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B asic System Description

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Facility-Specific
Control Keys
Labels shown are
examples.
LED/Key
Fire Alarm LED and Fire
Alarm ACK Key
Alarm Silenced LED/Alarm
Silence Key
Priority 2 Alarm LED and
Priority 2 ACK key
The Simplex 4100ES Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) has three general functions.
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It monitors fire alarm initiating points (smoke detectors, heat detectors, and pull stations).
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It activates fire alarm notification appliances (horns, strobes, audio evacuation messages)
when an initiating point activates.
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It monitors and controls auxiliary building equipment (fan dampers, relays, security devices).
Note: The term point is used extensively throughout this manual. It is a generic term used to refer to an
individual component of the system, such as a single smoke detector, a single pull station, etc.
The operator interface, shown in Figure 1-1, allows a system operator to control and monitor the
facility-specific components connected to the FACP.
Table 1–1. Components of the Operator Interface
The Fire Alarm LED flashes to indicate the presence
of an unacknowledged alarm condition. Other
components of the system, such as the horns and
strobes, also activate to indicate the presence of an
alarm. The FIRE ALARM ACK key allows you to
indicate that you have observed the presence of an
alarm.
Pressing the ALARM SILENCE key provides a
means of silencing the building's audible notification
appliances (horns). The LED indicates when this
key has been used.
The priority 2 LED flashes to indicate the presence
of an unacknowledged Priority 2 Alarm.
Press the Priority 2 Alarm key to acknowledge a
Priority 2 Alarm condition, this logs the
acknowledge, silences the piezo, and silences all
annunciator tone alerts.
Figure 1–1. Operator Interface
Description
Entry
Keypad
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Chapter 2
Chapter 2
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