Fire-Lite LCD-80FC User Manual

Remote Fire Indicator

LCD-80FC

Instruction Manual

Document 53244
5/13/2013 Rev:

P/N 53244:B ECN 13-439

B

Fire Alarm & Emergency Communication System Limitations

While a life safety system may lower insurance rates, it is not a substitute for life and property
insurance!

An automatic fire alarm system—typically made up of smoke
detectors, heat detectors, manual pull stations, audible warning
devices, and a fire alarm control panel (FACP) with remote notifi­cation capability—can provide early warning of a developing fire.
Such a system, however, does not assure protection against
property damage or loss of life resulting from a fire.

An emergency communication system—typically made up of
an automatic fire alarm system (as described above) and a life
safety communication system that may include an autonomous
control unit (ACU), local operating console (LOC), voice commu­nication, and other various interoperable communication meth­ods—can broadcast a mass notification message. Such a
system, however, does not assure protection against property
damage or loss of life resulting from a fire or life safety event.

The Manufacturer recommends that smoke and/or heat
detectors be located throughout a protected premises following
the recommendations of the National Fire Protection Association
Standard 72 (NFPA 72), manufacturer's recommendations, State
and local codes, and the recommendations contained in the
Guide for Proper Use of System Smoke Detectors, which is
made available at no charge to all installing dealers. This
document can be found at http://www.systemsensor.com/
appguides/. A study by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (an agency of the United States government) indicated
that smoke detectors may not go off in as many as 35% of all
fires. While fire alarm systems are designed to provide early
warning against fire, they do not guarantee warning or protection
against fire. A fire alarm system may not provide timely or
adequate warning, or simply may not function, for a variety of
reasons:

Smoke detectors may not sense fire where smoke cannot
reach the detectors such as in chimneys, in or behind walls, on
roofs, or on the other side of closed doors. Smoke detectors
also may not sense a fire on another level or floor of a building.
A second-floor detector, for example, may not sense a first-floor
or basement fire.

Particles of combustion or “smoke” from a developing fire
may not reach the sensing chambers of smoke detectors
because:

• Barriers such as closed or partially closed doors, walls, chim­neys, even wet or humid areas may inhibit particle or smoke
flow.

• Smoke particles may become “cold,” stratify, and not reach
the ceiling or upper walls where detectors are located.

• Smoke particles may be blown away from detectors by air
outlets, such as air conditioning vents.

• Smoke particles may be drawn into air returns before reach­ing the detector.

The amount of “smoke” present may be insufficient to alarm
smoke detectors. Smoke detectors are designed to alarm at var­ious levels of smoke density. If such density levels are not cre­ated by a developing fire at the location of detectors, the
detectors will not go into alarm.

Smoke detectors, even when working properly, have sensing
limitations. Detectors that have photoelectronic sensing cham­bers tend to detect smoldering fires better than flaming fires,
which have little visible smoke. Detectors that have ionizing-type
sensing chambers tend to detect fast-flaming fires better than
smoldering fires. Because fires develop in different ways and
are often unpredictable in their growth, neither type of detector is
necessarily best and a given type of detector may not provide
adequate warning of a fire.

Smoke detectors cannot be expected to provide adequate warn­ing of fires caused by arson, children playing with matches
(especially in bedrooms), smoking in bed, and violent explosions

(caused by escaping gas, improper storage of flammable materi­als, etc.).

Heat detectors do not sense particles of combustion and alarm
only when heat on their sensors increases at a predetermined
rate or reaches a predetermined level. Rate-of-rise heat detec­tors may be subject to reduced sensitivity over time. For this
reason, the rate-of-rise feature of each detector should be tested
at least once per year by a qualified fire protection specialist.
Heat detectors are designed to protect property, not life.

IMPORTANT! Smoke detectors must be installed in the same
room as the control panel and in rooms used by the system for
the connection of alarm transmission wiring, communications,
signaling, and/or power. If detectors are not so located, a devel­oping fire may damage the alarm system, compromising its abil­ity to report a fire.

Audible warning devices such as bells, horns, strobes,
speakers and displays may not alert people if these devices

are located on the other side of closed or partly open doors or
are located on another floor of a building. Any warning device
may fail to alert people with a disability or those who have
recently consumed drugs, alcohol, or medication. Please note
that:

• An emergency communication system may take priority over
a fire alarm system in the event of a life safety emergency.

• Voice messaging systems must be designed to meet intelligi­bility requirements as defined by NFPA, local codes, and
Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).

• Language and instructional requirements must be clearly dis­seminated on any local displays.

