Commissioning Functions; Loop Learn - C-TEC CAST ZFP Installation, Maintenance & Operating Manual

CAST ZFP Analogue Addressable Fire Alarm Panel
8.6

Commissioning Functions

The Commissioning Functions menu is used to carry out numerous commissioning tasks including an auto
address, loop learn, assign detectors / call points to Input Groups and sounders/VADs to Output Groups.
Hint! CAST ZFP Programming Tools (Part No. ZTOOLS) are available that allow quick and easy
input of data, cause and effect programming, device and zone naming, etc. Contact your distributor
for details.
Enter AL3 (4444) press the
Scroll down to view additional commissioning menu options (shown below right).
Commissioning functions are listed in sections 8.6.1 to 8.6.18.
8.6.1

Loop Learn

NB! LOOP LEARN WILL NOT AUTO ADDRESS DEVICES. LOOP LEARN IS ONLY FOR
PRE-ADDRESSED DEVICES, E.G. USING THE CAPROG HANDHELD PROGRAMMER.
An alternative function to Loop Learn is the AUTO ADDRESS menu option (see section 8.6.2 for details).
During a loop learn, the panel interrogates every pre-addressed device on the loop to see if an addressable unit
is present and, if so, find out what type of device it is.
Enter AL3 (4444) > Commissioning Functions press the
below appears, for example.
A
FTER A SUCCESSFUL LOOP LEARN YOU WILL HAVE A
S 1
EE TABLE BELOW FOR DEFAULT ASSIGNMENT FOLLOWING A LOOP LEARN
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Detectors (smoke, heat, multi), MCPs, inputs of I/O units,
panel keyswitches, inputs of A-Bus PCBs, monitored inputs.
Loop sounders and conventional sounders, VADs, outputs of
I/O units, outputs of A-Bus PCBs, panel relays.
Default Cause & Effects (C&E): Input Group 1 activates Output Group 1 using Action Sequence 1.
This ensures that all of the system's sounders will activate in the event of a fire condition anywhere in the building, i.e. one
out, all out. No special cause and effects events are assigned. These default settings can be modified using CAST ZFP
Programming Tools (Part No. ZTOOLS). Contact your distributor for details.
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button and the window shown below left appears.
Select the loop(s) you want the panel to learn (Loop 1 and
Loop 2 are shown selected), then press the
A progress bar will be shown during the loop learn process.
DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE INSTALLATION, THE
LOOP LEARN MAY TAKE TIME. WAIT FOR THE
PROCESS TO COMPLETE! ONCE LEARNED, WAIT
FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES TO ALLOW THE
SYSTEM TO SYNC WITH THE DEVICES
If any fault messages are displayed at the panel, enter AL3
(4444) or AL2 (3333) and press
" "
,
ONE OUT ALL OUT
DEFAULT ASSIGNMENT
Input Group 1
Output Group 1
button and the window shown
.
button to clear.
.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
.
Table 1: Default Device
Assignment
button.