Kidde VM-1 User manual

VM-1 User Guide
P/N 3101802-EN • REV 05 • ISS 23MAY16

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VM-1 control panels with C-CPU firmware
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Content
Important information iii
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
System overview 2
System hardware capabilities 2
Overview of panel controls and indicators 3
System operation 10
Event messages 11
User access levels 12
Using the paging microphone 13
Using the firefighters telephone 14
Remote annunciation 14
Email and text communication 18
Chapter 2 Basic operating instructions 21
Checking for active points 22
Finding detectors that may need servicing 23
Viewing history reports 24
Finding firmware and database version numbers 25
Viewing the alarm count 25
Determining panel TCP/IP settings 26
Determining if your VM-DACT is NFPA 72 compliant 26
Silencing the panel buzzer 27
Silencing alarm signals 27
Acknowledging events 28
Resetting the fire alarm system 28
Performing a lamp test 29
Activating alarm signals manually 29
Changing the LCD screen language 30
Chapter 3 Advanced operating instructions 31
Changing detector alarm sensitivity 32
Changing event message routes 32
Disabling and enabling devices 33
Disabling and enabling zone groups 34
Setting the system time and date 35
Using a TCP/IP connection to write to the panel 35
Using a TCP/IP connection to read from the panel 36
Testing a carbon monoxide (CO) detector 37

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Chapter 4 Preventive maintenance and testing 39
Introduction 40
Service provider information 40
Visual inspection schedule 41
Troubleshooting 43
Appendix A System addressing 45
Address formats 46
Card address 46
Hardware layer device addresses 48
Operator layer device address 49
Remote annunciator device addresses 50
Glossary 59
Index 61

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Important information
Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will Walter Kidde
Portable Equipment, Inc. be liable for any lost profits or business opportunities,
loss of use, business interruption, loss of data, or any other indirect, special,
incidental, or consequential damages under any theory of liability, whether based
in contract, tort, negligence, product liability, or otherwise. Because some
jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or
incidental damages the preceding limitation may not apply to you. In any event
the total liability of Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc. shall not exceed the
purchase price of the product. The foregoing limitation will apply to the maximum
extent permitted by applicable law, regardless of whether Walter Kidde Portable
Equipment, Inc. has been advised of the possibility of such damages and
regardless of whether any remedy fails of its essential purpose.
Installation in accordance with this guide, applicable codes, and the instructions
of the authority having jurisdiction is mandatory.
While every precaution has been taken during the preparation of this guide to
ensure the accuracy of its contents, Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc.
assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions.
Advisory messages
Advisory messages alert you to conditions or practices that can cause unwanted
results. The advisory messages used in this document are shown and described
below.
WARNING: Warning messages advise you of hazards that could result in injury
or loss of life. They tell you which actions to take or to avoid in order to prevent
the injury or loss of life.
Caution: Caution messages advise you of possible equipment damage. They tell
you which actions to take or to avoid in order to prevent the damage.
Note: Note messages advise you of the possible loss of time or effort. They
describe how to avoid the loss. Notes are also used to point out important
information that you should read.

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VM-1 FCC compliance
This equipment can generate and radiate radio frequency energy. If the
equipment is not installed in accordance with this guide, it may cause
interference to radio communications. This equipment has been tested and found
to comply with 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.
VM-DACT FCC compliance
Cautions
•To ensure proper operation, this dialer must be installed according to the
enclosed installation instructions. To verify that the dialer is operating properly
and can successfully report an alarm, it must be tested immediately after
installation, and periodically thereafter, according to the enclosed test
instructions.
•In order for the dialer to be able to seize the phone line to report an alarm or
other event when other customer equipment (telephone, answering system,
computer modem, etc.) connected to the same line is in use, the dialer must
be connected to a properly installed RJ-31X jack. The RJ-31X jack must be
connected in series with, and ahead of, all other equipment attached to the
same phone line. Series installation of an RJ-31X jack is depicted in the
wiring diagram. If you have any questions concerning these instructions, you
should consult your telephone company or a qualified installer.
Testing
When programming emergency numbers or making test calls to emergency
numbers, remain on the line and briefly explain to the dispatcher the reason for
the call. Perform programming and testing activities in the off-peak hours, such
as early morning or late evenings.
Compliance
•For equipment approved before July 23, 2001: This dialer complies with
Part 68 of the FCC rules. A label attached to the dialer contains, among other
information, the FCC registration number and ringer equivalence number
(REN) for this equipment. If requested, this information must be provided to
the telephone company.

