EDWARDS SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY EST3 User manual

EST3
System Operations
Manual
P/N 270382 • Rev 3.0 • 21OCT99
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DOCUMENT HISTORY
Revision Date Reason for Change
1.0 17JULY96 Initial Release
1.5 02APR97 Revised: System Addressing; Command Menu
Added: Operations Placard
2.0 14DEC98 Revised: Display examples. Corrected minor
typographical errors throughout.
3.0 21OCT99 Restructured and revised concurrent with 1.5
release.
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EST3 System Operations Manual i
Content
About this manual • ii
The EST3 library • iii
Important information • iv
Chapter 1 Introduction • 1.1
Introduction • 1.2
Display operation • 1.5
Message processing • 1.9
Optional features • 1.11
Entering logical addresses for panels, local rail modules, and
devices • 1.16
Chapter 2 3-LCD operating instructions • 2.1
Controls and indicators • 2.2
Identifying active or disabled points • 2.8
Disabling hardware components • 2.9
Enabling hardware components • 2.10
Disabling logical devices • 2.11
Enabling logical devices • 2.13
Guard Patrol groups • 2.14
Check-in groups • 2.15
Changing the smoke detector sensitivity level • 2.17
Changing event message routing • 2.18
Changing the output state of a relay or LED • 2.19
Retrieving reports from the system • 2.20
Setting the system time and date • 2.22
Changing user access level passwords • 2.23
Restarting a panel • 2.24
Scheduling holidays • 2.25
Clearing the panel history file • 2.26
Testing alarm input devices • 2.27
Chapter 3 3-ASU Audio Source Unit operation • 3.1
Controls and indicators • 3.2
Operation the Audio Source Unit • 3.4
Optional audio zone controls • 3.7
Chapter 4 3-FTCU operating instructions • 4.1
Controls and indicators • 4.2
Operation • 4.4
Appendix A System addresses • A.1
Appendix B Operation sequence charts • B.1
Z Index • Z.1
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ii EST3 System Operations Manual
About this manual
This manual provides information on how to operate the EST3
fire alarm system. Some of the information is of a general
nature. Each facility is unique. The EST3 system in your facility
has been designed by fire safety professionals to meet the
specific requirements required by the fire codes in your location.
Please refer to the site-specific instructions, provided by your
EST representative, to determine the exact operation of your
system.
Organization
The manual is broken down into the following chapters:
• Chapter 1 provides a general description of system functions
and their operation
• Chapter 2 provides detailed operating instructions for the
3-LCD module
• Chapter 3 provides detailed operating instructions for the
3-ASU audio source unit
• Chapter 4 provides detailed operating instructions for the
3-FTCU firefighters telephone control unit
• Appendix A provides operating sequence charts
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EST3 System Operations Manual iii
The EST3 library
A family of documents and multi-media presentations supports
the EST3 network. A brief description of each document is
provided below.
EST3 Installation Manual and Service Manual, P/N 270380.
This manual provides complete information on how to install
and service the EST3 hardware. This manual also includes
installation information on selected Signature Series
components.
EST3 Programming Manual, P/N 270381. This manual provides
quick reference information for defining and labeling individual
system components using the Systems Definition Utility (SDU),
and for writing rules to govern system operation.
EST3 System Operations Manual, P/N 270382. This manual
provides detailed information on how to operate the system and
system components.
EST3 International Installation Supplement Manual, P/N
270925. This manual provides information specific to systems
installed outside the United States and Canada.
EST3 Smoke Management Application Manual, P/N 270913.
This manual provides information for designing, programming,
and testing an EST3 smoke control system.
Signature Series Intelligent Smoke and Heat Detectors
Applications Bulletin, P/N 270145. This manual provides
additional applications information on the Signature series
smoke and heat detector applications.
Signature Series Component Installation Manual, P/N 270497.
This manual provides detailed mounting and wiring information
for all Signature series devices.
Speaker Application Guide, P/N 85000-0033. This manual
provides information on the placement and layout of speakers
for fire alarm signaling and emergency voice communications.
Strobe Applications Guide, P/N 85000-0049. This manual
provides information on the placement and layout of strobes for
fire alarm signalings.
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Important information
Limitation of liability
This product has been designed to meet the requirements of
NFPA Standard 72, 1996 Edition; Underwriters Laboratories,
Inc., Standard 864, 7th Edition; and Underwriters Laboratories
of Canada, Inc., Standard ULC S527. Installation in accordance
with this manual, applicable codes, and the instructions of the
Authority Having Jurisdiction is mandatory. EST shall not under
any circumstances be liable for any incidental or consequential
damages arising from loss of property or other damages or losses
owing to the failure of EST products beyond the cost of repair or
replacement of any defective products. EST reserves the right to
make product improvements and change product specifications
at any time.
