WXLINE Strike Guard User manual

Strike Guard
LIGHTNING WARNING SYSTEM
USER’S GUIDE
  1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CONTACT....................................................................................3
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WARRANTY.................................................................................4
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STRIKE GUARD LIGHTNING WARNING SYSTEM....................5
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STRIKE GUARD LIGHTNING SENSOR.....................................10
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STRIKE GUARD LIGHTNING DATA RECEIVER.......................14
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ACHIEVING TOP PERFORMANCE AND LONGEST LIFE FROM
THE STRIKE GUARD LIGHTNING WARNING SYSTEM…..........22
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LIGHTNING WARNING SYSTEM UICK REFERENCE
INSTALLATION GUIDE AND CHECKLIST..................................24
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CONNECTING E UIPMENT TO THE LIGHTNING DATA
RECEIVER UICK REFERENCE GUIDE AND CHECKLIST......27
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STRIKE VIEW SOFTWARE UICK REFERENCE
INSTALLATION GUIDE AND CHECKLIST…....................................29
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DIAGRAMS...................................................................................32
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CONTACT
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WARRANTY
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%%%'%%'%4&%'''%%22&
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STRIKE GUARD LIGHTNING WARNING
SYSTEM
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A. ABOUT THE STRIKE GUARD LIGHTNING WARNING
SYSTEM
&%(%2'26(%4
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:%%%%22&+%,
The Strike Guard Lightning Sensor:
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4#'%2%,
,'2''5%&,
,;@&5&%%,
,'%:;&++'6
(%%2*256%(&',
,A2%(%&'26%2%2&%&'5&'+'
&%2&%:;&+%
'%+5'&%&%'+'5',
The Strike Guard Lightning Data Receiver:
, ;&+'%2%%
&%',
,A%+6%(%%'2%''+2%
(':*%&&%&6&'%',
,A%+'&%&6&'%%&+-7%
%'%8(&%&6&'%',
,A%+&%%%(%455&(4&%&'(%42',
,&%2%%:;&+5'+'
2%%,
/'%5+*%(
&%%'%&'',+22%%
%%'2&%%2''%&'%*+
&%%4+&'%',%'26(%45'%6
'2'5&(5'%2%(%(&'2%%+
  5
DEC 2013

2%,%%'2%'(%%2&%&%
'%&'%*%&%&%
:;&++%6&%&*256%(&',
2%''%
%2%%'(&'.%4',
B. ABOUT THE STRIKE VIEW SOFTWARE
%(%'74%24(%+'('2
&%(')(%&(5'%2:;,
&%(74%''&%&%256%(&<$B;/?
<5'&%&%?%:;&+*%&'%
%+256%(&&5';6%$56%(&
%+<=%+>?,74(%+('*'%2&%*
'%2&%,
C. STORING FOR MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE
-'4%(&((%%
&%%%22&%6((5%),%
%'%*%5%)42%(%&%%
%(6%4(%%<4'22(%%4?,B(%4
4&%224%(%4,
D. UNPACKING AND CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE
2''(&&%&%
&%(%,+''5%)&%2%(%&%&
(%&%%2%%,
NOTE If the Strike Guard System is shipped with a WAVE Siren System
that in ludes a Wxline Equipment Indoor Bulkhead (WxEIB), a
different pa king s heme is used.
Make sure that the following items are included in the package:
,%
,:;&+
,#<"!,2?'%2256%(&&5'<%&%6%'?
,-%(%
,-(&%2(&6(C6&'65%'2%(%%%2%
,-(&%2%%5&%4
,74%24''%56+
If Strike View Software was purchased, the shipment also contains:
!,;6%$56%(&%+
",#'%2256%(&&5'<%&%6%'?
NOTE Instru tions for Strike View Software and related a essories an
be found in the Strike View Software User’s Guide.
  6
DEC 2013

E. HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
GLASS DIFFUSER
%'22%54%
'%(&2%%%',/)&'%,(
(%%2&%2%&5%&%,
PLASTIC FIBER-OPTIC CABLE
('&256%(&&5'5'4&%(+%5
25&%,D(5254'''%%
25(+2%4%,&&5'%('
5*%&%+,:''%*%''(''2%&(5
%225'(%5',
NOTE Do not step on the fiber and do not lay the fiber dire tly on a hot
roof surfa e. Do not allow the ends of the fiber to be ome fouled
with dirt, roof tar, et .
25(6&(%('&'+2&%2%)'
%,2*'*%2&5'*&&%
%42%'*('&''%5%%)'2%&,
RS-232 TO FIBER-OPTIC CONVERTER
;6%$56(&%+%'5'&2''%+%
)(%256%(&&++&,
TOOLS AND MATERIALS YOU MIGHT NEED FOR INSTALLATION
, E6&)+
, E&%(64&
, E!6&)%&4&%+
, E6&'&&%56(%4''
, 5'52%''('%%'2%C6&'5%'5'5%''
&&%'2%25&5'%%%
, '&%'%8+'%'256%(&&5'&&%'%%%
F. STEP-BY-STEP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
B2%''%%%%*%'+&%&
(%(2&%+24'''%%,''%22)
(%5'4(%%(,:%%%&5'2%
%%2'+'%%%'2&%(%(',
G. VERIFY SYSTEM FUNCTION INDOORS BY CONNECTING
THE SENSOR TO A LIGHTNING DATA RECEIVER AND/OR A
COMPUTER RUNNING STRIKE VIEW
, 72%2&%5%'%4'222&%4,
-2%'%(%42%5%&%*%
(4&%25'256%(&%%2
%'&%&&'%,-5255%2'4''524
  7
DEC 2013

&%2%(,2%'(%46%
%%5+*(%%%)(%+2
(%(2&%%2,
,%%5'2'%:256%(&%%%
&'%%%2256%(&&5''25,'
2'%%'25('&,
,%&%%2256%(&&5'%5'&<$B;?(%%
:;&+,%%+&%+2'%%
2'%5'&<$B;?(%%2:;&+*
25''2'%%'('&,
,%&(%4(('2%:;&+%-(%4
&(&'&%&%(&%&%%2(%4(('%A;
@&%:;&+,%4*%''+%2
:;&+(%44&%(%%%5')'
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:;&+*%$$5%'(
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DEC 2013

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NOTE If an RS-232 port is not available and the omputer has only USB
serial ommuni ations ports, refer to the Strike View Software
User’s Guide for instru tions on installation of a USB to RS-232
Adapter.
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%2252''256%(&+&,74
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%/A::2%'#&%,%4
%(%%(,%4%4
'%4&%%274%24&&4
&(%222%%,
%%2%&'%4&%%&2%0

#,2'''%'%(%*(%&%'&%%2
((%(2%%,
  9
DEC 2013


STRIKE GUARD LIGHTNING SENSOR
A. SELECTING AN APPROPRIATE SITE FOR THE SENSOR
%%2%2%%%22%''%42(%5',
A%5'22%''%4'%2%''%4',
, %%%'54256%(&&5'&%2
:;&+,
, %%%'+%%+4%2%(''
&%,5'%''%5@&%'%)&#
5%+%.%%2%,
, %%%'5'2<!?42%%6
%%'+5%5%2
&%',
, %%%'5'#2<?42%%%26%
F7-8(,
, %%%'5'#2<?42%&
%%%26%)2%+,
, %%52(%5'2%%%%'2),
%%'+5%%%%%'2)&'
''%%%,
, %%%'5&22%&'
2&%'+',
!, %%'%5%4#2<?%2%%26%'
'%'%,
NOTE The Sensor is self-powered and DOES NOT REQUIRE A GROUND
CONNECTION. No ele tri al work is required to install the Strike
Guard Sensor.
B. MOUNTING THE LIGHTNING SENSOR – TYPICAL ROOFTOP
EXAMPLE
(%'%2%%0
•&2%(+'
•%%)(%%4%'
•;2%2%+5%J2%+5%H%4''
2&%(%('
  10
DEC 2013