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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW················································································································ 3
1. FEATURES······································································································································· 3
2. TECHNICAL DATA ····························································································································· 4
3. DIMENSIONS···································································································································· 5
4. COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT LIST··········································································································· 5
5. SYSTEM STRUCTURE ······················································································································· 6
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION ······················································································································· 8
1. INSTALLATION·································································································································· 8
2. CONNECTION DIAGRAM ···················································································································· 9
3. DIP-SWITCH··································································································································· 10
4. Power Supply···································································································································11
CHAPTER 3 OPERATION··························································································································13
1. INTERFACE···································································································································· 13
2. LCD WINDOW································································································································· 16
3. USER LEVEL·································································································································· 18
4.1 Login ·········································································································································19
4.2 Logout········································································································································19
5. STATUS TYPES······························································································································· 20
6. FIRE ALARM EVENT HANDLING········································································································· 22
7. TROUBLE EVENT HANDLING ············································································································ 23
8. SUPERVISION EVENT HANDLING······································································································ 24
9. ACTIVATION/CONFIRMATION EVENT HANDLING ·················································································· 25
10. REAL-TIME QUERY ························································································································· 26
11. HOW TO QUERY EQUIPMENT PROPERTY··························································································· 27
12. HOW TO QUERY HISTORY················································································································ 28
13. HOW TO DISABLE/ENABLE··············································································································· 29
14. HOW TO ACTIVATE/DEACTIVATE THE CONTROLLER ············································································ 30
15. HOW TO TEST/WALK-TEST··············································································································· 31
16. HOW TO LOCATE/STOP LOCATING ···································································································· 32
17. HOW TO ADJUST BUZZER LEVEL ······································································································ 33
18. HOW TO SET LOGIN TIME ················································································································ 34
19. HOW TO SET WALK-TEST TIME········································································································· 35
20. HOW TO SET LCD CLOSING TIME······································································································ 36
21. HOW TO SET TIME·························································································································· 37
22. HOW TO CHECK SYSTEM ················································································································ 38
23. HOW TO SAVE CONFIGURE·············································································································· 39
24. HOW TO EDIT PARAMETER ·············································································································· 40
25. HOW TO CREATE/VIEW LOGIC·········································································································· 41
26. HOW TO EDIT/DELETE LOGIC··········································································································· 42
27. HOW TO ASSIGN GROUP/ FRT·········································································································· 43
28. HOW TO GET HELP························································································································· 44
29. HOW TO OPERATE INTERLOCKING PANEL ························································································· 45
30. HOW TO OPEN/CLOSE A PRINTER····································································································· 46

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31. HOW TO REPLACE DEVICE ·············································································································· 48
32. HOW TO UPGRADE TO FC1840 ········································································································· 49
33. HOW TO CHANGE LANGUAGE ·········································································································· 50
34. HOW TO QUERY THE INFORMATION OF OTHER EVENTS······································································ 51
CHAPTER 4 MAINTENANCE······················································································································52
1. DAILY EXAMINATION ······················································································································· 52
2. EMERGENCY AND TROUBLE HANDLING ···························································································· 52
APPENDIX 1 PARAMETER LIST ···················································································································54
APPENDIX 2 OPERABLE ITEM LIST··············································································································57
APPENDIX 3 EQUIPMENT GROUPING TABLE·································································································59
APPENDIX 4 RULES FOR LOGIC EXPRESSION······························································································60
APPENDIX 5 INPUT METHOD ······················································································································62
APPENDIX 6 “STICKER METHOD”EASY FOR COMMISSIONING·····································································63

