Aritech FP1200 USER INSTRUCTION MANUAL

FP1200 SERIES

ANALOGUE ADDRESSABLE FIRE PANEL

USER INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Revision 4.2: August 1998

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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION 1

2. PANEL OPERATION 2

2.1 LED INDICATIONS AND CONTROLS 3

2.2 GENERAL INDICATORS 4

2.3 CONTROLS 6

2.4 SOUNDERS 7

2.5 FIRE BRIGADE 8

2.6 ZONE INDICATORS (FP1216 ONLY) 9

2.7 LCD AND KEYPAD 9

3. NORMAL OPERATION 11

4. IN CASE OF FIRE 12

5. IN CASE OF PRE-WARNING 14

6. IN CASE OF FAULT 15

7. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 16

7.1 DAILY 16

7.2 QUARTERLY 16

7.3 YEARLY 17

1. INTRODUCTION

The FP1200 User Instruction Manual is intended as a guide to users (operators) of the Aritech
FP1200 Series Analogue Addressable Fire Alarm Panel. Users are defined as those responsible
for the routine day-to-day operation of the panel, including the handling of fire and fault conditions
identified by the control panel.

The manual is written assuming no technical knowledge on the part of the user. The following
manuals cover more detailed information on the FP1200 Series products:

1. Aritech 950-900 Series Detector Installation Guide LKFP2103

2. Aritech 2000 Series Sensors Installation Guide LKFP2203

3. FP1200 Reference Guide MAN-087

(FP2000 Reference Guide with addendum sheet)

4. FP1200 Installation and Commissioning Manual MAN-083

Product Code

2. PANEL OPERATION

A view of the front of a typical FP1200 Series Fire panel is shown in Figure 1 below.

Figure 1: Fire Panel Front View

In order to describe the operation of a FP1200 series fire panel, the front panel has been divided
into two sections, these being:

• LED indicators and controls

• LCD and keypad

2.1 LED INDICATIONS AND CONTROLS

The LED indications and controls can further be broken down into:

• General indicators

• Controls

• Sounders

• Fire Brigade

• Enable/Disable keyswitch

• Zone indicators

Figure 2: General Indications and Controls