Mircom FX-401 Fire Alarm Control Panel Installation Guide

Mircom FX-401 Fire Alarm Control Panel

Product Information

Specifications

• Model: FX-400 and FX-401
• Product: Fire Alarm Control Panel
• Configuration Guide: LT-6710 Rev. 2 March 2024

Product Usage Instructions

Installation

Install the Configurator

• Follow the provided instructions to install the configurator software on your computer.

Insert the Wibu key

• Insert the Wibu key into the designated slot on the panel.

Connect the Computer to the Panel through the Main Board

• If needed, connect your computer to the panel through the Main Board using the appropriate cable.

Start the Configurator

• Launch the configurator software on your computer to begin configuring the Fire Alarm Control Panel.

User Preferences

• Adjust user preferences within the configurator software as needed.

Overview

• Get an overview of the configurator window layout and functionalities.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How do I troubleshoot panel connectivity issues?
  • A: If you encounter connectivity issues, ensure that all cables are securely connected and try restarting both the panel and the computer.
• Q: Can I customize alarm settings using this panel?
  • A: Yes, you can customize alarm settings through the configurator software provided with the Fire Alarm Control Panel.

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Installation

To connect the Configurator to the Fire Alarm Control Panel you must: · Install the Configurator. · Insert the Wibu key. · Connect the cable. · Start the Configurator.
Follow the instructions below to complete these steps.
Install the Configurator
You need the following items in order to install the Configurator: · Windows 7 or Windows 10 laptop computer with a USB port. · MGC-400 Series Configuration Utility (the Configurator).
Follow these instructions to install the Configurator. 1. Right-click the MGC- 400_Configurator icon, and then click Run as Administrator. The Setup program starts.

Figure 1 Setup – MGC-400 Configurator 2. Click I accept the agreement to accept the agreement, and then click Next.
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The Select Destination Location window appears.
Figure 2 Select Destination Location 3. Click Browse and select a location for the Configurator to be installed, and then click Next.
The Select Start Menu Folder window appears.
Figure 3 Select Start Menu Folder 4. Click Next.
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The Ready to Install window appears.
Figure 4 Ready to Install 5. Click Install.
The MGC-400 Configurator software is installed. 6. The FTDI CDM Drivers window appears. These drivers are necessary for connecting to
the panel with a USB cable.
Figure 5 FTDI CDM Drivers 7. Click Extract.
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The Welcome window appears.
Figure 6 Welcome to the Device Drive Installation Wizard 8. Click Next.
The License Agreement window appears.
Figure 7 Device Drive License Agreement 9. Click I accept the agreement to accept the agreement, and then click Next.
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The Completing the Device Driver Installation Wizard window appears.
Figure 8 Completing the Device Drive Installation Wizard 10. Click Finish.
The WibuKey Setup window appears. The Wibu key is a USB flash drive that provides security by controlling access to the Fire Alarm Control Panel.
Figure 9 WibuKey Setup 11. Click Next.
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The language selection window appears.
Figure 10 WibuKey Language Selection 12. Click Next.
The destination folder window appears.
Figure 11 WibuKey Destination Folder 13. Click Next. 14. On the next window, click Yes to create the folder.
Figure 12 The specified folder does not exist
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The components window appears.
Figure 13 WibuKey Components 15. Click Next.
The summary window appears.
Figure 14 WibuKey Summary 16. Click Next.
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The second summary window appears.
Figure 15 WibuKey Second Summary 17. Click Next.
The Finish window appears.
Figure 16 WibuKey Finish 18. Click Finish. 19. Click OK on the WibuKey driver successfully installed window. Figure 17 WibuKey driver successfully installed
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After the WibuKey drivers have been installed, the last screen of the MGC-400 Setup Wizard appears.
Figure 18 Completing the MGC-400 Configurator Setup Wizard 20. Click Finish. 21. Close the Welcome to the WibuKey User Help window.
Figure 19 Welcome to the WibuKey User Help
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1.2
1.3
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Insert the Wibu key
1. Insert your Wibu key into the computer. If a Security Key Logon window appears that says that your security key is an older version, you must contact your ESD Administrator or Mircom technical support to upgrade your key. Otherwise, you might not be able to connect to the FX-400/401.
Connect the Computer to the Panel through the Micro-B USB Port on the Core Board
Attention: Follow the instructions in this section only if the panel’s plug-in core board has a sticker showing “SO-289 v3.0.1” or “SO-479 v3.0.1” (or a number higher than 3.0.1). The plug-in core board is shown in Figure 20.
If the panel’s plug-in core board does NOT have a sticker showing “SO-289 v3.0.1” or “SO-479 v3.0.1” (or a number higher than 3.0.1), follow the instruction in section 1.4 on page 20.

