Fire-Lite MS-9200UDLS User Manual

PS-Tools

User’s Guide

for the 198 Pt Addr Panel

Fire Alarm System Limitations

While a fire alarm system may lower insurance rates, it is not a substitute for fire
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 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.
The Manufacturer recommends that smoke
and/or heat detectors are located throughout a
protected premise 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 Guides for Proper Use of System Smoke
Detectors, which are made available at no charge
to all installing dealers. These documents can be
found at
http://www.systemsensor.com/html/applicat.html.
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, or chimneys 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.

• 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 do not go into alarm.

Smoke detectors, even when working properly,
have sensing limitations. Detectors that have
photo electronic 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, crippling its
ability to report a fire.
Audible warning devices such as bells 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:

• 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 or comprehend the meaning of the
signal. It is the property owner's responsibility to
conduct fire drills and other training exercise 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 fire alarm system does not operate without
any electrical power. If AC power fails, the
system operates from standby batteries only for a
specified time and only if the batteries are
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 premise 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 fire alarm
malfunction is inadequate maintenance. To keep

the entire fire alarm 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
must be arranged through the local
manufacturer's representative. Maintenance must
be scheduled monthly or as required by National
and/or local fire codes and must be performed
only by authorized professional fire alarm
installers only. Adequate written records of all
inspections must be kept.

Installation Precautions

Adherence to the following helps 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 Reacceptance 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 0-49ºC/32-120º F and at a relative
humidity 93% ± 2% RH (non-condensing) 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/60­80º 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 the lightning induced
transients. Although no system is completely
immune from lightning transients and
interference, proper grounding reduces
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 do not interfere with
battery, transformer, or printed circuit board
location.
Do not tighten screw terminals more than 9 in­lbs. Over tightening 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.

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 is 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 must set right the 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.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

1.1 Overview of PS-Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.1.1 PS-Tools Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.2 User Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Setting Up PS-Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

2.1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2.2 Complete Setup vs Custom Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2.3 Installing PS-Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.4 Removing PS-Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.4.1 Removing PS-Tools using Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.1 Logging On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3.2 Quitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4 Adding Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4.1 Adding a New Customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4.1.1 Duplicating a Customer Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.2 Finding a Customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.3 Configuring Fire Panel for a Customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.4 Editing Customer Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.5 Deleting a Customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

5 Configuring Fire Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

5.1 Selecting Configuration Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

5.2 Configuring System Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

5.2.1 Communicator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

5.2.2 Central Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5.2.3 Configuring Input/Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.2.4 Configuring General System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

5.2.5 Configuring Optional Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

5.2.6 Configuring ANN Bus Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

5.3 SLC Loop Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

5.3.1 Detectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

5.3.2 Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

5.4 Save to Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

5.5 Save as Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

5.6 Verify Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

5.7 Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

5.7.1 Tabular View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

5.7.2 Graphical View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

5.8 Changing the Download Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

5.9 Upload Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

5.9.1 Walktest Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

5.9.2 History Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

5.9.3 Troubleshoot Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

5.10 Comparing Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

5.11 Database Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

5.12 Database Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

5.13 Database Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

5.14 Viewing Migration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

5.15 Viewing Last Configuration Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

5.16 Connecting to the Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

5.17 Modifying Customer Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

5.18 Importing Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

5.19 Importing all Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

5.20 Exporting Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

5.21 Deleting Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

6 Upload/Download Configuration Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

6.1 Connection Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

6.1.1 USB Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

6.1.2 Modem Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

6.1.3 Serial Port Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

6.2 Connect/Disconnect to Fire Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

6.3 Download Configuration Data to Fire Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

6.4 Upload Configuration Information from Fire Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

7 Generating Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

8 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

8.1 Panel Connection Busy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

8.2 Panel Connection Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

8.3 PS-Tools Failed to Download Data to Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

8.4 PS-Tools Failed to Upload Data from Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

8.5 Request Denied for Verify Secret Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

8.6 Ring Count Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

8.7 Other Fire Alarm System Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

A Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

A.1 Coding Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

A.2 Two Stage Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

A.3 Synchronized NAC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

About This Guide

This guide describes the procedures for installing PS-Tools and using PS-Tools for configuring and
monitoring the 198 Pt Addr.Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP).

Overview of Contents

PS-Tools User Guide

Audience

This document contains the following chapters and appendix.

• Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces PS-Tools application and describes its features.

• Chapter 2, Setting Up PS-Tools, provides the steps for installing PS-Tools.

• Chapter 3, Getting Started, provides the steps for logging onto PS-Tools.

• Chapter 4, Adding Customers, describes the steps for adding and maintaining the details of the
customers for the fire panel.

• Chapter 5, Configuring Fire Panels, details the steps to configure the fire panel for a customer.

• Chapter 6, Upload/Download Configuration Data, presents the technique to download
configuration data to the fire panel and upload configuration data from the fire panel.

• Chapter 7,Generating Report, depicts the process to generate the Configuration Data report.

• Chapter 8, Troubleshooting, lists the events and faults that can occur in the fire panel.

• Appendix, gives additional information about the coding selections, two stage operation, and
synchronized NAC operation.

This guide is intended for the installers and operators of PS-Tools, who are trained in configuring and
monitoring the fire panel.

Assumed Knowledge

It is assumed that you are familiar with the Microsoft Windows user interface, configuring and
monitoring the 198 Pt Addr. fire panel.

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Related Documents

For more information about topics that are relevant to the subject of this manual, refer to the following
document.

Document Title Contents

198 Pt Addr. (Document Id:

51335)

Typographical Conventions

This document uses the following typographical conventions.

Style What it represents Example

Bold Menu titles, user interface

literals

Buttons you click to perform
actions

Italic

Items you select 2-Wire Detector

Cross-reference within
document

Cross-reference to chapters See Getting Started.

Installation procedures and
technical specifications for the
Fire Alarm Control Panel.

Double-click PS-Tools
icon.

Click Exit to close the
program.

For more information,
see Configuring Fire

Panel.

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1 Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of the PS-Tools (Programming Software Tools) application and
describes the profiles of the users.

Overview of PS-Tools

PS-Tools is a convenient and powerful tool which can be used for configuring the programming
data for the 198 Pt Addr. Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) from a computer or a laptop.

You can configure the fire alarm system in three ways.

1. Using PS-Tools

2. Using the fire panel keypad

3. Using PS2 Style Keyboard

Configuring through Fire Panel Keypad

Configuring through panel keypad involves making changes in several screens for a single control
using the panel keypad. This way of configuration is tedious.

Configuring through PS-Tools

You can configure the fire panel using PS-Tools, instead of using a panel keypad. This way is more
efficient because of the user-friendly screens in PS-Tools.

Configuring through PS2 Style Keyboard

You can configure the 198 Pt Addr. fire panel by connecting a PS2 Style Keyboard, instead of using
the panel keyboard.

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PS-Tools Features

PS-Tools provides many features such as:

• Maintaining details of the fire panel customers.

• Configuring the settings for the fire panel for a customer.

• Verify Setup feature which helps in verifying the configuration before downloading to panel.

• Download utility to download the configuration information to the fire panel.

• Upload utility to upload the event logs, history data, and troubleshoot data from fire panel.

• File Comparison utility, which allows location by location comparison of separate upload and
download files.

• Export Configuration feature to export the saved configuration to a file.

• Import Configuration details from the panel.

• Graphical representation of the installed devices.

• Simulation feature, which displays the correlation of the input and output devices.

• Migrate the database files from PK-Plus to PS-Tools.

• Fire panel troubles and events troubleshooting.

User Profile

Table 1-1 lists the roles and responsibilities for the PS-Tools users.

Table 1-1 User roles and responsibilities

User Role Responsible for

Service Technician/Installer • Commissioning and installing the fire

Support Engineer • Attending the support calls from the

Fire Panel distributors • Marketing the fire panels.

Primary and Secondary Central
Stations

alarm system.

• Configuring the fire panel
programmable data.

fields.

• Providing training to the service
technicians.

• Reporting events, troubles, and alarms
to the central station.

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2 Setting Up PS-Tools

This chapter describes the procedures for installing and removing the PS-Tools.

The following table describes the tasks you can perform using different sections of this chapter.

Section Description Refer to

System Requirements Lists the hardware and software

PS-Tools

PS-Tools.

Complete Setup vs Cus­tom Setup

Installing

Removing

PS-Tools

PS-Tools

requirements to install the
application.

Helps you to become familiar with the
deployment scenario for

Provides guidelines for installing the

PS-Tools in your computer.

Outlines procedures for removing

PS-Tools from your computer.

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Setting Up PS-Tools

System Requirements

Before you begin the setup process, ensure that your laptop or computer has the necessary hardware,
software, and support components.

Component Requirement

Operating System Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 or

Processor GHZ P4 processor

RAM Minimum 256 MB

Cache 512 K

Hard Disk Drive 20 GB with a minimum of 1 GB of available space

Graphic Board and Monitor 1024 x 768 pixel or higher resolution

Windows XP or Windows 2003 Server Standard
Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista or Windows 7

Color Palette 256 colors, True Color, Font size: small or big.

Communication Serial Port

Disk Drive A CD-ROM Drive

Printer HP LaserJet

Complete Setup vs Custom Setup

PS-Tools setup offers the following installation options.

• Complete Setup (default) installs both the PS-Tools Client and Server. The Complete setup is
used in a stand-alone scenario, where the PS-Tools Client and Server is installed on the same
computer.

• Custom Setup can be used for installing either the PS-Tools Client or the PS-Tools Server.
The Custom setup is typically used in a network scenario, where the PS-Tools Server
(database) is installed at a central location.

