Vanguard V5 User manual

V5
Operator’s Manual
Extinguishing Control Panel

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CONTENTS
1. GENERAL
1.1 Introduction 2
1.2 System Description 2
1.2.1 Extinguishing Control Module 3
1.2.2 System Control Module 4
2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
2.1. Normal Operating Conditions 5
2.2. Fire Alarm Condition 5
2.2.1. Silencing the Alarm Bells / Sounders 6
2.2.2. Resetting the System 6
2.3. Fault Condition 6
2.3.1. Silencing the Fault Buzzer 6
2.3.2. Resetting the System 7
2.4. Initiating Evacuate Alarm 7
2.4.1. Silencing Evacuate Alarm 7
2.5. Zone/Auxiliary Disable 7
2.6. Indicators Test 7
3. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
3.1. Introduction 8
3.2. Maintenance Responsibilities 8
3.3. Operator Duties – Log Records 8
3.4. Regular Testing and Inspection 8
3.4.1 Daily Check 8
3.4.2 Weekly Test 9
3.4.3 Monthly Test 9
3.4.4 Annual Test 11
4. FAULT FINDING TIPS 12

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1. GENERAL
1.1 Introduction
This manual serves to provide only the basis operator’s information on the control and
operation of the Fire Extinguishing System. To ensure continuous reliability of the
system, the owner or owner’s representative should establish an agreement to carry out
regular maintenance of the installation with the manufacturer or manufacturer’s
representative or a competent and qualified contractor trained to service and maintain
this system.
The arrangements for maintenance should be such as well ensure that a qualified
person is available on call at all time to provide service in the event of any fault that
develops at the installation. For the requirements of the Regular Testing and
Inspection, please refer to the section covered in this manual.
1. System Description
This Fire Extinguishing System utilises the V5 Extinguishing Control
Panel. The system comprises an Extinguishing Control Panel which performs the task
of processing the input signals and thereafter transmits the output signals or initiates
other auxiliary functions. The Extinguishing Control Panel usually sited outside the
Protected Room clearly visible from the entrance.
Input devices are used to cause a change in panel status. These devices may be the
combination of Heat/Smoke Detectors, Remote Electrical Manual Release Station,
Remote Mechanical Release Control Devices (if provided), or Remote Abort Station.
Output devices are used to provide an audio & visual warning. Output devices
commonly used are alarm bells, electronic sounders, strobe light, “Evacuate
Immediately” flashing sign and “Gas Discharged” flashing sign. These three
components: Input Devices, Control Panel and Output Devices form the basic function
of the Fire Extinguishing System.
The detection of Fire Extinguishing Systems operates on a “Dual Risk Zone” basis.
These zones are groups of input devices grouped in accordance to the locality they are
protecting. In the event of a Fire/Fault condition, the location where the signal had
originated will be defined by the respective indication on the panel. It is therefore
important to be familiar with the zoning of the protected area. A zoning diagram (or
zone chart) is usually provided for this purpose.
The Extinguishing Control Panel is provided with a feature that continuously monitoring
the continuity of the input/detection, output/sounder circuits and Electrical actuator
circuits to ensure integrity of the system. It is also equipped with a battery back-up
supply (lasting at least 24 hours) in the event of an incoming supply failure.

