Installed system tests
The fire detection and alarm
system should be tested to ensure
it operates to meet the standards
and project requirements.
Configuration
The control panel is factory set to
the requirements of EN54 Parts 2
and 4.
With Test mode A or B active: a
triggered manual call point or fire
detector in the test zone will give:
The operation of the control and
repeat panels and the system may
be re-configured to site specific
needs.
To facilitate tests on the fire
detection and alarm system the
control panel can be set to operate
in a test mode. Note a detector
that is still full of smoke or heat will
retrigger into a fire condition until
the smoke or heat in the area is
cleared.
Sound level test
Sound level tests should be
conducted to standard
requirements and to customer
satisfaction.
Other equipment tests
Where external equipment is
connected to the control panel
using auxiliary, common fire and
fault terminals, then these must be
tested to project requirements.
Zone designation label
a) Write on to the zone
designation label the name that
identifies the area protected by
each zone circuit.
b) Fix the label over the zone
designation part of the lower
inner plate, see Figure 14.
Log book
Fill in the system details on the
first three pages of the log book.
On completion
Ensure the persons responsible
for the system are made aware of:
- system operation
- access codes to controls
- basic controls
- their responsibility
- and the need to log system
events in the log book.
Fire Panels Installed system tests
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Test A
Fire indication for
10 seconds duration
followed by a system
reset
Test B
System alarm sounds for
the first 2 seconds and
at the same time a Fire
indication is given for
10 seconds duration
followed by a system
reset
Table 2 Test mode operation
Config. con sid er ations
Re peat panel config.
q The power up pro ce dure for the
re peat panel is the same as the
main panel.
q The pres ence of a re peat panel
needs to be set up at the main
panel, see Config. and Test
sec tion.
De lay mode
In the Delay mode there is a delay
between detecting a fire and
sounding the alarms to enable the
fire to be investigated. The panel
will upon detection of a fire:
q Il lu mi nate the Com mon fire and
ap pro pri ate zone fire lamps.
q Cause the pan els in ter nal
buzzer to emit the fire tone.
q Ac ti vate the com mon fire and
aux il iary out puts.
q De lays the ac ti va tion of the
sound ers for a configurable
de lay of be tween 1 and 10
min utes in 1 min ute steps.
If the panel is reset during the
delay period, the delay is
cancelled. Also if another fire
occurs in a different zone to the
first fire, the alarms will activate
immediately. You can override the
delay and activate all sounders in
the system by operating the Sound
Alarms button.
False alarm re jec tion
q This is an en hanced fire
alarm rejection al go rithm
de signed to give greater
im mu nity to spu ri ous alarms.
q The Fire alarm rejection
al go rithm should only be used in
con junc tion with rec om mended
de tec tors to guar an tee that the
sys tem will re ject spu ri ous events
but will de tect and an nun ci ate
real fires within 10 sec onds,
which is an EN54-part 2
re quire ment. When set, the
al go rithm ap plies to ALL zones
on the panel.
Visual indications Signals out
Condition Zone
Fire
(1-8)
-Red
Zone
Fault
(1-8) -
Yellow
Test -
Yellow
Power -
Green
Access/
Function
- Yellow
Aux Relay contacts
Normally de-
energised
Common fault -
Normally active
Common fire-
Normally deactive
Test A or B
(Normal)
On On On On Normal Active Deactive
Test A
(Fire)
On On On On Normal Active Deactive
Test B
(Fire)
On On On On Normal Active Deactive
Test condition indications