Potter PFC-9000 Series - Manual (Page 7)

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PFC-9000 • 5403535 • REV G • 9/08
INDICATORS, CONTROLS, & OPERATION
Note: The two Programmable Buttons, General Alarm, and Acknowledge buttons are not labeled. Slide labels are provided in the
event these buttons are used.
The main display for the PFC-9000 Series Fire Alarm Panel consist of a four-line, twenty character liquid crystal display (LCD)
that interfaces with the user to operate, program and diagnose the panel. The LCD will display information from each of the
queues as well as reporting and programming messages.
The panel has four queues where the different inputs are grouped based on the type. The queues are ALARM, SUPV
(supervisory), TROUBLE and MONITOR and the information of the status of the panel and devices will fall under one of the
queues. Each queue has an associated LED with it. The PFC-9000 will illuminate a red LED only when an alarm condition is
present. All other conditions including ground fault, supervisory and trouble conditions will be visually indicated on the panel
with a yellow (amber) LED and a corresponding message on the LCD screen.
The PFC-9000 panel has six buttons that control basic operations of the panel. Two of these buttons are programmable in the
computer software and the others are standard. The standard buttons are SYSTEM RESET, SIGNAL SILENCE, FIRE DRILL and
LAMP TEST.
The SYSTEM RESET is used to restart the panel after initial power up and used to reset any alarm condition or latching
supervisory condition. The System Reset will turn off the Fire Drill, reset 4-wire smoke power, reset timers and begin to process
inputs as new events. The SYSTEM RESET will also clear any Pre-alarm condition that exists on the panel. When the system is
restarted and reset, a time and date stamp is logged in the Alarm and Event history buffer.
The SIGNAL SILENCE is used to silence/deactivate the notification circuits that are programmed as silencable/deactivate
capable. Upon receipt of subsequent alarms, the silenced/deactivated circuits will be reactivated. If the Signal Silence Inhibit is
programmed, the Signal Silence will not operate until the timer has expired. In Two Stage operations, if the Auto General Timer
has timed out, the Signal Silence will operate the same as the Acknowledge button.
POTTER PFC-9000
FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL
NORMAL CONDITION
JANUARY 1, 2008
ENTER
MENU CANCEL INFO
ALARM
QUEUE
SUPV
QUEUE
TROUBLE
QUEUE
LAMP TEST
A.C. ON PRE-ALARM GND FAULT
SYSTEM
RESET
SIGNAL
SILENCE
FIRE
DRILL
ALARM
QUEUE
PROGRAM-
MABLE
BUTTON
PROGRAM-
MABLE
BUTTON
GENERAL
ALARM
ACKNOWL-
EDGE
DWG# PFC-9000-4
Do not silence the system prior to investigating source of the alarm. All occupants may not have evacuated if the system is
silenced prematurely.