You need: · USB A plug to micro-B plug cable.
Micro-B USB Port

JW4 JW5

Core Board

Figure 20 The core board

Figure 21 USB micro-B connector 1. Connect the USB cable to a USB port on the computer, and to the USB port on the FX400/401 plug-in core board. This port is labeled P5.
2. Go to section 1.5 on page 26.
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1.4
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Connect the Computer to the Panel through the Main Board
Attention: These instructions describe how to connect to the panel if the panel’s plug-in core board does NOT have a sticker showing “SO-289 v3.0.1” or “SO-479 v3.0.1” (or a number higher than 3.0.1).
If the sticker on the core board DOES show “SO-289 v3.0.1” or “SO-479 v3.0.1” (or higher), you have the option of connecting to the panel with a micro-B USB cable, as described in section 1.3 on page 19.

1.4.1

You need: · MGC-CONFIG-KIT4 Fire Panel Configuration Kit (this kit includes the cables required to connect the laptop computer to the Fire Alarm Control Panel)
Connect the Laptop to the Panel
1. Connect the laptop to the panel using one of the methods shown below. The method shown in Figure 22 is recommended.

Computer

USB A to B male cable

Figure 22 USB A to B plug cable to P13 on main board

USB connector 10 pin connector

FACP

Computer

USB A to B male cable

Figure 23 UIMA4 to P5 on main board

UIMA4 interface

FACP

Computer

Serial cable

UIMA interface

FACP

Figure 24 UIMA4 to P5 on main board

2. Follow the instructions starting in section 1.4.2 on page 21 to configure Windows.

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1.4.2
1.4.3
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Start the Windows Device Manager
Start the Device Manager in Windows 7 1. Open the Windows Control Panel.
2. Click Device Manager on the left. The Device Manager window appears.
· If you are using a USB cable (Figure 22), go to section 1.4.3 on page 21. · If you are using a UIMA4 cable (Figure 23 or Figure 24), go to section 1.4.4 on page 24. Start the Device Manager in Windows 10 1. In the search field, type Device Manager, then press Enter.
The Device Manager window appears. · If you are using a USB cable (Figure 22), go to section 1.4.3. · If you are using a UIMA4 cable (Figure 23 or Figure 24), go to section 1.4.4 on page 24.
Configure the Device Manager for USB
Attention: If you connect more than one FX-400/401 panel to the same computer over USB, always use the same physical USB port on the computer. Otherwise, every time that you connect a panel to a different port, you must complete the steps in this section. In addition, if you connect more than one FX-400/401 panel to the same computer, do not use a USB 3 port. Otherwise, every time that you connect a new panel to the USB 3 port, you must complete the steps in this section.
1. In the Device Manager, click the plus sign (+) or arrow ( ) beside Mice and other pointing devices.

Figure 25 Device Manager 2. Right-click Microsoft Serial Ballpoint, and then click Disable device in the pulldown
menu.
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A window appears warning that disabling this device will cause it to stop functioning. 3. Click Yes.
Figure 26 Microsoft Serial Ballpoint An X (a downward pointing arrow in Windows 8) appears over the Microsoft Serial Ballpoint, showing that is it disabled.
Figure 27 Microsoft Serial Ballpoint Disabled 4. In the Device Manager window, click the plus sign (+) or arrow ( ) beside Ports.
Figure 28 USB Serial Port in the Device Manager 5. Right-click USB Serial Port, and then click Properties in the pulldown menu. Figure 29 Click Properties in the Pulldown Menu
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If there is more than one USB Serial Port, click the one that you are using to connect to the FX-400/401. The USB Serial Port Properties window appears.
Figure 30 USB Serial Port Properties 6. Click the Port Settings tab.
The Port Settings window appears.
Figure 31 Port Settings 7. Click Advanced.
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The Advanced Settings window appears.

