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Installation and Operations Manual V2.0 Ramtech Electronics Limited 2020
Raising the Alarm
Manual activation
To raise the alarm, press any call point in the system. The call point will
latch into the pressed position and a mechanical yellow and black
striped flag will be displayed in the call point window as below.
Automatic activation
Smoke detection units will automatically raise the alarm if sufficient
smoke is detected. Heat detection units will automatically raise the
alarm if the temperature rises above the threshold. The red ‘Alarm’
LED will only flash on the unit(s) which raised the alarm
.
Silencing the Alarm
Note: it is vital to confirm that there is no fire hazard before silencing
the alarm.
Do not attempt to open the unit or deactivate by removing the battery.
The alarm must be silenced either by using the reset key or at the
Base Station.
The fire alarm will automatically silence 30 minutes after activation.
The fire alarm can be manually cancelled from a call point that has
been pressed using the reset key provided. If necessary, a call point on
a nearer fire point can be pressed and then reset to cancel the alarm.
Please wait for 5 seconds between pressing and resetting a call point.
After the alarm has cleared the system has a short (2 minute) re-arm
period during which the sirens will sound intermittently, and the amber
warning LEDs flash in groups of 5, following which the system is
re-armed and ready for use.
During the re-arm period, the alarm cannot be reactivated. It is
therefore vital to confirm that there is no fire hazard before silencing
the alarm.
Resetting a Call Point
Any fire point units with activated call points will periodically beep after
the re-arm period has ended as a reminder that the call points need to
be mechanically reset using the key before they can be used to raise
a fire alarm.
The Latched call point alert displayed on the Base Station will show
which individual call point (or call points) need to be reset:
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1) Insert reset key with tab to the right as shown below.
2) Push key in as far as possible
(take care not to use excessive
force as this could damage the unit)
3) Turn key anti-clockwise until a loud mechanical click is heard.
4) Remove the key
Ensure the call point is fully reset before removing the key. Partially
resetting a latched call point after the fire alarm has been cancelled
can retrigger the fire alarm.
System Operation
