Optima
INSTALLATION MANUAL.
Approved Document No: GLT.MAN-109
PAGE 10
Issue : 1.2 Authorised: GH Date: 31/03/2004
6. CONFIGURING THE PANEL
6.1 SOUNDER ACTIVATION DELAY
6.1.1 DECIDING TO USE A DELAY
A delay of up to nine minutes from the Fire Alarm Panel being triggered, to its Alarm sounder outputs
being activated, can be programmed into the panel by the Engineer. This is a particularly useful
feature for schools, nightclubs and other public places where the nuisance and panic caused by a
false alarm must be avoided. It should be noted that the delay period will apply to ALL zones.
When an Alarm occurs on any zone, it is processed as normal. However, the activation of the
sounders is postponed until the delay period has expired, thus allowing the cause of the Alarm to be
investigated by the User. If the alarm is false the alarm can be cancelled.
6.1.2 TO SET A DELAY
Open the panel door using Alan Key provided and set Dip switch 7 (
SW7
) using a terminal screw
driver to the delay require
External sounder
delay in minutes
Switch 1
Switch 2
Switch 3
Switch 4
No
delay
OFF OFF OFF OFF
1 minute
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
2 minutes
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
3 minutes
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
4 minutes
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
5
minutes
ON OFF ON OFF
6 minutes
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
7 minutes
ON
ON
ON
OFF
8 minutes
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
9 minutes
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
1
4
3
2
ON
EG. The above example would have a delay of 6 minute.
6.1.3 DELAY INDICATION AND OVERRIDE
If a delay is set, the fire panel will light the General Disablement LED and Delay (DEL) LED to
indicate that the sounders are delayed. If an alarm occurs, the fire LEDs will light as usual, but the
sounders
will not start until the delay period has expired. After the delay period, the Gen Disablement
and Delay LEDs will extinguish & the sounders will start.
Pressing the ‘sounder override’ switch will override the delay at any time and results in the sounders
being turned on immediately.
If on investigation, the panel was activated by a false alarm, turn the keyswitch to Controls Enabled,
and press the reset button. This will return the system to normal, without the sounders being
activated. (Assuming the cause of the false alarm has been removed).
The delay can be removed by either returning the dip switch to position 0 (all off), or by turning
keyswitch to Controls Active, pressing Engineer, then pressing Delay override. (Continuing to press
delay override will toggle the delay on & off).
