Mounting a FC600 series panel to the wall without a mounting plate..........6 Inter-unit cabling ......................... 11 Connecting the mains cable and protective earths in FC600 series panels and AC repeaters ..11 Loops installation........................ 14 Running and temporarily connecting the loops ................14 6.1.1...
Introduction What this manual does not Use this guide as a source of useful information when installing a FireClass FC600 series alarm system. cover The guide sets out a recommended series of steps to The guide does not provide information on the follow- follow.
Installation notes FireClass Panels and Repeaters Installation notes There is a section of installation notes in the FireClass FC600 Panels Product Application and Design Informa- tion guide. Check these for information possibly affect- ing your installation, such as the arrangement of multi- ple stacked cards.
For an overview of the panel, see Fig. 4. To mount a FC600 series panel without the optional mounting plate, The FC600 series panels are not supplied with a mount- complete these steps: ing plate. Mounting plates are available to 1 Decide on a wall mounting method (typically screws purchase using part number 557.202.921.
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Mounting a FC600 series panel to the wall without a mount- FireClass Panels and Repeaters 149.5 Fig. 3: FC602S/FC604S panel, FC602S/FC604S Scandinavian panel, and the FC32AR/FC32AR AC Scandinavian repeaters mounting with a universal mounting plate - fixing and overall dimensions in mm...
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FireClass Panels and Repeaters Mounting a FC600 series panel to the wall without a mounting plate Fig. 4: FC602S and FC604S panels with shallow housing, and the FC32AR AC repeater - overall dimensions in mm Installation Guide Doc. version 2.0...
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Mounting a FC600 series panel to the wall without a mount- FireClass Panels and Repeaters Fig. 5: FC602S/FC604S Scandinavian panel - overall dimensions in mm Installation Guide Doc. version 2.0...
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FireClass Panels and Repeaters Mounting a FC600 series panel to the wall without a mounting plate Fig. 6: FC32DR DC repeater - overall dimensions in mm Installation Guide Doc. version 2.0...
FireClass Panels and Repeaters Fig. 7: FC32DR DC Scandinavian repeater - overall dimensions in mm 5.1 Connecting the mains cable and protective earths in Inter-unit cabling FC600 series panels and AC repeaters NOTICE DANGER There is a danger of signal interference Danger of death or serious injury.
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FireClass Panels and Repeaters Connecting the mains cable and protective earths in FC600 series panels and AC repeaters DANGER 5 Particularly in harsh environments, it may be neces- The FireClass panel contains high sary to connect an additional low resistance earth-...
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Connecting the mains cable and protective earths in FC600 FireClass Panels and Repeaters Fig. 9: PSU Mains connections on FC602S/FC604S panel, FC602S/FC604S Scandinavian panel, and FC32AR/FC32AR AC Scandinavian repeaters 1– Thermistor assembly 2– Cable tie 3– PSU Earth wire Installation Guide Doc. version 2.0...
FireClass Panels and Repeaters Loops installation Fig. 10: FC32AR/FC32AR AC Scandinavian repeaters without mounting plate - fixing and overall dimensions in mm Loops installation run any other wiring required for ancillary modules. Clearly label the loop conductors as being positive or negative.
Making insulation checks FireClass Panels and Repeaters M20 cable gland with a locknut. Leave generous of the loops, and the resistance between the loop tails of wire (approximately 600 mm length). wires and earth. 3 Connect the loop wiring tails to a strip type connec- 4 For values less than 1 MOhm this is a failure and the tor block, with screw terminals, as shown in Fig.
Connect the remaining battery terminals using the kit. Note: FireClass FC600 series panels do not have a separate battery box. 5 Identify the temperature compensation thermistor lead. Connect the thermistor to terminals labelled XT10 TEMP on the FC-FI/FC-FI-1 board.
Mounting CUI repeater panels FireClass Panels and Repeaters Mounting CUI PCB label Function repeater panels RBUS Left connections for repeater CUI Pin1 - RS485 NET REF Complete the instructions in the following sections to Pin2 - RS485 B mount a FC32DR DC colour user interface (CUI) Pin3 - RS485 A repeater.
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FireClass Panels and Repeaters Connecting the CUI repeater RBus wires resistance or no links equates to no additional fault for any fault condition on the panel. Legacy- termination resistance. function for old hardware. 5 At the CUI repeater, feed the RBus wires through...
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Connecting the CUI repeater RBus wires FireClass Panels and Repeaters Fig. 14: FC32DR/FC32DR DC Scandinavian repeaters mounting - overall fixing dimensions 1– Mounting hole 2– Knockout Installation Guide Doc. version 2.0...
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FireClass Panels and Repeaters Connecting the CUI repeater RBus wires Fig. 15: CUI - Colour User Interface (557.202.919) 1– TB1 2– TB2 3– TB3 4– TB4 5– DC-DC converter position (If used for repeater.Plug into socket SK1 for repeater version).
