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Introduction This manual is intended for persons involved with the installation, maintenance and operation of the CP-3500D RF control panel. It is a comprehensive guide that provides details on product operation and should be kept for future reference. This manual consists of separate sections. Each section contains information in a manner as to be clear as possible.
The CP-3500D is capable of storing 4000 events for later viewing as outlined in the event log section of this manual. The unit is also compatible with UL Listed Communicators making the CWSI CP-3500D a complete installation solution. The system is designed with monitoring and emergency personnel in mind. The LCD display provides easily identifiable pinpoint information displaying the specific initiating device(s) in alarm, trouble or supervisory condition.
Section 2 – Specifications and Compatibility 2.1 Specifications Power Source: 120/240Vac 1A 50/60Hz . Batteries: Two 12Vdc 4Ah sealed lead acid batteries connected in series for up to 24 hours standby operation or two 12Vdc 7Ah sealed lead acid batteries connected in series for 60 hours standby operation.
2.3 UL Restricted Programming Options NOTICE TO USERS, INSTALLERS, AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION, AND OTHER INVOLVED PARTIES This product incorporates field-programmable software. In order for the product to comply with the requirements in the Standard for Control Units and Accessories for Fire Alarm Systems, UL 864, certain programming features or options must be limited to specific values or not used at all as indicated below.
Section 3 - Installation 3.1 Proper Installation Order The following steps when performed in the listed order will result in a trouble free installation: 1. Site Signal Survey 2. Control Panel Installation and Basic Programming 3. Device and Repeater Enrollment and installation 4.
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After conducting a signal survey the CP-3500D can be mounted in its intended location. Refer to the signal survey section of this manual for instructions on conducting a signal survey. The following should be considered and or adhered to when mounting the unit. 1 –...
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6. Connect the supplied cable between the repeater and the antenna. The cable should be within the same room and not routed near electrically noisy sources such as fluorescent lights or electrical outlets. 7. Perform a signal survey after the antenna is mounted. Typical Antenna Configurations Figure 1A P/N CWSI-IM-C3K5D Rev.
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Always perform the signal survey with the antenna that will be used on the repeater when it is installed. It is recommended to not connect any other equipment such as horns or communicators to the CP-3500D until the unit is programmed. There is a 6 position dip switch marked SW2 located on the receiver card.
System Initialization Sample Screen S y s t e m I n i t i a l i z a t i o n E s t i m a t e d T i m e X M i n u t e s D e v i c e s C h e c k e d I n 0 0 2 0 / 0 1 0 0 Actual...
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Devices, annunciators and repeaters can be enrolled anywhere in the installation provided the device being enrolled is within RF reception range of any enrolled repeater or the CP-3500D panel. Keep in mind that you can only enroll a maximum of 100 devices to any one repeater or direct to the CP- 3500D.
next section. It is acceptable to enroll and install each device one by one rather than enrolling all the devices then installing them. If you use this method, the CP-3500D has to remain in enrollment mode during installation and the devices will have to be tested for alarm operation after enrollment and installation of all the devices, annunciators and repeaters is completed.
3.4.3 The Backup Batteries The cabinet houses two 12 Volt lead acid batteries wired in series for a total of 24 volts dc. Use only Genesis/Enersys batteries P/N NP4-12 for 24 hours of backup time and NP7-12 for 60 hours of backup time.
Section 4 - System Programming This section details system programming options including time/date, password, base code, device enrollment, NAC/Auxiliary/Relay activation and resetting, tandem detector activation and deactivation, device editing, and zone assignment. 4.1 Keypad Buttons and Menu Navigation The buttons located in the area below the LCD are used for menu navigation and data entry. These include 4 Softkey, Up/Down/Left/Right, Enter and Back buttons.
4.2 Menu Selection and Navigation 4.2.1 Menu Basics The CP-3500D menus can only be accessed if the main system normal screen below is showing on the LCD. Menu access is not allowed if any Alarm, Supervisory or Trouble signals are present on the LCD.
