Simplex SafeLINC 4100U User manual

574-xxx
Rev. 4
FIRE
4100U
Fire Alarm
FIRE
Operator's
Manual
579-197
Rev. B
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Copyright Simplex Time Recorder Co., 2001. All rights reserved.
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be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any
purpose, without the express written consent of Simplex Time Recorder Company.
Simplex and the Simplex logo are registered trademarks of Simplex Time Recorder Co.
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READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Follow the instructions in this installation
manual. These instructions must be followed to avoid damage to this product and associated
equipment. Product operation and reliability depends upon proper installation.
DO NOT INSTALL ANY SIMPLEX PRODUCT THAT APPEARS DAMAGED.Upon
unpacking your Simplex product, inspect the contents of the carton for shipping damage. If
damage is apparent, immediately file a claim with the carrier and notify Simplex.
ELECTRICAL HAZARD -Disconnect electrical field power when making any internal
adjustments or repairs. Servicing should be performed by qualified Simplex Representatives.
STATIC HAZARD - Static electricity can damage components. Therefore, handle as follows:
• Ground yourself before opening or installing components (use the 553-484 Static Control
Kit).
• Prior to installation, keep components wrapped in anti-static material at all times.
EYE SAFETY HAZARD -Under certain fiber optic application conditions, the optical output of
this device may exceed eye safety limits. Do not use magnification (such as a microscope or other
focusing equipment) when viewing the output of this device.
RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY - This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are
designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a
commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area may 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.
SYSTEM REACCEPTANCE TEST AFTER SOFTWARE CHANGES -To ensure proper
system operation, this product must be tested in accordance with NFPA72-1996, Chapter 7 after
any programming operation or change in site-specific software. Reacceptance testing is required
after any change, addition or deletion of system components, or after any modification, repair or
adjustment to system hardware or wiring.
All components, circuits, system operations, or software functions known to be affected by a
change must be 100% tested. In addition, to ensure that other operations are not inadvertently
affected, at least 10% of initiating devices that are not directly affected by the change, up to a
maximum of 50 devices, must also be tested and proper system operation verified.
Cautions and Warnings
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How to Use this Publication............................................................................................ ix
Introduction ................................................................................................................. ix
General Conventions .................................................................................................. ix
Keyboard Conventions ............................................................................................... ix
Using the Mouse..........................................................................................................x
Chapter 1 Basic Concepts and Operations........................................ 1-1
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1-1
In this Chapter ......................................................................................................... 1-1
Basic System Description............................................................................................ 1-2
Overview.................................................................................................................. 1-2
Normal Appearance of Operator Interface Panel ........................................................ 1-4
Description............................................................................................................... 1-4
Chapter 2 Alarm Conditions ................................................................ 2-1
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 2-1
In this Chapter ......................................................................................................... 2-1
Acknowledging an Alarm ............................................................................................. 2-2
How the 4100 Indicates that an Alarm has Occurred.............................................. 2-2
Overview – Acknowledging Alarms ......................................................................... 2-2
Globally Acknowledging Alarms .............................................................................. 2-3
Individually Acknowledging Alarms ......................................................................... 2-3
Silencing an Alarm....................................................................................................... 2-5
Overview.................................................................................................................. 2-5
Using the Alarm Silence Key ................................................................................... 2-5
Resetting the System .................................................................................................. 2-6
Overview.................................................................................................................. 2-6
Resetting a System with Active Alarms ................................................................... 2-6
Performing a Hardware Reset ................................................................................. 2-7
Disabling a Point that Remains in Alarm ..................................................................... 2-8
Overview.................................................................................................................. 2-8
Important Notes ....................................................................................................... 2-8
Procedure ................................................................................................................ 2-8
Chapter 3 Trouble Conditions ............................................................. 3-1
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3-1
In this Chapter ......................................................................................................... 3-1
Overview...................................................................................................................... 3-2
How the 4100 Indicates the Presence of a Trouble ................................................ 3-2
What Acknowledge Does......................................................................................... 3-2
Global Versus Individual Acknowledge ................................................................... 3-2
Trouble Indications for TrueAlarm Sensors ............................................................. 3-3
What to Do when TrueAlarm Troubles Occur.......................................................... 3-3
Acknowledging Troubles ............................................................................................. 3-4
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Globally Acknowledging Troubles ........................................................................... 3-4
Individually Acknowledging Troubles....................................................................... 3-4
If the Trouble Doesn’t Clear......................................................................................... 3-6
Overview.................................................................................................................. 3-6
