Bosch FPC-500-2 User manual

Conventional Fire Panel
FPC-500-2 | FPC-500-4 | FPC-500-8
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Table of Contents
1 Safety Instructions 4
2 Brief Overview 5
3SystemOverview 6
3.1 Functionality 6
3.2 Display on Central Unit 6
3.3 The LCD Display 7
3.4 Operating Levels 9
3.5 Menu Structure 10
3.5.1 Shortcuts in Operating Level 1 11
3.5.2 Shortcuts in Operating Level 2 11
3.5.3 Shortcuts in Test Menu of Operating Level 2 12
4Operation 13
4.1 Operating Level 1 13
4.1.1 Actions 13
4.1.2 Menu 15
4.2 Operating Level 2 18
4.2.1 Actions 19
4.2.2 Test/Disablements Menu 20
4.2.3 Menu 24
5 Troubleshooting 27
6 Maintenance 28
A Appendix 29
A.1 Event Memory 29
A.2 Test Memory Messages 30
Index 31

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1 Safety Instructions
CAUTION!
Only silence alarms once you have ensured that no persons will
be endangered by the deactivation of the sirens.
CAUTION!
Only switch zones to test mode for brief periods of time. Zones
in test mode will not trigger an alarm in the event of a fire.
CAUTION!
Only deactivate zones for brief periods of time. Deactivated
zones will not trigger an alarm in the event of a fire.
NOTICE!
Your fire detection system and all connected components must
be subjected to professional maintenance on a regular basis.
Observe all local regulations.
DANGER!
The housing must only be opened by a specialist. There is a
danger of electric shock.
CAUTION!
Do not deactivate the power supply to the fire detection
system. After using up the emergency power supply, the fire
detection system will be unable to trigger a fire alarm.
NOTICE!
If you encounter any irregularities during the operation of your
fire detection system (fault messages etc.), contact your
specialist immediately.

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2 Brief Overview
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EVAC
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F ault
System Fault
Earth Fault
Power Fault
NAC Fault / Disabled
Notification Appliance Silent
Day Mode
Test
Disable
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2 LCD display with zone numbers
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3 System Overview
3.1 Functionality
The FPC-500 Fire Panel is the main component of your fire
detection system. As the central control unit, the FPC-500
manages all information received from the detectors.
Depending on the relevant programming, the FPC-500 Fire
Panel relays all alarms to the connected notification appliances
and outputs.
As the user, you can control the behavior of the entire system.
You can silence and reset triggered alarms, change alarm
triggering delays (day/night mode), test zones and much more.
However, the system can only be programmed by persons with
advanced user rights. Therefore, any faults etc. must be
reported to your on-site specialist.
3.2 Display on Central Unit
Your fire panel features a number of LEDs to indicate operating
states and faults.
Zone LED Meaning
Red Constant The relevant zone is in alarm state.
Red Flashing, 0.5 Hz The zone has triggered a pre-alarm.
Yellow Flashing, 0.5 Hz The zone has a fault.
Yellow Constant The zone is deactivated.
Yellow Flashing, 2 Hz The zone is in test mode.
Notification appliance
fault/disabled – LED
Meaning
Yellow Constant Notification appliances are disabled.
Yellow Flashing, 2 Hz There is a fault in the notification appliance.

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3.3 The LCD Display
LED Meaning
Fire At least one zone has triggered a fire alarm. The LEDs
of the triggering zones are illuminated red.
Pre-Alarm At least one zone has triggered a pre-alarm. The LED
flashes every 2 seconds. The LEDs of the zones that
have triggered the pre-alarm flash red.
Fault At least one component in the system has a fault.
System fault The system is or was not working correctly. Perform a
reset to check whether the fault persists.
Ground fault The fire detection system continuously checks for an
earth connection (a panel wire is connected to the
ground). There is a ground fault.
Power supply fault There is a fault in the power supply (battery or power
supply unit).
NAC fault/disabled There is a fault on the notification appliance lines or
at least one notification appliance line is switched off.