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Program Device Device Relay A/V Device Unknown Ignored Tandem Enrollment Edit Setup 3500D Units Units Controls CP-3500D Supervisory Dialer Relay Setup Setup Setup Logs Display Display Display Display Clear Alarm Trouble All Event Test Test Info System Programming Info info P/N CWSI-IM-C3K5D Rev.
4.2.3 Menu Access, Navigation, Data Entry and Field Editing When any of the soft key buttons are pressed to gain menu access you will be prompted to enter a password. The password entry screen is shown below. Password Entry 0 6 : 2 7 P M 1 1 / 2 2 / 2 0 0 7 E n t e r P a s s w o r d : C o n f i g...
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S e t T i m e a n d D a t e Blinking Cursor T i m e : 1 2 : 1 2 P M D a t e : 0 1 / 0 1 / 2 0 0 9 A u t o U p d a t e D S T : O F F U s e U P / D O W N t o s c r o l l t h e n p r e s s E N T E R C a n c e l...
4.3 Initial System Configuration After the CP-3500D is powered up and the automatic System Initialization procedure is complete the System Requires Configuration screen will be shown. S y s t e m R e q u i r e s C o n f i g u r a t i o n C P - 3 5 0 0 D S e t u p Press the setup soft key and you will be prompted to enter a password.
4.3.1Set Time and Date To set the time and date press the ENTER key while the set time and date menu choice is highlighted. The set time and date screen below will be shown. S e t T i m e a n d D a t e T i m e : 0 3 : 0 0 P M D a t e : 0 1 / 0 1 / 2 0 0 9 A u t o U p d a t e D S T : O N...
The Enter Old Password field will be highlighted and the blinking cursor will be under the first digit. Enter the current password using the UP/DOWN and LEFT/RIGHT buttons. When the current password is showing press the ENTER button and the Enter New Password field will now be highlighted.
4.3.4 Supervisory Setup The CP-3500D has the option of self-restoring supervisory signals. This menu will allow both the option of making Alarm C devices supervisory type and turning the auto-restore feature on. Even though these features can be selected after boot up it is advisable to activate one or both of these features now if either one will be needed in the installation.
4.4.1 Accessing the Device Edit screen To begin entering device and repeater information you must access the Device Edit screen. While the main system normal screen is showing, press the soft key labeled Program. Enter the correct password if required. The programming menu choices will be displayed. Using the UP/DOWN keys, highlight the Device Edit menu choice and press the ENTER key.
When a repeater, annunciator or wireless relay is edited, the serial number, device type, description and point ID are shown. The description is the only editable field for these units. Zone and alarm priority information do not apply to a repeater, annunciator or wireless relay. A sample repeater edit screen is shown below.
command from the CP-3500D telling it to shut down its transceivers. This is only a safe guard in case the deleted repeater is not powered down prior to deleting it. It is possible that one or more of the deleted repeaters may not receive the turn off command if a repeater was deleted which was required to link the turn off command to other deleted repeaters.
Important: Only devices within the same zone can reactivate silenced audible notification devices and NAC outputs in that zone. Therefore if you require all of the devices to reactivate any silenced audible notification device or NAC outputs then all of the devices, audible notification devices and NAC outputs must be on the same zone.
Sample alarm screen showing device type location 1 2 : 0 0 : 0 0 P M A l a r m L e v e l A 0 1 / 0 1 / 0 9 A l a r m 0 4 8 1 1 d 1 1 : 5 9 : 0 0 P M 0 1 / 0 1 / 0 9...
The NUMBER group contains the numbers 0-9. Press the UP key and the number 0 will be displayed. Use the UP key to advance to 1 etc. The SYMBOL group contains common symbols such as parenthesis, colon, comma, greater and less than etc.
