Kidde NC-PX3E Operation Manual

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NC Series NC-PX3E

Conventional Extinguishing

and Fire Alarm Control

Panel Operation Manual

P/N BCN-3100025-EN • REV 001 • ISS 13JUN24

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Page 1 NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual P/N BCN-3100025-EN • REV 001 • ISS 13JUN24...
Page 2 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 Audible indicators 13 Control panel status indications 14 Control panel operation 22 User levels 22 Public user level operation 23 Operator user level operation 25 Maintenance 35 Regulatory information 36 NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 4 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 5 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 6 NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 7 Introduction This is the operation manual for the NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Full Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel. Read these instructions and all related documentation entirely before operating this product. The control panel provides three fire detection zones (Z1, Z2, and Z3) and several manual call point (MCP) inputs that control the extinguishing actions for a single extinguishing area.
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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 9 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 10 See Table 2 below. Table 2: Configured changes to interface buttons and LEDs Item BS 7273 user interface Auto/Manual mode and Only Manual mode button and LEDs Extinguishing disabled switch LEDs NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 11 A flashing yellow LED indicates a fault that prevents the panel from entering the extinguishing activation state. A steady yellow LED indicates that the extinguishing event is disabled. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 12 A flashing yellow LED indicates a Fire Sounders wiring fault. A steady yellow LED indicates a Fire Sounders disablement or test. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 13 Networking Fault Yellow Indicates a networking fault. Networking is optional. Consult your system installer to determine whether your system has this option configured. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 14 (the General Fault LED also flashes). A flashing lower LED indicates an open or short circuit wiring fault. A steady yellow LED indicates a disablement or test. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 15 Fire Sounders Start/Stop button may be temporarily disabled during a configured fire sounder delay countdown. For more information, see “Stopping or restarting fire sounders” on page 26. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 16 Supply Fault LED Indicates a fault in the power supply. A flashing LED indicates a battery or battery fuse fault. A steady LED indicates a mains or mains fuse fault. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 17 A flashing yellow LED indicates an open or short circuit wiring fault. A steady yellow LED indicates a disablement or test. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 18 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 19 The control panel is in the last 10 seconds of a delay countdown before activating the extinguishing actuator (extinguishing release is imminent). • The extinguishing actuator is disabled (for control panels in BS 7273 mode). NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 20 Fire Routing LED flashes. Note: 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 21 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 22 If the abort manual call point is pressed while in extinguishing activation: • The extinguishing process is cancelled immediately. • MCP Abort LED: Steady. • Extinguishing Sounders On LED: Turned off. The extinguishing sounders are deactivated immediately. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 23 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 24 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 15 for more information. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 25 There is no audible indication. (For BS 7273 mode, the buzzer is intermittent when the extinguishing event is disabled.) Note: Some disablements can prevent or disable the extinguishing event. See “Extinguishing event prevented” on page 15 for more information. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 26 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 27 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 28 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 29 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 30 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 31 • 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 32 Contact your installation or maintenance contractor to determine the configuration details for your site. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 33 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 35 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 36 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 37 Note: Some faults or disablements of extinguishing devices can prevent or disable the extinguishing event. See “Extinguishing event prevented” on page 15 for more details. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 38 [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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 39 A steady MCP Hold LED indicates that the input manual call point has been activated. Disable extinguishing Ext. disabled switch A steady ext. disabled LED indicates that the switch (yellow) input has been activated. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 40 In addition, the control panel can be set to manual-only or manual-automatic mode using the key switch, if your installer has configured this option. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 41 Do not use products containing solvents to clean the unit. Do not clean the inside of the cabinet with liquid products. NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 42 Manual mode 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-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...
Page 43 EN 54-4:1997 + AC:1999 + A1:2002 + A2:2006 EN 12094-1:2003 Product identification NC-PX3E, NC-PX3E-SC Intended use See the product Declaration of Performance Declared performance See the product Declaration of Performance NC Series NC-PX3E Conventional Extinguishing and Fire Alarm Control Panel Operation Manual...

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