While every precaution has been taken during the preparation of
this manual to ensure the accuracy of its contents, Honeywell
assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions.
FCC warning
This equipment can generate and radiate radio frequency energy.
If this equipment is not installed in accordance with this manual,
it may cause interference to radio communications. This
equipment has been tested and found to comply within the limits
for Class A computing devices pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15
of the FCC Rules. These rules are designed to provide
reasonable protection against such interference when this
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. Operation
of this equipment is likely to cause interference, in which case
the user at his own expense, will be required to take whatever
measures may be required to correct the interference.
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EST3 System Operations Manual 1.1
Chapter 1
Introduction
Summary
This chapter provides a general description of system functions
and their operation.
Content
Introduction • 1.2
Password Protection • 1.2
Feature/function domain • 1.3
Display operation • 1.5
Normal state • 1.5
Off-normal state • 1.6
Message details • 1.7
Display priorities • 1.8
Message processing • 1.9
Common event LEDs and queue switches • 1.9
Optional features • 1.11
Guard patrol • 1.11
Check-In groups • 1.13
System timers • 1.14
Time controls • 1.14
Control/display module switches • 1.15
Entering logical addresses for panels, local rail modules, and
devices • 1.16
Panels • 1.16
Local rail modules • 1.16
Devices • 1.16
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Introduction
System operating requirements can be configured based on
geographic location and protected premise ownership.
In North America, systems may be configured as protected
premises (local) systems in compliance with NFPA 72, Chapter
3; or as proprietary systems in compliance with NFPA 72,
Chapter 4-4.
In the local mode, there is no requirement to acknowledge each
individual event. Each event message can be reviewed using the
Previous and Next switches. System events that automatically
restore will automatically be removed from the message queue,
without requiring the operator to view a restoral message.
In the proprietary mode, each event must be individually
acknowledged by pressing the respective message acknowledge
switch. The Previous and Next switch functions are not available
in the proprietary mode. Operators are required to acknowledge
both an event and its restoration to remove it from a message
queue.
Note: Alarm and supervisory events do not automatically
restore. They remain in their respective message queues until the
system is manually reset.
Password Protection
Certain front panel controls and command menu functions are
password protected and granted a user access level by the
marketplace. The four user access levels are detailed in Table
1-1.
Each access level is given a default password that should be
changed once the panel is put into service. See Chapter 2:
Changing user access level passwords for more information.
Table 1-1: Password Privileges
Password Level Privileges
Default
No password required
Status, Revision level report,
Output select, display/printer,
printer select, Reset function,
Alarm Silence function, and Drill
function
User access level 1 All default privileges and
Sensitivity Reports.
User access level 2 All default and User 1 privileges
and History Reports.
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Table 1-1: Password Privileges
Password Level Privileges
User access level 3 All default, User 1 & 2 privileges
and...
Enable: (all);
Disable: Check-In Group;
Activate: Check-In Group, Alt.
Message Routing, Guard Patrol;
Restore: Primary Message
Routing;
Program: Holiday List
Service access level 4 All default, User 1, 2, & 3
privileges and...
Disable: All;
Activate: All;
Restore: All;
Program: Time, Date, User 1,2,&
3 and Service 1 & 2 Passwords,
clear history, download via RJ45;
Test: All;
Output: Primary Printer Select
Feature/function domain
A feature or function’s domain is the group of cabinets on the
network that are affected when the feature or function is
activated. Three domains are available:
• Local - The feature/function affects only the cabinet on
which the 3-LCD Display module is installed
• Group - The feature/function affects a pre-defined group of
cabinets on the network
• Global - The feature/function affects all the cabinets on the
network
A network cabinet may be a part of one or more groups.
Multiple control locations are permitted for any group.
1 6
[3GROUP.CDR]
5234
Group #1 Group #2
Group #3
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The configuration of features and functions varies with each
installation. Please consult your site-specific documentation to
determine if any custom features or functions have been
designed into your system.
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Display operation
The information presented on the main display depends on the
operating condition of the panel: normal state (no events
present) or off-normal state (at least one event).
Normal state
Figure 1-1 shows the information presented on the main display
when the panel is in a normal operating condition.
Date
Custom
Banner
Alarm
History
Time
11:03:12 01-25-1999
Alarm History 0002
[3SCRN1.CDR]
Figure 1-1: Main display screen when panel is in normal state
• The top of the screen displays the system time and date. The
time is in 24-hour format. The project configuration settings
determine the date format.
• The middle of the screen displays an optional custom banner
message, if programmed into the system. Otherwise, this
area is left blank.
• The bottom of the screen displays the total number of
instances that the panel has gone into alarm since the panel
was placed into service or since the last time the alarm
history was cleared.