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Installing PS-Tools

To install PS-Tools

1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and go to the PS-Tools folder.

2. Double-click the PS-To

PS-Tools User Guide

ols Setup.exe. The PS-Tools - InstallShield Wizard dialog box

appears.

3. Click Next. The Destination Folder dialog box appears.

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Setting Up PS-Tools

4. Click Change to change the destination folder.

ange Current Destination Folder dialog box appears.

The Ch

By default, the destination folder is C:\Program Files\Honeywell\PS-Tools.

5. Locate the folder where you want to install

6. Click Next

to continue with the installation.

PS-Tools, and click OK.

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Note

• If there is no database of a previously installed PS-Tool, the Create new
download password dialog box appears.

• If the database of a previously installed PS-Tools exists, a message indicating the
folder path of the database appears.

7. Click OK to continue.

PS-Tools User Guide

The Create new download password dialog box appears.

8. Type the download password in Password and then type the password again in Confirm

Password box.

Note Ensure that the password is six characters long.

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9. Click Next. The Setup Type dialog box appears.

For Complete Setup

10. Select Comple

te to install both the PS-Tools Client and Server.

11. Click Next. The Ready to Install dialog box appears.

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12. Click Install. A progress indicator appears, indicating the progress of installation to install the
PS-Tools.

13. Click Finish. The PS-Tools is installed on your computer.

For Custom Setup

14. In the Setup Type dialog box, select Custom setup to install only the PS-Tools Client.

15. Click Next. The Custom Setup dialog box appears.

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Setting Up PS-Tools

16. In the Custom Setup dialog box, select the option in the Server list to disable the PS-Tools
Server, to install only the PS-Tools Client.

17. Click Next. The Database Server Information dialog box appears, if you have selected the
Client setup.

18. Type the IP address of the PS-Tools Server in Database Server.

19. Click Next. The Ready to Install dialog box appears.

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20. Click Install. A progress indicator appears, indicating the progress of installation.

21. Click Finish. The PS-Tools is installed on your computer.

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Setting Up PS-Tools

Removing PS-Tools

PS-Tools can be removed using the Control Panel.

Removing PS-Tools using Control Panel

1. Click Start, and then choose Settings > Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears.

2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.

3. In the Add or Remove Programs window, select PS-Tools in the Currently installed
programs list.

4. Click Remove. A message asking for your confirmation appears.

5. Click Yes. The PS-Tools application is removed from your computer.

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3Getting Started

This chapter describes how to log on to and quit the PS-Tools.

The following table describes the tasks you can perform using different sections of this chapter.

Section Description Refer to

Logging On Log on to PS-Tools page 14

Quitting Exit PS-Tools. page 14

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Getting Started

Logging On

To log on to PS-Tools

1. Click Start, and then choose Programs > PS-Tools > PS-Tools

or

Double click the PS-Tools icon on the desktop. The initial customer details window appears.

2. On this window, you can add the details of the customers for the fire panel. For more
information on adding customers, see

Adding Customers.

Quitting

To quit the PS-Tools application, click in the upper-right corner of the window

or

Click Exit in the File menu.

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4 Adding Customers

Using PS-Tools, you can configure the settings of the 198 Pt Addr. Fire Alarm Control Panel
(FACP) and in addition, maintain the details of the fire panel customers.

Before you configure the fire panel settings, you need to add the customer information to the
PS-Tools database. The customer details such as First Name, Last Name, Address 1, Address 2,
City, State, ZipCode, Contact Number, and Panel Type (panel version) must be added.

When you log on to the PS-Tools, the customer details window appears. This window consists of
the Customer List and the Customer Details sections. The Customer List section displays the list
of existing customers for the fire panel and the Customer Details section displays the details of a
selected customer.

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Adding Customers

The customer details window in the PS-Tools helps you to:

• Add a new customer.

• Find an existing customer.

• Configure the fire panel for a customer.

• Delete a customer record.

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Adding a New Customer

A new customer can be the protection services staff for campuses such as museums, universities, or
schools, where the 198 Pt Addr. Fire Alarm Control System is installed. Details such as First Name,
Last Name, Address 1, and so on can be added for each customer of the fire panel.

To enter the new customer details

1. Click New Cu

2. Type the First Name, Last Name, Address 1, Address 2, City, State, ZipCode, and Contact
Number for the customer. The First Name and the Panel Type information are mandatory.

3. Select the 198 Pt Addr. fire panel version.

4. Click Save. A message asking

Note Fields marked with * are mandatory.

PS-Tools User Guide

stomer.

for confirmation appears.

5. Click Yes. The details for the new customer are added in PS-Tools.

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Adding Customers

Duplicating a Customer Record

You can also add a new customer in PS-Tools by making a copy of an existing customer record and
modifying the information.

To duplicate the customer record

1. Select the customer record and click Dup

licate. A message asking for confirmation appears.

2. Click Yes in the

3. To duplicate the configuration information along with the customer record, click Yes in the
Duplicate Customer dialog box. To duplicate only the customer record, click No.

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Finding a Customer

Using the Find option, you can find the details of a customer. You can search by the First Name, Last
Name, Address 1, Address 2, City, State, ZipCode, Contact Number, or the Panel Type. The Search
results are displayed in the Customer List section.

To find a customer

1. From the Find list, select the search option.

2. In the text box provided alongside, type the keyword for the search.

3. Click Search. The search results are displayed in the Customer List.

To retrieve all customer records, click Show All. All the customer records appears in the Customer
List.

PS-Tools User Guide

Configuring Fire Panel for a Customer

Using the Configure option, you can configure all the fire alarm system settings. Before you
configure the fire panel, ensure you add the new customer details to the PS-Tools database.

To configure the fire panel for a customer

1. Using the Find option, select the customer record.

2. Click Configure.

For more information about configuring the fire panels, see Configuring Fire Panels.

Editing Customer Details

You can update all the customer details using the PS-Tools.

To edit the customer details

1. Using the Find option, select the customer record you want to edit.

2. Update the customer data in the Customer Details section.

3. Click Save. If you select another customer record without saving, you are prompted to save the
updated record.

4. Click Yes to update the customer details in PS-Tools.

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Adding Customers

Deleting a Customer

When a customer account is considered inactive, you can delete the customer record. The saved
configuration information for the fire panel also gets deleted.

To delete a customer record

1. Using the Fi

2. Click Delete. A message asking for confirmation appears.

nd option, select the customer record you want to delete.

3. Click Yes to delete the customer
a message, asking for confirmation to delete the configuration information, is displayed. The
following screen appears:

4. To delete the customer record along with the configuration information, click Yes.

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5 Configuring Fire Panels

Using PS-Tools, you can configure the settings of the fire panel. This process involves the
following:

• Configuring the settings for input and output modules.

• Configuring the fire panel settings such as date and time, banner display, fire panel
passwords, and other panel settings.

• Configuring the SLC loop setup for the detectors and modules.

• Verifying the SLC loop setup.

• Simulating the setup to evaluate SLC loop.

• Modifying the customer details in the server.

• Migrating the configuration information from PK-Plus to PS-Tools database.

After you configure the fire panel settings, connect the computer to the fire panel and download the
configuration settings. In addition, you can upload the configuration information from the fire
panel, and view the fire alarm system settings in PS-Tools.

The following table describes the tasks you can perform using different sections of this chapter.

Section Description Refer to

Selecting Configuration Type To select a configuration type in

PS-Tools

Configuring System Info To configure the communicator

settings, input/output modules,
optional modules and the general
system settings

SLC Loop Setup To add detectors and modules to

the SLC loop

Save to Database To save the configuration in the

PS-Tools database

Save as Template To save the configuration as a

template

Ver i f y S e tu p To verify the SLC loop setup page 56

Simulation To view the zone correlations for

the installed devices to confirm
the programming

Upload Information To view the uploaded information

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page 43

page 55

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page 58

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Section Description Refer to

Comparing Configuration To compare the configuration for

page 64

two different customers

Database Backup To save the database backup page 66

Database Restore To restore the database page 67

Database Migration To migrate the information from

page 68

PK-Plus to PS-Tools database.

Viewing Migration Informa-

To view information on migration. page 69

tion

Viewing Last Configuration

To view the configuration date page 69

Date

Connecting to the Database To connect to the database client

page 70

or server

Modifying Customer Details To modify the customer details in

page 71

the server.

Importing Configuration To import a saved configuration page 72

Importing all Configuration To import all the saved configura-

page 73

tion

Exporting Configuration To export a saved configuration page 74

Deleting Template To delete a configuration template

page 76

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Selecting Configuration Type

To select a configuration type

1. Using the Find option in the initial screen, select a customer record. For more information, see

Finding a Customer.

2. Click Configure to program the fire panel settings. The Configuration Type dialog box
appears.

3. In the Select Configuration list, perform one of the following:

• Se

lect the default option Factory Default, if you are configuring for the first time.

or

• Select a previously saved configuration which appears in the list.

4. Click OK. T

Figure 5-1).

he System Info -> Communicator Settings -> Central Station pane appears (see

PS-Tools User Guide

Configuring System Info

In PS-Tools, configuring the system information involves the following steps.

