FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL COMPLIES WITH EN54 part 2 & part 4 MEETS THE FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT OF BS:EN 5839 part 1 USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK...
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK CONTENTS 1. FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL SAFETY ISSUES……………………………………… How to use this Fire Alarm Panel safely 2. THE PURPOSE OF A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM……………………………………………… Introduction to fire alarms 3. USER RESPONSIBILITIES & MAINTAINENCE OF THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE FACP &...
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK 1. FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL SAFETY ISSUES There is no need to open this fire alarm during normal operation. Any work carried out on this system must be performed by a competent person who is familiar with this type of system. This equipment will operate safely provided it has been installed correctly in compliance with the Installation Manual.
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK 3. USER RESPONSIBILITIES & MAINTAINENCE OF THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE FACP & ITS INTEGRAL PSE According to the British Standard Code for Fire Detection and Alarm Systems for Commercial Buildings (BS5839: Pt 1: 2002), the owner or person having control of the premises should appoint a responsible person to oversee the effective operation of the Fire Alarm System (Clause 47.1).
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK 4. PANEL INDICATIONS & CONTROLS Operating Instructions Normal Operation: Start/Stop Fire Sounders: Under normal conditions, the system will be silent To start or stop the fire sounders, turn the key CONTROLS and the green "POWER" LED will be on. switch to the CONTROLS ON position and press button 1 .
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK 4.3 SUMMARY OF LED COMBINATIONS AND THEIR MEANING Use the table below to determine the condition of the panel. LEDs LIT LED CONDITION PANEL STATUS POWER CONSTANT GREEN The panel is supplied with power, and has no faults / fires (System Normal) GEN FLT CONSTANT YELLOW Problem with keyswitch connections...
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK 5. THE FIRE CONDITION 5.1 HOW THE OPTIMA INDICATES AN ALARM FIRE / ZONES POWER SUPPLY FLT GEN FIRE ZONE FAULT / DISABLEMENT / TEST GEN FAULT SYS FLT GEN S/C GEN TEST DISABLEMENT STOP/START SOUNDERS DELAY OVERRIDE...
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK 6. THE FAULT CONDITION 6.1 DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAULT The fire alarm monitors itself, and any equipment connected to it, for any faults that can occur. If a fault occurs, the Panel responds by activating its Internal buzzer and lighting the General Fault light and any other Fault light(s) relevant to the particular fault.
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK Earth Fault FIRE / ZONES POWER SUPPLY FLT GEN FIRE ZONE FAULT / DISABLEMENT / TEST The Earth Fault light flashes when the panel detects an earth GEN FAULT SYS FLT GEN S/C fault (short circuit to earth) on the wiring to any part of the GEN TEST control panel.
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK 7. DISABLEMENTS 7.1 REASONS FOR DISABLING CERTAIN PARTS OF A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. Certain parts of this Fire Alarm Panel can be temporarily disabled (i.e. switched off) to suit prevailing conditions. For example, if there is a risk of a False Alarm in a zone, for example, from vehicle exhaust smoke in a loading bay, it is possible for the user to disable that zone during the risk period and then enable it again afterwards.
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK 8. USING SOUNDER DELAYS 8.1 WHAT IS A SOUNDER DELAY In certain circumstances it may be desirable to have a delay between the panel detecting a fire, and starting its external sounders, to allow the responsible person to check the cause of the alarm, to stop building evacuation by an obvious false alarm.
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK 9. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SUMMARY: FIRE ZONE INFORMATION ZONE ZONE DESCRIPTION NUMBER A brief description of all the rooms and areas contained in each zone SNDR HEADS Sounder SOUNDER CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION Circuit A brief description of all the rooms and areas contained in each circuit SNDR...
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK 10. FIRE ALARM LOG BOOK It is recommended that this LOG BOOK section of the Manual be maintained by the responsible person(s) on site, who should ensure every event is properly recorded (including fire alarm conditions, failures, tests, temporary disconnections, disablements, enablements, dates of installing engineers’...
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK MAINTENANCE WORK DATE TIME ZONE / LOCATION REASON FOR WORK WORK CARRIED OUT ADDITIONAL WORK REQUIRED SIGNED PAGE 14 Approved Document No: GLT.MAN-110 Issue: 1.1 Authorised: GH Date: 15/03/2004...
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK FALSE ALARMS DATE TIME ZONE / CAUSE (IF KNOWN) MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE CATEGORY OF FURTHER SIGNED LOCATION OR ACTIVITIES IN VISIT NEEDED FINDINGS FALSE ALARM ACTION ALARM AREA (YES/NO) REQUIRED PAGE 15 Approved Document No: GLT.MAN-110 Issue: 1.1 Authorised: GH Date: 15/03/2004...
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK ALL EVENTS OTHER THAN MAINTENANCE WORK OR FALSE ALARMS DATE TIME ZONE / LOCATION DETAILS OF EVENT ACTION DATE INITIALS (INCLUDING CAUSE IF KNOWN) REQUIRED COMPLETED PAGE 16 Approved Document No: GLT.MAN-110 Issue: 1.1 Authorised: GH Date: 15/03/2004...
Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK 11 COMMISSIONING THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING P.S.E. • The commissioning of this fire alarm system should be performed by a qualified commissioning engineer, who has an understanding of sections 2,3,& 4 of BS5839 pt 1:2002 (i.e. Design considerations, Limitations of false alarms, Installation recommendations) •...
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Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK Certificate of Design for the Optima Fire Alarm System installed at: Address: I/we being the competent person(s) responsible (as indicated by my/our signatures below) for the design of the fire alarm system, particulars of which are set out below, CERTIFY that the said design for which I/we have been responsible complies to the best of my/our knowledge and belief with the recommendations of section 2 of BS 5839-1:2002 for the system category described below, except for the variations, if any, stated in this certificate...
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Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK Measures incorporated to limit false alarms. Account has to be taken of the guidance contained in section 3 of BS 5839-1: 2002 and, more specifically (tick as appropriate): The System is manual. Type & siting of manual call points takes account of the guidelines contained in section 3 of BS 5839-1 The system incorporates automatic fire detectors, and account has been taken of reasonably foreseeable causes of unwanted alarms, particularly in the selection and siting of detectors...
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Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK Certificate of Installation for the Optima Fire Alarm System installed at: Address: I/we being the competent person(s) responsible (as indicated by my/our signatures below) for the installation of the fire alarm system, particulars of which are set out below, CERTIFY that the said installation for which I/we have been responsible complies to the best of my/our knowledge and belief with the specifications described below, and with the recommendations of BS5839-1:2002, except for the variations, if any, stated in this certificate...
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Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK Certificate of COMMISSIONING for the Optima Fire Alarm System installed at: Address: I/we being the competent person(s) responsible (as indicated by my/our signatures below) for the commissioning of the fire alarm system, particulars of which are set out below, CERTIFY that the said work for which I/we have been responsible complies to the best of my/our knowledge and belief with the recommendations of Clause 39 of BS5839-1:2002, except for the variations, if any, stated in this certificate Name (in block letters):...
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Optima USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK Certificate of Acceptance for the Optima Fire Alarm System installed at: Address: I/we being the competent person(s) responsible (as indicated by my/our signatures below) for the acceptance of the fire alarm system, particulars of which are set out below, ACCEPT the system on behalf of: Name (in block letters): Position:...
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