SIMPLICITY PLUS USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK
Software Versions: PANEL r7255 & LOOP r7152
Approved Document No: GLT.MAN-108
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Issue 3.09 Author: NRPJ Date: 25/5/2017
5. THE FIRE CONDITION
5.1 HOW THE SIMPLICITY INDICATES AN ALARM
When the Simplicity Fire Alarm Panel is
set into alarm by a Detector or Manual
Call Point located in a zone that is not
already in alarm it will: -
Light the General Fire LED and
appropriate Zone Fire LED(s)
on the front of its enclosure.
Sound Internal buzzer
Start the Alarm Sounder and
Auxiliary output, (provided
there is no Delay set on the
sounders).
The building evacuation procedure
should now be followed.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If a zone has been
disabled, it can not be triggered into
Alarm. This should be remembered
when disabling part of the system (see
Disabling zones or sounders later in this
manual).
5.2 TO TURN OFF THE ALARM SOUNDERS
The Alarm Sounders may be silenced by turning the control key to “Control Enable” position and momentarily pressing the
Start/Stop Sounders button.
The Alarm Sounders will cease to sound* but the light(s) for the Zone(s) in Alarm and the red General Fire light will stay lit. The
Auxiliary Fire relay will remain active. (The Panels internal buzzer can also be silenced by pressing the Silence Buzzer button ).
*Addressable loop sounders will stop within 2 seconds. Sounder bases can take up to 8 seconds to stop. If the START/STOP button is
pressed again during this time, the panel will start the sounders again.
5.3 A SECOND ALARM SIGNAL FROM A NEW DETECTION ZONE
If another detection Zone is activated after the Alarm Sounders have been silenced, the panel will: -
Restart the sounders
Light the Zone Fire LED(s) for any new Zone(s) in alarm
Keep the light(s) for the previous Zone(s) in fire, and General Fire lit.
5.4 TURNING ON THE ALARM SOUNDERS FROM THE FACP (I.E. TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING).
With the control key in “Controls Enabled” position, momentarily pressing the Start/Stop will cause the Alarm sounders to sound.
Pressing the Start/Stop button again will Silence the Alarm Sounders.
Note: If the Alarm Sounders have been disabled, pressing the Stop/Start button will have no effect.
5.5 RESETTING THE PANEL
Check the cause of the alarm activation. If the cause of the alarm was an activated call point, reset it (if resettable type),
or fit a new glass element (if glass type). If the cause of the alarm was by detector activation (e.g. cooking smoke), the
smoke will have to be cleared from the room before the panel can be reset. Reset the panel by pressing the reset button
after the sounders and panel buzzer have been silenced.
If the call point is still active, or the detector is still smoky, this will cause another alarm straight after the panel is reset,
and the alarm bells will start again.
