First Alert FA2000C User Manual 2

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USER'S

MANUAL

FA2000C Fire Alarm

Control/Communicator

SYSTEM OVERVIEW ................................ .................... 3

General ................................ ....................................... 3

Zones ................................................................ .......... 3

Fire & Emergency Protection ...................................... 4

Alarms......................................................................... 4

Memory of Alarm......................................................... 4

ABOUT THE BUILT-IN INDICATORS ........................... 5

ABOUT THE OPTIONAL KEYPADS ............................. 7

General ................................ ................................ ....... 7

Keypad Displays ................................ ......................... 7

FUNCTIONS OF THE REMOTE KEYPAD .................... 8

FIXED-WORD KEYPAD DISPLAYS .............................. 9

REMOTE KEYPAD USER CODES ............................. 10

General ................................................................ ..... 10

To Assign, Change, or Delete User Codes ............... 10

REMOTE KEYPAD EMERGENCY KEYS ................... 11

Using Emergency Keys ............................................ 11

Emergency Key Programmed Functions .................. 12

NORMAL STANDBY OPERATION.............................. 13

This manual is a step-by-step guide that will acquaint you with the system's features and benefits. It defines the

components and their functions, describes their operation, and instructs you with normal and emergency

procedures.

Keep this manual in a convenient place so that you can refer to it as necessary.

FIRE ALARM PROTECTION................................ ........ 14

General ................................................................ ...... 14

In case of Fire................................ ............................ 14

Silencing and Resetting a Fire Alarm ........................ 15

EMERGENCY ALARMS................................ ............... 16

General ................................................................ ...... 16

Silencing and Resetting an Emergency Alarm .......... 16

BYPASSING PROTECTION ZONES ........................... 17

SUPERVISORY CONDITIONS ................................ .... 18

General ................................................................ ...... 18

Silencing and Resetting a Supervisory Indication ..... 18

TROUBLE CONDITIONS ................................ ............. 19

ACTIVATING A FIRE DRILL TEST .............................. 21

QUICK GUIDE TO SYSTEM FUNCTIONS .................. 22

SUMMARY OF AUDIBLE/VISUAL NOTIFICATION..... 23

PROTECTION ZONES LIST ................................ ........ 24

FCC STATEMENTS ................................ ..................... 25

LIMITATIONS STATEMENT ................................ ........ 27

SERVICING INFORMATION ........................................ 28

WARRANTY .................................................. Back Cover

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SYSTEM OVERVIEW

General Congratulations on your ownership of an First Alert Alarm System. You've made

a wise decision in choosing it, for it represents the latest in alarm protection technology today, including microcomputer technology to monitor all system status.

Your system is a UL Listed commercial fire alarm control/communicator. It monitors, on an around-the clock basis, the various fire alarm warning, emergency alarm warning and fire sprinkler system supervisory sensors that have been installed in your system. When the control detects an alarm, supervisory, or trouble condition, it automatically triggers an on-premises warning indication and transmits a message to a central station over the telephone line so that appropriate action can be taken.

The control features a built-in warning buzzer and LED indicators which provide the on-premises warning indication. In addition, your system may include an optional remote keypad and/or optional external alarm warning sounders which will provide additional on-premises warning indications. Please disregard references to these devices in the text that follows, if they were not installed in your system.

Zones

Your system has five protection zones. Your installer has assigned each of your system's sensing devices to one of these zones. For example, warehouse smoke detectors may have been assigned to zone 01, a fire sprinkler water valve supervisory switch may have been assigned to zone 02, etc.. If a remote keypad was installed in your system, it will display these zone numbers when an alarm, supervisory or trouble condition is detected, so that the nature and location of the fault can be pinpointed.

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SYSTEM OVERVIEW

Fire & Emergency

Protection

Alarms

Memory Of Alarm

The fire and emergency protection portions of your system are always on and will sound an alarm if an alarm condition is detected.

