Installation2.2 QS4 Technical Reference ManualInstallation do's and don'tsWhen installing cabinets... DO use fasteners that can support the full weight of thecabinet and standby batteries. Tighten firmly to avoidvibrations.DO NOT drill inside the cabinet with circuit cards installed.Remove all metal filings before installing the circuit cards.DO NOT recess the cabinet into the wall deeper than 2–11/16inches (68.2 mm) from the finished wall surface to allow roomfor the trim kit.When installing circuit boards... DO ground yourself with an approved static-protective wriststrap when handling circuit boards.DO keep circuit boards in their protective antistatic packaging.Remove only for inspection or installation.DO NOT touch component leads and connector pins whenhandling circuit boards.DO disconnect ac power and batteries before installing orremoving circuit boards. Installing or removing circuit boardswhile the control panel is energized may damage theequipment.When installing circuit wiring... DO use appropriately sized wire for the application.Incorrectly-sized wires degrade circuit performance.DO make sure there are no wire-to-ground shorts or wire-to-wire shorts before connecting field wires to the panel.DO NOT over tighten screw terminals. Over tightening maystrip screw terminal threads and cause loose connections.When installing Signature loops... DO NOT install more than fifteen SIGA–UMs or MABsconfigured for two-wire smoke detectors on a loop.DO NOT install more than seven SIGA–UMs or MABsconfigured for two-wire smoke detectors on loops with isolatordevices.DO NOT install more than ten SIGA–RELs on a loop. Youmust use the QuickStart configuration utility to program aSIGA–REL. Refer to the technical manual supplied with theSIGA–REL and appendix C of this manual for programminginformation.When installing standby batteries... DO NOT install standby batteries until after you completelyinstall and test the system.Technical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com