• Strobes can, under certain circumstances, cause seizures in
people with conditions such as epilepsy.

• Studies have shown that certain people, even when they hear
a fire alarm signal, do not respond to or comprehend the
meaning of the signal. Audible devices, such as horns and
bells, can have different tonal patterns and frequencies. It is
the property owner's responsibility to conduct fire drills and
other training exercises to make people aware of fire alarm
signals and instruct them on the proper reaction to alarm sig­nals.

• In rare instances, the sounding of a warning device can cause
temporary or permanent hearing loss.

A life safety system will not operate without any electrical
power. If AC power fails, the system will operate from standby
batteries only for a specified time and only if the batteries have
been properly maintained and replaced regularly.

Equipment used in the system may not be technically compat­ible with the control panel. It is essential to use only equipment
listed for service with your control panel.

Telephone lines needed to transmit alarm signals from a prem­ises to a central monitoring station may be out of service or tem­porarily disabled. For added protection against telephone line
failure, backup radio transmission systems are recommended.

The most common cause of life safety system malfunction is
inadequate maintenance. To keep the entire life safety system in
excellent working order, ongoing maintenance is required per the
manufacturer's recommendations, and UL and NFPA stan­dards. At a minimum, the requirements of NFPA 72 shall be fol­lowed. Environments with large amounts of dust, dirt, or high air
velocity require more frequent maintenance. A maintenance
agreement should be arranged through the local manufacturer's
representative. Maintenance should be scheduled monthly or as
required by National and/or local fire codes and should be per­formed by authorized professional life saftety system installers
only. Adequate written records of all inspections should be kept.

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Installation Precautions

Adherence to the following will aid in problem-free installation with long-term reliability:

WARNING - Several different sources of power can be
connected to the fire alarm control panel. Disconnect all

sources of power before servicing. Control unit and associ­ated equipment may be damaged by removing and/or insert­ing cards, modules, or interconnecting cables while the unit is
energized. Do not attempt to install, service, or operate this
unit until manuals are read and understood.

CAUTION - System Re-acceptance Test after Software
Changes: To ensure proper system operation, this product

must be tested in accordance with NFPA 72 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.

This system meets NFPA requirements for operation at 0-49º
C/32-120º F and at a relative humidity 93% ± 2% RH (non­condensing) at 32°C ± 2°C (90°F ± 3°F). However, the useful
life of the system's standby batteries and the electronic com­ponents may be adversely affected by extreme temperature
ranges and humidity. Therefore, it is recommended that this
system and its peripherals be installed in an environment with
a normal room temperature of 15-27º C/60-80º F.

Verify that wire sizes are adequate for all initiating and indi­cating device loops. Most devices cannot tolerate more than a
10% I.R. drop from the specified device voltage.

Like all solid state electronic devices, this system may
operate erratically or can be damaged when subjected to light­ning induced transients. Although no system is completely
immune from lightning transients and interference, proper
grounding will reduce susceptibility. Overhead or outside aerial
wiring is not recommended, due to an increased susceptibility
to nearby lightning strikes. Consult with the Technical Ser­vices Department if any problems are anticipated or encoun­tered.

Disconnect AC power and batteries prior to removing or
inserting circuit boards. Failure to do so can damage circuits.

Remove all electronic assemblies prior to any drilling, filing,
reaming, or punching of the enclosure. When possible, make
all cable entries from the sides or rear. Before making modifi­cations, verify that they will not interfere with battery, trans­former, or printed circuit board location.

Do not tighten screw terminals more than 9 in-lbs. Over­tightening may damage threads, resulting in reduced terminal
contact pressure and difficulty with screw terminal removal.

This system contains static-sensitive components.
Always ground yourself with a proper wrist strap before han­dling any circuits so that static charges are removed from the
body. Use static suppressive packaging to protect electronic
assemblies removed from the unit.

Follow the instructions in the installation, operating, and pro­gramming manuals. These instructions must be followed to
avoid damage to the control panel and associated equipment.
FACP operation and reliability depend upon proper installation.

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FCC Warning

WARNING: 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 class A
computing devices pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of
FCC Rules, which is designed to provide reasonable
protection against such interference when devices are
operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interfer­ence, in which case the user will be required to correct
the interference at his or her own expense.

Canadian Requirements

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits
for radiation noise emissions from digital apparatus set
out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana­dian Department of Communications.

Le present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruits radi­oelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appa­reils numeriques de la classe A prescrites dans le
Reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le
ministere des Communications du Canada.