Notification
Appliance Silent
The notification appliances have been silenced.
Day mode The system is in daytime mode. Zones that are
programmed as alarm verification trigger an alarm.
You are prompted by the panel to verify the alarm.
Disablements At least one system component is disabled. (Zone,
notification appliance, relay)
Test At least one zone is in test mode. The relevant zone
LEDs flash at 2 Hz.
Power Lit continuously in green when the system is supplied
with power.
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Normal, Night Mode
Normal display with current time and date.
Normal, Daytime Mode
Normal display with current time and date in daytime mode.
Fault displays
Used to display faults. Zones where there is a fault are flagged
with corresponding letters.
In addition, fault messages are displayed in plain text in the
bottom line. If there is more than one fault, the display changes
every 1.5 seconds.
The following abbreviations are used:
– F = Fault (short-circuit/open/creeping short-circuit/
creeping open)
– D =Disabled
–T=Test
Pre-Alarms
Display of pre-alarms. Zones that have triggered a pre-alarm are
flagged
In addition, the total number of pre-alarms is displayed in the
bottom line. The pre-alarms are then displayed one after
another in order of their appearance.
Normal
01/01/11 01:00
Normal Day
01/01/11 01:00
|F|D|||T||
NAC # Open
| P | P | | | P | |
PreAlarms: 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Alarms
Display of alarms. Zones that have triggered an alarm are
flagged.
In addition, the total number of alarms is displayed in the
bottom line, along with the sequence of the triggered alarms.
3.4 Operating Levels
This fire panel has three operating levels. You can only perform
certain actions on certain operating levels.
Code inputs are necessary for accessing operating levels 2 and
3.
Operating level 2 can be accessed using the optional key or an
input with the appropriate configuration.
Fire Alarms: 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Level 1 – Display information
– Read out event memory
– Display faults and deactivations
– Perform display test
Level 2 – Change language and time/date
– Switch key tones on/off
– Put zones in test mode and take zones out of test mode
– Switch off/on zones, notification appliances, relays and
transistor outputs
– Trigger evacuations
– Reset panel
– Switch between day/night mode
– All actions of level 1
Level 3 – All settings for installing and programming the system.

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3.5 Menu Structure
Submenu
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Menu operating level 1 and 2
1 Current Events 1 Faults - -
2 Disablements - -
3 Test - -
4PreAlarm - -
2 History 1 Event History - -
2 Test History - -
3 Alarm Counter - - - -
4 System Info 1 SW Release - -
2 Operation Days - -
Menu operating level 2 – code required
5 View Config - - - -
6 System Config 1 Date/Time - -
2KeypadTone 1On
2Off
3 Language 1 1-A - L
2 2-M - Z
Test menu
1 Test MMI - - - -
2 Test Zones - - - -
3 Dis/Enable 1 Zones - -
2 NAC ACK #=YES ESC=No
3 Relays ACK #=YES ESC=No
4 All ACK #=YES ESC=No
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3.5.1 Shortcuts in Operating Level 1
3.5.2 Shortcuts in Operating Level 2
Deactivate internal buzzer (Page 14)
Perform display test (Page 14)
Display zone status (Page 14)
Check current faults (Page 15)
Display current disablements (Page 15)
Display current tests (Page 16)
Check current pre-alarms (Page 16)
Check event history (Page 16)
Display test history (Page 16)
Check alarm counter (Page 17)
Display software version (Page 17)
Check operating days (Page 17)
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Call up operating level 2 (Page 18)
Exit operating level 2 (Page 18)
Switch between day/night mode (Page 19)
Perform reset (Page 19)
Evacuation (Page 19)
Silence alarm devices (Page 20)
Display configuration (Page 25)
Set date/time (Page 25)
Switch key tones on/off (Page 25)
Select language (Page 26)
+ C O D E
ACK
+ C O D E
+ C O D E
ACK
RESET
+ C O D E
ACK
EVAC
+ C O D E
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3.5.3 Shortcuts in Test Menu of Operating Level 2
Call up test menu (Page 21)
Test MMI
Zones in test mode (Page 21)
Disable/enable zones (Page 22)
Disable/enable notification appliance
Disable/enable relay (Page 23)
Disable/enable all (Page 24)
+ C O D E
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ACK
ACK
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4 Operation
You have different options for navigating in the menu of the fire
panel.
