Enabling Or Disabling Points - Simplex Foundation Series Operation Manual

9.9.2

Enabling or disabling points

To enable or disable a point, complete the following steps:
1. Press MENU.
2. Press the UP or DOWN keys until the control unit displays the following:
<ENTER>=Accept
Menu: [Control/View]
3. Press ENTER and the control unit displays the following:
<ENTER>=Accept
Ctrl/View: [IDC]
Use the UP or DOWN keys to choose one of the following options:
4.
- IDC
- Relay
- NAC
- System
5. Press ENTER to select the appropriate point category. The control unit displays the following:
IDC1
Fire NORMAL
6. Use the UP or DOWN keys to scroll through the list of points in the selected category. Press ENTER when you reach the point
that you want to enable or disable.
7. Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through the list until the control unit displays [DISABLE/ENABLE].
8. Press ENTER. The control unit displays the following:
IDC1
FN: [ENABLE]
9. Use the DOWN key to toggle between Enable and Disable. Press ENTER. A prompt appears asking you to confirm the
operation.
10. Press ENTER.
Note: When you are enabling or disabling points:
• When a monitor point is disabled, any status changes occurring on the point are ignored by the control unit.
• When a monitor point is enabled, a 30-second countdown will start to prevent an operator from accidentally enabling a point that will
alarm the system.
• If a control point is disabled, any automatic functions are inhibited.
• A disable trouble will exist for each disabled point in the system.
• The point can be enabled immediately by pressing ENTER, or the enable can be aborted by pressing EXIT.
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