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Installation and Operation Manual

LED Fire Alarm Control Panel

LT-905 Rev. 11.4
March 2018

FA-300 Series

Summary of Contents for FA-300 Series

Page 1: ...Installation and Operation Manual LED Fire Alarm Control Panel LT 905 Rev 11 4 March 2018 FA 300 Series ...

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Page 3: ...ays 14 4 3 Relay Modules Six Relays 14 4 4 Polarity Reversal City Tie 14 4 5 Remote Annunciator 14 4 6 Smart Relay Module 15 4 7 Input Class A converter Six Circuits 15 4 8 Output Class A converter four circuits 15 4 9 Output Class A converter two circuits 15 4 10 Active End of Line Resistors 16 4 11 RAM 216 Remote Annunciator 16 4 12 Additional Fire Alarm System Accessories 16 5 0 Mechanical Inst...

Page 4: ...ion 35 7 7 Wiring Tables and Information 36 7 8 Four Wire Smoke Power 37 7 9 Supervised Auxiliary Power 37 7 10 Auxiliary Power 37 8 0 Turning on the Panel 38 8 1 Before Connecting the Power 38 8 2 Power up procedure 38 8 3 Troubleshooting 40 9 0 Indicators Controls and Operations 41 9 1 Common Indicators 42 9 2 Indicating Circuit Indicators 45 9 3 Signal Circuit Indicators 47 9 4 Common Controls ...

Page 5: ... 10 Test Dialer Command Menu 87 11 13 11 Exit Command Menu 88 11 14 CFG 300 LCD service tool operation 88 11 15 Zone messages 89 11 16 AC Power Fail 90 11 17 Battery trouble 90 11 18 Ground Fault 91 11 19 Remote Annunciator 91 11 20 Four wire Smoke Detector Supply 91 11 21 Supervised Aux Supply 92 11 22 City Tie Polarity reversal PR 300 Relay module 92 12 0 Appendix A Compatible Receivers 94 13 0 ...

Page 6: ...cating circuit Class A or Style Z wiring 29 Figure 18 Four wire smoke detector wiring 30 Figure 19 Dialer wiring 30 Figure 20 Relay per zone RM 312 Terminal connection 31 Figure 21 Relay per zone RM 306 Terminal connection 31 Figure 22 Connecting an FA 300 FACP to a 3G4010 Interface Device 32 Figure 23 Connecting an FACP to a 3G4010CF Interface Device outside Canada 33 Figure 24 Polarity reversal ...

Page 7: ... 78 Figure 51 The selected zone is not i3 type 78 Figure 52 Dialer Config menu 79 Figure 53 Detection circuit zone message 89 Figure 54 Indicating circuit zone message 89 Figure 55 AC Power Fail 90 Figure 56 Battery Trouble 90 Figure 57 Ground Fault 91 Figure 58 Remote annunciator mismatch trouble 91 Figure 59 Four wire Power Supply 92 Figure 60 Aux Power Supply 92 Figure 61 City Tie module missin...

Page 8: ...45 Table 7 Supervisory Circuit Indicators 45 Table 8 Property and Building Safety Indicators 46 Table 9 Trouble Only Circuit Indicators 47 Table 10 Signal Circuit Indicators 47 Table 11 i3 Smoke Detector LEDs 58 Table 12 Settings permitted in CAN ULCS527 59 Table 13 Settings permitted in UL864 59 Table 14 Feature Config menu 63 Table 15 i3 Detector Statuses 79 Table 16 FA 300 LED Series Specificat...

Page 9: ...ies Built in UDACTs Sold in the U S A Mircom s FA 300 SERIES BUILT IN UDACT Digital Communicator described in this manual is listed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc ULI for use in slave application in conjunction with a Listed Fire Alarm Control Panel under Standard 864 Control Units for Fire Protective Signalling Systems These Communicators comply with the National Fire Protection Association NFP...

Page 10: ...ain circumstances it may be necessary for the telephone company to request information from you concerning the equipment which you have connected to your telephone line Upon request of the telephone company provide the FCC registration number and the ringer equivalence number REN both of these items are listed on the equipment label The sum of all of the REN s on your telephone lines should be les...

Page 11: ...gured as Silenceable signal non Silenceable signal Silenceable strobe non Silenceable strobe The audible signal may be Steady Temporal Code California Code or March Time Two Stage operation available A pushbutton associated with each initiating and indicating circuit can individually disconnect the circuit Configurable Signal Silence Inhibit Auto Signal Silence Two Stage Operation and One Man Walk...

Page 12: ...nt one single color amber and one dual color red amber For an indicating circuit there is only one LED one single color amber for every display point 3 4 Wiring Styles Initiating and indicating circuits are Class B style B and Y Changing the initiating circuits to Class A requires an ICAC 306 adder board which converts six initiating zones from Class B style B circuits to Class A style D This is d...

Page 13: ...circuits Contain Common Alarm Common Supervisory Common Trouble Relays Auxiliary Alarm Relay disconnectable an RS 485 Interface for Remote Annunciators and a Resettable Four Wire Smoke Detector Power Supply Used with Mircom BAT 12V12A 12 Amp hour batteries two required Table 1 FA 300 LED Series Comparison Chart Model of zones of initiating circuits On board Dialer Door Color FA 301 12LDW 12 12 yes...

