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INFINITY 8 INSTALLATION MANUAL 

Approved Document No. GLT-201-7-1 

 

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Issue: 1.6      Author:  NRPJ          Date: 27/7/2012 

CONTENTS 

1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................................. 
 

1.1 HANDLING THE PCBS................................................................................................................................................... 

 

1.2 USING THIS MANUAL................................................................................................................................................... 

 

1.3 ABOUT THE INFINITY FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL & INTEGRAL PSE........................................................................ 

 

1.4 DESIGNING THE SYSTEM.............................................................................................................................................. 

 

1.5 EQUIPMENT GUARANTEE............................................................................................................................................ 

 

1.6 DEFINITION OF ACCESS LEVELS ON THE INFINITY PANEL............................................................................................. 

 

1.7 FUNCTIONS REQUIRED BY EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 54 PART 2................................................................................ 

2. FIRST FIX........................................................................................................................................................................................ 
 

2.1 RECOMMENDED CABLE TYPES AND THEIR LIMITATIONS............................................................................................. 

 

2.2 MAINS WIRING RECOMMENDATIONS......................................................................................................................... 

 

2.3 DETECTOR CIRCUIT WIRING DIAGRAM........................................................................................................................ 

 

2.4 SOUNDER CIRCUIT WIRING DIAGRAM......................................................................................................................... 

 

2.5 AUXILIARY OUTPUT WIRING (VOLTAGE FREE CHANGEOVER CONTACTS).................................................................... 

 

2.6 EXTRA RELAYS.............................................................................................................................................................. 

3. MOUNTING THE FIRE ALARM PANEL............................................................................................................................................. 
 

3.1 PLANNING CABLE ENTRY.............................................................................................................................................. 

 

3.2 FIXING THE BACK BOX TO THE WALL........................................................................................................................... 

4. CONNECTING MAINS & BATTERY POWER..................................................................................................................................... 
 

4.1 CONNECTING THE MAINS POWER............................................................................................................................... 

 

4.2 CONNECTING THE BATTERIES...................................................................................................................................... 

5. FIELD DEVICE TERMINATION......................................................................................................................................................... 
 

5.1 TERMINATING THE DETECTION AND ALARM (SOUNDER) CIRCUITS............................................................................ 

 

5.2 AUXILIARY OUTPUT TERMINATIONS............................................................................................................................ 

6. SOUNDER ACTIVATION DELAY........................................................................................................................................................ 
 

6.1 DECIDING TO USE A DELAY........................................................................................................................................... 

 

6.2 TO SET A DELAY............................................................................................................................................................ 

 

6.3 WIRING CONSIDERATIONS WHEN USING A DELAY....................................................................................................... 

 

6.4 DELAY INDICATION AND OVERRIDE............................................................................................................................. 

7. ZONE DISABLEMENT...................................................................................................................................................................... 
 

7.1 WHY USE ZONE DISABLEMENT.................................................................................................................................... 

 

7.2 TO PROGRAMME ZONE (OR SOUNDERS) AS DISABLED............................................................................................... 

 

7.3 IDENTIFYING DISABLED ZONES ON A PANEL SHOWING MULTIPLE EVENTS................................................................ 

8. ZONE TEST..................................................................................................................................................................................... 
 

8.1 WHY USE ZONE TEST.................................................................................................................................................... 

 

8.2 TO PROGRAMME ZONE IN TEST................................................................................................................................... 

 

8.3 IDENTIFYING ZONES IN TEST MODE ON A PANEL SHOWING MULTIPLE EVENTS......................................................... 

9. GENERAL FAULT FINDING.............................................................................................................................................................. 
 

9.1 ZONE FAULTS…............................................................................................................................................................. 

 

9.2 SYSTEM FAULT.............................................................................................................................................................. 

 

9.3 SUPPLY FAULTS............................................................................................................................................................. 

 

9.4 EARTH FAULTS.............................................................................................................................................................. 

 

9.5 SOUNDER FAULTS........................................................................................................................................................ 

10. STANDBY BATTERY CALCULATION................................................................................................................................................ 
11. PCB TERMINATION CONNECTIONS.............................................................................................................................................. 
 

11.1 CONNECTIONS........................................................................................................................................................... 

 

11.2 FUSES......................................................................................................................................................................... 

12. PANEL SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................................................................ 
 

12.1 ENCLOSURE SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................................................................... 

 

12.2 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................................................... 

