Section Ii : Operation Instructions; Alarm Operation; To Silence The Building Notification Appliances; To Reset After An Alarm - Faraday FireWatch 400 Owner's Manual

Section II : Operation Instructions

The following sections describe how to operate the 13400 once it is installed and
operational.

Alarm Operation

An alarm is indicated by the following conditions:
! A red Zone Alarm LED lights and flashes.
! The System Alarm LED lights and flashes.
! The panel buzzer sounds a rapid pulsating tone.
! The building notification appliances activate (if enabled).
! If a remote annunciator is used, the alarm condition is also indicated at the remote
location.
! If a remote station type of city connection is used, an alarm signal is sent to the
remote station.
! If a local energy type of city connection is used, an alarm signal is sent to the fire
department.
! The Alarm Relay also activates to serve various supplementary functions.

To silence the building notification appliances:

Momentarily press the Alarm Silence button. The red Alarm LED will stop flashing and
will light steady, indicating the notification appliances are off. An alarm condition in
additional IDCs will re-activate the building notification appliances. They may again be
silenced by pressing the Alarm Silence button.
Note: Waterflow IDCs cannot be silenced and NACs programmed for alarm silence
inhibit can not be silenced until after the time delay.

To reset after an alarm:

! First, the device that caused the alarm must be reset.
Manual Pull Station - Reset the manual pull station using the instructions provided
with the station.
Heat Detector - For restorable type detectors, the affected area must be restored to
a lower temperature. For non-restorable type detectors, the heat detector or the
heat detector element must be replaced.
Smoke Detector - The affected area must be cleared of smoke and the detector
should be cleaned.
Waterflow Switch - Replace or restore the activated sprinkler head, and the
sprinkler system must be restored to its normal condition.
! Momentarily press the System Reset button.
! If a local energy type of city connection is used, the master box must be reset to
clear the trouble condition.
! If an alarm condition still exists, notify the proper personnel for servicing the system
immediately.
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