Page 14: ... NO NC C RELAY 3 NO NC C RELAY 4 C RELAY 5 NO NC C RELAY 6 NO NC C RELAY 7 NO NC C RELAY 8 C RELAY 9 NO NC C RELAY 10 NO NC C RELAY 11 NO NC C RELAY 12 NO NC NO NC NO NC C RELAY 1 NO NC C RELAY 2 NO NC C RELAY 3 NO NC C RELAY 4 C RELAY 5 NO NC C RELAY 6 NO NC POLARITY REVERSAL ALARM POLARITY REVERSAL SUPV CITY TIE JW4 P1 P2 Mounting hole for 6 32 screws Mounting hole for 6 32 screws FA 300 SERIES ...

Page 15: ...its This module has built in Active End of Line resistors Model Description OCAC 304 Output Class A converter module four circuits Model Description OCAC 302 Output Class A converter module two circuits REMOTE RELAY Advanced Life Safety Solutions FR 320 SERIES BLK RED BLK RED BLK RED BLK RED BLK RED BLK RED DET1 OUT DET2 OUT DET3 OUT DET4 OUT DET5 OUT DET6 OUT DET1 RET DET2 RET DET3 RET DET4 RET D...

Page 16: ...ble Indicator ULC and ULI Approved MP 300 End of line resistor plate 3 9K ohm ULC and ULI Approved MP 300R End of line resistor plate red ULC Approved BC 160 External Battery Cabinet ULC and ULI Approved RAM 1016TZDS Remote Annunciator with 16 bi coloured LEDs DS model has 16 bi coloured LEDs and 16 trouble LEDs ULC and ULI Approved RAM 1032TZDS Remote Annunciator with 32 bi coloured LEDs DS model...

Page 17: ...nclosure surface mount using the four mounting holes as shown and the screws provided Figure 2 Box dimensions surface mount The backbox may be semi flush mounted using the trim ring model FA UNIV TRB BLACK see Figure 3 Remove the door also disconnect the ground strap the dead front and semi 11 14 5 1 5 20 5 5 4 4 5 25 9 Mounting Hole Mounting Hole Mounting Hole Mounting Hole ...

Page 18: ...osure and the trim ring Make sure to allow a minimum depth of 1 above the wall surface for proper door opening Figure 4 Flush trim detail from above 14 5 4 5 11 26 1 5 5 4 20 5 3 5 1 3 5 is the maximum depth for semi flush mounting using the flush trim ring 1 is the minimum depth above the wall required for semi flush mounting using the flush trim ring 17 28 5 Adhere trim ring to wall surface arou...

Page 19: ...e 5 BBX 1024DS and BBX 1024DSR Installation Instructions and Dimensions Dimensions of Enclosure minus built in trim ring 14 5 x 4 2 x 26 Distance between horizontal mounting screws 12 Distance between vertical mounting screws 23 5 Complete Dimensions of Enclosures 16 3 x 5 5 x 27 5 26 0 14 5 4 2 External Dimensions 12 0 23 5 Mounting Dimensions 1 3 1 7 2 0 Top View 2 1 1 3 6 0 9 5 Side View ...

Page 20: ...NNECT ZONE 2 DISCONNECT ZONE 4 DISCONNECT ZONE 6 DISCONNECT ZONE 8 DISCONNECT ZONE 10 DISCONNECT ZONE 12 DISCONNECT NAC 1 DISCONNECT NAC 3 DISCONNECT NAC 2 DISCONNECT NAC 4 DISCONNECT JW3 JW2 JW1 D ET 1 DET 2 DET 3 D ET 4 DE T 5 DET 6 DE T 7 DET 8 DET 9 DET 10 D ET 11 D ET 12 S I G 1 SIG 2 SIG 3 SIG 4 JW6 JW5 JW4 TO PR 300 M OD ULE T O R M 312 R M 306 RELAY MODULE RS 485 AUX REL AY ALA RM REL AY S...

Page 21: ...ELAY SUPERVISORY RELAY TROUBLE RELAY AUX SUPPLY 4 WIRE SUPPLY UNFILTERED RTI PORT P1 P2 P3 P4 _ X T C E S Y R E T T A B Telephone line 1 Telephone line 2 RS 485 for annunciators Auxiliary Alarm Relay Common Alarm Relay Common Supervisory Relay Common Trouble Relay Auxiliary Supply 4 wire Supply Unfiltered24V supply connect to Remote trouble indicator Initiating zone 1 TO 12 Indicating zone 1 TO 4 ...

Page 22: ... not used JW1 On the Main Fire Alarm Module this jumper must be removed if a PR 300 Polarity Reversal and City Tie Module is installed JW2 Remove this jumper if an RM 312 or RM 306 Relay Adder Module is used JW3 Removed all the time JW4 Normally open Place jumper here and power down AC and Batteries then power back to revert back to default password Once the system has reset REMOVE the jumper from...

Page 23: ...ng circuit 1 positive red wire and negative black wire is wired from the Class A converter module to the positive and negative terminals of Indicating circuit 1 on the Main Fire Alarm board The actual indicating zone is wired from the SIGNAL OUT positive and negative to the signaling devices and then wired back to the SIGNAL RET positive and negative 6 4 Relay Adder Modules 6 4 1 RM 312 Twelve Rel...

Page 24: ...in fire alarm board NO NC S A Z1 1 2 NO NC C RELAY 1 NC NO CONNECTION NC terminal provides normally closed contacts NO terminal provides normally open contacts Default jumper is installed on normally open NO Note if the jumper is not installed on any selection then the relay is not connected to the terminals SUPV ALARM SELECTION S Relay turns ON when common supervisory is active A Relay turns ON w...

Page 25: ...ty Reversal and City Tie Module Model PR 300 Figure 13 Polarity reversal and city tie module The following hardware configuration must be performed before installing the PR 300 P1 Cable from RM 306 Relay Adder Module connects to P6 on Main Fire Alarm Board Note Relay programming should be done before installing the board NO NC C RELAY 1 NO NC C RELAY 2 NO NC C RELAY 3 NO NC C RELAY 4 C RELAY 5 NO ...

