Installation manual

Introduction

Mircom's FA-300 Series Fire Alarm Control Panel is a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) based fire panel. The FA-300

provides a maximum of 12 supervised Class B or A (Style B or D) Initiating circuits, and maximum of four supervised

Class B or A (Style Y or Z) indicating circuits. All circuits are supervised for opens and ground faults, and indicating

circuits are supervised for shorts. Optional modules include Relay, Polarity Reversal and City Tie and Class A

Converters for initiating and indicating circuits. Semi-flush or surface mountable enclosures can be used for retrofits

and on new installations.

Overall Features

• Basic unit has six Class B (Style B) initiating circuits, which may be configured as Class A (Style D) using input

Class A converter adder module. Each initiating circuit can be configured as Alarm, Verified Alarm, Water flow

Alarm, Sprinkler Alarm, Latching or Non-Latching Supervisory, Monitor or Trouble-Only circuits.

• Basic unit has two Power Limited Class B (Style Y) indicating circuits. Each indicating circuit may be configured

as Class A (Style Z) using output Class A converter adder module. Each indicating circuit may be configured as

Silenceable signal, non Silenceable signal, Silenceable strobe, non Silenceable strobe. The audible signal may

be Steady, Temporal Code, California Code, or March Time.

• Each initiating and indicating circuit can be individually disconnected via the keypad and LCD display with

Password Access.

• Configurable Signal Silence Inhibit, Auto Signal Silence, and One-Man Walk Test.

• Four-wire resettable smoke power supply 300mA maximum.

• Relay Contacts for Common Alarm, Common Supervisory and Common Trouble all non-disconnect-able and

Auxiliary Alarm Relay (disconnectable).

• RS-485 Interface for RA-1000 Series Remote Multiplex Annunciators, LCD Annunciators and Smart relay

adder.

• Optional Modules for additional Relay Circuits, City Tie and Polarity Reversal Signaling.

• Extensive transient protection.

• With or without built-in UDACT (Digital Alarm Communicator Transmitter).

• Easy configuration of the panel using front LCD display and keypad.

• Remote dial up (with built-in UDACT version) for event log checking and/or configuration changing.

• Laptop programmer for direct configuration changing and log checking.

Note: Installation of the FA-300 series fire alarm control panel should be in accordance with Canadian

Electrical Code Part 1, ULC-S524 installation of Fire Alarm System, National Electrical Code NFPA

70 and NFPA 72. Final acceptance subject to the Local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).