Instruction manual

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Chapter 3 - Installation and Setup
Section 3-1 - Introduction
The lives of people depend upon your safe and proper installation of the SAFEPATH
®
Panel. Please
read, understand and carefully follow the specific installation instructions set forth below to avoid
damage to the SAFEPATH
®
Panel and equipment connected to it. Only qualified personnel in
accordance with the procedures in this manual should conduct installation.
SHUT OFF ALL POWER BEFORE STARTING THE INSTALLATION.
ELECTRICAL SHOCK CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.
DO NOT CONNECT AC POWER OR BATTERY BACKUP POWER UNTIL
SYSTEM WIRING HAS BEEN CONNECTED, MODULES HAVE BEEN
INSTALLED, AND FIELD WIRING HAS BEEN INSPECTED.
The SAFEPATH
®
printed circuit boards are sensitive to static electricity and
have delicate components mounted on them. Before handling either a board
or any component on a board, discharge any static electricity from your body
by touching a grounded object such as a metal screw, which is connected to
earth, ground. Handle the board by its edges, and be careful not to twist or flex
it. The SAFEPATH
®
Panel is to be installed in a static free area and the user is
to properly attach grounded wrist straps before touching any static sensitive
areas. After handling SAFEPATH
®
printed circuit boards, verify that the printed
circuit boards are undamaged and functioning properly.
The installer, prior to installation should consult with the authorities having jurisdiction
(AHJ).
Section 3-2 - Fire Alarm Control Panel Wiring Applications
The SAFEPATH
®
Panel can be connected to either the FACP alarm output dry contact or to the
FACP Notification Appliance Circuit (NAC). If it is connected to the NAC, then the Notification
Appliance Circuit Interface Module (NACIM) must be used. Follow the NACIM instruction sheet
(P83478) for proper mounting and wiring.
The SAFEPATH
®
Panel may be connected to either a “silenceable” or “non-silenceable”
notification appliance circuit depending upon system requirements. When the SAFEPATH
®
Panel
is connected to a “silenceable” NAC circuit on the FACP, activating the FACP’s alarm silence
switch will silence it. The Strobe NAC circuit on the SAFEPATH
®
Panel will also be silenced. In
order for the strobes to remain in alarm when the audible is silenced, the Strobe NAC circuit must
be connected to a “non-silenceable” NAC circuit on the FACP instead of to the SAFEPATH
®
Panel.
A Panel connected to a “non-silenceable” NAC circuit cannot be silenced.
“TROUBLE”, Form “C” relay terminals are available for monitoring the condition of the
SAFEPATH
®
Panel.