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CHAPTER 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW
There are three types of FC18 series controllers:
-FC1820 fire alarm controller (interlocking)
-FC1840 fire alarm controller (interlocking)
-FC1840C fire alarm controller (no interlocking panel, no printer)
1. FEATURES
-Fulfill Chinese Standard of GB4717-2005 and GB16806-2006.
-Multi-language operation menu designed with windows style for fast and easy operation.
-Shortcut key (right key) for popping out operation items of equipment/event.
-Large memory space for up to 10000 history records, first in first out order, all events can be recorded
during operation period.
-LCD backlight Auto-off mode. When no operation or event to display within preset time, LCD backlight
will be automatically turn off. When there are events / operations, LCD will light up automatically to
display events and/or interlocking devices.
-2 channels of programmable input/output (Output: 40mA@24VDC, it can be programmed as general
alarm output or general trouble output; Input: dry contact).
-1 channel of NAC for audible and visible devices (max. 0.5A @24VDC).
-8 channels of interlocking functions for automatic control and manual operations of control equipments.
-Efficient group programming according to different using.
-FC1820 controller can connect up to 252 points, FC1840(C) controller can connect up to 504 points.
-Network bus (FC18-BUS), the max. distance is 1000m (the twist wiring capacity is 1.0 to 1.5 mm2). Up to
32 controllers can be networked together with FC1820 and FC1840(C).
-FRT bus (FR18-BUS), the max. distance is 1000m (the twist wiring capacity is 1.0 to 1.5 mm2). Up to 32
floor repeater displays can be networked.
-Detection bus (FD18-BUS), 2-wire polarity-free, the max. distance for line resistance is 4000m, the max.
distance for line capacitance is 5000m. (the twist wiring capacity is 1.0 to 1.5 mm2)
-Three user levels for different operation authority. Each user level is accessed by a pre-defined and
changeable password.
-Convenient pluggable terminals with clear marks for field wiring.
-Auto-mapping function to support on commissioning task.
-Detection algorithm can be adjusted from controller according to different environment, to provide high
reliability of alarm and reduce false alarm.
-Programming can be done either directly on controller or through computer.
-“Sticker Method” easy for commissioning on site.

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2. TECHNICAL DATA
Item Parameter
FC1820 FC1840 FC1840C
No. of line modules 1 2 2
No. of points 252 504 504
LCD screen 320×240 pixels，backlit
No. of programmable input/output on mainboard 2
No. of zone of interlocking panel 8 0
No. of NAC (0.5mA @24VDC) 1
Max. history records 10000
Max. distance between controllers within FC18-BUS 1,000 m
Max. No. of controllers connected within FC18-BUS 32
Max. distance between a controller and a FRT within FR18-BUS 1,000 m
Max. No of FRT connected to a controller 32
Auto-mapping function Operation from terminal
Battery(not included) Depends on local regulation
Communication interface Special converter module
Input voltage 220 [email protected] A, 110V@3 A
220 V / 50 Hz, 110V / 60 Hz
Power supply capacity 5 A@24 VDC
External power output 1 A@24 VDC
Size (mm) 437×408×197
Weight (without battery) 10.35 Kg
Power fuse 1.5 A
Battery fuse 5.0 A
Operating temperature 0～+40 ℃
Storage temperature –10 ～+50 ℃
Relative humidity ≤95%（40±2 ℃）
Protection category IP30
Environment requirement Indoor / Clean

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3. DIMENSIONS
Fig.1-1FC18Appearance Fig.1-2FC18Dimensions(mm)
4. COMPATIBLE LIST
No. Type Description
1. FDT181 Addressable heat detector
2. FDO181 Addressable smoke detector
3. FDM181 Addressable manual call point
4. FDCI181-2 Addressable input module
5. FDCIO181-2 Addressable input/output module
6. FDCI181-1 Addressable input module
7. FDCIO181-1 Addressable input/output module
8. FT1810 Addressable floor repeater display
9. FDCL181 Isolator
10. FT1811 Addressable mimic drive
11. FTM1811 Addressable mimic display board
12. FDCAI181 Addressable alarm indicator

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5. SYSTEM STRUCTURE
-Up to 32 FC1820/40(C) controllers can be networked together. Any controller can be set as master
controller to supervise devices connected with its slave controller and its own.
Fig. 1-3 System structure

