n Control Panel keys description
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Lamp/Buzz/Test, Silence Buzzer and Evacuate
Control keys ONLY can be activated without
password (access level L1), all the others Control
keys can be activated with password (access level
L2 and L3)
Lamp/Buzz/Test See table n. 5
Silence See table n. 5
Investigate See table n. 5
Silence Buzzer See table n. 5
Reset RESET will stop Alarm, Prealarm, Warning and
FAULT conditions. Access to this command is limited to
authorized personnel only (installer or user code PINs
The system will reprocess any alarm, prealarm, war-
ning or fault signal which is not cleared by RESET ope-
rations. Command keys cannot be used when RESET
is running.
The repeaters can be RESET by the installer or user
code PINs
.
Evacuate See table n. 5
F1, F2, F3, F4 See table n. 5
KEY
Lamp/Buzz
This key can be used to test the buzzer and LEDs . If this key is pressed (when the Control panel is
Test
functioning as intended), all the LEDs will glow and the buzzer will emit a continuous beep.
Silence This key can be used to restore the Silenceable outputs to standby status. Silence status will be held
until the Silence key is pressed again in Day Mode, or if the Control panel is operating in Night
Mode, until the Night mode Silence time expires or until a new Alarm/Trouble condition is detec-
ted.
Investigate This key can be used to refresh the "PreAlarm Time": if this key is pressed during "PreAlarm", the
remaining PreAlarm time will be increased with the programmed "Recognition delay".
Silence
Key to silence the local buzzer of the control panel: the buzzer will be operating every time a new
Buzzer
event will be activated
Reset This key can be used to reset the Fire detectors and restore all outputs to standby status (Supervi-
sed/Silenceable outputs, NON-Supervised/Non-Silenceable outputs and Alarm zone outputs)
Evacuate key to activate the evacuation: if this key is pressed for more than 2 seconds, the system will gene-
rate an alarm.
F1, F2, F3, F4 Function keys of the Display; their function will be various according to different screen of display
Table 5 Description of the keys
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n Buzzer (Audible Signals)
The control panel buzzer provides audible indication of
the panel status.
Status
Warning
Prealarm
Alarme
Fault
Reset
Test
Table 6 Buzzer signalling
To test the buzzer press TEST. The buzzer cannot work
when the SILENCE Buzzer is pressed .
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When an Alarm status has been silenced and a
new Fault signalling has been detected, the control
panel restarts the buzzer with the previous Alarm
signalling.
DESCRIPTION
Analogue Fire Panels
Sound Pause
Description
2 s
2 s
Slow blinking
0,5 s
0,5 s
0,2 s
0,2 s
Fast blinking
1 s
1 s
Slow blinking
No sound
No sound
Blinking
FC500