Provide installation records FireClass Panels and Repeaters Provide installation 10 Make final checks records 1 Check that all power and signal cabling connections are secure and using the correct polarity. Provide site personnel with all relevant information, 2 Check that all power and signal cables are neatly such as cable routing diagrams and wiring test results.
FireClass Panels and Repeaters Install the FC-FI/FC-FI-1 - field interface board 11 Install the FC-FI/FC-FI-1 - field interface board Fig. 16: FC-FI - Field Interface Board. The FC-FI is used in the FC604S and the FC604S Scandinavian panels. Installation Guide Doc. version 2.0...
Local FC-FI/FC-FI-1board connections FireClass Panels and Repeaters Fig. 17: FC-FI-1 - Field Interface Board. The FC-FI-1 is used in the FC602S and the FC602S Scandinavian panels. 11.2 Connecting local sounders 11.1 Local FC-FI/FC-FI-1board Local sounders are sounders connected directly to the...
Checking the FC-FI/FC-FI-1 connections FireClass Panels and Repeaters 11.4 Checking the FC-FI/FC-FI-1 connections The FC-FI connections are shown in Fig. 19. The FC-FI-1 connections are shown in Fig. 20. Not all of these are cov- ered in this guide. Fig. 19: FC-FI Connections 1–...
Output 2 Table 5: FC-FI DIP Switches and Connector Functions Terminals: 24V and 5V Power for Third Party Cards 11.6.1 Configuration of a FC600 series Terminals: 24V and 5V Power for panel RBus interface Third Party Cards) The routing of the RBus is controlled by the DIP...
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FireClass Panels and Repeaters Jumper and DIP switch settings Device SW6: A SW6: B SW6: C SW6: D SW6: E SW6: F XP4 1A XP4 1B XP4 2A XP4 2B XP4 3A XP4 3B Black Box Table 6: RBUS switches on FC-FI Fig.
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Jumper and DIP switch settings FireClass Panels and Repeaters Header Function H1, H2, H3 not fitted Standard operational mode or serial Configuration Download mode. H1 fitted H2 fitted Clear the stored data when the panel is restarted. H3 fitted Panel configuration download from USB memory stick mode.
FireClass Panels and Repeaters Changing a fuse on the FC-FI/FC-FI-1 Fuse number Current Voltage Type 125V SSQC3 125V SSQC3 125V SSQC3 125V SSQC3 125V SSQC1 125V SSQC1 125V SSQC5 Table 15: Characteristics of the FC-FI/FC-FI-1 changeable fuses 11.7 Changing a fuse on the FC-...
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Obtaining card addresses FireClass Panels and Repeaters Fig. 22: Card installation in a stacked arrangement 4– Old cards adapter 1– Stand-offs 5– M3 screws 2– PNI800 6– FB800 3– Pillars 12.1 Obtaining card addresses 4 Find the ‘Card’ entries in the list.
FC600 series panel Interface You can mount the PNI800 card and the FB800 board on the FC600 series panel in a stacked arrangement using Install any PNI800 cards by completing these steps: the pillars, washers and nuts that are supplied with the 1 Check whether the card needs a firmware upgrade card or board.
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Installing the PNI800 - Panel Net Interface FireClass Panels and Repeaters XP3 DBG Fig. 23: PNI800 - Jumper, switch and terminal positions Installation Guide Doc. version 2.0...
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FireClass Panels and Repeaters Installing the PNI800 - Panel Net Interface SW1 Position Network Baud Rate Item Function See Table 17. 9600 See Table 18, 19, 20, and 19200 See Table 22, 23, 24, and 38400 57600 See Table 26 and 27.
Changing a fuse on the PNI800 Panel Net Interface FireClass Panels and Repeaters SW2 Position Network Left and Right Terminator NBUS address Position 1 to 7 Left and Right Enabled* (default) Binary coded NBUS address Left Disabled SW 4.1=LSB Right Disabled SW 4.7=MSB...
FireClass Panels and Repeaters Mounting a FB800 15WAY fuse board on a FC600 series panel 1 Unplug any cards or boards that are already fitted. DANGER 2 Note the positions of the cables connected to the cards or boards. Make sure that the replacement fuse is of the correct current rating.
Binary DIP switch lookup table FireClass Panels and Repeaters 15 Binary DIP switch lookup table Table 38 shows the binary equivalents of decimal numbers, with the binary most significant bit on the right. Position Position Position Position 1..8 1..8 1..8 1..8...
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Binary DIP switch lookup table FireClass Panels and Repeaters Installation Guide Doc. version 2.0...
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120.515.930_FC-FC600-P-I, doc. version 2.0, 24. March 2021 Further information about FIRECLASS can be found on the Internet at www.fireclass.com Company stamp...
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