1.4.4

Figure 32 Advanced Settings
8. Click the pulldown menu beside Receive (Bytes), and then click 64. 9. Click the pulldown menu beside Transmit (Bytes), and then click 64. 10. Click the pulldown menu beside Latency Timer (msec), and then click 1. 11. Uncheck the checkbox beside Serial Enumerator. 12. Click OK to close the Advanced Settings window. 13. Click OK to close the USB Serial Port Properties window, and then close the Device
Manager window. 14. Go to section 1.5 on page 26.
Configure the Device Manager for a Serial Connection
1. In the Device Manager window, click the plus sign (+) or arrow ( ) beside Ports.

Figure 33 COM Port in the Device Manager
2. Right-click the COM communications port, and then click Properties in the pulldown menu. It is usually labeled Communications Port (COM1).
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If there is more than one COM communications port, click the one that you are using to connect to the FX-400/401. The Communications Port Properties window appears.
Figure 34 Communications Port Properties 3. Click the Port Settings tab.
The Port Settings window appears.
Figure 35 Port Settings 4. Click Advanced.
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The Advanced Settings window appears.
Figure 36 Advanced Settings 5. Drag the slider beside Receive Buffer to the far left. 6. Drag the slider beside Transmit Buffer to the far left. 7. Click OK to close the Advanced Settings window. 8. Click OK to close the Communications Port Properties window, and then close the
Device Manager window. 9. Go to section 1.5 below.
1.5 Start the Configurator
1. Start the Configurator, then click File, then click User Preferences. 2. Enter your name in the User Name field. 3. In the Serial Port menu, select the COM port that the cable is using.
Figure 37 Select the COM port in User Preferences 4. Click OK to close the User Preferences window. 5. Click Panel, then click Connect.
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The Connection window appears. Figure 38 Connection 6. Click Connect. 7. You are now connected to the panel. Go to section 2.0 on page 28.
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User Preferences

The first time the Configurator starts, the User Preferences window appears.

Figure 39 User Preferences window

Table 1 User Preferences
Name
User Name Serial Port Security Key BDM Port
Database Folder
Job Edit Folder Job Build Folder Backup Folder Show Tools Menu
Keep Only Latest Versions After Backup

Description
Used for the author of all new jobs and job versions.
Designates which COM port (or USB virtual COM port) the Configurator uses to connect to the panel.
Lists the ports where a Wibu key can be inserted. The Wibu key is required.
Designates which parallel port the Background Debugging Module uses (for those products that support this interface).
Specifies where the main Configurator.mdb database file resides. Usually the folder where the Configurator is installed.
Specifies where individual job files are extracted to and imported from.
Specifies where the ‘C’ file output files are written by Job Validate and other trace or debug facilities.
Specifies where backup database files are written to and restored from.
Displays or hides an additional Tools menu. This menu contains trace and debug facilities and some features that Technical Support may require a user to turn on to gather diagnostic information.
If enabled, only the latest versions of all jobs are kept after a successful Backup Database command. All older versions are removed from the current database.

Overview

In order to operate as a fire alarm, a fire alarm panel must be loaded with firmware and configuration data. A set of configuration data, used to uniquely describe and control a given set of hardware, is called a Job. The Configurator allows you to create and manage jobs. It also allows you to send firmware to a panel and all its related CPUs.
The Configurator typically runs on a portable computer that the technician takes to the job site connects to the panel. The technician uses the Configurator to prepare a job, and then send the job to the panel. The same or a different authorised technician can later retrieve the job from the panel, modify it and send it back.
The job repository is a relational database. Jobs can be imported or merged from another database, copied, deleted, and archived in various formats. A job can be printed, or two versions of a job can be compared.
The first time the Configurator is opened, it prompts you for the paths and file names where jobs, backups, and the database should be stored.
Jobs can be transferred through a USB connection directly to the panel from the PC, or through a Universal Interface Module Adapter (UIMA4) connection from the PC serial port to the 10 pin P5 port on the main board.
Configurator Window
The Configurator window is divided into three panes.

DETAILS

JOB TREE

CORRELATIONS

3.1.1

Figure 40 MGC-400 Configurator
Job Tree
On the left of the screen, the job is represented as a tree, similar to a file explorer. At the highest level in the tree are the CPUs. Under each CPU are its components – annunciators, loop controllers, and so on. Some items are further subdivided; for example, an annunciator is divided into display adders and a loop controller into loops.
Some items in the tree do not directly represent a physical component. For example, tree nodes exist for input and output summaries and for common controls.

