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Mircom DTC-300A-2 Installation And Operation Manual

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DTC-300A-2
Digital Transmitter Communicator
LT-892 Rev. 1.2
Installation and Operation Manual
December 2019

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  • Page 1 DTC-300A-2 Digital Transmitter Communicator LT-892 Rev. 1.2 Installation and Operation Manual December 2019...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Industry Canada and FCC Notice Notice for all DTC-300A-2 Sold in Canada ..............FCC Notice ........................Introduction and Features Mechanical Installation and Dimensions Connections and Settings DTC-300A-2 Main Board ....................Power Converter and Trouble Relay Module (Model PCS-100) ........
  • Page 4 Dialer Config (Command-Menu) ..................9.12 Input Config ........................9.13 Exit ..........................10.0 Ademco Contact ID 10.1 DTC-300A-2 Internal Events ..................10.2 DTC-300A-2 External Events ..................11.0 Security Industry Association DCS 11.1 DTC-300A-2 Internal Events ..................11.2 DTC-300A-2 External Events ..................

  • Page 5: Industry Canada And Fcc Notice

    Industry Canada and FCC Notice Notice for all DTC-300A-2 Sold in Canada Mircom's DTC-300A-2 Communicator described in this manual is listed by Underwriters Laboratories Canada (ULC) per CAN/ULC S559 for use in slave application in conjunction with a Listed Fire Alarm Control Panel under Standard ULC-S527 (Standard for Control Units for Fire Alarm Systems).
  • Page 6 Communicator, they should be performed by Mircom Technologies Ltd. or an authorized representative of Mircom Technologies Ltd. For information contact Mircom Technologies Ltd. at the address and phone numbers shown on the back page of this document.

  • Page 7: Introduction And Features

    Introduction and Features The DTC-300A-2 is a single board Digital Communicator (DACT) that can connect to any listed Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) and a PCS-100 Power Converter and Relay module. It can transmit Alarm, Supervisory, Waterflow Alarm, Common Trouble, AC power trouble and Battery Trouble information on two telephone lines to a Digital Alarm Communicator Receiver (DACR).

  • Page 8: Mechanical Installation And Dimensions

    Mechanical Installation and Dimensions The DTC-300A-2 board is a single PCB assembly. It comes mounted in a 8.25” wide by 10” high by 1.5” deep box. There are four mounting holes, two at the top and two at the bottom.

  • Page 9: Connections And Settings

    LEDs. Table 1 describes the connectors on the DTC-300A-2, Table 2 describes of the status LEDs, and Tables 3 and 4 provide information on the jumpers. The CFG-300 Configuration Tool is optional and used for configuration; its mounting is shown in Figure 2 below.
  • Page 10 Connections and Settings The following table lists all the LEDs located on the DTC-300A-2 board and states the function of each LED. Table 1 Cable Connectors and Miscellaneous Cable Connector Function RS-232C/RS-485 Connection for computer configuration. Connector for CFG-300 Configuration Tool...
  • Page 11 Connections and Settings Table 4 List of Jumpers on Core Board JUMPER NUMBER FUNCTIONS Leave closed (on). Leave open (off).

  • Page 12: Power Converter And Trouble Relay Module (Model Pcs-100)

    Connections and Settings Power Converter and Trouble Relay Module (Model PCS-100) The PCS-100 and a 3G4010 Wireless Alarm Communicator is required when using a wireless telephone line as a second line (Line 2). As per CAN/ULC S559 Equipment for Fire Signal Receiving Centres and Systems Standard for “non-interdependent passive communication systems”...

  • Page 13: Field Wiring

    DTC-300A-2 Main Board Telephone Wiring Wire the two telephone lines to RJ31X Connector terminals as shown in Figure 4 below. The DTC-300A-2 telephone line terminals are located on the top left hand corner of the board. Note: For a cellular or wireless service, use the Line 2 interface connection.

  • Page 14: Dtc-300A-2 Main Board Input Zone Wiring

    Field Wiring DTC-300A-2 Main Board Input Zone Wiring There are terminals for six input zones. Zones 1 to 6 are configurable. The default zone settings are as follows: Table 6 Zone Default Functions ZONE DEFAULT FUNCTION Common Alarm Input Common Supervisory Input...

  • Page 15: Trouble Output Wiring

    The trouble output is wired to a Fire Alarm Trouble Only monitor zone. This is done to monitor the DTC-300A-2. The E.O.L resistor required for this zone is to be placed on the terminals marked E.O.L. below the Trouble Output. The value of the E.O.L. resistor depends on the FACP used.

  • Page 16: Power Supply Wiring

    Field Wiring Power Supply Wiring The DTC-300A-2 requires power from a 24V DC regulated or 24V DC FWR supply. Connect to terminals marked 24V DC IN, positive and negative. If used, the PCS-100 Power Converter and Relay converts the 24V to provide the 14V required by the 3G4010 Wireless Alarm Communicator.

