POTTER PFC-7500 Fire Alarm Communicator Instruction Manual

POTTER PFC-7500 Fire Alarm Communicator Instruction Manual

Before You Begin

About this Guide
This guide provides programming information for the Potter PFC-7500/PFC-7501 Panels. After this introduction, the remaining sections describe each programming menu item function and its available options. The PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panels contain all programming information in an on-board processor and do not require an external programmer.n

Reading the Contents
Before starting to program, we recommend you read through the contents of this guide. This information allows you to quickly learn the programming options and operational capabilities of the PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panels. In addition to this
guide, you should also read and be familiar with the following PFC-7500/PFC-7501 documents:

• PFC-7500/PFC-7501 Programming Manual
• PFC-7500/PFC-7501 Installation Guide
•  PFC-7500/PFC-7501 Programming Sheet

Programming Information Sheets
Included with each PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panel is a Programming Sheet. This sheet lists the various keypad prompts and available options for panel programming. Before starting, we recommend you completely fill out the programming sheet with the options you intend to enter into the panel. Having completed programming sheets available while entering data helps to prevent errors and can shorten the length of
time you spend programming. Completed sheets also provide you with an accurate account of the panel program you can keep on file for future system service or expansion.
The remainder of this Introduction tells you how to start and end a PFC-7500/PFC  7501 programming session.

Getting Started

Ground Yourself Before Handling the Panel! Touch any grounded metal, such as the enclosure, before touching the panel to discharge static.
Remove All Power From the Panel!

Remove all AC and Battery power from the panel before installing or connecting
any modules, cards, or wires to the panel.
The PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panels must be completely installed before beginning programming. Make sure the panels are properly grounded and the AC and battery wires are connected to the correct panel terminals.
Initializing the Panel
When programming a PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panel for the first time, use the Initialization function described in the Initialization section. Initializing clears the panel memory of any old or incorrect data and resets programming to factory defaults.

Program from Any Keypad Address

Program the PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panels from an alphanumeric keypad connected to the keypad data bus. See the PFC7500/PFC-7501 Installation Guide (8910227) for keypad addressing and installation information.
Accessing the Programmer
To access the programmer function of the PFC-7500/PFC-7501:
Program the PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panels from an alphanumeric keypad connected to the keypad data bus. See the PFC7500/PFC-7501 Installation Guide (8910227) for keypad addressing and installation information.

Accessing the Programmer
To access the programmer function of the PFC-7500/PFC-7501:

1.  Place a flat screwdriver across the two J9 RESET jumper wires for two seconds.
2.  Remove the screwdriver.
3.  Enter the code 6653 (PROG) into the keypad.
4.  Enter your Lockout Code (if required).
5.  The keypad displays: One moment as the PFC-7500 dials the Central Station receiver to indicate local programming and off-line status.
6.  The keypad displays: PROGRAMMER.

You are now ready to start programming the PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panels. Press the COMMAND key to scroll through the programming menu.

Programming Menu
There are 8 programming menu items from which to choose:

To select a section for programming, press any top row Select keys when the keypad displays the name of that section. Detailed instructions for each programming step are found in sections 2 through 9 of this guide.

Programmer Lockout Codes
Although the PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panels allow you to enter the built-in Programmer without a lockout code, you may wish to program one to restrict programming access to only those persons your company authorizes. You can do this by using the SET LOCKOUT CODE feature at the end of the programming menu.

Programming a Lockout Code

1. After entering the Programmer menu, the keypad displays PROGRAMMER. Press the COMMAND key to advance through the programming sections until SET LOCKOUT CODE displays (after Stop).
2. Press any top row Select key. At the ENTER CODE: – display, enter a 3 to 5 digit programmer lockout code. Press COMMAND.
3. The display shows ENTER AGAIN. Enter the same lockout code again and press COMMAND. The display shows CODE CHANGED. The new code number must now be entered before accessing the Programmer menu.

Write the lockout code number down and keep it in a secure place with access limited to authorized persons only. Lost Lockout Code requires factory reset: If you lose or forget the lockout code, the panel must be sent back to the factory to be reset. There is no field option for gaining access to the panel without a valid lockout code.

Reset Timeout
The PFC-7500/PFC-7501 has a feature that requires you to enter the Programmer within 30 minutes of resetting the panel. After 30 minutes, if you attempt to program by entering the 6653 (PROG) code, the keypad displays: RESET PANEL. You must reset the panel, enter the program code, then begin programming within the next 30 minutes.

If you are already in the Programmer and do not press any keys on the programming keypad for 30 minutes, the panel terminates programming. All data entered up to that point is saved in the panel memory.

Use the Stop routine to exit the panel Programmer.

Special Keys

COMMAND Key
Pressing the COMMAND key allows you to go forward through the programming menu and through each step of a programming section. As you go through the programming, the keypad display shows any current programming already stored in the panel memory. If no change is required for a prompt, press the COMMAND key to advance to the next step.