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Off-normal state
Figure 1-2 shows the information presented on the main display
when the panel is in an off-normal operating condition.
System time
Alarm event queue
Highlight indicates which event
queue is displayed in the shaded
area of the display screen
Monitor event queue
Supervisory event queue Trouble event queue
Total number of events
in the queue
Oldest, highest priority
event or last reviewed
event in selected event
queue
Most recent, highest
priority event
Number of disabled pointsNumber of active points
14:19:32 A00004 D0000
14:19:32 A00004 D0000
0001 PULL STN ACTIVE
0001 PULL STN ACTIVE
PULL, ADMIN BLDG,
PULL, ADMIN BLDG,
1ST FLR WEST
1ST FLR WEST
0003 PULL STN ACTIVE
0003 PULL STN ACTIVE
PULL, ADMIN BLDG,
PULL, ADMIN BLDG,
1ST FLR NORTH
1ST FLR NORTH
A003
A003
S000
S000
T001
T001
M000
M000
[3SCRN2.CDR]
Event typeEvent number
Device message
Figure 1-2: Main display screen when panel is in off-normal state
• The top line of the screen displays the system time in 24-
hour format, the number of active points in the system, and
the number of disabled points.
• The shaded area displays the oldest, highest priority, event
received by the panel, or the last reviewed event in the
selected event queue, depending on whether the display is in
unattended mode (regular off-normal operation) or in
attended mode. In either case, the display shows the event
number, the event type, and the active device's message.
Note: Pressing any one of the queue select switches places
the display in the attended mode for reviewing or
acknowledging events and prevents the shaded area from
being updated by an event with a higher priority. The
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display automatically returns to the unattended mode after
the user timeout period has expired.
• The area immediately below the shaded area always displays
the most recent, highest priority, event placed in an event
queue.
Note: Cabinet configuration option settings determine which
events are routed to the main display and placed in an event
queue.
• The bottom line of the display shows the number of events
placed in each event queue. The highlight around the event
counter indicates which event queue is displayed in the
shaded area.
Note: The event counter stops at 999. It is possible for an
event queue to hold more than 999 events.
Message details
Pressing the Details button displays additional information about
the event displayed on the 3-LCD module's display. If a device
activation causes the event, pressing Details displays the active
device’s logical address in the following format:
Pnn Cnn Dnnnn,
where: Pnn = panel address; Cnn = rail module's slot address;
and Dnnnn = device's point address
[3SCRN7.CDR]
14:19:32 A00004 D0000
S1 T001 P01 C02 D0004
NO DATA TO REPORT
001 001
0001 PULL STN ACTIVE
A003 S000 T001 M000
Active device's
logical address
If a group activation causes the event, pressing Details reveals a
list of active devices in the group as shown in the following
figure.
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[3SCRN6.CDR]
14:19:32 A00002 D0000
01 02 0001
PULL, SOLVENT AREA
0001 AND LOGIC ACTIVE
A002 S000 T000 M000
002 SCROLL 001
Active device's
logical address
First line of device
message
Display priorities
The panel controller places all events into one of four
categories:
• Fire alarms - life safety related events, i.e. smoke detector,
sprinkler system waterflow, manual pull station, etc.
• Supervisory events - off normal conditions of a related fire
protection system, e.g. sprinkler system valve closed.
• Trouble events - faults within the system
• Monitor events - changes in the status of an ancillary system
[3LCDPRI.CDR]
High Low
Priority
Supvr Trouble MonitorAlarm
Because events can happen at random, the system prioritizes
which event is the most critical and displays its information first.
Alarm events have the highest priority and monitor events have
the lowest priority, as shown in the figure above.
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Message processing
When an event occurs, the system categorizes the event as an
alarm, supervisory, trouble or monitor event. Information about
the event is added to a corresponding message queue on the
3-LCD display module. The information available in each queue
is displayed using the event queue switches on the front of the
3-LCD display.
A panel can store up to 2,000 event messages. Each message
queue is allocated enough space to store 500 messages. Should a
message queue require more space, it takes away space allocated
to a lower priority queue.
For example, suppose there are 500 messages in the alarm
message queue and no other events in any of the other queues.
When another alarm event occurs, the alarm message queue will
contain 501 messages but the monitor message queue will only
be capable of storing 499 messages.
Common event LEDs and queue switches
The event queue LEDs act as a common event indicator, flashing
any time a new event is added to the queue.
[3LCDU3.CDR]
Previous
Message
Next
Supvr Trouble MonitorAlarm
Flashing LED indicates that an
event that has
not been reviewed or
acknowledged
is in the queue
LED on steady indicates that all
events in the queue have been
reviewed or acknowledged
LED off indicates that no
in the queue
events
are
When an event is received, the respective event queue LED
flashes, indicating that the event has not been reviewed or
acknowledged.
