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Table 2: PARAMETERS FOR ULC-S559 & ULC-S304 COMPLIANCE (CANADA)
NOTICE TO INSTALLERS, AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION, AND OTHER INVOLVED
PARTIES:
This product incorporates field-programmable software. All features/options described below
are permitted in ULC-S559/ULC-S304. In order to comply with the requirements in the Standard
for Equipment for Fire Signal Receiving Centres and Systems, ULC-S559-13-R2018 and/or the
Standard for Control Units, Accessories and Receiving Equipment for Intrusion Alarm Systems,
ULC-S304:2016-REV1, certain programming features or options must be limited to permitted
settings or not used at all as indicated below.
Program
Feature or
Option
Situation
Possible
Settings
Default
Settings
ULC-S559
Required
Settings
ULC-S304
Required
Settings
Notes
Supervision
Preference
(Comm Trouble
Supervision)
IP with Cell
Backup
60 seconds -
6 hours
6 hours
Primary: 180
seconds
or shorter
Backup: 6
hours
Primary: 180
seconds or
shorter
Backup: 6
hours
For ULC-S559, if
primary path fails,
system supervises
secondary path
at the primary
interval.
Sole Path IP
60 seconds -
6 hours
1 hour
180 seconds
or shorter
180 seconds or
shorter
Turn off cellular
supervision
Turn off virtual
interface
supervision for
both primary and
backup cellular
Sole Path
Cell
60 seconds -
6 hours
1 hour
180 seconds
or shorter
180 seconds or
shorter
Turn off Ethernet
supervision
Turn off virtual
interface
supervision for
both primary and
backup Ethernet
Remote
Programming*
On-site or
Remote
Enabled or
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled or
Disabled
Enabled or
Disabled
If Disabled,
Installer must
press Config
button onsite
Phone 2 Trouble
Trigger
If using
Phone Line
capture
(Figure 1)
Power Fail
Cover Tamper
Cell Fail
Ethernet Fail
CS Fail
CS Trouble
CS Fail
CS Fail**
Cover Tamper**
CS Fail
Figure 1:
Any Enabled
Trouble: BAT-Fire
drops Phone 2
line voltage
PGM4 Port
Trouble Trigger
If using Point
Capture
(Figure 2)
Power Fail
Cover Tamper
Cell Fail
Ethernet Fail
CS Fail
CS Trouble
CS Fail
CS Fail**
Cover Tamper**
CS Fail
Figure 2:
BAT-Fire PGM4
Output
(Any Enabled
Trouble)
connected to
FACP/burg panel
Trouble Input
* If Remote Programming is disabled, updates to site-specific parameters and BAT-Fire firmware are only permitted when the Config
button on the BAT-Fire is pressed for 2 seconds.
** These trouble triggers are required to meet the UL864 and UL1610 standards. However, all other trouble triggers listed in the Possible
Settings column are permitted.
• If Commercial Burg is selected, the more restrictive of the Fire and Burg timings will be used.
• ULC-S304 and ULC-S559 require 128 bit encryption or better. For active communications, the encryption shall be enabled at all times.