4.5.1 Accessing the Relay Setup screen To access the relay setup screen, press the program soft key on the main system normal screen. Then scroll down to Relay Setup and press ENTER. The following screen will be displayed. S e l e c t D e v i c e t o P r o g r a m 2 b 5 5 9 0 C o n t r o l P a n e l 0 0 5 c 2 8 R E P E A T E R 3 r d F l r H a l l w a y...
Programming the wireless relay is similar. Choose the wireless relay from the first screen then advance through each of the 5 relays setting the desired activation and deactivation methods. The screens are similar to the above except substitute the word repeater with wireless relay. 4.5.2 CP-3500D, Repeater NAC, Relay Box, RM-5 and SR-5 Programming Up to three different zones can be programmed per relay.
when programming an AR-5 repeater, the first relay box/RM-5 relay form will be shown. The relay label at the top of the screen will read RB RLY 01. This indicates the first relay of the relay box or RM- 5. Pressing the next soft key will now advance you through the 40 relay box relay programming screens.
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The CP-3500D can be used for supervisory applications. The CP-3500D can be programmed to display sprinkler supervisory alarms from devices programmed for alarm priority C. One application example would be a model 345(TS) Fire Transmitter whose input is wired to monitor a water flow tamper switch.
supervisory signals auto-restoring when the supervisory condition is cleared at the transmitter. Turning on supervisory auto-restore will only have an effect on system operation if the first option alarm C supervisory is also on. The device type of the transmitter used for sprinkler supervisory should also be edited to as needed to reflect the particular application such as water flow, tamper switch, PIV, OS&Y etc.
1. Active model 301 tandem sounders will not be synchronized with each other. 2. The model 350 is intended for installation in living areas. 3. Detector sounders are not intended to replace the main fire alarm sounding device. 4. Do not program model 350 to activate NACs. 5.
4.8.2 Accessing the Audible Notification Device/Tandem Control Menu Manual activation and deactivation of the audible notification devices and tandem smoke alarms can be programmed under the AV Device/Tandem Controls program menu item. To access this menu press the program soft key on the main system normal screen. Scroll down to AV Device/Tandem Controls and press ENTER.
4.8.4 Remote Reset Feature The CP-3500D can be reset with an rf signal from a model 345(TS) transmitter. This allows the CP- 3500D to be restored to normal when a third party facp is reset. Refer to the 345 manual (p/n CWSI- IM-345) for wiring and testing information.
U n k n o w n U n i t s C h e c k i n g I n Serial # of the Serial # of the 0 2 2 3 d 8 – 0 0 6 3 a f unknown unit repeater that the unknown unit is...
I g n o r e d U n i t s Serial # of the Serial # of the 0 2 2 3 d 8 – 0 0 6 3 a f ignored unit repeater that the unknown unit is communicating with R e m o v e...
Section 5 - System Input and Outputs The CP-3500D has 7 dry contact, 1 auxiliary and 1 class A or 2 class B NAC output circuits available as well as a trouble input. Some are programmable and some are common. Each input and output function is explained below.
limited circuits only. Wiring from these terminals must be in conduit and contained within one room. Power limited and non-power limited circuits must be separated by at least .25” within the enclosure and run in different conduit. The contacts are rated at 24Volts D.C. 1 Amp resistive. Acceptable wire size for connection is 16-22awg.
5.2.2 Notification Appliance Circuits (TB1 Terminals 1-4 on receiver card) The CP-3500D control panel provides a notification appliance circuit which is field selectable for either 1 Class A Style Z or 2 Class B Style Y supervised non-power limited outputs. The NAC output is both a special application and regulated output.
5.2.3 Notification Appliance Compatibility The following UL Listed notification appliances are compatible with the CP-3500D Control Panel Table 1 MANUFACTURER MODEL NUMBER TYPE MAX PER GENTEX GX93-(W)(R) MINI HORN GENTEX GEC-24-15/75-(WR)(WW) HORN/STROBE GENTEX GEC3-24-(WR)(WW) HORN STROBE GENTEX GEC24-177-(WR)(WW) HORN STROBE WHEELOCK HSR/HSW HORN/STROBE...
