EN50131-3 Compliancy
In order to be compliant with the technical specification EN50131-3 (Alarm
systems – Control and indicating equipment), the following guidelines must be
taken into account:
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The tamper of the warning device should be connected to a 24 hour zone
input.
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Overriding is not supported with xGen. In case a zone is faulted, one shall
bypass the zone manually before arming or verify the zone and clear the fault.
See user instructions
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Hold-up zones are not allowed to be set for bypass
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Zone isolation is not supported
Options affected by EN 50131 regulations
EN 50131 Grade 2 Required settings
The following options and values are mandatory for EN 50131-1 Grade 2
regulations.
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Period, 24 h for every path to meet ATS Class 2, 4 h for the IP path to meet
Class 4.
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View Partitions and 2.2.1.n.3.4 Control Partitions settings are identical
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Buzzer silent, never
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Quick set, off
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Function keys, all set to None
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User group options, 25. No OP/CL reports option set to No
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Inhibit, set to No for all zones with type 5. Panic, 6. 24H
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Swinger shunt, set to Yes for all zones
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ACK on keypad, set to None for all zones with type 9. Keyswitch
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Entry time, 45 s maximum
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Entry alarms, Instant
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Active, set to No for all schedules.
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Activation, internal and external siren 90 to 900 s
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Delay time, external siren 600 s maximum
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Armed display, 30 s maximum
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Mains reporting delay, 3600 s maximum
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User code required, enabled
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Armed display, always
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Alarm list, disabled
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