1. Select the highest priority active queue by pressing the
respective queue switch.
2. Scroll through all available event messages using
Previous/Next switches.
You may use the Previous and Next Message or the queue
switches to scroll through the activation messages at any time
after a queue is selected.
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[3LCDU4.CDR]
Previous
Previous
Message
Message
Next
Next
Supvr
Supvr
Trouble
Trouble
Monitor
Monitor
Alarm
Alarm
1
2
Flashing LED indicates that an
event that has
not been reviewed or
acknowledged
is in the queue
LED on steady indicates that all
events in the queue have been
reviewed or acknowledged
LED off indicates that no
in the queue
events
are
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Optional features
The EST3 system can be configured with a number of optional
features that provide additional system capabilities. Your system
may use some or all of these features, depending on the needs of
your facility. Please refer to the site-specific information
provided by the system installer to determine which optional
features are installed on your system.
Guard patrol
The guard patrol feature is used to monitor the activities of
security guards. Guards are required to walk any one of a
number of pre-determined routes called tours. During each tour,
the guard must activate guard patrol stations that are
strategically located along the route. Should a guard activate a
station too early, too late, or out of sequence, an active guard
patrol message will be displayed on the 3-LCD display module.
Figure 1-3 shows five guard patrol routes consisting of five
stations. The system designer has assigned a minimum and
maximum time allowance for the guard to go between any two
guard stations. If the guard arrives too early, too late or at the
wrong station, an active guard patrol event is generated.
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Figure 1-3: Sample guard patrol route assignments
Starting a tour
There are three ways to start a guard patrol tour:
• Activating the first guard patrol station on the route
• Enabling the Guard Patrol group from the 3-LCD module
• Pressing a control/display panel switch programmed to turn
on the Guard Patrol group
Note: A guard patrol station designated as the first station in one
guard patrol route can not be the first station in another route.
Ending a tour
A guard patrol tour is automatically ended when all stations on
the route have been successfully operated within the allowable
time period and in the proper sequence.
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Should a tour end with an active guard patrol response, the
system must be reset to clear the guard patrol response.
Press the Details switch to reveal the stations reporting in.
Check-In groups
Check-In groups are used to monitor occupants in nursing care
facilities. Occupants must check in during their assigned check-
in period to signal that they are well. Failure to check in alerts an
attendant that something is wrong.
Check-In groups provide two indications when something is
wrong. The Check-In group sends a Check-In Active message to
the 3-LCD display for each member of the group that fails to
check in on time. The Check-In group sends an Emergency
Active message when the following happens:
• Any member of the group activates their check-in device any
time other than the check-in period
• Any member of the group activates their check-in device a
second time during the check-in period
Check-in active message
When a check-in active message is displayed, one or more
stations in the check-in group have not been activated during the
required time period. The check-in active messages may be
viewed in the monitor message queue to determine the location
of the event. Contact the late check-in station and determine the
problem.
Emergency active message
The emergency active message is displayed when a check-in
station is activated outside the check-in period. This is used to
signal an emergency condition such as a fall, etc. To determine
the location of the check-in station, view the event in the alarm
message queue.
Note: Emergency Active messages are placed in the alarm
message queue but the event does not place the panel into alarm.
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System timers
The system has a number of optional timers that are required by
certain jurisdictions to comply with fire codes. Most of these
timer functions do not require operator action, however,
understanding the function of these optional timers (if enabled)
will improve your understanding of why the system functions as
it does.
Alarm Silence/Reset Inhibit timer
The alarm silence/reset inhibit timer is used to guarantee that the
notification appliances will sound for the minimum specified
period. This timer effectively disables the alarm silence and
reset switches for a pre-determined period. While the timers are
active, pressing the alarm silence and reset switches will have no
effect.
Notes
• Your system may be equipped with notification appliances
associated with the fire sprinkler system, which can not be
silenced under any conditions.
• Visual notification appliances can be configured not to turn
off when the audible notification appliances are silenced.
Automatic alarm silence timer
The automatic alarm silence timer is used to automatically
silence the notification appliances after a preset period, if they
have not been silenced using the alarm silence switch. Typical
timer settings silence the signals from 5 to 30 minutes after
operation.
Automatic general alarm (GA) timer
Some systems are designed to permit a short investigation period
between the detection of a fire and sending a general alarm to
the entire facility. The automatic general alarm timer is used to
initiate the general alarm after a predetermined time period, if no
action has been taken by the operator to prevent the general
alarm from being sent.
Time controls
Time controls provide for the automatic starting and stopping of
system events based on time and date. Time controls run in the
background and do not require any operator action.
Setting holidays
The system provides for special time controls, referred to as
holiday time controls. Holiday time controls supersede the
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