System Reset Key ................................................................................................... 3-6
Disabling a Point with a Trouble Condition.............................................................. 3-6
Chapter 4 Supervisory Conditions...................................................... 4-1
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 4-1
In this Chapter ......................................................................................................... 4-1
Overview...................................................................................................................... 4-2
How the 4100 Indicates the Presence of a Supervisory Condition ......................... 4-2
What Acknowledge Does......................................................................................... 4-2
Acknowledging Supervisory Conditions ...................................................................... 4-3
Globally Acknowledging Supervisory Conditions .................................................... 4-3
Individually Acknowledging Supervisory Conditions ............................................... 4-3
Chapter 5 Selecting Points for Status and Control ........................... 5-1
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5-1
In this Chapter ......................................................................................................... 5-1
Selecting Points from Alarm, Trouble, Supervisory List .............................................. 5-2
Procedure ................................................................................................................ 5-2
Selecting Points from the Menu................................................................................... 5-3
Procedure ................................................................................................................ 5-3
Selecting Points with the Entry Keypad....................................................................... 5-4
Overview.................................................................................................................. 5-4
Selecting Points ....................................................................................................... 5-4
Chapter 6 Advanced Functions........................................................... 6-1
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6-1
In this Chapter ......................................................................................................... 6-1
Logging In and Out of the System............................................................................... 6-2
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6-2
Log In Procedure ..................................................................................................... 6-2
Log Out Procedure .................................................................................................. 6-3
Setting System Time and Date.................................................................................... 6-5
Procedure ................................................................................................................ 6-5
Procedure ................................................................................................................ 6-5
Viewing the Time at which an Event Occurred............................................................ 6-6
Overview.................................................................................................................. 6-6
Procedure ................................................................................................................ 6-6
Enabling and Disabling Points..................................................................................... 6-7
Overview.................................................................................................................. 6-7
Procedure ................................................................................................................ 6-7
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Forcing Points On and Off ........................................................................................... 6-8
Overview.................................................................................................................. 6-8
Forcing Points ON and OFF .................................................................................... 6-8
Returning a Point to Automatic Operation ............................................................... 6-8
Displaying and Clearing Historical Logs...................................................................... 6-9
Overview.................................................................................................................. 6-9
Displaying/Clearing Historical Logs ......................................................................... 6-9
Printing Reports......................................................................................................... 6-10
Overview................................................................................................................ 6-10
Procedure .............................................................................................................. 6-10
Chapter 7 System Test Procedures .................................................... 7-1
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 7-1
In this Chapter ......................................................................................................... 7-1
Lamp Test / Tone Alert Test ........................................................................................ 7-2
Overview.................................................................................................................. 7-2
Performing a Lamp Test .......................................................................................... 7-2
Testing the Tone-Alert ............................................................................................. 7-2
Walk Test™ Overview ................................................................................................. 7-3
Overview.................................................................................................................. 7-3
Important Notes ....................................................................................................... 7-3
Setting WalkTest Options ............................................................................................ 7-5
Enabling WalkTest for a Group ............................................................................... 7-5
Setting Options ........................................................................................................ 7-5
Chapter 8 Audio Operations................................................................ 8-1
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 8-1
In this Chapter ......................................................................................................... 8-1
Single Channel Audio Operation ................................................................................. 8-2
Overview.................................................................................................................. 8-2
Evacuate Entire Building.......................................................................................... 8-3
Evacuate Specific Floors when No Alarms are Present.......................................... 8-3
Evacuate Additional Floors During an Alarm........................................................... 8-3
Page Entire Building ................................................................................................ 8-4
Page Only Floors Being Evacuated......................................................................... 8-4
Page Additional Floors............................................................................................. 8-4
Listen to What is Being Played Using the Local Speaker ....................................... 8-4