Page 26: ...silence is active This allows the City Tie Box to be manually reset On subsequent alarms the silenceable signals resound and the City Tie Box is retriggered The Trouble Transmit signal to the PR 300 can be programmed to delay AC power fail for 0 to 3 hours if this is the only system trouble P1 Cable connects to P5 on the Main Board P2 JW4 Not used Jumper JW4 remains on board ...

Page 27: ...stor or for power saving an Active End of Line Figure 14 Initiating circuit Class B or Style B wiring Caution Do not exceed power supply ratings Note Depending on configuration End of Line Resistors on initiating circuits must be all 3 9K ohm resistors or all Active End of Line resistors STYLE B WIRING STYLE B WIRING INITIATING CIRCUIT 1 INITIATING CIRCUIT 2 INITIATING CIRCUIT 1 ALARM ZONE INITIAT...

Page 28: ...imum total if no auxiliaries are used Note An Active End of Line resistor CANNOT be used with any indicating circuits Always use 3 9K End of Line resistors for indicating circuits STYLE D WIRING STYLE D WIRING INITIATING CIRCUIT 1 INITIATING CIRCUIT 2 INITIATING CIRCUIT 1 ALARM ZONE INITIATING CIRCUIT 2 SUPERVISORY ZONE ION SMOKE DETECTOR PHOTO SMOKE DETECTOR HEAT DETECTOR PULL STATION SUPERVISORY...

Page 29: ...UIT 2 BELL STROBE 3 9K 1 2 WATT ELR INDICATING CIRCUIT 1 INDICATING CIRCUIT 2 HORN FIRE ALARM MAIN BOARD SIG 2 BELL STROBE HORN STYLE Z WIRING STYLE Z WIRING INDICATING CIRCUIT 1 INDICATING CIRCUIT 2 INDICATING CIRCUIT 1 INDICATING CIRCUIT 2 2 MORE INDICATING CIRCUITS NOT SHOWN OCAC 304 CLASS A CONVERTER MODULE FIRE ALARM MAIN BOARD BLK RED BLK RED SIG1 OU T SIG2 OUT SIG1 RET SIG2 RET SIG 1 SIG 2 ...

Page 30: ...IRE SMOKE DETECTOR POWER SUPPLY 22VDC 200mA MAX CURRENT 300mA MAX RIPPLE VOL 5mV POWER LIMITED 4 WIRE DETECTION DEVICE END OF LINE RELAY LISTED S3403 MODEL A77 716B MANUFACTURED BY SYSTEM SENSOR 4 WIRE SUPPLY 3 9K 1 2 WATT ELR LEGEND NOTES ALL POWER LIMITED CIRCUITS MUST USE TYPE FPL FPLR OR FPLP POWER LIMITED CABLE FIRE ALARM MAIN BOARD TIP TIP RING RING premise telephone IF permitted TIP TIP RIN...

Page 31: ... JUMPER ON RELAY BOARD NOTE ALL RELAY CIRCUITS ARE POWER LIMITED AND MUST USE TYPE FPL FPLR or FPLP POWER LIMITED CABLE NORMALLY OPEN CONNECTION NORMALLY CLOSE CONNECTION RELAY CIRCUIT 1 RELAY CIRCUIT 2 RELAY CIRCUIT 12 C C NO NC NO NC C NO NC ALL RELAY CONTACTS 28V DC 1 AMP RESISTIVE LOAD RM 306 6 RELAY ADDER MODULE NORMALLY OPEN OR NORMALLY CLOSED CONNECTION IS SELECTED BY JUMPER ON RELAY BOARD ...

Page 32: ...on ALARM RELAY SPV RELAY TRBL RELAY Telephone Line A Connection DC IN EOL To GSM GPRS Typical Installation in Canada Line 2 Line 1 PCS 100 POWER 24V GND PGM4 GND 14V NC COM NO TBL RELAY JW1 PGM4 AUX SUPPLY Internet Computer Printer SUR GARD SYSTEM IV Internal IP X X X X External IP X X X X SG Systems Console 2 1 Default Gateway X X X X Sub Net Mask X X X X Port YYYY UDP NO C NO C NO C COM Z3 Z2 Z1...

Page 33: ...er SUR GARD SYSTEM IV Internal IP X X X X External IP X X X X SG Systems Console 2 1 Default Gateway X X X X Sub Net Mask X X X X Port YYYY UDP Router Conventional input configured as 3G4010CF radio trouble FA 300 3G4010CF TRBL ALARM RELAY SPV RELAY TRBL RELAY NO C NO C NO C FA 300 3G4010CF Connection Typical Diagram Typical Installation outside Canada All units must be installed in the same room ...

Page 34: ... and city tie module terminal connection 1 1 2 2 S S CITY TIE LOCAL ENERGY RATED 24VDC FILTERED TRIP COIL 14 Ohms 250mA 5mV RIPPLE POLARITY REVERSAL ALARM 24VDC OPEN 12VDC AT 3 5mA 8mA MAX SHORT POLARITY REVERSAL SUPV 24VDC OPEN 12VDC AT 3 5mA 8mA MAX SHORT PROTECTOR 1 1 2 2 S S 1 1 2 2 S S PROCTECTOR 1 1 2 2 S S USE A SHORTING WIRE WHEN THE CITY TIE IS NOT USED CONFIRMS TO NEMA STANDARD SB3 1969 ...