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1. .1 Extinguishing Control Module
Detection Zone Indicators and Control
(Detectors and Remote Manual release)
a) Fire (Red) : Zone in fire condition
b) Fault (Amber) : Zone detection circuit open/short fault condition
c) Disable (Amber) : Zone in disabled condition
d) Disable Switch (Blue) : To disable zone fire & fault detection circuit
(Note: Zone disabled function only prior to an alarm activation.)
Extinguishing Indication and Control
a) Releasing Count Down Timer : To indicate the remaining time in seconds before
activation of actuator.
b) Releasing Abort Switch (Blue) : To manually disable the discharge of the gas and
all the 2nd Alarm output circuits (effective only
before gas discharged)
c) Auxiliary Disable Switch (Blue) : To disable 1st and 2nd alarm auxiliary output
signals to prevent activation of ancillary
equipment.
d) Gas Discharged LED (Red) : To indicate actual gas discharged upon expiry of
pre-set timer countdown delay.
e) Actuator Line Fault LED (Amber) : To indicate the open and/or short circuit of the
actuator line c/w fuse protection.
f) Remote Aborted LED (Amber) : To indicate that remote abort switch has been
activated to prevent gas from discharging.
g) Pressure Low LED (Amber) : To indicate cylinder storage pressure at low level.
Gas Control Module - GCM
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1. . System Control Module
Indicators
a) Power On (Green) : System energised by Mains and/or Standby Battery
b) Fire (Red) : General Fire Indicator, system in fire alarm condition
c) Fault (Amber) : General Fault Indicator, system in fault condition
d) Disabled (Amber) : General Disabled Indicator, system in disable
condition
e) System Fault (Amber) : Indicate Programmable Micro Controller failure
g) Sounder Fault (Amber) : Alarm sounder line open/short
(Note : It shall not be suppressed during Fire Alarm condition)
h) Earth Fault (Amber) : System input/output cable shorted to earth
i) Auxiliary Fault (Amber) : Auxiliary supply / auxiliary supervised line open/short
j) Mains Failure (Amber) : 230V AC Mains supply failure
k) Charger fault (Amber) : Charger Fuse blown / charger voltage (low / high)
l) Battery Fault (Amber) : Battery supply disconnected / battery fuse blown /
battery voltage (low / high)
Control Switches
a) Buzzer Silence (Black) (1) : To silence fault buzzer (Audio & Visual)
b) Sounder Silence (Amber) (2) : To silence alarm sounder (Audio & Visual)
c) System Reset (Brown) (3) : To normalise the system
(Note: Silence alarm sounder before RESET)
d) Indicators Test (White) (4) : To test the working condition of all LED
indicators and buzzer
e) Spare (Blue) (5) : Spare switch
f) Sound Alarm (Red) (6) : To raise alarm sounder manually for
emergency evacuation (Audio & Visual)
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. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
.1 Normal Operating Conditions
Under normal operating conditions
a) The green “POWER ON” LED lighted
b) Countdown timer display indicating the Pre-set time eg : 30 for 30 sec time delay
before firing
c) No other indicator should be lighted
d) The panel and all alarms should be completely silent
. Fire Alarm Condition
The zone module of the Fire Extinguishing System is designed and operates in a “Cross
Zone/Dual Risk” function. The 1st detection zone will activate when any detector is
activated. The 2nd detection zone will activate when another detector connected to the
other detection circuit of the same grouped zone is activated.
1st Alarm Detection
a) Twin red “FIRE” LEDs of the activated alarm detection circuit lighted
b) Alarm Sounder activated
c) “Evacuate” Sign flashes
d) Flashing Beacon activated
e) Fire signal to Main Alarm Panel activated
f) 1st alarm detection Aux Relay activated
2nd Alarm Detection
a) Twin red “FIRE” LEDs of the other activated alarm detection circuit lighted
b) Electronic Sounder activated
c) “Gas Discharged” Sign Flashing.
d) 2nd alarm detection Aux Relay activated
e) Delay timer display "30" starts countdown
Upon expiry of timer countdown (ie. 00 secs)
a) Gas Discharged
b) “Gas discharged” Sign become steady and Red “Gas discharged” LED activated.
TO ABORT DISCHARGE DURING TIMER COUNTDOWN
a) Press “Releasing Abort” Switch (Blue) or activate Remote Abort station
b) Delay timer back to pre-set time eg: “30”sec
c) Gas Discharged aborted.

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. .1 Silencing the Alarm Bells / Sounders
It is a requirement under the Singapore standard Code of Practice CP 10: 2005 that the
first alarm can only be silenced after 3 minutes of continuous operation and any
subsequent alarms may be silenced immediately. Any attempts to silence the first alarm
during the initial 3 minutes of operation will have no effect on the system.
The Sounder Silence LED will flash when the 3 minutes is lapsed; to indicate alarm
silencing is permit-able. To silence the alarm upon expiry of the initial 3 minutes and any
subsequent alarm, carry out the following procedure:
a) Press “SOUNDER SILENCE” Switch (Amber) (2)
b) Sounder Silence LED becomes steady
c) External alarm bells/sounders silence
d) To silence Alarm Buzzer, press “BUZZER SILENCE” Switch (Black) (1)
e) Panel remains in Fire state until reset
. . Resetting the System
Before the system is reset, the cause of the alarm must be investigated and duly
rectified. In the case of a false alarm, make sure that there is no incident of fire before
resetting the system.
Note : It is not possible to reset the system before the alarm is silenced.
a) Re-instate the affected devices to normal
b) Press “System Reset” Switch (Green) (3)
c) Upon resetting, the system should resume to normal operating condition, if there are
no other events to cause another alarm and the original cause of the alarm being
rectified.
.3 Fault Conditions
A self diagnostic circuit are provided to check itself and indicates a wide range of
possible faults.
Under Fault Conditions:
a) The respective zone fault Amber LED lighted and/or
b) The respective system fault Amber LED lighted
c) General, amber “FAULT” LED lighted
d) Panel fault buzzer sound
.3.1 Silencing the Fault Buzzer
If the fault cannot be rectified, it may be silenced by:
a) Press “BUZZER SILENCE” Switch (Black) (1)
b) Buzzer Silence Amber LED lighted
c) Panel remains in fault state until fault rectified

