Underwriters Laboratories Information - GE NETWORX Series Installation And Start-Up Manual

XXI.

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INFORMATION

The NetworX NX-8E holds the following listings from Underwriters Laboratories (US and Canadian):
UL609
CAN/ULC-S303-M91
UL985
CAN/ULC-S545-M89
UL1023
ORD-C1023-1974
UL1610
CAN/ULC-S304-M88
UL1637
WHEN INSTALLING AN NX-8E IN COMPLIANCE WITH UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, THE
FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE OBSERVED:
• Initiating and indicating devices must be rated at 11.5 to 12.4 V DC residential, 12.0 V DC commercial.
• When using partitioning in Commercial Burglary applications, the main control must be protected by a 24-hour alarm
circuit.
• Force Arming and Auto Arming shall not be enabled.
• For residential fire applications, the indicating devices shall be a Wheelock 34T-12 or equivalent.
• The "Listen-In" feature shall not be enabled.
• The Siren/Bell Test shall be enabled. The auxiliary outputs controlling the audible device require a minimum cutoff
time of 15 minutes for commercial burglary, 4 minutes for residential applications, or 30 minutes for Commercial
Burglary for Canada.
• For residential fire installations, the Dynamic Battery Test time cannot exceed four (4) hours.
• Ringback shall be enabled on UL commercial burglary installations.
• On commercial burglary installations, the fire initiating circuits shall not be connected.
• The Entry-Guard feature shall be disabled.
• Swinger Shutdown shall be disabled.
• Group Bypassing shall be disabled.
• Delay before dial seizure shall be set to "0".
• Total current draw from aux power connections at terminal positions POS, AUX PWR, and SMOKE PWR must not
exceed 400 mA.
• Remote Downloading shall not be used on UL listed systems.
• For residential burglary applications, the maximum entry and exit delay times shall be 45 and 60 seconds respectively.
The exit delay time shall not exceed 60 seconds for commercial burglar alarm applications.
• The keyswitch option shall not be used.
• The telephone line monitor shall be enabled.
• The Telephone Line Cut delay shall not exceed 90 seconds.
• 24-hour communicator test transmission is required.
• For 24 hours of standby power using a 7.0 AH battery, limit auxiliary power load to 140 mA.
• For 24 hours of standby power using a 17.2 AH battery, limit auxiliary power load to 400 mA.
• The silent keypad option shall not be enabled.
• UL has only verified compatibility with the following listed DACRs and formats: Sure-Gard SG-MLR2-DG:
2,9,10,12,13,14; Silent Knight 9000 - 2,12; FBI - CP220FBI, 13; and Ademco 685: 2,11,12, and 13.
• For burglary installations, cross-zoned detectors shall overlap 100 percent in the area of coverage and similar
coverage areas must be used. For example, interior protection is cross-zoned with interior protection, and so on.
• Expander trouble must activate the siren (Loc. 37, Segment 2, LED 2)
• For UL 1637, expander trouble must activate keypad sounder (Loc. 39, Segment 1, LED 8)
NX-8E CONTROL
Local Grade A Mercantile, Police Station Connect with Basic Line Security
* requires #NX-003-C enclosure
Household Fire
Household Burglary
Grade B & C Central Station Burglar Alarm Unit
Home Health Care Signaling
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