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Duonet User Instructions
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Introduction
Purpose of the Guide
This guide is provided to enable the person responsible for the fire alarm system (see Definitions) to
operate the system, undertake their responsibilities with regard to testing and maintenance of the
system, and to record events and service/maintenance visits.
This is a generic document and therefore refers to the system components in general terms only.
The details of the installed system should be recorded in the space provided within this guide, and for
further reference, the record drawings (if applicable) should be consulted.
The responsible person, and any other staff who may be required to operate the system in an
emergency, should read and understand the basic operating instructions
before an emergency
situation occurs.
Definitions.
Responsible person;
The person having control of the premises, whether as an occupier or otherwise, or any
person delegated by the person having control of the premises to be responsible for the fire
alarm system and the fire procedures.
Competent Person;
A person competent to perform a defined task:
Normally a competent person will be an employee of the manufacturer, installer, or servicing
contractor, or servicing contractor, or a member of the user’s staff who has received suitable
training from the manufacturer or supplier.
Understanding the Equipment
What is Duonet?
Duonet is the name of the range of fire alarm control panels that use the associated Sita 200 plus
devices which together form the fire alarm system installed in the premises, and is derived from the
type of system, whereby up to four addressable device loops may be connected to each control
panel, and up to 32 control panels may be networked together.
Advantages of the Duonet system are significantly reduced cabling costs, enhanced flexibility and
flexible expansion capacity if required.
What is Multipoint?
This is the name of the automatic detector used in the Duonet installation. The Multipoint is a unique
device, which provides several modes of detection & sensitivity options within a single device,
enabling it to be easily configured for the application. One detector can function as a smoke detector
or heat detector (or both), and with various levels of sensitivity to suit the environment.
The Multipoint detector may also incorporates an integral sounder for general alarm annunciation or
local warning as required, an automatic isolator to maintain maximum cable integrity in the event of
cable fault, and the ability to interface a variety of other systems into the Duonet system.