PREMIER M PLUS INSTALLATION MANUAL
Approved Document No: GLT.MAN-111
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Issue : 2.8 Author: NJ Date: 23/07/2012
7. CONFIGURING THE PANEL
7.1 SOUNDER ACTIVATION DELAY
7.1.1 Deciding to use a Delay
A delay of up to nine minutes from the Fire Alarm Panel being triggered, to its Alarm sounder outputs being activated, can be
programmed into the panel by the Engineer. This is a particularly useful feature for schools, nightclubs and other public places
where the nuisance and panic caused by a false alarm must be avoided. It should be noted that the delay period will apply to ALL
zones, except ZONES 1 and 2.
NB A delay following the operation of a manual call point should only occur in exceptional circumstances. For this reason, if a
sounder delay needs to be configured, it is highly recommended that all MANUAL CALL POINTS are located in ZONE 1 or ZONE 2,
since any programmed delay is not applicable to these zones.
When an Alarm occurs on any zone, it is processed as normal. However, the activation of the sounders is postponed (except in zones
1 and 2) until the delay period has expired, thus allowing the cause of the Alarm to be investigated by the User. If the alarm is false
the alarm can be cancelled.
7.1.2 To set a Delay
Open the panel door and set the SND DELAY rotary switch 2 (SW2) using a terminal screw driver to the delay required.
SW2 SETTING
EXTERNAL SOUNDER DELAY IN
MINUTES
e.g. The above example would have a delay of 1 minute.
0
No Delay
1
1 Minute
2
2 Minutes
3
3 Minutes
4
4 Minutes
5
5 Minutes
6
6 Minutes
7
7 Minutes
8
8 Minutes
9
9 Minutes
7.1.3 delay indication and override
If a delay is set, the fire panel will light the Sounder Delay LED to indicate that the sounders are delayed. If an alarm occurs, the fire
LEDs will light as usual, but the sounders will not start until the delay period has expired. After the delay period, the sounders will
start.
Pressing the
OVERRIDE SOUNDER DELAY
switch will override the delay at any time and results in the sounders being turned on
immediately.
If on investigation, the panel was activated by a false alarm, turn the keyswitch to Controls Enabled, and press the reset button. This
will return the system to normal, without the sounders being activated. (Assuming the cause of the false alarm has been removed).
There are 2 ways to turn off the sounder delay.
The delay can be turned off at access level 2 by turning the keyswitch to controls enabled. Then pressing the sounder delay button
toggles the delay between on & off.
Or the delay can be removed or altered at access level 3 (opening the panel door) by returning the rotary switch SW2 to the
appropriate position (position 0= no delay). If the switch has been set to zero, the delay can not be reactivated at access level 2.
8. ZONE DISABLEMENT
8.1 WHY USE ZONE DISABLEMENT
To aid commissioning and assist routine maintenance checks, any of the zones or the sounder circuits can be disabled.
