110 mA

15.0

Battery Calculations

The DTC-300A Battery Calculations are performed as part of the calculations for the Fire
Alarm Control Panel it will be used in. See the appropriate Mircom Installation and Operation
Manual.

DACR Receiver Model

Protocols

SurGard MLR2 Multi-Line Receiver (ULC, ULI Approved)

SIA-DCS and Ademco Contact ID

SurGard SLR Single-Line Receiver (ULC, ULI Approved)

SIA-DCS and Ademco Contact ID

Osborne-Hoffman Quickalert! II Receiver (ULI Approved)

SIA-DCS and Ademco Contact ID

Osborne-Hoffman OH-2000 Receiver (ULI Approved)

SIA-DCS and Ademco Contact ID

Silent Knight Model 9500 Receiver (ULI Approved)

SIA-DCS and Ademco Contact ID

Radionics Model D6500 Receiver (ULI Approved)

Ademco Contact ID

Radionics Model D6600 Receiver (ULI Approved)

SIA-DCS and Ademco Contact ID

Summary of Contents for DTC-300A

Page 1: ...tion Manual LT 889 Rev 1 1 December 2017 DTC 300A Digital Transmitter Communicator A s n o i t u l o S y t e f a S e f i L d e c n a v d A 0 0 3 C T D R O T A C I N U M M O C R E T T I M S N A R T L A T I G I D N O R E W O P ...

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Page 3: ... Wiring 13 6 0 Power Up Procedures 14 7 0 Basic Operation and Supervision 14 8 0 Configuration Set up 15 8 1 Configuration via On Board Keypad 15 8 2 Configuration via UIMA and Computer Local 15 8 3 Configuration via Modem and Computer Remote 16 9 0 Keypad Configuration Operation 17 9 1 Entering the Passcode 17 9 2 Command Menu 18 9 3 View Event Log Command Menu 19 9 4 Clear Event Log Command Menu...

Page 4: ...l Events 31 10 2 DTC 300A External Events 31 11 0 Security Industry Association DCS 33 11 1 DTC 300A Internal Events 33 11 2 DTC 300A External Events 34 12 0 Compatible Fire Alarm Control Panels 35 13 0 Compatible Receivers 35 14 0 Specifications 35 15 0 Battery Calculations 35 16 0 Warranty and Warning Information 36 ...

Page 5: ... Procedures The goal of the telephone company is to provide you with the best service it can In order to do this it may occasionally be necessary for them to make changes in their equipment operations or procedures If these changes might affect your service or the operation of your equipment the telephone company will give you notice in writing to allow you to make any changes necessary to maintai...

Page 6: ...A has the ability of disconnecting the incoming and outgoing calls and capturing the line for transmission to the DACR Provides telephone line monitoring and reports status via LED indication on board Provides LED indication for AC Power Common Trouble CPU Fail and Ground Fault User configurable locally with on board keypad and a CFG 300 Configuration Tool or using a UIMA and computer with serial ...

Page 7: ...top and two at the bottom See Figure 1 below for mounting hole location and backbox dimensions There are two conduit holes at the top of the box and two conduit holes at the bottom of the box Figure 1 DTC 300A Backbox Dimensions for Mounting 0RXQWLQJ ROHV 7 1 2 9 1 1 2 6 5 16 8 1 4 21 85 7 21 722 MNO WXY 0 QZ PRS 7 GHI 4 1 TUV 8 JKL 5 9 6 2 ABC 3 DEF INFO CANCEL MENU ENTER TOP AND BOTTOM ...

Page 8: ... location of jumpers cable connections pushbutton and LEDs Table 1 provides a description of the status LEDs on the DTC 300A and Table 2 provides information on the use of jumpers JW1 to JW4 Figure 2 DTC 300A Board Layout 1 5 8 0 ENTER MENU CANCEL INFO 6 2 ABC 3 DEF 4 GHI JKL MNO 7 PRS TUV 9 WXY QZ COMMON TROUBLE GROUND FAULT CPU FAIL LINE 1 LINE 2 POWER ON SYSTEM NORMAL 18 01 MON 2003 04 05 4 2 2...

