1. Introduction Overview The AFP-300/AFP-400 is a modular, intelligent Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) with an extensive list of powerful features. The CPU module, power supply module, and cabinet combine to create a complete fire control system for most applications.
Alarm Yellow Lights after an alarm condition occurs Press <Alarm Activate> or Silenced and after pressing <Alarm Silence>. <System Reset>. Table 2 Descriptions of System Status Indicator LEDs AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
Press and hold <Lamp Test> and the control panel does the following: • lights all control panel LEDs; • turns on the control panel sounder; and • lights all segments of the LCD display. AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
Pressing <Acknowledge/Step> while at least one new alarm or trouble exists, causes the control panel to send an Acknowledge message to the history file and an optional printer. AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
Starts timers (such as Silence Inhibit, Auto Silence); and • Activates the general alarm zone (Z00). Status banner ALARM ALARM:PULL STATION I.C.U. WEST WING VISITORS LOUNGE 11:55PM TUE 02/11/97 Figure 6 Fire Alarm Display AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
The type code is “Trouble Mon”; • The modules latch—until the troubles are returned to normal condition and an operator resets the control panel; and • MMX modules can have Control-by-Event. AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
Soak Timer Automatically shuts off the releasing device. Select 0001-9999 seconds for a Soak Timer or 0000 seconds for no Soak Timer. Table 4 Cross Zoning Options AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
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Z01; D101 and D103 can activate the releasing circuit because they are mapped to different zones. Cross=H Release requires activation of heat detector D104 and one smoke • detector (D101, D102, or D103). AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
Each detector includes a verification counter, which displays the number of times that a detector entered verification but did not time-out to alarm. The counter increments to 99 and holds. Table 7 Intelligent Detector Functions AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
3. Operating Modes Pre-Alarm Operation (AWACS) Pre-Alarm Operation (AWACS) Note: Refer to the AFP-300/ If an SDX or CPX detector exceeds the programmed Pre-Alarm level, a Pre-Alarm AFP-400 Programming manual condition occurs: the panel sounder and zone F9 activate; and the Pre-Alarm LED for more information on lights.
F0. The System Alarm relay, the 4XTM Polarity Reversal Alarm Output, and the 4XTM Municipal Box Output delay if PAS is selected, but do not delay for Presignal operations AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
Waterflow Circuits If an alarm originates from a monitor point with a waterflow type code, the control Operation panel disables the Alarm Silence switch. Refer to the AFP-300/AFP-400 Installation Manual for information on Waterflow Circuits. Disable/Enable Disabled input points do not cause an alarm or any Control-by-Event activity. The...
2 minutes, the panel leaves the current operation and returns to the previous display. • Press <Esc> to delete the previous entry. • Press <System Reset> to abort Read Status. AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
Default Zone SLC loop number Alarm Sensitivity Level Selection D (Detector) or M (Module Pre-Alarm Sensitivity Level or Output Alarm Verification selection Multidetector selection Figure 12 Detector Read Status Sample Screen AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
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Zone status (ON or OFF) a point or zone with next lowest address. OFF SOFTWARE ZONE FLOOR 5 MAIN BLDG Zone number Figure 13 Read Status Display for a Zone Address AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
If you clear History, events remain in a shadow file—known as a Hidden History file. History To display or print a Hidden History file, follow the instructions in Table 14. To clear the history file, refer to the instructions in the AFP-300/AFP-400 Programming Manual. To...
OFF SOFTWARE ZONE RELEASE CONTROL DELAY=30 ABORT=ULI CROSS=Y SOAK=000 R0 Figure 17 Releasing Zone Screen Note: Refer to the AFP-300/ • DELAY=30 shows the programmed delay time, in seconds. AFP-400 Programming Manual • ABORT=ULI shows the abort function (ULI, IRI, NYC, or AHJ, if an abort switch for information on Releasing Zones and the Soak Timer.
OFF PRE-ALARM FUNCT ALERT Figure 21 Pre-Alarm Zone Screen Note: Refer to the AFP-300/ You can list zone F9 in the CBE of any control point. The Pre-Alarm zone turns on if AFP-400 Programming Manual any detector reaches a Pre-Alarm threshold. Zone F9 indicates the beginning of an for more information on alarm, or when the detector needs maintenance.
