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Notifier AFP-300 Operation Manual

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    Afp-300/afp-400 analog fire panel operations manual 12 clintonville road northford, ct 06472 (203) 484-7161 (203) 484-7118 (fax) document 50260 05/22/97 revision: c pn 50260:c1 ecn 97-270 technical manuals online! - http://www.Tech-man.Com.

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    Warning: this equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for class a computing device pursuant to sub...

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    Afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 1 table of contents 1. Introduction overview ....................................................................................................................... 1 operating features......................................................................

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    Table of contents 5. Voice alarm systems 2 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 amg-1/amg-e operating features .................................................................. 25 operating the amg-1 ...........................................................................................

  • Page 5: 1. Introduction

    Afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 1 1. Introduction overview the afp-300/afp-400 is a modular, intelligent fire alarm control panel (facp) with an extensive list of powerful features. The cpu module, power supply module, and cabinet combine to create a complete fire control system for ...

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    2 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 notes technical manuals online! - http://www.Tech-man.Com.

  • Page 7: 2. Using The Control Panel

    Afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 3 2. Using the control panel overview table 1 lists the controls and indicators and where to find information on their use: table 1 control and indicators system status indicator leds the control panel contains eight led indicators with labels as shown...

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    2. Using the control panel control keys 4 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 control keys the control panel provides five control keys, acknowledge/step, alarm silence, alarm activate, system reset, and lamp test. Acknowledge step use the key to respond to new alarm or trouble signals. ...

  • Page 9: 3. Operating Modes

    Afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 5 3. Operating modes normal operation the system operates in normal mode when no alarms or troubles exist. In normal mode, the control panel displays a system message as follows: figure 3 all systems normal message in normal mode, the control panel doe...

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    3. Operating modes fire alarm 6 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 if the trouble clears (before or after pressing ), the control panel sends a clear trouble message to the printer. Figure 5 shows a sample trouble message: figure 5 sample trouble message if all troubles clear and no sup...

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    Supervisory signal 3. Operating modes afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 7 supervisory signal note: you can program supervisory signals as tracking or latching. Supervisory signals cause the control panel to do the following: • produce a warbling audible tone; • turn on the supervisory ...

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    3. Operating modes notification appliance circuit (nac) operation 8 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 notification appliance circuit (nac) operation the four nacs (tb7-tb10 on the mps-400) have control-by-event and trouble functions like cmx addressable modules on the slc loop. Nac cir...

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    Releasing functions 3. Operating modes afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 9 using cross zoning options cross zoning lets you program the control panel to activate a releasing zone after two initiating devices are tripped. (if not using cross zoning, set cross= to n.) table 5 contains a ...

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    3. Operating modes intelligent detector functions 10 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 intelligent detector functions note: for instructions on selecting intelligent detector functions, refer to the afp-300/afp-400 programming manual. Table 7 contains descriptions for intelligent detec...

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    Pre-alarm operation (awacs) 3. Operating modes afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 11 pre-alarm operation (awacs) note: refer to the afp-300/ afp-400 programming manual for more information on awacs applications. If an sdx or cpx detector exceeds the programmed pre-alarm level, a pre-ala...

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    3. Operating modes time functions 12 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 operating coding functions zone f8—reserved for nac coding functions—is only used by panel nac circuits listing zone f8. You can select one of the four code types listed in table 9: table 9 zone f8 type codes notes ...

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    Time functions 3. Operating modes afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 13 special system timers the control panel can operate with special system timers: silence inhibit, auto silence, and alarm verification. Table 11 contains descriptions of how each timer works. Table 11 special system ...

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  • Page 19: 4. Read Status

    Afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 15 4. Read status overview read status functions do not require a password. The control panel will continue to provide fire protection while in read status. You can enter read status while in fire alarm or trouble mode. If a new alarm or trouble occurs...

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    4. Read status read status options 16 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 read status for points and zones read point options let you display point and zone status on the display, but the information is not sent to the serial ports or the history file. To read the status of points and zo...

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    Read status options 4. Read status afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 17 table 13 contains descriptions of the fields shown in figure 12: table 13 default read status values for a detector read status for a zone address note: press l to read a point or zone with next highest address; or...

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    4. Read status read status options 18 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 read history the control panel maintains a history file of the last 800 events, each with a time and date stamp. History events include the following: • all alarms, troubles and operator actions, such as: acknowled...

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    Read status options 4. Read status afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 19 presignal delay figure 16 shows a typical format for displaying software zone f0 (presignal delay): figure 16 presignal delay screen • delay=180 shows the programmed presignal delay of 180 seconds. • pas=yes shows ...

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    4. Read status read status options 20 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 holiday zones figure 19 shows the typical format for displaying software zone f7 (holiday zone): figure 19 holiday zone screen nac coding zone figure 20 shows the typical format for displaying nac coding using soft...

