Instruction manual

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Section6-Devicetypesandconfiguration
TheED722andED726Loopdriverscommunicatewithloopdevicesusing ApolloFireDetectorsLtd.,protocol
S90,XP95andDiscovery.
Formostdevicesitisobviouswhatselectionto
makewhenaddingtoFireConfig.Howeverit
maynotbeimmediatelyobviousforsomedevices
whichiswhythedevicetypecodeisshownin
brackets.e.g.Discoveryopticalsmokedetectors
aretypecode160. All Apollodeviceshaveatype
codetellingthecontrolpanelwhatthedeviceisand
howitoperates.Ifyoucannotfinda
particulardeviceinFireConfigcontactEDL
or Apolloandobtainthedevicecode.
Additionaldropdownboxesappearwhen
selectingsomedevicesandfallintofour
Categories.InputOutputunits,Sounder/Beacons,
DiscoverydetectorsandGasDetection.
XP95(A)theprotocolusedinNorth America,isalsosupported,allowing Apollodevicestobepurchaseddirectly
fromtheUSA.
WhenaddingInputOutputunitsthreecheckboxes
willappear.“Alarmonbit0,1or2”.Consultthe
datasheetandchoosewhichbits,ifany,you
requiretooperatethemainFire/Gasalarm.Cause
andeffectentriesarenotrequirediftheseboxes
areticked.
Checkthe“nevergeneratealarm”boxifthemain
Fire/Gasalarmisnotrequiredandcauseand
effectentriesaretobeusedinstead.
Byaddingsuitablecauseandeffectentriesitis
possibleforaninputmodule(e.g.Monitoringan
EmergencyExitswitch)tooperateanoutputmoduleonanyloopsilentlywithoutanyfrontpanelindication,
buzzersetc.,operating.
WhenaddingSoundersandBeaconsthe“Alwaysoperatesounderineventofalarm”checkboxappears.
AlwayscheckthisboxforoperationfromthemainFire/Gasalarmandnocauseandeffectentrieswillbe
required.Ifleftuncheckedthedevicewillonlyoperateifasuitablecauseandeffectentryhasbeenmade.
AllDiscoverydetectorshave5modesofoperationtochoosefrom,changingsensitivity,timetorespondandfor
themulti-sensorwhetheritreactstoheatorsmokeonlyorboth.
XP95(A)North AmericanModels
ApolloInputOutputmodules/units
LooppoweredSounderandBeacons
DiscoveryDetectors
ED816A AddressableFireandgasdetectionInstallationmanual8-9-08Rev-a