1. Configuring the communicator settings (see Communicator Settings)

a. Central Station (see Central Station)

b. Primary Central Station (see Primary Central Station)

c. Secondary Central Station (see Secondary Central Station)

2. Configuring the input/output modules (see Configuring Input/Output)

a. Relays (see Relay)

b. Zones (see Zones)

c. Special Zones (see Special Zones)

d. NACs (NAC 1, NAC 2, NAC 3, and NAC 4) (see NAC (Notification Appliance Circuits))

3. Configuring the general system settings which
reminder, and other settings (see Configuring General System

4. Configuring the Optional Modules (see Configuring Optional Modules)

5. SLC Loop Setup (see SLC Loop Setup)

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include the timers, clock format, trouble

Settings)

Configuring Fire Panels

a. Detectors (see Detectors)

b. Modules (see Modules)

Communicator Settings

The Digital Alarm Communicator/Transmitter (DACT) module is used to transmit system status to
central station receivers through the public switched telephone network. All circuitry and connectors
are contained on a compact module, which is located near the lower - center of the main circuit board.

In PS-Tools, you must enable the reporting from the communicator, to report the fire alarm system
status, alarm, and trouble conditions to the central station through the public switched telephone
network. The System Info -> Communicator Settings ->Central Station pane appears after you
select the configuration type.

Figure 5-1 Configure Commun

icator Settings

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Central Station

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To configure the communicator

1. Click Communicator Enabled, to enable the reporting from the communicator.

You must program the four digit panel id, the first time you download the configuration to fire
panel.

2. Type the No. of Rings to Answer, which is the number of rings after which a call is answered
by the panel.

Program the communicator to configure the optional modules, to enable reporting of fire alarm
system status, alarm, and trouble conditions to the central station.

To configure the central station

1. Click Central Station Reporting Enabled, to enable reporting to the central station (see

Figure 5-1).

2. Set the Trouble Call Limit, to limit the number of troubles sent to the central station at a
particular instant. The Trouble Call Limit is a programmed value between 0 and 99, for each
unique trouble within a 24-hour period.

3. Select the Reporting Style for the troubles. The options provided are Point or Zone. The
communicator can report up to 99 software zones or 198 addressable points.

4. Select the Central Station Backup Reporting option. The available options are First
available, Backup only, or Both.

• If you select First available, the optional modules transmit the system reports, troubles to

the primary or secondary central station, based on which station can be contacted first.

• If you select Backup only, the optional modules transmit the system reports, alarm, and

trouble conditions to the secondary central station. This happens only when
communication with primary central station fails.

• If you select Both, the optional modules transmit the system reports, alarm, and trouble

conditions to both the primary and secondary central stations.

5. Click Save to Database to save the configuration to the PS-Tools database.

6. Click Next or click Primary Central Station in the left pane, to view the Primary Central

Station configuration pane.

Primary Central Station

The primary central station is the first available central station the optional modules contact to report
the fire alarm system status, alarm, and trouble events.

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Figure 5-2 Configuring Primary Central Station

Primary Central Station screen provides information on the primary central station programming
which includes:

• Phone Number

• Communication Format

• Account Code

• Test Time Interval

• Test Start Time

• Event Codes

To configure the primary central station

1. Type the Phone Number o

f the primary central station. You can type a maximum of 20

characters with valid entries being 0 to 9 and A to E.

2. Select the Communication Format of the reports sent to the primary control station. The
primary event codes are displayed based on the communication format used.

Note If the communication format changes, the event codes also change. The

communication format is determined by the type of receiver at the primary central
station, to which the optional modules transmit reports.

3. Type the Account Code for the panel. Each panel has a unique account code depending on the
primary central station and the communication format being used.

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4. Select the desired Test Time Interval (6, 8, 12 or 24 hours) to send the test report to the
primary central station.

5. Type the Test Start Time to program the time at which the optional modules run the test. Type
a four digit number using military time (0000 refers to 12:00AM and 2359 refers to 11:59PM).

6. Click Save to Database to save the configuration.

7. Click Next or click Secondary Central Station in the left pane, to configure the secondary
central station.

8. Click Prev to view the central station settings.

Secondary Central Station

The secondary central station is the next available central station that the optional modules contact to
report the fire alarm system status, alarm, and trouble events. The configuration of the secondary
central station involves the same steps as the primary central station. In addition you can specify if
the phone line requires supervision. For more information, see Primary Central Station.

After you configure the secondary central station:

• Under Phone Line 2 Supervision, select Enabled for supervising the phone line 2.

•Click Next to configure the input/output modules.

• Alternatively, you can click Input/Output in the left pane to view the Input/Output
configuration pane.

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Configuring Input/Output

The input/output devices include the zones, NACs, and relays. You can configure each relay, zones,
special zones and NACS in the Input/Output Configuration pane.

Figure 5-3 Configuring I

nput/Output

Relay

The fire panel consists of one fixed and two programmable Form-C dry contact relays. The fixed
fail-safe relay monitors system troubles. The two programmable relays are factory default. They can
be programmed for system alarm and system supervisory, and configured for the following
operations.

•Alarm

• Supervisory

• Supervisory Auto Reset

• Trouble

• Communication Fail

• Process Monitoring

• Process Monitoring Auto Reset

•AC loss

• Hazard

•Medical

• Silenceable Alarm

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To configure the relays

1. Under Relays, select the type for Relay 1 from the drop-down list.

By default, Relay 2 is disabled and set to Trouble.

2. Select the type for Relay 3. (see Figure 5-3)

Zones

In the input/output zones configuration, you can specify the zone type only if a DACT programmed
for zone reporting, is installed on the fire alarm control panel.

To configure each zone

1. Under Zones, select the Zone Type from the list. Selecting WATERFLOW option assigns a
Waterflow silenceable zone type to the selected zone. Any signaling devices programmed to
the same zone can be silenced by pressing the Alarm Silence key or by using the Auto-silence
feature.

2. Under Enabled/Disabled, select Enable to enable the zone. If you select Disable, the zone is
disabled by the fire panel, preventing the zone circuit from reporting alarms and troubles to the
panel. Disabling a zone disables all the functionalities associated with that zone.

Note Programming the Zone Message is not supported in this release.

Special Zones

The zones 97, 98, and 99 can be programmed for normal zone operation or for special purpose
applications. If the zones are not selected, they are assigned to input and output devices.

To configure the special zones

1. Click Zone 97 - PAS to activate Zone 97 for a PAS (Positive Alarm Sequence) activation of
any device. Do not assign Zone 97 to a NAC when using the zone to indicate a PAS condition.

2. Click Zone 98 - Presignal to activate Zone 98 for a Presignal activation of any device. Do not
assign Zone 98 to a NAC when using the zone to indicate a Presignal condition. The Presignal
option programs the zone to delay the panel activation for a pre-programmable time delay of up
to three minutes, while allowing for visual verification by a person. The alarm relay and the
communicator respond to the initial alarm immediately.

Note Zone 99 is reserved for future use.

3. Click Save to Database to save the configuration in the PS-Tools database.

4. Click Next or click NAC 1 in the left pane, to configure the NACs.

5. Click Prev to view the secondary central station configuration settings.

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NAC (Notification Appliance Circuits)

The notification appliances include speakers, horns, strobes, bells, and other type of sounder
appliances. There are four notification appliance circuits NAC 1, NAC 2, NAC 3, and NAC 4, which
can be configured for the 198 Pt Addr. panel.

Figure 5-4 Configuring Notifi

cation Appliance Circuits

To configure NAC 1

1. To enable NAC

1, click NAC 1 Enabled. If you select Disable, the fire panel prevents the

selected NAC from activating its devices.

2. Click NAC 1 - 1 Minute Silence Inhibit Enabled to enable the silencing of the audible
devices in NAC 1, only after 60 seconds. If this option is enabled, the audible devices can be
silenced by pressing the Alarm Silence key, only after 60 seconds.

3. Click N

AC 1 - Silenceable to indicate if the notification appliance can be silenced by pressing
the Alarm Silence key. If the Silenceable option is not enabled, the selected NACs cannot be
silenced by pressing the Alarm Silence key or by the Auto Silence feature.

4. Select the delay for NAC 1

Auto Silence from the list, to automatically silence the main circuit
board silenceable NACs after a programmed length of time. This option is disabled if the
Silenceable option is not selected.

5. Select the NAC 1 Coding option to sp

ecify the type of output the main circuit board
notification appliances generates, when activated. For more information about each coding
selection, see Appendix.

6. Select the NAC

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7. Select the NAC 1 Synchronization Type which can be System Sensor, Wheelock, or Gentex.
Synchronization is a panel feature that controls the activation of notification appliances in such
a way that devices turn on and off at exactly the same time. For more information about
synchronization, see

Synchronized NAC Operation.

Note NAC Synchronization Type can be selected only for Sync Strobe or Strobe Sil Sync

NAC Type Code.

8. Under Zone Mapping, type the two digit number corresponding to the zone assigned to NAC

1. A maximum of five zones can be configured for each main circuit board NAC. The factory
default for an unprogrammed device is Z00 for general alarm zone.

9. Click Save to Database to save the configuration in the PS-Tools database.

10. Click Next or click NAC 2 in the left pane to configure NAC 2.

11. Repeat steps 1 through 9 to configure NAC 2, NAC 3, and NAC 4.

12. Click Next or click General System Settings in the left pane, to view the General System
Settings configuration pane.

13. Click Prev to view the settings for NAC 3.

Configuring General System Settings

You can configure the timers, clock format, fire panel passwords, trouble reminder, daylight savings,
loop style, PC/Printer installed, printer baud rate, and banner display, for the fire panel in the General

System Settings pane. You can program the following fire panel features.

