Potter UDACT-9000 Digital Communicators Installation and Operation Manual

Communicators and Operation Manual by Potter Electric Signal Company 2001 OF CONTENTS and Features Page 1 for all UDACT 9000 Sold in Canada Page 2 for all UDACT 9000 Sold in the U S A Page 2 Installation and Dimensions Page 3 and Settings Page 3 Wiring Page 4 Up Procedures Page 5 Configuration and Operation Page 8 Formats Page 10 Fire Alarm Control Panels Page 12 Receivers Page 12 Page 12 Calculations Page 12 Page 13 Information Form BACK PAGE and Features single board Digital Communicator that can connect via an RS 485 Data Link on a single ribbon cable to a Potter Alarm Control Panel FACP such as the PFC 9000 It can transmit Zoned Alarm Supervisory and Trouble on two telephone lines Communicates to a FACP via RS 485 Data Link UDACT 9000 with applicable Potter FACP User Configurable with CFG 5000 Configuration Tool This includes a 4 Line LCD Display and Keypad in a rugged metal with a ribbon cable to connect to the Communicator Communicates to a Central Monitoring Station using Ademco Contact ID or SIA DCS Protocols The UDACT 9000 can transmit Zoned Alarm Supervisory and Trouble information on two telephone lines when connected to a Fire Alarm Control Panel FACP such as the PFC 9000 UDACT 9000 continuously supervises the state of each of two connected Telco Lines at approximately 1 minute intervals a Line DC level measurement If supervision fails a Line 1 or Line 2 Trouble event will be reported Once a Line has been a Line Trouble Restored event will be reported The product will always report events sorted in the order in which they received recognized The UDACT 9000 is capable of reporting multiple events to a single Account number within a single session Up to 3 retries for a single message not yet reported will be made within a single call attempt A failure to to either or both Accounts will generate a corresponding event which will be queued for reporting 1 for all UDACT 9000 Sold in Canada UDACT 9000 Digital Communicator described in this manual are listed by Underwriters Laboratories Canada ULC for use in slave in conjunction with a Listed Fire Alarm Control Panel under Standard ULC S527 Standard for Control Units for Fire Alarm and ULC ORD C693 1994 Central Station Fire Protective Signalling Systems and Services These Communicators should be in accordance with this manual the Canadian Provincial Local Electrical Code and or the local Authority Having Jurisdiction Canada Notice Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network operational and safety requirements Industry Canada does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user s satisfaction Before this equipment users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunication company equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection The customer should be aware that compliance with the above may not prevent degradations of service in some situations to certified equipment should be made by an authorized Canadian maintenance facility designated by the supplier Any repairs or made by the user to this equipment or equipment malfunctions may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user disconnect the equipment Users should ensure for their own protection that the Earth Ground connections of the power utility telephone and internal metallic water pipe system if present are connected together This is necessary both for proper operation and for protection should not attempt to make such connections themselves but should contact the appropriate electric inspection or electrician as appropriate Ringer Equivalence Number REN assigned to each terminal device provides an indication of the maximum number terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface The termination on an interface may consist of any of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices not exceed 5 for all UDACT 9000 Sold in the U S A UDACT 9000 Digital Communicators described in this manual are listed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc ULI for use in slave in conjunction with a Listed Fire Alarm Control Panel under Standard 864 Control Units for Fire Protective Signalling Systems applicable section of Standard 1635 Digital Alarm Communicator System Units These Communicators comply with the National Fire Association NFPA performance requirements for DACTs and should be installed in accordance with NFPA 72 Chapter 4 Station Fire Alarm System These Communicators should be installed in accordance with this manual the National Electrical NFPA 70 and or the local Authority Having Jurisdiction AHJ Notice of Service The Communicator is designed to be used on standard device telephone lines It connects to the telephone line by means a standard jack called the USOC RJ 11C or USOC FJ45S Connection to telephone company provided coin service central office systems is prohibited Connection to party lines service is subject to state tariffs Company Procedures The goal of the telephone company is to provide you with the best service it can In order to do this it may be necessary for them to make changes in their equipment operations or procedures If these changes might affect your service the operation of your equipment the telephone company will give you notice in writing to allow you to make any changes necessary to uninterrupted service certain circumstances it may be necessary for the telephone company to request information from you concerning the equipment which you connected to your telephone line Upon request of the telephone company provide the FCC registration number and the ringer equivalence REN both of these items are listed on the equipment label The sum of all of the REN on your telephone lines should be less than in order to assure proper service from the telephone company In some cases a sum of five may not be useable on a given line Problems Arise If any of your telephone equipment is not operating properly you should immediately remove it from your telephone line it may cause harm to the telephone network If the telephone company notes a problem they may temporarily discontinue service When they will notify you in advance of this disconnection If advance notice is not feasible you will be notified as soon as possible When are n