Kidde NC Series Quick Operation Manual

NC Series Conventional Fire Alarm Control
Panel Quick Operation Guide
Figure 1: Control panel user interface
Icon Description
Fire Alarm LEDs
Fault LED
Sounder Start/Stop button and LED
Panel Silence button and LED
Z1-Z8
Zone Alarm LEDs [1]
[1] Some control panels only have 2 or 4 zones.
If you hear the buzzer
Determine the cause of the buzzer
WARNING: Depending on your fire alarm system
configuration, the buzzer may be your first indication of a fire
alarm.
If the buzzer is sounding and the red
steady, then it's a fire alarm.
If the buzzer is sounding and the yellow
it's a fault.
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LEDs are flashing or
LED is steady, then
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For a fire alarm
1. Determine the location of the fire
Check the location of the fire, indicated by the red Zone Alarm
LED.
If the and Zone Alarm LEDs are flashing, the fire alarm has
been activated by a detector. If they are steady, the fire alarm
has been activated by a manual call point.
2. Verify the fire alarm
If necessary, investigate the location of the fire alarm to
confirm that the alarm is genuine.
Depending on the configuration of your fire alarm system, you
may have up to ten minutes to investigate the alarm before
sounders and other alarm notification devices are activated.
3. Activate the sounders
If the fire alarm is verified, do either of the following to activate
the sounders and other alarm notification devices immediately:
Break the nearest manual call point.
— or —
Press the button on the control panel. (This requires
operator user level access.)
4. Leave the building
Once the fire alarm has been confirmed and the fire alarm
activated, leave the building and follow your company's
evacuation drill.
For a fault
WARNING: Never silence the buzzer without first investigating
the cause of the warning signal.
1. Silence the buzzer
To silence the buzzer, press the
The yellow LED turns on and the buzzer stops. New alarm
or fault events will turn the buzzer back on.
2. Contact your maintenance contractor
Contact your maintenance contractor immediately to
investigate and repair the fault.
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button on the control panel.