Owner's Manual
MXL
Advanced Protection System
ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT SPECIFICATIONS
Description
The MXL is a microprocessor based advanced protection
system. Its use of unique multiprocessor “Network” design
along with its ability to utilize both analog and conventional
detection devices make it the most flexible and reliable
system in the life safety field. The MXL is ideally suited for
commercial, institutional and industrial fire, security and
control applications. It complies with the requirements of
NFPA 72. It is UL 864 and 1076 security listed as well as
FM, ULC, CSFM, City of Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard and
NYMEA approved. It is also UL listed for releasing per
NFPA 12A, 13 and 2001 for FM-200, Halon, Pre-Action
Sprinkler and Deluge.
The basic MXL control unit consists of the following
subassemblies: MMB-2 Main Control Board; MPS-6, MPS-
12 with MMB-2 Power Supply; MKB-2 Annunciator and
Key-board; MME-3, MLE-6 or MSE-2 Enclosures. Optional
modules which can be installed with the MXL System
l FirePrint™ Application Specific
Detection
l Capacity for over 2,000 Intelli-
gent Input Devices
l Dynamic Supervision of Intelligent
Devices
l Security Device Monitoring
l Sprinkler Supervision
l Intelligent/Analog Detection
Circuits, Style 6 (Class A) or Style
4 (Class B)
l Detector Sensitivity Readout/
Printout per NFPA 72 Chapter 7
l Style D (Class A) or Style B
(Class B) Conventional Initiating
Circuits
l Style Z (Class A) or Style Y
(Class B) Notification Appliance
Circuits
l Degrade Mode Operation
l Distributed Processing
l 80 Character Backlit Alphanu-
meric Display
l Thermal Strip Printer
l Supervised Remote Printer
l 32 Character Custom Messages
l Multiple Command Stations
l Compare System Software
l Fully Field Programmable Via
Laptop Computer
l Menu Driven Operator Commands
l Central & Distributed Architecture
l ChronoLINK 800 Event History
Logging With On Line & Off Line
Reports
l User Help Screens
l Multiple Levels of Password
Protection
l EnviroLINK — Automatic Enviro-
nmental Compensation for
Smoke Detectors
5000
CATALOG NUMBER
l One Person Walk Test by Zone
or System
l Alarm Verification by Device or
Zone
l Logic Controlled Output
Functions
l Time Base Controlled Output
Functions
l Holiday Schedule
l City Tie/Lease Line
l Coded Outputs
l Supervised Serial Annunciator
Driver/Input Interface
l Interactive VDT - Monochrome
& Color
l Color Graphics Option
l Complies with NFPA 72
l NEC 760 Power Limited Circuits
(UL 864 Compliant)
l 16 Gauge Steel Enclosure
l
Listed 864, 1076, ULC Listed
l FM, CSFM, NYMEA, City of
Chicago and U.S. Coast Guard
Approved
l Pre-action Releasing (NFPA 13)
l FM Approved for Sprinkler &
Deluge
l FM Approved for Intrinsically
Safe Applications
l Halon & FM-200 Releasing Ap-
proval (NFPA 12A & NFPA 2001)
l Multi-Language Display
l Intelligent Interface to Building
Management Systems
l Operates as an Interactive Peer
with Other MXLs, MXL-IQs or
MXLVs in a LifeLink Network
l CXL Command Center
Monitoring
l Pre-Alarm Operation
l FireFinder Graphics
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