System Test Procedures; Walktest Overview; Setting Walktest Options - Simplex 4010ES Operator's Manual

9 System test procedures

This section describes performing the system tests that can be performed from the front panel of the 4010ES.
Lamp Test / Tone Alert Test
The Lamp Test key on the operator interface panel is used to determine local lamp failures within the system. Lamps on the 4010ES
operator interface panel illuminate along with the five function and acknowledge LEDs.
The tone-alert (buzzer) can also be tested with the Lamp Test.
Performing a Lamp Test
Do the following procedures to test for lamp failures.
1. Press the Lamp Test push-button. All LEDs should illuminate (lamps should stay illuminated as long as the key is depressed).
2. If you find defective lamps/LEDs, contact your local Simplex branch office.
Testing the Tone-Alert
Holding the Lamp Test key for more than 3 seconds tests the tone-alert.
9.1

WalkTest Overview

WalkTest allows the function of the system's initiating devices and signals to be tested by a single person. Conducting a WalkTest requires
you to perform the following steps.
• Step 1. Create WalkTest groups. The 4010ES supports up to eight WalkTest groups. This allows the building to be divided into small
portions for the WalkTest, and allows the rest of the building to be protected by the fire alarm panel. Each group has a list of monitor
points (initiating devices) and a list of the 4010ES signal circuits that activate when one of the group's control points activates.
Refer to the ES Panel Programmer's Manual (574-849) for information on adding monitor points (initiating devices) and signals/relays to
a WalkTest group.
• Step 2. Enable WalkTest options from front panel. These options include the following. Refer to later in this section for
information on setting these options.
- Which WalkTest Group is enabled.
- Whether the group's signals turn on when a monitor point in the same group activates. Turn this option on (along with the WalkTest
logging option) to perform a silent WalkTest on the system.
- Whether logging of WalkTest information is enabled or not. (Enable this option to perform a silent WalkTest.)
• Step 3. Manually activate initiating devices in each group and interpret signals. Individually activate each initiating device in
the group, using a magnet or canned smoke. Make sure to proceed in a logical manner (i.e., start with the lowest IDNet address and
work toward the highest). Each time you activate an initiating device, the system's signals pulse a code that allows you to verify exactly
which initiating device triggered the signals. For hardwired monitor zones, the signal code corresponds to the number of the zone.
(For example, if the zone number is eight, the signals pulse eight times to indicate zone eight.) For IDNet devices, the first set of pulses
from the signals corresponds to the channel. The signals then pause momentarily and the second set of pulses corresponds to the
number of the device on the channel. For example, if you activate an IDNet smoke detector with an address of M1-25, the signals
sound once to indicate channel one, pause for a short duration, and then sound 2 times, pause, and then sound 5 times to indicate
device 25.
In some cases, immediately after verifying the function of an initiating device, you may also want to verify its ability to generate a
trouble condition. To do this, cause a trouble on the device (i.e., remove the sensor from a TrueAlarm device), and then listen to the
signals. The signals sound steady for 4 seconds to indicate trouble conditions, then reset.
Important notes
Signals and initiating devices (with the exception of pull stations) automatically acknowledge and automatically reset, allowing for one-man
testing without the need for someone at the main control panel to acknowledge and reset the system each time an initiating device and its
associated signals activate.
A silent Walk Test may be performed (no signals will sound) and logging of events may be selected. Refer to for additional information.
If an alarm condition is detected from a zone that is not in the present active Walk Test group, the system will operate as a fire alarm panel
and the active Walk Test groups are aborted.
9.2

Setting WalkTest options

Enabling WalkTest for a Group
1. Press the Menu key and then use the Next and Previous keys until ENABLE WALKTEST? is displayed. Press ENTER.
Use the Next and Previous keys to scroll through the WalkTest groups until the group that you want to test is displayed. Press
2.
ENTER. A screen similar to the following appears.
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