F4000 LCD Operator's Manual
Document No: LT0117
System Description
Page 2-8
19 April 2002
Issue 2.38
LOGGING PRINTER (CONTINUED)
When the FIP is next able to put more events into the list, it prints out the number of events it
had to discard.
The FIP separately maintains an internal history of the 900 most recent events. This history
can be viewed on the LCD and via the programming terminal. It can also be printed out, and
used to reconstruct the printer log if the F4000 FIP had to discard printer events.
2.1.8 PROGRAMMING/DIAGNOSTIC
TERMINAL
The F4000 FIP also provides for the connection of a "PROGRAMMING/ DIAGNOSTIC
TERMINAL", usually a personal computer, to configure the F4000 system and provide
service diagnostic functions.
This is a temporary system component, and is ONLY required by the installer during
commissioning, or service. In normal system operation this could be replaced by the logging
printer for recording events and operation of controls.
2.1.9 NETWORKING OF F4000 FIPS
The F4000 Network LCD is an enhancement of the F4000 LCD that allows it to
communicate with other Panel-link compatible network devices, e.g. other networked F4000
or F3200 fire panels, networked printers and Colour Graphic displays.
The networking feature allows for F4000 to share:
(i)
Alarm information for display and control of alarms on the LCD. Alarms on one FIP
can be displayed at other FIPs and Colour Graphics displays. Alarms can be
acknowledged, reset and isolated from the FIPs and Colour Graphics displays.
(ii)
Output Logic status, allowing status and controls generated by the Output Logic at
one FIP to be used by the Output Logic at another FIP, e.g. for extended AS1668
Fan Controls.
(iii)
MAF Status, so that one FIP can be a common brigade interface point for a number
of FIPs elsewhere on site.
(iv)
Event Information for status monitoring and network event printing on network
printers and Colour Graphics displays, e.g. Overviews.
(v)
Bells controls for activating, isolating and silencing the bells on remote FIPs as a
result of alarms or operator controls on the local FIP.
(vi)
Zone Circuit and Point Status for monitoring applications.
(vii)
Control of F4000 LCD/keypads.
Networked F4000 FIPs allow an operator to send single zone and zone range reset, isolate
and de-isolate commands to other FIPs; to recall and search for zone status on other F4000
FIPs; and to alarm, fault, auto reset and operate test zones on other F4000 FIPs.