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Fig. 1-4 Internal structure
Po
wer supply
Terminal board
B
attery
Line card 2
Line card 1 LED screen
Keyboard 2
Interlocking panel
Pinter
Keyboard 1
Main board
CPU board

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CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION
1. INSTALLATION
Fig. 2-1 Dimensions (mm)
Installation must comply with the local regulation!
1. Ensure the wall is dry, clean, flat and firm in which the controller is installed.
2. Chose a proper installation location to make sure the front door can be opened smoothly.
3. Mark the drillings for 4 installation holes on the wall. (Fig. 2-1)
4. Drill the holes, put expansion bolts in and insert the M6 screws.
5. Break the cable entries on the controller.
6. Hang the controller over those screws.
7. Insert cables into the controller.
8. Open the front panel and tighten the screws to fix the controller on the wall.
9. Connect cables to the terminals according to Fig. 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8.
10. Install and secure the batteries properly.
11. Close the front panel. Lock it with special tools and store the tools in safe place.

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2. CONNECTION DIAGRAM
Fig. 2-2 Terminal line
Note: In loop mode, wires from BP1 must end at AP1; wires from BS1 must end at AS1. The connection of field
devices (except FDCL181 isolator) is polarity free.
Fig. 2-3 Line card connection diagram (the same for Line 2)
Fig. 2-4 FRT/Mimic driver connection diagram
Note: Ensure positive and negative connections are properly in place; FC18-BUS is polarity sensitive.
Connect a 120Ωresistor as monitoring resistor. It must be connected to the end of the line. ( It can be set by
the two-digit Dip-switch on the main board, see “Dip-switch connection configuration” )
Fig. 2-5 Network connection diagram
Visible and
audible device
FC18 To NAC
NAC+
NAC-
Red
Black
Orange
Black
20K
resistor
NAC-EOL-FC18
Fig. 2-6 NAC connection diagram

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Fig. 2-7 Main board input/output connection diagram
Fig. 2-8 Interlocking panel connection diagram (the same for other channels)
Note: the load range of each output is 24VDC, 600Ω– 1.2kΩ
3. DIP-SWITCH
Each controller/interlocking panel has an eight-digit Dip-switch for address setting. Each Dip-switch can set address
1-32 within its first 6 digits.
FC18-BUS
address
DIP switches
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Idle Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off
1On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off
2 Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off
3On On Off Off Off Off Off Off
4 Off Off On Off Off Off Off Off
5On Off On Off Off Off Off Off
31 On On On On On Off Off Off
32 Off Off Off Off Off On Off Off
The controller has a two-digit Dip-switch for setting terminal resistor of FC18-BUS or FR18-BUS.
1On：FC18-BUS terminal selected；Off：not selected
2On：FR18-BUS terminal selected；Off：not selected

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4. Power Supply
-Stable and reliable DC output
-Auto switch between main power and battery
-Alternative AC power switch
-Charge and protect battery
-Monitor main power, battery, trouble status
-Auto recoverable current protection circuit for overload and short circuit
Fig. 2-9 AC Input Switch
Switch between 220VAC
and 110VAC

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Fig. 2-10 Wire connection
Specification of power supply
Input voltage 110/220 VAC
Input frequency 60/50 Hz
Output voltage 24 VDC
Output current 5A
AC fuse capacity 110VAC: 3.15A 220VAC:1.6A
DC fuse capacity 5A
Operating temperature 0 ~ +40℃
when it is over 40℃, output power will reduce half
Storage temperature -20 ~ +60℃
Humidity ≤95% (40±2℃)
Size 220*136*70 mm
Connect external AC input
Connect to
battery
Connect to port
” PS” on main unit
Connect to port “Pwr
Status” on main unit

