Mirtone QuickStart User manual

Mirtone QuickStart
Front Panel Programming
Getting Started Guide
Revision 1
9JAN04

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Table of contents
Introduction...........................................................................3
Example project details........................................................5
Powering up.........................................................................7
Running AutoLearn..............................................................8
Dialer configuration - setup................................................10
Dialer configuration - dialer strings....................................13
Running AutoLoop.............................................................16
Programming system options............................................18
Card configuration - SLIC ..................................................20
Card configuration - SLIC - detectors................................21
Card configuration - SLIC - modules.................................23
Zones and output groups...................................................25
Output groups - creating and deleting...............................26
Output groups - adding dialer strings ................................28
Configuring zones..............................................................30
Mapping..............................................................................32
Adding and deleting signature devices..............................34
Replacing Signature devices.............................................36
Menu tree...........................................................................37

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Introduction
You can program a QuickStart system using several different methods. This guide gives
you an introduction to programming using the AutoLearn function in combination with
front panel programming (FPP). We’ll use a simple example project to illustrate the key
steps required.
The first step in programming any QuickStart system is to run the AutoLearn process.
This creates the basic setup information required by the system. AutoLearn creates a
general alarm system with a minimum of input from you. However, AutoLearn does not
create any specific textual information regarding point or circuit locations.
Front panel programming (FPP) takes a system configured by AutoLearn to the next
level. You can use FPP to satisfy many of the programming requirements normally
handled by offline data entry programs, from specific messages to unique input-output
programming. Specific text messages can be entered for conventional circuits, intelligent
devices, and zones. Output programming can be customized for the application, allowing
zoned evacuation and relay control including delays. You can also use FPP to enter basic
system parameters, such as information about the installing company.
QuickStart FPP was designed to minimize the amount of time required to program a
system. We strongly recommend that you make use of zones and output groups to further
reduce programming time. Zones are collections of circuits and devices you assign to
match the building layout. Specific messages and correlations entered at the zone level let
you skip the laborious process of programming messages and correlations for each
individual device. This significantly reduces the possibility of making programming
errors.
This guide takes you through the steps necessary to program our example project using
the panel keypad. You can use this example project as a reference when programming an
actual job. As with any task, organizing the information that needs to be entered
beforehand reduces the need for rework. For this reason, we recommend that you use the
programming worksheets found in the technical reference manual for your QuickStart
system. (These manuals are:MIR-QS1 Technical Reference,MIR-QS4 Technical
Reference, and MIR-QSC Technical Reference.)
Front panel programming lets you modify many of the system programming options. All
data entry is accomplished by two means: menu selection and manual entry. Manual
entries can be made using the panel’s numeric keypad or a specially modified HP bar
code reader. (If you want to use a bar code reader, you need to install it before panel
startup.)
At appropriate points in the programming process, a menu gives you Save and No Save
options. Selecting No Save discards your edits and leaves the database unaffected.
During certain steps in the programming process, a menu gives you the option to Save or
Save and Sync. If your system does not have remote annunciators, choose Save. If there

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are remote annunciators, you must choose Save and Sync. This ensures that the database
revisions in all panels are the same. If they are not, the system enters a trouble state and
display an Incompatible Database message.
Be aware that any loss of power during an FPP session may corrupt the database and
render it unusable. If this happens you must reprogram the panel from scratch, beginning
with the AutoLearn process.

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Example project details
Here are the details of the project we use as our front panel programming example.
Application
•Four story building
•Four multisensor smoke detectors located in the elevator lobbies
•Three photoelectric smoke detectors and four fixed heat detectors located in the
elevator machine room
•Four photoelectric smoke detectors in electrical rooms on each floor
•Five duct smoke detectors located on the air handling units
•Signal circuit per floor
•Monitor kitchen hood releasing system and transmit CID
•Monitor sprinkler system waterflow and tampers and transmit CID
•Activate shut off gas valve upon alarm from kitchen hood system
•Activate relays for primary elevator recall and alternate elevator recall
•Activate relay shunt trip breaker for elevator power shut off
•Activate relay for alarm notification in the elevator machine room
•Activate fan shut down relays on building waterflow activation
•Contact ID configuration for dialer
Hardware
Qty Model Description
1MIR-QS4-5-G-1 QuickStart control panel with 5 option slots
1SLIC Signature Loop Interface Card
1DLD Dual Line Dialer
1Batteries Sized for 60 hours standby
1MIR-QS4-CPU-1 Remote annunciator
1QSA-1-S Backbox for annunciator
8GSA-M278 Intelligent manual station, double action

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Qty Model Description
7GSA-PS Intelligent photoelectric smoke detectors
4GSA-IPHS Intelligent 4D multisensor smoke detector
4GSA-HFS Intelligent fixed temperature heat detector
15 GSA-SB Standard bases for detectors
5GSA-DH Duct smoke detector housing
5GSA-PS Intelligent smoke detector (for duct)
5GSA-SB Standard base
573681-? Sampling tube for duct (choose length)
5GSA-CR Intelligent control relay
5GSA-CT2 Intelligent dual input module (flow & tamp)
1GSA-CT1 Intelligent single input module (kitchen hood system)
1GSA-CT1 Intelligent single input module (monitor Knox box)
4GSA-CC1 Intelligent single riser NAC module (for floor signal
circuits)
5GSA-CR Intelligent control relay module (for elevator recall, shunt
trip, door holder release, alarm light in elevator machine
room
1MIRBPS6 Six amp booster power supply
25 MG1R-HDVM Genesis multi-cd horn strobe
In our example a MIR-QS4-5 panel was chosen to allow room for future expansion, but a
MIR-QS1, which includes one SLIC module, could also have been used.

