Bosch FPC-500 User manual

Conventional fire panel
FPC‑500
en Operation manual

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Table of contents
1Safety Instructions 4
2Brief Overview 5
3System Overview 6
3.1 Functionality 6
3.2 Display on Central Unit 6
3.3 The LCD Display 8
3.4 Operating Levels 10
3.5 Menu Structure 11
3.5.1 Shortcuts in Operating Level 1 13
3.5.2 Shortcuts in Operating Level 2 13
3.5.3 Shortcuts in Test Menu of Operating Level 2 14
4Operation 15
4.1 Operating Level 1 16
4.1.1 Actions 16
4.1.2 Menu 17
4.2 Operating Level 2 21
4.2.1 Actions 22
4.2.2 Test/Disablements Menu 24
4.2.3 Menu 28
5Troubleshooting 31
6Maintenance 31
7Appendix 32
7.1 Event Memory 32
7.2 Test Memory Messages 35

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1 Safety Instructions
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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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ESC
8765432
A CK
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RESET
EVAC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Pre-Alarm
Fault
System Fault
Earth Fault
Power Fault
NAC Fault / Disabled
Notification Appliance Silent
Day Mode
Test
Disable
Power
ALARM
4 3
1
2
1 LED display

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2 LCD display with zone numbers
3 Zone keys and zone status LEDs
4 Operating panel
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.
Yello
w
Flashing,
0.5Hz
The zone has a fault.
Yello
w
Constant The zone is deactivated.

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Zone LED Meaning
Yello
w
Flashing, 2
Hz
The zone is in test mode.
Notification
appliance fault/
disabled – LED
Meaning
Yello
w
Constant Notification appliances are disabled.
Yello
w
Flashing, 2
Hz
There is a fault in the notification
appliance.
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).

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LED Meaning
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.
3.3 The LCD Display
31 2 4 5 6 7 8
Normal, Night Mode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Normal
01/01/1101:00
Normal display with current time and date.
Normal, Daytime Mode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Normal Day
01/01/1101:00
Normal display with current time and date in daytime mode.
Fault displays
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
| F | D |||T||
NAC Open
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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
| P | P |||P||
PreAlarms: 3
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.
Alarms
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
| ? | | | | | |
Fire Alarms: 1

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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.
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.
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.

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3.5 Menu Structure
Submenu
1 2 3
Menu operating level 1 and 2
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1Current
Events
1Faults - -
2Disablements - -
3Test - -
4PreAlarm - -
2History 1Event History - -
2Test History - -
3Alarm Counter - - - -
4System Info 1SW Release - -
2Operation Days - -
Menu operating level 2 – code required
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5View Config - - - -
6System Config 1Date/Time - -
2Keypad Tone 1On
2Off
3Language 1 1-A - L
2 2-M - Z
Test menu
1Test MMI - - - -
2Test Zones - - - -
3Dis/Enable 1Zones - -

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Submenu
1 2 3
2NAC ACK =YES
ESC=No
3Relays ACK =YES
ESC=No
4All ACK =YES
ESC=No

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3.5.1 Shortcuts in Operating Level 1
Deactivate internal buzzer (Switching
off the internal buzzer, page 17)
Perform display test (Perform display
test, page 17)
1
Display zone status (Checking the
zone status, page 17)
8
1
...
Check current faults (Displaying
faults, page 18)
11
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Display current disablements
(Displaying disablements, page 18)
1
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2
Display current tests (Displaying
zones in test mode, page 19)
1
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3
Check current pre-alarms (Displaying
pre-alarms, page 19)
1
i
4
Check event history (Displaying the
event log, page 19)
1
i
2
Display test history (Displaying the
test log, page 19)
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22
Check alarm counter (Displaying
alarm counters, page 20)
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3
Display software version (Displaying
SW Release, page 20)
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41
Check operating days (Displaying the
operation days, page 20)
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3.5.2 Shortcuts in Operating Level 2
Call up operating level 2 (Calling up
operating level 2 via a code, page 21)
+ C O D E