Page 35: ...tings Type Rating Electrical Input rating 120VAC 60Hz 3A 240 VAC 50 Hz 1 5A Power supply total current 6A maximum Battery fuse on Main module 10A slow blow micro fuse Caution Do not exceed power supply ratings JW1 S IG 3 S IG 4 TO P R 30 0 MO DUL E TO RM 3 1 2 RM 3 06 RE L AY MODU LE P1 P2 P3 P4 _ BATTERY SEC TX blk red red red red blk _ _ Battery Battery NOTE TO PREVENT SPARKING CONNECT BATTERIES...

Page 36: ...icating Circuit Wiring Total signal load in Amperes Maximum wiring run to last device Max loop resistance in ohms 18 AWG 16 AWG 14 AWG 12 AWG Feet Meters Feet Meters Feet Meters Feet Meters 0 06 2350 716 3750 1143 6000 1829 8500 2591 30 0 12 1180 360 1850 567 3000 915 4250 1296 15 0 30 470 143 750 229 1200 366 1900 579 6 0 60 235 71 375 114 600 183 850 259 3 0 90 156 47 250 76 400 122 570 174 2 1 ...

Page 37: ...rt disconnects the power through the relay until the SYSTEM RESET button is pressed This supply is rated at 22 3VDC Nominal 500mA max 1V voltage drop maximum 7 10 Auxiliary Power This special application supply is not supervised This supply is rated at 24VDC Nominal 1 7A max If there is a short on this circuit the auxiliary power does not recover automatically when the short is removed The main po...

Page 38: ...k all jumpers and switches for proper setting 6 Check the AC power wiring for proper connection 7 Check that the chassis is connected to EARTH GROUND cold water pipe 8 Make sure to close the front cover plate before powering the system from main AC supply 8 2 Power up procedure After completing the steps in 8 1 above 1 Plug in the AC power The A C ON LED illuminates the TRBL LED flashes and the bu...

Page 39: ...rvice Tool on page 59 Note The green Trouble Relay LED on the left side of the main board is illuminated when the system is normal This LED is for diagnostics and indicates that the Trouble Relay is in normal standby condition JW1 S IG 3 S IG 4 TO P R 30 0 MO DUL E TO RM 3 1 2 RM 3 06 RE L AY MODU LE P1 P2 P3 P4 _ BATTERY SEC TX blk red red red red blk _ _ Battery Battery NOTE TO PREVENT SPARKING ...

Page 40: ...cate with a remote annunciator or other remote device Ground Fault This panel has a common ground fault detector To correct the fault check for any external wiring touching the chassis or other Earth Ground connection Battery Trouble Check for the presence of batteries and their conditions Low voltage below 20 4 V causes a battery trouble If battery trouble condition persists replace batteries as ...

Page 41: ... ZONE 3 DISCONNECT ZONE 5 DISCONNECT ZONE 7 DISCONNECT ZONE 9 DISCONNECT ZONE 11 DISCONNECT ZONE 2 DISCONNECT ZONE 4 DISCONNECT ZONE 6 DISCONNECT ZONE 8 DISCONNECT ZONE 10 DISCONNECT ZONE 12 DISCONNECT NAC 1 DISCONNECT NAC 3 DISCONNECT NAC 2 DISCONNECT NAC 4 DISCONNECT 0 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 9 ENTER INFO CANCEL 1 0 Q Z 2 A B C 3 D E F 4 G H I 5 J K L 6 M N O 7 P R S 8 T U V 9 W X Y BACK SPACE Forward S...

Page 42: ...e Main Display the paper label is Mircom NP 2005 this includes English and French versions 9 1 Common Indicators 9 1 1 Buzzer The buzzer is activated by any of the following events If the buzzer is turned on in response to a Non Latching Trouble or Supervisory it is turned off if the condition causing it goes away and there is no other reason for it to be on 9 1 2 A C ON LED The green AC ON Indica...

Page 43: ...ED or ALM SUP TBL BLDG AUDIBLE SIL LED for single stage systems If the panel is configured as a two stage system the AUTOMATIC ALARM SIGNAL CANCEL Acknowledge LED illuminates steadily when the Alarm timer is canceled by the activation of the AUTOMATIC ALARM SIGNAL CANCEL or SIGNAL SILENCE buttons The LED goes out when the SYSTEM RESET button is pressed This LED can be configured to flash amber at ...

Page 44: ... button is pressed a second time When it is flashing the Auxiliary Alarm Relay is disconnected Depending on the configuration the AUXILIARY DISCONNECT button can also disconnect the Common Alarm Relay and Common Supervisory Relay see section 11 0 Configuration with the CFG 300 LCD Service Tool on page 59 When the AUXILIARY DISCONNECT LED is flashing the buzzer sounds 9 1 13 SIGNAL SILENCE LED The ...

Page 45: ...mmarizes the indications in response to different events Table 6 Alarm Circuit Indicators Event Circuit Status LED Configuration Circuit in Alarm Steady red Pre alarm Fast flash rate red Verified Alarm Sprinkler Alarm Water flow Alarm Activated circuit reconnected when you press the Disconnect button a second time Fast flash rate red for 5 seconds to indicate a pending alarm Event Circuit Trouble ...

Page 46: ... D Class A trouble Flashes at the trouble rate amber Disconnected Style D Class A Flashes at the trouble rate amber Circuit in Alarm OFF Table 8 Property and Building Safety Indicators Event Circuit Status LED Configuration Circuit Active Steady amber Property and Building Safety Activated circuit reconnected when you press the Disconnect button a second time Fast flash rate red for 5 seconds to i...