  • Page 17: Wireless Alarm Communicator 3G4010 Wiring

    Fire Alarm Panel. Correlated to Alarm See Fig 9 GS3060 3G4010 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 AUX+ TAMPER + 14V - Figure 8 3G4010 Connection to Fire Alarm Panel and DTC-300A-2 Diagram...

  • Page 18: Typical Installation Wiring

    Field Wiring Typical Installation Wiring Below is a typical installation when Line 2 is wireless and a PCS-100 and 3G4010 are required. To GSM/GPRS Cellular signal to Remote Station 3G4010 EOL 3K9 ohms Figure 9 Typical Installation Wiring...

  • Page 19: Power Up Procedures

    Power Up Procedures 1. The DTC-300A-2 should be securely mounted on a wall. Make sure ground wire is connected. 2. Check that the telephone lines are connected as shown in Figure 4 or Figure 9. 3. Connect the optional CFG-300 Configuration Tool to the U18 connector and place over the mounting studs on the DTC-300A-2 above the key pad and secure.

  • Page 20: Basic Operation And Supervision

    Basic Operation and Supervision The DTC-300A-2 is able to supervise up to 6 local configurable input zones. Once the input zone is active (short condition), the corresponding event with input zone number will be reported to the monitoring station. If the input zone is open, a corresponding circuit trouble with input zone number will be reported.

  • Page 21: Configuration Set-Up

    3. Remotely with a computer, modem, UIMA and Mircom Software MSW-012. Configuration via On-Board Keypad 1. Connect 24V DC power supply and zone inputs from the DTC-300A-2 to the fire alarm panel. 2. Hook up the CFG-300 Configuration Tool ribbon cable to U18 on the DTC-300A-2 board.

  • Page 22: Configuration Via Uima And Computer (Local)

    DTC-300A-2 board. A serial cable or USB cable is needed to connect the UIMA to the computer. 2. Place a jumper at JW2 on the DTC-300A-2 board to allow the configuration (a trouble is generated and reported to the receiver DACR).

  • Page 23: Keypad Configuration & Operation

    To access configuration mode press the Menu button on the keypad. The CFG-300 LCD will display the Main Menu. The keypad on the DTC-300A-2 board and the CFG-300 is shown together in Figure 10, below.

  • Page 24: Command Menu

    Keypad Configuration & Operation The system will be exhausted after three retries and will then take you back to the Normal message display. The default password is 1111. Enter passcode After you select a feature item by pressing the "ENTER" key, use the "UP" and "DOWN" keys to move through the different features.

  • Page 25: View Event Log (Command-Menu)

    The remote log contains all events associated with 2 Local Log the fire alarm panel. The local log contains all events associated with the DTC-300A-2. Each log can hold up to 500 events. Select the type of log to view. Press the “ENTER”...

  • Page 26: Clear Event Log (Command-Menu)

    The local log contains all events associated with the DTC-300A-2. Each log can hold up to 500 events. C l e a r a l l t h e s e l e c t e d l o g ( s ) ? Y Press the “ENTER”...

  • Page 27: Test Dialer (Command-Menu)

    Keypad Configuration & Operation Test Dialer (Command-Menu) -Dialer Test - 1. L#1 Manual test 2. L#2 Manual test 3. Reset Dialer Press Enter to test Line #1. Press Cancel to exit 1.L#1 Manual test this menu. For a description of test messages. See Dialer Test Messages below.

  • Page 28: Config Info (Command-Menu)

    Keypad Configuration & Operation Waiting for availability of the receiver. The Waiting for Acktone receiver confirms the availability by sending an Ack tone. Dialer failed to detect Ack tone. This message Failed No Acktone indicates that either the telephone number may be wrong or the receiver is not available.

  • Page 29: Version Info

    Keypad Configuration & Operation This specifies the configuration tool version. It will display Cfg. Tool S/W Vers.: 0.0.0.0 if no PC configurator has been used. Version:x.x.x.x Version Info S/ DTC-300A Version X. Y. Z The first line shows the model number and panel type and the second line shows the software version number.

  • Page 30: Set Password (Command-Menu)

    Keypad Configuration & Operation Command Menu/Time Clock 3. Compensation Use the up down arrow keys to select daily compensation Daily Compensation: value and press ENTER. For a fast clock adjust negatively. Compensation value can For a slow clock adjust range from -15 to +15 Once the compensation value is entered the positively.

