Alarm Conditions; Acknowledging An Alarm; Overview - Acknowledging Alarms; Globally Acknowledging Alarms - Simplex 4010ES Operator's Manual

3 Alarm Conditions

An alarm condition occurs when an initiating device (such as a manual pull station, smoke detector, etc.) activates. The 4010ES indicates
the presence of the alarm condition through messages it displays on the alphanumeric display, by flashing the ALARM indicator, and by
activating the building's notification appliances (horns and strobes).
Note: An alarm condition is a serious event, indicating the possibility of fire danger.In addition to using the 4010ES operator interface
panel to investigate and manage alarm conditions as described in this section, you should also be aware of any facility-specific procedures
that you may be required to follow.
3.1

Acknowledging an alarm

How the 4010ES Indicates that an Alarm has Occurred
When an alarm condition is detected by the 4010ES, the panel does the following to indicate the presence of the alarm.
• Red LED, labeled Fire Alarm flashes.
• Tone-alert (piezo buzzer) pulses.
• LEDs on remote annunciators may illuminate.
• The alphanumeric display on the interface panel indicates an alarm condition. The exact manner in which the alphanumeric display
reports information for the alarm condition depends on whether the system's Display First Alarm Option is enabled.
• If Display 1st Alarm Option is enabled. The display alternates between two screens similar to Screen 1 and Screen 2 shown.
Screen 1 is a tally screen indicating the total number of fire alarms, priority 2 alarms, supervisory conditions, and trouble conditions
present on the panel. Screen 2 is a detailed description of the first alarm received by the panel.
• If Display 1st Alarm Option is not enabled. Only a screen similar to Screen 1 appears, indicating the total number of alarm
conditions present on the system.
3.2

Overview - acknowledging alarms

The first step in managing an alarm condition is to acknowledge the alarm. Acknowledging an alarm does two important things:
• It records the time and date at which you observed the presence of an alarm, trouble, or supervisory condition on the operator
interface panel and stores that information in the system's historical log.
• When you press the acknowledge key, the system displays specific data on the location of the alarm.
It is important to understand that the 4010ES can be configured with either Global or Individual Acknowledge. Global or Individual
Acknowledge is selected in the System Options sub-tab of the Panel Tab in the ES Panel Programmer. Global Acknowledge is the
default. These options function as follows:
• Global Acknowledge. When global acknowledge is enabled, one press of the FIRE ALARM ACK (or the PRIORITY 2 ACK) key
acknowledges every abnormal point currently reporting an alarm status. This is helpful when a series of devices enter an alarm state
(for example, all of the smoke detectors in an area of the building) and you want to acknowledge all of them at the same time.
• Individual Acknowledge. If individual acknowledge is enabled, the FIRE ALARM ACK (or PRIORITY 2 ACK) key must be pressed to
individually acknowledge each alarm. Individual acknowledge must be selected if the panel is providing proprietary receiving service in
accordance with NFPA72.
The FIRE ALARM ACK (or the PRIORITY 2 ACK) key, which is used to acknowledge alarms (either globally or individually), is located
just beneath the ALARMS LEDs.
3.3

Globally acknowledging alarms

Use the following procedure if the Global Acknowledge option is enabled on your 4010ES system.
1. Unlock and open the enclosure door. Read the alphanumeric display on the interface panel. It reports the number of alarm
conditions as shown.
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