Radio Fire Alarm System – User Manual
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V301_user Feb 2009
Electro-Detectors
1.0 General
Electro-Detectors has drawn from over eight years experience of manufacturing radio fire alarm systems and has
taken into account the changing requirements of the market place to produce a system offering greater
controllability of devices from the control panel. The MILLENNIUM system is a worthy successor to the well-
established EDA series. At the heart of the MILLENNIUM system is a compact control panel designed around a 16-
bit processor and featuring surface mount technology. 16 times more powerful than its predecessor and capable of
supporting 3 times the number of devices, the panel benefits from well designed and clearly labelled operational
features. Versatile software means that the Millennium will interface readily with most other hardwired systems and
is user friendly. Programming of devices can be carried out by either direct use of the internal keypad or via the PC
interface. Excellent message quality is achieved as a result of a CCFL backlit 8 line liquid crystal display. As with
all Electro-Detectors products, build quality is stringently controlled at every stage ensuring complete reliability of
the system during operation.
The fire alarm installed is a fully addressable radio system. Each device is individually identifiable by means of a
unique unit number between 1 and 2999 inclusively. There is no wiring between units, control panels and
sounders, the system communicating via short wave radio transmissions. No other radio equipment will interfere
with the system and, likewise, the fire alarm will not interfere with any other radio equipment.
For smaller installations a system has been designed to cater for 999 devices in twenty zones. The panel uses a
smaller LED backlit 4 line liquid crystal display. This panel operates in a similar manner to other panels but has
some advanced functionality omitted.
The operation of the system is dependant on the configuration set by the commissioning engineer, but each
installation is generally similar.
When a smoke or heat detector detects an alarm condition or a break glass unit is operated, the relevant
information will be displayed on the control panel. This includes the device location, unit number and zone of
alarm. The sounders will operate. The situation should be investigated for the cause, and once under control the
system can be silenced.
Any subsequent alarm will operate the sounders once more and the relevant information for the new alarm being
displayed on the screen.
If the system detects any faults on any of the devices or the control panels e.g. mains fail or unit removal, a fault
will be displayed. A buzzer will sound on the control panel to attract someone’s attention. This can be silenced until
the cause of the problem is corrected.
For further operation of the system refer to the remaining sections of this manual.
If you have any queries on the operation of the panel, please contact the company that maintains the system,
printed on the last page of this manual.
If a particular option is not available, a suitable message will be displayed.
Important
No operator serviceable parts are contained in this panel.
The Millennium range of control panels and detectors may only be installed, commissioned and serviced
by an Electro-Detectors approved agent. Due to the specialised nature of our equipment we do not provide
support to end users or non-approved agents. For advice or support contact the system maintenance
company listed at the back of this manual.
Always follow any safety advice or warnings given in this manual. Failure to do so may result in injury or
damage to equipment. Always use appropriate common sense precautions when opening or operating the
equipment.
Due to our policy of continued product development the specification of the product or the information in
this manual may be subject to change.