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Getting Started with NAPCO StarLink Fire Communicators
Welcome to the NAPCO StarLink series of commercial fire alarm communicators, designed to be the most reliable, cost
effective and easiest to install in the industry. The wide selection of StarLink models will ensure you have the correct com-
municator for every commercial fire application. All models meet UL864 10
This document will guide you through the entire process, from the selection of the correct communicator model for the ap-
plication, service plan selection, device activation, wiring, NOC configuration and AHJ testing of the completed installation.
To access the following information, simply click on the respective link:
Selection of the Communicator Model.
Selection of the Service Plan.
StarLink Service Plan Price List.
StarLink Communicator Price List.
ComNet Communicator Activation, step-by-step.
Quick Start, NOC Configuration and Communicator Wiring for Dial Capture DACT Installations.
Quick Start, NOC Configuration and Communicator Wiring for a Panel Relay Triggered Installation.
AHJ Testing of Communicator: Take the guesswork out of testing the fire alarm communicator, locate the NFPA
revision and installed communicator model for the required step by step AHJ test procedure:
Sole Path NFPA 2010 SLECDMA-CFB-PS & SLE3/4G-CFB-PS AHJ Insp. Guide
Sole Path NFPA 2013 SLECDMA-CFB-PS & SLE3/4G-CFB-PS AHJ Insp. Guide
Sole Path NFPA 2010 SLE-CDMA-FIRE - SLECDMA-CFB & SLE-GSM-FIRE - SLE3/4G-CFB AHJ Insp. Guide
Sole Path NFPA 2013 SLE-CDMA-FIRE - SLECDMA-CFB & SLE-GSM-FIRE - SLE3/4G-CFB AHJ Insp. Guide
Dual Path NFPA 2010 SLECDMAI-CFB-PS & SLE3-4GI-CFB-PS AHJ Insp. Guide
Dual Path NFPA 2013 SLECDMAI-CFB-PS & SLE3-4GI-CFB-PS AHJ Insp. Guide
Dual Path NFPA 2010 SLE-CDMAI-FIRE & SLECDMAI-CFB & GSM AHJ Insp. Guide
Dual Path NFPA 2013 SLE-CDMAI-FIRE & SLECDMAI-CFB & GSM AHJ Insp. Guide
StarLink Extended Antenna Information.
For additional resources, including FAQs, CAD drawings, How-to Videos and Tech Tips, visit the
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NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide
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- Page 1 Getting Started with NAPCO StarLink Fire Communicators Welcome to the NAPCO StarLink series of commercial fire alarm communicators, designed to be the most reliable, cost effective and easiest to install in the industry. The wide selection of StarLink models will ensure you have the correct com- municator for every commercial fire application.
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- Page 3 When would I need a Dual Path model? Napco offers all StarLink Fire communicator models in both Sole Path and Dual Path versions. The Sole Path models communicate from the protected premise to the NAPCO NOC through a cellular communicator, while the Dual Path models communicate through a cellular communicator and/or an integral internet communicator.
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- Page 9 1. Click Add Device, located at the top of the web page. 2. Click Service Plans. 3. Type the Device ID (Radio ID#) into the Unit ID field for the respective device Service Plan, then click Go. 5098181 NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
- Page 10 4. Click the Click for Details text to review the details of the service plan. 5. Click Add, to add the service plan to the shopping cart. 000E8F123456 6. Click New for a new subscriber or Existing to add the device to an existing account. NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
- Page 11 333 Bayview Avenue Amityville 11701 j@j.com 8006459440 00204ae11111 9. Click Close if you do not want additional features. 10. In the Shopping Cart (see below), click Process Order to complete the activation process. 000E8F123456/Demo Test/2018-03-15 NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
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- Page 13 Notes: 1. For NAPCO control panel downloading or remote upgrading of radio firmware, radio jumper X5_J1 must be removed. 2. Upon ac va on of the fire trouble relay (open between blue and red harness wires), a fire trouble signal will be transmi ed to the central sta on.
- Page 14 Notes: 1. For NAPCO control panel downloading or remote upgrading of radio firmware, radio jumper X5_J1 must be removed. 2. Note: Upon ac va on of the fire alarm relay (short on black and red harness wires), an alarm signal will be transmi ed to the central sta on.
- Page 15 © NAPCO 2017 WI2175B 1/17 The NAPCO SLECDMA-CFB-PS Commercial Fire radio, fully compliant with the 2010 edition of NFPA 72, is ap- proved as a fire alarm communicator. The capability of indicating and communicating signal failures to the central station within 5 minutes of an outage allows the SLECDMA-CFB-PS to replace existing telephone lines.
- Page 16 5 minutes of the antenna being reconnected. Note: In cases where the radio may be located in close proximity to the cell tower, there is a possibility that the radio may operate properly, even with the antenna removed. NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
- Page 17 © NAPCO 2017 WI2176B 1/17 The NAPCO SLECDMA-CFB-PS Commercial Fire radio, fully compliant with the 2013 edition of NFPA 72, is ap- proved as a fire alarm communicator. The capability of indicating and communicating signal failures to the central station within 60 minutes of an outage allows the SLECDMA-CFB-PS to replace existing telephone lines.
- Page 18 60 minutes of the antenna being reconnected. Note: In cases where the radio may be located in close proximity to the cell tower, there is a possibility that the radio may operate properly, even with the antenna removed. NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
- Page 19 © NAPCO 2017 WI2177B 1/17 The NAPCO SLE-CDMA-FIRE and SLECDMA-CFB Commercial Fire radios, fully compliant with the 2010 edition of NFPA 72, are approved as fire alarm communicators. The capability of indicating and communicating signal failures to the central station within 5 minutes of an outage allows the SLE-CDMA-FIRE or SLECDMA-CFB to replace existing tele- phone lines.
