Ampac Firefinder User Manual

FIREFINDER

TM

INSTALLATION COMMISSIONING & OPERATION

15.8.5 Manual Control Point ( MCP )

Press



MCP:

The operator will be prompted to enter the NODE Number, that is the Node or panel on which the

MCP is mounted.

15.8.6 Sub Address

Press



Sub Address lets the operator EDIT or DELETE the address of an IO device on a Loop.



Note: an input is the only function that can bring up an alarm.

Select the LOOP, then ENTER, SENSOR, then ENTER then the SUBADDRESS ( eg 1, 2 or 3 for

3IO device ), or press



to EDIT or press



to DELETE.

Editing

If editing, the screen will display the Loop number, Sensor number and sub address followed by

DESC < TYPE < INPUT > and advise the Alpha keys are active. Once edited and pressing

ENTER the message UPDATE TO MEMORY message will be displayed.

ENTER should not be pressed if the CONFIGURATION is to be edited, instead press



to go to the next screen where the output is configured to be latching (general alarm requiring a Reset to be returned to normal ), NON-LATCHING ( hence self resetting ) or FAULT which clears when the fault is cleared. )

15.8.7 Watchdog



This Function provides a counter to record any re-initialisation of the processor. If due to a software failure the panel is automatically reset then the counter will increment by 1 The maximum count is 99 after which the counter resets to 00. Pressing



will reset the counter. When the panel is commissioned this counter MUST be reset to 0 as must be the Events Logs.

15.9 Self Learn

Self Learn is enabled / disabled in the EEPROM programming. If enabled

FireFinder



has the ability to detect extra or missing modules or devices, (that is devices or modules that have been added or removed) or there has been a change of the type of module or device.



Note: If a change does occur the FACP will take 30seconds to register the event on the LCD and

illuminate the FAULT LED.

15.9.1 Extra Devices Detected

The

FireFinder



LCD will indicate extra devices have been detected by displaying the screen below and the FAULT LED will be illuminated.

FIREFINDER 4/7/2005 08:05:45

EXTRA DEVICES DETECTED

GOTO PROGRAMMING MENU TO RESOLVE

SYSTEM IS NOT NORMAL

Figure 105: Resolving Extra Modules And Devices

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