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3.1.2 3.1.3

Details
The top right pane is used to display the details of the currently selected tree node.
Correlations
Programming a Fire Alarm Control Panel consists of correlating inputs to outputs. For example, you might correlate all the smoke detectors on the first floor to the speakers on the first and second floors, and smoke detectors on the second floor to the speakers on the first, second, and third floors, and so on.
The third, bottom right pane is used to show correlations from an item selected in the top right pane. When a loop is selected in the tree, the top right pane shows all of its devices or circuits. When a input circuit is selected in the list, then the bottom pane shows the output circuits it is correlated to.
A tool bar provides convenient short cuts to the more frequently used functions.

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4.0
4.1
4.2

Menus

File Menu

The File Menu contains the following commands:

Table 2 File Menu

Name
Backup Database

Shortcut

Restore Database

Compact Database

User Preferences Print
Print Preview Print Setup Exit

Ctrl+P

Description
Makes a copy of the Master Database in the file folder specified in the User Preferences. The backup file has a name of the form YYYY-MM-DD.mdb. The Restore Database command recovers all of the jobs in the backed up database. The Import Job command recovers selected jobs from the backed up database. Back up your Master Database often and store the backup file on removable media.
Restores the backup database to the active database directory for use or modification. This command overwrites the existing database and returns the database to the date the backup was made.
To ensure optimal performance, you should compact and repair your database on a regular basis. If you have purged job versions or deleted jobs, compacting the database regains the space occupied by those records.
Specifies user preferences, such as the location of database, backups and job files.
Prints the active job.
Displays a Print Preview of the active job.
Selects the printer, paper size and orientation for a print job.
Closes the Configurator.

Job Menu

The Job Menu contains the following commands:

Table 3 Job Menu

Name New Job

Shortcut Ctrl+N

Description
Opens the Create Job window which lets you start a new job. The new job can be based on a supplied template or on an existing job.

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Table 3 Job Menu (Continued)

Name Open Job
Import Job
Export Job New Version
Delete Job Version Version History Compare Job Versions Validate Job Edit Job

Shortcut Ctrl+O
Ctrl+E Ctrl+W Ctrl+D

Description
Opens an existing job from your database.
Imports a selected job version from an external database or serialized job archive and converts the job to the current version if necessary.
Exports the current job in one of two formats: a single job database file, or a compact, serialized archive format.
Makes a copy of the current job, assigning it the next highest version number. You are prompted for mandatory comments and may also override the Author field. The Job Name cannot be changed. The new version is unlocked for editing.
Permanently deletes the current job version from the database.
Displays the version history (date, author, comments) for the current job.
Compares two versions of the same job, or two similar jobs of different lineage.
Performs all of the steps normally performed when the Configurator prepares to send a job to the panel.
Toggles the lock on a job that is protected against unintentional edits or has been downloaded to a panel.

4.3 Insert Menu

The Insert Menu contains the following commands.

Some commands may be disabled (greyed) depending on what items are selected.

Table 4 Insert Menu Name Add Loop Controllers Add Annunciator Add Display Adder Add Device
Add Group
Add Correlations

Description
Adds an Addressable Loop Controller to the job (FX-401 only).
Adds an LCD or LED Annunciator to the job.
Adds a Display Adder to an Annunciator or Base Panel.
If the selected tree item is a device loop, launches a dialog to add a device.
If the selected tree item is Bypass Groups, adds a new bypass group to the Bypass Group view.
Launches a dialog that allows correlations to be added to the selected devices or display items.

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4.4 Edit Menu

The Edit Menu contains the following commands.

Some commands may be disabled (greyed) depending on what items are selected.

Table 5 Edit Menu

Name

Short cut Description

Delete Item

Del

Deletes the currently selected item.

Modify Item

Ctrl+M

If the currently selected item is a row in an editable list, then the first changeable cell is selected and prepared for editing.

Copy

Ctrl+C

Copies the selected item(s) to the clipboard.

Paste

Ctrl+V

Pastes items from the clipboard to the selected destination.

Paste Special

Ctrl+Shift +V

Similar to Paste. Opens the Paste Special dialog to allow defaults to be changed before pasting.

4.5 Panel Menu

The Panel Menu contains the following commands:

Table 6 Panel Menu

Name

Short cut

Connect

Send Job Get Job
Panel Information Security Key Info Event Log Upgrade Firmware

Ctrl+L Ctrl+S
Ctrl+G

Description
Establishes a connection between the configuration tool and the panel, enabling most of the other commands in this menu. Remember to disconnect when you are finished, as a trouble appears on the fire alarm panel as long as the laptop is connected.
Sends the job to the panel.
Gets the job from the panel and stores it on the configuration tool’s database. The job becomes the current job.
Displays detailed information about the panel to which the configuration tool is connected.
Displays a window with the security key information such as serial number, expiry date, and number of uses.
Displays a list of events from the panel.
Opens a wizard which guides you through the firmware upgrade process.