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CHAPTER 3 OPERATION
1. INTERFACE
Fig. 3-1 Operation panel
①LCD
The LCD backlight automatically turns off within the preset time in the idle mode; the preset time can be adjusted in
the parameter setting. Press any key will turn on the LCD again.
②Printer
There are two indicators and two buttons on the printer panel. Indicator: the green LED indicates power-up state while
the red LED for operation state (on: online; off: offline). Button: SEL (set online/offline), LF (line feed).
③Key board
¹Press number keys to enter numbers and characters.
¹C: Press “C” to cancel or return to the previous menu; Press “OK” to confirm or enter the menu.
¹: Menu button, press “ ” to show menu.
¹Press “↓”/“↑” to move the cursor.
¹Press “←” to delete the previous input.
¹Press “→” as shortcut key to show the function menu. The operation items of the selected equipment are listed
in the menu according to operator’s user level.
④Indicators and operation keys
¹Alarm: Off when there is no fire; On when fire detected; Off again when all alarms are cleared and "reset" is
pressed.
¹Supervision: On when supervision signal is detected; Off when the event disappears and “reset” is pressed.

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¹System trouble: On when system hardware/software is faulty.
¹Trouble: On when trouble occurs; Off when trouble is resolved.
¹Activation: On when some equipment (such as output module or main board output port) is activated; Off when
activation signal disappears and “reset” is pressed.
¹Confirmation: On when controller receives confirmation signal; Off when the signal disappears.
¹NAC trouble: On when trouble occurs on NAC line; Off when trouble disappears.
¹Main Power: On when main power supply is working; Off when the AC supply is disconnected.
¹Battery: On when backup batteries are working; Off when the Main power are working and the backup batteries
are not working.
¹Disable: On when some equipment is disable; Off when no equipment is disable; Flashing when system is in
startup status.
¹Test: On when some equipment is at test/walk-test mode; Off when no equipment is being tested.
¹NAC disable: On when NAC line is disable; Off when it’s enable.
¹Auto: Only level 2&3 users can access. At auto mode all interlocking equipments can be activated automatically
by controller according to interlocking expressions. Manual operations have high priority at auto mode.
¹Manual: Only level 2&3 can access. At manual mode all interlocking equipments can only be activated manually.
¹Acknowledge/Silence: Only level 2&3 users can access. Press “Acknowledge/Silence” to turn off the buzzer
(except when battery is under voltage).
-Flashing when there are events and “Acknowledge/Silence” is not pressed. OR when there are
events and “Acknowledge/Silence” is pressed while new event occurs.
-Off when there are events and “Acknowledge/Silence” is pressed, OR when there are no events.
Sound elimination in a network,
-Press “Acknowledge/Silence” on master controller: internal sounder will turn off for both master and
slaves, also indicator will turn off.
-Press “Acknowledge/Silence” on slaves controller: internal sounder will turn off slave itself, indicator
will turn off, but master remains unaffected.
¹NAC activation: Only level 2&3 users can access. When fire is detected, NAC is activated and the LED is on.
Press “NAC activation” to deactivate NAC devices and the LED is off. Press it again, NAC device is
activated again and the LED is on. So on and so forth.
-“NAC activation” is used to activate/deactivate NAC devices.
-NAC device can be disabled through the menu.
-NAC device can not be activated neither the alarm nor the key when NAC device is disable.
-When NAC device is activated, it can be disable. But when it is enable again, its status will be normal
(no matter there is fire alarm or not).
-The LED status is consistent with NAC device status (no matter there is fire alarm or not). That
means when NAC device is activated, the LED is on; when NAC device is deactivated, the LED is
off.
¹Reset: Only level 2&3 users can access. It is used to reset the system to normal status. Any event can be reset
by pressing this key no matter it’s silence or not. It’s different to reset fire alarm events from resetting
other events in a network.
-Non-fire alarm events:
If master is reset, events in both master and salves are reset.
If a slave is reset, events in the slave are reset, and the same events in master are also reset.
-Fire alarm event:
If master is reset, events in both master and salves are reset.
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until master is reset.
⑤Interlocking panel
The interlocking panel has 8 output channels. Each channel has indicators to indicate trouble, activation and
confirmation status. Each channel can be controlled manually with Activation/Deactivation button. Only level 2&3 user
can access. Press the button to activate it and press it again to deactivate it, so on and so forth.
¹Trouble: On when there is trouble; Off when trouble is solved.
¹Activation: On when output channel is activated; Flashing when there's no confirmation; Off when the output
channel resume normal.
¹Confirmation: On when confirmation is received; Off when confirmation signal disappears.
Note: FC1840C doesn’t have interlocking panel and printer.

