Kidde NC-PX3 Operation Manual

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NC Series NC-PX3

Conventional Extinguishing

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Panel Operation Manual

P/N BCN-3100023-EN • REV 001 • ISS 25JUL24

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Page 1 NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual P/N BCN-3100023-EN • REV 001 • ISS 25JUL24 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 2 www.acornfiresecurity.com Copyright © 2024 Carrier. All rights reserved. Trademarks and CleanMe and the NC Series name and logo are trademarks of patents Carrier. Other trade names used in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the manufacturers or vendors of the respective products.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Control panel status indications 13 Control panel operation 21 User levels 21 Public user level operation 22 Operator user level operation 24 Maintenance 34 Regulatory information 35 NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 4: Important Information
RESELLER”, IS PROPERLY TRAINED OR EXPERIENCED TO CORRECTLY INSTALL FIRE AND SECURITY RELATED PRODUCTS. For more information on warranty disclaimers and product safety information, please check https://firesecurityproducts.com/policy/product-warning/ or scan the QR code: NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 5: Advisory Messages
Note messages advise you of the possible loss of time or effort. They describe how to avoid the loss. Notes are also used to point out important information that you should read. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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Page 7: Introduction
(optionally) to fire detection zones. Table 1 on page 2 explains the possible fire alarm and extinguishing event states of the control panel. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 8 In this state, fire sounders and other system features or devices are activated after any configured delay. No extinguishing alarms or devices are activated. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 9: Control Panel Overview
Fire Routing On button and LEDs [2] Notes: [1] Service Detector is only available for installations using compatible Aritech detectors. [2] Fire routing is only available if configured by your system installer. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 10: Operator Controls And Indicators
For alarms from fire detection zones, the corresponding zone alarm LED indicates the source or location of the fire alarm. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 11 (or, if configured, sounder outputs in expansion modules linked to the activation or released states). A steady yellow LED indicates a disablement or test. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 12 (to indicate the released state). A flashing yellow LED indicates a wiring fault. A steady yellow LED indicates a disablement or test. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 13 A flashing LED indicates a fault. A steady LED indicates a disablement. Consult your system installer to determine whether your system has expansion modules installed. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 14 30 minutes. Panel Silence Yellow Silences the control panel buzzer and button and LED acknowledges all current events. A steady LED indicates that all current events are acknowledged. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 15 Your system installer may have disabled this feature by configuring an external device that is connected to a control panel input. System Fault LED Yellow Indicates a control panel processor failure. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 16 A flashing yellow LED indicates an open or short circuit wiring fault. A steady yellow LED indicates a disablement or test. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 17 A flashing yellow LED indicates a wiring fault. A steady yellow LED indicates a disablement or a test. Consult your system installer to determine whether the Fire routing option is configured. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 18: Audible Indicators
The control panel is in a fault condition. • The control panel is in the last 10 seconds of a delay countdown before activating the extinguishing actuator (extinguishing release is imminent). NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 19: Control Panel Status Indications
Fire Routing LED flashes. Consult your system installer or maintenance contractor to determine whether your system has a zone configured for fire-only operation. The control panel buzzer sounds continuously. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 20 A prevented extinguishing event is indicated by a flashing yellow Preactivation LED and by the fault/disabled LED of the device that prevented the event. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 21 The extinguishing process is paused. • MCP Hold LED: Steady (depends on the hold mode configured). Consult your system installer to determine which hold mode was configured for your system. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 22 When the MCP Hold is deactivated, the delay countdown restarts and the sounder pattern changes to the tone configured for extinguishing activation. The MCP Hold LED turns off when the MCP Hold device is deactivated. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 23 Contact your installation or maintenance contractor to solve all reported faults. Some faults can prevent or disable the extinguishing event. See “Extinguishing event prevented” on page 14 for more information. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 24 Hold, or MCP Abort. There is no audible indication. Note: Some disablements can prevent or disable the extinguishing event. See “Extinguishing event prevented” on page 14 for more information. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 25 Risk of death or serious injury. Disconnect the extinguishing agent actuator from the control panel before you issue the actuator output test command. When you confirm the test command, the actuator output is activated immediately. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 26 When the control panel indicates out of service, the fire alarm detection in your system is inactive and your site is not protected. Contact your installation or maintenance contractor immediately to solve the problem. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 27: Control Panel Operation
Note: The control panel is available with an access key option. The key switch is located on the panel cover. With this option, either the key or the password can be used to enter the operator user level. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 28: Public User Level Operation
Fire routing activates when the delay elapses or when the delay is cancelled. A fire alarm activated by a manual call point overrides any configured delay and activates fire routing immediately. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 29 The test continues for as long as the Test button remains pressed (with an automatic timeout of 12 seconds). When the test is completed the control panel returns to its former state. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 30: Operator User Level Operation
Test a zone • Disable or enable the extinguishing event • Disable other extinguishing devices • Test other extinguishing devices • Set the manual-only mode of operation NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 31 Contact your installation or maintenance contractor to determine the configuration details for your site. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 32 To enable the fire sounders, press the General Disable button, and then press the Fire Sounders Delay button again. To enable the extinguishing sounders, press the General Disable button, and then press the Extinguishing Sounders On button again. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 33 If there is an extinguishing preactivation, activation, release, or fire alarm event during the test, the control panel exits the test and responds to the alarm event as configured. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 34 If there is an extinguishing preactivation, activation, release, or fire alarm event during the test, the control panel exits the test and responds to the alarm event as configured. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 35 Note: The control panel buzzer and sounders may be configured not to sound when an alarm is activated in a zone being tested. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 36 Note: Some faults or disablements of extinguishing devices can prevent or disable the extinguishing event. See “Extinguishing event prevented” on page 14 for more details. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 37 [2] If a safety door monitoring is not used, make sure that your installer has not configured this option or disable it to avoid preventing the extinguishing event. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 38 Risk of death or serious injury. Disconnect the extinguishing agent actuator from the control panel before you issue the actuator output test command. When you confirm the test command, the actuator output is activated immediately. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 39 The Manual Mode LED turns off. In automatic-manual mode, the detection zones in the extinguishing area and the MCP Start point can generate the extinguishing event. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 40: Maintenance
Do not use products containing solvents to clean the unit. Do not clean the inside of the cabinet with liquid products. NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 41: Regulatory Information
4.24 Trigger signals to equipment within the system 4.26 Trigger signals to equipment outside the system 4.27 Emergency abort device 4.30 Activate alarm devices with different signals NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 42: European Standards For Electrical Safety And Electromagnetic Compatibility
EN 54-4:1997 + AC:1999 + A1:2002 + A2:2006 EN 12094-1:2003 Product identification NC-PX3 Intended use See the product Declaration of Performance Declared performance See the product Declaration of Performance NC Series NC-PX3 Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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