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Mircom DTC-300A Installation And Operation Manual

Mircom DTC-300A Installation And Operation Manual

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Advanced Life Safety Solutions
LT-889 Rev.1
October 2006

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  • Page 1 Advanced Life Safety Solutions DTC-300A Digital Transmitter Communicator Installation and Operation Manual LT-889 Rev.1 October 2006...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    DTC-300A MAIN BOARD ..................... 4 Field Wiring..........................6 DTC-300A MAIN BOARD TELEPHONE WIRING ..............6 Field Wiring (continued) ......................7 DTC-300A MAIN BOARD INPUT ZONE WIRING ..............7 TROUBLE OUTPUT WIRING....................8 POWER SUPPLY WIRING....................9 Power Up Procedures......................9 Basic Operation and Supervision...................
  • Page 4 Contents...

  • Page 5: Industry Canada And Fcc Notice

    Note: The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this product is X.X. Mircom's DTC-300A Digital Communicator described in this manual is listed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (ULI) under Standard 864 (Control Units for Fire Protective Signalling Systems). These Communicators comply with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) performance requirements for DACTs and should be installed in accordance with NFPA 72 Chapter 4 (Supervising Station Fire Alarm System).

  • Page 6: Introduction And Features

    Introduction and Features Introduction and Features The DTC-300A is a single board Digital Communicator (DACT) that can connect to any Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP). It can transmit Alarm, Supervisory, Waterflow Alarm, Common Trouble, AC power trouble and Battery Trouble information on two telephone lines to a Digital Alarm Communicator Receiver (DACR).

  • Page 7: Mechanical Installation And Dimensions

    Mechanical Installation and Dimensions The DTC-300A board is a single PCB assembly. It comes mounted in a 8.25” wide by 9” high by 1.5” deep box. There are four mounting holes, two at the top and two at the bottom, see Figure 1 below for mounting hole location and backbox dimensions.

  • Page 8: Connections And Settings

    There are FOUR jumpers on the DTC-300A for operation/configuration purposes and 8 LEDs for status indication. Jumper JW1 is used to reset the default passcode. Jumper JW2 is required for configuring the DTC-300A. Jumper JW3 is used for enabling/disabling Ground Fault detection and JW4 is used to set the Trouble Relay. Refer to Figure 2 for the location of jumpers, cable connections, pushbutton and LEDs.
  • Page 9 DTC-300A DACT Dialer Installation and Operation Instructions The following table lists all the LEDs located on the DTC-300A board and states the function of each LED. Table 1: DTC-300A List of LEDs and their Functions LEDs FUNCTION Located below Line 1 terminal block. When Line 1 relay is energized, this green Relay Line 1 LED will illuminate steady.

  • Page 10: Field Wiring

    DTC-300A MAIN BOARD TELEPHONE WIRING Wire the two telephone lines to RJ31X Connector terminals as shown in Figure 3 below. The DTC-300A telephone line terminals are located on the top left hand corner of the board. For a cellular or wireless service, use the Line 2 interface connection.

  • Page 11: Field Wiring (Continued)

    DTC-300A DACT Dialer Installation and Operation Instructions Field Wiring (continued) DTC-300A MAIN BOARD INPUT ZONE WIRING There are terminals for six input zones. Zones 1 to 6 are configurable. The default zone settings are as follows: Table 3: Zone Default Functions...

  • Page 12: Trouble Output Wiring

    TROUBLE OUTPUT WIRING The trouble output is wired to a Fire Alarm Trouble Only monitor zone. This is done to monitor the DTC-300A. The E.O.L resistor required for this zone is to be placed on the terminals marked E.O.L. below the Trouble Output. The value of the E.O.L.

  • Page 13: Power Supply Wiring

    DTC-300A DACT Dialer Installation and Operation Instructions POWER SUPPLY WIRING The DTC-300A requires power from a 24V DC regulated or 24V DC FWR supply. Connect to terminals marked 24V DC IN, positive and negative. Figure 6: DTC-300A 24V Power Supply Wiring...