•Timers option allows you to set the PAS (Positive Alarm Sequence) time delay, Pre-Signal

time delay, Waterflow Retard delay, and AC Loss delay.

• Clock Format feature allows you to set the display format (24 hour or 12 hour) for time in the
FACP memory.

• Trouble Reminder feature, when enabled, provides an audible reminder that an alarm or
trouble still exists on the FACP, after the control panel has been silenced. If the Trouble
Reminder feature is disabled and a trouble condition is not cleared within 24 hours, the panel
sends an abnormal 24 hour test message to the central station if connected.

• Canadian Option feature, when enabled, automatically monitors addressable ionization smoke
detector sensitivity as per Canadian specifications. By default, this option is disabled.

• Water Flow Devices Silenceable option provides the ability to silence any output circuit
programmed as a waterflow type, using the fire panel keypad.

• Loop Style option allows you to select the loop style for Loop1.

• Day Light Savings feature if enabled, allows you to set the start and end date for day light

savings in the fire panel memory.

• PC/Printer Installed option allows you to specify if the printer connected to the fire panel
requires supervision. The printer baud rate needs to be specified if a printer is connected to the
fire panel.

• Banner Display option allows you to change the top two lines of the LCD display in the fire
panel. You can change the factory default readout to a custom defined readout, when the fire
panel is in Normal condition.

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Figure 5-5 Configuring System Setup Options

Timers

You can program the fire panel for PAS or Presignal operation, not both. If you set the PAS Delay
timer with a value greater than 000, and then set the Presignal Delay timer with a value greater than
000, the PAS Delay timer is automatically reset to 000. Only one of the two timers can have a delay
time set.

To configure the timers

1. Select a P
PAS. The factory default setting is 000 for no delay.

2. Select a Al
Presignal. The factory default setting is 000 for no delay.

3. Select a Waterflow Retard of 01 to 90 seconds for all devices programmed for Waterflow
delay. The factory default setting for Waterflow delay is 000 for no delay. A delay can be added
prior to declaring a waterflow type of alarm.

Note Ensure to include the built-in delays of the waterflow device.

4. You can delay the reporting of an AC power loss to a central station by setting the length of the
desired delay. Type the AC Loss Delay in hours (00 to 23 hour delay). The factory default
setting is 02 hours (see Figure 5-5).

ositive Alarm Sequence Delay of 001 to 180 seconds for all devices programmed for

arm Presignal Delay of 001 to 180 seconds for all devices programmed for

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Note For Central Station applications, AC Loss Delay must be set to a delay value ranging

from 06 to 12 hours. For Remote Station applications, AC Loss Delay must be set to a
delay value ranging from 15 to 23 hours.

Clock Format

To configure the Clock Format

1. Select the clock format as 24 hours or 12 hours.

a. If you set the 24 Hour Format, the Time is in military format (00:00:00 to 23:59:59) and

the Date is in DD/MM/YYYY format.

b. If you set the 12 Hour Format, the Time is in 12 hours format (AM/PM) and the Date is in

MM/DD/YYYY format (see

Figure 5-5).

Trouble Reminder

Click Trouble Reminder to enable the trouble reminder option. By default, this option is disabled.

Water Flow Devices Silenceable

Click Water Flow Devices Silenceable to enable the Water Flow Devices Silenceable option. By
default, this option is disabled.

Canadian Option Enabled

To configure Canadian Option

1. Click Canadian Option Enabled.

a. Ensure the input/output zone types are defined as in Table 5-1.

b. You can set the Auto Silence option for NACs, only to No AutoSilence or 20 minutes.

NACs, which are programmed as No AutoSilence, remain in the same mode when
Canadian Option is enabled.
If NAC is programmed for Auto Silence, the default time is 20 minutes. If you set the auto
silence time to a value such as 10 or 30 minutes, it is automatically reset to 20 minutes.

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Note

• If the Canadian option is enabled, then the silence inhibit for NACs becomes a
“global” option. That is, in the panel if you change any NAC to silence inhibit, the
remaining NACs change to silence inhibit. Similarly, if you set any one NAC to
no silence inhibit all the NACs silence inhibit is turned off.

• When importing a customer database file f
a check must be performed to ensure whether the Canadian option is enabled. If
the Canadian option is enabled, then the NAC’s silence inhibit must be checked.
If either of them is enabled, then all the NAC’s silence inhibit must be turned off,
and a corresponding message must be displayed to the user.

• If the Canadian option is ON, then the PAS and Pre-signal timers must be set to 0
and no editing

is allowed.

rom the previous version of PS-Tools,

Table 5-1

Module and Zone types available for Canadian option

Module types blocked from selection Changes to

Monitor Pull Station

MON User defined 3 Pull Station

Medical Alert, Hazard Alert, and Tornado Alert Supervisory

Supervisory AR (Non-Latching) Supervisory

MON User defined 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, and 17 Supervisory

Drill Switch AR (Non-Latching) Drill Switch

Process Monitor AR and Process Monitor Supervisory

Zone types blocked from selection Changes to

AR(auto-resettable) Supervisory Supervisory

Drill Switch AR Drill Switch

Process monitor, hazard, tornado, and medical alert Supervisory

Loop Style

In Loop 1, select the wiring style for the loop. The wiring style can be Style 4 or Style 6. The default
wiring type is Style 4.

Day Light Savings

To configure the Day Light Savings feature

1. Select the starting day and month in the Daylight

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2. Select the last day and month in the Daylight Savings Time Ends list (see Figure 5-5).

PC/Printer Installed

To program PC/Printer Installed option

1. Select Printer No Supervision, if the printer connected to the fire panel does not require
supervision.

2. Select Printer w/ Supervision, if the printer connected to the fire panel requires supervision.

3. Click PC if only a computer is connected to the fire panel (see Figure 5-5).

4. Select the Printer Baud rate if a printer is connected to the fire panel. The available options are
2400 bps, 4800 bps, or 9600 bps. This option is disabled if no printer is connected to the fire
panel.

Note PC/Printer Installed option is disabled if you enable EIA-485 Terminal Mode

Enabled (LCD-80) option in Optional Modules.

Banner Display

To configure the banner settings

1. In Banner Display, click User to use a custom display. You can type the banner display text in
Banner Text 1 and Banner Text 2.

2. Click Factory option to display the default banner text when the fire panel is in Normal mode
of operation. (see Figure 5-5).

3. Click Save to Database to save the configuration in the PS-Tools database.

4. Click Next or click Optional Modules in the left pane, to view the Optional Modules
configuration pane.

5. Click Prev to view the settings for NAC 4.

Configuring Optional Modules

The optional modules installed in the 198 Pt Addr. panel include ACM Series annunciators, graphic
and LCD annunciators.

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Figure 5-6 Configuring Optional Modules

To configure the optional modules

1. Click EIA-485 Terminal Mode Enabled, to enable the LCD-80F terminal mode annunciator.
This feature allows a series of up to 32 LCD-80F annunciators to be connected to the FACP’s
EIA-485 Terminal Mode connector.

Note If you enable EIA-485 Terminal Mode Enabled (LCD-80) option, then PC/Printer

Installed option in System setup is disabled.

2. Click UDACT-F Communicator Installed, to allow a UDACT-F communicator to connect to
the FACP using the RS-485 ACS connector. If this feature is enabled, the reporting style for the
UDACT-F can be selected between point and zone.

3. Click Annunciators to allow a series of ACS annunciators, to be connected to the RS-485 ACS
connector on the fire panel. If this feature is enabled, each ACS address can be individually
enabled/disabled.

4. Click Save to Database to save the

5. Click Next or

click Detectors in SLC Loop Setup in the left pane, to view the SLC Loop

configuration in the PS-Tools database.

Setup -> Detectors configuration pane.

6. Click Prev to view the General System Settings pane for the 198 Pt Addr. panel.

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ANN-Bus is a communication terminal in the fire panel over which different ANN devices can be
installed to communicate with the FACP. The ANN devices such as ANN-S/PG Printer Interface
module, ANN-I/O LED Driver Module, ANN-LED Annunciator Module, ANN-RLY Relay module,
ANN-AUDIO, and other types can be installed in the fire alarm system. You can configure the
ANN-Bus, when any ANN devices are installed.

To configure the ANN Bus

1. Click Next at th
Settings pane or click ANN Bus Settings in the left pane.

2. Click Yes in ANN Bus Enable to enable the ANN Bus. You must enable the ANN Bus, if ANN
devices are installed on the ANN Bus terminals.

Figure 5-7 Configuring Global Options

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e lower-right corner of the Optional Modules pane to view the ANN Bus

3. Click Next to configure the Primary ANN Bus or click Primary ANN Bus in the left pane.

Figure 5-8 Configuring Primary ANN Bus

4. In Primary ANN Bus Address, select the Module Type for each address. and then select the
Status.

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Example: Select Module Type as Ann-LED, double-click the corresponding Status. The
Ann-LED dialog box appears.

a. Select the Ann-LED Options.

b. Select the Point Type.

c. Click Save And Exit.

5. Click Next to configure the S

econdary ANN Bus or click Secondary ANN Bus in the left

pane.

Figure 5-9 Configuring Secondary ANN Bus

6. In Secondary ANN Bus Address, select the Module Type for each address. and then select
the Status.

7. Click Next to configure the Detectors or click Detectors Option in the left pane.

8. Click Pr

evious to view the Primary ANN Bus.

