Eaton FX6100 Installation And Operation Manual

13INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL 25-16329-B December 2019 www.eaton.comSection 1: System installation and designSystem overviewSimple user interfaceThe main element of the user interface with is a large (120mm x 90mm visible area)touch screen display, which provides comprehensive user information and also actsas a multifunctional keypadComprehensive context sensitive help information is provided throughout the menusto assist unfamiliar users with system operationThe Panel touch screen display automatically reconfigures to suit the selectedfunction, for example, if the change device text menu option is selected, the touchscreen is automatically formatted as a full QWERTY keyboard to enable fast andsimple text entryThe use of the touch screen display enables a wide range of user and engineeringfacilities to be incorporated into the panel whilst still offering simple operationUser configuration and maintenance facilitiesThe Panel has comprehensive facilities for on site system configuration, wherebythe user can add or remove simple devices or change device text directly via thepanel, without the need for a service engineer to visit site For initial configuration ormajor system changes special PC configuration software is available enabling EatonLighting and Security personnel to do this more efficiently than can be achievedusing the system screen Exiting configurations can be uploaded to the PC so thatchanges can be made to the existing system rather than having to revert toinitial filesSophisticated sounder control facilitiesThe Panel has the ability to support highly complex ringing pattern requirementsMultistage cause and effect programming is possible whereby each addressablesounder or output interface can be programmed independently if required and can beset to respond to specific addresses, specific detection zones, specific panels on anetworked system or standard global ringingThe panel supports three separate sets of programming per sounder and eachstage can be triggered differently For example, if a single detector is triggered thepanel can be programmed such that the sounder nearest to the detector operatesimmediately and continuously, the remaining sounders in the affected zone operatein pulsed mode and the other sounders delay for a selectable period to allow thecause of the alarm to be investigated before global ringing commencesSpur tolerant soft addressingThe Panel utilises intelligent soft addressing technology to greatly simplify theinstallation and commissioning processesOnce the system has been installed and the autolearn menu selected, the