  • Page 14: Basic Operation And Supervision

    Basic Operation and Supervision The DTC-300A is able to supervise up to 6 local configurable input zones. Once the input zone is active (short condition), the corresponding event with input zone number will be reported to the monitoring station. If the input zone is open, a corresponding circuit trouble with input zone number will be reported.

  • Page 15: Configuration Via Modem And Computer(Remote)

    1. Set-up the modem connection on the computer. Make sure the phone line is working properly. 2. Place a jumper at JW2 on the DTC-300A board to allow the configuration (a trouble is generated and reported to the receiver DACR).

  • Page 16: Keypad Configuration & Operation

    Mircom Digital Communicator is configured by connecting the cable of the CFG-300 Configuration Tool to the U18 connector on the DTC-300A Main Board and placing the LCD over the 3 standoffs as shown in Figure 2. In order to configure the DTC-300A, place a jumper on JW2, remove once configuration is complete otherwise there will be a trouble.

  • Page 17: Command Menu

    The remote log contains all events associated 2 Local Log with the fire alarm panel. The local log contains all events associated with the DTC-300A. Each log can hold up to 500 events. Select the type of log to view. Press the “ENTER”...

  • Page 18: Clear Event Log (Command-Menu)

    The local log contains all events associated with the C l e a r a l l t h e DTC-300A. Each log can hold up to 500 events. s e l e c t e d l o g ( s ) ? Y Press the “ENTER”...

  • Page 19: Test Dialer (Command-Menu)

    DTC-300A DACT Dialer Installation and Operation Instructions 3. Test Dialer (Command-Menu) -Dialer Test - 1. L#1 Manual test 2. L#2 Manual test 3. Reset Dialer Press Enter to test Line #1. Press Cancel to exit this menu. For a description of test messages, 1.L#1 Manual test...
  • Page 20 Keypad Configuration & Operation Dialer failed to detect Ack tone. This message Failed No Acktone indicates that either the telephone number may be wrong or the receiver is not available. Reporting Event Now Sending events to the receiver. The dialer is waiting for the Kissoff tone. The Kissoff Waiting for Kissoff tone indicates that the receiver has received the event reports.

  • Page 21: Config Info (Command-Menu)

    DTC-300A DACT Dialer Installation and Operation Instructions 4. Config Info (Command-Menu) Configuration type will show how the panel was configured. “Factory default” means the panel has not been configured, it is as it came Configuration type: from the factory. “Front Panel” means it was configured at the panel.

  • Page 22: Set Password (Command-Menu)

    Keypad Configuration & Operation Command Menu/Time Clock Use this function to set the 2. Set time and date time and date. Use the “LEFT” and “RIGHT” keys to move the cursor to the H H : M M W K D Y Y Y Y - M M - D D desired location in the display 0 0 : 0 0 M O N 2 0 0 0 - 0 1 - 0 1 and use the “UP”...

  • Page 23: Default Config (Command-Menu)

    9. Dialer Config (Command-Menu) Press the Menu key on the keypad of the DTC-300A board to configure the DTC-300A. The following illustration shows the dialer configuration menu. Each item in this menu is described below in detail. Use the Up and Down keys to scroll through the menu and press the Enter key to make a selection.
  • Page 24 Keypad Configuration & Operation Use this function to set the Account ID for the Command Menu/Dialer Config/Account Info monitoring station to which the dialer reports 1.Account# 1 Identification events. The maximum number of digits allowed is six. For contact ID, only the first Account#1 ID: four digits are used;...
  • Page 25 DTC-300A DACT Dialer Installation and Operation Instructions 2. Telephone Line Menu - T e l e p h o n e L i n e - 1 L i n e 1 D i a l t y p e...
  • Page 26 Keypad Configuration & Operation 3. Report Options Menu - Report Options - 1 Alarm Prio. 2 Trouble Prio. 3 Supv. Priority Use this function to set CommandMenu/Dialer-Config/Report Options the account priority for 1.Alarm priority [X] Account 1->Def reporting alarms. If the priority is set for [ ] Account 2 A l a r m P r i o r i t y :...
  • Page 27 DTC-300A DACT Dialer Installation and Operation Instructions Command Menu/Dialer-Config/Time Parameter 2.Cellular report date This function is not used, leave Cellular Report Date default as is at 0. 0 ->Default Command Menu/Dialer-Config/Time Parameter Use this function to set the time for auto test. This test has to be 3.Auto test time...