The COMMAND key is also used to enter information into the panel memory such as phone numbers or zone names.
Press the COMMAND key after entering the information and it displays correctly on the keypad.

Back Arrow Key
Use the Back Arrow key to back up one step while in the programming menu or within a programming section. The Back Arrow key also allows you to correct an error by erasing the last character entered.

Select Keys
The top row of keys are called the Select keys. When the Programmer displays an option for you to select, such as YES or NO, you press the Select key under the option you want to enable.

The Select keys also allow you to change programming information currently in the panel memory. As you step through each program option, the keypad displays the current information. To change this information, press the appropriate key under the display then enter the new information

If you are changing a phone number or account number, press the Select key followed by the appropriate digit keys. If entering a communication type or choosing a programming option, the keypad displays the available response options above the Select keys. When there are more than four response options available, the keypad displays the first four. Pressing the COMMAND key brings up the next one to four options on the display.  Pressing the Back Arrow key allowsyou to review the previous four choices.

The Select keys are also used for selecting a section from the programming menu. This is done by pressing any one of the Select keys when the programming section name you want displays.

Four Function Keys
The four function keys allow the user to quickly and easily perform functions on the RA-7630. The factory installed keyswitch on the Remote Center left-hand side must be turned to the ENABLE position before the keys activate. The keyswitch does not affect the other keys on the keyboard: They are operational at all times with a user code.

SILENCE Key— Press the SILENCE key to silence the main alarm bell and the Fire Bell Output. The SILENCE key does NOT stop the alarm report being sent to the central station or reset any alarmed devices.

RESET Key— Press the RESET key to perform a sensor reset. Use the RESET key to reset devices such as smoke detectors that have latched in alarm and clear the display of alarms. TEST Key—Press the TEST key to perform a system test. This key tests the alarm bells, communication to the central station, and the backup battery.

DRILL Key— Press the DRILL key to display SURE? YES NO. Press the select key under YES to begin the fire drill, which sounds the main bell and activates the Fire Bell Output. Press the select key under NO to return to the status list. Press SILENCE or enter a user code to silence the alarm bells and end the fire drill.

Entering Alpha Characters

Some programming options allow you to enter alphanumeric names. To enter an alpha character, press the key that has that letter written below it. The keypad displays the key number. Next, press the Select key that corresponds to the location of the letter under the key. Pressing a different Select key changes the letter. When another digit key is pressed, the last letter displayed is retained and the process starts over.

Entering Non-Alpha Characters
To enter a space, press the 9 digit key followed by the third Select key. The three characters on the 9 digit key are Y, Z, and space. You can also enter the characters ‑ (dash), . (period), * (asterisk), and # (pound sign) using the 0 (zero) key and the four Select keys from left to right.

Keypad Prompts Display Current Programming

Each programming prompt displayed at the keypad shows the currently selected option in the panel memory. These options are either shown as a number, a blank, or a NO or YES. To change a number or blank to a new number, press any top row Select key. The current option is replaced with a dash. Press the number(s) on the keypad you want to enter as the new number for that prompt.

It is not necessary to enter numbers with leading 0s (zero). The PFC-7500/PFC-7501 automatically right justifies the number when you press the COMMAND key

To change a programming prompt that requires a NO or YES response, press the top row Select key under the response not selected.

For example, if the current prompt is selected as YES and you want to change it to  NO, press the third top row Selectkey from the left. The display changes to NO. Press the COMMAND key to go to the next prompt. See Figure 3.

Initialization

Initialization
The Initialization function allows you to set the panel programmed memory back to the factory defaults in preparation for system programming.

After you select YES to clear part of the memory, the panel asks if you are sure you want to clear the memory. This is a safeguard against accidently erasing part of your programming. No memory is cleared from the programming until you answer yes to the SURE? YES NO prompt.

Clear Programming
YES sets the panel programming back to factory default selections and clears any information stored in Display Events Memory

Communication
This section allows the communication settings for the PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panels to be configured. After choosing the Communication Type, continue through the list of additional communication options.

Communication Type
This specifies the communication method the panel uses to contact the receiver. Press any Select key to display the following communication options:
NONE – For local systems. Selecting NONE disables the phone line monitor for the Main and Backup phone lines and ends communication programming.
DD – Digital Dialer communication to DMP SCS-1R Receivers.
CID – Contact ID communication to non-DMP receivers. This format sends Ademco Contact ID communications format report codes.

Second Phone Line
This option allows the panel to use a second phone line to send reports to the receiver should the first phone line fail. If 2ND LINE is YES, connect a second phone line to the BACKUP phone jack on the panel. Selecting NO disables the phone line monitor for the Backup phone line.

Account Number
Enter the account number sent to the receiver.
DD – The range of account numbers for Digital Dialer is 1 to 65,535. For account numbers of four digits or less, you do not have to enter leading zeros.
CID – The range of account numbers using CID communication is 1 to 9999

DTMF
YES enables tone dialing. NO enables rotary dialing.

