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- Page 1 PFC-4064 Conventional Fire Alarm Panel Keypad Programming Guide Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC St. Louis, MO Customer Service: (866) 240-1870 • Technical Support: (866) 956-1211 • Fax: (314) 595-6999 www.pottersignal.com Manual #8870080–Rev A 12/17...
- Page 2 WARRANTY INFORMATION The essential purpose of any sale or contract for sale of any of the products listed in the POTTER catalog or price list is the furnishing of that product. It is expressly understood that in furnishing said product, POTTER does not agree to insure the Purchaser against any losses the Purchaser may incur, even if resulting from the malfunction of said product.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction ..........................1 Section 2: Pre-Programming Procedures and Defaults ................2 Section 3: Operation ..........................4 Section 4: Programming Options ......................6 Section 5: Manual Programming Overview ....................9 The Programming Cycle ..........................9 System Setup: Software Zone Attributes .................... - Page 4 PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK...
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Page 5: Section 1: Introduction
Purpose Of This Manual This manual is intended to assist in the programming of the PFC-4064 Conventional Fire Panel via its keypad. Refer to this manual to properly program the PFC-4064. It is recommended that the user follows the procedures as outlined in this manual to assist in proper programming and prevent damage to the control panel and associated equipment. -
Page 6: Section 2: Pre-Programming Procedures And Defaults
System Defaults: Input Circuit The PFC-4064 has a total of 6 built-in input circuits available for use. These inputs are for monitoring devices such as smoke detectors, pull stations and waterflow switches. The terminals for input devices (shown below) are located at the top right corner of the control panel’s circuit board. - Page 7 PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 System Defaults: Relay Circuit The PFC-4064 has a total of 4 built-in relays available for use. The relays (shown below) are located along the central bottom edge of the control panel’s circuit board.
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Page 8: Section 3: Operation
PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 Section 3: Operation This section provides an overview of the control panel’s basic operations, which includes the status LEDs, function pushbuttons, and a Control Panel Menu Tree quick reference sheet. - Page 9 PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 Menu Navigation Keys The arrow keys allow you to scroll or move through the control panel menus. The Enter and Esc keys may also be used to navigate through menus; they are located on the numeric keypad. The table shown below provides a summary of the navigation keys.
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Page 10: Section 4: Programming Options
PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 Section 4: Programming Options The control panel is configured using the built in keypad. The panel stores the site specific configuration data in non-volatile memory. NOTICE TO USERS, INSTALLERS, AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION, AND OTHER INVOLVED PARTIES This product incorporates field-programmable software. - Page 11 PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 Topic Feature or Permitted Possible Settings Setting(s) Comment Option in UL Permitted (Y/N) in UL864? Zone Zone Style Alarm All Settings Allowed Supervisory Auxiliary Fire Drill Waterflow System Alarm System Supervisory...
- Page 12 PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 Topic Feature or Permitted Possible Settings Setting(s) Comment Option in UL Permitted (Y/N) in UL864? NACs Function General Purpose All Settings Allowed Specifies use of AMSECO Sync Except: A Supervisory...
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Page 13: Section 5: Manual Programming Overview
System Setup: Software Zone Attributes To begin setting up zones and points on the PFC-4064 system, press “Enter” on the keypad to bring up the Main Menu. Scroll down to Programming using the arrow keys, or press “6”. NOTE: Full menu trees are shown in Section 5... -
Page 14: System Setup: Points
PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 To edit/rename an entry, select the field you would like to change using the arrow keys. Press “Enter” to open the field, which should display (example shown below) with the first character blinking. Once the field is available, scroll through the available characters to find the letter, number, or special character desired using the Up/Down arrow keys. - Page 15 PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 To edit/rename an entry, select the field you would like to change using the arrow keys as done when setting up the software zones. Press “Enter” to open the field. Once the field is available, scroll through the available characters to find the letter, number, or special character desired using the Up/Down arrow keys.
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Page 16: System Setup: Assign Zones
PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 System Setup: Assign Zones Once the input and output points have been set, they will need to be assigned to an appropriate zone. Zones are where input and output device correlations are established. An Input Circuit will activate an output circuit (NAC) when they are assigned to the same zone. - Page 17 PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 Point is already assigned to this zone. System Setup: Program Relays The relays are configured to activate on a specific panel condition (Alarm, Trouble, Supervisory and Waterflow). The relay default settings are detailed in Section 2.
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Page 18: Learn Programming
• When user presses ‘1’ to accept changes, user will need to press the ESC button to back out to the main menu. The panel will prompt the user to press Enter to accept the changes or ESC to cancel • The PFC-4064 will either restart to save the changes or exit back to the programming submenu depending on the selection. -
Page 19: Section 6: Dact Programming
PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 Section 6: DACT Programming The PFC-4064 uses a Potter UD-1000 Digital Alarm Communicator Transmitter (DACT) which allows for communication with a monitoring station. The Programming Cycle The following is the recommended approach to program the UD-1000 via the panel’s keypad. Before beginning programming, ensure the card and phone cords have been properly installed following the directions listed in the UD-1000 Installation Manual (Potter document # 5406079) and the LEARN programming has been run. - Page 20 Set Val: [Primary] Potter offers five different account options in the event separate primary and secondary receivers need to be reported to. To begin, select Account Setup. The following screen will display. Select the account being updated to bring up the Options screen.
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Page 21: Pfc-4064 Keypad Programming • 8870080 • Rev A
• When user presses ‘1’ to accept changes, user will need to press the ESC button to back out to the main menu. The panel will prompt the user to press Enter to accept the changes or ESC to cancel • The PFC-4064 will either restart to save the changes or exit back to the programming submenu depending on the selection. -
Page 22: Section 7: Panel Menu Trees
PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 Section 7: Panel Menu Trees Menu Tree 1 PFC-4064 All Systems Normal 11/16 21:20:00 Press “Enter” 1=View History 2=Enable/Disable 3=Set Date/Time 4=Walk Test 5=System Tools 6=Programming 7=Data Transfer Allows user to view... - Page 23 PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 Menu Tree 2 6=Programming 1-System Setup 2-LEARN Menu 3-Panel Default 4-IP Settings 5-Dflt ID/Pswd 6-Prog ID/Pswd ESC-Exit 1-System Setup 2-LEARN Menu 3-Panel Default 4-IP Settings 5-Dflt ID/Pswd 6-Prog ID/Pswd 1-Zones...
- Page 24 PFC-4064 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING • 8870080 • REV A • 12/17 Menu Tree 3 6=Programming 1-System Setup 2-LEARN Menu 3-Panel Default 4-IP Settings 5-Dflt ID/Pswd 6-Prog ID/Pswd ESC-Exit 1-System Setup 2-LEARN Menu 3-Panel Default 4-IP Settings 5-Dflt ID/Pswd 6-Prog ID/Pswd See Menu Tree 2...
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