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ANN Bus

Click Yes to enable the ANN Bus. You must enable the ANN Bus if any modules are connected to
the ANN Bus terminal.

The following are the compatible devices that you can connect to the FACP ANN-Bus
communication circuit.

• ANN-80 LCD Annunciator

• ANN-S/PG Serial/Parallel Printer Interface Module

• ANN-I/O LED Driver Module

• ANN-LED Annunciator Module (alarm, trouble, supervisory LEDs)

• ANN-RLED Annunciator Module (red alarm LEDs only)

• ANN-RLY Relay Module to the ANN Bus

• ANN-AUDIO

The ANN S/PG and ANN 80 settings are applicable globally for any ANN Bus address of the same
type. The ANN -IO and ANN LED settings are specific to an ANN Bus address.

ANN S/PG Options

The ANN-S/PG options allows you to the connect a remote serial or parallel printer to the FACP. This
helps you to log system events, detector status reports and event history. If Parallel port is selected,
you can supervise and set the offline timer for the printer. If Serial port is selected, you can set the
Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, and Stop Bits.

To configure ANN S/PG Options

1. Under ANN S/PG options, select the type of Port for the printer connection.

a. If you select Parallel port, then perform the following:

• In the Printer Supervision list, select True to enable printer supervision.

•In the Offline Timer box, type offline for delay between 0 and 255.

b. If you select Serial port, perform the following:

•In Baud Rate list, select a baud rate in the range 2400, 9600, or 19200.

•In Parity list, select Even, Odd, or None.

•In Data Bits list, select 7 or 8 bits.

•In Stop Bits list, select 0.5, 1, or 2.

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ANN-80 Options

The ANN-80 Annunciator is a compact, 80 character, backlit LCD remote fire annunciator. It mimics
the display on the control panel and will annunciate device type, point alarm, trouble or supervisory
condition, zone assignment plus any custom alpha labels programmed into the FACP.
Communication between the ANN-80 and FACP is accomplished over a two wire RS-485 serial
interface employing the ANN-Bus communication format.

To configure the ANN-80 module

1. Select Yes to enable the Lock Enable option which allows you to unlock the ANN-80 keypad
with its own key. If you select No, the keylock is ignored and the ANN-80 keypad buttons are
always enabled.

2. Select Yes in Piezo Enable to enable the sounding of the piezo sounder on any installed
ANN-80 module. The piezo sounder is disabled when you select No.

3. Select Yes in ACK Enable to enable the normal function of the ACK/Step Button on any
installed ANN-80 annunciator. This option is ignored if you select No.

4. Select Yes in Silence Enable to enable the Silence Button on any installed ANN-80
annunciator.

5. Select Yes in Reset Enable to enable the Reset Button on any installed ANN-80 annunciator.

6. Select Yes in Drill Enable to enable the Drill Button on any installed ANN-80 annunciator(see

Figure 5-6).

Note You must enable the canadian option to configure the following ANN-80C modules.

To configure the ANN-80C module

1. Select Yes in Piezo Enable to enable the sounding of the piezo sounder on any installed
ANN-80C module. The piezo sounder is disabled when you select No.

2. Select Yes in Step Enable to enable the normal function of the ACK/Step Button on any
installed ANN-80C annunciator. This option is ignored if you select No.

3. Select Yes in Silence Enable to enable the Silence Button on any installed ANN-80C
annunciator.

4. Select Yes in LampTest Enable to enable the Reset Button on any installed ANN-80C
annunciator.

5. Select Yes in Sounder Test Enable to enable the Drill Button on any installed ANN-80C
annunciator.

ANN LED Options

The ANN LED Option allows you to configure the optional ANN-LED annunciator.

To configure ANN LED Option

1. Select Yes in Piezo Enable to enable the sounding of the piezo sounder on any installed
ANN-LED options module. The piezo sounder is disabled when you select No.

2. Select Yes in the Lamp Test Enable to enable the lamp test button function normally on any
installed ANN-LED annunciator.

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3. Select Yes in Silence Enable to enable the Silence Button on any installed ANN-LED
annunciator.

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ANN-AUDIO

The ANN-AUDIO 25/50 ZS All Call Zone series audio panel is used to play an audio message when
there is an alarm in one of the input zones. This audio panel connects to the FACP through the
ANN-Bus communication circuit.

You can select one of the five audio messages the audio panel plays, when an FACP input zone goes
into alarm. The message plays over the corresponding audio panel output circuit. The input zones can
be programmed as alarm type, supervisory type, process monitor type, or AC Loss Monitor.

Note Ensure the input zone type is not Ack, Sil, Reset, or PAS Bypass switches.

Example: If FACP input zone 3 goes into alarm, the programmed message plays over the

ANN-AUDIO 25/50 ZS output circuit 3. If two or more input zones are active at the same time, the
highest priority message plays.

The connection between the fire panel and the ANN-AUDIO 25/50 ZS audio panel is accomplished
by a pair of communication wires connected between the A/B terminals on TB3 of the FACP and TB1
terminals 2 & 3 of the ACC-ZPMK module on the ANN-AUDIO 25/50 ZS.

ANN-Bus Address

ANN-Bus Address allows you to install the modules type in their respective 1-8 addresses.

To configure the ANN-Bus Address

1. In Primary ANN Bus Address, select the Module Type for each address. and then select the
Status. (see

2. In Secondary ANN Bus Address, select the Module Type for each address. and then select
the Status. (see

3. Click Next to configure the Detectors or click Detectors Option in the left pane.

Figure 5-8).

Figure 5-9).

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SLC loops provide communication to addressable detectors, monitor (initiating device), and control
(output device) modules. One SLC loop is provided by default on the fire panel main circuit board.
You can plug the optional SLC module into the connector, on the main circuit board for the second
SLC loop. The 198 Pt Addr. fire panel addressable device capacity is 99 detectors and 99
control/monitor modules per SLC loop.

You can configure the SLC Loop for NFPA Style 4, 6, or 7. The wiring styles Style 4 or Style 6 are
mostly used. Style 7 wiring is same as Style 6 with the added requirement that each addressable
device on the loop must have a pair of isolator modules, one on each side. To program a system for
Style 7, you must select the loop setup for Style 6. You can configure all the addressable devices to
SLC Loop 1, in the SLC Loop Setup screen.

The SLC Loop Setup -> Detectors pane helps you to perform the following:

• Add a new addressable detector to an SLC loop.

• Delete an existing detector from a loop.

• Change the programming for an existing detector.

• Search for detector in a zone.

• View the added detector in a tabular or graphical form.

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Viewing Devices

You can view all the addressable devices in tabular or graphical view.

•Click Tabular
zone details, and other information in a tabular format.

View option to view the device information such as device type, address, status,

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•Click Graphical View option to view a pictorial representation of all the devices in the SLC
Loop.

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Adding Devices

You can use the Add Devices option to add a new device, specify the device options, and assign zones
to the device.

To add an addressable device to the SLC Loop

1. In SLC

Loop Setup -> Detectors pane, click Add Device(s). The Add dialog box appears

where you can add detector devices to the SLC Loop.

By default, Under Device Address, Loop 1 is selected.

2. Specify the device Add

3. To add only one device, click Single

4. To add more than one device, click M

5. Specify the number of devices you want to add in No. of

6. Select the Device Typ

7. To add a user defined dev

ress which is a three digit value between 001 to 099.

Device.

ultiple Devices.

devices.

e from the list.

ice type, select USER-DEF-1 from the list, and click Edit Custom

Type. Type the new type label in the displayed window and click OK.

8. In Device Label, se

lect the Adjective and the Noun which specify the device location. The
adjective and noun are specific descriptors to identify the device location. To add a custom
adjective/noun, select the Add New option from the adjective/noun list and specify the custom
adjective/noun in the displayed window. Custom Label displays the selected Adjective and
Noun.

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9. In Device Options, the Device Enabled option is selected by default (when you click Add
Device). If this option is not selected, the detector is not polled by the control panel, which
prevents the detector from reporting alarms and troubles to the panel. The control panel
displays the device type and address of the disabled device and activates the Trouble and
Disable LEDs.

10. To enable the Pre-Signal option for the device, click Pre-Signal Enabled. This option
programs the detector to delay panel activation for a preprogrammed time delay of up to three
minutes, while allowing for visual verification. The alarm relay and communicator respond to
the initial alarm immediately. In addition, Zone 98 activates immediately and can be
programmed to a control module, to activate a sounder or indicator designated for Presignal
indication (do not use a Notification Appliance Circuit for this purpose).

11. To enable the PAS option for the device, click PAS Enabled. The PAS option programs the
detector to delay panel activation (including alarm relay and communicator) for a period of
fifteen seconds plus a programmable time of up to three minutes. Zone 97, however, activates
immediately and can be used to connect a signaling device to indicate PAS activation (do not

use a Notification Applicance Circuit for this purpose).

Note For a device, you can enable the PAS option or the Pre-Signal option. You cannot

enable both options together.

12. The Device Walktestable option is selected by default. The Walktest feature allows you to test
the system devices without manually resetting the control panel after each device activation.

13. To enable the Alarm Verification option for the device, click Alarm Verification Enabled.
Alarm verification is used to confirm that a smoke detector activation is a true alarm condition
and not a false alarm.

14. You can map each device to five Zones. Type the two digit number corresponding to the zone
assigned to the device for Zone 1 to Zone 5. The factory default for an unprogrammed device
is Z00 for a general alarm zone.