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.3. Resetting the System
The cause of the fault should be investigated and rectified. If it is due to a mains supply
failure, the system will normalise when the mains supply resumes. Some faults are
internal to the system and are not covered in this manual. Once the fault(s) are rectified,
the panel shall be normalised.
.4 Initiating Evacuate Alarm
The system is provided with a “Sound Alarm” switch in the event of emergency.
To sound alarms for emergency evacuate:
a) Press “Sound Alarm” switch (Red) (6)
b) Sound Alarm amber LED lighted
c) External alarm bells sounding
.4.1 Silencing Evacuate Alarm
To silence the evacuate alarm:
a) Re-press the “Sound Alarm” Switch (Red) (6)
b) External alarm bells silenced
.5 Zone/Auxiliary Disable
This function is executed when disable of the respective zone(s) and/or auxiliary
functions is intended. Zone disable switches will render the respective zone(s) in-
operative and will not be affected by the change in condition of the related input
device(s).
Note : It is not possible to perform a zone disable when an fire alarm condition has
already occurred in the respective zones.
To carry out zone/auxiliary disablement:
a) Press “Disable” for zone respectively or “Auxiliary Disable” Switch (Blue)
b) Disabled amber LED lighted
c) General, “Disabled” amber LED lighted
d) Zone(s)/auxiliary function remains in Disable Condition until normalised
.6 Indicators Test
An “Indicators Test” switch is provided to test the working condition of the visible
(LEDs) and audible (Buzzer) indicators.
a) Press the momentary “Indicators Test” Switch (White) (4)
b) All the LED indicators lighted and Buzzer sounds
c) Release the switch to normalise

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3. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
3.1 Introduction
To ensure continuous reliability of the fire extinguishing system, regular testing and
servicing shall be carried out. Only trained and competent personal are allowed to
performance the routine testing and maintenance.
3. Maintenance Responsibilities
The owner shall appoint a competent person to supervise and coordinate all matters in
relation to the fire extinguishing systems. This include arranging for the system to be
checked, tested and serviced in accordance with the requirements as described in the
Singapore Standard CP 10 : 2005 – Code of Practice for the installation and Servicing
of Electrical Fire Alarm Systems.
3.3 Operator Duties – Log Records
The operators / owner appointed competent person shall also be responsible for
keeping all the log records for all alarms activation (genuine, practice, test or false),
faults, service tests and routine preventive maintenance, repair and alteration works
carried out on the fire extinguishing system.
3.4 Regular Testing and Inspection
The following regular testing and inspection procedures are recommended:
3.4.1 Daily Check
3.4.2 Weekly Test
3.4.3 Monthly Test
3.4.4 Annual Test
3.4.1 Daily Check
A check should be made everyday to ascertain if the system is operating normally.
Fault(s) detected should be recorded and steps taken immediately to ensure that the
fault(s) is rectified.
a) Check that only the green “POWER ON” LED is lighted. All other indicators should
be off and the panel completely silent. If a fault has occurred and the panel buzzer
sounding, the appropriate indicator will light up.
b) Record the fault (s) detected.
c) Determine the area affected by the fault and decide whether special actions (such as
fire patrols) are required in that area.

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d) If possible, determine the cause of the fault or note the activities immediately prior to
the area affected.
e) Silence the fault buzzer.
f) Inform the maintenance contractor responsible for servicing and arrange for repair.
3.4. Weekly Test
The following tests and checks should be made by the operator or by the maintenance’s
contractor responsible for servicing and performance of the system.
a) Carry out a simulated and transmission of fire alarm and faults signals to the
Extinguishing Control Panel and confirm it is functioning correctly.
b) Check the battery condition and the voltage reading by the use of a multi-meter.
c) On completion of the above tests, ensure that all switches are in the correct
operating position.
d) Rectify all faults (if any) immediately.
e) Enter the test result(s) and follow-up actions in the log record.
3.4.3 Monthly Test
In addition to the weekly test, the following checking and testing procedures are to be
carried out each month.
a) Simulate fire and fault condition in all zones one by one. The procedure of the
simulation should follow section 2 (operating instruction) of this manual. Confirm that
the fire alarm and fault signals have been received at the Extinguishing Control
Panel.
b) Remove the bell/sounder line fuse. The buzzer should sound together with
“SOUNDER FAULT” and both amber “O” indications lighted. The panel should be
silenced when “BUZZER SILENCE” is activated. Replace the bell/sounder line fuse.
System should normalise.
c) Disable a zone in accordance to the procedures as described in section 2.5. Active a
device in that respective zone. It should have no alarm signal activated on the
panel. Normalise the disable zone.
d) Check charger voltage and battery terminals condition. Ensure that no faults signal
are indicated on the panel.