Page 47: ... all Circuits In particular the SYSTEM RESET button does the following Resets all Latching Trouble Conditions Resets all Initiating Circuits Resets 4 Wire Smoke Supply Table 9 Trouble Only Circuit Indicators Event Circuit Trouble LED Configuration Open circuit Class B Flashes at the trouble rate amber Trouble Only Open circuit or Style D Class A trouble Flashes at the trouble rate amber Disconnect...

Page 48: ...e for 1 5 seconds and repeat Fire Drill is canceled by pressing the button again or if the Panel goes into a real alarm 9 4 4 AUTOMATIC ALARM SIGNAL CANCEL Button or ALM SUP TBL BLDG AUDIBLE SIL Button for single stage systems If the Panel is configured as a two stage system pressing the AUTOMATIC ALARM SIGNAL CANCEL Acknowledge button while the Auto General Alarm timer is running there is an alar...

Page 49: ...s There are Circuit Zone Disconnect buttons for all initiating and indicating circuits on the Fire Alarm Control Panel These buttons are located beside their respective indicating LED Pressing a Circuit Disconnect button bypasses the associated circuit and turns on its Trouble Indicator activating Common Trouble While a Circuit is disconnected all changes in status alarms and troubles on that circ...

Page 50: ...the result of an alarm on any un bypassed latching or non latching supervisory circuit The relay is turned off if all non latching supervisory circuits are restored and there are no latching supervisory circuits active The relay can be disconnected by Auxiliary Disconnect if programmed see Table 14 on page 63 The relay functions the same way as an alarm relay if the supervisory relay is disabled s...

Page 51: ...s programmed to these circuits all are by default are Non Silenceable Also if Water Flow Retard Operation is enabled see Table 14 on page 63 these circuits are sampled every one second If ten samples are active within any 15 second interval the Water flow Alarm is confirmed and processed An alarm condition causes the associated Circuit Status LED and the Common Alarm LED to illuminate red 9 7 6 No...

Page 52: ...ndition the configured Evacuation Code default is Temporal Code during Single Stage Alarm or Two Stage General Alarm or the Alert Code during the alert first stage of a two stage alarm 9 8 2 Non Silenceable Signal The Non Silenceable Signal Circuit is used for audible devices such as bells and piezo mini horns that may not be silenced either manually or automatically While sounding these devices f...

Page 53: ... is canceled The Common Alarm Indicator turns on The Common Alarm Auxiliary Alarm and all correlated relays activate if Auxiliary Disconnect is not active The Auto Signal Silence Timer if configured starts For UL installations disable the auto signal silence timer The Signal Silence Inhibit Timer if configured starts All connected relays programmed to the input are activated provided that Aux Disc...

Page 54: ...l correlated relays activate if Auxiliary Disconnect is not active The Auto Signal Silence Timer if configured starts For UL installations disable the auto signal silence timer The Signal Silence Inhibit Timer if configured starts All non disconnected relays programmed to the input are activated provided that Auxiliary Disconnect is not active If the alarm is a Second Stage alarm all connected str...

Page 55: ...l is already in alarm causes the following The buzzer is sounded steady All non disconnected signals are activated at the evacuation rate If the SIGNAL SILENCE LED is on it is turned off and the Auto Signal Silence Timer if configured is restarted For UL installations disable the auto signal silence timer The AUTOMATIC ALARM SIGNAL CANCEL LED if on is turned off Alarm inputs are latching which mea...

Page 56: ...Silenceable Strobe and if the SIGNAL SILENCE LED is flashing on the panel both the horn and strobe are completely turned off by turning off the output circuit Pressing the SIGNAL SILENCE button again turns them on again 10 2 System Sensor s i3 Devices The FA 300 fire control panel supports System Sensor s i3 devices Only the two wire smoke detectors are supported on the i3 zone which are 2W B and ...

Page 57: ... communication trouble in this case Figure 32 Communication Trouble 10 2 4 Dirty Device Trouble If any of the devices on the i3 zone are dirty the panel shows a Dirty Device trouble The device needs cleaning or be replaced with a new device Figure 33 Dirty Device Trouble 10 2 5 Out of sensitivity Trouble If any of the devices on the i3 zone is out of sensitivity and cannot detect an alarm conditio...

Page 58: ...us The smoke detector LED status should be confirmed with the panel since Out of Sensitivity and a Dirty Device have the same LED indication on the detector and the only way to distinguish between the two is to use the CFG 300 Configuration Tool and check the messages as noted above Table 11 i3 Smoke Detector LEDs i3 Detector Condition Green LED Red LED Power up Blinks every 10 sec Blinks every 10...

Page 59: ...its for Fire Alarm Systems certain programming features or options must be limited to specific values or not used at all as indicated below Program feature or option Permitted in CAN ULCS527 Y N Possible settings methods Settings permitted in CAN ULCS527 Auto signal silence timer Y Disabled or 5 10 15 20 or 30 minutes All Table 13 Settings permitted in UL864 NOTICE TO USERS INSTALLERS AUTHORITIES ...

Page 60: ...tton The main command menu appears WALK TEST REMOTE TROUBLE CPU FAULT GROUND FAULT SIGNAL SILENCE FIRE DRILL GENERAL ALARM SYSTEM RESET AUX DISCONNECT LAMP TEST MENU ALM SUP TBL BLDG AUDIBLE A C ON COMMON ALARM COMMON SUPV COMMON TROUBLE BATTERY TROUBLE ZONE 1 DISCONNECT ZONE 3 DISCONNECT ZONE 5 DISCONNECT ZONE 7 DISCONNECT ZONE 9 DISCONNECT ZONE 11 DISCONNECT ZONE 2 DISCONNECT ZONE 4 DISCONNECT Z...

