Quick Start Guide
AlarmSense Quick Start Guide
Document Ref: EUFS-UI-ALS-02 Issue 1.0
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What is AlarmSense?
AlarmSense
®
is a range of conventional detection and alarm products designed to be connected to the
same pair of supply wires. It is not compatible with other ranges of detectors and must be used with
AlarmSense compatible control equipment.
Non Priority Alarm
The
sounder base, sounder/beacon base and AlarmSense relays have a ‘priority/non priority’ option DIL
switch feature which can provide an enhanced operation particularly suited to HMO dwellings.
This feature, when set, provides up to a two minute delay on the activation of a smoke detector with a local
sounder, which enables the user to clear a false alarm prior to the full activation of the alarms.
The AlarmSense relay can be used to monitor conventional alarm sounders and has a DIL switch to enable
selection of the relay operation for the non priority or priority mode.
The Pulse2 AlarmSense panels have special programming options incorporated for use with AlarmSense
devices:
• Setting as to whether non priority mode is available per zone.
• Programmable time delay for non priority alarms, 30, 60 or 120 seconds.
• Panel display response during non priority alarms (either no indication or zone LED with buzzer).
Non Priority Functionality
When a sounder base has been set as ‘non priority’;
If smoke is detected, the local base sounder will activate (along with any alarm relay set accordingly). After
the programmed time period e.g, 120 secs, the panel will attempt to reset the detector. If clear, the panel
will resume to normal. If the detector re-alarms or another detector comes into alarm during the delay
period a full alarm will occur.
A manual call point activation at any time will cause a full alarm condition.
Please refer to the Apollo AlarmSense
®
Installation Guide for device connection details
L1 IN
-R
2-way DIL switch
No field wires are
connected to these
terminals
This product does not
support a remote
indicator
L1 OUT
L1
L2
L1
L2
EARTH
L2
DIL switch positions
ON
Switch 1
– OFF = Priority (default)
ON = Non-priority
Switch 2
– OFF = High volume (default)