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    Read status options 4. Read status afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 21 system parameters to read system parameters, follow these steps. 1. Select read point from the read status screen to display the read point screen (figure 11): 2. Press , , to display the system parameters screen, ...

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    4. Read status read status options 22 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 annunciator display selections press , , to display annunciator selection 1 screen which typically displays as shown in figure 23: figure 23 annunciator selection 1 screen note: refer to appendix a, annunciators in...

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    Afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 23 5. Voice alarm systems overview the voice alarm system (vas) provides a voice evacuation subsystem for the afp-300/afp-400 fire alarm control panel. Operating features include automatic evacuation messages, local and fire fighter control of paging, ...

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    5. Voice alarm systems before you begin 24 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 before you begin before operating the vas, make sure the system is fully installed according to the instructions in the afp-300/afp-400 installation manual. For more information about audio system components, ...

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    Amg-1/amg-e audio message generator 5. Voice alarm systems afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 25 amg-1/amg-e audio message generator amg-1/amg-e overview an amg-1/amg-e produces tones and messages. You can set up an amg to automatically activate programmed tones or messages through an e...

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    5. Voice alarm systems amg-1/amg-e audio message generator 26 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 operating the amg-1 figure 27 shows the amg-1 operating controls: figure 27 amg-1 operating components table 21 contains instructions for operating the amg-1. Table 21 amg-1 operating instru...

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    Selecting amg group functions 5. Voice alarm systems afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 27 selecting amg group functions selecting factory-programmed messages (vrom) operation of tones and messages available in a voice alarm application depends on the following: • the type and number of...

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    5. Voice alarm systems selecting amg tones and messages 28 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 selecting amg tones and messages note: refer to appendix a, annunciators in the afp-300/ afp-400 installation manual for detailed instructions on using an amg-1 in acs mode. For programming ins...

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    Selecting amg tones and messages 5. Voice alarm systems afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 29 amg-1 and amg-e tone/message selections (amg-1 sw2=off) table 23 lists the tone and message selections available when sw2 rocker switch 2 (tone/message switch) is off. Table 23 setting amg tone...

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    5. Voice alarm systems selecting amg tones and messages 30 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 amg-1 and amg-e tone/message selections (amg-1 sw2=on) table 24 lists the tone and message selections available when sw2 rocker switch 2 (tone/message switch) is on. Table 24 setting amg tones ...

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    Atg-2 audio tone generator 5. Voice alarm systems afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 31 atg-2 audio tone generator atg-2 overview the atg-2 provides user-selected tones for single or dual channel output. The atg-2 provides several ways to page. • direct paging – the atg-2 microphone wit...

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    5. Voice alarm systems atg-2 audio tone generator 32 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 how to operate the atg-2 table 26 contains instructions for operating the atg-2. Table 26 operating the atg-2 selecting tones for the atg-2 the atg-2 dip switch—s1 located on the atg-2 board shown in...

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    Atg-2 audio tone generator 5. Voice alarm systems afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 33 figure 34 shows the functions of the atg-2 dip switch pins: figure 34 atg-2 dip switch s1 selecting a primary (evac) channel tone switch s1 rocker switches 1–4 are used to select one of the following...

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    5. Voice alarm systems fire fighter's telephones (fft-7/fft-7s) 34 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 fire fighter's telephones (fft-7/fft-7s) overview a fire fighter's telephone provides the voice alarm system with fire-fighter control of paging, and two-way communications in an emerge...

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    Audio amplifiers 5. Voice alarm systems afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 35 audio amplifiers overview audio amplifiers provide audio power for the voice audio system. The control panel supports three models of audio amplifiers as listed in table 31: table 31 audio amplifier models aud...

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    5. Voice alarm systems aa-30 audio amplifiers 36 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 aa-30 audio amplifiers note: for instructions on setting the audio gain rotary switch, refer to “adjusting the audio gain level (aa-30, aa-100/aa- 120)” on page 38. Figure 36 shows the layout of the aa-3...

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    Aa-100/aa-120 audio amplifiers 5. Voice alarm systems afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 37 aa-100/aa-120 audio amplifiers figure 37 shows the aa-100/aa-120 circuit board and identifies key components: figure 37 aa-100/aa-120 circuit board table 33 aa-100/aa-120 indicators notes: 1. Dur...

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    5. Voice alarm systems adjusting the audio gain level (aa-30, aa-100/aa-120) 38 afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 adjusting the audio gain level (aa-30, aa-100/aa-120) an audio amplifier contains a multi-position rotary switch that lets you adjust the gain of the audio output signal. T...

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    Amg voice message options 5. Voice alarm systems afp-300/afp-400 operations pn 50260:c1 05/22/97 39 amg voice message options overview you can install two types of non-memory message chips into an amg: vrom (voice rom) a nonvolatile memory chip that contains a factory-programmed message. (an amg can...

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