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For equipment approved after July 23, 2001: This dialer complies with
Part 68 of the FCC rules and the requirements adopted by the Administrative
Council for Terminal Attachments (ACTA). A label attached to the dialer
contains, among other information, a product identifier in the format
US:AAAEQ##TXXXX. If requested, this information must be provided to the
telephone company.
•The plug and jack used to connect the dialer to the premises wiring and
telephone network must comply with the applicable FCC Part 68 rules and
requirements adopted by ACTA. The dialer must be connected to a compliant
RJ-31X or RJ-38X jack using a compliant cord. If a modular telephone cord is
supplied with the dialer, it is designed to meet these requirements. See
installation instructions for details.
•A ringer equivalence number (REN) is used to determine how many devices
you can connect to a telephone line. If the total REN value for all devices
connected on a telephone line exceeds that allowed by the telephone
company, the devices may not ring on an incoming call. In most (but not all)
areas the total REN value should not exceed 5.0. To be certain of the total
REN value allowed on a telephone line, contact the local telephone company.
For products approved after July 23, 2001, the REN is part of the product
identifier in the format US:AAAEQ##TXXXX. The digits ## represent the REN
without a decimal point. Example: 03 is an REN of 0.3. For earlier products
the REN is listed separately.
•If the dialer is harming the telephone network, the telephone company will
notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be
required. If advance notice isn’t practical, the telephone company will notify
you as soon as possible. You will also be advised of your right to file a
complaint with the FCC, if you believe it is necessary.
•The telephone company may make changes to its facilities, equipment,
operations, or procedures that could affect the operation of the dialer. If this
happens, the telephone company will provide advance notice in order for you
to make necessary modifications to maintain uninterrupted service.
•If you are experiencing problems with the dialer, contact the manufacturer for
repair or warranty information. If the dialer is harming the telephone network,
the telephone company may request that you disconnect the dialer until the
problem is resolved.
•The dialer contains no user serviceable parts. In case of defects, return the
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•You may not connect the dialer to a public coin phone or a party line service
provided by the telephone company.
VM-DACT Industry Canada information
Note: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification
means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective,
operational, and safety requirements. Industry Canada does not guarantee the
equipment will operate to the user’s satisfaction.
Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be
connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company. The
equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection. The
customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not
prevent degradation of service in some situations.
Repairs to certified equipment should be made by an authorized Canadian
maintenance facility designated by the supplier. Any repairs or alterations made
by the user to this equipment, or equipment malfunctions, may give the
telecommunications company cause to request the user disconnect the
equipment.
Caution: Users should not attempt to make connections themselves, but should
contact the appropriate electric inspection authority, or electrician, as
appropriate.
Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground
connections of the power utility, telephone lines, and internal metallic water pipe
system, if present, are connected together. This precaution may be particularly
important in rural areas.
Note: The Load Number (LN) assigned to each terminal device denotes the
percentage of the total load to be connected to a telephone loop which is used by
the device, to prevent overloading. The termination on a loop may consist of any
combination of devices subject only to the requirements that the sum of the Load
Numbers of all the devices does not exceed 100.
Fire alarm system limitations
The purpose of an automatic fire alarm system is to provide early detection and
warning of a developing fire. There are a number of uncontrollable factors that
can prevent or severely limit the ability of an automatic fire alarm system to
provide adequate protection. As such, an automatic fire alarm system cannot
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Two main causes of system failures are improper installation and poor
maintenance. The best way to minimize these types of system failures is to have
only trained fire alarm system professionals design, install, test, and maintain
your fire alarm system in accordance with national and local fire codes.
Fire alarm systems will not operate without electrical power. As fires frequently
cause power interruption, we suggest that you discuss ways to safeguard the
electrical system with your local fire protection specialist.
In the event your VM-1 control panel needs servicing, please contact your
system service provider as soon as possible. Refer to “Service provider
information” on page 40 for their name and contact information.
Intended audience
The intent of this document is to provide the VM-1 life safety system owner with
control panel operating instructions. You may assume that your site-specific
software has been installed and that the final overall system testing has been
completed prior to you using this guide. The extent of your use with panel
buttons, indicators, and menus is dependent upon your access privileges.