  • Page 28: 10. Input Config

    Use this function to set a name or label for each input 6. Name (Input Zone) zone. Zone-1 ...6 ->Default Zone-6 Label Zone-6 11. Exit Pressing “ENTER” after selecting “Exit” from the main menu will return the DTC-300A to normal operation.
  • Page 29 DTC-300A DACT Dialer Installation and Operation Instructions ADEMCO CONTACT-ID DTC-300A Internal Events: Event Description Event Family Qualifier Code Group # Contact # Phone Line #1 trouble detected Trouble New event 1 351 Phone Line #2 trouble detected Trouble New event...
  • Page 30 Keypad Configuration & Operation SECURITY INDUSTRIES ASSOC. SIA-DCS DTC-300A Internal Events: Event Description Event Family Qualifier SIA Event Code Parameter Phone Line #1 trouble detected Trouble New event Phone Line #2 trouble detected Trouble New event Phone Line #1 trouble restored...

  • Page 31: Compatible Fire Alarm Control Panels

    DTC-300A DACT Dialer Installation and Operation Instructions Compatible Fire Alarm Control Panels Mircom DTC-300A: Compatible with Mircom FA-300 Series, FX-2000 Series and FA-1000 Series Fire Alarm Control Panels and all other FACP that can provide 24V DC regulated or 24V DC FWR power, 60mA current MIN and 110mA MAX and normally open relay contacts rated 28V DC, 2A resistive load.

  • Page 32: Specifications

    • Current Consumption: Standby: 60 mA Alarm: 110 mA Battery Calculations DTC-300A The DTC-300A Battery Calculations are performed as part of the calculations for the Fire Alarm Control Panel it will be used in. See the appropriate Mircom Installation and Operation Manual.

  • Page 33: Warranty & Warning Information

    DTC-300A DACT Dialer Installation and Operation Instructions Warranty & Warning Information Warning Please Read Carefully Note to End Users: This equipment is subject to terms and conditions of sale as follows: Note to Installers This warning contains vital information. As the only individual in contact with system users, it is your responsibility to bring each item in this warning to the attention of the users of this system.
  • Page 34 Mircom shall not be liable for any delays, breakdowns, interruptions, loss, destruction, alteration or other problems in the use of a product arising our of, or caused by, the software.

  • Page 35: Limited Warranty

    (90) days, whichever is longer. The original owner must promptly notify Mircom Technologies Ltd. in writing that there is defect in material or workmanship, such written notice to be received in all events prior to expiration of the warranty period.

  • Page 36: Out Of Warranty Repairs

    Products which Mircom Technologies Ltd. determines to be repairable will be repaired and returned. A set fee which Mircom Technologies Ltd. has predetermined and which may be revised from time to time, will be charged for each unit repaired.
  • Page 37 DTC-300A DACT Dialer Installation and Operation Instructions DTC-300A INFORMATION FORM Account #1 Identification (max. 6 digits): _ _ _ _ _ _ Account #1 Telephone number (including area code): __________________________ Telephone number of receiving station (including area code) : ____________________...
  • Page 38 Notes...
  • Page 40 Advanced Life Safety Solutions Canada U.S.A. © Mircom 2006 Printed in Canada 25 Interchange Way 60 Industrial Parkway PMB 278 Subject to change without prior notice Vaughan, ON L4K 5W3 Cheektowaga, NY 14227 Tel: 1-888-660-4655 Fax: 1-888-660-4113 www.mircom.com Tel: 905-660-4655 Fax: 905-660-4113...

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