Receiver 1 Programming
Allows you to set the options for the first receiver the PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panels attempt to contact when sending reports. The PFC-7500/PFC-7501 support communication to two receivers.

Alarm Report
Enter YES to enable Alarm and Alarm Restoral reports to be sent to this receiver.

Supervisory/Trouble Reports
Enter YES to enable Supervisory, Trouble, Trouble Restoral reports, and user zone trouble, fault, and bypass reports to be sent to this receiver.

Test Report
Enter YES to enable the Recall Test report to be sent to this receiver. When 2nd line is YES, the Recall Test message alternates between the two phone lines. The message is sent on the phone line designated for that day even when the supervision circuit indicates the phone line is bad. This allows both phone lines to be tested as required by NFPA.

About the Panel Recall Test Time
Once you have finished programming, reset the panel. The Recall Test timer now begins and runs for twelve hours. After twelve hours elapse, the Recall Test is sent to the receiver. Whatever time of day this happens to be is the time the Recall
Test is sent every 24 hours. The first Recall Test is made on the main phone line for all ten dial attempts. The next 24 hour period the Recall Test is made on the second phone line for all ten dial attempts. This allows both phone lines to be tested every two days.

If the system has any existing Fire, Fire Verify, or Supervisory zones currently in alarm or trouble, or any system monitor ( AC, battery, or phone line) in trouble, the standard S07 Automatic Recall report to the SCS-1R Receiver is replaced by S88 (Automatic Recall OK – Unrestored System) message.

Backup Reporting
YES enables Receiver 1 to be a backup to Receiver 2 in the event the panel cannot contact Receiver 2.

First Telephone Number
This is the first number the panel dials when sending reports to this receiver. A phone number can consist of two lines of 16 characters to equal 32 characters. You can program a three second pause in the dialing sequence by entering the letter P. You can program a dial tone detect by entering the letter D. These characters are counted as part of the 32 allowable characters.

Second Telephone Number
The panel dials the second number when two successive tries using the first number fail. If the panel cannot reach the receiver after two attempts using the second number, it returns to the first number and makes two additional attempts. A total of ten dialing attempts are made using the first and second phone numbers. If a second phone number is not entered, the first phone number is used for all dialing attempts.

Each number can be up to 32 characters in length including any P or D characters entered for pause and dial tone detect.

Receiver 2 Programming
Receiver 2 defaults are set to NO. If you select YES for any Receiver 2 options, you must have at least one phone number programmed in Receiver 2 programming.

Pager Type
This option allows the panel to send Alarm and Trouble reports to a customer’s numeric pager.
The panel uses DTMF tones for numeric pagers. Selecting NO allows you to use the Receiver 2 Programming to send panel reports to a second receiver.

Note: The XR5 communicates in a half-duplex mode with a Glenayre alphanumeric pager terminal. The terminal modem must accept the following parameters:

• 300 bps Bell 103 protocol
• Carrier detect response time = 300ms
• Delay between lost carrier and hang-up = 12.0 seconds

Alarm Reports
See Receiver 1 Alarm Reports section for programming.

Supervisory/Trouble Reports
See Receiver 1 Supervisory/Trouble Reports section for programming.

Test Report
Enter YES to enable the Recall Test report to be sent to this receiver. When 2nd line is YES, the Recall Test message alternates between the two phone lines. The message is sent on the phone line designated for that day even when the supervision circuit indicates the phone line is bad. This allows both phone lines to be tested as required by NFPA.

Backup Reporting
YES enables Receiver 2 to be a backup to Receiver 1 in the event the panel cannot contact Receiver 1.

First Telephone Number
This is the first number the panel dials when sending reports to this receiver. A phone number can consist of two lines of 16 characters to equal 32 characters. You can program a three second pause in the dialing sequence by entering the letter P. You can program a dial tone detect by entering the letter D. These characters are counted as part of the 32 allowable characters.

Second Telephone Number
The panel dials the second number when two successive tries using the first number fail. If the panel cannot reach the receiver after two attempts using the second number, it returns to the first number and makes two additional attempts. A total of ten dialing attempts are made using the first and second phone numbers. If a second phone number is not entered, the first phone number is used for all dialing attempts.

Each number can be up to 32 characters in length including any P or D characters entered for pause and dial tone detect.

Receiver 2 Programming
Receiver 2 defaults are set to NO. If you select YES for any Receiver 2 options, you must have at least one phone number programmed in Receiver 2 programming.

Pager Type
This option allows the panel to send Alarm and Trouble reports to a customer’s numeric pager.
The panel uses DTMF tones for numeric pagers. Selecting NO allows you to use the Receiver 2 Programming to send panel reports to a second receiver.

Note: The XR5 communicates in a half-duplex mode with a Glenayre alphanumeric pager terminal. The terminal modem must accept the following parameters.

