Bosch D1255RB User manual

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Fire System |User’s Guide | Important Information
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Important Information
Telephone Line Seizure: Might prevent you from
using your telephone to send or receive calls.
•This control panel includes a telephone line
seizure feature.
•This control panel communicates to a central
monitoring station using your local telephone
service.
•During control panel communication with the
monitoring station, the line seizure feature
will prevent you from using your telephone to
send or receive calls.
•If the monitoring station is not able to receive
the control panel report, your telephone
might be unavailable for up to 20 minutes
while the control panel makes additional
communication attempts.
Changes to Your Telephone Service: Might
prevent control panel communications.
•This control panel communicates to a central
monitoring station using your local telephone
service.
•Changes to your telephone service might
prevent the control panel from
communicating with the monitoring station.
•If any changes are made to your telephone
service (for example, changing to “Internet
phone service”), immediately notify your alarm
company to obtain necessary changes to the
control panel to permit proper monitoring
station communications using the changed
telephone service.

Fire System |User’s Guide | Fire Safety and Evacuation
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Fire Safety and Evacuation
Residential fire is a leading cause of accidental death. Most
fire related deaths occur at night when occupants suffocate in
their sleep from smoke and toxic gases, rather than from
burns. To help reduce this risk, the following program should
be implemented.
1. Minimize fire hazards. Smoking in bed, cleaning with
flammable liquids such as gasoline, leaving children
home alone, and using unsafe holiday decorations are
some of the common causes of household fire.
2. Install a fire alarm system. The primary purpose of this
system is to protect lives by giving the earliest possible
warning of danger.
3. A smoke detector (indicated in the figures by an inverted
“S” in a circle) should be provided to detect smoke in
each sleeping area in a home.
4. Practice an escape plan. Because there can be very little
time between detection of a fire and the time it becomes
deadly, it is important that every member of the family
understand how to quickly evacuate according to the
plan.
Bedroom
Bed-
room Bedroom TV Room
Bedroom
DR KBR
Living Room
BR

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Fire Safety and Evacuation (continued)
Plan both primary and alternate escape routes. Since
stairwells and hallways can be blocked during a fire, exiting
through a bedroom window must be a part of the escape
plan. If the sleeping area is above the ground floor, install a
means of safe descent outside the building if one does not
already exist.
All family members should plan to meet at a location away
from the house (such as a neighbor’s house) so everyone can
be accounted for.
If it is determined that the alarm was accidentally sounded,
the bell should be silenced, the detectors reset, and your
security company notified immediately that there is no
emergency situation.
Bedroom
Bedroom
BedroomKitchen
Dining
Room
Living
Room Fire

Fire System |User’s Guide | Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Important Information.................................................. 2
Fire Safety and Evacuation.......................................... 3
Table of Contents........................................................... 5
1.0 Product Features .............................................. 8
2.0 Introduction .................................................... 11
2.1 About This Guide ............................................ 11
2.2 Menu Access..................................................... 11
2.3 Points ................................................................. 11
3.0 Keypad Navigation Keys ............................. 12
3.1 [ESC] (Escape) (D1255RB/D1256RB)........... 12
3.2 [PREV] (Previous) (D1255RB/D1256RB)..... 12
3.3 NEXT (Acknowledge) ..................................... 12
3.4 ENT (Enter) ...................................................... 12
3.5 Keypad Quiets for Keystrokes........................ 12
4.0 System Events ................................................. 13
4.1 Warning Displays and Tones.......................... 13
.4.2 Fire Alarms ....................................................... 13
4.3 Fire Troubles..................................................... 14
4.4 Non-Fire Troubles............................................ 15
5.0 Key Operation and Functions..................... 15
5.1 D1255RB Keypad ............................................ 15
5.1.1 [COMMAND] Bar........................................... 15
5.1.2 [ENT] (Enter/Yes) Key.................................... 15
5.1.3 [ESC] (Escape/Menu) Key .............................. 16
5.1.4 [PREV] (Previous) Key.................................... 16
5.1.5 [NEXT] (Acknowledge) Key........................... 16
5.2 D1256RB Keypad ............................................ 16
5.2.1 [ALARM SILENCE] Key ............................... 17
5.2.2 [DETECTOR RESET] Key ............................ 17
5.2.3 [TROUBLE SILENCE] Key........................... 18