Page 9: ...iguration JUMPER NUMBER JUMPER FUNCTIONS JW1 RESET PASSCODE Default is normally open TO RESET PASSCODE Place jumper here and power down the DTC 300A by disconnecting the 24V power source or power down the fire alarm panel AC and Batteries then power back up to revert to the default passcode After the passcode is reset remove the jumper JW2 BLOCK REMOTE CONFIGURATION Default is normally open to BLO...

Page 10: ...ace connection Figure 3 Telephone Line Wiring Diagram Note For a cellular or wireless service use the Line 2 interface connection Most Authorities Having Jurisdiction AHJ do not allow the connection of premise telephones See Specifications on page 35 for more information i T T R R premise telephone IF permitted T T R R LINE 1 LINE 2 1 2 3 4 8 5 7 6 Public switch Telephone company wiring TIP RING T...

Page 11: ...uts show the status of the Fire Alarm panel as Alarm Supervisory Waterflow Alarm Common Trouble AC Power Fail Trouble and Battery Trouble Each input zone is supervised by an 820 ohms End of Line Resistor or equivalent MP 820R W which is a resistor on a white or red plate Figure 4 DTC 300A Zone Wiring Table 3 Zone Default Functions ZONE DEFAULT FUNCTION Z1 Common Alarm Input Z2 Common Supervisory I...

Page 12: ...value of the E O L resistor depends on the FACP used For the Mircom FACP use 3K9 ohms The Trouble Output terminals are dry contacts Use JW4 to select either normally closed pins 1 and 2 or normally open pins 2 and 3 Figure 5 DTC 300A Trouble Output Wiring Wire gauge Maximum wiring run to last device AWG Feet Meters 22 2990 910 20 4760 1450 18 7560 2300 16 12000 3600 14 19000 5800 12 30400 9200 Not...

Page 13: ...pply Connect to terminals marked 24V DC IN positive and negative Figure 6 DTC 300A 24V Power Supply Wiring Use wire gauge for power supply wiring as specified per Table 5 below Table 5 Power Supply Wiring Chart Wire gauge Maximum wiring run to last device AWG Feet Meters 22 2530 770 20 3940 1200 18 5910 1800 ...

Page 14: ...hin a single call session For a single event not yet reported up to 4 retries will be made within a single call attempt A failure to report to either or both accounts will generate corresponding events that will be queued for reporting Once the DTC 300A fails to report on all telephone lines it stops retrying but an Alarm Event Manual Test 24 hour periodic test 12 hour periodic test or 6 hour peri...

Page 15: ... the DTC 300A board this will generate a trouble on the DTC 300A and report this to the receiver Press Menu on the keypad to enter the configuration menu and configure the DTC 300A The following screen will ask for the passcode 6 Enter the default passcode 1111 Press Enter 8 2 Configuration via UIMA and Computer Local 1 Set up UIMA connection the 10 pin cable connector of UIMA is connected to P2 o...

Page 16: ... a jumper at JW2 on the DTC 300A board to allow the configuration a trouble is generated and reported to the receiver DACR 3 Start the Mircom Software MSW 012 on the computer to configure the DTC 300A Follow the instructions of MSW 012 menu to complete the configuration of the DTC 300A 4 Remove jumper on JW2 after configuration is finished otherwise a trouble will occur ...

Page 17: ...wn together in Figure 7 below Figure 7 DTC 300A Configuration 9 1 Entering the Passcode The programming section is passcode protected The following image shows the message that is displayed to enter the passcode The minimum number of digits allowed is four and the maximum allowable passcode is ten digits long numerical values only Press the ENTER key after entering the passcode If the passcode is ...

Page 18: ...on and then press the ENTER key After you select a feature item by pressing the ENTER key use the UP and DOWN keys to move through the different features Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the values To confirm the changes press the ENTER key To go one level back press the CANCEL key Note Command Menu feature 9 and 10 can only be accessed if jumper JW2 is placed on the main board See Table 2 i ...

