Table of contents Scope ..................4 General system description............5 Notes to the installer ..............7 Cables ..................9 Panel installation ................9 Inspect the contents ............9 To open the panel door ..........10 To remove and refit the electronic module ....11 To remove and refit the panel door.......11 To mount the backbox on wall ........12 Connecting external circuits.............13 Terminals ...............13...
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To reset the panel configuration to factory settings ..58 To reset all configurations and labels to factory settings59 To view diagnostic data..........59 Appendix – Description of Controls and indicators....60 Controls................61 Light indications.............62 Message description list for System 800......64 Product data................69 Notes..................70 796688 (4188-657)_i2 _06/03...
Scope This second issue of the installer’s manual, it covers the installation instructions of the 24-zone system 800 fire alarm panel with version 2 software enhancements. The manual gives information on how to install the panel, connect external circuits, power up and commission the system.
The system 800 fire alarm panel is designed to meet the General system requirements of EN54 Parts 2 and 4. It is suitable for description installation in small to medium size buildings in accordance with the recommendations of BS5839:Part 1, to provide an automatic fire detection and alarm.
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System 800 architecture A uxiliary contacts E xterna l p ow er su pply S ound er 1 S ound er 2 C onfigu rable inpu t - C la ss change / E xt. evac. / lo ca l fire inp ut...
The wires between the cable termination point and terminals are as short and straight as possible. The cables of the system 800 and other systems are separated by at least 160mm, unless dedicated conduit / ducting is used.
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The installer should acquire: Site specific information from the interested parties which must include details on the location of products to be installed The acquired information together with this manual and the relevant standards should be used to assist the work. Earthing All earth connection points must be clean to provide good electrical conductivity.
Before starting installation work check the package Panel installation label and the contents of the package. Inspect the contents Check the contents, there should be: System 800 fire alarm panel 2 - Battery 12V 7Ah Spares pack Panel wall mounting template Instructions...
The panel door can be opened using the allen key To open the panel door supplied in the spares pack. Fixing screws Partially open the two fixing screws and then hinge open the panel door. Note the information on the panel and labels inside the enclosure.
The electronic module should be removed from the backbox To remove and refit the to prevent building dust getting into the module. electronic module Remove the earth lead connected to the gland plate. Earth lead Gland plate Remove the five fixing screws that are used to secure the electronic module to the backbox.
To mount the backbox on wall Ensure there is at least 100mm clearance around each side of the panel. Also there must Cable entry points be sufficient space beneath the panel assembly to allow the door to hang open. Knockout the required cable entry points from the backbox or where appropriate snap off the required cable entry strips from the backbox.
Connecting external To ease wiring, the terminal blocks can be circuits removed from the electronic module. Terminals A U X D C C O M M O N F IR E E X T E X T S U P P LY E X T R S 23 2 M A IN...
External circuits Loop circuit The loop circuit of a system 800 can accommodate 127 devices, such as conventional detectors fitted to S o under C ontrol Tran spon der addressable bases, manual call points, zonal indicator 12 V units and sounder control transponders.
$''5(66$%/(%$6( ZLUHFRQQHFWHGWR9RI(QGRQ ZLWK/('PRGXOHFRQQHFWHG WKHFRQWUROSDQHO The system 800 panel provides a common fire output via Common fire output change over contacts rated 2A @ 30V. A fire relay operates the change over contacts. Setting a hardware link for normally energised or de-energised state can configure the relay operation.
The system 800 panel can accept connection of up to two Repeat panel connection dedicated repeat panels using the RS485 terminals. T his fa c ility is no t ye t a v aila ble D e d ica ted...
, th is is th e n o rm a l o p eratin g sta te. The system 800 panel has an auxiliary relay that can Auxiliary relay output operate when a fire event is detected in the system A u x ilia ry re la y o u tpu t (default setting).
The system 800 panel has a local input that can be Local input configured as a: Lo cal Input class change (ie C la ss C h ang e fire input op erated b y evacuate input a program m er)
Fire routing equipment The system 800 panel can activate fire C o il re sista nce 0 -1 0K resistan ce routing equipment, such as an auto 65 0R (n om ina l ) co nfirm a tion dialer in the event of a fire condition in ou tp ut the system.