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5.2.4 [ANNUNCIATOR RESET] Key................... 18
6.0 Warning Displays and Tones...................... 19
6.1 Quieting Warning Tones................................. 19
6.2 Event Priority.................................................... 19
6.3 Silencing Fire Alarms ...................................... 19
6.4 Silencing Fire Troubles (D1255RB and
D1256RB) ......................................................... 20
6.5 Special Fire Trouble Display .......................... 20
6.6 Viewing Fire Troubles..................................... 20
6.7 Non-Fire Trouble Events ................................ 21
7.0 Status LEDs ..................................................... 21
8.0 Idle State.......................................................... 22
9.0 Keystroke Tones ............................................ 23
9.1 Valid Entry ....................................................... 23
9.2 Invalid Entry..................................................... 23
10.0 Alarm Reporting............................................ 23
11.0 System Functions ........................................... 24
11.1 Basic Menu Selections ..................................... 25
11.1.1 ALARM SILENCE ?........................................ 25
11.1.1 TROUBLE SILENCE ?................................... 25
11.1.2 DETECTOR RESET ? ..................................... 25
11.1.3 ANNUNCIATOR RESET ?.............................. 25
11.2 Special Menu Selections.................................. 26
11.2.1 VIEW MEMORY ?............................................. 26
11.2.2 FIRE TEST ? ................................................. 27
11.2.3 VIEW LOG ?.................................................... 29
11.2.4 REMOTE PROGRAM ? ..................................... 30
11.2.5 DISPLAY REV?............................................... 32
11.2.6 VIEW POINT STATUS ?.............................. 33
12.0 Messages .......................................................... 34
13.0 Log Event Definitions ................................... 38
14.0 System Glossary ............................................. 42
15.0 Maintenance and Service ............................ 43

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Figures
Figure 1: D1255RB Fire Keypad............................... 8
Figure 2: D1256RB Fire Keypad............................... 9
Figure 3: D1257RB Fire Alarm Annunciator......... 10
Tables
Table 1: Status LEDs ............................................... 21
Table 2: Idle State Messages................................... 22
Table 3: System Function Menu ............................ 24
Table 4: Point Status Messages............................... 33
Table 5: System Trouble Messages........................ 34
Table 6: System Messages....................................... 37

Fire System |User’s Guide | 1.0 Product Features
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1.0 Product Features
Figure 1: D1255RB Fire Keypad
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COMMAND
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5
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1 - Vacuum fluorescent display (VFD)
2 - Status LEDs
3 Numeric keys
4 [COMMAND] bar
5- Acknowledge label
6 Navigation keys
7 Siren/speaker

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Figure 2: D1256RB Fire Keypad
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4
5
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6
2
1 - Vacuum fluorescent display
(VFD)
2 - Status LEDs
3 Function keys
4- Acknowledge label
5 Navigation keys
6 Siren/speaker

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Figure 3: D1257RB Fire Alarm Annunciator
3
2
4
5
1
1 - Vacuum fluorescent display
(VFD)
2 - Status LEDs
3 Acknowledge label
4- Navigation keys
5 Siren/speaker

