Vigilant
MX1-Au
Operator Manual
Document: LT0439
Page
23 October 2018
Issue 1.73
1-2
This manual covers the operations and displays available on the
MX1
’s
front panel as well as basic installation and wiring information.
It also applies to users of the Remote Fire Brigade Panel connected to
the
MX1
.
This manual is intended for use by firefighters, building owners and
managers, and service staff. It assumes that the reader has a basic
knowledge of automatic fire alarm systems.
The topics in this manual are generally arranged in decreasing order of
urgency. Firefighter use of the Fire Brigade Panel (f.b.p.) is shown inside
the front page, with a detailed section on dealing with alarms in Chapter
2.
This is followed by less urgent actions, dealing with Faults and Disables,
Point and Zone Status Recalls, Testing, and System Status Recall,
followed by a description of error messages, fault finding, and compatible
devices, batteries etc.
To obtain continued high-reliability operation from the
MX1
it is
necessary to have it regularly tested and maintained by trained and
qualified service-company personnel.
Australian Standard AS 1851 details the requirements for the testing and
maintenance of fire alarm systems, and as a minimum specifies monthly,
6-monthly and 5-yearly test plans. It also specifies the procedures to be
followed if critical or non-critical defects are discovered. The
MX1-Au
Service Manual (LT0440) contains a guide to the procedures for testing
the
MX1
to AS 1851.
If changes are required to the site-specific configuration of the
MX1
(for
example, if new detectors are required because of building alterations)
then this work must be carried out by a suitably trained and qualified fire-
alarm service person and
the “as-installed” information updated including
a record of the new site-specific configuration version. All system
changes must be fully tested and commissioning sheets completed (refer
AS 1670.1). The new site-specific configuration should be compared
against the previous version to ensure that there have been no
unintentional changes.
A description of nuisance alarms and actions that can be carried out to
help reduce the incidence of them is given in “Nuisance Alarms” on page
1-17.
How to Use this Manual
Intended Use
Organisation of
Chapters
Servicing and
Maintenance
