Simplex Foundation Series Operation Manual page 39

Options Settings
Time/Date Format Choose 12 (am/pm) or 24-hour (military)
format.
Use UP and Down keys to scroll between
options and ENTER to set.
Active Status With the Active Status Reminder option, the
Reminder operator can set an interval and duration
during which the system piezo reminds
operators that a FIRE, SUPV, or TBL condition
still exists.
This is accomplished by sounding the front
control unit tone-alert in addition to flashing the
LEDs for respective events.
• Choose: ON or OFF (default = ON).
• Set reminder interval
(1 to 12 hours; default = 8 hours)
• Signal duration. This option sets the duration
of the acknowledge signal.
(0 to 60 seconds; 0=on until ack; default = 0,
means acknowledge is required to silence the
reminder)
Alarm Silence/Reset While the timer is counting down, the Alarm
Inhibit Silence/Reset Inhibit Timer prevents a system
operator from using either the Alarm Silence or
System Reset functions.
When the inhibit timer expires, the system
operator can silence or reset the control unit.
Choose a timer range from 0 to 60 minutes
(default=0, means no inhibit).
Alarm Cutout Timer With the Alarm Signal Cutout timer, the
operator can set a duration for how long
notification appliances sound after an alarm. In
other words, when an alarm condition exists,
the signals sound until silenced.
With this option set at two minutes, building
signals sound on alarm for two minutes and
then automatically stop sounding, however the
alarm condition remains active.
Choose a timer range from 0 to 60 minutes
(default=0, means no cutout).
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2008 Foundation Series Fire Alarm Control Unit Operation Guide
Table 15: System options setting
Options
AC Doors
Depleted Battery
Cutout
Enable City Circuit
Settings
The Door Holder Drop on AC Failure allows
the control unit to hold doors open for a set
duration during an AC power loss condition.
After that timer has expired, the control unit
turns off the door holder relays (all DHOLDER
point types).
The range for the timer is 0 to 60 minutes
(default=5 minutes).
To have the door holders drop the doors
immediately upon AC power loss, set the timer
to 0.
This option applies to all DHOLDER relay
function types regardless of their Alarm Group
setting.
Choose ON or OFF (default = OFF).
This option selects the operation of the control
unit if an alarm occurs during an AC power loss
while a depleted battery trouble exists.
If this option is selected, the system does the
following:
• WILL NOT initiate an alarm if the first alarm
occurs after the depleted battery state has
been detected. If the hardware jumper for
depleted battery cutout has been clipped, the
system will shut down 60 seconds after the
depleted battery condition is detected.
• WILL continue sounding the alarm if the
depleted battery state is reached after the
system is already in the alarm state.
Choose ON or OFF (default = OFF)
This option activates the control unit's city
circuit module.
If a city circuit is used in the system, select this
option or a trouble will be reported.
If this option is selected and the city module is
not connected, the trouble will be reported.
There is no other programming required for the
city module.
The city type is configured with jumpers on the
city circuit board.
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