LiteSpeed™ is a trademark; and FireLite® Alarms is a registered trademark of Honeywell International Inc.Microsoft® and Windows® are registered
trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

©2013 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this document is strictly prohibited.

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Software Downloads

In order to supply the latest features and functionality in fire alarm and life safety technology to our customers, we make
frequent upgrades to the embedded software in our products. To ensure that you are installing and programming the latest
features, we strongly recommend that you download the most current version of software for each product prior to
commissioning any system. Contact Technical Support with any questions about software and the appropriate version for a
specific application.

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Overview..................................................................................................................6

1.1: Introduction....................................................................................................................................................6

1.2: Related Documentation .................................................................................................................................6

Section 2: The LCD-80FC Indicator......................................................................................... 7

2.1: Compatible Panels .........................................................................................................................................7

2.2: Features of the LCD-80FC ............................................................................................................................7

2.3: Components ...................................................................................................................................................8

2.4: SW1 DIP Switch Settings.............................................................................................................................8

2.5: Typical Configuration ..................................................................................................................................10

Section 3: Mounting................................................................................................................ 11

3.1: Indicator Preparation ...................................................................................................................................11

3.2: Semi-flush Mount Backbox.........................................................................................................................13

3.2.1: Mounting in SBB-3 Three Gang Electrical Box ...............................................................................13

3.2.2: Mounting in Three Electrical Boxes Ganged Together.....................................................................14

3.3: Surface Mount Backbox ..............................................................................................................................15

Section 4: Electrical Connections........................................................................................ 16

4.1: Power Connections ......................................................................................................................................16

4.2: EIA-485 Connections ..................................................................................................................................17

Section 5: EIA-485 Shield Termination .................................................................................20

5.1: Shield Not in Conduit ..................................................................................................................................20

5.2: Shield in Full Conduit..................................................................................................................................21

Section 6: Operation...............................................................................................................23

6.1: Display Patterns ...........................................................................................................................................23

6.2: Switch Functions .........................................................................................................................................23

6.2.1: Local Silence .....................................................................................................................................23

6.2.2: Lamp Test..........................................................................................................................................23

6.3: LED Indicators.............................................................................................................................................23

6.3.1: AC Power ..........................................................................................................................................23

6.3.2: Alarm.................................................................................................................................................24

6.3.3: Supervisory........................................................................................................................................24

6.3.4: Trouble...............................................................................................................................................24

6.3.5: Alarm Silenced ..................................................................................................................................24

Index......................................................................................................................................... 25

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1.1 Introduction

This document contains information for installing, programming, and operating the LCD-80FC Remote Fire
Indicator.

1.2 Related Documentation

The following table provides a list of document sources (manuals) containing additional information regarding the
fire alarm control panels and components that ACS annunciators can be connected to. The FireLite document (DOC­FIR) chart provides the current document revision.

FireLite Device Compatibility Document 15384

MS-9200UDLS Instruction Manual 52750

MS-9600UDLSC Instruction Manual 52646

FCPS-24FS6/8 Instruction Manual 51883

MS-9200UD Instruction Manual (UL 8th) 51906

MS-9600 Instruction Manual (UL 8th) 51335

Section 1: Overview

Document Name P/N

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Section 2: The LCD-80FC Indicator

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The LCD-80FC Indicator is a compact, 80-character, backlit LCD fire indicator designed for use
with compatible FACPs (Fire Alarm Control Panels). It should be noted that the LCD-80FC Indi-

cator display will mimic the FACP display.

The LCD-80FC is capable of displaying English-language text of system point status including
device type, independent point alarm, trouble or supervisory, zone and custom alpha labels pro­grammed into the control panel. The LCD-80FC also provides system status LEDs to display
Power, Alarm, Trouble, Supervisory and Alarm Silenced conditions. The LCD-80FC is capable of
performing local silence and local lamp test.

Communication between the FACP and the LCD-80FC is accomplished over a two-wire serial
interface employing the EIA-485 communication standard. Up to 32 indicators may be connected
to the two-wire EIA-485 circuit. The indicators may be powered from the host FACP or remote UL
listed, filtered, power supplies.

2.1 Compatible Panels

• MS-9200UDLS

• MS-9600LS

• MS-9200UD

• MS-9600

2.2 Features of the LCD-80FC

• 80-character LCD display (20 characters x 4 lines) is backlit under normal and alarm
conditions

• System Status LEDs for AC Power (green), Alarm (red), Trouble (yellow), Supervisory
(yellow) and Alarm Silenced (yellow)

• No programming necessary — duplicates messages at control panel display.