Page 19: ...remote log The remote log contains all events associated with the fire alarm panel The local log contains all events associated with the DTC 300A Each log can hold up to 500 events Select the type of log to clear Press the ENTER key The system will then confirm before clearing logs Press the ENTER key to confirm or the CANCEL key to cancel the operation Use this function to clear remote logs local...

Page 20: ...all dialer troubles and resets the dialer operation Press Enter to reset the dialer Press Cancel to exit this menu The dialer is checking the line for voltage This message automatically displays when Manual Test is selected No DC line voltage The line is dead or no phone line is connected or the phone line operates at abnormal voltage The dialer is waiting for a dial tone This message may indicate...

Page 21: ...red at the panel Serial Port means the configuration was done from a computer through the serial port Modem means the configuration was completed remotely through a modem If you upload a job configuration to the panel using the PC configuration utility the job name will appear on this screen The job name can be up to a maximum of 20 characters Press down arrow key for further info If you upload a ...

Page 22: ...sired location in the display and use the UP and DOWN keys to increase or decrease the values Press the ENTER key to accept the changes and the CANCEL key to ignore the changes Note time is in 24hr format Command Menu Time Clock 3 Compensation Once the compensation value is entered the display will be Compensation value can range from 15 to 15 seconds Use the up down arrow keys to select daily com...

Page 23: ...sscode The minimum number of digits is 4 and the maximum number is 10 ONLY numeric digits are allowed Command Menu Default Config Press UP and DOWN to select between Y N if ENTER is pressed the default configuration is restored Use this function to load the default configuration in the panel Warning By loading default configuration all the previously programmed configuration is lost permanently En...

Page 24: ...ction to set the Account ID for the monitoring station to which the dialer reports events The maximum number of digits allowed is six For contact ID only the first four digits are used the last two are truncated If you are using the Contact ID protocol the allowed digits for the account ID are simple digits 0 to 9 and hexadecimal digits A to F The SIA protocol only allows digits 0 to 9 To enter he...

Page 25: ...l out where required Command Menu Dialer Config Account Info 3 Account 1 Reporting Format X CONTACT ID Default SIA 300 Baud SIA 110 Baud Set the reporting format that is recognized or preferred by the monitoring station Command Menu Dialer Config Account Info 4 Account 2 Identification 654321 Default Same as Account 1 Command Menu Dialer Config Account Info 5 Account 2 Telephone Number 101 Default...

Page 26: ... Dialer Config Telephone Line 4 Line 2 wait for Dial tone X ENABLE Default DISABLE Same as Line 1 Command Menu Dialer Config Telephone Line 5 Number of retries 06 Default Set the number of retries for both line 1 and line 2 This function lets the dialer retry on either line if it is busy or not available If the retry count expires the panel reports a line trouble 1 L i n e 1 D i a l t y p e 2 L i ...

Page 27: ...nction to set the account priority for reporting supervisory troubles If the priority is set for account 1 then the dialer will try account 1 first for reporting Command Menu Dialer Config Time Parameter 1 AC Loss delay 0 Default Use this function to delay the reporting of AC loss trouble on the dialer for the programmed time period Selection is from 0 to 20 hours 1 A l a r m P r i o 2 T r o u b l...

Page 28: ...d be disabled for cell phone application Command Menu Dialer Config Time Parameter 3 Auto test time 00 30 Default Use this function to set the time for the automatic test When this test is performed the test report is sent to the monitoring station This test must be performed at least once a day The time is in 24 hour format which means 00 30 is 30 minutes after midnight The Auto test time can be ...

Page 29: ...month 15 6 00 6 00 a m 12 00 p m 6 00 p m and 12 00 a m every day except on the 15th of the month 6 00 a m 12 00 p m 6 00 p m and 12 00 a m on the 15th of the month 15 12 00 12 00 p m and 12 00 a m every day except on the 15th of the month 12 00 p m and 12 00 a m on the 15th of the month Command Menu Dialer Config Enable Disable X ENABLE Default DISABLE The dialer is enabled by default When the di...