• 300 bps Bell 103 protocol
• Carrier detect response time = 300ms
• Delay between lost carrier and hang-up = 12.0 seconds

Alarm Reports
See Receiver 1 Alarm Reports section for programming

Supervisory/Trouble Reports
See Receiver 1 Supervisory/Trouble Reports section for programming.

Test Report
Enter YES to enable the Recall Test report to be sent to this receiver. When 2nd line is YES, the Recall Test message alternates between the two phone lines. The message is sent on the phone line designated for that day even when the supervision circuit indicates the phone line is bad. This allows both phone lines to be tested as required by NFPA.

Backup Reporting
YES enables Receiver 2 to be a backup to Receiver 1 in the event the panel cannot contact Receiver 1.

Communication

First Telephone Number
This is the first number the panel dials when sending reports to this receiver. A phone number can consist of two lines of 16 characters to equal 32 characters. You can program a three second pause in the dialing sequence by entering the letter P. You can program a dial tone detect by entering the letter D. These characters are counted as part of the 32 allowable characters.

Second Telephone Number
When PAGER? is NONE, the panel dials the second number when two successive tries using the first number have failed. If the panel cannot reach the receiver after two attempts using the second number, it returns to the first number and makes two additional attempts. A total of ten dialing attempts are made using the first and second phone numbers. If a second phone number is not entered, the first phone number is used for all dialing attempts.
Each number can be up to 32 characters in length including any P or D characters entered for pause or dial tone detect.

Pager Identification Number
Enter a pager identification number if your pager uses one. For numeric paging, the panel waits for nine seconds after dialing the First Phone Number before sending the Pager ID. After the Pager ID is transmitted, the panel waits another three seconds before sending the actual pager message containing the panel reports. Program additional three second pauses by entering a letter P for each pause to add.

Remote Options

Remote Options
This section allows the information needed for Remote Command/Remote Programming operation to be entered. A description of the Remote Options follow.

Note: A complete functional checkout of the panel is required following any programming or reprogramming.

Remote Key
This option allows you to enter a code of up to eight digits for use in verifying an alarm or service receiver authority to perform a remote command/programming session. The receiver must give the correct key to the panel before being allowed access. Default is blank.
To enter a new Remote Key, press a top row Select key and enter any combination of up to eight digits. The numbers you enter appear as asterisks. Press COMMAND.

Manufacturer Authorization
Enter YES to allow service technicians to access the panel when required during system service or troubleshooting. This automatically expires within one hour.

Remote service is provided on a read only basis: technicians can look at the system programming and make suggestions only

Armed Rings
Enter the number of rings the panel counts within a two minute period before answering the phone line. Enter any number from 1 to 15. Default is 0 rings.
If 0 (zero) is entered, the panel does not answer the phone. If NONE is selected as the
Communication type, the ring detect function is disabled and the 984 Command function must be used to seize the phone line. See Manual Telephone Line Seizure Section in the Appendix.

Answering machine bypass procedure: Entering a number greater than 0 (zero) into Armed Rings allows a central station operator to connect remotely with the panel.

How it works: The operator calls the panel, rings the phone once and then hangs up. The panel stores this attempt to communicate. The operator then calls back within 30 seconds causing the panel to seize the phone line and allow remote programming

Alarm Receiver Authorization
Enter YES to enable the panel to accept remote commands and programming from the alarm receiver. The Remote Key option can also be required.
When YES is selected, the panel requests the alarm receiver key during its first alarm communication with the first receiver. The panel retains this alarm receiver key in memory and allows remote commands to be accepted from the alarm receiver. If an alarm occurs during a remote connect, the alarm report is immediately sent to this receiver only.
Enter NO to not accept remote commands and programming from the alarm receiver.

Service Receiver Authorization
YES enables the panel to accept remote commands and programming from a secondary service receiver other than the alarm receiver. A Remote Key can also be required.
With YES selected, the panel requests the service receiver key the first time it is contacted by the service receiver. The panel retains this service receiver key in memory and accepts remote commands from the service receiver.

If an alarm occurs during a remote connect, the panel disconnects from the service receiver and calls the alarm receiver. Alarm reports are only sent to the alarm receiver. It is important that the alarm receiver key and the service receiver key programmed at the central station are NOT the same so the panel can determine the difference between receivers.
When NO is selected, the panel does not accept remote commands and programming from a secondary service receiver.

System Options

This section allows you to select system wide parameters used in the operation of the PFC7500/PFC-7501 system.

Cross Zone Fault Time
Enter the time allowed after a zone trips to indicate a zone fault condition. When a zone programmed for cross zoning trips, the panel begins counting down the Cross Zone Fault Time you enter here. If the same zone or another zone trips within this time, or prior to a Sensor Reset, an alarm report is sent to the receiver for both zones.

If the Cross Zone Fault Time expires without the second zone trip, a zone fault report from the first zone is sent to the receiver.

The Cross Zone Fault Time can be set from 4 to 250 seconds in one second increments. Enter 0 (zero) to disable the Cross Zone Fault Time feature.