NOTE: The FACP may require programming to function with the LCD-80FC. Refer to the
specific FACP manual for programming information.

• Local piezo sounder with alarm and trouble resound

• Device type identifiers from the control panel

• Device & zone custom alpha labels from the control panel

• Time/date and device address from the control panel

• EIA-485 connects to control panel terminal port

• Plug-in terminal blocks for ease of installation and service

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The LCD-80FC Indicator Components

Future use

ON = Piezo Enabled

ON = Membrane Function Buttons Enabled

OFF = Receive only

Top view

Note: See “DIP Switch Settings
Example” on page 9.

The LCD-80FC sounder, if enabled, will be activated when any new

alarm or trouble is received from the panel. It is silenced by an

Acknowledge switch press at the FACP. Piezo must not be disabled

without approval of the local AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction).

Piezo Sounder

Membrane Connector

Cable connection to membrane

switches for Local Silence and Local

Lamp Test

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Panel Configuration

Figure 2.1 Components of the LCD-80FC

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• DIP switches control piezo enable/disable, transmit/receive mode, FACP selection, function
switches and key-switch enable/disable.

• Up to 32 LCD-80FC Indicators per FACP

• Mounting options:

– Surface mounting in SBB-3 (2.75" depth) or three electrical boxes ganged together

– Semi-flush mounting in three-gang electrical box (P/N 10103) with a minimum depth of

2.187" or three electrical boxes ganged together

– Can be located up to 6,000 feet (1,829 m) from the panel

• Backlight turns off during AC loss to conserve battery power but will turn back on if an alarm
condition occurs.

• Function switches for:

– Local Silence

– Local Lamp Test

2.3 Components

2.4 SW1 DIP Switch Settings

Refer to “DIP Switch Settings Example” on page 9, for an explanation of DIP switch positions.
SW1 switch settings follow:

1 -ON = Function buttons enabled, OFF = Function buttons disabled.

2 -ON = Piezo sounder enabled, OFF = Piezo sounder disabled.

CAUTION: PIEZO SOUNDER DISABLE

THE PIEZO SOUNDER MUST NOT BE DISABLED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE
LOCAL AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION (AHJ).

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3 -ON = Supervision Receive/Transmit, OFF = Supervision Receive Only.

SW1 DIP Switch Settings The LCD-80FC Indicator

switch 1 shown

in ON position

switch 2 shown in ON position

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switches 3 through 8
shown in OFF position

Figure 2.2 DIP Switch Settings Example

• One Indicator - if a single LCD-80FC is the only indicator connected to the EIA-485 loop,

Switch 3 must be set to the ON position to allow the FACP to supervise the indicator.

• Multiple Indicators - if multiple LCD-80FC indicators are connected to the EIA-485 loop,

the indicator physically connected as the last device on the loop (farthest from the ‘OUT’
terminals on the FACP) must have Switch 3 set to the ON position in order to supervise all
indicators on the loop. All remaining indicators must have Switch 3 set to the OFF position
for proper supervision and operation.

It is important to note that the function switches on all LCD-80FC indicators will operate regardless
of the setting of Switch 3.

A break (open circuit) in the power or EIA-485 connections creates an LCD-80FC Indicator fault at
the control panel. All indicators before the break will continue to display information (but the func-
tion switches on these LCD-80FCs will no longer operate).

4 through 6 = Configuration for use with a particular FACP.

Switches 4, 5 and 6 are used to select the FACP (Fire Alarm Control Panel) which is being con­nected to the LCD-80FC. Refer to the following table for the appropriate switch settings.

Fire Alarm Control Panel SW1-4 SW1-5 SW1-6

Use This Setting for:
MS-9200UDLS, MS-9600LS, MS-9200UD, and MS-9600

OFF OFF OFF

Table 2.1 Dip Switch Settings

NOTE: Depending on the FACP which is connected to the LCD-80FC, it may be necessary to

enable communication with the indicator in the FACP programming. Refer to the appropriate
FACP manual for programming information.

7 and 8 = Future use.

SW1 DIP switch settings as illustrated in Figure 2.2 are as follows:

1. DIP switch 1: ON = function buttons are enabled

2. DIP switch 2: ON = piezo sounder enabled

3. DIP switch 3: OFF = Receive Only. This setting is used for all indicators except the last or

only LCD-80FC Indicator on the EIA-485 line

4. DIP switches 4 through 6: OFF = Configured correctly for operation with the available

FACP (Refer to Table 2.1.)

5. DIP switches 7 and 8: OFF (these switches are not used)

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