Page 30: ...fg Inp Zone Config 1 Type Input Zone 6 Type Input Zone X ALARM Default SUPV TROUBLE WTR FLOW ALM AC TROUBLE BATTERY TROUBLE Use this function to program the type of each input zone Table 2 shows the default input types Command Menu Input Cfg Inp Zone Type 1 Label Input Zone 6 Name Input Zone Zone 1 6 Default Use this function to set a name or label for each input zone Input Zone Config 1 Zone Type...

Page 31: ...FF NORMAL Test New event 1 608 00 000 Manually initiated dialer test Test New event 1 601 00 000 Event Description Event Family Qualifier Code Group Contact Zone Fire Alarm Alarm New event 1 110 00 NNN Zone Fire Alarm restored Alarm Restore 3 110 00 NNN Zone Trouble detected Trouble New event 1 300 00 NNN Zone Trouble restored Trouble Restore 3 300 00 NNN Zone Supervisory condition Supervisory New...

Page 32: ...rs to Sensor number for zone causing event Battery Low Trouble New event 1 302 00 000 Battery Low restored Trouble Restore 3 302 00 000 Ground Fault Trouble New event 1 310 00 000 Ground Fault restored Trouble Restore 3 310 00 000 ...

Page 33: ... 002 Phone Line 1 trouble restored Trouble Restore LR 001 Phone Line 2 trouble restored Trouble Restore LR 002 Failure to report to an Account Trouble New event RT Acct Report to an Account successful Trouble Restore YK Acct RS485 Communication Trouble Trouble New event YS 485 Periodic 24 hr Test Event Normal Test New event RP 000 Periodic 24 hr Test Event Off normal Test New event RY 000 Manually...

Page 34: ...upervisory condition Supervisory New event FS NNN Zone Supervisory restored Supervisory Restore FR NNN Waterflow alarm Alarm New event WA NNN Waterflow alarm restored Alarm Restore WH NNN General Alarm Alarm New event QA NNN General Alarm restored Alarm Restore QH NNN Indicating Zone Trouble Trouble New event UT NNN Indicating Zone Trouble restored Trouble Restore UR NNN AC power lost Trouble New ...

Page 35: ... DACR using either Ademco Contact ID or SIA DCS protocols User configurable locally or remotely Configuration is passcode protected Current Consumption Standby 60 mA Alarm 110 mA 15 0 Battery Calculations The DTC 300A Battery Calculations are performed as part of the calculations for the Fire Alarm Control Panel it will be used in See the appropriate Mircom Installation and Operation Manual DACR R...

Page 36: ...r is the system a substitute for property owners renters or other occupants to act prudently to prevent or minimize the harmful effects of an emergency situation Building automation systems produced by the Mircom Group of Companies are not to be used as a fire alarm or life safety system NOTE TO INSTALLERS All Mircom Systems have been carefully designed to be as effective as possible However there...

Page 37: ...s may not provide timely warning of fires caused by carelessness or safety hazards such as smoking in bed violent explosions escaping gas improper storage of flammable materials overloaded electrical circuits or children playing with matches or arson 10 Power Failure Some Mircom System components require adequate electrical power supply to operate Examples include smoke detectors beacons HVAC and ...

Page 38: ... Alarm notification appliances such as sirens bells horns or strobes may not warn or waken a sleeping occupant if there is an intervening wall or door It is less likely that the occupants will be alerted or awakened when notification appliances are located on a different level of the residence or premise 17 Software Malfunction Most Mircom Systems contain software No warranties are provided as to ...

Page 39: ...r of receiving station including area code ____________________ Reporting Format Contact ID SIA __________________________________________________________________________ Account 2 Identification max 6 digits _ _ _ _ _ _ Account 2 Telephone number including area code __________________________ Telephone number of receiving station including area code ____________________ Reporting Format Contact S...

Page 40: ...Falls NY 14305 Tel 905 660 4655 888 660 4655 Fax 905 660 4113 Mircom 2017 Printed in Canada Subject to changewithout priornotice www mircom com CANADA Main Office 25 Interchange Way Vaughan ON L4K 5W3 Tel 905 660 4655 888 660 4655 Fax 905 660 4113 ...

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