Zone Retard Delay
Enter the time allowed for zones to be shorted before the panel acknowledges the short as an alarm. This option is primarily used on waterflow zones where fluctuations in the flowswitch may short the zone in the absence of an actual alarm condition.

The Retard Delay can be set from 0 to 250 seconds in one-second increments.

Power Fail Delay
This option tracks the duration of an AC power failure. When the AC power is off for the length of the programmed delay time, an AC power failure report is sent to the receiver.
The delay time can be set from 0 to 15 hours. Default is 1.

Reset Swinger Bypass
When YES is selected, a swinger bypassed zone is automatically reset if it remains in a normal condition for one hour after being bypassed. A report of the reset is automatically sent to the receiver.

Output Options

This function allows you to program the panel Bell Output functions and certain Output options for the Form C relays and annunciator outputs. Form C relay outputs are available on the panel 6-position terminal strip. Annunciator outputs (open collector) are available by using the 4-wire output header on the PFC-7500/PFC-7501 board. Refer to the PFC-7500/PFC-7501 Installation Manual (Stk# 8910227) for complete information. A description of each output option follows:

Bell Cutoff Time
Enter the maximum time the Bell Output remains on. If the Bell Output is manually silenced or the system is disarmed, the cutoff time resets. The Bell Cutoff Time can be from 1 to 15 minutes. Enter 0 (zero) to provide continuous bell output.

Bell Action
This defines the type of Bell Output for zone alarms. Trouble conditions do not activate the Bell Output. There are four bell actions you can program for Bell Output: To provide a steady Bell Output, enter S. For a pulsed output, enter P. For Temporal Code 3, enter T. For California School Code, enter C. For no Bell Output, enter N. Below is a list of the bell action for three of the zone types:

Fire
Defines Bell Action for Fire and Fire Verify Type Zones

Supervisory
Defines Bell Action for Supervisory Type Zones

Auxiliary
Defines Bell Action for Auxiliary 1 Type Zones

Output Action
This option allows you to define the operation of the panel outputs.

Cutoff Outputs
Any or all of the available outputs can be programmed here to turn off after the time specified in OUTPUT CUTOFF TIME. See the Output Cutoff Time section. To disable this option, press any Select key to clear the display of output numbers and then press COMMAND.

Output Cutoff Time
If a Cutoff Output is assigned, enter a Cutoff Time of up to 15 minutes for the output to remain on. If the output is turned off manually, the Cutoff Time resets. The Cutoff Time can be from 1 to 15 minutes.

Enter 0 (zero) to provide continuous output.

The Cutoff Timer is shared by all outputs. If a second output trips, the timer is not reset. Both outputs turn off when the original time expires.

Communication Failure Output
This output is turned on when a DD system fails to communicate with the receiver after ten successive dial attempts.
Enter 0 (zero) to disable this output.

Fire Alarm Output
This output is turned on any time a fire type zone is placed in alarm. The output is turned off using the Sensor Reset option when no additional fire type zones are in alarm. Enter 0 (zero) to disable this output.

Fire Trouble Output
This output is turned on any time a fire type zone is placed in trouble, when a supervisory type zone is placed in alarm or trouble, or when AC power, battery power, or either phone line is in trouble. The output is turned off when all trouble conditions are restored to normal. Enter 0 (zero) to disable this output.

Zone Information

This allows you to define the operation of each protection zone used in the system.

A description of each programming option follows:

Zone Number
Enter the zone number to program. Press COMMAND to enter a zone name.

Address: Programming Zone Number
Panel: 1-5
3: 31-34

Note: At least one RA-7630 keypad is required to support programming zones 31-34.

Zone Name
Press any Select key and enter up to ten characters for the zone name. Each operating zone in the system must be given a name. This name can display at the keypads when the zone is bad or viewed in Display Events. The zone name is also sent to the receiver as part of a zone event report.

A zone that is not part of the system must be marked UNUSED. To mark a zone unused, press a top row Select key to delete the old name, then press the COMMAND key. The programmer automatically programs the name as UNUSED . If you selected DEFAULTS? NO YES to clear the panel memory during Initialization, the zones are already marked UNUSED .

Zone Type
The Zone Type defines the panel response when the zone is opened or shorted. See the Zone Type Specification chart.

When you assign a Zone Type to a zone, automatic responses are made for the zone. There are four Zone Types to choose from. Each response functional details are described in the Zone Type Specification chart..

To enter a new Zone Type, press any top row Select key. The display lists the following four Zone Types.

FI = Fire, SV = Supervisory, A1 = Auxiliary 1, and FV = Fire Verify.
Note: Supervisory Type zones provide default zone names: If SV (Supervisory) is selected as the zone type, SUPRVSRY n (n = zone number) is automatically stored as the 10 character zone name.

When the Zone Type you want to select displays, press the Select key beneath its name. The See the Zone Type Specification chart gives an outline of the Alarm Action for each Zone Type. Press COMMAND to continue.