Fire System |User’s Guide | 2.0 Introduction
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2.0 Introduction
Your system’s keypad or annunciator is an advanced digital
device that offers a variety of features. Its highly visible, back-
lit keypad and built-in sounder alert you to a number of
system events.
2.1 About This Guide
This guide covers basic system features. It is designed to be
an easy reference for system users. The functions described in
this guide are programmed by your security company. Some
of them might not be included in your system.
Throughout this guide the #symbol refers to a variable
numerical quantity, such as the number of points to test.
Messages that appear on the keypad display appear in this
guide LIKE THIS.
Keys that you must press appear [LIKE THIS].
2.2 Menu Access
Your system provides access to functions through a menu.
•To access the menu, press the [ESC] key.
•To scroll up or down through the list of functions
programmed by your security company, press the
[PREV] or [NEXT] key.
•To initiate the function displayed, press the [ENT] key.
•To exit from the menu, press the [ESC] key.
2.3 Points
A point is a detection device or group of devices connected
to your system. Points display individually at the keypad with
custom text. The text can describe a single smoke detector, or
an area such as FIRST FLOOR or LOBBY.

Fire System |User’s Guide | 3.0 Keypad Navigation Keys
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3.0 Keypad Navigation Keys
The D1255RB and D1256RB Fire Keypads have four
navigation keys: [ESC], [PREV], [NEXT], and [ENT]. The
D1257RB Fire Alarm Annunciator has two navigation keys:
[PREV] and [NEXT].
3.1 [ESC] (Escape) (D1255RB/D1256RB)
The [ESC] (Escape) key, in the D1255RB and D1256RB only,
has two functions.
•Use the [ESC] key to enter the menu. Pressing this key
takes you to the first item in the menu.
•Use [ESC] to exit from the menu. Pressing [ESC] when
the menu appears returns you to the idle display.
3.2 [PREV] (Previous) (D1255RB/D1256RB)
When viewing a list, press the [PREV] key, in the D1255RB
and D1256RB only, to return to the item shown previously.
3.3 NEXT (Acknowledge)
Press the [NEXT] key to view the next item in a menu or list.
The [NEXT] or [PREV] key can perform an
acknowledge function for all alarm conditions or
other conditions that are not normal.
3.4 ENT (Enter)
Press the [ENT] key to select the menu item shown in the
display.
3.5 Keypad Quiets for Keystrokes
Pressing [ESC], [PREV], [NEXT], or [ENT] lights the keys
and quiets any warning tones. If you don’t press another key
within 20 seconds, the keypad lights turn off and the warning
tones resume.

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4.0 System Events
Your system automatically shows fire alarm, fire trouble, or
fire supervisory events as they occur. Fire trouble events
include such conditions as a broken wire or a point that did
not restore. Fire supervisory events include such conditions as
a closed sprinkler system valve.
4.1 Warning Displays and Tones
Your keypad emits one of several distinct tones and shows
custom text to alert you to system events. Additional bells or
horns can also be connected to your system. Audible and
visual devices such as horns and strobes alert you to
emergencies.
Priority of Events
If more than one event occurs, your system sorts them into
groups, for example:
•Fire alarms (refer to Section 4.2 Fire Alarms on page 13)
•Fire troubles (refer to Section 4.3 Fire Troubles on page 14)
•Non-fire troubles (refer to Section 4.4 Non-Fire Troubles on
page 15)
The group with the highest priority (fire alarms) appears first
in the keypad’s display. Refer to the following sections for
descriptions of the tones and displays, and instructions for
silencing the tones.
4.2 Fire Alarms
Fire alarms are the highest priority events. When a fire point
activates, your keypad emits a pulsating high-pitched fire
tone. The tone sounds for the length of time set by your
servicing company.

