Potter PFC-9000 Series - Manual (Page 8)

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PFC-9000 • 5403535 • REV G • 9/08
The FIRE DRILL is used to activate the notification circuits that are programmed as part of the fire drill. These circuits are
configured in the computer software and by default are the four base notification circuits. The fire drill only activates the
notification circuits, and other outputs such as relays. The DACT and City Ties remain idle. The fire drill is turned on and off by
pressing the FIRE DRILL button. The fire drill is cancelled if an alarm condition is received.
The LAMP TEST feature illuminates all of the LED’s on the main display as well as blocks in the entire LCD display. If the Lamp
Test is left on for more than 10 seconds, a trouble will be displayed on the display.
When the Two-Stage operation is programmed in the panel, two additional buttons are active on the main display of the panel.
These are GENERAL ALARM and ACKNOWLEDGE. Two-stage operation operates by the programming of devices as first
stage Alert Inputs or second stage General Alarm Inputs. When the panel reaches a General Alarm condition (either by the Two-
Stage timer expiring, a General Alarm Input activating or pushing the General Alarm Button) all of the programmed notification
outputs are activated.
When a first stage input is received at the panel, a timer begins to allow investigation before the General Alarm activates. After the
receipt of the first stage alarm, pushing the ACKNOWLEDGE button will suspend the timer and prevent the General Alarm from
activating. After pushing the ACKNOWLEDGE button the yellow (amber) LED will illuminate steady and will extinguish when
the panel is reset or the General Alarm button is pushed.
Once the panel has received a first stage alarm, pushing the GENERAL ALARM button will automatically send the panel into
the second stage and activate all notification circuits. In addition, pushing the GENERAL ALARM will reactivate any silenced/
deactivated circuits and illuminate the red GENERAL ALARM LED.
Two buttons are programmable from the computer configuration software. These buttons may be configured as any of the following:
Buzzer Silence Auxiliary Disconnect Audible Walktest
Silent Walktest Manual Day/Night Automatic Day/Night
Undefined
The programmable buttons cannot be programmed the same as other switches that are present such as fire drill or system reset.
The Menu and scrolling buttons used for the on board panel programming are found in the upper right hand corner of the PFC-
9000 panel. The MENU button accesses the Command Menu. The CANCEL button cancels the current operation and returns
to the previous screen. The INFO button provides more information about status of the panel. The INFO button is particularly
helpful in diagnosing items that appear in one of the queues. The arrow keys scroll up and down through the different menus and
items in the queues. The ENTER button confirms the operation or selection within the Command Menu.
COMMON INDICATORS:
Buzzer:
The buzzer will activate when the panel is powering up until the initial set-up is complete. The buzzer also sounds at a steady pace
whenever an Alarm or Supervisory condition exists. The buzzer will sound intermittently when a Trouble or Monitor condition
exists. The buzzer will silence when the operator scrolls through all of the events or if the programmable switch is used as a
buzzer silence. The buzzer silence switch will not function during the initialization.
A.C. On LED:
The A.C. On Indicator turns on steady green when the main AC power is within acceptable levels. It is turned off when the level
falls below the power-fail threshold and the panel is switched to standby (battery) power. When AC power is applied to the panel,
a green LED will be illuminated on the main panel. If the LED is not illuminated, either AC power is lost or is below 102 VAC.
A ground fault may render a circuit inoperable. Ground faults should be located and corrected promptly.
When AC power is remove, panel must have sufficient battery back-up to operate. Failure to maintain batteries may result in
premature panel power-down. Panel and connected devices will not operate without power.
Pre-Alarm Led:
The Pre-Alarm Indicator flashes red at the Trouble Flash Rate if there is a Sensor Pre-Alarm condition detected. The panel
will indicate a PRE-ALARM condition whenever a device reaches 70% of alarm threshold. The Pre-Alarm is not a trouble nor
supervisory condition, it is merely a notification that a device is near its point of going into alarm. If a device is in pre-alarm and
another device reaches pre-alarm, the panel will process the two events as a general alarm.