Ul864 Compliance Requirements; Non-Compliant Ul864 Features; Programming Field Settings For Ul864 Compliance - First Alert FA2000C Installation And Setup Manual

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General Information
The FA2000C provides features that allow the system to comply with UL864 installation
requirements. The following features must be set accordingly in order for the system to comply with
UL864 installation requirements:
The reporting of bypassed points to the central station must be enabled
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Fire alarm notification circuits must be supervised
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• Fire installations require the use of a synchronization module to synchronize the sounders
and strobes on the system
Supervision must be enabled for both the main and backup phone lines
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• The delay water flow points must not exceed 90 seconds
The Test report interval must be set for a maximum of 24 hours
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Non-Compliant UL864 Features

The following features are not UL864 compliant and may not be used in a UL864 installation:
Ring Detection Count must be set to 0 (disabled)
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Programming Field Settings for UL864 Compliance

NOTICE TO USERS, INSTALLERS, AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION, AND OTHER INVOLVED
This product incorporates field-programmable software. In order for the product to comply with the requirements
in the Standard for Control Units and Accessories for Fire Alarm Systems, UL 864, certain programming features
or options must be limited to specific values or not used at all as indicated below.
Program feature or option
30 ALARM BELL
TIMEOUT
31 AUXILIARY RELAY
TIMEOUT
95 RING DETECTION
COUNT

UL864 Compliance Requirements

Permitted in Possible settings
UL864? Y/N
0 = no timeout
Y
1 = 4 minutes
2 = 8 minutes
3 = 12 minutes
4 = 16 minutes.
0 = no timeout
Y
1 = 4 minutes
2 = 8 minutes
3 = 12 minutes
4 = 16 minutes.
Enter 0 to disable ring
Y
detection.
Enter 1-9, #10, #11, #12, #13,
#14 for ring counts of 1-14.
Enter #15 to select Answering
Machine Defeat Mode
PARTIES
Settings permitted in UL 864
Must be a minimum of 6
minutes.
Must be a minimum of 6
minutes.
Must be set to "0" (disable).
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