Walk Test - Simplex Foundation Series Operation Manual

9.6

Walk test

The operator can use the walk test feature to test the functionality of the control unit's devices.
Press the WALK TEST key to activate the walk test mode. The walk test feature turns on the control unit piezo, the trouble LED starts
flashing, and the WALK TEST ENABLED trouble displays on the control unit.
To disable the walk test feature, press the WALK TEST key again.
The walk test options are configured as follows:
• Log (predefined): Enables logging - the system sends walk test alarms and troubles to the trouble logs.
• NoLog: Disables logging.
• Signal: Enables the NAC for signal activation of an alarm or trouble condition.
• Silence: Disables the NACs so that the NACs do not sound during Walk Test.
To set the WALK TEST option, complete the following steps:
1. Press MENU.
2. Press the UP or DOWN keys until the control unit displays the following:
<ENTER>=Accept
Menu: [Walktest]
Press ENTER and the control unit displays the following:
3.
<ENTER>=Accept
[NoLog] [Silence]
4. Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to move from one option to another.
5. Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through the option's choices.
6. Press ENTER to select the appropriate option.
When the control unit is in Walk Test mode, you can test the following features:
• IDC alarm sensing: To test the alarm capability of each detector, use a pole magnet or canned smoke to activate the initiating device.
If the device is functioning correctly, either of the following actions occur:
- If the walk test signaling option is set to Signal, the control unit pulses the device's zone number on the control unit's NACs. After
seven seconds, the control unit drops power to the zone, resetting the activated device. Subsequently activating another initiating
device on the same zone sounds a double pulse on the NAC.
- If the Walk Test logging option is set to Log, the control unit logs the alarm activation to the TLOG. Use the [History Logs] menu
option to view the TLOG.
• IDC trouble sensing: To test the control unit's ability to sense a trouble condition for each initiating device, disconnect one of the IDC
wires at the detector. If the control unit senses the trouble condition correctly, either of the following actions occur:
- If the Walk Test signaling option is set to Signal, the control unit activates the control unit's NACs for four seconds.
- If the Walk Test logging option is set to Log, the control unit logs the trouble activation to the TLOG. Use the [History Logs] menu
option to view the TLOG.
• Earth Ground Sensing: To test the control unit's ability to detect an Earth Ground, short one of the control unit's circuits to Earth. If
the control unit senses the trouble condition correctly, either of the following actions occur:
- If the Walk Test signaling option is set to Signal, the control unit activates the control unit's NACs for four seconds.
- If the Walk Test logging option is set to Log, the control unit logs the trouble activation to the TLOG. Use the [History Logs] menu
option to view the TLOG.
• NAC Trouble Sensing: To test the control unit's ability to sense a trouble condition for each NAC, disconnect one of the NAC wires at
the control unit. If the control unit senses the trouble condition correctly, either of the following actions occur:
- If the Walk Test signaling option is set to Signal, the control unit activates the control unit's NACs for four seconds.
- If the Walk Test logging option is set to Log, the control unit logs the trouble activation to the TLOG. Use the [History Logs] menu
option to view the TLOG.
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