Disabled Points Mode Of Operation; Non-Alarm Mode Of Operation; 1: Purpose Of Non-Alarm Points - Notifier NFS-320 Operation Manual

Operation of the Control Panel

3.9 Disabled Points Mode of Operation

The control panel indicates disabled points by displaying a screen for each disabled detector,
monitor module, and control/relay module. Disabled points do not cause an alarm or any
Control-by-Event activity. If more than one point is disabled, the control panel automatically
displays by priority, mimicking the alarms.
CAUTION:
!
Disabling a zone disables all input and output devices associated with the zone if the zone is
in first zone "primary" mapped location.
When one or more points are disabled, the control panel does the following:
• Holds all disabled output points in the off-state
• Flashes the
• Lights the
• Sends a Disabled Point message to the LCD display, History buffer and installed printers,
FDU-80 annunciators, and CRT-2s
• Displays a message for each disabled point
Extended 12 character
custom label

3.10 Non-Alarm Mode of Operation

3.10.1 Purpose of Non-Alarm Points
Non-Alarm points are addressable monitor modules programmed with one of the Non-Alarm Type
Codes listed in Table 3.5. Non-Alarm points, except Non-Fire, operate like monitored system
functions that can produce troubles—but with the differences shown in the following sections.
Latching
Type Code
(Y/N)
ACCESS MONTR N
ACK SWITCH N
DRILL SWITCH N
FIRE CONTROL N
NON-FIRE N
PAS INHIBIT N
RESET SWITCH N
SIL SWITCH N
ABORT SWITCH N
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LED
SYSTEM TROUBLE
LED
POINT DISABLED
Disable message
D I S A B L T A M P E R
E A S T E R N W I N G
Figure 3.12 Sample Disabled Point Message
Monitor Modules
Purpose
Used for monitoring building access
Performs Acknowledge function
Performs Drill function
Used for air handler shutdown, intended to override
normal operating automatic functions
Used for energy management or other non-fire
situations. Does not affect operation of the control panel
Inhibits Positive Alarm Sequence
Performs Reset function
Performs Signal Silence function
Indicates Active at the panel
Table 3.5 Non-Alarm Type Codes
NFS-320/E/C, NFS-320SYS/E Operations Manual — P/N 52747:E1 06/16/2011
Type Code of the disabled device
I N T E N S I V E C A R E U N I T
0 3 : 2 0 P 0 1 1 5 1 1 1 M 1 5 9
Time and date of trouble
Activates CBE
Silences panel sounder, gives an
Acknowledge message on the panel LCD
Activates silenceable outputs
Activates CBE, does NOT light an
indicator at the control panel
Activates CBE, does NOT light an
indicator at the control panel
Inhibits Positive Alarm Sequence
Resets control panel
Turns off all activated silenceable outputs
Aborts activation of a releasing zone

Disabled Points Mode of Operation

Custom descriptor for
this device location
Address of the
disabled device
What it does