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Powering up
Begin by powering up the system.
To power up:
1. Verify that each card installed in the panel has a unique address.
2. Be sure that any remote annunciators are connected to the RS-485 data line.
3. Apply power to the panel and any remote annunciators.
After powering up, the panel displays the message “Testing CRC” on the LCD. The panel
momentarily shows the “System Normal” message, followed by monitor trouble “Line
Initialization” and system trouble “Unexpected Card” messages. Wait until the “Line
Initialization” message clears before proceeding. The “Unexpected Card” message is
displayed because the panel CPU has not yet learned what is connected to it.
After the system has been completely powered up and the panel has finished its line
initialization, proceed to the first step in programming — AutoLearning.
Caution: The AutoLearn utility described next is intended as a one-time-only procedure
for new systems. If a panel has already been programmed, performing an AutoLearn
erases all the programmed information.

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Running AutoLearn
The first step in programming a new system is to run AutoLearn. This configures the
modules installed in the panel plus any remote annunciators connected to the system.
Note: If the system has remote annunciators, you must AutoLearn each remote
annunciator first to assign it an address. AutoLearn the panel last, after you have
AutoLearned all the remote annunciators.
If your panel has a DLD dialer, be sure to have the following information available
before beginning: subscriber account numbers, telephone numbers, transmission formats,
and default dialer strings (a list of dialer strings follows later in this guide).
Here is the sequence of menus, screens, and commands you use to run AutoLearn.
MAIN MENU ENTER PASSWORD MAIN MENU PROGRAM CONFIGURE
1) Status XXXX 1) Status 1) Time/Date 1) AutoLearn
2) Reports 2) Reports 2) Edit Password 2) System
3) Test 3) Test 3) Restart 3) Cards
4) Login 4) Enable 4) Clear History 4) Zone
5) Disable 5) Configure 5) Outputs
6) Activate 6) ECP Port 6) Exit
7) Restore
8) Program
9) Login
To AutoLearn remote annunciators:
1. At the remote annunciator, press Menu on the keypad.
2. From the Main Menu, choose Login and enter the level 4 password. (Default: 4444.)
The system displays the Main Menu for level 4.
3. Choose Program > Configure > AutoLearn.
The system prompts you to enter a Panel ID.
4. Press the Del (delete) key twice then enter an unused address between 02 and 09.
(Address 01 is reserved for the main panel.)
The system prompts you to enter the total number of panels connected to the RS-485
riser. This number should include all annunciators and the main panel.
5. Press the Del key twice then enter the number of panels on the riser.
The system prompts you to select the wiring class for the RS-485 riser.
6. Select the wiring configuration for the RS-485 data line. The wiring must be the same
for all panels.

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To AutoLearn the control panel:
1. At the main control panel, press Menu on the keypad.
2. From the Main Menu, choose Login and enter the level 4 password. (Default: 4444.)
3. Choose Reports > Revisions, press Enter to accept Panel ID 01, then choose Display.
Scroll through the list to verify that all the cards installed in the system are listed. If
not, check the connections and repeat steps 1 through 3.
4. Press Menu twice, then choose Program > Configure. Wait for the “System
Initializing SIGA devices” message to clear, then choose AutoLearn.
5. Enter 01 for the Panel ID.
6. Enter the number of panels connected to the RS-485 riser. This includes the main
panel and all remote annunciators.
7. Select the wiring configuration for the RS-485 data line.
8. Press Enter.
The panel database is updated.

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Dialer configuration - setup
For systems with a DLD dialer installed, as in our example project, the next step is to
enter the dialer information. This happens on the Dialer Setup screen.
If your actual project has no dialer, the panel automatically reboots as it did when first
powered up. When the panel finishes rebooting, an “Unconfigured Device” trouble
message displays if there is an SLIC card installed in the panel. To clear this trouble, you
would run AutoLoop. (See the topic, “Running AutoLoop,” later in this guide.)
Caution: While the system is rebooting (initializing), do not run AutoLoop. Wait until
the system finishes rebooting. Running AutoLoop before the reboot finishes could
corrupt the database.
MAIN MENU PROGRAM CONFIGURE CARDS DIALER SETUP
1) Status 1) Time/Date 1) AutoLearn 1) Add 1) #’s of CMS
2) Reports 2) Edit Password 2) System 2) Edit 2) CMS Phone Number
3) Test 3) Restart 3) Cards 3) Delete 3) Retry Count
4) Enable 4) Clear History 4) Zone 4) Accounts
5) Disable 5) Configure 5) Outputs 5) Default Msgs
6) Activate 6) Exit
7) Restore
8) Program
9) Login
During the AutoLearn process, the system displays the Dialer Setup menu automatically
if there is a DLD dialer installed in the panel. At a minimum, you must enter the phone
numbers, at least one account number, and the default strings. Otherwise, the panel
continues to display an “Unconfigured Card” trouble message for the dialer.
You can always use the menus to go back to the dialer configuration later, and make any
changes required. The number of CMS (central monitoring stations) defaults to 1, and the
Retry Count defaults to 5.
Note: To use the menus to edit the dialer information at a later time, enter card address
14 when prompted. Address 14 is reserved for the DLD and is the only number that can
be used. Entering this card number displays the Dialer Setup menu.
Number of receivers, phone numbers, and retry attempts
Begin programming the dialer by setting up the number of receivers and phone numbers.
The sequence of menus, screens, and commands you use is shown below.