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FirstCall™ Medical Gas Alarm Retrot
Installation Manual
Responsibilities
Installer Responsibilities
The alarm should be handled, installed, and tested
per the recommended practice as described within
this manual. Should any repair or replacement become
necessary, contact Powerex for original equipment or
replacement parts.
User Responsibilities
The alarm should be tested and examined periodically
according to facility codes. Any parts which are found to
be damaged, corroded, contaminated, etc. should be
replaced.
Introduction
Safety Guidelines
Installation of the Powerex FirstCall™ retrot alarm
involves installing the transducers (if it is an area
alarm or combination alarm) and front panel and
making the necessary conduit, plumbing and electrical
connections. All installation and testing should be done
in accordance with NFPA 99.
Electrical power intended for the
alarm to be installed should be
disconnected prior to installation. Attention: l’alimentation
électrique a l’intention de faire installer l’alarme devrait
déconnecter avant l’installation.
This device should only be installed
by qualied personnel. Installation
should not be attempted by anyone not having general
experience with the installation of devices of this nature.
Attention: cet appareil ne devrait installer que le personnel
qualié. L’installation ne devrait pas tenter par une personne
n’ayant pas d’expérience générale avec l’installation d’appareils
de cette nature.
Product Line Overview
The Powerex FirstCall™ Alarm Panel Retrot is
designed to be installed into existing competitor
rough-in assemblies in order to minimize disruption of
the healthcare facility. The systems monitor the status
of medical gases in Category 1 healthcare facilities.
The alarm systems comply with the latest edition of
NFPA 99. All alarm systems provide audible and visible
indications of NFPA 99 medical gas alarm conditions.
Congurations
• Area Alarm Retrot panels are available from 1
through 8 gases
• Master Alarm Retrot panels are available in
either 23 or 39 signal inputs
• CombinationAlarmRetrotpanelsareavailablein
1 through 4 gases, and 23 signal inputs
PowerexFirstCall™AlarmPanelRetrotiscompatible
with the following alarm panels:
• Amico Alert-2 (3 through 7 gang back box only)
• Amico Compact Alert-2 (3 through 7 gang back
box only)
• Amico Alert-3
• Amico Alert-4
• Beacon Medaes MEGA 2
• Beacon Medaes MEGA 3
• BeaconMedaesTotalAlertInnity
• Ohio/Ohmeda/Medaes “Black Front”*
• Hill-Rom/Beacon “Tan Front”*
• Chemetron Series 74 Impact Alarm System
• Chemetron Digi I
• Chemetron Digi II
• Tri-Tech Medical DU/DC
• Tri-Tech Med Touch
* The Ohio/Ohmeda/Medaes Multi Module Line
Pressure Alarm and the Hill-Rom/Beacon Area
LinePressureAlarmbothrequireHansenttings
for the transducers, so this must be indicated at
the end of the part number with “-BTF”