15. Type the Additional Information about the detector being programmed. This information is
displayed as part of the device label on the panel display.

16. Click OK. The device is added to the SLC loop setup.

Note The Device Silenceable option is disabled for the detectors.

Editing Devices

Using the Edit Device(s) option, you can edit the device type, device options, and change the zone
mapping.

To edit the devices in the SLC loop

1. Select the check box corresponding to the device you want to edit in the SLC Loop Setup ->
Detectors pane. You can select only one device at a time.

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2. Click Edit Device(s) to edit the device information. The Edit dialog box appears.

3. Update the device information such as Device Type, Device Label, Device Options, and Zone
assignments.

4. Click OK. The device information is updated in SLC loop setup.

Note

• To edit more than one device at once, click Edit All Selected Points.

• You cannot modify the loop and device address using the Edit Device(s) option.

Deleting Devices

When a device is no longer used, you can delete the device from the SLC Loop.

To delete the devices in the SLC loop

1. Select the check box corresponding to the device you want
Detectors pane. You can select multiple devices at a time.

2. Click Delete Device to delete the device from the SLC loop. A message asking for
confirmation appears.

3. Click Yes to delete the device details. The detector device is deleted from the SLC Loop.

to delete in the SLC Loop Setup ->

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Finding Devices

Using the Search option, you can find a device when there are multiple devices in the SLC loop. You
can search by the Loop, Field Type, Status, or Value. The search results are displayed in the Tabular
View.

Note The Search option is available only with the Tabular View.

To search for devices in the SLC Loop Setup -> Detectors pane

1. In Loop, select Loop 1, to search for the devices in the selected loop.

2. To find devices with specific custom label or status, select an option in Field Type. The
available options are All, Custom Label and Status.

3. Select a Value from the list which corresponds to the selected Field Type Custom or Status.
The Value field is disabled when the selected Field Type is All.

4. Click Search. The search results are displayed in the SLC Loop Setup - Tabular View.

5. Click Show All to retrieve all the device records.

6. Click Save to Database to save the configuration in the PS-Tools database.

7. Click Next or click Modules in SLC Loop Setup in the left pane, to view the SLC Loop
Setup -> Modules pane.

8. Click Prev to view the Optional Modules configuration pane.

Modules

The SLC Loop Setup -> Modules screen helps you to perform the following:

• Add a new addressable module to an SLC loop.

• Delete an existing module from a loop.

• Change the programming for an existing module.

• Search for modules in a zone.

• View the added modules in a tabular or graphical form.

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Viewing Modules

You can view all the addressable devices in tabular or graphical view.

•Click Tabular View
address, status, zone details, and other information in a tabular format.

option to view the module device information such as, device type,

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•Click Graphical View option to view a pictorial representation of all the modules in the SLC
Loop.

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Adding Modules

You can use the Add Device(s) option to add a new module, specify the module options, and assign
zones to the device. You can add monitor or control modules to the SLC Loop.

To add an addressable device to the SLC Loop

1. In the SLC

Loop Setup -> Modules pane, click Add Device(s). The Add dialog box appears.

2. In Device Address, click Loop 1 and specify the device Address which is a three digit value
between 001 to 099.

3. To add only one module, click Single Device.

4. To add more than one module, click M

ultiple Devices.

5. Specify the number of modules you want to add in No. of devices.

6. Select the Device Typ

7. To add a user defined dev

e from the list.

ice type select USER-DEF-1 from the list and click Edit Custom

Type. Type the new type label in the displayed window and click OK.

8. In Device Label, select the Adjective and the Noun, which specify the module location. The
adjective and noun are specific descriptors to identify the module location. To add a custom
adjective/noun, select the Add New option from the adjective/noun list and specify the custom
adjective/noun in the displayed window. Custom Label displays the selected Adjective and
Noun.

9. In Device Opt

ions, the Device Enabled option is selected by default (when you click Add
Device). If this option is not selected, the module is not polled by the control panel, which
prevents the module from reporting alarms and troubles to the panel. The control panel displays
the device type and address of the device disabled and activates the Trouble and Disable LEDs.

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10. To enable the Pre-Signal option for a module, click Pre-Signal Enabled option. The Pre-signal
option programs the module to delay panel activation for a preprogrammed time delay of up to
three minutes while allowing for visual verification.

Note The PAS Enabled, Alarm Verification Enabled, and Device Silenceable options are

not enabled when you add modules to the SLC loop.

11. The Device Walktestable option is selected by default. The Walktest feature allows you to test
the system devices without manually resetting the control panel after each device activation.

12. You can map each module to five Zones. Type the two digit number corresponding to the zone
assigned to the device for Zone 1 to Zone 5. The factory default for an unprogrammed device
is Z00 for a general alarm zone.

13. Type Additional Information about the module being programmed. This information is
displayed as part of the device label on the fire panel display.

14. Click OK. The module is added to the SLC loop setup.

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Editing Modules

Using the Edit Device(s) option, you can edit the module type, module options, and the zone
mapping.

To edit the modules in the SLC loop

1. Select the check box corresponding to the
Modules pane. You can select only one device at a time.

2. Click Edit Device(s) to edit the device information. The Edit dialog box appears.

device you want to edit, in the SLC Loop Setup ->

3. Update the device information such as Device Type, Device Label, Device Options, and Zone
assignments.

4. Click OK. The

device information is updated in SLC loop setup.

Note You cannot modify the loop and device address using the Edit Device(s) option.

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Deleting Modules

When a module is no longer used, you can delete the module from the SLC Loop.

To delete the modules in the SLC loop

1. Select the check box corresponding to the module you want to delete, in the SLC Loop Setup

-> Modules pane. You can select multiple modules at a time.

2. Click Delete Device(s) to delete the module from the SLC loop. A message asking for
confirmation appears.

3. Click Yes to delete the module details. The module is deleted from the SLC Loop.

Finding Modules

Using the Search option, you can search for modules by the Loop, Field Type, Status, or the Value.
The Search results are displayed in the Tabular View.

Note The Search option is available only with the Tabular View.

To search for devices

1. In Loop, select Loop 1, to search for the modules in the selected loop.

2. To find modules with specific custom label or status, select the Field Type. The available

3. Select a Value from the list, which corresponds to the selected Field Type Custom or Status.

4. Click Search. The search results are displayed in the SLC Loop Setup -> Tabular View pane.

5. Click Show All to retrieve all the device records.

6. Click Save to Database to save the configuration to the database.

7. Click Next or click Verify Setup in the left pane, to verify the SLC Loop setup.

8. Click Prev to view the SLC Loop Setup -> Detectors pane.

Save to Database

To save the configuration information to database

1. Click Save to Database to save the configuration data to the database. If a saved configuration

2. Click OK to save the configuration.

options are All, Custom Label or Status.

The Value field is disabled when the selected Field Type is All.

exists for a customer, a confirmation message to overwrite the existing configuration data
appears.

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Save as Template

To save the configuration information as a template

Verify Setup

1. Click Save As Template at the lower-
dialog box appears.

The saved template can be used for configuring other fire panels using the same computer or laptop

2. Type the new Template Name, then click Save, to save the fire panel configuration as a
template.

right corner of the configuration. The Save As Template

The Verify Setup feature helps to check if each input device is programmed to at least one output
device and vice versa. This feature verifies the loop configuration and displays a warning message if
there is a mismatch.

To verify the SLC Loop Setup

1. Click Verify Setup op
Loop Setup > Modules pane.

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2. Click Verify Setup to check the mapping of the input and output devices.

A warning in the right pane, is displayed listing all the detector devices and monitor modules,
which are not connected to an output/input device.

If there is a proper mapping between each input device and output device, a message appears to
indicate there are no warnings in verification.

3. Click OK. The Verify Setup pane appears.

4. If you want to create a PD

F, click Print.

5. If you want to view the SLC Loop Setup > Modules pane, click Prev.

6. Click Next or

click Simulation > Tabular View in the left pane, to view the Simulation >

Tabular View pane.

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Simulation

Tabular View

The Simulation feature helps to view the zone correlations for the installed devices to confirm the
programming. Using this feature, you can find any mismatch in the zone correlations not detected
through the Verify Setup option. This feature is available with both the tabular and graphical views.

To perform simulation in tabular view

1. Click Tabular View under Simulation in the left pane or click Next in the Verify Setup
screen.

2. Click Start Simulation.

3. Click the address of an input device to view the outpu
output device to view the input correlations.

t correlations or click the address of an

Note The Input devices are denoted by << and the Output devices are denoted by >>, in the

displayed Results.

4. Click Refresh to refresh the displayed results when you select another detector.

5. Click Stop Simulation to stop the simulation.

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To perform simulation in graphical view

1. Click Graphical View under Simulation in the left pane or click Next in the Simulation >
TabularView pane.

By default, Under Loops, Loop1

is selected to view the input output device correlations.

2. To view the devices mapped to a specific zone, click Show Devices Mapped to Zone#.

3. Type the zone number.

4. Click Show to display the detectors and modules mapped to the selected zone.

5. Click Re

fresh Grid to restore the normal display.

6. Click Stop.

7. To view the device-to-dev

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8. Click Show to display the output devices mapped to a selected input device.

9. Click Next to view the uploaded data from the fire panel.

10. Click Prev to view the Simulation > TabularView pane.

Changing the Download Password

To download the configuration data to the fire panel, you must connect the computer to the fire panel.
In PS-Tools, you can change the download password for downloading the configuration data to the
fire panel, only if you have administrator rights.