Zone Type Descriptions

FI (Fire zone) – Used for any type of powered or mechanical fire detection device. Typical applications are for smoke detectors, sprinkler flowswitches, manual pull stations, and beam detectors. Cross zoning is compatible with the Fire zone type.

SV (Supervisory zone) – Used to provide 24-hour zone supervision to devices associated with fire systems. Typical applications are tamper switches on Post Indicator Valves (PIVs), gate valves, and low and high temperature gauges.

A1 (Auxiliary 1) – These zones allow you to customize the operation for peripheral fire protection devices.

FV (Fire Verify zone) – Used primarily for smoke detector circuits to verify the existence of an actual fire condition. When a Fire Verify zone initiates an alarm, the panel performs a Fire Reset. If any Fire zone initiates an alarm within 120 seconds after the reset, an alarm is indicated. If an alarm is initiated after 120 seconds, the cycle repeats.

Next Zone?
When YES is selected, the programming for the zone terminates and the display returns to ZONE NO: – allowing you to enter a new zone number. To make changes to the Alarm Action for a zone, answer the NEXT ZONE? prompt with NO. The Alarm Action is then defined in the following sections.

Alarm Action
The Alarm Action section allows you to change or confirm the default alarm characteristics of a zone type.

The Fire Verify zone type functions the same as Fire zone with the following exceptions: When a
Fire Verify zone is placed into shorted condition, the panel performs a Sensor Reset and does not send a report. If any Fire Verify or Fire zone initiates an alarm within 120 seconds after the reset, an alarm is indicated. If an alarm is initiated after 120 seconds, the cycle repeats. If no other Fire Verify or Fire zone is alarmed within 120 seconds, a zone fault report is sent to the receiver.

Zone Type Specifications
The PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panels contain four default zone types for use in configuring the system. These zone types provide the most commonly selected functions for their applications.

Zone Information| Type| Open| Short| | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---
Use this section of the programming sheet to record the program options you selected for the XR5 panel zone.| FI SV A1 FV| Message| Output| Action| Message| Output| Action| Swinger Bypass| Retard Delay| Cross Zone
A T L–| 0to4| S P M F| A T L–| 0to4| S P M F| NorY| NorY| NorY
Fire| FI| T| 0| –| A| 0| –| N| N| N
Supervisory| SV| T| 0| –| A| 0| –| N| N| N
Auxiliary 1| A1| T| 0| –| A| 0| –| N| N| N
Fire Verify| FV| T| 0| –| A| 0| –| N| N|
No.Zone Name
1| | | | | | | | | |
2| | | | | | | | | |
3| | | | | | | | | |
4| | | | | | | | | |
5| | | | | | | | | |
31| | | | | | | | | |
32| | | | | | | | | |
33| | | | | | | | | |
34| | | | | | | | | |

Programmable Zone Options Descriptions
Below is a description of the various zone options shown on the table above.
Zone Information – The complete spellings of the abbreviations used for the zone types.
Type – The abbreviations that display on the keypad for the zone types.
Message – A = alarm report, T = trouble report, L = local with no report, – (dash) = no report.
Output – This only refers to the four PFC-7500/PFC-7501 relay outputs.
Action – This selects the type of relay output: S = steady, P = pulse, M = momentary, and F = follow
Swinger Bypass – Allows the zone to be automatically bypassed after three trips.
Retard Delay – Provides a time delay before an alarm initiates from a short on this zone.
Cross Zone – Provides cross zoning for this zone.

Armed open
Defines the action taken by the panel when the zone is placed into an open condition. There are three actions to define: the Message to transmit, which Relay output to activate, and the Relay output action.

Message to Transmit
You can send two report types to the receiver: Alarm and Trouble. These are represented by the characters A and T. Press any top row Select key to display the zone full reporting options.

Alarm – Selecting A, allows an alarm report to be sent to the receiver and the bell output to activate according to zone type. See the Bell Action section. The zone name appears in the panel alarmed zones status list.

Trouble – Selecting T allows a trouble report to be sent to the receiver and the zone name to appear in the panel alarmed zones status list.

You cannot change the Alarm (A) and Trouble (T) action for Fire (FI), Fire Verify (FV), or Supervisory (SV) zone types.

Local – When you select L, an alarm report is NOT sent to the receiver. The bell output still activates according to zone type and the zone name appears in the panel alarmed zones status list.

Note: You can also select L for a zone to send alarm reports to the subscriber’s personal pager only, and not to the central station. You must enable the Pager option in the Communication section to operate this feature. – (dash) – When you select – , reports are NOT sent to the receiver. The bell output does not activate and there is no display in the panel alarmed zones status list. Only the Output Number currently selected activates.

Output Number
You can specify any of the outputs on the PFC-7500 or PFC-7501 to activate by a zone condition. The output can be activated regardless of the report to transmit or whether or not the zone is programmed as local.
To enter an Output Number, press any top row Select key followed by the output number 1 to 4. Press the COMMAND key.