When an alarm occurs, the control's buzzer, the keypad and external sounders will sound, and a message at the keypad will identify the zone(s) causing the alarm. In addition, an alarm message will be sent to the connected central monitoring station. You may stop the sound by pressing the SILENCE/RESET button at the control, or by entering the OFF sequence (user code + OFF key) at your keypad .

When an alarm, supervisory or trouble condition occurs, the keypad displays the number(s) of the zone(s) that caused the problem, and displays the type of condition present (ex. Fire, Alarm, Supv., Check). The display remains until it is cleared by entering the OFF sequence (user code + OFF key) a second time or by pressing the SILENCE/RESET button a second time if no keypad is present.

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ABOUT THE BUILT-IN INDICATORS

The LED indicators, SILENCE/RESET button and WARNING buzzer (shown below) are located on the control's main board inside the control's enclosure. The AC POWER, BATTERY TROUBLE, COMMUNICATION FAIL, LINE FAULT and SILENCED LED indicators are visible through a viewing window on the door of the enclosure. The enclosure door must be opened with the supplied key to gain access to the SILENCE/RESET button.

LED Indicators

SILENCE/RESET BUTTON

AC POWER (GREEN)

BATTERY TROUBLE (YELLOW)

COMMUNICATION FAIL (YELLOW)

LINE FAULT (YELLOW)

SILENCED (YELLOW)

BACKUP DIALER LINE SEIZE

BUZZER

MAIN DIALER LINE SEIZE

AC POWER ................................. Lights when AC power is present.

BATTERY TROUBLE .................. Lights when battery power is low or

COMMUNICATION FAILURE ...... Lights when attempts to transmit a

LINE FAULT................................. Lights when either the main or back-

SILENCED .................................. Lights when the built-in warning

Turns off when AC power is low or not present and system is operating from battery power.

disconnected. Turns off when battery is OK.

message to the central station have failed. Remains unlit when there are no problems with central station message transmission.

up phone lines are faulted. Remains unlit when both phone lines are okay.

buzzer, the remote keypad buzzer and external alarm sounders have been silenced. Otherwise remains unlit.

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Warning Buzzer Produces slow on/off pulsing sound for fire alarms, steady sound for emergency

alarms, and rapid on/off pulsing sound for supervisory and trouble conditions.

Silence/Reset Button Press to silence the built-in warning buzzer, the remote keypad warning buzzer and

the external alarm sounder. A second press resets faulted smoke detectors and resets LED indicators if associated fault conditions have been corrected.

Main Dialer Line Seize Lights when control is transmitting a message to the central station on the main

phone line.

Backup Dialer LIne Seize Lights when control is transmitting a message to the central station on the backup

phone line.

ABOUT THE OPTIONAL KEYPADS

General The keypads feature a telephone style (digital) keypad and a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

which shows the nature and location of all occurrences. The keypads feature a built-in sounder which emits the same alarm sounds as the

control's built-in warning buzzer during alarm conditions. The keypad's display screen displays the same indications as the control's built-in LED

indicators, and in addition, displays the zone number of faulted zones as well as the type of fault (i.e. alarm, supervisory or trouble) present. The telephone style keypad keys allow entry of commands for silencing the warning sounds, resetting faulted smoke detectors, activating various system tests, etc.

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Keypad Displays There are two basic types of keypad displays, Alpha and Fixed-Word, either of which may

ARMED

READY

Professional

OFF AWAY

STAY

MAXIMUM

TEST

BYPASS

INSTANT

CODE

CHIME

READY

First Alert

READY

Professional

OFF AWAY STAY

MAXIMUM TEST BYPASS

INSTANT CODE CHIME

READY

PANIC

ARMED

ALARM CHECK FIRE

AWAY STAY INSTANT BYPASS

NO AC CHIME

BAT

NOT READY

ARMED

READY

PPrrooffeessssiioonnaall

OFF AWAY

STAY

MAXIMUM TEST

BYPASS

INSTANT

CODE

CHIME

READY

45 6

First Alert

ALARM FIRE

CHECK

AWAY

NO AC

BYPASS NOT READY

STAY

CHIME BAT

INSTANT

FA550KPALPHA KEYPAD

FA210KP FIXED-WORD KEYPAD

FA250KP FIXED-WORD KEYPAD

have been used in your system.