Note You must add at least one customer record before changing the download password.

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To change the password to download configuration data to the fire panel

1. In the File menu in the initial customer screen, click Change Download Password. The
Change Password window appears.

2. Type the Old Download Password.

3. Type the New Download Pass
Password.

4. Click OK. The download password is changed.

word, and then type the password again in Confirm Download

Upload Information

The uploaded information displays all the configuration information retrieved from the fire panel to
the computer, using PS-Tools. In addition to the configuration information, the following data can be
uploaded from the fire panel.

• Walktest Data

• History Data

• Troubleshoot Data

The uploaded information from the fir
events.

e panel helps to monitor troubles, alarms, and other fire panel

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Walktest Data

Walktest is a feature which allows you to test the fire alarm system. The walktest data displays the
time and date of events at various zones in the fire alarm system, after you conduct a walktest. You
can generate a PDF file of walktest data, by clicking the Print Walktest button.

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The history data lists all the events and event types such as alarms, troubles, activations, and other
information with the date and time of occurrence. You can generate a PDF file of walktest data, by
clicking the Print History button.

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Troubleshoot Data

The troubleshoot data displays the actual voltage, freeze condition, combo supervisory, open circuit,
and maintenance information for the zones. The actual voltage data is displayed for the NACs. Any
abnormal data indicates trouble in the fire alarm system.

Comparing Configuration

The Compare Configuration option shows the differences in fire panel configurations for two
different customers or two different configurations for the same customer.

To compare two configurations

1. Choose Tools > Compare Configuration from the initial customer details window in
PS-Tools. The Compare Configuration dialog box appears.

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2. Select Customer1 and Customer2.

3. Select the Configuration fo

r Customer1 and Customer2.

4. Click Compare. The Compare Results dialog box appears displaying the compared System
Configuration data for the two customers.

Using the Compare Results dialog box, you can also perform the following.

5. Click Expand All, to see an expanded view of all the configuration data on the System
Configuration tab.

6. Click Collapse All for an collapsed view of all the configuration data in System
Configuration tab.

7. Click Show All to view the configuration details of both the customers.

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8. Click Show Differences to view the difference in configuration in the customers.

9. Click the Detectors, Modules, Zones, or EventCodes tabs to view the configuration data.

10. Click Se

11. Click Pr

Database Backup

To save a backup of the database

1. Choose Tools > Database Backup from the initial customer details window in PS-Tools. The

lect Other Files to select another customer for configuration.

int to generate a PDF file of the displayed data.

Save Database AS dialog box appears.

2. Select the folder to save the database backup.

3. Click Save. The

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Database Restore

There can be situations, where the current working database encounters problems. In such cases, you
can restore a backup of the working database. You can restore the database that was last backed up
to ensure minimum data loss.

To restore the database

1. Click To

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ols > Restore Backup from the initial customer details window in PS-Tools. The File

Type dialog box appears.

2. Select the database file to restore.

3. Click Open. A message, informing you about the application being closed, is displayed.

4. Click OK. A message asking you to close the PS-Tools appears.

5. Click Yes to close

the PS-Tools.

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Database Migration

Using PS-Tools, you can migrate the database files from PK-Plus to PS-Tools. After migration, the
customer and configuration details are imported to PS-Tools database.

To migrate the configuration settings

1. Choose Too
details window in PS-Tools. The File Type dialog box appears.

ls > Database Migration from PK-Plus to PS-Tools from the initial customer

Note If there is no customer details in the PK-Plus file, then you must provide the details

when you migrate the file to PS-Tools.

2. Select the PK-Plus file. The Customer Details For Database Migration dialog box appears.

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3. Type the details of the customer and click OK. A message, informing you about the status of
database migration appears.

4. Click OK.The details are updated to the database.

Viewing Migration Information

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Using PS-Tools, you can verify the migration history and walktest information imported from the
PK-Plus to the computer.

To view the migration information

1. Select the Cus

2. Choose Tools > View Migrated History and Walktest Data from the initial customer details
window in PS-Tools. See Walktest Data and History Data for more information.

tomer from the initial customer details window in PS-Tools.

Viewing Last Configuration Date

Using PS-Tools, you can view the details of a particular customer such as configuration date, when
there are multiple customers with the same name, panel type, and so on.

To view the configuration date

1. Select the Customer.

2. Choose Tools > Last C

PS-Tools. The Last Configuration Date dialog box appears, displaying the details of the
particular customer.

onfiguration Date from the initial customer details window in

3. Click OK.

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Connecting to the Database

Using PS-Tools, you can connect to the database installed on your computer (client database) or to
the database installed on a remote computer (server database).

Note If you have installed the client and the server on the same computer, then your

computer acts as both client and server.

To connect to the server database

1. Choose Tools > Run from Database > Server Machine from the initial customer details
window in PS-Tools. The Server Machine dialog box appears.

2. In the Database Server text box, type the IP address or the machine name of the computer on
which you have installed the database.

3. Click OK. A message informing you about the application being restarted, is displayed.

4. Click OK. The details of the server database are listed in the initial customer window in
PS-Tools.

To connect to the client database

1. Choose Tools > Run from
window in PS-Tools. A message appears, informing you about the path where you have
installed the client database.

2. Click OK to restore the client database.

Database > Client Machine from the initial customer details

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Modifying Customer Details

You can modify or view the customer details from the database server. To view, you need only a need
only read-only permission, but to modify, you must obtain the write permission.

To obtain the write permission

1. Select a Cu

2. Choose Too
message, indicating the status for obtaining the write permission, appears. If the customer
details are currently modified by another user, you might get only a read-only access. Try again
after some time, to obtain the write access.

3. After obtaining the writ
PS-Tools, to modify the configuration settings.

Note If you click Tools->Get Write Access on a computer running Windows ®7/ Windows

stomer from the initial customer details window in PS-Tools.

ls > Get Write Access from the initial customer details window in PS-Tools. A

® Vista/Windows ® XP SP2, the networked computer does not display any
message.This is applicable only to Custom Setup.

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e permission, click Configure in the initial customer details window in

To view the configuration details

1. Select and double-click a Customer from the initial customer details window in PS-Tools. A
message asking for confirmation appears.

2. Click OK to view the customer details in read only mode.

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Importing Configuration

You can import configuration details from the panel to PS-Tools.

To import a configuration

1. Choose Too
Configuration From dialog box appears.

ls > Import from the initial customer details window in PS-Tools. The Import

2. Select a configuration file and then click Open. The configuration details are imported in the
binary format. A message, prompting you to save the configuration details to the database is
displayed.

3. Click Yes to save the details to the database.

4. If the customer and configuration details are already present in the database, a message
prompting you to overwrite the details in the database is displayed.

5. Click Yes to overwrite the details in the database. You can verify the imported customer details
from the initial customer details window in PS-Tools.

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Importing all Configurations

Using PS-Tools, You can import and update all the configuration details from to the PS-tools
database without modifying the existing information.

To import all the configuration

1. Choose Tools > Import

Database from dialog box appears.

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all from the initial customer details window in PS-Tools. The Import

2. Select the configuration files, and then click Open. The configuration details are updated. After
updating the configuration details, a message appears, prompting you to restart the application,
to view the changes.

3. Click OK.

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Exporting Configuration

The export configuration option is used when the same configuration needs to be used for configuring
a fire panel, in another location with a different computer. The exported configuration can be saved
into a floppy disk or a CD-ROM and reused.

You can export the configuration in two ways:

• Export To Excel

• Export To Disk

To export the configuration to an excel sheet

1. Choose Too
PS-Tools. The Exported Selected Configuration As dialog box appears.

ls > Export > Export To Excel from the initial customer details window in

2. Select the folder in which the exported configuration file must be saved.

3. Click Save. A message, indicating that the details are successful exported is displayed.

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To export the configuration to a disk

1. Choose Tools > Export > Export To Disk from the initial customer details window in
PS-Tools. The Exported Selected Configuration As dialog box appears.

2. Select the folder in which the exported configuration file must be saved.

3. Click Save to save the configuration information in the binary format. A message, indicating
that the details are successful exported is displayed.

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Deleting Template

A configuration template can be deleted when it is no longer needed for future reference.

To delete a template

1. Choose Template > Delete Template from

the initial customer details window in PS-Tools.

The Delete Template dialog box appears.

2. Select the template from the list displayed in Existing Templates.

3. Click Delete Template. This deletes the configuration template.

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6

6 Upload/Download Configuration Data

The configuration process is completed only when you download the saved configuration to the fire
panel. Using the Upload/Download option in PS-Tools, you can:

• Download saved configuration and other panel settings to the fire panel.

• Upload Configuration Data, History
and Point Status information from the fire panel to the computer.

• View all the uploaded data from the fire panel to monitor the fire alarm system and identify
troubles, alarms,

Ensure the fire panel remains in the ‘Normal’ state when you download or upload data to and from
the fire panel. You can connect the computer to the fire panel, using a serial port, USB, or modem.

The following table describes the tasks you can perform using different sections of this chapter.

Section Description Refer to

and other events.

