PREMIER M PLUS USER MANUAL & MAINTENANCE GUIDE
Approved Document No: GLT.MAN-112
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Issue: 2.3 Author: NRPJ Date: 25/5/2017
8. USING SOUNDER DELAYS
8.1 WHAT IS A SOUNDER DELAY
In certain circumstances it may be desirable to have a delay between the panel detecting a fire, and starting its external sounders, to
allow the responsible person to check the cause of the alarm, to stop building evacuation by an obvious false alarm. If the cause of
the Alarm is found to be a true fire hazard, the Delay can be overridden and the Alarm Sounders activated immediately.
Alternatively, in the case of a false alarm, the Panel can be reset.
8.2 SOUNDER DELAY SETTING
On the PREMIER M PLUS panel, the sounder delay is global. That is, all zones will be delayed by the same amount. If a delay is used,
it will have been set by the installer to between 1 minute and 9 minutes. The user can toggle the delay on or off be enabling controls
and pressing Sounder Delay button. To change the delay time, contact the system installer.
8.3 HOW THE PANEL INDICATES SOUNDER DELAY
If a Delay has been programmed into the Panel, the SOUNDER DELAY LED will be lit. When a zone processes an alarm signal, the
panel will indicate fire in the usual way, but the sounders will not be active until the delay period has expired. To override this delay,
press Sounder Delay button, which will cause the external sounders to energise. If there is no delay programmed, the Sounder Delay
button has no function.
8.4 A FIRE ALARM CONDITION ON A DELAYED PANEL
When an alarm occurs on a Delayed Panel, the panel will: -
Light its General Fire and appropriate Fire Zone light(s).
Sound its Internal buzzer.
Turn on the F.A.R.E. Output.
Start the Delay countdown sequence.
Wait until the end of the delay, then start the sounders.
8.5 OVERRIDING A DELAY IN THE EVENT OF A GENUINE FIRE ALARM
If on investigation the cause of the Alarm is found to be a true fire hazard, pressing the Sounder Delay button, will active the Alarm
Sounders and Outputs with immediate effect.
8.6 RESET THE SYSTEM IN THE EVENT OF A FALSE ALARM
If, on investigation, the cause of the Alarm is found to be false, turn the Key switch to the “Controls Enabled” position and press
reset button.
8.7 TO TURN OFF THE SOUNDER DELAY
The user can toggle the delay on or off by enabling controls and pressing sounder delay button. To permanently turn off the delay,
contact the system installer.