Page 61: ...p and down arrow buttons and then press the ENTER button to make a selection To exit from the command menu Select the Exit menu option and then press the ENTER button Figure 38 Command Menu 11 2 1 Using the Keypad to Program the FA 300 1 Access the configuration mode as described in 11 0 Configuration with the CFG 300 LCD Service Tool above Note Close jumper JW5 on the main board to access Command...

Page 62: ...e the up and down arrows to scroll through the different options 5 Once you have made the correct selection press ENTER to confirm the change 6 Press CANCEL to return to the previous menu 11 3 1 FA 300 CONFIG Command Menu The FA 300 configuration menu is shown in Figure 39 Figure 39 FA 300 Config menu 11 3 1 Command Menu FA 300 Config Features 1 Features 2 Inp Zone 3 I3 Zones 4 Opt Zone FA 300 Con...

Page 63: ... SIGNAL SILENCE button See 9 4 2 SIGNAL SILENCE Button on page 48 Command Menu FA 300 Config Features 2 Fire Drill X ENABLE Default DISABLE Fire drill Use this menu to enable or disable the FIRE DRILL button See 9 4 3 FIRE DRILL Button on page 48 Feature Config 1 Man Sig Sil 2 Fire Drill 3 Opt Ckt Corr 4 Wtr Sprk Retd 5 Aux Disc Prog 6 Sig Sil Inh Tm 7 Aux Dis Alm Sup 8 Auto Sil Tmr 9 Rem Annun 10...

Page 64: ... X DISABLE Default Aux Disconnect disconnects prog relay If disabled only the Auxiliary Alarm Relay is disconnected when you press AUXILIARY DISCONNECT see 9 4 6 AUXILIARY DISCONNECT Button on page 48 If enabled the Auxiliary Alarm Relay and all correlated relays are disconnected when you press AUXILIARY DISCONNECT see 9 4 6 AUXILIARY DISCONNECT Button on page 48 Correlated relays include RM312 RM...

Page 65: ... relays X NONE Default 1 2 3 4 5 6 Remote annunciators Use this menu to select the number of remote annunciators Any combination of remote annunciators or smart relays can be used as long as the total number does not exceed 6 The annunciators addresses should be without gaps and in sequence Command Menu FA 300 Config Features 10 Silence Alarm transmit X DISABLE Default ENABLE Alarm transmit affect...

Page 66: ...d Menu FA 300 Config Features 15 Signal Rate X TEMPORAL Default CONTINOUS MARCH TIME CALIFORNIA Signal rate Use this menu to set the rate at which the indicating circuits sound Command Menu FA 300 Config Features 16 Active EOL X DISABLE Default NO Active end of line Enable this function if using an Active End of Line resistor Enable this function if you are using the ICAC 306 the ICAC 306 has buil...

Page 67: ...ly or to operate in both stages Command Menu FA 300 Config Features 20 First Stage LED X DISABLE Default ENABLE When disabled the AUTOMATIC ALARM SIGNAL CANCEL LED does not illuminate during the first stage alarm When enabled the AUTOMATIC ALARM SIGNAL CANCEL LED flashes at the fast rate during the first stage alarm Note If this option is enabled then the panel is outside of UL ULC certification a...

Page 68: ...making menu selections Command Menu FA 300 Config Ipt Zone 1 Process Type Initiating circuit 12 X NON VERIF ALARM Default VERIF ALARM SPRKL ALM WTR FLOW ALM NON LATCH SUP LATCH SUPV GEN ALARM BUILDING TRB ONLY Use this menu to select the circuit type of each input zone See 9 7 Circuit Types on page 50 Zone 1 Default Zone 12 Default Use this menu if i3 devices are present on a zone See 10 2 System ...

Page 69: ...ion Tool Note Refer to 11 2 1 Using the Keypad to Program the FA 300 on page 61 for detailed instructions on making menu selections Command Menu FA 300 Config Opt Zone 1 Process Type Indicating Circuits 4 X SIL ABLE Default NON SIL ABLE SIL ABLE STR NON SIL STR Use this menu to program the process type of each indicating circuit See 9 8 Indicating Signal Circuit Types on page 52 i 1 N A C 1 2 N A ...

Page 70: ...on page 61 for detailed instructions on making menu selections Command Menu FA 300 Config Correlation 1 Correlation 12 X NAC 1 Default X NAC 2 Default X NAC 3 Default X NAC 4 Default Use this menu to correlate initiating circuits to indicating circuits By default all the initiating circuits are correlated to all the indicating circuits Note Refer to 11 2 1 Using the Keypad to Program the FA 300 on...

Page 71: ...1 2 3 4 KEY SEQ 1 2 3 4 Zone 1 0 Q Z Zone 2 1 Zone 3 2 A B C Zone 4 3 D E F Zone 5 4 G H I Zone 6 5 J K L Zone 7 6 M N O Zone 8 7 P R S Zone 9 8 T U V Zone 10 9 W X Y Zone 11 Back Space Zone 12 Forward Note Refer to 11 2 1 Using the Keypad to Program the FA 300 on page 61 for detailed instructions on making menu selections Zone 1 Label Zone 1 Zone 12 Label Zone 12 i 1 N A C 1 2 N A C 2 3 N A C 3 4...

Page 72: ... 5 J K L Zone 7 6 M N O Zone 8 7 P R S Zone 9 8 T U V Zone 10 9 W X Y Zone 11 Back Space Zone 12 Forward Note Refer to 11 2 1 Using the Keypad to Program the FA 300 on page 61 for detailed instructions on making menu selections Press the up and down arrow buttons to select between Y N Press ENTER to restore the default configuration Use this menu to load the default configuration in the panel Warn...