Use ACS Selection Groups N – No annunciator selected; or (refer to the AFP-300/ Y – Select and display ACS AFP-400 Installation Selection Groups. Manual for details). Table 15 System Parameters AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
Annunciators set to Address 2 display the status intelligent modules 101-164 (ACS Selection Group 3); and • Annunciators set to Address 3 display the status of the panel modules (ACS Selection Group 9). AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
Overview The Voice Alarm System (VAS) provides a voice evacuation subsystem for the AFP-300/AFP-400 Fire Alarm Control Panel. Operating features include automatic evacuation messages, local and fire fighter control of paging, and two-way communications in an emergency situation. A paging microphone, a master telephone...
Before you Begin Before you Begin Before operating the VAS, make sure the system is fully installed according to the instructions in the AFP-300/AFP-400 Installation manual. For more information about audio system components, configurations, connections, and programming, refer to the following manuals: For information on the following...
To show communication between the control panel and the AMG-1 over the EIA-485 communications circuit. TROUBLE To show a trouble signal in local audio subsystem equipment (AMG-1, AA-30/AA-100/AA-120, FFT-7/FFT-7S). Table 20 Description of AMG-1 LEDs AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
Select the control switches on Refer to the AFP-300/AFP-400 circuit for paging the respective VCM-4 module Installation and Programming connected to the AMG-1. Manuals for instructions. Table 21 AMG-1 Operating Instructions AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
7 – Message Select Table 23 or Table 24 for settings. 8 – Message Select Table 23 or Table 24 for settings. Table 22 AMG DIP SW2 Rocker Switch Settings AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
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If selecting a VROM or VRAM, and a VROM or VRAM chip is not installed, a trouble indication appears at the AMG-1 when the message is due to begin and the AMG-1 generates the 1 kHz default tone. AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
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This message repeats. The evacuation signal is a slow-whoop tone—an ascending tone that starts at approximately 600 Hz and ends at approx.1100 Hz—with a duration of approximately 3.5 seconds and an interruption between tones of approximately 0.5 second. AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
Installation Manual. the ATG-2 microphone. All communications go through NAC 1 using ACS mode (Refer to the AFP-300/AFP-400 Installation Manual for instructions.) connected to the control panel—unless set up for remote paging microphone operation. Figure 32 shows the operating features of the ATG-2: Page Select switch –...
Set S1 rocker switches 5 and 6 as shown in Table 29. After setting rocker switches, test the ATG-2 for proper operation. DIP Switch Remote Paging Only Paging and Tone Generate Table 29 Operation Mode Settings AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
LED goes on, pick up the telephone handset and speak into the telephone headset. Installation Manual for instructions on making these When finished with the conversation, hang up the telephone handset. connections. AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
If an amplifier fails, the control panel automatically switches to the backup amplifier. Speaker zone selection Set by control-by-event or set manually using control • switches on the VCM-4, DCM-4, or ACM-16AT modules. AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
To calibrate audio amplifiers, install a 470-ohm resistor at the end of the low-level audio circuit. If the low-level audio circuit is configured as four wire circuit, install a 470-ohm resistor at the point furthest from the AMG-1 or ATG-2. AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
To calibrate audio amplifiers, install a 470-ohm resistor at the end of the low-level audio circuit. If the low-level audio circuit is configured as four wire circuit, install a 470-ohm resistor at the point furthest from the AMG-1 or ATG-2. AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
(See Figure 37 on page 37). Set SW1 to Hi/Lo or Slow Whoop as the default backup tone (Figure 38). Slow Whoop Hi/Lo Figure 38 LSW1 Backup Tone Switch (AA-100/AA-120 only) AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
Optional Voice Message 1 User-programmed (VRAM-B) Fact.-programmed (VROM-A) Optional Voice Message 1 Optional Voice Message 2 User-programmed (VRAM-A) Fact.-programmed (VROM-B) Figure 39 Location of VROM and VRAM on the AMG-1 AFP-300/AFP-400 Operations PN 50260:C1 05/22/97 Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com...
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