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- Page 1 www.acornfiresecurity.com NC Series Conventional Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual P/N BCN-3100018-EN • REV 001 • ISS 11JUN24 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 www.acornfiresecurity.com Content Important information ii Limitation of liability ii Product warnings and disclaimers ii Advisory messages iii Introduction 1 Product range 1 Operating modes 1 Sounder and fire routing delays 2 Control panel overview 3 User interface for two- and four-zone control panels 3 User interface for eight-zone control panels 4 Regional variants of interface buttons and LEDs 5 Operator controls and indicators 6...
- Page 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com Important information Limitation of liability To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will Carrier be liable for any lost profits or business opportunities, loss of use, business interruption, loss of data, or any other indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages under any theory of liability, whether based in contract, tort, negligence, product liability, or otherwise.
- Page 5 www.acornfiresecurity.com Advisory messages Advisory messages alert you to conditions or practices that can cause unwanted results. The advisory messages used in this document are shown and described below. WARNING: Warning messages advise you of hazards that could result in injury or loss of life.
- Page 6 www.acornfiresecurity.com NC Series Conventional Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
- Page 7 Model [1] Description NC-PF2, NC-PF2-SC Two-zone conventional fire alarm control panel NC-PF4, NC-PF4-SC Four-zone conventional fire alarm control panel with fire routing NC-PF8, NC-PF8-SC Eight-zone conventional fire alarm control panel with fire routing [1] -SC variants include a fireman’s key.
- Page 8 www.acornfiresecurity.com Sounder and fire routing delays Sounder and fire routing delays are not available for all operating modes. See the table below for delay availability for each operating mode. Table 2: Sounder and fire routing delays Operating mode Sounder delay Fire routing delay Extended fire routing delay...
- Page 9 www.acornfiresecurity.com Control panel overview This topic provides an introduction to the control panel interface, operator controls, and indicators. Note: Regional variants include changes to interface buttons and LEDs – see “Regional variants of interface buttons and LEDs” on page 5. User interface for two- and four-zone control panels Figure 1: User interface for two- and four-zone control panels 1.
- Page 10 www.acornfiresecurity.com User interface for eight-zone control panels Figure 2: User interface for eight-zone control panels 1. Zone buttons and LEDs (Z1, Z2, etc.) 12. Configuration controls Supply LED Reset button and LED General Fault LED Panel Silence button and LED General Fire Alarm LEDs Sounder Start/Stop button and LED Sounder Fault/Disable/Test button and...
- Page 11 www.acornfiresecurity.com Regional variants of interface buttons and LEDs Regional variants include the following changes to interface buttons and LEDs. Item EN 54 NEN 2535 NBN S 21-100 Sounder Delay Fire Protection Evacuation Sounder Fault/Disable/Test Delay Service Detector Fault Warning Service Detector Fault/Disabled Sounder Start/Stop Sounder Start/Stop...
- Page 12 www.acornfiresecurity.com Operator controls and indicators The following table gives an overview of the control panel operator controls and indicators. Item numbers refer to Figure 1 on page 3 and Figure 2 on page 4. Operational features described here may not be available to all users. Further information on control panel operation and access restrictions can be found in the topic “Control panel operation”...
- Page 13 www.acornfiresecurity.com Item Icon Control/LED Description colour Sounder Delay Yellow Enables or disables a previously configured button and LED sounder or evacuation sounder delay. Cancels a delay as it counts down and — or — activates sounders or evacuation sounders. Evacuation A steady LED indicates that a sounder or Sounder Delay for evacuation sounder delay is configured and...
- Page 14 www.acornfiresecurity.com Item Icon Control/LED Description colour General Disable Yellow Disables a zone, sounders, fire routing, fire button and LED protection and fault warning (NEN 2535 only), or expansion I/O boards (when pressed with the corresponding button). A steady General Disable LED and the corresponding zone, sounders, or fire routing Fault/Disable/Test LED indicates a disablement.
- Page 15 www.acornfiresecurity.com Item Icon Control/LED Description colour Sounder The LED indicates what happens when the Start/Stop button button is pressed: and LED If the LED is on (flashing or steady), pressing the button silences the fire sounders. If the LED is off, pressing the button activates the sounders (if the control panel status and operating mode allow manual activation of sounders).
- Page 16 www.acornfiresecurity.com Item Icon Control/LED Description colour Earth Fault LED Yellow Indicates an earth isolation fault. Supply Fault LED Yellow Indicates a fault with the power supply. A flashing LED indicates a battery or battery fuse fault. A steady LED indicates a mains or mains fuse fault.
- Page 17 www.acornfiresecurity.com Audible indicators The control panel buzzer acts as an audible indicator to highlight system events. It can sound a continuous tone or an intermittent tone. Table 4: Audible indications Indication Description The control panel buzzer sounds Indicates a fire alarm or a system fault continuously The control panel buzzer sounds Indicates all other faults...
- Page 18 www.acornfiresecurity.com Summary of status indications This section includes a summary of the default control panel status indications. Standby (normal status) Standby, or normal status, is indicated as follows: • Supply LED: On steady. • Sounder or Evacuation Delay LED: On steady if a sounder or evacuation delay was enabled.
- Page 19 www.acornfiresecurity.com Evacuation This function is available only for EN 54-2 evacuation and NBN S 21-100 operation. In evacuation status, the panel activates the sounders without detection of a zone alarm. The status is indicated as shown below. For EN 54-2 evacuation and NBN S 21-100 operation: •...
