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FCP-75 Manual —
P/N LS10147-003FK-E:A 3/17/2021
Section 12: Testing and Troubleshooting
12.1 Troubleshooting
This section of the manual offers suggestions for troubleshooting hardware problems. Please read this section if you encounter a problem
when installing the control panel. If these suggestions do not solve your problem or if you encounter a problem that is not listed here, contact
Fike Technical Support for assistance.
Table 12.1 Common Problems
12.1.1 Periodic Testing And Maintenance
To ensure proper and reliable operation, it is recommended that system inspection and testing be scheduled monthly or as required by
national and/or local fire codes. Testing should be done by a qualified services representative if a malfunction is encountered.
Before testing:
1.
Notify the fire department and/or central alarm receiving station if an alarm condition is transmitted.
2.
Notify facility personnel of a test so that alarm sounding devices are ignored during the test period.
3.
When necessary, activation of Notification Appliances can be prevented by the DISABLE function
Testing:
1.
Activate a input via an alarm initiating device and check that the correct outputs activate (Notification Appliances sound/flash, relays
activate, alarm LED lights). Reset system. Repeat for each alarm initiating device.
2.
Momentarily open the following circuits one at a time and check for a trouble signal:
• Notification Appliance (bell) Circuits.
• Initiating devices
3.
If new batteries were installed, wait 48 hours before completing this step. Remove AC power, activate initiating device and check that:
• the ALARM indicator lights.
• all active Notification Appliances sound.
Measure battery voltage while the Notification Appliances are sounding. Replace any battery with terminal voltage less than 85% of rating.
Reapply AC power and RESET system.
Problem
Possible Cause / Suggested Actions
Trouble message “DBL ADDR” (Double
Address) displays on LCD.
An address has been assigned to more than one detector. Correct the address following the procedure
described in Section 7.5 for IDP devices.
Auxiliary power or notification circuits
have incorrect polarity.
Correct polarity. For notification and auxiliary power circuits: When in alarm or powered, terminals labeled
“X” are positive, terminals labeled “O” are negative.
SLC devices are not being recognized
(trouble message “Missing” displays).
Check hardware connections. If devices are physically connected, make sure wiring is correct (see
Section 7.4). For the main panel, the positive side of device must be connected to terminal 34; the
negative side must be connected to Terminal 33. For SLC devices, make sure the device connects to the
SLC loop via the SLC OUT terminals.
Make sure SLC devices have been addressed properly following the procedure described in Section 7.
For contact monitor modules, which are addressed using DIP switches, the DIP switch must be set to the
correct address before power is applied to the SLC loop. If this procedure is not followed, the device will
have an incorrect address.
Make sure correct polarity has been observed for SLC device wiring. See Section 7.
SLC devices are not being recognized
(trouble message “Missing” displays on
the annunciator).
Check that SLC loop impedance is within the required range.
To measure impedance, use the following procedure.
Disconnect both wires from the terminal block at the panel (SLC devices can remain connected).
Measure the impedance from positive to negative and from negative to positive. Both measurements
should be greater than 500 K ohms. If the installation uses T-taps, test each T-tap individually.
Temporarily connect the positive wire to the negative wire of the SLC loop at the point farthest from the
panel (SLC devices can remain connected).
Measure the impedance from positive to negative and from negative to positive. Both measurements must
be less than 50 ohms.
FIK-5496 module that has been
physically connected to the panel but is
not being recognized.
Check the status of the FIK-5496 green LED. If it flashes in the pattern 0.5 sec. on / 0.5 sec. off, it is likely
that the FIK-5496 has not been added to the system through programming. JumpStart will add any FIK-
5496s connected to the panel. If you have already run JumpStart, FIK-5496s can be added manually (see
Section 9.2.2).
Check that the correct ID for the FIK-5496 module has been set through the DIP switches. Assign ID#1 to
the first FIK-5496 and ID#2 to the second FIK-5496. See Section 4.11.1 for complete details.
If the wiring between the FIK-5496 and the panel is correct, measure the voltage from FIK-5496 Terminal
(+) to Terminal (-). Voltage should be in the range 27.2-27.4V when AC power is present.
If the green LED is not flashing, the likely cause is incorrect wiring from between the FIK-5496 and the
panel. See Section 4.4 for wiring details.
Table 12.1 Troubleshooting