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When this tone sounds, evacuate all
occupants and investigate for smoke or fire.
The keypad display shows only the point text of the first
point that entered fire alarm. Press [NEXT] or [PREV] to
acknowledge this alarm or any other alarm condition or other
condition that is not normal. The first pressing of the [NEXT]
key performs an acknowledge function. Refer to Section 3.0
Keypad Navigation Keys on page 12.
Subsequent pressing of the [NEXT] key after the
acknowledge function shows any additional points that
entered alarm. Use the [NEXT] and [PREV] keys to show
events from the oldest to the newest and the highest to the
lowest priority.
4.3 Fire Troubles
After an alarm silences, the device that caused the alarm is
usually still faulted or activated. Press [DETECTOR RESET]
to reset a smoke detector. Refer to Section 11.1.2 DETECTOR
RESET ? on page 25. A device in a state that is not normal
creates a fire trouble condition.
Examples of trouble conditions include such things as a
broken wire. When a fire trouble occurs, your keypad
repeatedly emits a series of three warble tones followed by a
pause.
The system shows the number of fire points with troubles
(A1 ## FIRE TRBLE) in an area and then shows the
custom text for the highest priority trouble condition. Use the
[NEXT] and [PREV] keys to view the other trouble
conditions.

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4.4 Non-Fire Troubles
System troubles appear on all system keypads. Non-fire point
troubles appear only on the area’s keypad or annunciator.
Refer to Section 12.0 Messages on page 34 for a description of
system messages and system trouble messages. Pressing the
[TROUBLE SILENCE] key silences a system trouble tone,
but the SERVC message does not clear until the faulted
condition is corrected.
5.0 Key Operation and Functions
5.1 D1255RB Keypad
5.1.1 [COMMAND] Bar
Use the [COMMAND] bar in combination with one or two
numeric keys to perform a function.
5.1.2 [ENT] (Enter/Yes) Key
The [ENT] key has two functions:
•To complete the entry of your passcode at the keypad.
Whenever a function requires entering your passcode at
the keypad, press the digits of the code, then press the
[ENT] key. The system does not recognize your passcode
until you press [ENT].

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•To select the menu item shown on the display. Some
menu items require you to enter your personal passcode
before starting the function. Press [ENT] after entering
your passcode.
5.1.3 [ESC] (Escape/Menu) Key
The [ESC] key has three functions:
•To enter the command menu. Pressing [ESC] when idle
text shows on the display reveals the first item in the
menu.
•To complete the entry of some commands.
•To return to the idle text.
5.1.4 [PREV] (Previous) Key
When you are viewing a list, pressing the [PREV] key returns
you to the item shown previously. The [PREV] key also
performs an acknowledge function for alarm conditions or
other conditions that are not normal.
5.1.5 [NEXT] (Acknowledge) Key
The [NEXT] key allows you to view the next item in a menu
or list. The [NEXT] key also performs an acknowledge
function for alarm conditions or other conditions that are not
normal.
5.2 D1256RB Keypad
The D1256RB Keypad has four function keys:
•[ALARM SILENCE]
•[DETECTOR RESET]
•[TROUBLE SILENCE]
•[ANNUNCIATOR RESET]
Refer to Figure 2 on page 9.

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5.2.1 [ALARM SILENCE] Key
Your system might be programmed so that you
cannot silence some fire alarms until the fire event
is cleared.
Press the [ALARM SILENCE] key to silence a fire alarm.
After you press [ALARM SILENCE], the system shows the
number of fire points in alarm (A# ## FIRE ALARM). Use
the [NEXT] and [PREV] keys to view the alarmed points.
5.2.2 [DETECTOR RESET] Key
Detection devices, such as smoke detectors, must be reset
after being activated. Pressing the [DETECTOR RESET] key
momentarily removes power from these sensors to reset
them.
Warning: Smoke must not be present and all fire
devices such as pull stations must be reset or
returned to normal, or they might go into alarm
again after a Detector Reset occurs.
After you press this key, the display shows SENSORS
RESETTING and then goes blank for several seconds before
showing A# ## FIRE ALARM.
If the fault is still present, depending on how your system is
configured, the system might go into an alarm condition
again or into a trouble condition. Press the [NEXT] key
repeatedly to show all of the devices that continue to be in a
state that is not normal.