Using autoscrolling
Navigating with the zone keys
Navigating with the arrow keys
Exiting submenus
4.1 Operating Level 1
4.1.1 Actions
The following actions can be performed in level 1:
The menus scroll automatically every 2.5 seconds to the next
menu item. If you would like to select the menu item currently
shown, simply confirm with the ACK key.
ACK
In the menu, each menu item has a number from 1 to 8
preceding it. Use the zone keys to select the desired menu
item in the menu. The desired menu item does not have to be
shown in the display.
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1...
Use the arrow keys to navigate in the menu.
Using the arrow keys stops autoscrolling in the menus.
Confirm your selection in the menu with the ACK key.
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ACK
In the menu and in the submenus, you can jump to a higher
level or cancel the setting using the RESET (ESC) key.
Hold the RESET (ESC) key down for 2 seconds to jump to the
uppermost level.
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Alarm verification (if programmed)
A zone programmed as alarm verification triggers an alarm,
which you must confirm manually.
Switching off the internal buzzer
Perform display test
Checking the zone status
NOTICE!
This procedure only applies to zones that are programmed as
alarm verification.
Note that the delay settings are only effective in day mode. In
night mode, the alarm is triggered immediately.
Press the ACK button within the programmed confirmation
time.
The programmed verification time begins.
Check the area of the zone triggering the fire alarm to see if
there is really any fire.
If you have discovered a real fire, use either a manual call
point or the EVAC button to trigger the alarm.
In the event of a false alarm, you can reset the panel within
the programmed verification time using the RESET (ESC)
button.
ACK
RESET
ESC
NOTICE!
Once the confirmation time and verification time have elapsed
an alarm is triggered automatically.
Press the "Buzzer off" key.
The buzzer is now deactivated.
Press the "Test" key and then zone key 1.
All LEDs light up for three seconds and the buzzer sounds.
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To check the status of a zone, press the relevant zone key
(1 to 8).
The LCD display shows the status of the selected zone.
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4.1.2 Menu
The following options are available in the menu:
– 1-Current Events
–1-Faults
– 2-Disablements
– 3-Test
–4-PreAlarm
–2-History
– 1-Event History
– 2-Test History
– 3-Alarm Counter
–4-SystemInfo
– 1-SW Release
– 2-Operation Days
Opening the menu
Exiting the menu/submenus
Displaying faults
Displays a list of all current faults with the corresponding time
stamps.
Displaying disablements
Displays a list of all current disablements with the
corresponding time stamps.
Press the "Menu" key.
You are now in the menu.
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Press the "Reset" key.
You have now moved up one level.
RESET
Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 1.
This takes you to the Current Events submenu.
Press zone key 1.
The LCD shows the current fault messages.
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Displaying zones in test mode
Shows a list of all current zones in test mode, including the
time stamp.
Displaying pre-alarms
Displays a list of all current pre-alarms with the corresponding
time stamps.
Displaying the event log
Displays a list of all events with the corresponding time stamps.
A list of events can be found in Section A.1 Event Memory,
page 29
You can use the arrow keys to switch between the individual
entries. If you press and hold an arrow key, the display moves
10 steps in the corresponding direction. A description of the
displayed events can be found on Page 29 ff.
Displaying the test log
Call up the menu; see Section Opening the menu, page 15
Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 1.
This takes you to the Current Events submenu.
Press zone key 2.
The LCD display shows the current disablements.
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Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 1.
This takes you to the Current Events submenu.
Press zone key 3.
The LCD display shows the current tests.
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Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 1.
This takes you to the Current Events submenu.
Press zone key 4.
The LCD display shows the current pre-alarms.
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Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 2.
This takes you to the History submenu.
Press zone key 1.
The messages in the event memory are displayed.
