Fire-Lite MS-5UD & MS-10UD Series FACP

Fire Alarm Control Panels Series Series 52626 Rev 52626 C6 15 051 Alarm Emergency Communication System Limitations a life safety system may lower insurance rates it is not a substitute for life and property insurance by escaping gas improper storage of flammable materi automatic fire alarm system made up of smoke etc heat detectors manual pull stations audible warning and a fire alarm control panel FACP with remote notifi detectors do not sense particles of combustion and alarm capability provide early warning of a developing fire when heat on their sensors increases at a predetermined a system however does not assure protection against or reaches a predetermined level Rate of rise heat detec damage or loss of life resulting from a fire may be subject to reduced sensitivity over time For this the rate of rise feature of each detector should be tested emergency communication system made up of least once per year by a qualified fire protection specialist automatic fire alarm system as described above and a life detectors are designed to protect property not life communication system that may include an autonomous unit ACU local operating console LOC voice commu Smoke detectors must be installed in the same and other various interoperable communication meth as the control panel and in rooms used by the system for broadcast a mass notification message Such a connection of alarm transmission wiring communications however does not assure protection against property and or power If detectors are not so located a devel or loss of life resulting from a fire or life safety event fire may damage the alarm system compromising its abil to report a fire Manufacturer recommends that smoke and or heat be located throughout a protected premises following warning devices such as bells horns strobes recommendations of the current edition of the National Fire and displays may not alert people if these devices Association Standard 72 NFPA 72 manufacturer located on the other side of closed or partly open doors or State and local codes and the located on another floor of a building Any warning device contained in the Guide for Proper Use of fail to alert people with a disability or those who have Smoke Detectors which is made available at no charge consumed drugs alcohol or medication Please note all installing dealers This document can be found at http A study by the Federal An emergency communication system may take priority over Management Agency an agency of the United government indicated that smoke detectors may not go in as many as 35 of all fires While fire alarm systems are to provide early warning against fire they do not warning or protection against fire A fire alarm system not provide timely or adequate warning or simply may not for a variety of reasons detectors may not sense fire where smoke cannot the detectors such as in chimneys in or behind walls on or on the other side of closed doors Smoke detectors may not sense a fire on another level or floor of a building second floor detector for example may not sense a first floor basement fire of combustion or from a developing fire not reach the sensing chambers of smoke detectors Barriers such as closed or partially closed doors walls chim even wet or humid areas may inhibit particle or smoke fire alarm signal do not respond to or comprehend the of the signal Audible devices such as horns and can have different tonal patterns and frequencies It is property owner responsibility to conduct fire drills and training exercises to make people aware of fire alarm and instruct them on the proper reaction to alarm sig rare instances the sounding of a warning device can cause or permanent hearing loss requirements as defined by NFPA local codes and Having Jurisdiction AHJ Studies have shown that certain people even when they hear Language and instructional requirements must be clearly dis Voice messaging systems must be designed to meet intelligi Strobes can under certain circumstances cause seizures in fire alarm system in the event of a life safety emergency with conditions such as epilepsy on any local displays Smoke particles may become stratify and not reach ceiling or upper walls where detectors are located Smoke particles may be blown away from detectors by air such as air conditioning vents Smoke particles may be drawn into air returns before reach the detector amount of present may be insufficient to alarm detectors Smoke detectors are designed to alarm at var levels of smoke density If such density levels are not cre by a developing fire at the location of detectors the will not go into alarm detectors even when working properly have sensing Detectors that have photoelectronic sensing cham tend to detect smoldering fires better than flaming fires have little visible smoke Detectors that have ionizing type chambers tend to detect fast flaming fires better than fires Because fires develop in different ways and often unpredictable in their growth neither type of detector is best and a given type of detector may not provide warning of a fire detectors cannot be expected to provide adequate warn of fires caused by arson children playing with matches in bedrooms smoking in bed and violent explosions life safety system will not operate without any electrical If AC power fails the system will operate from standby only for a specified time and only if the batteries have properly maintained and replaced regularly used in the system may not be technically compat with the control panel It is essential to use only equipment for service with your control panel lines needed to transmit alarm signals from a prem to a central monitoring station may be out of service or tem disabled For added protection against telephone line backup radio transmission systems are recommended most common cause of life safety system malfunction is maintenance To keep the entire life safety system in working order ongoing maintenance is required per the recommendations and UL and NFPA stan At a minimum the requirements of NFPA 72 shall be fol Environments with large amounts of dust dirt or high air require more frequent maintenance A maintenance should be arranged through the local manufacturer Maintenance should be scheduled monthly or as by National and or local fire codes and should be per by authorized professional life safety system installers Adequate written records of all inspections should be kept MS 10UD Series Manual P N 52626 C6 1 15 2015 Precautions to the following will aid in problem free installation with long term reliability Several different sources of power can be to the fire alarm control panel Disconnect all of power before servicing Control unit and associ equipment may be damaged by removing and or insert cards modules or interconnecting cables while the unit is Do not attempt to install service or operate this until manuals are read and understood System Re acceptance Test after Software To ensure proper system operation this product be tested in accordance with NFPA 72 after any pro operation or change in site specific software Re testing is required after any change addition or of system components or after any modification or adjustment to system hardware or wiring All compo circuits system operations or software functions known be affected by a change must be 100 tested In addition ensure that other operations are not inadvertently affected least 10 of initiating devices that are not directly affected the change up to a maximum of 50 devices must also be and proper system operation verified system meets NFPA requirements for operation at 0 49 F and at a relative humidity 93 2 RH non at 32 2 90 3 However the useful of the system standby batteries and the electronic com may be adversely affected by