PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL
Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0
Doc No. GLT.MAN-134
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Issue: 1.33 Author: GW/NJ Date: 14/1/2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY INFORMATION & USE OF THIS MANUAL ..................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 INSTALLATION INFORMATION ...............................................................................................................................................3
1.2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF PANEL .........................................................................................3
1.3 BATTERY INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................................3
1.4 PRODUCT DISPOSAL AT THE END OF ITS WORKING LIFE .......................................................................................................3
1.5 EXPLANATION OF ACCESS LEVELS ..........................................................................................................................................3
1.6 USING THIS MANUAL .............................................................................................................................................................4
1.7 FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS CODE OF PRACTICE ............................................................................................................................4
1.8 EQUIPMENT WARRANTY .......................................................................................................................................................4
2. PREMIER QUATRO OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.1 ABOUT THE PREMIER QUATRO FIRE ALARM PANEL ..............................................................................................................5
FUNCTIONS REQUIRED BY EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 54 PART 2 ................................................................................................5
2.2 PANEL DESCRIPTION & DESIGN CONCEPT .............................................................................................................................6
2.3 ADVANTAGES OF AN ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ....................................................................................................7
3. DESIGNING THE SYSTEM ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4. FIRST FIX (FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL, CABLE & DEVICE BASES) ..................................................................................................... 9
4.1 LOCATING THE FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL .......................................................................................................................9
4.2 RECOMMENDED CABLE TYPES AND THEIR LIMITATIONS ......................................................................................................9
4.3 MAINS WIRING RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................................................9
5. MOUNTING THE FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL................................................................................................................................. 10
5.1 PLANNING CABLE ENTRY .....................................................................................................................................................10
5.2 FIXING THE BACK BOX TO THE WALL ...................................................................................................................................10
5.3 ADDRESSABLE LOOPS & DEVICE BASES ...............................................................................................................................10
6. CONNECTING MAINS & BATTERY POWER .......................................................................................................................................... 11
6.1 CONNECTING THE MAINS POWER .......................................................................................................................................11
6.2 CONNECTING THE BATTERIES ..............................................................................................................................................12
7. ADDRESSABLE LOOP WIRING ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
7.1 SPECIFIC DEVICE WIRING INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................................14
7.2 LIST OF LOOP DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................................14
7.3 MAXIMUM LOOP LENGTH RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................ 17
7.4 SETTING THE DEVICE ADDRESS (DETECTORS, CALL POINTS, SOUNDERS & INTERFACE UNITS) ........................................... 17
8. SOUNDERS AND OUTPUTS ................................................................................................................................................................ 19
8.1 ADDRESSABLE STAND-ALONE SOUNDERS ...........................................................................................................................19
8.2 ADDRESSED SOUNDER BASE................................................................................................................................................19
8.3 ASSOCIATED SOUNDER BASE ...............................................................................................................................................19
8.4 COMMON SOUNDER BASE ..................................................................................................................................................19
8.5 ADDRESSABLE SOUNDER CIRCUIT CONTROLLER .................................................................................................................19
8.6 PCB CONVENTIONAL SOUNDER CIRCUITS ...........................................................................................................................19
8.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF DIFFERENT SOUNDER TYPES ................................................................................20
8.8 FIRE RELAY (VOLTAGE FREE CHANGEOVER CONTACTS) .......................................................................................................21
8.9 FAULT RELAY (VOLTAGE FREE CHANGEOVER CONTACTS) ....................................................................................................21
8.10 AUXILIARY DC OUTPUT ......................................................................................................................................................21
9. FIELD DEVICE TERMINATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 22
10. NETWORKING .................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
10.1 RING NETWORK .................................................................................................................................................................23
10.2 BUS NETWORK...................................................................................................................................................................23
10.3 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK ...........................................................................................................................................23
10.4 REPEATER PANEL ................................................................................................................................................................25
11. INITIAL SET UP ................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
11.1 POWERING UP THE PANEL .................................................................................................................................................26
11.2 POWER SUPPLY ..................................................................................................................................................................26
11.3 SETTING TIME AND DATE...................................................................................................................................................26
11.4 CREATING AN INSTALLATION NAME ..................................................................................................................................26
11.5 CONFIGURING THE LOOPS .................................................................................................................................................26
11.6 ZONE LABELS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27
11.7 ADDRESS LABELS AND ZONES ............................................................................................................................................ 27
11.8 VIEWING DEVICE STATUS ...................................................................................................................................................28
11.9 LOCATE OR VERIFY A DEVICE .............................................................................................................................................28
11.10 REMOTE OUTPUT ............................................................................................................................................................28
11.11 PASSWORDS.....................................................................................................................................................................28
11.12 PROTOCOL SELECTION .....................................................................................................................................................29
11.13 MISCELLANEOUS .............................................................................................................................................................29
12. FIRE ALARM ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
12.1 INDICATIONS ......................................................................................................................................................................31