Page 73: ... the panel using the FA 300 Configuration Utility the technician s name ID appears on this screen The technician ID can be up to a maximum of 10 characters Press the down arrow button for further information This screen shows the date and time that the configuration was last changed if Time and Date have been set at the panel This screen shows the version of the FA 300 Configuration Utility It dis...

Page 74: ...ress CANCEL to ignore the changes Note time is in 24 hour format Command Menu Set Time 2 Compensation When value is entered the following message appears Compensation value can range from 15 to 15 seconds Use the up down arrow buttons to select daily compensation value and press ENTER For a fast clock adjust negatively For a slow clock adjust positively For example for a clock which runs 5 minutes...

Page 75: ...00 on page 61 for detailed instructions on making menu selections If the passcode does not match the following message appears If the passcode is OK the following message appears 1 Default Use this menu to change the passcode The minimum number of digits is 4 and the maximum is 10 Only numeric digits are allowed i Enter new passcode Re enter passcode invalid passcode Passcode updated E A S T L O B...

Page 76: ...9 7 Walk Test Command Menu A walk test allows an installer to verify the initiating circuit wiring in a system When walk test is selected the following screen appears Figure 45 Walk test confirmation Note Refer to 11 2 1 Using the Keypad to Program the FA 300 on page 61 for detailed instructions on making menu selections Note Refer to 11 2 1 Using the Keypad to Program the FA 300 on page 61 for de...

Page 77: ...f a second off After the sounding pattern has been sent on the indicating circuits the initiating circuit is reset and tested again If it is still active in alarm the pattern is re sent Trouble on any initiating circuit selected for the walk test activates the indicating circuits continuously for five seconds Activation of a circuit also causes the alarm count to increase while the trouble on the ...

Page 78: ... down arrow buttons and then pressing the right arrow button to select the device After the device is selected press ENTER Figure 49 i3 test zones If the i3 maintenance test is selected within six minutes after power up or reset the following information message appears Figure 50 i3 test not ready If a zone is selected that is not configured as an i3 zone the following message appears Figure 51 Th...

Page 79: ...ialer Config Command Menu Figure 52 shows the Dialer Config menu Figure 52 Dialer Config menu Table 15 i3 Detector Statuses i3 Detector Condition Green LED Red LED Proper operation Double blink every 5 sec OFF Out of sensitivity OFF Double blink every 5 sec Freeze condition OFF Double blink every10 sec Note Refer to 11 2 1 Using the Keypad to Program the FA 300 on page 61 for detailed instructions...

Page 80: ...cimal digits press the INFO button The letter A appears To scroll through the rest of the letters press INFO repeatedly Press to move the cursor to the right or press to move it to the left Command Menu Dialer Config Account Info 2 Account 1 Telephone Number 101 Default Use this menu to set the telephone number of the monitoring station The maximum of digits allowed is 19 including and numerals Th...

Page 81: ...nu 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 Same as Account 1 Command Menu Dialer Config Account Info 6 Account 2 Reporting Format X Contact ID Default SIA 300 Baud SIA 110 Baud Same as Account 1 A C C N T 1 F o r m a t X C o n t a c t I D A c c o u n t 2 I D _ A c c o u n...

Page 82: ...al tone before dialing Cell phone setup for the dialer requires that the system not wait for dial tone before dialing Command Menu 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 ...

Page 83: ... 1 first for reporting Command Menu Dialer Config Report Options 3 Supervisory priority X Account 1 Default Account 2 Use this menu to set the account priority for reporting supervisory troubles If the priority is set for account 1 then the dialer tries account 1 first for reporting Command Menu Dialer Config Report Options 4 Aux Disconnect Cancels Alarm Supv Reporting Thru dialer ENABLE X DISABLE...

Page 84: ...nt information is reported Command Menu Dialer Config Report Options 7 Checksum Bits X 8 Bit Default 16 Bits Do not change this function keep it as default For factory use only Note Refer to 11 2 1 Using the Keypad to Program the FA 300 on page 61 for detailed instructions on making menu selections Command Menu Dialer Config Time Parameter 1 AC Loss delay 0 Default Use this menu to delay the repor...

Page 85: ... detection feature of Line 2 should 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 m...

Page 86: ... and 6 00 p m 12 00 p m and 12 00 a m 0 12 00 12 00 p m 12 00 a m 15 00 30 12 30 a m every day except on the 15th of the month 12 30 a m on the 15th of the 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 0...

Page 87: ...not pick up the incoming call Press Enter to test Line 1 Press Cancel to exit this menu For a description of test messages see 11 12 1 Dialer Test Messages below Press Enter to test Line 2 Press Cancel to exit this menu For a description of test messages see 11 12 1 Dialer Test Messages below This feature flushes all reportable events from the buffer Press ENTER to reset the dialer Press CANCEL to...

Page 88: ... was received and telephone number dialing is in process This message indicates that the dialer failed to send a DTMF tone Waiting for availability of the receiver The receiver confirms the availability by sending an acknowledgement tone This message indicates that either the telephone number may be wrong or the receiver is not available When sending events to the receiver the display toggles betw...

Page 89: ...tection circuit Event 01 of 09 OPEN TRB on initiating circuit Z 01 in the EAST LOBBY ENTRANCE with process type as VERIFIED ALARM and the event occurred on 2003 02 02 at 18 01 TUESDAY Figure 53 Detection circuit zone message 11 15 2 Example 2 indicating circuit Event 02 of 09 SHORT TRB on indicating circuit NAC 01 in the EAST WING LOBBY with process type as SILENCEABLE and the event occurred on 20...