Output Action
Entering an Output Number displays this prompt allowing you to assign an output action to the relay. A description of the available output actions follows:

Steady – The output is turned on and remains on until a Sensor Reset is performed or the output cutoff time expires.
Pulse – The output alternates one second on and one second off until a Sensor Reset is performed or the output cutoff time expires.
Momentary – The output is turned on only once for one second.
Follow – The output is turned on and remains on while the zone is in an off normal, or bad condition. When the zone restores, the output is turned off.

After selecting the Message, Output Number and Action, the display prompts you for the same three selections for Armed Short conditions. When you have programmed all of the zone conditions, the Swinger Bypass selection then displays.

Swinger Bypass
YES allows the zone to be bypassed by the panel after three alarm, trouble, or local trips within one hour. Selecting NO disables swinger bypassing for this zone.

After the first trip, if the zone does not trip two more times within an hour, the bypass trip counter returns to zero. To automatically bypass it, the zone must trip a full three times within a subsequent hour.

A report of the swinger bypass is automatically sent to the receiver. Keypads on the system display the zone name followed by – BYPAS until a Sensor Reset is performed or the zone automatically resets when Reset Swinger Bypass is enabled.

Zone Retard
When you select YES, the zone operates with the specified Retard Delay. This retard  functionsonly in zone short conditions.

The zone must remain shorted for the full length of the Retard Delay before the panel recognizes its condition. If you select NO, the zone operates without a Retard Delay

Cross Zone
Select YES to enable cross zoning for this zone. Cross zoning requires this zone to trip  twice, or this zone and another cross zoned zone to trip prior to a Sensor Reset, before an alarm report is sent to the receiver.

How it works
When a zone programmed for cross zoning trips, the Bell and Output action assigned to the zone activates and the Cross Zone Fault Time specified in System Options begins to count down. If the same zone or another zone programmed for cross zoning trips within this time, or prior to a Sensor Reset, an alarm report is sent to the receiver for both zones.

If no other zone programmed for cross zoning trips before the cross zone fault time expires, the panel sends a fault report for the zone to the receiver. This fault report does not inhibit a second zone from tripping and generating an alarm prior to the next Sensor Reset.

If the zone programmed for cross zoning trips and then restores and trips again, the  panel sendsan alarm report for that zone only.

Cross zoning is not selectable on Fire Verify zone types.

Zone Number
Enter the zone number you want to program next. Return to the Zone Information section and follow each programming prompt description. If all zones are programmed, press the Back Arrow key at the ZONE NO: – display to continue.

Stop

At the STOP prompt, press any Select key to exit the PFC-7500 or PFC-7501 panel  programmer function. When selected, the panel performs an internal reset and exits the programmer.

The Stop function clears the panel Status List.

During the Stop function, all keypad displays are momentarily blank for two seconds.
Afterwards, the programming function is terminated and the keypads return to the Status List display.

Set Lockout Code

Pressing COMMAND at the STOP prompt displays SET LOCKOUT CODE. This feature allows you to program a special code that is then required to gain access to the panel internal Programmer through the keypad.

Changing the Lockout Code
You can change this code at any time to any combination of numbers from 3 to 5 digits long (100 to 65535). Do not use leading zeros for the lockout code.

1. Press any Select key. The display changes to ENTER CODE: -.
2. Enter a 3 to 5-digit code (do not enter a number higher than 65535). Press COMMAND.
3. Enter the new Lockout Code again. Press COMMAND. The keypad display changes to CODE CHANGED.

Once you change the code, it is important that you write it down somewhere and store it in a safe place. Lost lockout codes require the panel to be sent back into Potter for repair.

Appendix

Keypad Status List
The Status List is the current status of the system or records of recent system events that display on the alphanumeric keypads.

If an event occurs on the system, such as an AC failure, the keypad displays the AC POWER -TRBL message. This is a system event that is placed into the Status List to alert the user to a problem.

Some Status List items remain in the display until manually cleared and some are cleared automatically when the condition returns to normal. Below is a complete list of status and event displays the keypad can show in the Status List:

Description

Fire and Supervisory zone alarms
Fire and Supervisory zone troubles
All other zone alarms
System monitor troubles (AC and battery trouble)
Zone bypasses
Remote keypad messages (Sent to the keypad by your office or central station)

Must be cleared manually?

Yes – by Sensor Reset
No – clears when zone restores
No – clears when zone restores
No – clears when condition restores
No – clears at Sensor Reset or Reset Swinger Bypass
No

Each item in the list displays for four seconds. When there are multiple items in the list, you can use the COMMAND or Back Arrow keys to scroll forward or back through the items.
If there are no items in the Status List, the keypad displays SYSTEM NORMAL.

Manual Telephone Line Seizure
This feature allows you to connect with a remote receiver either by having the panel pick up the phone line while the receiver is ringing the line or by entering a phone number for the panel to dial. This feature is primarily used when bringing a new account on-line as it allows your office or the central station to connect to the panel and upload a custom program.

