Kidde NC Series Installation Manual

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NC Series Conventional

Beam Detector Installation

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P/N 3103031-EN • REV 001 • ISS 25JUL24

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Page 1 NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual P/N 3103031-EN • REV 001 • ISS 25JUL24 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 2 Copyright © 2024 Carrier. All rights reserved. Trademarks and The NC Series name and logo are a trademark of Carrier. patents Other trade names used in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the manufacturers or vendors of the respective products.
Page 3 Status indications during normal operation 3 Installation 4 Electrical safety 4 Configuration 5 Installation 7 Wiring 14 Commissioning 15 Maintenance and testing 18 Maintenance 18 Testing 18 Technical specifications 20 Regulatory information 23 NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 4 Important information Introduction This is the installation manual for the NC Series NC-DBO Conventional Beam Detector. Read these instructions and all related documentation entirely before installing or operating this product. Limitation of liability To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will Carrier be...
Page 5 Introduction Product overview Figure 1: Front and back views 1. Receiving lens 2. Emitting lens 3. Calibration area 4. Fire LED 5. Fault LED 6. Adjustment LED 7. Cable knockouts NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 6 Figure 2: Inside view 1. Orientation marking 2. Reed switch 3. Vertical adjustment wheel 4. Seven-segment display 5. Alignment laser 6. Terminal block NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 7 Table 1: Status LED indications during normal operation Status LED Colour State Description Fire Steady Alarm indication Flashing Normal monitoring state Fault Yellow Steady Fault indication For status LED indications during commissioning, see Table 5 on page 16. NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 8 Caution: Equipment damage hazard. This product is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). To avoid damage, follow accepted ESD handling procedures. NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 9 The LCD displays P to indicate that the setting is configured. 5. Press Clear to clear the screen. 6. Enter the Lock password 789, and then press Clear to lock the programmer. NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 10 20 to 40 m 40 to 70 m 100 (default) 70 to 100 m See the NC-D-PT Handheld Programmer User Guide for more information on how to configure or read detector settings. NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 11 For increased protection from dust and damp in harsh environments, seal the areas shown below with silicone sealant gel after installation. Figure 4: Harsh environment installation 1. Seal with silicone sealant gel NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 12 Mount the detector and reflector/s on opposite Mount the detector and reflector/s on opposite walls, about 1.5 m from the gabled girder. walls, about 7 m from the floor with over 0.5 m from the highest point. NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 13 2. Mounting holes to fix the detector base to the mounting bracket (surface wiring) –OR– to the mounting surface (recessed wiring). 3. Captive screws to fix the detector cover to the detector base NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 14 6. Fix the detector base to the mounting bracket using 2 × M4 bolts (Figure 9 item 2). Earth the mounting bracket via a mounting hole. Figure 10: Mounting for surface wiring 1. Plastic expansion bolts (×4) 2. Conduit 3. Mounting bracket NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 15 3. Drill the two required holes. 4. Fix the detector base to the wall using 2 × M6 plastic expansion bolts. Figure 11: Mounting for recessed wiring 1. Plastic expansion bolts (×2) 2. Backbox NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 16 3. Fix the reflector to the wall using 2 × M6 plastic expansion bolts. Table 4: Reflectors required Distance from the detector Number of reflectors required 5 to 40 m 40 to 100 m NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 17 When the distance from the detector to the reflector is less than 10 m, place the supplied non-reflective mask onto the reflector (see below) to reduce the strength of the reflected optical beam. Figure 13: Masking the reflector 1. Non-reflective mask 2. Exposed area of the reflector NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 18 1.0 to 2.6 mm² (17 to 13 AWG) twisted pair K11, K12 Fire output 1.0 to 2.6 mm² (17 to 13 AWG) twisted pair D1, D2 24 VDC power 1.5 mm or above fire cable Figure 14: Terminal block NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 19 If the steady yellow Fault LED and steady green Adjustment LED don’t turn off after about 20 seconds, the detector calibration has failed. Remove the detector power and repeat the commissioning process. NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 20 Table 5: Status LED indications during commissioning Status LED Colour State Description Fire Fast flashing Detector in commissioning state Fault Yellow Steady Calibration in progress Adjustment Green Steady Calibration in progress Flashing Calibration error NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 21 When the strength of the reflected light is acceptable, autosetup starts (the seven- segment display shows PP). The seven- segment display shows P when autosetup is complete. NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 22 Filter 1 or 2 IR light filter 1 3 or 4 IR light filter 2 The alarm and fault areas for the IR filters are shown in Figure 15 on page 19. NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 23 1. Block the receiver and transmitter lenses using the Fault area of the corresponding filter. After 30 seconds the yellow Fault LED is steady. The fault indication disappears when the IR Filter is removed. NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 24 Sealed unit [1] IP66 Environmental Operating temperature −10 to +55ºC Storage temperature −30 to +75ºC Relative humidity 10 to 95% noncondensing [1] Requires silicone gel sealant – see “Harsh environment installation” on page 7. NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 25 Figure 16: Detector dimensions Figure 17: Mounting bracket dimensions NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 26 Figure 18: Reflector dimensions NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Page 27 Year of first CE marking 2024 Declaration of Performance 03-4231-360-8884 number Standards EN 54-12 Product identification NC-DBO Intended use See the product Declaration of Performance Declared performance/s See the product Declaration of Performance NC Series Conventional Beam Detector Installation Manual www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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