- Page 20 www.acornfiresecurity.com Disablements Disabled zones are indicated as follows: • General Disable LED: On steady. • Corresponding Zone LED: On steady yellow. • Control panel buzzer: Off. Disabled sounders (or evacuation for NBN S 21-100) are indicated as follows: • General Disable LED: On steady. •...
- Page 21 www.acornfiresecurity.com Tests A zone test is indicated as follows: • General Test LED: On steady. • Corresponding Zone LED: On steady yellow. • Control panel buzzer: Off. A sounder test (or evacuation test for NBN S 21-100) is indicated as follows: •...
- Page 22 www.acornfiresecurity.com Control panel operation User levels For your safety, access to some features of this product are restricted by user levels. The access privileges of each user level are described below. Public user The public user level is the default user level. This level allows basic operational tasks to respond to fire alarms and/or faults at the control panel.
- Page 23 www.acornfiresecurity.com Public user level operation Public user level operations are those that can be performed by any user. No password is required to perform tasks at this level. Public user level operation lets you: • Acknowledge a system event and silence the control panel buzzer •...
- Page 24 www.acornfiresecurity.com Cancelling an active fire routing delay (or warning delay for NBN S 21-100) If a fire routing delay (or warning delay for NBN S 21-100) is enabled and active, press the Fire Routing ON button (or Warning Start/Stop button for NBN S 21-100) or the Fire Routing Delay button (or Warning Delay button for NBN S 21-100) to cancel the delay and activate fire routing (or warning for NBN S 21-100) immediately.
- Page 25 www.acornfiresecurity.com Displaying local indications only For control panels connected in a fire network and with repeater functionality, an indication is activated if any control panel in the network being repeated has the feature activated. For zone indications which are global in the fire network, it is not required to repeat other control panels to show their zone indications.
- Page 26 www.acornfiresecurity.com Operator user level operation The operator user level is protected by password security and is reserved for authorized users who have been trained to operate the control panel for control and maintenance purposes. The default operator user password is 2222. Those tasks included in the topic “Public user level operation”...
- Page 27 www.acornfiresecurity.com Resetting the control panel Note: Investigate all alarms and system faults before resetting the control panel. To reset the control panel and clear all current system events, press the Reset button. System events that have not been resolved continue to be highlighted when the reset process ends.
- Page 28 www.acornfiresecurity.com Enabling or disabling a configured sounder delay (or evacuation delay for NBN S 21-100) To enable a configured sounder delay (or evacuation delay for NBN S 21-100), press the Sounder Delay button (or the Evacuation Delay button for NBN S 21-100). To disable the delay, press the button again. Note: Availability of this feature is subject to configuration and its functionality may vary for each zone.
- Page 29 www.acornfiresecurity.com Testing a zone To test a zone, press the General Test button, and then press the corresponding zone button. The maximum number of zones that may be tested at the same time is four. A zone in test is indicated as follows: •...
- Page 30 www.acornfiresecurity.com Disabling or enabling a zone To disable a zone, press the General Disable button, and then press the corresponding Zone button. A disabled zone is indicated as follows: • General Disable LED: On steady. • Zone LED: On steady yellow. To enable the zone, press the General Disable button, and then press the Zone button again.
- Page 31 www.acornfiresecurity.com Testing sounders (or evacuation for NBN S 21-100) To test sounders (or evacuation for NBN S 21-100), press the General Test button, and then press the Sounder Fault/Disable/Test button (or Evacuation Fault/Disable/Test button for NBN S 21-100). Sounders (or evacuation for NBN S 21-100) can only be tested when the control panel is in standby state.
- Page 32 www.acornfiresecurity.com Testing fire routing (or warning for NBN S 21-100) Note: Always notify the fire brigade of any planned fire routing tests. To test fire routing (or warning for NBN S 21-100), press the General Test button, and then press the Fire Routing ON/ACK button (or Warning Start/Stop button for NBN S 21-100).
- Page 33 www.acornfiresecurity.com Disabling or enabling other features The following may also be disabled: • All installed expansion boards • Fire protection output (NEN 2535 mode only) • Fault warning output (NEN 2535 mode only) To disable any of these options, press the General Disable button for more than 3 seconds, press the 1 and 3 buttons to select the option to be disabled (the corresponding LED flashes), and then press Enter to confirm the disablement.
- Page 34 www.acornfiresecurity.com Maintenance Perform the following maintenance tasks to ensure that your fire alarm system works correctly and complies with all required European regulations. Note: Before performing any tests, ensure that fire routing (if configured) is disabled or that the fire brigade has been notified. Quarterly maintenance Contact your installation or maintenance contractor to perform a quarterly inspection of the fire alarm system.
- Page 35 www.acornfiresecurity.com Regulatory information European standards for fire control and indicating equipment These control panels have been designed in accordance with European EN 54-2, EN 54-4, BS 5839-1, NBN S 21-100, and NEN 2535 standards. In addition, all models comply with the following EN 54-2 optional requirements: Table 5: EN 54-2 optional requirements Option Description...
- Page 36 Carrier Fire & Security B.V., Kelvinstraat 7, 6003 DH Weert, Netherlands. Year of first CE marking Declaration of Performance number NC-PF2, NC-PF2-SC BCN-3100001 NC-PF4, NC-PF4-SC BCN-3100002 NC-PF8, NC-PF8-SC BCN-3100003 Product identification See model number on product identification label Intended use...
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