How it Works
While the panel is in the Status List, press the numbers 984 and then the COMMAND key. The keypad display changes to NBR PICKUP.

NBR
Press the Select key under NBR to enter a phone number for the panel to dial. Press each number key slowly and deliberately. The panel dials each number as it is pressed. If you make a mistake, press the Back Arrow key. The panel stops dialing and returns to the NBR PICKUP display.

You can enter up to 15 characters for the phone number. To enter a # (pound sign) or * (asterisk) press the 0 (zero) key and third Select key (pound) or fourth Select key (asterisk).

The panel makes ten attempts to reach the receiver. If, while attempting to contact the receiver, the panel needs to send an alarm report, the dialing attempts stop and the panel uses the line to send its report.

PICKUP
The panel immediately seizes the phone line and sends a carrier tone to the receiver.

2-Button Panic Keys
The PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panels support the 2-button Fire (flame icon) feature on the RA-7630 and RA-7692 keypad.
Pressing the two Select keys above the flame icon sends a zone 39 Fire alarm to the central station receiver.

Walk Test
The PFC-7500/PFC-7501 panels provide a walk test feature that allows a single technician to test the protection devices connected to zones on the system. To conduct the Walk Test:

From the RA-7630 Keypad

1. From the keypad, enter the code 8144. If the system is monitored and the communication type is set to DD, the system sends a System Test Begin report to the central station. The keypad then displays WALK TEST for four seconds followed by TRIPS: X X X END. The ” X X X ” represents the number of trips that occur during the Walk Test.
2. Once in the Walk Test, you can go around and trip each protection device. As each device is tripped, the panel sounds the alarm bells for two seconds and then performs an automatic Sensor Reset. Continue tripping devices ­­­­­­­until the entire system has been tested. The trip counter on the keypad display increments by one each time a device is opened or shorted
3. To end the test, press the Select key under END. The panel sends a System Test End to the central station and performs a final Sensor Reset. At the end of the test, the keypad displays any zones that failed to trip. Below are two examples: Keypad display: SOUTH SMOK –FAIL
   Keypad display: LOBBY HEAT –FAIL

From the RA-7692 LED Keypad

1. From the keypad, enter the code 8144. If monitored, the system sends a System Test Begin report to the central station. The bottom row of zone LEDs (yellow) begin to pulse.
2. Once in the Walk Test, walk around and trip each protection device. As a device is tripped, the zone alarm LED on the keypad turns on, the panel sounds the alarm bells for two seconds and the panel performs an automatic Sensor Reset. The alarm LED stays on for the duration of the Walk Test. Continue tripping devices until the entire system has been tested.
3. To end the test, press the RESET key and enter the user code or press COMMAND + 4 + 7. The panel sends a System Test End to the central station.

Table of Common Keypad Messages

Check the user code and try again.
AC TROUBLE| The system is not getting proper power.| Ensure the AC connections are good.
BATTERY TROUBLE| Battery is either low or missing.| Ensure the battery connections are good and the battery is still good.
SYSTEM TROUBLE or SERVICE REQUIRED| There is a problem with one or more of the components in the system.| Ensure there is not a short or open condition on the green data wire to the keypad. You may also need to check that all of the keypads and expansion modules on the bus are good.
SYSTEM BUSY| The system is performing another task with a higher priority.| Wait a few moments for the system to complete the task. If the message displays for a long period of time, the processor could be locked up.
TRANSMIT TROUBLE| The panel attempted to communicate with the central station three times and has not succeeded.| Verify your communication type, account number, and phone number. Ensure the telephone line is connected and working properly.
ENTER CODE(entering Programming)| A lockout code is programmed into the panel.| Enter the lockout code.
ONE MOMENT| The panel is dialing the Central Station to indicate local programming session and off- line status| Once the message is sent, programming resumes.

Revisions to this Document

This section explains the changes made to this document during this revision. This section lists the date the change was made, the section number and section heading, and a brief explanation of the change.

Date Section Number and Heading
1.6 Special Keys
4.4 Armed Rings
5.4 Power Fail Delay
7.2 Zone Number
7.7 Zone Type Specifications
10.3 2-Button Panic Keys
10.4 Walk Test
10.7 Serviceman Programmer Access
10.8. Table of Common Keypad Messages
Back Cover

Quick Explanation of Changes

Replaced RA-7690 with RA-7630 Keypad; Added Four
Function Keys section
Corrected default value
Corrected default value
Added chart
Added Zones 31-34 for ZA714/ZA715 Expansion
Removed RA-7690, added RA-7630
Removed RA-7690, added RA-7630
Section removed. Never implemented.
Removed incorrect messages and renumbered 10.5.
Added Listings and Approvals

References

• Fire Alarm Resources | Download fire alarm documents
• Potter Electric: Fire Alarms & Fire Sprinkler Systems

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