Aritech FP2000 User Manual

FP2000 SERIES

ANALOGUE ADDRESSABLE FIRE PANEL

Version 3.1: May 1997

USER INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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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 OTHER 9

2.7 ZONE INDICATORS 10

2.8 LCD AND KEYPAD 10

3. NORMAL OPERATION 12

4. IN CASE OF FIRE 13

5. IN CASE OF PRE-WARNING 15

6. IN CASE OF FAULT 16

7. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 17

7.1 DAILY 17

7.2 QUARTERLY 17

7.3 YEARLY 18

APPENDIX A A-1
APPENDIX B B-1

1. INTRODUCTION

The FP2000 User Instruction Manual is intended as a guide to users (operators) of the
Aritech FP2000 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 FP2000 Series products:

1. 950 Series Installation Guide LKFP2103

2. 2000 Series Sensors Installation Guide LKFP2203

3. FP2000 Reference Guide LKFP2503

4. FP2000 Series Network Configuration Guide LKFP2303

5. FP2000 Installation and Commissioning Manual LKFP2003

Product Code

2. PANEL OPERATION

A view of the front of a typical FP2000 Series Fire panel is shown in Figure 1 below.

Figure 1: Fire Panel Front View

In order to describe the operation of a FP2000 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

2.2 GENERAL INDICATORS

COMMON FIRE

Two red LED's indicate that a fire has been detected.

COMMON FAULT

A common fault may be caused by one or more of the following:

• Device fault

• Zone fault

• Supply fault

• Processor fault

• Bell fault

• Fire Brigade fault

• Any test mode

• Any disable mode

COMMON DISABLE

A yellow LED indicates that one or more of the following have been disabled:

• Devices on the loop

• Zone

• Sounders

• Fire Brigade

• Any delays ON

SUPPLY FAULT

A yellow LED will illuminate for:

• Mains failure

• Battery disconnect or not charging

SYSTEM FAULT

A yellow LED indicates that a system fault has occurred. A system failure can be one
or more of:

• Internal memory failure

• Clock failure

• Watchdog time out

• Tamper switch

• Service switch

• Logic error

• Memory lock

• No checksums calculated

• Hardware test fault

• Fireman’s' panel down

• Repeater down

• Panel down

• Global repeater down

• Input fault

• Output fault

• Configuration fault

• Checksum fault

• Protected memory overwritten

• Time date wrong

• Access fault

• FEP fault

• Watchdog time-out

PROCESSOR RUNNING

A flashing green LED indicates normal operation.

SUPPLY ON

A green LED indicates that the system is receiving 24V power.