User guide

MR-2100/2200 Programming Manual
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The text in the top left corner provides information about the database. The top line gives the date
and time the database was last edited. The next line states whether the current contents have
been verified or not; and whether the database has been compressed or not.
The options Bell System, Subsequent Alarm, Resound, Evac and Waterflow all affect how the
notification appliance circuits (NAC), hereafter referred to as bells, react to alarm conditions.
Bell System
Bell System is a drop down list for selecting how the bells and strobes will operate. This sets the
base operation for the entire network. If coded bells are required, the bell codes are defined for
each input individually. The following options are available:
• Alert: A First Stage alarm activates the selected bells in Alert mode. If the Signal Silence
or Second Stage Inhibit Hot Key is not pressed before the [No Acknowledge] Second
Stage Inhibit timeout, the panel will progress to Second Stage. Second stage will activate
all bells in Evacuation mode.
• Evac: A First Stage alarm will activate selected bells in Evacuation mode. Second Stage
will activate all bells in Evacuation mode. There is no timeout from First to Second Stage.
• Alert/Evac: A First Stage alarm activates the selected bells in Evacuation mode and all
other bells on the panel in Alert mode. If the Signal Silence or Second Stage Inhibit Hot
Key is not pressed before the [No Acknowledge] Second Stage Inhibit timeout, the system
will progress to Second Stage. Second Stage will activate all bells in Evacuation mode.
• Staged: The 1st alarm will activate selected bells in Alert mode. If the Signal Silence or
Second Stage Inhibit Hot Key is not pressed before the [No Acknowledge] Second Stage
Inhibit timeout, the selected bells are switched to Evacuation mode and the next bells, i.e.
the ones with the next higher number, are activated in Alert mode. This sequence is
repeated until all bells are in Evacuation mode. When the highest numbered bell circuit
switches to Evacuation mode, all bell and strobe circuits on the panel will be turned on in
Evacuation mode. For example, if the alarm activates Bells 1 and 4, after the NAK timeout,
Bells 1 and 4 are switched to Evacuation mode and Bells 2 and 5 are set to Alert mode. A
2nd alarm will activate all bells in Evacuation mode.
Subsequent Alarm
Subsequent Alarm controls how Alert, Evac and Alert/Evac type bell systems behave when a new
alarm is received while one is still active. 1st Stage has the panel repeat the First Stage operation.
2nd Stage has the panel go immediately to Second Stage operation.
Resound
Resound controls how the panel handles the automatic resounding of silence bells when a new
alarm is received. There are two modes:
• Local: Each panel resounds only its own silenced bells when a new alarm is received.
This would be used when panels in a network are in different buildings, such as a campus.
• Global: All panels in a network resound silenced bells when a new alarm condition is
received on any panel in the network. This is used when the panels are all in the same
building, such as a large plant.
Note: 1.Bells must be assigned consecutive bells circuits with no Releasers assigned in
between Bells. For example: circuits 1, 2, 3, 4 can be assigned as Bells but not
circuits 1, 2, 4, 5 with circuit 3 a Releaser.
2.Control modules cannot be programmed as bell or strobe if the Staged Bell
system is used.