13. ENGINEER OPTIONS (8 WAY CONFIG DIP SWITCH)...................................................................................................................... 
























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Summary of Contents for INFINITY 8

Page 1: ...INFINITY 8 INSTALLATION MANUAL Approved Document No GLT 201 7 1 Issue 1 6 Author NRPJ Date 27 7 2012 FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL...

Page 2: ...S 5 FIELD DEVICE TERMINATION 5 1 TERMINATING THE DETECTION AND ALARM SOUNDER CIRCUITS 5 2 AUXILIARY OUTPUT TERMINATIONS 6 SOUNDER ACTIVATION DELAY 6 1 DECIDING TO USE A DELAY 6 2 TO SET A DELAY 6 3 WI...

Page 3: ...wer failure It has the ability to disable any zone or the sounder circuits It has a one man test mode which resets the Zone in test after 5 seconds EN54 option with requirements It has a sounder delay...

Page 4: ...taller Engineer Open enclosure Connect wiring during install Battery check during Maintenance Set configuration switches 4 Authorised Service Engineer Open enclosure PC programming software Update pan...

Page 5: ...d mechanical protection such as a conduit 2 2 MAINS WIRING RECOMMENDATIONS The Mains supply to the FACP is fixed wiring using Fire resisting 3 core cable Between 1 mm and 2 5mm or a suitable 3 conduct...

Page 6: ...of old mechanical bell or a relay are used then a diode will have to be placed in line with the device to enable fault monitoring They may also need a back EMF protection diode 2 5 AUXILIARY OUTPUT W...

Page 7: ...AL Approved Document No GLT 201 7 1 PAGE 6 Issue 1 6 Author NRPJ Date 27 7 2012 The termination for the above inputs must be as indicated on the main PCB See page 15 The Earthing of the cable screens...

Page 8: ...x If a grommet is removed fill the hole with a brass cable gland If any knockout is removed but subsequently not used it should be covered up The 230Va c Mains cable must be fed into the enclosure via...

Page 9: ...WER 4 1 CONNECTING THE MAINS POWER Figure 3 Power Supply PCB layout and Mains connection details Figure 3 4 2 CONNECTING THE BATTERIES Figure 4 Battery location and connection details CAUTION RISK OF...

Page 10: ...l screens should be fed through the gland to make electrical contact with it and be terminated at the brass earthing strip as shown below see Figure 6 For detailed detector and alarm circuit wiring di...

Page 11: ...he number with the keypad 0 minutes type nothing 9 minutes type 81 10 minutes type 82 Press 5 The panel will flash a confirmation of the selected delay 6 Press 3 times to exit access level 3 6 3 WIRIN...

Page 12: ...isable one zone at a time 1 Enter access code default 1245 and press 2 Press for 3 seconds 3 Type the number of the zone you want to disable If you wish to disable the sounders press 4 Press to disabl...

Page 13: ...not in test mode at this point 4 Press to start test mode The Zone test LEDs will be flashing with a pattern 12 flashes then a pause repeated The zone is now in test mode 5 To set a different zone int...

Page 14: ...ase that is not making the connection c A short circuit on a zone could be caused by the end of line diode being fitted backwards d Check that the detectors are compatible with this FACP Note that som...

Page 15: ...nect the earth screens one at a time to determine the problem line Note connecting other equipment e g an oscilloscope to the panel can give an earth fault 9 5 SOUNDER FAULTS Similar to the zone fault...

Page 16: ...00005 Amp 50 A Optical Detector 0 0001 Amp 100 A Typical Example A system comprises of 20 ionisation detectors 14 bells and the required standby is 24 hours It will need to operate in alarm for hour...

Page 17: ...bells 10 SND 2 Connect to sounder circuit 2 sirens bells 11 SND 3 Connect to sounder circuit 3 sirens bells 12 SND 4 Connect to sounder circuit 4 sirens bells 13 FAULT RELAY NC CM NO Normally powered...

Page 18: ...TAGE 22 5V DC NOMINAL SOUNDER ALARM OUTPUTS 2 x 150mA 24V DC 1 2 zone panel 4 x 150mA 24V DC 4 6 8 zone panel AUXILIARY FAULT OUTPUT 1 x RELAY SELV 1A MAX AUXILIARY FIRE OUTPUT 1 x RELAY SELV 1A MAX N...

Page 19: ...e condition Giving 2 fire relays Switch 8 ON Makes the last zone on the panel a call point zone alarms from that zone not delayed Note The above options my not comply with local regulations Please che...

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