5.2.4 SW2 Dip Switch The SW2 dip switch is located in the upper right side of the repeater pc board. Refer to figure 6. The dip switch is used to select whether the repeater board is a CP-3500D receiver or an AR-5 repeater. Switch positions 3+4 are unused and should be to the right or off position.
Section 6 - System Interface and Operation 6.1 Visual Displays, User Interface and Internal Sounder An LCD and LEDS are used to provide visual indications for current status of the CP-3500D. The LCD display will show the current status and display menus for programming the CP-3500D. LEDS are provided for indication of A/C Power, Fire Alarm, Supervisory, Trouble, Signal Silence and Test.
Supervisory alarms cannot be acknowledged until higher priority alarms are acknowledged. This LED will turn off when all self-restoring supervisory signals are cleared or when the reset button is pressed if the self-restoring supervisory feature is programmed to off. Trouble This LED flashes when any unacknowledged Trouble condition is present on the CP-3500D.
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the Supervisory Ack will acknowledge the new Supervisory alarm. If an acknowledged Supervisory alarm remains on the system for more than 4 hours and the system is not reset, the piezo will resound. Pressing the Supervisory Ack button will silence the piezo for another 4 hour period. Pressing this button will also send a record to the button press log.
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restored to normal standby condition. If the system is in test mode, pressing the reset button will take the CP-3500D out of test mode. If any Alarm, Supervisory or Trouble that exists after reset will cause the system to once again annunciate that condition. Panel Test Pressing this button while the CP-3500D is in normal standby will activate the Test LED.
6.1.4 Sounder The CP-3500D internal sounder is a piezo horn which will annunciate a different sound pattern for Alarm, Supervisory and Trouble as follows: Alarm – On continuous Supervisory – 1 second on, one second off Trouble – 1 second on every 10 seconds These sounds will be annunciated when any unacknowledged Alarm, Supervisory or Trouble condition is in process.
6.2.3 Alarm Alarms can be generated by any of the compatible initiating devices listed in this manual. Upon reception of an alarm signal from an initiating device the following will occur: 1. Any lower priority conditions currently displayed on the LCD will be replaced by the higher level alarm.
2. The sounder will pulse once a second. 3. The sprinkler Supervisory LED will flash once a second. 4. Alarm Relay 3 will activate. 5. Relay 1, Relay 2 and auxiliary outputs will not activate. 6. The event is stored in the alarm and all event log. The membrane buttons will function as described in section 6.1.3.
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The membrane buttons will function as described in section 6.1.3. The LCD display shown below will be present when multiple troubles spanning more than one page are in process. Note: If more than one self-restoring trouble is present, the individual trouble signals will clear from the display as the troubles are corrected.
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7. Test Failure – Can occur in an AR-5 repeater or any device. Caused by the CP-3500D not receiving a device polling transmission within 200 seconds. Check to see if the affected unit has power. Perform a signal survey from the device and verify it is good. This trouble can also be caused by products with incompatible firmware versions.
Self-Restoring Trouble List MODEL # TROUBLE CONDITION CP-3500D AC POWER LOSS, GROUND FAULT,DIALER FAULT AR-5 AC POWER LOSS, GROUND FAULT, TEST FAILURE AC POWER LOSS, TEST FAILURE , TROUBLE( IN 24 SR-5 VOLT MODE) WRA-3 AC POWER LOSS, TEST FAILURE TAMPER, MAINT REQUIRED,HARDWARE 301,302 FAULT,TEST FAILURE...
signals if desired. You can exit the test mode at any time by pressing the RESET key. Note: The CP- 3500D will automatically exit the test mode after a 4 hour time period with no keypad buttons pressed. Multiple occurrences of the same type signal from any one device will only be displayed once while in test.
