INTRODUCTION................................3 1.1 Purpose .................................3 1.2 Definitions ................................3 Premises Management ............................3 Competent Person ..............................3 1.3 About Conventional System ..........................3 What Is Eaton Conventional Panel?...........................3 What Are Zones?................................3 What Is FRE?................................3 What Is FPE?................................3 GENERAL SYSTEM CONDITIONS ..........................4 2.1 Normal Condition............................4 2.2 Fire Alarm Condition............................4...
FPE output may be provided. This optional output is generally used for connecting the fire alarm system to 1.3 About the Eaton Conventional System fire protection equipment such as sprinklers, door release systems, etc. This type of output is fully monitored by the What is a Conventional Panel? fire system for any fault condition.
www.acornfiresecurity.com General System Conditions 2. General System Conditions 2.1 Normal Condition The fire panel will enter the fault condition when one or more of the following fault conditions are detected: In the normal condition only the POWER ON indicator should be lit.
www.acornfiresecurity.com Access Levels 3. Access Levels Regardless of the active access level the panel will continue to monitor for fire and fault conditions. 3.1 Access Level 1 This level of access is available to the general public and has the following functions available: •...
www.acornfiresecurity.com What to Do Instructions 4. What to Do Instructions 4.3 What to do When Re-Enabling Zones with Latching Detectors 4.1 What to do in the Event of a Fire Alarm • Before re-enabling any zone that has latching detectors, Condition a walk round of the zone in question should be carried out to check that all detectors and manual call points are not...
www.acornfiresecurity.com Routine Testing 5. Routine Testing 5.3 Quarterly Testing (Competent Person) Under BS5839 it is the responsibility of the Premises Management to undertake periodic tests to ensure the fire • To be conducted by the Competent Person. Included as alarm system is operational. These tests are as follows: reference for the Premises Management.
www.acornfiresecurity.com Operating Instructions 6. Operating Instructions 6.1 Multi-Function Buttons The numerical value in the centre of the button is used to enter access codes for level 2 and 3. If the text in the centre of the button appears above a line (or there is no line) then this function is applicable at access level 2.
www.acornfiresecurity.com Operating Instructions 6.5 Mute Buzzer • This function is available at access level 1, 2 and 3. • To silence the panel’s internal buzzer at access level 1 just press the “Mute Buzzer” button. • To silence the panel’s internal buzzer at access level 2 enter the code 3112 and then press the “Mute Buzzer”...
www.acornfiresecurity.com Operating Instructions 6.7 Individual Zone Test • This function is only available at access level 2. • This function will allow individual zones to be placed in the zone test mode. • Enter the access code 3112 • Press “Test” button (2). •...
www.acornfiresecurity.com About the Log Book 7. About the Log Book All information contained within the tables below are fictional for example purposes only. 7.1 Fire System Summary These sections of the log book must be completed by the Competent Person who installed the system. It is the responsibility of the Premises Management to ensure that this information is filled in at the fire alarm handover.
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www.acornfiresecurity.com About the Log Book OUTPUT ROUTING INFORMATION Output Type Connected What Happens when Activated Fire Relay YES / NO Fault Relay YES / NO Interlink Relay YES / NO Auxiliary Output YES / NO YES / NO FRE Output In the event of fire this output activates the auto-dialler and contacts the ARC FPE Output...
www.acornfiresecurity.com About the Log Book COMPLETED BY Name Mr C. Person Fire Installation Ltd Company Position Installer Date 07/09/2014 The Competent Person fills in their details here after completion of the system summary. 7.2 Fire Alarm Log Book The Log Book must be maintained by the Premises Management, who should record every fire alarm condition (real or false), every weekly test performed, disablements, enablements, and site visits by engineers.
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www.acornfiresecurity.com About the Log Book MAINTENANCE WORK Date Time Zone/Location Reason for Work Carried Additional Work Signed Work Required 06/09/14 08:00 Zone 1 / Reception Fault shown on Faulty detector None Mr C. Person Zone 1 replaced 07/09/14 08:00 Zone 3 / Kitchen Unwanted Fire Detector type None...
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