Nac (notification appliance circuits) – Fire-Lite PS-Tools 5UD/10UD User Manual

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PS-Tools User Guide

5/10 Zone Panel

PS-Tools 07/2010

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the first time, Custom Label is specified by default. You must delete the Custom Label,
then select the Adjective and Noun. In addition, delete the default Custom Label to enter a
new Custom Label.

Note

When you enter the Custom Label, the Adjective and Noun options are disabled and
vice-versa.

4.

Select the PAS Delay time if the zone type is 2-Wire Detector. The PAS (Positive Alarm
Sequence) option programs the zone to delay the panel activation (including alarm relay and
communicator) for a period of 15 seconds plus a programmable time of up to 3 minutes. This
option is available only for circuits programmed as smoke detector circuits.

5.

Select the Presignal Delay time if the zone type is 2-Wire Detector, N O Contact, Fire, or
Pull Station. The Presignal option programs the zone to delay the panel activation for a
pre-programmable time delay of up to three minutes while allowing for visual verification by
a person. The alarm relay and the communicator respond to the initial alarm immediately.

6.

Select Alarm Verification if the zone type is 2-Wire Detector. The Alarm Verification
option is used for confirming that a smoke detector activation is a true alarm condition, which
needs manual verification.

7.

Select Freeze Supervision to enable the FACP to supervise the devices connected to the
selected zone for freeze conditions.

8.

Select a message for the zone which is played when the FACP input goes into alarm. When
you select No Msg Inactive, the corresponding audio zone is not turned on. The option No
Msg
indicates that no message is programmed for the input zone.

NAC (Notification Appliance Circuits)

The notification appliances include speakers, horns, strobes, bells, and other type of appliances.

To configure the NAC

1.

Select Enable to enable the NAC. If you select Disable, the fire panel prevents the selected
NAC from activating its devices.

2.

Choose a Silenceable option. This option indicates if the notification appliance can be
silenced or not, or set to synchronized mode (Sync-Mute). Synchronization is a panel feature
that controls the activation of notification appliances in such a way that devices turn on and
off at exactly the same time. For more information about synchronization, see

Synchronized

NAC Operation

.

3.

Select a Coding option to specify the type of output the main circuit board notification
appliances generates, when activated. For more information about each coding selection, see

Coding Selection

.

4.

Auto Silence and Silence Inhibit can be configured only when the Silenceable option is set
to Silenceable or Sync-Mute (see

Figure 5-1

). Auto Silence and Silence Inhibit options are

disabled if Silenceable option is set to Non-Silenceable.

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