Data, Walktest Data, Troubleshoot Data, System Status,

Viewing Connection
Settings

Connect/Disconnect

o Fire Panel

t

Download Configu­ration Data to Fire

nel

Pa

Upload Configura­tion Information
from Fi

re Panel

To view the connection settings page 80

To connect/disconnect to the fire panel page 84

To download configuration data from

PS-Tools to the fire panel

To upload configuration data from the

re panel

fi

page 85

page 90

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Connection Settings

The connection settings option displays the details of the USB device, Modem or Serial port, attached
to the computer for communication with the fire panel. The modem can be a USB modem or a serial
modem. For a USB modem, the modem vendor provides the driver that must be installed before
launching PS-Tools.

USB Device Settings

To view the USB device settings

1. Using the Find option, select the customer for whom the connection settings needs to be
viewed.

2. Click Upload/Download > Connection Settings from the initial customer details window in
PS-Tools. The Connection Settings dialog box appears.

3. In Communication Mode list, select the USB option.The information to view/modify the USB
settings appears in the Connection Settings dialog box.

4. Click Auto Detect to detect any USB device attached to the system. The details of the attached
USB Device (if any) are displayed in USB Device Attached to System.

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5. Click Clear to clear the displayed data if there are multiple lines of data to scroll through in
USB Device Attached to System.

6. Click Close to close the dialog box after you verify the connection settings between the
computer and the fire panel.

Modem Settings

To view the modem settings

1. Using the Find option, select the customer for whom the connection settings needs to be
viewed.

2. Click Upload/Download > Connection Settings from the initial customer details window in
PS-Tools. The Connection Settings dialog box appears.

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3. In Communication Mode list, select Modem. The information to view/modify the modem
settings appears in the Connection Settings dialog box.

4. In Modem Port, select the port to connect the computer to the modem.

5. Click AutoDetect to detect any modem, attached to the system. The details of the attached
modem (if any) are displayed in Modem Communication.

6. Click Clear Display to clear the displayed data if there are multiple lines of data to scroll
through in Modem Communication.

7. Type the DialPrefix, which is a number added before the Dial Number.

8. Type a test string in Test AT Command, and then click Send to check the modem connection.

9. Type the Dial N

10. Click Hangup to end the connection.

11. Select the Mod
Parameter is displayed.

12. Type the Hangup String.

13. Click In

14. Type a test string in Initilization Parameter.

15. Click Save Modem Settings to save the settings.

16. Click Close to

umber, and then click Dial to connect to the fire panel.

em Type from the list. Based on the selected modem type, the Initialization

itialize Modem Port to initialize the port.

close the Connection Settings dialog box.

Serial Port Settings

To view the serial port settings

1. Using the Find option, select the customer for whom the connection settings needs to be
viewed.

2. Click Upload/Download > Connection Settings in the initial customer screen in PS-Tools.
The Connection Settings dialog box appears.

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3. In Communication Mode list, select Serial. The information to view/modify the serial port
settings appears in the Connection Settings dialog box.

4. Under Serial Port, select the port to connect to the computer from the Port list. The details of
the attached serial port (if any) are displayed in Communication Log.

• If you select COM1, then the following fields are set to default values under serial port

• Baud Rate is set to 19200

• Parity is set as Even

• Data Bits is set to 7

• Stop bits is set to 1

5. Click Clear Display to clear the displayed data if there are multiple lines of data to scroll
through in Communication Log.

6. Click Close to close the Connection Settings dialog box

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Connect/Disconnect to Fire Panel

The fire panel can be connected through serial port, USB port, and modem.

To connect to the fire panel

1. Using the Fi
the configuration data needs to be downloaded to the fire panel.

2. Click Upload/Download > Upload/Download from the initial customer details window in
PS-Tools. The Upload/Download dialog box appears.

3. Click Connect to connect to the fire panel. The connection progress and the status is displayed
in PC Panel Communication Status.

nd option in the initial customer screen in PS-Tools, select the customer for whom

Note Every fire panel has a unique Secret Code which needs to be verified before

connecting to the fire panel. If the secret code verification is successful, the computer
and fire panel are connected.

4. Click Set Secret Code at Panel to change the secret code of the panel.

5. Click Se

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6. Click Disconnect to disconnect the fire panel from the computer, after the upload/download
process is completed.

7. Click Clear Display to clear all the status messages in PC Panel Communication Status.

Download Configuration Data to Fire Panel

Using Download to Panel option, you can download the Point Programming, DACT, Event Codes,
Zones, System Programming, Options, ANN-Bus, Date and Time configuration data to the fire panel.
First time when you are downloading, ensure that all the configuration data are downloaded to the fire
panel.

To download the configuration information to the fire panel

1. Click Download
System Programming, Options, ANN-Bus, Date and Time configuration data to the fire panel.

to Panel to download Point Programming, DACT, Event Codes, Zones,

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When download to fire panel is complete, the status that the configuration data is saved in the
database is displayed in PC Panel Communication Status.

Note

• For first time configuration, under Download to Panel, you must select All
Configuration Data to select all the configuration data options to be downloaded

to the panel. This downloads all the configuration data to the fire panel.

• After clicking Download to Panel,

If the panel version is does not match with the
PS-Tools version on the computer, a message asking you to view the difference in
features appears.

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•Click Yes. The Difference in Upload/Download window appears.

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•In the System Configu

ration tab, you can view the information such as name of the

feature, the value assigned to the feature in PS-Tools, and the values downloaded to
the panel.

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Note If the feature configured in PS-Tools is not present in the panel, a message is displayed

corresponding to the value in PS-Tools.

•Click Print to generate a PDF file.

•In the Device Types tab, you can view the information such as loop, address, name of
the device, the value assigned to the feature in PS-Tools, and values downloaded to
the panel.

• Click Print to generate a PDF file.

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•In the Event Codes tab, you can view the information such as values configured to
upload or download, details on central station, event codes description, active value,
and restoral.

2.Under Download to Panel, you can select any of the following configuration data option and then
click Download to Panel.

Table 6-1 Download Options

Options Function

Point Programming Download point programming information to

the fire panel

DACT Download DACT information to the fire

pan

el.

Event Codes Download event information to the fire

el.

pan

Zones Download zone information to the fire panel.

System Programming Download system programming information

he fire panel.

to t

Options Download option modules information to the

e panel.

fir

ANN-Bus Download ANN-Bus informat

panel.

Date and Time Download date and time inform

fire panel.

ion to the fire

ation to the

• You must enter the time in Download
Date and Time dialog box, to set the
download time.

• Specify and/or verify the time, and
then click OK.

3. Click Manu

al Evacuate to generate a Drill Activated Trouble at fire panel. The Drill Activated

trouble sounds all Silenceable devices and NACs connected to the FACP.

4. Click Restore Evacuate to clear the Drill Activated trouble and restore the fire panel to Normal
state. The sounding of the Silenceable devices and the NACs continues. Press Signal Silence
button in the fire panel keypad to stop the sounders and NACs.

5. Click Trouble Silence to silence all the trouble events in the fire alarm system.

6. Click Clear History t

o clear all the History data in the fire panel. For more information about

History Data, see History Data.

7. Click Clear Display to clear the display of the status information in PC Panel
Communication Status.

8. Click Close to close the Upload/Download dialog box after the upload/download process is
completed.

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Upload Configuration Information from Fire Panel

Using the Upload From Panel option, you can view the System Status data, History data, Walktest
data, Date and Time data from the fire panel. The uploaded information is useful for monitoring the
fire alarm system status and identifying troubles, alarms, and other events. For more information
about uploaded information from fire panel, see Upload Information.

To upload information from the fire panel

1. Under Upload fro
in the Upload/Download dialog box. The configuration information is uploaded from the fire
panel to the computer.

m Panel, select All Configuration Data and then click Upload From Panel

2. A message appears to indicate the configuration data is saved in PS-Tools as Saved. Click OK.

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Note

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• For first time configuration, under Upload to Panel, you must select All
Configuration Data to select all the configuration data options you want to

upload to the panel. This uploads all the configuration data to the computer.

• After clicking Download to Panel,

If the panel version is does not match with the
PS-Tools version on the computer, a message asking you to view the difference in
features appears.

•Click Yes. The Difference in Upload/Download window appears.

•In the System Configu

ration tab, you can view the information such as name of the
feature, the value assigned to the feature in PS-Tools, and the values downloaded to
the panel.

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Note If the feature configured in PS-Tools is not present in the panel, a message is displayed

corresponding to the value in PS-Tools.

•Click Print to generate a PDF file.

•In the Device Types tab, you can view the information such as loop, address, name of
the device, the value assigned to the feature in PS-Tools, and values downloaded to
the panel.

• Click Print to generate a PDF file.

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•In the Event Codes tab, you can view the information such as values configured to
upload or download, details on central station, event codes description, active value,
and restoral.

3. Under Upload to Panel, you can select any of the following configuration data option and then
click Upload from Panel.

Note To view the uploaded configuration, select the customer record and view the saved

Table 6-2 Upload Options

Options Function

System Status Upload all the system status information

from the fire panel.

History Data Upload all the history data fr

panel.

Point Status Upload the point status information from the

fir

e panel.

Walktest Data Upload the walktest dat

Date and Time Upload the Date and T

panel.

om the fire

a from the fire panel.

ime from the fire

configuration.

4. Click View Upload Files to view all the uploaded information from the fire panel such as
history data, system status data, walktest data, point status data, and detector sensitivity data,
saved in the PS-Tools database. All the uploaded information are displayed in PC Panel
Communication Status.

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5. Click Panel Reset to reset all the panel settings.

6. Click Alarm Silence to silence all the alarm in the panel.

7. Click Close to close the Upload/Download dialog box after the upload/download process is
completed.

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