First Alert FA2000C manual

USE R' S MANUA L FA2000C Fire Alarm Control/Communicator N8028-1 7/96 Previous Menu[...]

Ð2Ð TABLE OF CONTENTS SYSTEM OVERVIEW ................................ .................... 3 General ................................ ................................ ....... 3 Zones ................................ ................................ .......... 3 Fire & Emergency Protection ................................ ...... 4 Alarms ....[...]

Ð3Ð SYSTEM OVERVIEW General Congratulations on your ownership of an First Alert Alarm System. You've made a wise decision in choosing it, for it represents the latest in alarm protection technology to day, including microcomputer technology to monitor all system status. Your system is a UL Listed commercial fire alarm control/communicator. I[...]

Ð4Ð SYSTEM OVERVIEW Fire & Emergency Protection The fire and emergency protection portions of your system are always on and will sound an alarm if an alarm condition is detected. Alarms When an alarm occurs, the control's buzzer, the keypad and external sounders will sound, and a message at the keypad will identify the zone(s) causing th[...]

Ð5Ð ABOUT THE BUILT-IN INDICATORS The LED indicators, SILENCE/RESET button and WARNING buzzer (shown below) are located on the control's main board inside the control's enclosure. The AC POWER, BATTERY TROUBLE, COMMUNICATION FAIL, LINE FAULT and SILENCED LED indicators are visible through a viewing window on the door of the enclosure. T[...]

Ð6Ð Warning Buzzer Produces slow on/off pulsing sound for fire alarms, steady sound for emergency alarms, and rapid on/off pulsing sound for supervisory and trouble conditions. Silence/Reset Button Press to silence the built-in warning buzzer, the remote keypad warning buzzer and the external alarm sounder. A second press resets faulted smoke det[...]

Ð 7 Ð Keypad Displays There are two basic types of keypad displays, Alpha and Fixed-Word, either of which may have been used in your system. ¥ Alpha Keypad Displays feature a 2-line, 32 character alphanumeric Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) which can display the nature and location of all occurrences in friendly English. ¥ Fixed-Word Keypad Displa[...]

Ð8Ð FUNCTIONS OF THE REMOTE KEYPAD 1. DISPLAY WINDOW: Displays zone number and system status mes sages. 2. 1 OFF Key: Silences audible alarm, supervisory and trouble sounds, and clears visual display after problem's correction. 3. 6 BYPASS Key: Removes individual pro tection zones from being monitored by the system. 4. 8 CODE Key: Used to as[...]

Ð9Ð FIXED-WORD KEYPAD DISPLAYS FIRE Appears when a fire alarm is detected. Accompanied by a display of the zone # in alarm. ALARM Appears when any type of alarm is detected. "FIRE" also appears when a fire alarm is detected. Accompanied by a display of the zone # in alarm. SUPV Appears when a fire sprinkler system supervisory condition [...]

Ð10Ð REMOTE KEYPAD USER CODES General If your system has a remote keypad installed, your installer will have programmed a 4-digit user code (known as User Number 2 code) that can be entered at your keypad to silence/reset alarms, bypass protection zones and activate the fire drill test. This code may also be used to assign up to four other user c[...]

Ð11Ð REMOTE KEYPAD EMERGENCY KEYS Using Emergency Keys (for manually activating silent and/or audible alarms) Your installer may have programmed the keypad's A, B, or C keys to allow manual activation of fire and/or emergency alarms. The functions that might be programmed are: Fire, Silent Emergency, Audible Emergency, and Personal Emergency[...]

Ð12Ð REMOTE KEYPAD EMERGENCY KEYS CHECK IF EMERG. P R O G R A M M E D ZONE ACTIVE KEY(S) F U N C T I O N NUMBER ÊÊÊ [A] ____FIRE, ____SILENT, ____AUDIBLE, ____PERSONAL 95 ÊÊÊ [B] ____FIRE, ____SILENT, ____AUDIBLE, ____PERSONAL 07 SEE YOUR INSTALLER ÊÊÊ [C] ____FIRE, ____SILENT, ____AUDIBLE, ____PERSONAL 96 AND NOTE HERE OR THE KEY(S) &am[...]

Ð13Ð NORMAL STANDBY OPERATION Your system provides the following indications when in normal operation and there are no alarm, supervisory, or trouble conditions present: ¥ The control's AC POWER LED is lit. ¥ The control's built-in buzzer and keypad warning buzzer and external alarm sounders are off. ¥ The Alpha keypad's LCD dis[...]

Ð14Ð FIRE ALARM PROTECTION General Your system may have sensors which detect fire alarm conditions such as smoke detectors, heat detectors, sprinkler waterflow sensors, etc. You system monitors these sensors 24 hours a day for continuous protection and provides a number of indications when a fire alarm condition is detected. In Case Of Fire WHEN [...]

