Notifier AFP-100 Instruction Manual

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Special System Timers 4. OperationAFP-100/AFP-100E Instruction PN 51010:C1 02/06/2002 67Special System TimersSilence Inhibit Timer (None or 60 Seconds)This option, if selected, prevents the ALARM SILENCE key from functioning for 60 seconds after analarm.Note: Silence Inhibit operation requires the approval of the local Authority Having Jurisdiction.Auto-silence Timer (None or 10 Minutes)If Auto-silence is selected, the notification appliances are silenced automatically after 10 minutes ofactivation. Pressing the DRILL key will restart the timer with a new 10 minutes.Note: Auto-silence operation requires the approval of the local Authority Having Jurisdiction.Trouble ReminderIf selected, this feature causes a reminding ìbeepî tone every 15 seconds during an alarm (after theSilence key is pressed) and every 2 minutes during a trouble condition (after the ACKNOWLEDGE /STEPkey or ALARM SILENCE key is pressed). The ìbeepî tones from the panel sounder will occur until thealarm or fault is cleared.Alarm Verification (None or 73 Seconds)If alarm verification is selected, an addressable smoke detector's alarm is ignored for a Retard period of13 seconds and the detector's alarm condition is automatically reset. There will be no alarm indicationat the control panel during the Retard period. A Confirmation period of 1 minute follows, during whicha subsequent alarm from the same detector will cause the control panel to immediately activate theappropriate outputs and indicate the alarm condition at the control panel. If a different detector alarmsany time during the first detector's verification period, the control panel will immediately activate allappropriate outputs and indicate the alarm condition at the control panel. If no additional detectoralarms occur within 73 seconds of the first alarm (13 second retard plus 1 minute confirmation), thetimer resets and the control panel is ready to verify any new detector alarms which may occur.Figure 23 Alarm Verification Timing73 sec.13 sec.0 sec.CONFIRMATION (1 Minute)RETARDAlarmIgnoredControl Panel Processes Alarm ifSame Detector is Still in AlarmControl Panel Immediately Processes AlarmDetector Alarm Verification(Retard + Confirmation)Detector GoesInto AlarmDifferent Detector AlarmsDuring First Detector'sVerification PeriodTechnical Manuals Online! - http://www.tech-man.com