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FA-300 Series LCD Version Installation and Operation Manual
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Circuit Types
Initiating (Detection) Circuit Types
Non-Verified Alarm
A Non-Verified alarm is a “normal” type of alarm that can have pull stations, smoke detectors, or heat detectors
attached to it. Activation of any of these devices will immediately result in an alarm condition in the Fire Alarm
Control Panel. An Alarm condition causes the Common Alarm LED to illuminate red.
Verified Alarm
Verified Alarms are verified by a reset and timing procedure, and may include smoke detectors, heat detectors or
pull stations. Activation of pull stations or heat detectors will result in an alarm condition in the Fire Alarm Control
Panel within four seconds. Smoke detectors will be verified for a real alarm within 60 seconds, depending upon the
startup time of the devices being used. If four seconds is too long a response time for pull stations, then wire them
separately on a Non-Verified Alarm Circuit. An alarm condition causes the Common Alarm LED to illuminate red.
Water Flow Alarm (Water flow Sensors)
Water Flow Alarms are identical to normal Non-Verified Alarms except that any indicating circuits programmed to
these circuits (all are by default) are Non-Silenceable. Also, if Water Flow Retard Operation is enabled, these
circuits are sampled every one second. If ten samples are active within any 15-second interval, the Water flow
Alarm is confirmed and processed. An alarm condition causes the Common Alarm LED to illuminate red.
Sprinkler Alarm (for Sprinkler Flow Sensors)
Sprinkler Alarms are identical to normal Non-Verified Alarms unless Water flow retard operation is enabled. If Water
Flow Retard Operation is enabled, then these circuits are sampled every one second. If ten samples are active
within any 15-second interval, the Sprinkler Alarm is confirmed and processed. An Alarm condition causes the
Common Alarm LED to illuminate red.
Non-Latching Supervisory (For Supervisory Circuits)
An activation on these circuits will cause the amber Common Supervisory LED to illuminate. The buzzer will sound
at fast rate. If the circuit activation is removed, the Supervisory condition will clear (as long as there are no other
Supervisory conditions in the system) and the Circuit Status LED will turn off.
Latching Supervisory (For Supervisory Devices)
An activation on these circuits will cause the amber Common Supervisory LED to illuminate. The buzzer will sound
at fast rate. If the circuit activation is removed, the Supervisory condition will NOT clear.
Monitor
This is a supervised general-purpose non-latching input used mainly for correlating to a relay circuit. No other
system condition occurs as a result of its activation (short-circuit), although it is supervised for Trouble (open-
circuit).
Trouble-Only
The Trouble-Only circuit monitors a Trouble Condition from an external device such as QX-5000 Audio System.
Both open and short circuits generate a non-latching Trouble condition.
Indicating (Signal) Circuits Types
Silenceable Signal
The Silenceable Signal circuit is used for audible devices such as bells and piezo mini-horns that may be silenced
Note: Do not use Retard Operation with any external retarding device; maximum retard may not exceed
120 seconds.
Note: Do not use Retard Operation with any external retarding device; maximum retard may not exceed
120 seconds.