Page 90: ...n the battery voltage drops below the specified value The trouble is restored when the voltage returns to the normal value Figure 56 Battery Trouble A C P o w e r F a i l A c t i v e 1 1 T r b 0 x 0 3 I n f o 0 x 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 S A T 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Trouble Type EVEN T 01 of 01 DATE TIM E IN FO Key Trouble code Trouble Info IN FO Key B a t t e r y T r o u b l e A c t i v e 1 1 Trouble Type EVEN T...

Page 91: ...upervised for shorts When a short is detected on a four wire smoke supply the power is cut off and a trouble message is generated Press the SYSTEM RESET button to restore the power the system If the short is removed the panel returns to normal otherwise the trouble message remains Note The trouble code and info is for trained service personnel only IN FO Key G r o u n d F a u l t A c t i v e 1 1 T...

Page 92: ...Relay module The city tie or polarity reversal module is supervised for open and whether or not the PR 300 is plugged in The relay module is supervised for whether or not it is plugged in If any of the modules are not plugged in the following trouble message appears Note The trouble code and info is for trained service personnel only IN FO Key 4 W i r e P w r S u p p l y s h o r t 1 1 Trouble Type...

Page 93: ...ity Tie trouble IN FO Key C t y T i e R M x x x m i s s i n g A c t i v e 1 1 Trouble Type EVENT 01 of 01 T r b 0 x 0 3 I n f o 0 x 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 S A T 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 DATE TIM E Trouble code Trouble Info IN FO Key C it y T i e t r o u bl e A c t i v e 1 1 Trouble Type EVENT 01 of 01 T r b 0 x 0 3 I n f o 0 x 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 S A T 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 DATE TIM E Trouble code Trouble Info ...

Page 94: ...fman 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 SIA DCS and Ademco Contact ID Radionics Model D6600 Receiver ULI Approved SIA DCS and Ademco Contact ID DSC SurGard System III Recei...

Page 95: ...iated dialer test Test New event 1 601 00 000 Zone Fire Alarm Alarm New event 1 110 00 000 Zone Fire Alarm restored Alarm Restore 3 110 00 000 Zone Trouble detected Trouble New event 1 300 00 000 Zone Trouble restored Trouble Restore 3 300 00 000 Zone Supervisory condition Supervisory New event 1 200 00 000 Zone Supervisory restored Supervisory Restore 3 200 00 000 Waterflow Alarm New event 1 113 ...

Page 96: ... RP 000 Periodic 24 hr Test Event Off normal Test New event RY 000 Manually initiated dialer test Test New event RX 000 Zone Fire Alarm Alarm New event FA 000 Zone Fire Alarm restored Alarm Restore FH 000 Zone Trouble detected Trouble New event FT 000 Zone Trouble restored Trouble Restore FJ 000 Zone Supervisory condition Supervisory New event FS 000 Zone Supervisory restored Supervisory Restore F...

Page 97: ...0 Hz 1 5Amp primary Power Supply Rating 6 Amp maximum panel loading Max power allowed 5Amp Total NAC loading 1 7Amp aux power unfiltered 0 5Amp aux power filtered 0 3Amp resettable auxiliary power Panel Current consumption Standby 283mA Alarm 560mA Unfiltered supply full wave rectified Special Application Power limited 24VFWR unfiltered 1 7Amp max at 49C See Appendix E Auxiliary Devices on page 10...

Page 98: ... RM 312 306 Relay Adder Module Must be connected to a listed power limited source of supply Contact rating NO NC 28VDC per contact 1A resistive load max Current consumption standby 0mA alarm 80mA ICAC 306 Input Class A Converter module standby 0mA alarm 0mA OCAC 304 Output Class A Converter Module standby 0mA alarm 0mA OCAC 302 Output Class A Converter module Standby 0mA alarm 0mA SRM 312 Smart Re...

Page 99: ... max shorted Polarity Reversal Supv Terminal 24VDC normal 24VDC supervisory 0V trouble Polarity Reversal Alarm Terminal 24VDC normal 24VDC alarm 0V trouble Current Consumption standby 50mA alarm 300mA city tie in use alarm 70mA city tie not in use RTI Remote Trouble Indicator Standby 35mA alarm 35mA Table 17 FA 300 LED System Modules and Annunciators Continued FA 300 LED Series Modules and Annunci...

Page 100: ...WER REQUIREMENTS ALL CURRENTS ARE IN AMPERES Model Number Description Qty Standby Total Standby Alarm Total Alarm FA 301 12LW Fire Alarm Control Panel 12 Det FIXED ELR ACTIVE ELR X 0 164 0 104 0 424 0 364 FA 301 12LD W R Fire Alarm Control Panel 12 Det with UDACT FIXED ELR ACTIVE ELR X 0 164 0 104 0 424 0 364 FA 301 8LW Fire Alarm Control Panel 8 Det FIXED ELR ACTIVE ELR X 0 136 0 096 0 366 0 326 ...

Page 101: ...nted box SRM 312W Smart Relay Module 12 relays with white enclosure SRM 312R Smart Relay Module 12 relays with red enclosure RAM 208 8 Zone remote annunciator RAM 216 16 Zone remote annunciator RAM 1016TZDS Remote Annunciator with 16 bi coloured LEDs and 16 trouble LEDs RAM 1032TZDS Remote Annunciator with 32 bi coloured LEDs and 32 trouble LEDs PCS 100 Power Supply for DCS Radio ...

Page 102: ...or 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 ther...

Page 103: ...rs 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 104: ...s 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 105: ...105 Warranty and Warning Information ...

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