Silencing the Audio System..................................................................................... 8-4
Resetting the Audio System .................................................................................... 8-4
Single Channel Audio Plus Paging.............................................................................. 8-5
Overview.................................................................................................................. 8-5
Evacuate Entire Building.......................................................................................... 8-5
Evacuate Specific Floors when No Alarms are Present.......................................... 8-5
Evacuate Additional Floors During an Alarm........................................................... 8-5
Page Entire Building ................................................................................................ 8-6
Page Specific Floors................................................................................................ 8-6
Page Additional Floors............................................................................................. 8-6
Listen to What is Being Played Using the Local Speaker ....................................... 8-6
Silencing the Audio System..................................................................................... 8-6
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Resetting the Audio System .................................................................................... 8-6
Two Channel Audio Operation .................................................................................... 8-7
Overview.................................................................................................................. 8-7
Evacuate Entire Building.......................................................................................... 8-8
Evacuate Specific Floors when No Alarms are Present.......................................... 8-8
Evacuate Additional Floors During an Alarm........................................................... 8-8
Alert Specific Floors................................................................................................. 8-8
Evacuate Floors On Which Alert Message is Playing ............................................. 8-9
Page Entire Building ................................................................................................ 8-9
Page Specific Floors................................................................................................ 8-9
Page Additional Floors............................................................................................. 8-9
Listen to What is Being Played on the EVAC Channel Using the Local Speaker ... 8-9
Listen to What is Being Played on the Alert Channel Using the Local Speaker ... 8-10
Silencing the Audio System................................................................................... 8-10
Resetting the Audio System .................................................................................. 8-10
Three to Eight Channel Audio System Operation ..................................................... 8-11
Overview................................................................................................................ 8-11
Evacuate Entire Building........................................................................................ 8-12
Evacuate Specific Floors when No Alarms are Present........................................ 8-12
Evacuate Additional Floors During an Alarm......................................................... 8-12
Alert Specific Floors............................................................................................... 8-12
Evacuate Floors On Which Alert Message is Playing ........................................... 8-13
Page Entire Building .............................................................................................. 8-13
Page Specific Floors.............................................................................................. 8-13
Page Additional Floors........................................................................................... 8-13
Play Announcements on Specific Floors ............................................................... 8-14
Listen to What is Being Played on the EVAC Channel Using the Local Speaker . 8-14
Listen to What is Being Played on the Alert Channel Using the Local Speaker ... 8-14
Silencing the Audio System................................................................................... 8-14
Resetting the Audio System .................................................................................. 8-14
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Before you start using the 4100 Fire Alarm Operator’s Manual, it's important to understand the
typographic conventions used in this publication.
The following conventions are used in this publication to identify special names or text.
Convention Meaning
Bold type
Indicates words or characters that you type. Unless it is
specifically noted, you can type the text in lowercase or
uppercase characters. For example, cd access means that
you type the lowercase letters “cd” followed by a space and
the lowercase word “access.”
Italic type
Indicates information that the user must supply, such as
filenames. For example, cd directory_name means that you
type the letters “cd” followed by a space and a directory name.
Indicates important terms or titles of publications.
“Text in quotes” Indicates the title of a chapter or section of the manual, such
as “How to Use This Publication.”
• Bulleted lists Provides you with information. They are also used to indicate
alternatives in numbered procedural steps.
1. Numbered lists Indicates procedures that you must carry out sequentially.
The following conventions are used to describe keys and key combinations.
Convention Meaning
SHIFT
Key names appear in bold type and in capital letters and are
referred to by their names only, without the word "key." For
example, "press SHIFT" means press the key labeled "Shift."
CTRL+ALT+DEL
A plus sign (+) between two key names means that you hold
down the first key while pressing the second key. For example,
"press SHIFT+F1" means hold down the SHIFT key while
pressing the F1 key. If the key sequence includes three or
more key names, hold down all of the keys except for the last
one, and then press and release the last key. For example,
"press CTRL+ALT+DELETE" means hold down the CTRL and
ALT keys, and then press the DELETE key.
ALT,F,P
A comma between key names means that you press and
release the first key, and then press and release the second
key, and so on. For example, "press ALT, F, P" means press
ALT and release it, press F and release it, then press P and
release it.
Arrow keys Arrow keys refers to the UP ARROW (↑), DOWN ARROW (↓),
LEFT ARROW (←), and RIGHT ARROW (→) keys.
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Introduction
General
Conventions
Keyboard
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The following table lists four common terms related to mouse operation that you should know.
Use the left mouse button for all actions unless instructed otherwise.
Note: When using the mouse button to point, click, or drag, keep the mouse steady;
otherwise, you may select the wrong item.
Term Function
Point Move the mouse until the tip of the mouse pointer rests on the
screen object or area that you wish to select.
Click Point to the item you want to select, then press and
immediately release the mouse button.
Double-click
Point to the item you want to select, then press and
immediately release the mouse button twice in rapid
succession.
Drag
Point to the item you want to move, then press and hold down
the mouse button while you move the mouse to the desired
location. Once you have moved the mouse pointer to the
position you want, release the mouse button.
How to Use this Publication, Continued
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