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Mircom FA-300 Series User Manual

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FA-300 Series
LED Fire Alarm Control Panel
Advanc ed Life Safety Solutio ns
LAMP
TEST
REMOTE
TROUBLE
CPU
FAULT
GROUND
FAULT
SIGNAL
SILENECE
FIRE
DRILL
BUZZER
SILENCE
INFO
ZONE DISCONNECT
User Guide
AC
ON
COMMON
ALARM
COMMON
SUPERVISORY
COMMON
TROUBLE
BATTERY
TROUBLE
SYSTEM
RESET
AUXILIARY
DISCONNECT
LAMP
TEST
MENU
ZONE DISCONNECT
Advan ced Life Safet y Solut ions
AC
LAMP
TEST
ON
REMOTE
COMMON
TROUBLE
ALARM
CPU
COMMON
SUPERVISORY
FAULT
GROUND
COMMON
FAULT
TROUBLE
BATTERY
TROUBLE
SIGNAL
SYSTEM
SILENECE
RESET
AUXILIARY
FIRE
DISCONNECT
DRILL
LAMP
BUZZER
TEST
SILENCE
MENU
INFO
ZONE DISCONNECT
ZONE DISCONNECT
LT-953 Rev. 1
Feb. 2016

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  • Page 1 FA-300 Series LED Fire Alarm Control Panel Advanc ed Life Safety Solutio ns Advan ced Life Safet y Solut ions LAMP LAMP TEST TEST REMOTE COMMON REMOTE COMMON TROUBLE ALARM TROUBLE ALARM COMMON COMMON SUPERVISORY FAULT SUPERVISORY FAULT GROUND COMMON...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction About this Manual ......................Technical Support ......................Main Display Paper labels for buttons and indicators ................The Buzzer and LED Indicators Common LED Indicators ....................Indicating Circuit Indicators .................... Main Display Buttons SYSTEM RESET Button ....................SIGNAL SILENCE Button ....................FIRE DRILL Button ......................
  • Page 4 4 (20)

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Refer to the Glossary on page 17 for an explanation of commonly used terms in this manual. Technical Support For all technical support inquiries, please contact Mircom’s Technical Support Department between 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. (EDT) Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

  • Page 6: Main Display

    Main Display Refer to the diagram below for the LED indicators and control buttons locations. W ALK A.C. TE S T RE MO TE CO MMO N TRO UBLE ALARM CO MMO N CP U FAIL S UP V GRO UND CO MMO N FAULT TRO UBLE...

  • Page 7: Paper Labels For Buttons And Indicators

    Paper labels for buttons and indicators Each display is supplied with laser printable labels. These labels slide into the plastic label templates on the panel.The label paper for the main display includes English and French versions (Mircom # NP-2005). 7 (20)

  • Page 8: The Buzzer And Led Indicators

    The Buzzer and LED Indicators Common LED Indicators 3.1.1 Buzzer The buzzer sounds if there is a fire alarm, a supervisory alarm, or a trouble in the fire alarm system. It turns off if the condition causing the buzzer to sound goes away or if the ALM/SUP/ TBL/BLDG AUDIBLE SIL (buzzer silence) button is pressed.
  • Page 9 The Buzzer and LED Indicators 3.1.8 AUTOMATIC ALARM SIGNAL CANCEL LED If the panel is configured as a two-stage system, the AUTOMATIC ALARM SIGNAL CANCEL LED illuminates steadily when the Alarm timer is canceled by the activation of the AUTOMATIC ALARM SIGNAL CANCEL AUTOMATIC ALARM SIGNAL CANCEL or SIGNAL SILENCE buttons.

  • Page 10: Indicating Circuit Indicators

    The Buzzer and LED Indicators 3.1.14 BATTERY TROUBLE LED The amber BATTERY TROUBLE LED flashes at the trouble rate when the battery is either low or disconnected. BATTERY TROUBLE 3.1.15 GROUND FAULT LED The amber GROUND FAULT LED flashes at the trouble rate when the ground fault detector detects a ground fault on any field wiring.
  • Page 11 The Buzzer and LED Indicators 3.2.1 Alarm Circuit Indicators This operation applies to Initiating Circuits configured as Verified Alarm, Non-Verified Alarm, Water flow Alarm, Sprinkler Alarm, or General Alarm Circuits. Table 1 summarizes the indications at different events: Table 1 Alarm Circuit Indicators Event Circuit Status LED...
  • Page 12 The Buzzer and LED Indicators 3.2.3 Property and Building Safety Circuit Indicators This operation applies to initiating circuits configured as property and building safety circuits. The following table summarizes the indications in response to different events: Table 3 Property and Building Safety Circuit Indicators Event Circuit Status LED Configuration...
  • Page 13 The Buzzer and LED Indicators 3.2.5 Signal Circuit Indicators This operation applies to indicating circuits of any type. The Circuit Trouble Indicator flashes amber at the Trouble Rate to indicate short-circuit or open-circuit trouble, or if the circuit is Disconnected. Table 5 Signal Circuit Indicators Event...

  • Page 14: Main Display Buttons

    Main Display Buttons SYSTEM RESET Button The SYSTEM RESET button resets the fire alarm control panel and all circuits. SIGNAL SILENCE SIGNAL SILENCE Button Pressing the SIGNAL SILENCE button when the panel is in alarm deactivates any SIGNAL silenceable signal devices in the fire alarm system. Non-Silenceable signal devices are SILENCE unaffected.

  • Page 15: Auxiliary Disconnect Button

    Main Display Buttons AUXILIARY DISCONNECT Button Pressing the AUXILIARY DISCONNECT button activates the auxiliary disconnect function. DISCONNECT Pressing the button again de-activates this function. LAMP TEST Button Pressing and holding the LAMP TEST button causes all front panel LEDs to illuminate and sounds the buzzer.

  • Page 16: Circuit (Zone) Disconnect Buttons

    Circuit (Zone) Disconnect Buttons There are circuit (zone) disconnect buttons for all initiating and indicating circuits on the fire alarm control panel. These buttons are located beside their respective indicating LEDs. Pressing a circuit disconnect button disconnects that circuit from the system and turns on its trouble indicator.

  • Page 17: Glossary

    Glossary Alarm Condition Occurs when devices such as detectors, pull stations, or sprinklers are activated. In a single stage system, this condition will activate all signalling devices throughout the building. In a two stage system, this condition will activate an alert signal and the General Alarm timer. Circuits Refers to an actual electrical interface and can be classified as initiating (detection), indicating (signal), or relay.
  • Page 18 Glossary Relay Circuit A circuit in a fire alarm system that connects relay devices (e.g. fan damper relays, etc). Remote Annunciator A device that visually indicates, either by LCD or LEDs, the floor or zone where the alarm originated. Single Stage System A type of fire alarm system that immediately sounds all the signals throughout the building when an alarm is detected in any part of the system.
  • Page 19 Glossary 19 (20)
  • Page 20 TECHNICAL SUPPORT U.S.A CANADA - Main Office © Mircom 2016 4575 Witmer Industrial Estates 25 Interchange Way North America Printed in Canada Subject to change without prior notice Tel: (888) Mircom5 Niagara Falls, NY 14305 Vaughan, ON L4K 5W3 Tel: (888) 660-4655...

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