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First Alert FA142C Manual
Brand:
First Alert
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Security System
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Table of Contents
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
General
Zones
Burglary Protection
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Fire Protection
Alarms
Memory Of Alarm
Phone Access & Voice Response Capability (Optional)
Paging Feature
ABOUT THE KEYPADS
General
Keypad Displays
Fixed-Word Keypad Displays
FUNCTIONS OF THE KEYPAD
SECURITY CODES
General
To Assign, Change, or Delete User Codes
Duress Code
To Change Your Master Code
Quick Arming
Phone (Voice) Module
ENTRY/EXIT DELAYS
General Information
Exit Delay Alerting Sound
CHECKING FOR OPEN ZONES
BYPASSING PROTECTION ZONES
Using the BYPASS Key
Quick Bypass
ARMING PERIMETER ONLY WITH ENTRY DELAY ON
ARMING PERIMETER ONLY WITH ENTRY DELAY OFF
ARMING ALL PROTECTION WITH ENTRY DELAY ON
ARMING ALL PROTECTION WITH ENTRY DELAY OFF
DISARMING THE SYSTEM AND SILENCING ALARMS
EXIT ALARMS
CHIME MODE
PANIC KEYS
OUTPUT RELAY OPTIONS
TESTING THE SYSTEM
PAGING FEATURE
TROUBLE CONDITIONS
"Check" and "Battery" Displays
Other Trouble Displays
Total Power Failure
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM (IF INSTALLED)
General
Silencing Fire Alarms
Manually Initiating a Fire Alarm
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDATIONS ON SMOKE DETECTORS
EMERGENCY EVACUATION
QUICK GUIDE TO ALARM SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
SUMMARY OF AUDIBLE/VISUAL NOTIFICATIONS
ALPHA DISPLAY KEYPADS
FIXED-WORD DISPLAY KEYPADS
PROTECTION ZONES LIST
THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ALARM SYSTEM
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First Alert FA142C Installation Instructions Manual (94 pages)
Security Systems
Brand:
First Alert
| Category:
Security System
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Table of Contents
Recommendations for Proper Protection
2
Table of Contents
3
How to Use this Manual
7
Conventions Used in this Manual
8
Section 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
9
Section 2. INSTALLING the CONTROL
11
Mounting the Cabinet
11
Installing the Lock (if Used)
11
Figure 1. Installing the Cabinet Lock
11
Installing the Control's Circuit Board Alone or (if Used), with a 4204, 4219, or 4229 Module
12
Installing Control and RF Receiver Circuit Boards Together in the Cabinet
12
Figure 2. Installing the PC Board Alone, or (if Used), with a 4204, 4219, or 4229
12
Figure 3. Installing the PC Board & RF Receiver (if Used) Together in the Cabinet
13
Standard Phone Line Connections
14
Wiring the AC Transformer
14
Installing the Back-Up Battery
14
Figure 4. Standard Telephone Line Connections
14
Earth Ground Connections
15
Section 3. INSTALLING REMOTE KEYPADS
16
Keypads that May be Used
16
Wiring to the Keypads
16
Wiring Run Chart for Devices Drawing AUX Power from the Control
16
Mounting the Keypads
16
Figure 5. Keypad Connections to the Control Board
16
Using a Supplementary Power Supply to Power Additional Keypads
17
Figure 6. Using a Supplementary Power Supply for Keypads
17
Preliminary Check-Out Procedure
18
Basic Hard-Wired Zones 1-6
19
Installing the Hard-Wired Zones
19
Common Characteristics for Zones 1-6
19
Wiring Burglary and Panic Devices to Zones 1-6
19
Wiring 4-Wire Smoke/Combustion Detectors on Zones 5
19
Figure 7. 4-Wire Smoke Detector Connections to Zone 5
19
Compatible 4-Wire Smoke/Combustion Detectors
20
Turning off Fire Alarm Sounding
20
Programming Hard-Wired Zones
20
Check-Out Procedure for Hard-Wired Zones
22
Wired Zone Expansion (4219, 4229)
23
Installing Zone Expansion Units
23
Connections and Set-Up
23
Figure 8 Wiring Connections, 4219 & 4229 (4229 Shown)
23
Programming Wired Expansion Zones
24
Check-Out Procedure for Wired Expansion Zones
25
WIRELESS (RF) ZONE EXPANSION (5700 and 5800 RF SYSTEMS)
27
Wireless Systems Available
27
Wireless System Operation and Transmitter Supervision
27
Transmitter Battery Life
28
Receiver Supervision
28
Installation and Setup of the 4281/5881 Series Wireless Receivers
28
Installing the 5800TM Module
29
5700 Series Transmitter Setup
29
Figure 9. 5881, and 5882 Wireless Receivers (Cover Removed)
29
Setting the DIP Switches on 5700 Series Wireless Transmitters
30
Wireless Zone/ID Assignments for 5700 Series Transmitters
30
DIP Switch Tables for 5700 RF System Wireless Devices
31
Compatible 5700 Series Transmitters
32
Programming the Control for a 5700 Wireless System
33
Using the House ID Sniffer Mode (5700 Systems)
33
Zone Programming for 5700 Series Transmitters
33
Go/Nogo Test
35
5800 Series Transmitter Setup
36
5800 Series Transmitter Input Loops
36
5800 Series Transmitter Input Types
