Tyco F3200 - Manual (Page 13)

Document No: LT0122 F3200 Installation & Programming Manual
Introduction
Issue 2.7 5 July 2001 Page 1-7
GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS (CONTINUED)
VA : Volts Amperes
VB : Battery Backed Voltage
VNB : Non Battery Backed Voltage
+VBF : Fused Battery-Backed Voltage
+VNBF : Fused Non-Battery-Backed Voltage
Z1 : Zone Number 1 (program abbreviation)
Zn1 : Zone Number 1 (text abbreviation)
8RM : 8 Relay Module
8ZM : 8 Zone Module
1.5 GLOSSARY OF TERMINOLOGY
The following terminology is used throughout this manual:
Ancillary Equipment : Equipment external to Fire Alarm system
Ancillary Relay : Relay in FIP which operates Ancillary equipment
Auto-Reset : Mode for one person testing of detectors
Auxiliary Output : Output for driving additional LEDs/relays
Baud : Bits per second
Control Output : Output from FIP to other equipment
Default : Pre-programming option or logic equation i.e. one that exists
without the user programming it.
Detector : Alarm Detection Device (electrical transducer)
Fire Control Station : Fire Brigade Authority, or any other authority which receives
the FIP alarm signals.
Mapping : Programmable causal relationship between inputs and outputs
Zone : Fire searchable area of building represented by a unique
number and name in the FIP, and associated with the AZC of
the same number.