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Sample Trouble Log 1 2 : 3 3 : 2 0 P M 0 8 / 1 4 / 0 9 T r o u b l e L o g L o w B a t t e r y 0 4 8 1 1 d 1 2 : 5 9 : 0 0 P M 0 1 / 0 3 / 0 9...
Use the Pg Up, Pg Down, Last Pg and Top Pg to navigate through multiple screens. These navigation buttons will appear when applicable above the associated soft key. Press the BACK key to exit from viewing any log screen. If an alarm is received while viewing any log screen, the CP-3500D will exit log viewing and display the alarm.
9. Build Date – Refers to the build date of the software in the CP-3500D control panel. This may be used if you call technical service. Press the BACK key to exit the System Info screen. If an alarm is received while viewing the System Info screen, the CP-3500D will exit viewing and display the alarm.
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1 2 : 3 3 : 2 0 P M 0 8 / 1 4 / 0 9 P r o g r a m m i n g I n f o E n r o l l e d U n i t s U n i t : 0 4 8 1 1 d [ P u l l S t a t i o n Z o n e 1 : 1 0 0...
Section 7 - Digital Alarm Communicators The CP-3500D can be connected to a digital alarm communicator in installations requiring off premise reporting to a central station. The Silent Knight 5104B and Keltron SDACT(-2) are the two compatible models. The following sections explain proper wiring and programming of these dialers when they are connected to the CP-3500D.
telephone number, account info etc. in order to report to the central station properly. Refer to the 5104B manual for further information. Once the wiring and programming of the CP-3500D and 5104B are complete, any alarms, supervisory or trouble conditions with either the CP-3500D or the 5104B will be communicated off premises to a central station receiver.
When a trouble is received by the CP-3500D, the N.C. contacts on the trouble relay will open causing a trouble transmission to be sent from Zone 6 on the 5104B. Acknowledging the trouble on the CP- 3500D will only silence its internal sounder. Pressing the Reset/Silence switch on the 5401B will silence its internal sounder.
terminals of TB2 across each N.O. alarm output relay A, B and C. The EOL resistor for the trouble relay output is wired in series with the Zone 4 input on the SDACT(-2) dialer. The trouble input of the CP-3500D will be connected to the N.C. and C terminals of the trouble relay output of the SDACT(-2). There is no polarity to this connection.
7.2.4 Operation The SDACT(-2) uses SIA codes to report to the central station. The CP-3500D will send the device Point I.D. and applicable SIA codes to the SDACT(-2) serial port input. This information will also be communicated to the central station by the SDACT(-2) as supplemental information. Table 4 shows the CP-3500D events and the corresponding SIA codes that will be communicated.
CP-3500D EVENT SIA CODE DESCRIPTION Alarm A Fire Alarm Alarm A Reset Fire Alarm Restore Alarm B Fire Alarm Alarm B Reset Fire Alarm Restore Alarm C Fire Alarm Alarm C Reset Fire Alarm Restore Alarm C Supervisory Fire Supervisory Alarm C Supervisory Fire Supervisory Reset...
Section 8 – Signal Survey 8.1 New Installation Survey This survey method is to determine acceptable locations for devices, annunciators and repeaters prior to installing the equipment. It will also determine the quantity of repeaters required in the installation. You will need a minimum of one Model AR-5 repeater and one Model 345(TS) Fire transmitter to conduct the survey.
of this repeater has been exhausted, continue to test and add repeater locations as described until a good survey result is achieved for all the devices in the installation. 8.2 Existing Installation Survey To check the signal of an existing device in an installation, momentarily place a magnet in the appropriate survey location of the device.
MODEL CP-3500D OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS To acknowledge Alarms press the ALARM ACK button. To view lower priority Alarms press the Alarm ACK button after acknowledging the Alarms. To view multiple pages of Alarms press the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN soft keys.
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