Setting Options; Truenac Voltage Drop Test - Simplex 4010ES Operator's Manual

9.3

Setting options

Each of the options shown in the example above is associated with a number from one to four. Pressing the associated number on the
keypad toggles the setting of the option. The arrow points to choice currently enabled for the option.
Example. The first option shown above( 1 = on --> OFF )allows you to turn WalkTest on and off for the group you selected in Step 2 above.
In the example, the arrow points to OFF, indicating that WalkTest is not currently on for the selected group. To turn it on, you would press
the number 1 on the keypad. When you do this, the arrow turns around to indicate that ON is selected and the option reads 1 = ON <--
OFF.
The options are as follows:
Option
1 = on --> OFF
2 = no --> LOG
3 = ? --> ZONE
4 = no --> SIG
9.4

TrueNAC Voltage Drop Test

The TrueNAC Voltage Drop Test is used in conjunction with the TrueNAC Circuit Design tool. A job is first designed using the TrueNAC
Circuit Design tool. The tool provides a report with job layout and device voltages. After the job is installed, the TrueNAC Voltage Drop Test
is run to verify proper installation of the 4906 devices.
The TrueNAC Voltage Drop Test determines the line voltage for notification appliances that are connected to a TrueAlert Power Supply's
(TPS) Signaling Line Circuit (SLC) channels, under worst case panel operating conditions. It differs from simply checking with a meter, in that
the voltage output of the panel under nominal operating conditions is typically higher than the voltage output under worst case conditions
(e.g. on end-of-life batteries). Prior to the start of the test, the horn volume is selected to be either "ON" (horns set to high volume) or
"OFF" (silent testing of the system).
The TrueNAC Voltage Drop Test is compatible only with the 4906 series TrueAlert devices connected to a TrueAlert Power Supply (TPS). It
is not compatible with the Extended System Supply or TrueAlert ES appliances. The test can be run on a single TrueAlert SLC, or on all the
TPS's in the system.
• If older "fixed" candela devices are present, the tool will indicate incompatible devices and will not run. This will also be indicated in the
report.
• TPS PCAs Revision E and older may be updated with the latest slave code to run the TrueNAC Voltage Drop Test. The results will be
less accurate than with Revision F or later TPSs. The reports will also indicate the use of an older TPS and caution that results are less
accurate.
• If older TPS slave code (1.04 and earlier) is installed on a newer TPS PCA (Revision F or later), a "HW CONFIG/SW REV MISMATCH
TROUBLE" trouble will be indicated on the panel.
The TrueNAC Voltage Drop Test performs the following diagnostic verification:
• Devices are polled and report terminal voltage, candela rating, and device type to the 4010ES.
• The line impedance of the SLC channel is determined through the TrueNAC algorithm.
• Notification Appliances that fall below the device threshold are reported as failed devices to the 4010ES, and the panel indicates
TrueNAC Voltage Drop Test failed trouble.
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Table 4: WalkTest Options
Description
Turns WalkTest on and off for the selected group. Press 1 on the keypad to toggle the
setting of the option.
Allows you to enable or disable logging. If the arrow points to LOG, logging is enabled. If
the arrow points to NO, logging is disabled. Press 2 on the keypad to toggle the setting of
this option.
When ZONE is selected, the signals play a code that indicates the activated initiating
device's address. (For hardwired zones, the signals sound the number of the zone. For
IDNet, the code has two parts, separated by a pause. The first part indicates the channel
and the second part indicates the device number. When ? is selected, the signals play 2 ¼
second pulses. Press 3 on the keypad to toggle the setting of this option.
Allows you to configure a silent WalkTest (i.e., no signals are used). Make sure to enable
the logging of WalkTest events, which allows each zone with an abnormal condition to
be time tagged and added to the log. See previous option above. When SIG is selected,
signals sound during the WalkTest. When NO is selected, no signals are used during the
WalkTest.
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