Acoustic indicators 13 Conditions 14 Status indications 15 Control panel operation 19 User levels 19 Operation controls and procedures 21 Public level operation 22 Operator level operation 25 Maintenance 31 Menu maps 32 Regulatory information 33 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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Introduction This is the operation manual for the 2X-A Series fire alarm, repeater, and evacuation control panels. Read these instructions and all related documentation entirely before operating this product. Firmware compatibility Information in this document covers control panels with firmware version 5.0 or later.
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For more information on this feature, contact your installation or maintenance contractor. Fire routing and fire protection control and indication In this document, information on control and indication for fire routing and fire protection applies only to control panels that include those features. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
10. Jog dial and function buttons 23. Fire Routing On/Acknowledged button and Reset button and LED Panel Silence button and LED Note: For more information on the operations associated with programmable buttons, contact your installation or maintenance contractor. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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24. Fire Routing Delay button and LED 12. Jog dial and function buttons 25. Fire Routing On/Acknowledged button and Note: For more information on the operations associated with programmable buttons, contact your installation or maintenance contractor. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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See Table 4 below. Table 4: Configured changes to interface buttons and LEDs Item EN 54 NEN 2575 All Output Groups Start/Stop All Evacuation Start/Stop Programmable output group start/stop Evacuation area sounders start/stop Sounder Start/Stop Fire Sounder Start/Stop 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
(investigation time), the LCD displays FR in T2: xxx sec. Fire Routing Yellow Indicates a fire routing fault, disablement, or test. Fault/Disabled/Test LED A flashing LED indicates a fault. A steady LED indicates a disablement or a test. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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Indicates a control panel system failure or that one or more reported events (alarm, zone alarm, fault, condition, etc.) exceed the maximum limit of 512. See “System Fault LED indication – maximum limit for event type reporting” on page 10 for more information. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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A steady LED indicates that the buzzer has been silenced. Reset button and LED Yellow Resets the control panel and clears all current system events. A steady LED indicates that the control panel can be reset in the current access level. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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(the output group is activated when the configured delay elapses or when the delay is cancelled). A flashing yellow LED indicates a fault. A steady yellow LED indicates a disablement or a test. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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A “System Overload” event is added to the Event log when one or more event type exceeds the maximum limit. Reset the control panel to clear the System Fault indication and reset the event limit (see “Resetting the control panel” on page 26). 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
5. Message display area 6. Soft keys (menu options linked to function buttons F1, F2, F3, and F4) 7. Jog dial 8. Function buttons F1, F2, F3, and F4 9. Local control panel ID (in a fire network) 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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This icon indicates that the control panel is configured Repeater to operate as a repeater and is connected to the fire network. This icon indicates a detector alarm. Detector alarm [1] This icon indicates a manual call point alarm. Manual call point alarm [1] 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
The buzzer sounds intermittently (long tone) [1] Indicates all other faults The buzzer sounds intermittently (short tone) [1] Indicates a condition [1] A long tone is 50% ON and 50% OFF. A short tone is 25% ON and 75% OFF. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
A sounder, fire routing, or fire protection delay is enabled or protection delays disabled Tests A control panel feature or device is being tested [1] These condition types only apply if an extinguishing panel is included in the fire network. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
A counter with the total number of devices in alarm in the zone. To see the details of the devices in alarm, press F1 (Show Events) and select Alarms. Then select the corresponding zone reporting the alarm. A list of devices in alarm for the zone is displayed. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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• The control panel buzzer sounds continuously. Alarms activated by a manual call point always take priority over alarms activated by a detector. When an alarm is activated by both devices, the Alarm LED is steady. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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If a zone board is installed, the corresponding zone Disabled/Test LED is steady (if the corresponding zone is included on the zone board) • The control panel buzzer sounds intermittently (short tone) For more information on the disablement, press F1 (Show Events) and then select Conditions. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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Customers who wish to obtain maximum standby time from batteries (24 to 72 hours) may see this fault indication. • A low battery indication means that the batteries are discharged and does not indicate that they are defective. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
When a correct four-digit password has been entered, the LCD displays the Main menu for your assigned user level. Note: Your maintenance or installation contractor may have configured the control panel to remember the last login details entered. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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To exit a restricted user level: 1. Press F3 (Logout) from the Main menu. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
Exit Exits the configuration process without storing or applying the current configuration change. Note: When updating multiple configuration settings, we recommend that you save after each change and then apply all changes from the Main menu. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
(sounders are activated when the configured delay elapses or when the delay is cancelled) A fire alarm activated by a manual call point overrides any configured delay and activates the sounders immediately. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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(if configured). Manually starting evacuation sounders See “Manually starting evacuation sounders” on page 27. Note: Evacuation panels only. Availability of this feature at this user level is subject to previous configuration by your installation or maintenance contractor. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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F3 (Support). Your installer or maintenance contractor may configure, for example, contact information, or different messages to display in alarm and non-alarm situations. Note: This information is only available if your installation or maintenance contractor has included it in the fire system configuration. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
View system status reports • Change the operator password • Perform LED, LCD, buzzer, and keyboard tests • View the alarm counter The Main menu The operator Main menu is shown below. Figure 5: The operator Main menu 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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(when the Sounder Start/Stop LED is flashing), pressing the Sounder Start/Stop button silences sounders (before activation). A configured sounder delay may still be cancelled while the delay is running (and sounders activated) by pressing the Sounder Delay button. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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To disable the delay, press the button again. Note: Availability of this feature is subject to previous configuration and its functionality may vary for each zone. Contact your installation or maintenance contractor to confirm all configuration details for your site. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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Rules are created by your installation or maintenance contractor. Note: To check the firmware version of your control panel, select Revision report and then select Firmware version. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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2. Select UI tests, and then Indicators test. During the test the control panel buzzer sounds and all LED indicators are steady. The test continues for two minutes. Press F2 (Exit) to exit the test before the default timeout. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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A test pattern displays on the LCD to help identify the location of defective pixels. 3. Press F2 (Exit). Viewing the alarm counter Select the Alarm counter option to view the total number of fire alarms recorded by the control panel. The alarm counter value cannot be reset. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
Keep the outside and inside of the control panel clean. Carry out periodic cleaning using a damp cloth for the outside. Do not use products containing solvents to clean the unit. Do not clean the inside of the cabinet with liquid products. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
UI test Indicator test Keyboard test LCD test Reports Event log View all Attention required Revision Firmware revision Configuration revision Serial numbers Contact details Panel I/O status Rules status Firenet status Alarm counter Password setup Change password 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
[1] Excluding repeaters and control panels operating in EN 54-2 Evacuation mode or NBN mode. [2] Excluding repeaters, control panels without fire routing, and control panels with fire routing operating in NBN mode. [3] Excluding repeaters and control panels without fire protection controls. [4] Excluding repeaters. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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EN 54-13 Standard when installed and configured for EN 54-13 operation as described by the manufacturer in the corresponding installation documentation. Contact your installation or maintenance contractor to determine if your fire system is compliant with this standard. 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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European standards for electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility These control panels have been designed in accordance with the following European standards for electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility: • EN 62368-1 • EN 50130-4 • EN 61000-6-3 • EN 61000-3-2 • EN 61000-3-3 2X-A Series Operation Manual...
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