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You can use the arrow keys to switch between the individual
entries. If you press and hold an arrow key, the display moves
10 steps in the corresponding direction. A description of the
displayed events can be found on Page 30.
If the test log should be disabled, "No Entry" appears on the
LCD.
Displaying alarm counters
Call up the menu; see Section Opening the menu, page 15
The alarm counter cannot be deleted. It only counts alarms
triggered by zones up to 999. It does not count pre-alarms or
evacuations triggered manually via the panel or the inputs.
Displaying SW Release
Call up the menu; see Page 15.
Displaying the operation days
Call up the menu; see Section Opening the menu, page 15
Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 2.
This takes you to the History submenu.
Press zone key 2.
The messages in the test memory are displayed.
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Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 3.
The LCD shows the number of alarms since the initial start-up.
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Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 4.
This takes you to the System Info submenu.
Press zone key 1.
The software version is displayed.
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Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 4.
This takes you to the System Info submenu.
Press zone key 2.
The number of operation days is displayed
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4.2 Operating Level 2
To be able to perform the actions in operating level 2, you will
need a code you can enter with the zone keys.
Calling up operating level 2 via a code
If you are in level 2, a small 2 is displayed in the top right corner
of the display.
Calling up operating level 2 via a key (optional)
Use the key to open operating level 2. Leave the key turned in
the lock while you are working in operating level 2.
Automatic exit of level 2
If you are in level 2 and a key has not been pressed for 10
minutes, the system will exit level 2 automatically. This also
applies if you are using a key.
One minute before exiting level 2, a pulse tone from the internal
buzzer indicates the passing time, while a countdown is shown
in the LCD display.
Exiting operating level 2
If you are in operating level 2, proceed as follows.
If you accessed operating level 2 using the optional key, turn
the key back and remove it from the lock to exit operating level
2.
Press the "Code input" key.
You will be prompted to enter a code.
Enter the code with zone keys 1 to 8. The preset code is 1234.
The code can be changed in operating level 3.
C O D E
Press the "Code input" key.
– Press the ACK key.
You exit operating level 2.
– Press the "Reset" key.
You remain in operating level 2.
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4.2.1 Actions
Switching between day and night mode
In day mode, delay times are activated in zones that are
programmed as alarm verification.
Performing a reset
Trigger evacuation, test alarm
Press the "Day/night mode" key.
The "Day mode" LED is illuminated in day mode and
deactivated in night mode. The LCD shows Normal in night
mode and Normal Day in day mode.
Press the "Reset" key.
– Press the ACK key.
The fire panel performs a reset if it is not in a normal
state.
– Press the "Reset" key.
No reset is performed.
RESET
ACK RESET
NOTICE!
Only trigger an evacuation if you want to trigger a test alarm.
You can only trigger a test alarm when the fire panel is in the
normal state.
NOTICE!
As standard, the EVAC button only activates the notification
appliances.
CAUTION!
If you have discovered a real fire, use a manual call point to
trigger the alarm.

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EVAC button functions
The EVAC button has various functions, depending on the
status of the fire panel:
– Panel in normal state
You can trigger a test alarm using the EVAC button.
– Panel in alarm state
If you have silenced the notification appliances, you can
reactivate them using the EVAC button.
– Panel in alarm verification, dual-zone dependency, or dual-
detector dependency state
The delay for the alarm notification appliances is ended.
The notification appliances are triggered immediately.
Silencing notification appliances
4.2.2 Test/Disablements Menu
The following options are available in the test menu:
–1-TestMMI
– 2-Test Zones
Press the "Evacuation" key.
– Press the ACK key.
The fire panel activates all notification appliances and
relays as programmed.
– Press the "Reset" key.
No evacuation is triggered.
EVAC
ACK RESET
NOTICE!
Only silence an alarm once you have made sure that there is not
actually a fire.
You can reactivate silenced alarm devices using the EVAC
button.
Press the "Silence notification appliance" key.
The fire panel deactivates all notification appliances and
relays as programmed. A new alarm reactivates the
notification appliances and relays, if programmed.