(This facility is not yet available) Fire protection equipment The system 800 panel has a fire protection equipment output to trigger fixed extinguishing equipment. C o n tro l p a ne l E le ctro n ic M o d ule...
Commissioning process W ithout any pow er applied to the pa nel: 1. Ve rify the continuity of the loop circuit w iring, Th e cable resistance should be 13oh m s m ax. a t 1K m . D O N O T U N D E R TAK E H IG H V O LTA G E TE S TS W IT H W IR IN G C O N N E C TE D TO TH E LO O P D E V IC E S , S U C H A S TO TH E B AS E .
On making changes to the panel set up the modified Hardware link entries must be saved to the EEPROM located inside the panel. To allow the changed data to be saved to the EEPROM, a hardware link must first be configured. A trained engineer must carry out any changes to the system configuration.
To power up the panel connect the mains and battery Power up supply. Battery connection Fit the batteries in to the panel, observing the location and orientation of battery installation. CAUTION: RISK OF EXPLOSION IF Connect the wires from the electronic module to both BATTERY IS REPLACED the batteries.
On powering up the panel the display shows messages of Power up indications address allocation and the power on indicator is lit. and address allocation The allocation process starts automatically and thereafter the fire Power detection. The loop is fully operational and requires no manual intervention to start The number of devices...
The menu map below shows the functionality available to Menu map and access the user at various access levels. levels To gain access to the panel controls and menu options, Access level 1 = General mode the user must enter the appropriate code for the desired Access level 2 = Security mode access level.
Operating instructions To select a menu option P ress to view P ress to e nte r top level m enu a selection P ress to h ighlight op tion P ress to re turn to previo us m enu level Previous Next To carry out a display test...
To view Historic events Event 1 - latest event To view the software version View ing the softw are version is only possible at access level 3, out of the m enu m ode. Function To enter an access level (eg 2, 3 or 4) F actory default codes are for: Access level 1 : N one Access level 2 : 2222...
To exit to access level 1 A2, A3 or A4 Can also be from level 3 or 4 A lte rn a tive m ethod To view loop status C urrent statu s of the lo op is running N um be r o f devices o n the lo op 796688 (4188-657)_i2 _06/03...
To activate Delay Mode faciity T he D elay fun ction w ill only operate if the D elay tim eout Delay period w as pre-configured to a value greater than 0 hours. Delay D elay M ode can be configured to be active for up to 8 hours To view loop map By pressing the Enter button on...
To power down the loop circuit (assuming the loop is powered up) It is not possible to pow er dow n the loop w hen the panel is in fire condition or test m ode. Disablement 796688 (4188-657)_i2 _06/03...
To power up the loop circuit (assuming the loop is powered down) T his num ber w ill increm e nt as devices are allocate d. The allocation process can take several m inutes ‘Allocated’ - if loop m ap has changed ‘R unning’...
To start detection process on the powered up and allocated loop If the loo p m ap has changed on a m anually pow ered up loop then it is necessary to m anually start the detection process. If the panel is at access level 4 the detection process w ill be tem porarily stopped un til you exit to level 1, 2 or 3.
To identify MCP required to be fire tested on a weekly test W hen in the F ire test m ode the panel w ill see fire events as test fires. Test In F ire test m ode the alarm s sound for a short duration and the device is reset the reafter.
To edit a zone label If a is left blan k zone label then the device label is displayed in the event of a fire. Previous Next P re s s to se le ct [Z o n e ] fie ld Select P re s s s e le ct to c h an g e to a re q u ire d zo n e nu m b e r...
To put a zone in and out of Test mode If a zone is put into test m ode the panel w ill see the zone fire events as test fires. Previous Next P re s s to s e le ct a [Z o n e ] fie ld Select P re s s s e le c t to c h a n g e to a re q u ire d zo n e n u m b e r...
