Siemens FS-250

The FS-250C indicates alarm, trouble and supervisory conditions with an 80 character backlit LCD display, as well as a 20 zone/4 signal LED annunciator that is built in to the Front Panel. Acknowledge, alarm silence and system reset are accomplished with built-in membrane control buttons. Basic user and maintenance level functions such as viewing history or system enable/disable are also accomplished through the membrane control buttons. Password protection of maintenance level functions is present. The main system can charge up to 32 AH battery sets, up to 12 AH will fit inside the enclosure.

The system also has four class B or 2 class A Notification Appliance Circuits built into the main board. Each circuit has a capacity of 1.5 amps of 24 VDC for powering horns, strobes, chimes, and other notification appliances. The total base system capacity for the four circuits in 3.0 amps and can be expanded to 6A. Each signal circuit is fully programmable and supports standard and custom coded outputs of audible devices. Systems can be configured to sound different codes on the same signal circuit to indicate different conditions.

Communication between the FS-250C and a monitoring station is accomplished with the Model FS-DACT Digital Alarm Communication Transmitter. The FS-DACT supports two lines and four accounts and can transmit serial information by point to the Central or Remote station. Communication protocols available included SIA DCS 8, SIA DCS 20, Ademco Contact ID, 3/1 1400 Hz, 3/1 2300 Hz, 4/2 1400 Hz and 4/2 2300 Hz. The FS-DACT mounts within the FS-250C enclosure on an 8-pin connection point on the main board. No external enclosure is required and no wires are required between the panel and the dialer. Programming of account and dialing information is done as part of the system configuration. No external programmer for the dialer is required.