Specifications

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APPENDIX-H: LCD, CONTROLS AND
INDICATORS
The FS-250 has a sounder, 6 LEDs, 4 navigational push buttons adjacent to the LCD display
(M1-M4), 3 dedicated push buttons, alphanumeric keypad and communication port connector.
Communication Port Connector
The communication port is connected to the serial output terminal of the computer that has the
FS-CT2 programming tool. This is used to upload and/or download panel configuration if this
method of programming is used.
The computer must be disconnected from the panel if not in use.
LEDS, Sounder and Dedicated Push Buttons
The LEDs operate as follows:
POWER (Green) Normally ON (steady) – indicates that power is applied to the panel.
OFF indicates that the panel is not powered up.
ALARM (Red) Normally OFF – indicates that there is no alarm event in the system.
ON (flashing) – indicates that at least ONE alarm event is unacknowledged.
ON (pulsing) – indicates that ALL alarm events have been acknowledged.
ALARM SIL (Yellow) Normally OFF – indicates that NACs are in the OFF state if the system is in normal
supervisory mode.
If any event is present, it indicates that the silenceable NACs are in the OFF state.
ON (steady) – indicates that at least one silenceable NAC has been activated.
PRE-ALARM (Yellow) Normally OFF – indicates that there is no pre-alarm event in the system.
ON (flashing) – indicates that at least ONE pre-alarm event is unacknowledged.
ON (steady) – indicates that ALL pre-alarm events have been acknowledged.
SUPERVISORY (Yellow) Normally OFF – indicates that there is no supervisory event in the system.
ON (flashing) – indicates that at least ONE supervisory event is unacknowledged.
ON (steady) – indicates that ALL supervisory events have been acknowledged.
TROUBLE (Yellow) Normally OFF – indicates that there is no trouble event in the system.
ON (flashing) – indicates that at least ONE trouble event is unacknowledged.
ON (steady) – indicates that ALL trouble events have been acknowledged.
DISCHARGE LED (Yellow) Indicates that one of the releasing circuits is active
PRE-DISCHARGE LED (yellow) Indicates that the panel is counting down the release delay timer before discharge
ABORT Led (Yellow) Indicates that one of the devices which have been assigned to abort the discharge is
active