- Page 20 5 minutes of the antenna being reconnected. Note: In cases where the radio may be located in close proximity to the cell tower, there is a possibility that the radio may operate properly, even with the antenna removed. NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
- Page 21 © NAPCO 2017 WI2178B 1/17 The NAPCO SLE-CDMA-FIRE and SLECDMA-CFB Commercial Fire radios, fully compliant with the 2013 edition of NFPA 72, are approved as fire alarm communicators. The capability of indicating and communicating signal failures to the central station within 60 minutes of an outage allows the SLE-CDMA-FIRE or SLECDMA-CFB to replace existing tele- phone lines.
- Page 22 60 minutes of the antenna being reconnected. Note: In cases where the radio may be located in close proximity to the cell tower, there is a possibility that the radio may operate properly, even with the antenna removed. NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
- Page 23 © NAPCO 2017 WI2260LF 9/17 The NAPCO SLECDMAI-CFB-PS and SLE3/4GI-CFB-PS Dual Path Commercial Fire communicators, fully compliant with the 2010 edition of NFPA 72, are approved as Dual Path fire alarm communicators. The capability of indicating and communicating signal failures to the central station within 24 hours of an outage allow the SLECDMAI-CFB-PS or SLE3/4GI -CFB-PS to replace two existing telephone lines.
- Page 24 Green IP Network LED DS14 Turns off. Trouble Relay Output on Blinks 4 times. SLEULPS-R Trouble LED Supervisory signal E788 (zone 2) will be received by the central station within 24 hours of the Ethernet cable being removed. (continued) NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
- Page 25 Green IP Network LED DS14 1 Blink (Static IP) or 2 Blinks (DHCP) Red Trouble LED D5 Turns off. Supervisory restore signal R356 will be received by the central station within 24 hours of the Ethernet cable and antenna being reconnected. NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
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- Page 27 © NAPCO 2017 WI2261LF 9/17 The NAPCO SLECDMAI-CFB-PS and SLE3/4GI-CFB-PS Commercial Fire communicators, fully compliant with the 2013 edition of NFPA 72, are approved as Dual Path fire alarm communicators. The capability of indicating and communi- cating signal failures to the central station within 6 hours of an outage allows the SLECDMAI-CFB-PS or SLE3/4GI-CFB-PS to replace two existing telephone lines.
- Page 28 Green IP Network LED DS14 Turns off. Trouble Relay Output on Blinks 4 times. SLEULPS-R Trouble LED Supervisory signal E788 (zone 2) will be received by the central station within 6 hours of the Ethernet cable being removed. (continued) NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
- Page 29 Green IP Network LED DS14 1 Blink (Static IP) or 2 Blinks (DHCP) Red Trouble LED D5 Turns off. Supervisory restore signal R356 will be received by the central station within 6 hours of the Ethernet cable and antenna being reconnected. NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
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- Page 31 © NAPCO 2017 WI2262LF 9/17 The NAPCO SLE-CDMAI-FIRE / SLE-GSMI-FIRE and SLECDMAI-CFB / SLE3/4GI-CFB Commercial Fire communica- tors, fully compliant with the 2010 edition of NFPA 72, are approved as Dual Path fire alarm communicators. The capability of indicating and communicating signal failures to the central station within 24 hours of an outage allows each unit to replace two existing telephone lines.
- Page 32 Green IP Network LED DS14 1 Blink (Static IP) or 2 Blinks (DHCP) Supervisory restore signal R788 (zone 2) will be received by the cen- tral station within 24 hours of the Ethernet cable being reconnected. (continued) NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
- Page 33 Green IP Network LED DS14 1 Blink (Static IP) or 2 Blinks (DHCP) Red Trouble LED D5 Turns off. Supervisory restore signal R356 will be received by the central station within 24 hours of the Ethernet cable and antenna being reconnected. NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
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- Page 35 WI2263LF 9/17 © NAPCO 2017 The NAPCO SLE-CDMAI-FIRE / SLE-GSMI-FIRE and SLECDMAI-CFB / SLE3/4GI-CFB Dual Path Commercial Fire communicators, fully compliant with the 2013 edition of NFPA 72, are approved as Dual Path fire alarm communicators. The capability of indicating and communicating signal failures to the central station within 6 hours of an outage allows each unit to replace two existing telephone lines.
- Page 36 Green IP Network LED DS14 1 Blink (Static IP) or 2 Blinks (DHCP) Supervisory restore signal R788 (zone 2) will be received by the cen- tral station within 6 hours of the Ethernet cable being reconnected. (continued) NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
- Page 37 Green IP Network LED DS14 1 Blink (Static IP) or 2 Blinks (DHCP) Red Trouble LED D5 Turns off. Supervisory restore signal R356 will be received by the central station within 6 hours of the Ethernet cable and antenna being reconnected. NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
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- Page 39 75' Coax Type N male to MINI-UHF male terminated cable and SMA M to Female to MINI-UHF F Adaptor SMA Male Female IMPORTANT: DO NOT ALTER OR ADD COAXIAL CABLE! DO NOT PLACE ANTENNA WITHIN 4 FEET OF OTHER LARGE METAL OBJECTS. NAPCO StarLink Fire: Getting Started Guide...
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