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Summary
This chapter provides information about your VM-1 control panel to give you a
basic understanding of its operation..
Content
System overview 2
System hardware capabilities 2
Overview of panel controls and indicators 3
System operation 10
Event messages 11
User access levels 12
Using the paging microphone 13
Using the firefighters telephone 14
Remote annunciation 14
Email and text communication 18

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System overview
The VM-1 control panel can operate as a stand-alone panel or as part of a
24-node VM-1 life safety network.
The VM-1 user interface contains operator controls and indicators that make you
aware of event activations and provide you with the ability to take action. When
an event occurs, the alarm state on the VM-CPU main board changes and
activates the control panel LEDs and buzzer, and displays an event message on
the 240 × 320 pixel liquid crystal display (LCD) screen. Alarm, supervisory,
trouble, and monitor event messages provide information that allows you to
locate the active point and respond accordingly.
The panel also gives you the ability to access message details and system
reports, and to enable and disable devices and groups. With the correct access
level passwords, you can activate and restore sensitivity settings and message
routing, test system devices, and other tasks.
System hardware capabilities
The VM-1 control panel, in its basic configuration, supports up to:
•250 addressable devices
•Four Class B notification appliance or auxiliary power output circuits
•30 remote or graphic annunciators for a total of 30 sets of common controls,
3,840 LED indicators, and 1,920 switches
•Two RS-232 ports (one RJ-11 modular jack for panel programming and
diagnostics and one terminal block connection for connecting accessory
devices)
With the proper hardware options, you can expand the VM-1 control panel to
support:
•750 additional addressable devices (1,000 total)
•Four Class A notification appliance circuits
•Three reverse polarity outputs
•Three control-indicating modules for a total of 72 local LED indicators and
36 local switches
•Two dialer outputs

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•One Ethernet connection for panel programming and diagnostics
•Live voice and prerecorded audio messaging
•Two-way firefighter telephone communication
•Connection to a VM-1 life safety network using copper, fiber optics, or both
(maximum network size may not exceed 24 nodes)
Overview of panel controls and indicators
Figure 1: VM-LCD User Interface
(1) Display
(2) System status indicators (see Figure 4 on page 5 for details)
(3) Common Controls keypad (see Figure 5on page 6 for details)
(4) Cursor keypad (see Figure 6on page 7 for details)
(5) Alphanumeric keypad (see Figure 7on page 7 for details)
(6) Normal display screen (see Figure 2 on page 4 for details)
(7) Off-normal display screen (see Figure 3 on page 4 for details)

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Figure 2: Normal display screen
(1) Time
(2) Date
(3) Custom banner message
(4) Number of times the panel has
gone into alarm
Figure 3: Off-normal display screen
(1) Time
(2) Date
(3) Number of active points
(4) Number of disabled points
(5) Selected event message
(6) Contents of the selected event
message queue. In this example,
the Alarm message queue.
(7) Most recent highest priority event
message
(8) Monitor queue: Number of active
monitor event messages
(9) Trouble queue: Number of active
trouble event messages
(10)Supervisory queue: Number of
active supervisory event
messages
(11)Alarm queue: Number of active
alarm event messages
(1) (2)
(3)
(4)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)(9)(10)(11)

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Figure 4: System status indicators detail
Table 1: System status indicators
Item Indicator Description
1 Power Indicates the primary (AC) power status. The LED is on when the panel
has primary power. The LED is off when the panel does not have primary
power or when another panel in the life safety network does not have
primary power.
2 Test Indicates that a part of the system is in test mode.
3 Ground Fault Indicates that a ground fault was detected in the system wiring.
4 Monitor Flashes when there is an active monitor event and is steady once the
event is acknowledged.
5Service
Detector
Indicates when a detector needs servicing.
6Alarm Serves as a common alarm event indicator.
7Supervisory Serves as a common supervisory event indicator.
8 Trouble Serves as a common trouble event indicator.
9 Disable Indicates when a device, card, group, time control, switch, or LED has
been manually disabled.
10 CPU Fail Indicates that the VM-CPU module has detected a processor failure.

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Figure 5: Common Controls keypad details
Table 2: Common Controls keypad
Item
Control/Indicator Description
1
ACK/Panel Silence
button and LED
Pressing the button acknowledges an active event. The LED
indicates that the panel is in an off-normal condition and that the
panel has been placed in Panel Silence mode.
2
Alarm Silence
button and LED
Pressing the button silences all audible alarm signals and, if
configured, all visible alarm signals. The LED indicates that the
active notification circuits have been silenced.
3
Reset button and
LED
WARNING: Risk of death or serious injury. The protected premises
may be occupied. Do not reset the fire alarm system until the proper
authorities have determined that the threat of fire is no longer
present.
Pressing the button restores the system to the normal state. The
LED turns on during the reset process.
4
Drill button and
LED
Pressing the button activates the drill command function. The LED
turns on while the drill is active. Pressing the button a second time
stops the drill.
5
Details button Pressing the button displays additional information about the event
highlighted on the LCD screen.

