Fire Alarm Mode of Operation
3. Operation of the Control Panel
NFS-640 Operations Manual P/N 51334:B 10/03/2003
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Fire Alarm Mode of Operation
How the Control Panel Indicates a Fire Alarm
When an initiating device (detector or monitor module) activates, the control panel does the following:
•
Produces a steady audible tone
•
Activates the System Alarm relay (TB8)
•
Flashes the
FIRE
ALARM
LED
•
Displays a Type Code that indicates the type of device that activated the fire alarm
•
Displays
ALARM
in the status banner on the LCD display, along with information specific to
the device, as shown below:
Figure 6 Sample Fire Alarm Display
•
Sends an Alarm message to the LCD display, History buffer and installed printers, terminal
mode LCD-80s, and CRT-2s.
•
Latches the control panel in alarm. (You cannot return the control panel to normal operation
until you correct the alarm condition and reset the control panel)
•
Initiates any Control-By-Event actions
•
Starts timers (such as Silence Inhibit, Auto Silence)
•
Activates the general alarm zone (Z00)
How to Respond to a Fire Alarm
If the control panel indicates a fire alarm, you can do the following:
• To silence only the panel sounder:
Press the
ACKNOWLEDGE
/
SCROLL
DISPLAY
key. The local sounder will silence and the
FIRE
ALARM
LED will change from flashing to steady.
The control panel will send an acknowledge message to the LCD display, history buffer, and
installed printers, terminal mode LCD-80s, and CRT-2s.
•
To silence the panel sounder and any activated outputs that are programmed as silenceable:
Press the
SIGNAL
SILENCE
key. The
FIRE
ALARM
LED and
SIGNALS
SILENCED
LED light steady.
The control panel sends an Signal Silenced message to the History buffer and installed printers,
terminal mode LCD-80s, and CRT-2s. The figure below shows a sample Alarm Silenced
message.
Figure 7 Sample Alarm Silenced Message
1. Check the Alarm message for the location and type of trouble.
2. Correct the condition causing the alarm.
3. When you finish correcting the alarm condition, press the
SYSTEM
RESET
key to return the control
panel to normal operation (indicated by the “System Normal” message). The control panel sends a
“System Normal” message to the LCD display, History buffer and installed printers, terminal mode
LCD-80s, and CRT-2s.
Status banner
Type Code of initiating device
Custom descriptor for
this device location
Device address
Time and date of trouble
Extended 12 character
custom label
ALARM: PULL STATION INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
EASTERN WING
Z004
03:10P 071401 2M147
Zone
Status banner
Time and date of the
Alarm Silenced
SIGNALS SILENCED
03:12P 071401 Sat
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