36
Compatible 5800 Series Transmitters
37
Programming the RF Transmitters (5800 RF Systems)
38
Enrolling 5800 Transmitters into the System
39
Enrolling through Zone Programming ( 56)
39
To Either Temporarily or Permanently Remove a Zone from the System (5800 System)
42
Deleting a Transmitter Serial Number from a Zone in 56 Mode (5800 System)
42
Check-Out Procedure for Wireless Zones
42
Transmitter ID Sniffer Mode
42
Go/No Go Test Mode
43
Section 7. RELAY OUTPUTS
44
Relay Device Basics
44
4204 Relay Modules
44
4204 Setup
44
Supervision
44
Figure 10. 4204 Connections to Control
44
Programming Options Defined
45
Figure 11. 4229 Connections to Control
45
Programming Output Relays
47
Example of Output Relay Programming
48
Section 8. FA4285 PHONE MODULE
50
Installing the FA4285 Phone Module
50
General Information
50
Mounting the FA4285 Phone Module
50
Phone Module Wiring
51
Caller ID Units
51
Figure 12. FA4285 Phone Module Wiring Connections
52
Programming the Control for Phone Access
53
Checking the Operation of the FA4285 Phone Module
54
Section 9. EXTERNAL SOUNDERS
55
Compatible Sounders
55
Sounder Connections
56
Programming for External Sounders
56
Testing the Sounder
56
Figure 13. Typical Sounder Wiring
56
Long Range Radio
57
General Information
57
Connection
57
Programming for Long Range Radio
57
Figure 14. Long Range Radio Connections
57
Audio Alarm Verification (Aav) Unit
58
General Information
58
Wiring Connections
58
Programming
58
Figure 15. Connection of AAV Unit When Not Using an FA4285 Phone Module
59
Figure 16. Connection of AAV Unit When also Using an FA4285 Phone Module
59
Section 12. FINAL POWER up
60
Earth Ground Connections
60
AC Power-Up
60
Connecting the Back-Up Battery
60
Calculating the Battery Size Needed
60
Making the Battery Connections
60
Auxiliary Device Current Draw Worksheet
61
Alpha Descriptor Programming
62
Assigning Zone Descriptors
62
Entering Zone Descriptors (in Program Menu Mode 82)
62
Programming the Descriptors
62
Adding Custom Words
64
Alpha Vocabulary List (for Entering Zone Descriptors)
66
Character (ASCII) Chart
66
Sequential Mode (for 5800 Transmitters)
67
Section 15. SYSTEM COMMUNICATION
70
Report Code Formats
70
Table of Contact ID Event Codes
72
Communication Programming
72
Section 16. TESTING the SYSTEM
77
Test Procedure
77
To the Installer
78
Section 17. SYSTEM OPERATION
79
Security Codes
79
Installer Code
79
Assigning the Master Code
79
Changing the Master Code
79
User Codes
79
Duress Code
79
Keypad Functions
80
General Information
80
Arming, Disarming Functions, Etc
80
Panic Keys
81
FA4285 Phone Module (if Used)
81
Relays Outputs (if Used)
81
Exit Alarm Displays (if Programmed)
81
Trouble Conditions
82
General Information
82
Check" and "Battery" Displays
82
Power Failure
82
Other Displays
82
Section 18. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
83
Troubleshooting Guide
84
Contacting Technical Support
85
Specifications & Accessories
86
Specifications
86
Accessories (Compatible Devices)
88
Regulatory Agency Statements
89
Limitations of this Alarm System
92
Fa142C Summary of Connections Diagram
94
Limited Warranty
94
First Alert FA142C User Manual (44 pages)
Brand:
First Alert
| Category:
Security System
| Size: 0 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
2
System Overview
3
General
3
Keypads
3
Zones
3
Burglary Protection
4
Fire Protection
4
Alarms
4
Memory of Alarm
4
Phone Access & Voice Response Capability
4
Paging Feature
4
General
5
Keypad Displays
5
Fixed-Word Keypad Displays
6
About the Keypads
5
Functions of the Keypad
8
Security Codes
10
General
10
To Assign, Change, or Delete User Codes
10
Duress Code
10
To Change Your Master Code
11
Quick Arming
11
Phone (Voice) Module
11
Entry/Exit Delays
12
General
12
Audible Exit Delay Sound
12
Checking for Open Zones
13
Bypassing Zones
14
Using the [BYPASS] Key
14
Bypassing Protection Zones
14
Quick Bypass
15
Arming Perimeter Only (Stay)
16
Arming Perimeter Only (Instant)
17
Arming All Protection (Away)
18
Arming All Protection (Maximum)
19
Disarming the System and Silencing Alarms
20
Disarming, and Silencing Alarms
20
Exit Alarms
21
Chime Mode
21
Panic Keys
22
Output Relay Options
23
Testing the System
24
Paging Feature
25
Trouble Conditions
26
CHECK" and "BATTERY" Displays
26
Total Power Failure
28
Other Displays
28
Fire Alarm System (if Installed)
29
General
29
In Case of Fire Alarm
29
Silencing Fire Alarms
29
Manually Initiating a Fire Alarm
30
Nfpa Recommendations
31
Emergency Evacuation
32
Quick Guide to Alarm System Functions
33
Summary of Audible/Visual Notifications
34
Protection Zones List
36
Insurance Credit Request Form
37
Canadian (Doc) Statement
39
Fcc Statements
40
Limitations Statement
42
Servicing Information
43
Warranty
44
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