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Figure 6: Cursor keypad details
(1) Up button
(2) Enter button
(3) Left button
(4) Down button
(5) Right button
Figure 7: Alphanumeric keypad details
(1) Number buttons
(2) Backspace button
(3) Space button
(4) Menus button

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Figure 8: VM-PMI Paging Microphone Interface
Table 3: VM-PMI controls and indicators
Item
Control/Indicator Description
1
Push-to-talk (PTT) Pressing the PTT button lets you broadcast live voice messages.
2
Paging microphone Handheld microphone used to broadcast live voice messages.
3
Paging Volume LED shows the audio level of the person speaking into the
microphone.
4
Ready To Page
LED flashes during a preannouncement tone and is steady when the
system is ready to page.
5
All Call Pressing the All Call button broadcasts a live voice message
throughout the facility. Pressing the button a second time exits the
All Call mode. The LED turns on when the system is in All Call
mode.
6
Page To Evac
Pressing the Page To EVAC button broadcasts a live voice message
to areas configured to receive evacuation signals. Pressing the
button a second time exits the Page To EVAC mode. The LED turns
on when the system is in Page To EVAC mode.
7
Page To Alert Pressing the Page To Alert button broadcasts a live voice message
to areas configured to receive alert signals. Pressing the button a
second time exits the Page To Alert mode. The LED turns on when
the system is in Page To Alert mode.
8
All Call Minus Pressing the All Call Minus button broadcasts a live voice message
to areas that are not configured to receive evacuation or alert
signals. Pressing the button a second time exits the All Call Minus
mode. The LED turns on when the system is in All Call Minus mode.
(1) (2)
(3) (4) (5) (6)
(7)(8)
Paging
Volume
Ready To
Page All Call Page
To EVAC
Page
To Alert
Paging Microphone
All Call
Minus

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Figure 9: VM-PMI with VM-MFK Firefighters Telephone
Table 4: VM-PMI with VM-MFK controls and indicators
Item
Control/Indicator Description
1
Push-to-talk (PTT) Pressing the PTT button lets you to broadcast live voice messages.
2
Paging microphone Handheld microphone used to broadcast live voice messages.
3
Telephone handset Handset used to communicate with dedicated firefighter telephone
stations that are strategically located throughout the facility.
4
All Call Pressing the All Call button broadcasts a live voice message
throughout the facility. Pressing the button a second time exits the
All Call mode. The LED turns on when the system is in All Call
mode.
5
Page To Evac
Pressing the Page To EVAC button broadcasts a live voice message
to areas configured to receive evacuation signals. Pressing the
button a second time exits the Page To EVAC mode. The LED turns
on when the system is in Page To EVAC mode.
6
Page by Phone Pressing the Page by Phone button allows you to broadcast live
voice messages using the telephone handset instead of the paging
microphone.
7
Buzzer Silence Pressing the Buzzer Silence button silences the phone call-in
buzzer.
8
Page To Alert Pressing the Page To Alert button broadcasts a live voice message
to areas configured to receive alert signals. Pressing the button a
second time exits the Page To Alert mode. The LED turns on when
the system is in Page To Alert mode.
Paging
Volume
Ready To
Page All Call Page
To EVA C
Page By
Phone
Page
To Alert
Buzzer
Silence
Paging Microphone Firefighters Phone
All Call
Minus
(1) (2) (3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)(9)(10)(11)

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Item
Control/Indicator Description
8
All Call Minus Pressing the All Call Minus button broadcasts a live voice message
to areas that are not configured to receive evacuation or alert
signals. Pressing the button a second time exits the All Call Minus
mode. The LED turns on when the system is in All Call Minus mode.
10
Ready To Page
LED flashes during a preannouncement tone and is steady when the
system is ready to page.
11
Paging Volume LED shows the audio level of the person speaking into the
microphone.
System operation
The basic function of the VM-1 control panel is to monitor status changes in the
life safety system and to activate outputs according to the site-specific software.
Status change signals, also called events, are classified as follows:
•Alarm (highest priority): Events that signal fire alarms or other life-threatening
emergencies
•Supervisory: Events that signal off-normal conditions with sprinkler and
extinguishing systems and other equipment related to property safety
•Trouble: Events that signal faults within the system
•Monitor (lowest priority): Events that signal the operation of ancillary
equipment
During normal operation (no events), the VM-1 control panel displays the Normal
screen (see Figure 2 on page 4). When a point in the automatic fire detection
system signals a status change, the VM-1 control panel:
•Posts the event message for the point that signaled the change into the
appropriate event message queue and displays the off-normal screen (see
Figure 3)
•Turns on the corresponding system status LED
•Turns on the panel buzzer to the pattern for the highest priority active event
•Displays the most recent, highest priority event message (see Figure 3)
•Activates common relays and programmed outputs