To enable or disable a zone W hen a zone is disabled the m anual call points in the zone rem ain active and are N O T disabled. Previous Next P re s s to s e le c t [Z o ne ] fie ld Select P re s s s e le c t to c h a n g e to a re q u ire d zo n e n u m b e r...
To put a zone in false alarm rejection mode W here a zo ne is susceptible to false alarm s, a greater im m unity to spurious alarm s is possible by putting th e zone in FA rejection m ode. Previous Next P re s s to s ele ct [Z o n e ] field...
To select 2-detectors or 2-zones coincidence detection T he 2-d etector coincidence can only be applied to the selected zone. If 2 zones coincidence d etection Previous Next is selected it is im portant to link the selected zone to another zone. P re s s to s e le ct [Z o ne ] fie ld Select P re s s S e le c t to ch a n g e to a re qu ire d...
To assign a sectors to zone T h e re ca n b e a m a xim u m o f u p to 2 4 se cto rs p e r sys te m . A s ec to r is a n o u tp u t o f a sounder controller a n d e a ch h a s tw o o u tp u ts .
To view devices in a selected zone Previous Next P re s s to s ele ct a [Z o n e ] fie ld Select P re s s s e le c t to c h a n ge to a re q u ire d z on e n u m b e r Previous Next...
To enable / disable a device T his operation w ill allow disablem ent and enablem ent of devices like detectors a nd m anual call p oints on the lo op. Previous Next P re s s to s e le c t [D e vice ] fie ld Select Select P re s s s e le c t to c h a n g e to a...
To edit a device label Previous Next P re s s to s ele ct [D e vice ] fie ld Select P re s s to c ha n g e to a re q u ire d d e vice n u m b e r Previous Next P re s s to s ele ct [L a b e l] fie ld...
To assign a device to a zone O n assigning a Sounder controller device to a zone the corresponding sectors associated w ith the Sounde r controller are also assigned to the zone. Previous Next P re s s to s ele ct a [D e vice ] fie ld Select P re s s s e le c t to c h a ng e to a re q u ire d d e vice n u m b e r...
To set auxiliary relay operation (eg to operate with fire, fault, disablement, pre-alarm or off) O nly configure the hardw are link w hen setting the operation of auxiliary relay. Previous Next P re s s to s e le c t a fie ld [ ] A u x ilia ry re la y o u tp u t: A u x ilia ry re la y To sile n c e o n :...
To set fire routing output operation (eg change activation type, delayed operation of relay and monitoring) O nly configure the hardw are link w hen setting delay m onitoring of the fire routing output. Previous Previous Previous Next Next Next P re ss to sele ct fie ld [ ] P re ss to sele ct fie ld [ ] P re ss to sele ct fie ld [ ]...
To set fault routing operation (eg activation type) O nly configure the hardw are link w hen setting status of the fault routing ou tput. Previous Previous Previous Next Next Next P re ss to sele ct fie ld [ ] P re ss to sele ct fie ld [ ] P re ss to sele ct fie ld [ ] [C u rre nt sta te]...
To view / enable or disable alarms sounders O nly configure the hardw are link w hen setting sector action of A larm s. Previous Previous Previous Next Next Next P re ss to sele ct fie ld [ ] P re ss to sele ct fie ld [ ] P re ss to sele ct fie ld [ ] [S ta tu s]...
To set weekly alarm test reminder message (eg day and message) Previous Previous Next Next P re ss to se le ct fie ld [ ] [F ire te st is] [Te st d ay is] [M e ssa g e] Select E ach p ress o f an Select...
To set / view maintenance reminder message Previous Previous Next Next P re ss to se le ct fie ld [ ] [R e m ind e r is] [D a y] [M e ssa g e] E ach p ress o f an Select Select To e dit text in a field:...
To set Delay and Verify functions T he alarm sounders in the system can b e delayed on a fire condition. T he Initial delay can be configured up to 9 m inutes 59 secon ds (factory set to 30 seconds). This delay is im posed on the alarm sounders at the beginn ing of a fire condition, providing the Delay facility is active w ith the dela y LE D lit.