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2. LCD WINDOW
FC18 controller has 3 windows which are menu window (1), browser window (2) and statistics window (3).
①Menu window:
¹Display different operation menus according to different user levels. Items for Level 3 are shown as follows.
Fig. 3-2 Display screen
③
①
②
Main menu
Operate
—Alarm & active
—Trouble
—Supervision
—Disable
—Test
—Walk-test
—Locate
—Disable
—Enable
—Open
—Close
—Activate
—Deactivate
—Test
—Walk-test
—Restore
—Locate
—Stop locating
—Edit parameter
—Save configure
—Assign group
—Assign FRT
—Equipment
replacement
—Create logic.
—View logic
—Edit logic
—Delete logic
—English
—Taiwan
—HongKong
—Portugal
—
A
bout
BrowseEvent Tool Help
Configure Login
—All
—Unconfigure
—Unknown
—Inconsistent
—Exchange
—History
—Property
—Others
—Login
—
L
ogout
Lang
—Set time
—Check
system

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②Browser window:
¹Display real-time events: fire alarm, activation & confirmation, trouble, supervision, disable, test and walk-test.
¹Display node tree.
¹Priority of display: fire alarm→activation & confirmation→supervision→disable→trouble→test/walk-test→normal.
③Statistics window:
¹Display total number of real-time events including fire alarm, activation, confirmation, trouble, supervision and disable.
¹Display the level of the present user as well as the system mode.
¹icon is displayed when system clock is wrong, possible reason is : the button battery on main board is used or
clock chip can not work normally.

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3. USER LEVEL
lFC18 has 3 user levels. User level is displayed at the lower right corner of the screen (Fig. 3-2)
lUsers of different levels have their own matching privileges and interfaces.
Table 3-1 user privilege list
Item Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Login √
Logout √ √
Real-time event query √ √ √
History query √ √ √
Property query √ √ √
Disable/Enable devices √ √
Activation/Deactivation devices √ √
Test √ √
Walk-test √ √
Restore √ √
Locate √ √
Stop locating √ √
Login time setting √
Buzzer level setting √
LCD closing time setting √
System time setting √
Auto/manual mode setting √ √
Edit parameter √
Create logic √
Delete logic √
Edit logic √
View logic √
Print events √ √ √
Save configure √
Operate interlocking panel √ √
System check √
Acknowledge/Silence √ √
NAC √ √
Group assignment √
FRT assignment √
Change language √
Reset √ √

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3.1 Login
1. Press “Menu” to browse the main menu.
Display main menu.
2. Press”→” to select “Login”, and then press “OK”.
Password entry window pops out.
3. Enter the password for Level2/3 and press “OK”.
Login as a Level 2/3 user if the password entered is correct.
(Press “←” to delete previous input.)
Note:
Default password for Level 2 is 1234, for Level 3 is 4321. Default password
can be changed by FXS1800 software tool.
System logout automatically after 3 times of invalid entries.
Fig. 3-3
Fig. 3-4
3.2 Logout
There are two ways to logout:
lSystem logout automatically: System automatically logs out to Level 1 if no operations during a preset login time. (System
login time can be set by modifying station parameters.)
lUse the menu to logout:
1. Press “Menu” to browse the main menu.
Display event menu.
2. Press”→” to select “Login”, and then press “OK”.
Logout window pops out.
3. Press “OK” to return back to Level 1 interface; press “C” to cancel the logout
operation.
Note:
Users can directly login Level 2/3 interface under Level 1 interface; Users
need to return back to Level 1 interface before logging in Level 2 from Level
3 interface, also same from Level 2 to Level 3.
Fig. 3-5
Fig. 3-6