Introduction
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• RS-485 Interface for Remote Annunciators. Remote Annunciators do not occupy a node on the network. Up to
seven annunciators can be connected per node.
• Three Level Password Protection with field settable definition which enables the installer to determine what
functions are accessible for each level of password
• Four Queues for Alarm, Supervisory, Trouble, and Monitor, with LED indicators and selector keys.
• Auxiliary Form-C Relay Contacts for Common Alarm, Common Supervisory, and Common Trouble.
• RS-232 Port for remote system printer or “CRT terminal”.
• Two Event History Logs; one for Alarm related events and one for all events.
• Large 4 line by 20 character alphanumeric, back-lit LCD Display with user-friendly menu system.
• Common Controls and Indicators for System Reset, Lamp Test, Fire Drill, Signal Silence, General Alarm,
Acknowledge, AC On, Pre-Alarm, and Ground Fault.
• Two Spare configurable switches and LED Indicators.
• 16 Zone configurable LED (bi-coloured) Annunciator with slide-in labels for Zone Description.
• Provides drift compensation for ionization and photoelectric smoke detectors
• Provides Signal Coding of signal circuits for easy alarm identification (code consists of 1 to 4 digits, each digit
consisting of 1-15 pulses on the signal)
• Selection for Canadian (ULC) or USA (ULI) requirements for Smoke Sensor sensitivity.
• Extensive transient protection.
• Surface Mountable Enclosures with removable doors for easy installation and service. Flush Trims Available.
• Removable Terminal Blocks for easy wiring and service.
• Quad Loop Adder module ALCN-792M for expanding addressable loops by 2; with daughter board ALCN-792D
expanding addressable loops by a total of 4.
Overall Audio Features:
• Supervises signal circuits while in use.
• Control of fire management operations (e.g. all-call paging and total evacuation signalling).
• Indication of all required fault conditions.
• Microprocessor-based operations with hardware and software watchdog timer to ensure reliable system
operation.
• Supervised tone generators.
• Up to 100 audio zones per node, 1575 audio amplifiers per Network system.
• Up to 5 (analog) firefighters’ telephone zones per node and 315 (analog) telephone zones per Network system.
• 99 addressable telephone zones per loop, maximum of 29 addressable telephone loops per node, maximum of
144 addressable telephone zones per system.
• Easy configuration process.
• Operates from 24 VDC backup batteries in the event of a power failure.
• Removable terminal blocks for ease of installation and maintenance.
• Speaker circuits integrated with amplifier circuits.
• Maximum of 180 Watts per Integrated Fire and Audio Cabinet (BBX-2000) and FX-MNS.
• Maximum of 360 Watts per QBB-5001/R expansion cabinet and 1260 Watts of total power per Integrated Fire
and Audio Panel (BBX-2000) or FX-MNS node with maximum expansion [180W +360W(3)=1260W].
• Optional redundant backup amplifier per node.
