Faraday RSE-300 NAC Expander

RSE 300 SIGNAL EXPANDER Manual 447179 1 Rev A LLC 805 South Maumee Street Tecumseh Michigan 49286 517 423 2111 Fax 517 423 2320 cid 211 2000 Faraday LLC All Rights Reserved 315 099082FA 2 OWNER MANUAL of Contents UNIT LIMITATIONS iii AND WARRANTY INFORMATION iv v 1 GENERAL DESIGN FEATURES 1 STANDARDS 2 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 3 5 SUPPLIED 5 UNIT MOUNTING 5 WIRE ROUTING 6 DESCRIPTIONS AND ELE CTRICAL RATINGS 7 WIRING THE 15073 8 Wiring 9 Connection 10 Y Class B Input Output NAC Wiring 11 Z Class A Input Output NAC Wiring 12 Power Supply Output 13 Relay 13 TO CONTROL UNITS 15 APPLICATIONS 21 APPLIANCE POWER APPLICATIONS 21 HOLDER APPLICATIONS 27 29 SWITCH SETTINGS 29 the Input Output Configuration 30 the Auxiliary Output 31 the Input Control of their NACs 32 the AC Power Fault Reporting Delay 33 SETTINGS 34 DATA 35 WIRE SELECTION GUIDES 35 of Solid Copper Wire 35 Appliance Circuit Wire Selection Guide 35 SIZE CALCULATIONS 36 DEVICES 37 FOR NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE CIRCUITS 37 Appliances 37 Devices 40 FOR AUXILIARY POWER OUTPUTS 41 Holders 41 41 Devices 41 Separately Powered Smoke and Heat Detectors 42 INDICATORS 43 OPERATION 43 CONDITIONS 44 45 Issue 1 Rev A page is intentionally blank OWNER MANUAL Issue 1 Rev A OWNER MANUAL UNIT LIMITATIONS control unit will not show an alarm condition without compatible initiating devices smoke detectors and notification devices horn lights etc connected to it Electrical ratings of the initiating and appliances must be compatible with the electrical ratings of the control unit and must be interconnected The wiring used for interconnection must be large enough to carry the total by all appliances without excessive voltage drop control unit must be connected to a dedicated primary electrical source that has a high degree of and adequate capacity for this control unit The only means of disconnecting this power source be available only to authorized personnel and clearly marked Alarm Circuit Control control unit must also have connected to it a battery set 24V that has enough capacity to properly the system for 4 24 or 60 depending on system type hours standby and 5 minutes alarm per 72 chapter 1 These batteries do lose capacity with age Batteries must be replaced when they to provide the control unit with the required standby and alarm power or after 4 years whichever first These batteries must be checked for performance at least two 2 times per year or more if local requirements dictate it alarm control units cannot last forever Even though this control unit was made to last for the life of the Fire Alarm Systems any part could fail at any time Therefore a regular test program be followed and documented to make sure that each part of the system is tested as per Chapter 7 NFPA 72 or more often if dictated by local code requirements Units that have malfunctioned must be or repaired immediately by factory authorized service personnel This control unit is designed to show an alarm condition when the initiating devices connected to it specific conditions These conditions may or may not represent a life threatening condition i e toast may not be a life threatening condition but may cause an initiating device to indicate an alarm Also evacuation of a building or area may unnecessarily subject individuals to an hazard Therefore it is most important that building owner manager or representative distribute and or post instructions describing steps to be taken when the fire alarm control signals an alarm condition These instructions should be developed in cooperation and conformance representatives of the local authority having jurisdiction a backup or precautionary measure it is strongly suggested that one of these steps should be to notify local fire department of an abnormal condition even where the city tie option or similar device is in the system Issue 1 Rev A OWNER MANUAL AND WARRANTY INFORMATION