ONE OR TWO LOOP ANALOGUE ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL - User Manual - Maintenance Guide & Log Book - Issue 3 - Action Items

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Operational guidance for an analogue addressable fire alarm control panel with one or two loops, covering immediate response to alarm and fault indications, interpretation of panel LEDs, and step-by-step actions for silencing sounders, handling secondary signals, and resetting the system. Defines user responsibilities and panel safety issues, explains fire and fault conditions, provides procedures for disabling and enabling zones and sounders, and includes system description plus a structured fire alarm log book for maintenance work and record keeping.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

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Pages29

Reading Time1 h 13 min

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What to do if the Fire Alarm Panel Shows an Alarm (Red LED)

What to do if the Fire Alarm Panel Shows a Fault (Yellow LED)

Fire Alarm Control Panel Safety Issues

The Purpose of a Fire Alarm System

User Responsibilities & Maintenance of the Fire Alarm System

Panel Indications & Controls

Panel Indications

Panel Controls

In the Event of an Alarm

Access Levels

Checking the Panel’s Indication LEDs

What the LEDs Mean

The Fire Condition

How the Simplicity Indicates an Alarm

To Turn Off the Alarm Sounders

A Second Alarm Signal from a New Detection Zone

Turning On the Alarm Sounders from the FACP

Resetting the Panel

The Fault Condition

Different Types of Fault

What to Do If a Fault Condition Occurs

Other LED Indications

Disablements

Reasons for Disabling Certain Parts

To Disable a Zone and/or External Sounders

To Enable a Zone and/or External Sounders

System Description

Fire Alarm System Summary

Detailed Loop Contents: Loop 1

Detailed Loop Contents: Loop 2

Fire Alarm Log Book

Maintenance Work

Maintenance Work (Continued)

Unwanted (False) Alarms

ONE OR TWO LOOP ANALOGUE ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL USER MANUAL, MAINTENANCE GUIDE & LOG BOOK Approved Document No: GLT.MAN-108 Issue 3.09 Author: NRPJ Date: 25/5/2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT TO DO IF THE FIRE ALARM PANEL SHOWS AN ALARM (RED LED) ...........................................................................................2 WHAT TO DO IF THE FIRE ALARM PANEL SHOWS A FAULT (YELLOW LED) .........................................................................................2 1. FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL SAFETY ISSUES ...............................................................................................................................3 2. THE PURPOSE OF A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................................3 3. USER RESPONSIBILITIES & MAINTAINENCE OF THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE FACP & ITS INTEGRAL PSE ................4 4. PANEL INDICATIONS & CONTROLS .................................................................................................................................................5 4.1 PANEL INDICATIONS...............................................................................................................................................................5 4.2 PANEL CONTROLS ..................................................................................................................................................................5 4.3 IN THE EVENT OF AN ALARM.................................................................................................................................................5 4.4 ACCESS LEVELS ......................................................................................................................................................................6 4.5 CHECKING THE PANELS INDICATION LEDS .............................................................................................................................6 4.6 WHAT THE LEDS MEAN ..........................................................................................................................................................6 5. THE FIRE CONDITION .....................................................................................................................................................................7 5.1 HOW THE SIMPLICITY INDICATES AN ALARM ........................................................................................................................7 5.2 TO TURN OFF THE ALARM SOUNDERS ..................................................................................................................................7 5.3 A SECOND ALARM SIGNAL FROM A NEW DETECTION ZONE.................................................................................................7 5.4 TURNING ON THE ALARM SOUNDERS FROM THE FACP (I.E. TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING) .................................................7 5.5 RESETTING THE PANEL...........................................................................................................................................................7 6. THE FAULT CONDITION ..................................................................................................................................................................8 6.1 DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAULT ...................................................................................................................................................8 6.2 WHAT TO DO IF A FAULT CONDITION OCCURS ......................................................................................................................9 6.3 OTHER LED INDICATIONS .....................................................................................................................................................10 7. DISABLEMENTS .....................

FAQs

What should you do when the fire alarm panel shows an alarm (red LED)?

Follow the alarm-response procedure described for a red LED, including locating the active indications, taking appropriate action, and operating the controls needed to manage the alarm sounders and system state.

What should you do when the panel shows a fault (yellow LED)?

Use the fault-response guidance for a yellow LED, identify the fault type using the LED indications, and then follow the listed actions to address the fault condition safely.

How do you disable or enable zones and external sounders?

Use the disablements section procedures to disable a zone and/or external sounders for defined reasons, and then re-enable the same zone and/or external sounders when required.

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