To set the Local input It is only necessary to con figure hardw are link P1 w hen changing the settings in the C onfigured as field. Previous Next P re ss to sele ct fie ld [ ] [C o n figu re d a s] [S ta tu s] [In te st] Select...
To set time and date All num eric fields can be set by pressing the nu m eric keys. Previous Next P re ss to sele ct fie ld [ ] [C u rre nt d ay ] [C u rre nt tim e ] Select Select P ress se le ct to to gg le :...
To change an existing password Previous Next P re ss to se le ct fie ld [ ] [C u rre nt p a ssw o rd ] Edit Edit E n te r th e cu rre n t p a ssw o rd u sing th e n u m e ric ke yp a d: A cce ss le ve l 2 - 2 2 22 A cce ss le ve l 3 - 3 3 33...
To set up the access level for Cancel buzzer and Display test controls Previous Next P re ss to sele ct fie ld [ ] [D isp la y test le vel] [C a n cel b u zze r leve l] Select Select P ress to togg le:...
To edit User text E ach p ress of an To e dit text in a field: alph anu m eric Edit P re ss E dit bu tto n to ke y w ill scroll allo w lab el e diting . ch aracte r strin g, eg e ach p re ss of U sing the n um eric key pad...
To reset all access codes to factory settings C od e s a re re se t To reset the panel configuration to factory settings D evice and Zone labels are not affected by this operation. C on fig u ration is re se t to fa cto ry d e fa ult se ttin g s 796688 (4188-657)_i2 _06/03...
To reset all configurations and labels to factory settings To view diagnostic data A to D Description of A to D Lower Higher Condition reference reading limit limit Mains Mains fault - Below the lower limit. Earth Earth fault – Outside the two limits 5V supply fault –...
Appendix – Description of Controls and indicators P r e v i o u s N e x t F i r e E s c F a u l t P o w er S ou n d A l arm s A B C D E F F i r e R o u ti n g...
Controls Control Access level Function Verify The button further delays the alarm from sounding for a pre-configured time (up to 10 minutes) only if Delay mode is active. Delay The button activates the delay mode for a pre- configured time of up to 8 hours. Sound Alarms The button starts the alarm sounders in the system.
Light indications Light Indication colour Status of light and meaning Fire STEADY – There is one or more fire(s) in the system. (Red) OFF – There are no fire(s) in the system. Fault STEADY – There is at least one fault in the system, view the fault log for details.
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Light Indication colour Status of light and meaning Sounder Disablement STEADY – The system alarm sounders are disabled. OFF – The system alarm sounders are not disabled. (Yellow) Disablement STEADY – There is at least one disablement or the panel is in engineering mode, view the disablement log for details.
Message description list for System 800 Any service and maintenance work on the panel or system must be carried out by a trained maintenance engineer from the fire alarm servicing organisation. Message displayed Description and checks 12V supply failed The panel 12V supply has failed.
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Any service and maintenance work on the panel or system must be carried out by a trained maintenance engineer from the fire alarm servicing organisation. Message displayed Description and checks Day mode entered The day mode is active. The day mode is automatically exited after a pre-configured timeout period has elapsed Detection devices The detection device assignment has been configured...
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Any service and maintenance work on the panel or system must be carried out by a trained maintenance engineer from the fire alarm servicing organisation. Message displayed Description and checks Fire not reset Initial fire is still present or there is another fire. Fire protection Open or short circuit fault associated with the fire protection equipment fault...
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Any service and maintenance work on the panel or system must be carried out by a trained maintenance engineer from the fire alarm servicing organisation. Message displayed Description and checks Loop allocated The control panel has completed address allocation of each device found on the loop.
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Any service and maintenance work on the panel or system must be carried out by a trained maintenance engineer from the fire alarm servicing organisation. Message displayed Description and checks Panel earth fault There is an earth fault at the panel. Check the earth connections to the panel.
Product data System 800 fire alarm panel Standards EN54 Part 2 & Part 4 Number of Zone 24 zones per panel Devices on loop 127 maximum Battery supply 2 x 12V 7Ah Standby period 24 hour standby + 0.5 hour alarm...