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When all devices return to normal, you can clear a fire alarm
or trouble from the keypad by pressing [ANNUNCIATOR
RESET]. Check to be certain that no smoke, fire, or other
danger is present.
If you cannot reset the detector or sensor,
contact your service company.
5.2.3 [TROUBLE SILENCE] Key
Pressing the [TROUBLE SILENCE] key silences a fire
trouble. If the fault condition is still present, the trouble tone
silences but the fire trouble indication continues to show on
the keypad. Press the [NEXT] key repeatedly to view all
devices that are not in a normal state. When all devices
return to normal, press [ANNUNCIATOR RESET] to clear
the fire trouble indication from the keypad.
5.2.4 [ANNUNCIATOR RESET] Key
Description
Pressing the [ANNUNCIATOR RESET] key clears all alarm,
trouble, and supervisory messages from the keypad if those
conditions have been restored. [ANNUNCIATOR RESET]
also clears the event memory that is available using the
[NEXT] and [PREV] keys, or through the VIEW MEMORY ?
function. When the keypad is cleared, it returns to idle text.
Thereafter, the [NEXT] and [PREV] keys and the VIEW
MEMORY ? function show NO EVENTS until another trouble
or alarm occurs. Using [ANNUNCIATOR RESET] does not
affect the VIEW LOG ? function. Refer to Section 11.2.1 VIEW
MEMORY ? on page 26 and Section 11.2.3 VIEW LOG ? on
page 29 for more information.

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6.0 Warning Displays and Tones
Your keypad emits one of several distinct tones, and it
displays custom text to alert you to system events. Additional
bells or sirens might also be connected to your system. Bells
or sirens mounted on the exterior of your premises alert
neighbors to emergencies and provide an audible guide for
police and fire fighters.
6.1 Quieting Warning Tones
Pressing [PREV] or [NEXT] quiets any warning tones for
current events. Pressing any other key on the keypad quiets
warning tones for 20 seconds only. If you do not press
another key within 20 seconds, the warning tones resume.
Pressing any key also lights the keypad for 20 seconds.
6.2 Event Priority
If more than one event occurs, your fire system sorts them
into one of four groups. The groups (highest priority first) are:
Fire Alarms, Fire Troubles, Fire Supervisory, and Non-Fire
Troubles. The group with the highest priority appears first.
Refer to Section 6.3 through Section 6.7 for descriptions of the
tones and displays for each group and instructions for
silencing the tones.
6.3 Silencing Fire Alarms
Entering a personal passcode with the proper authority level
and pressing [ENT] (D1255RB), or pressing [ALARM
SILENCE] (D1256RB) silences a fire alarm. To review
cleared events, use [NEXT] and [PREV] or the VIEW
MEMORY ? function.

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6.4 Silencing Fire Troubles (D1255RB and
D1256RB)
To silence a fire trouble:
•On the D1255RB Keypad, enter a personal passcode and
press [ENT].
•On the D1256RB Keypad, press [TROUBLE SILENCE].
If a fire trouble still exists, the display shows FIRE
TROUBLE. To clear this message, return the fire point(s) to
normal. To review cleared troubles, use [NEXT] and [PREV]
or the VIEW MEMORY ? function.
6.5 Special Fire Trouble Display
If you silence the keypad or clear a trouble for a fire point
from the display and the fire point remains in trouble, FIRE
TROUBLE appears in the keypad’s display. FIRE TROUBLE
remains in the display until the condition causing the trouble
clears.
Some fire points, when activated, display FIRE
TROUBLE for a preset length of time. If no other
fire activity is detected, this condition clears
automatically. If the condition remains, or another
fire detector is activated, a fire alarm occurs.
6.6 Viewing Fire Troubles
After you enter your passcode, the text of the fire point in
trouble continues to show. Press [NEXT] to scroll these
displays manually if you wish. Events appear from the highest
to the lowest priority, followed by an oldest to newest sorting
sequence.