  • Page 31: Default Config (Command-Menu)

    9.11 Dialer Config (Command-Menu) Press the Menu key on the keypad of the DTC-300A-2 board to configure the DTC-300A-2. The following illustration shows the dialer configuration menu. Each item in this menu is described below in detail. Use the Up and Down keys to scroll through the menu and press the Enter key to make a selection.
  • Page 32 Keypad Configuration & Operation Command Menu/Dialer Config/Account Info Use this function to set the Account ID for 1.Account# 1 Identification the monitoring station to which the dialer reports events. The maximum number of Account#1 ID: digits allowed is six. For contact ID, only the first four digits are used;...
  • Page 33 Keypad Configuration & Operation Command Menu/Dialer Config/Account Info 6.Account# 2 Reporting Format ContactID->Default Same as Account#1. [ ] SIA 300 Baud A C C N T # 2 F o r m a t : [ ] SIA 110 Baud [ X ] C o n t a c t I D 9.11.2 Telephone Line Menu - T e l e p h o n e L i n e -...
  • Page 34 AC loss trouble on the dialer for the programmed time period. The sum of the AC AC-Loss Delay(Hrs) 0 ->Default loss delays of the control panel and the DTC-300A-2 shall not exceed 3 hours as required by ULC standard.
  • Page 35 Keypad Configuration & Operation Command Menu/Dialer-Config/Time Parameter Use this menu to set the test 2.Cellular report date report date for the cell phone setup. Set this menu to 0 if there is no test reporting for a cell Cellular Report Date phone, or if the phone line is a regular line.
  • Page 36 Keypad Configuration & Operation 9.11.5 Auto Test Time and Cellular Report Date If the Cellular report date is set to 0, then the dialer alternates between Lines 1 and 2 when performing the automatic test. If the Cellular report date is not set to 0, then the automatic test is performed on Line 1 except on the Cellular report date, when it is performed on Line 2.

  • Page 37: Input Config

    Use this function to set a name or label for each input Zone-1 ...6 ->Default 6. Name (Input Zone) zone. Zone-6 Label Zone-6 9.13 Exit Pressing “ENTER” after selecting “Exit” from the main menu will return the DTC-300A-2 to normal operation.

  • Page 38: Ademco Contact Id

    10.0 Ademco Contact ID 10.1 DTC-300A-2 Internal Events Event Description Event Family Qualifier Code Group # Contact # Phone Line #1 trouble detected Trouble New event 1 351 Phone Line #2 trouble detected Trouble New event 1 352 Phone Line #1 trouble restored...

  • Page 39: Security Industry Association Dcs

    1 310 Ground Fault restored Trouble Restore 3 310 NNN-Refers to Sensor number for zone causing event. 11.0 Security Industry Association DCS 11.1 DTC-300A-2 Internal Events Event Description Event Family Qualifier SIA Event Parameter Code Phone Line #1 trouble detected...

  • Page 40: Dtc-300A-2 External Events

    Security Industry Association DCS 11.2 DTC-300A-2 External Events Event Description Event Family Qualifier SIA Event Parameter Code Zone Fire Alarm Alarm New event Zone Fire Alarm restored Alarm Restore Zone Trouble detected Trouble New event Zone Trouble restored Trouble Restore...

  • Page 41: Compatible Fire Alarm Control Panels

    When using a PCS-100 Power Converter and Relay module and 3G4010, compatible with Mircom FX-350 Series, FX-2000 Series, and FA-1000 Series Fire Alarm Control Panels and all other FACP that can provide 24V DC regulated or 24V FWR power, 670mA current and normally open relay contacts rated 28V DC, 2A resistive load.

  • Page 42: Battery Calculations

    16.0 Battery Calculations The DTC-300A-2 Battery Calculations are performed as part of the calculations for the Fire Alarm Panel it will be used with. See the appropriate Fire Alarm Control Panel Manual.

  • Page 43: Warranty And Warning Information

    As the only individual in contact with system users, please bring each item in this warning to the attention of the users of this Mircom System. Failure to properly inform system end-users of the circumstances in which the system might fail may result in over-reliance upon the system.
  • Page 44 11. Battery Failure. If the Mircom System or any device connected to the system operates from batteries it is possible for the batteries to fail. Even if the batteries have not failed, they must be fully charged, in good condition, and installed correctly.
  • Page 45 20. Integrated Products. Mircom System might not function as intended if it is connected to a non-Mircom product or to a Mircom product that is deemed non-compatible with a particular Mircom System.
  • Page 46 Warranty and Warning Information DTC-300A-2 INFORMATION FORM Account #1 Identification (max. 6 digits): _ _ _ _ _ _ Account #1 Telephone number (including area code): __________________________ Telephone number of receiving station (including area code) : ____________________ Reporting Format: Contact ID __________________________________________________________________________ Account #2 Identification (max.
  • Page 47 Warranty and Warning Information...
  • Page 48 CANADA - Main Office U.S.A © Mircom 2019 25 Interchange Way 4575 Witmer Industrial Estates Printed in Canada Subject to change without prior notice Vaughan, ON L4K 5W3 Niagara Falls, NY 14305 Tel: (905) 660-4655 Tel: (905) 660-4655 www.mircom.com (888) 660-4655...

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