¥ Alpha Keypad Displays feature a 2-line, 32 character alphanumeric Liquid Crystal

Display (LCD) which can display the nature and location of all occurrences in friendly English.

¥ Fixed-Word Keypad Displays are functionally similar to the Alpha Keypads, except

that their LCD display uses pre-designated (fixed) words to identify the nature and location of occurrences.

Unless stated otherwise, all commands and procedures described herein apply equally to all keypads.

**** DISARMED ****

READY TO ARM

FA550KP ALPHA KEYPAD

FA210KP FIXED-WORD KEYPAD

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FA250KP FIXED WORD KEYPAD

FUNCTIONS OF THE REMOTE KEYPAD

ARMED

READY

Professional

OFF AWAY

STAY

MAXIMUM

TEST

BYPASS

INSTANT

CODE

CHIME

READY

First Alert

NOT

USED

KEYS NOT USED

NOT

USED

KEYPAD SHOWN WITH FLIP-DOWN COVER REMOVED

1. DISPLAY WINDOW: Displays zone number and system

2. 1

3. 6

4. 8

5. #

6. 0

7. READY INDICATOR: Not used with this system.

8. ARMED INDICATOR: Not used with this system.

9. INTERNAL SOUNDER: Sound is:

10. A

status messages.

OFF Key: Silences audible alarm, supervisory and trouble sounds, and clears visual display after problem's correction.

BYPASS Key: Removes individual protection zones from being monitored by the system.

CODE Key: Used to assign additional 4-digit user codes.

Key: Used to activate fire drill. (enter user 2's code + # + 69)

Ð9 Keys: Used to enter your 4-digit user code, which

must be entered before pressing the OFF, BYPASS, CODE or [#] keys.

alarms,

steady dual-tone

on/off pulsing

slow on/off pulsing

for emergency alarms, and

for supervisory and trouble conditions.

for fire

rapid

, B , C EMERGENCY Keys: Your installer may have

programmed these keys for manual activation of fire or emergency alarms. emergency functions (see REMOTE KEYPAD

Note:

Other keys may be available for

EMERGENCY KEYS section).

IMPORTANT!: When entering codes and commands, sequential key depressions must be made within 2 seconds of one another. If 2 seconds elapses without a key depression, the entry is aborted and must be repeated from its beginning.

Typical Alpha Keypad

Fixed-Word keypads are functially similar, except for screen displays.

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FIXED-WORD KEYPAD DISPLAYS

FIRE Appears when a fire alarm is detected. Accompanied by a

display of the zone # in alarm.

ALARM Appears when any type of alarm is detected. "FIRE" also

appears when a fire alarm is detected. Accompanied by a display of the zone # in alarm.

SUPV Appears when a fire sprinkler system supervisory condition is

detected. Accompanied by a display of the zone # having the supervisory condition.

CHECK Appears when a fire zone wiring fault is detected at any time.

Also appears when certain system problems such as phone line problems are detected. Accompanied by a display of the zone # in trouble.

AC Appears when AC power is present.

NO AC Appears when AC power is low, or not present. System is operating from backup battery power.

BAT Appears when backup battery is low or disconnected.

TEST Appears when the system is operating in one of its test modes (such as the fire drill test mode).

BYPASS Appears when one or more zones have been bypassed and are no longer operational.

ALARM FIRE

FIXED-WORD DISPLAY

AWAY

BYPASS

STAY

CHECK INSTANT

SUPV NO AC

NOT READY

TEST

CHIME BAT

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First Alert FA2000C User Manual 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SYSTEM OVERVIEW

ABOUT THE BUILT-IN INDICATORS

ABOUT THE OPTIONAL KEYPADS

FUNCTIONS OF THE REMOTE KEYPAD

FIXED-WORD KEYPAD DISPLAYS