Ð15Ð FIRE ALARM PROTECTION Silencing and Resetting a Fire Alarm To silence the control's buzzer, the keypad buzzer and external alarm sounders: Press the control's SILENCE/RESET button or enter your User Code followed by the OFF key at the keypad. The control's "SILENCED" LED lights and the keypad's LCD will display [...]

Ð16Ð EMERGENCY AND 24 HOUR NON-FIRE ALARMS General *Except for silent alarms Your system may have sensors which detect non-fire related alarm conditions, such as the unauthorized opening of a stock room door, the triggering of an HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, or Air Conditioning) temperature sensor, the pressing of a holdup alarm button, etc. Your [...]

Ð17Ð BYPASSING PROTECTION ZONES Using the 6 BYPASS Key This feature can only be used if a remote keypad has been installed with the system. User code numbers 2-6 can only be used to bypass emergency and 24 hour non-fire protected zones. This key is used when you want to bypass one or more zones, thus leaving them intentionally unprotected. For ex[...]

Ð18Ð SUPERVISORY CONDITIONS General If your building has a fire sprinkler system, your installer may have installed a sensor which monitors the sprinkler system (e.g., to determine whether the main water gate valve is open or that there is adequate water pressure, etc.). Your system provides the following indications when a supervisory condition [...]

Ð19Ð TROUBLE CONDITIONS General Your system monitors each of your protection zones and various aspects of system operation for problems such as wire breaks, loss of AC power, faulted telephone lines, etc., which compromise proper alarm signaling operation. Your system provides the following indications when one of these problems is detected. CALL[...]

Ð20Ð TROUBLE CONDITIONS ¥ A trouble message is sent to the central station. Note: If your keypad LCD displays "0C" for more than 5 minutes, then it is not receiving signals from the control. CALL YOUR INSTALLER IMMEDIATELY FOR SERVICE. Silencing and Resetting a Trouble Indication To silence the control and keypad buzzers: Press the con[...]

Ð21Ð ACTIVATING A FIRE DRILL TEST Using the # +6 +9 Keys This feature can be activated only while no alarm, supervisory, or trouble condition is present. This test requires that a keypad and external fire alarm sounder be installed with the system. Note: Only User Number 2's code can activate this test. This test activates the external fire [...]

Ð22Ð QUICK GUIDE TO SYSTEM FUNCTIONS FUNCTION PROCEDURE COMMENTS Silence Alarm, Supervisory or Trouble sounds Press the SILENCE/RESET button or Enter user Code + OFF key. SILENCED LED lights. Memory of fault remains until cleared. Keypad displays # of faulted zone. Reset Smoke Detectors & Displays Press the SILENCE/RESET button a second time [...]

Ð23Ð SUMMARY OF AUDIBLE/VISUAL NOTIFICATION ALPHA & FIXED-WORD DISPLAY KEYPADS SOUND CAUSE DISPLAY (Fixed-Word displays are shown in parentheses) SLOW PULSING Keypad and, as selected by installer: ÊÊ SLOW PULSING or ÊÊ STEADY External, a. FIRE ALARM b. FIRE DRILL a. FIRE plus number and descriptor of zone in alarm (FIRE ALARM plus zone #)[...]

Ð24Ð PROTECTION ZONES LIST One or more sensing devices will have been assigned by the installer of your alarm system to protection zones 01Ð05 in your system . For example, fire sensing devices may have been assigned to zone 05, air conditioning temperature sensors to zone 02, and so on. Zone numbers 07, 95 and 96 represent Keypad "emergenc[...]

Ð25Ð FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) Part 15 STATEMENT This equipment has been tested to FCC requirements and has been found acceptable for use. The FCC requires the following statement for your information: This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with [...]

Ð26Ð FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) Part 68 STATEMENT This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules. On the front cover of this equipment is a label that contains, among oth er information, the FCC registration number and ringer equivalence number (REN) for this equipment. If requested, this in formation must be provided to the t[...]

Ð27Ð WARNING! THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ALARM SYSTEM While this system is an advanced design security system, it does not offer guaranteed protection against burglary or fire or other emergency. Any alarm system, whether commercial or residential, is subject to compromise or failure to warn for a variety of re asons. For example: ¥ Intruders may g[...]

Ð28Ð (continued) WARNING! THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ALARM SYSTEM ¥ Alarm warning devices such as sirens, bells or horns may not alert people or wake up sleepers if they are located on the other side of closed or partly open doors. If warning devices sound on a different level of the residence from the bedrooms, then the y are less likely to waken [...]

Ð29Ð ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Pittway Corporation, and its divisions, subsidiaries and affili ates ("Seller"), 165 Eileen Way, Syosset, New York 11791, warran ts its First Alert security equipment (the "product") to be free from defects in materials and workman ship for one year from date of original purchase, under normal us[...]

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