NAPCO FW-DACT Installation & Operation Manual - page 3
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INTRODUCTION - MODELS & FEATURES
FW-DACT:
A single board Digital Communicator that can connect via Contact Closure Inputs on a single ribbon cable
to a NAPCO Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) such as the FW-C2Z, FW-C4Z or FW-C4EZ. It can transmit
Common Alarm, Common Supervisory, and Common Trouble information on two telephone lines.
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Communicates to a FACP via Contact Closure Inputs (FW-DACT).
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User Configurable with FW-PCTOOL Configuration Tool. This includes a 4-Line LCD Display and Keypad in a rugged
metal enclosure, with a ribbon cable to connect to the Communicator.
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Communicates to a Central Monitoring Station using Ademco Contact ID or SIA DCS Protocols.
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The FW-DACT can transmit Common Alarm, Common Supervisory and Common Trouble information on two
telephone lines.
The DACT continuously supervises the state of each of two connected Telco Lines (at approximately 1 minute intervals)
by both a Line-DC level measurement, and by checking for a Dial-Tone. If either fails, a Line #1 or Line #2 Trouble event
will be reported. Once a Line has been restored, a Line Trouble Restored event will be reported. The product will always
report events sorted in the order in which they are received / recognized. The products are capable of reporting multiple
events to a single Account number, within a single call session. Up to 4 retries, for a single message not yet reported,
will be made within a single call-attempt. A failure to communicate to either or both Accounts will generate a
corresponding event which will be queued for reporting.