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Exit operating level 2 (Exiting
operating level 2, page 21)
ACK
Switch between day/night mode
(Switching between day and night
mode, page 22)
+ C O D E
Perform reset (Performing a reset,
page 22)
+ C O D E
ACK
RESET
Evacuation (Trigger evacuation, test
alarm, page 22)
+ C O D E
ACK
EVAC
Silence alarm devices (Silencing
notification appliances, page 24)
+ C O D E
Display configuration (Displaying the
configuration, page 28)
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5
Set date/time (Setting the date/time,
page 29)
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61
Switch key tones on/off (Setting the
buzzer beep, page 29)
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2
6
Select language (Setting the language,
page 30)
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63
3.5.3 Shortcuts in Test Menu of Operating Level 2
Call up test menu (Calling up the test
menu, page 24)
+ C O D E
Test MMI
1
Zones in test mode (Switching zones
to test mode, page 25)
28
1
...
ACK
Disable/enable zones (Disabling
zones, page 26)
ACK
318
1
...

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Disable/enable notification appliance
2
ACK
3
Disable/enable relay (Disabling
notification appliances, page 27)
ACK
33
Disable/enable all (Disabling/enabling
All (zones, relays, notification
appliances), page 28)
ACK
34
4 Operation
You have different options for navigating in the menu of the fire
panel.
Using autoscrolling
ACK
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.
Navigating with the zone keys
8
1
...
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.
Navigating with the arrow keys
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Use the arrow keys to navigate in the menu.
Using the arrow keys stops autoscrolling in the
menus.

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ACK
Confirm your selection in the menu with the ACK
key.
Exiting submenus
RESET
ESC
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.
4.1 Operating Level 1
4.1.1 Actions
The following actions can be performed in level 1:
Alarm verification (if programmed)
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.
A zone programmed as alarm verification triggers an alarm,
which you must confirm manually.
ACK
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.

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RESET
ESC
In the event of a false alarm, you can reset the panel
within the programmed verification time using the
RESET (ESC) button.
Notice!
Once the confirmation time and verification time have elapsed
an alarm is triggered automatically.
Switching off the internal buzzer
Press the "Buzzer off" key.
The buzzer is now deactivated.
Perform display test
1
Press the "Test" key and then zone key 1.
All LEDs light up for three seconds and the buzzer
sounds.
Checking the zone status
8
1
...
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.
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

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– 3-Alarm Counter
– 4-System Info
– 1-SW Release
– 2-Operation Days
Opening the menu
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Press the "Menu" key.
You are now in the menu.
Exiting the menu/submenus
RESET
Press the "Reset" key.
You have now moved up one level.
Displaying faults
Displays a list of all current faults with the corresponding time
stamps.
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1
Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 1.
This takes you to the Current Events submenu.
1
Press zone key1.
The LCD shows the current fault messages.
Displaying disablements
Displays a list of all current disablements with the
corresponding time stamps.
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1
Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 1.
This takes you to the Current Events submenu.
2
Press zone key2.
The LCD display shows the current disablements.

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Displaying zones in test mode
Shows a list of all current zones in test mode, including the time
stamp.
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1
Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 1.
This takes you to the Current Events submenu.
3
Press zone key3.
The LCD display shows the current tests.
Displaying pre-alarms
Displays a list of all current pre-alarms with the corresponding
time stamps.
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1
Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 1.
This takes you to the Current Events submenu.
4
Press zone key4.
The LCD display shows the current pre-alarms.
Displaying the event log
Displays a list of all events with the corresponding time stamps.
A list of events can be found in Event Memory, page 32
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2
Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 2.
This takes you to the History submenu.
1
Press zone key1.
The messages in the event memory are displayed.
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 Event Memory, page 32 ff.
Displaying the test log
Call up the menu; see Opening the menu, page 18
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2
Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 2.
This takes you to the History submenu.

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Press zone key2.
The messages in the test memory are displayed.
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 Test Memory Messages, page
35.
If the test log should be disabled, "No Entry" appears on the
LCD.
Displaying alarm counters
Call up the menu; see Opening the menu, page 18
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3
Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 3.
The LCD shows the number of alarms since the
initial start-up.
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 Opening the menu, page 18.
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4
Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 4.
This takes you to the System Info submenu.
1
Press zone key1.
The software version is displayed.
Displaying the operation days
Call up the menu; see Opening the menu, page 18
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4
Press the "Menu" key and then zone key 4.
This takes you to the System Info submenu.
2
Press zone key2.
The number of operation days is displayed