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4.6 Tools Menu

The items under the Tools Menu are used mainly for troubleshooting and diagnostic purposes by the factory.

Table 7 Tools Menus

Name Extract All Db
Validate All Build Job
Build Job (old versions)… Link Statistics Log Send
Log Get
Log Comms Trace
Display Structure External Bus

Short cut
Ctrl+S Ctrl+B

Description Extracts the latest version of every job to individual database files. Validates the latest version of every job on the database. Builds the job, assuming the latest product version, creating a “c” file in the Job Build folder.
Builds the job “c” file for a specified, older product version.
Displays the connection link statistics. Toggles the current state of the “dump on send” option. Causes the “c” file to be produced and dumped on a Get Job. Toggles the current state of the “dump on get” option. Causes the “c” file to be produced and dumped on a Send Get. Toggles logging of serial communications. Toggles the current state of the trace option. When turned on this causes debug information to be written to a trace file.
Lets you view and log panel data structures.
Toggles the “Use External Bus” setting. When turned on, this signals that the Configurator is connected to the external bus of the panel.

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Note: The Tools menu is only available if you checked the Show Tools Menu option. See section 2.0 on page 28.

4.7 Quick Bar

Table 8 Quick Bar Icons
Name

New Job Select Job and Version Toggle Edit Job

Table 8 Quick Bar Icons (Continued)
Name
Copy Paste Paste Special Delete Print Compare Jobs Connect Send Job Get Job Panel Info Security Key About Help On
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Job Tree and Details Pane

This section covers the following components of the Configurator: · Job Details · Details Pane · Bypass Groups · Output Zone · Main Display · Display Adder · Dialer · Common System Status · Input Summary and Output Summary
Job Details

5.1.1 5.1.2

Figure 41 Job Details
Job Info
This section shows details of the job’s name, number, creation date and author. The multi-line comments field can be edited and will become part of the job’s version history.
Language
This section specifies the language used to display system messages on the front LCD display and on any LCD annunciator. User defined tags and messages are not affected.

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5.1.3

Options

Table 9 Job Options

Name

Description

Manual Signal Silence

Check this option to enable the panel’s Signal Silence switch.

Fire Drill

Check this option to enable the panel’s Fire Drill switch.

Waterflow Retard Operation

Check this option to perform a retard operation for initiating circuits configured as waterflow. If this option is unchecked, all the initiating circuits configured as waterflow act as non-verified alarms.

Auxiliary Disconnect Alarm and Supervision

Check this option to make the auxiliary disconnect operation disconnect alarm and supervisory relays. If this option is unchecked, the auxiliary disconnect operation has no effect on the alarm and supervisory relays.

Alarm Transmit Silence

Check this option to cause the Alarm Transmit and Auxiliary Alarm Relay to reset on Signal Silence rather than on the Reset switch.

Subsequent Alarm Per Zone Check this option to enable Subsequent Alarm per Zone. See Section 5.10.

Common Supervisory Relay Check this option to make the common supervisory relay act as a common alarm relay.

Signal Isolator Used

Check this option if isolators are present on the loop 0 powered output circuits.

Two Stage Operation

Check this option to configure the system as two stage. If this option is unchecked, the system is single stage (FX401 only).

Second Stage Alarm Relay Operation

Check this option to use the common alarm relay for second stage only of a two stage system. If this option is unchecked, the common alarm relay is used for both stages (FX-401 only).

Positive Alarm Sequence

Check this option to enable the Positive Alarm Sequence feature. It only applies to alarm input devices with the PA flag (F2) set. This feature cannot be enabled if Two Stage Operation is enabled.

Building Alert

Check this option to cause the panel to produce alert sounds on building (monitor) in/out activation.

Polled Device Flashes

Check this option to cause device LEDs to flash when polled.

Class-A Loop

Check this option if the addressable loop on the base panel operates in class A mode.

Disable Auto Test

Check this option to enable the NFPA device periodical self-test.

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Table 9 Job Options (Continued)

Name

Description

AR/Buzzer Silence

Check this option to change the Buzzer Silence button on the panel to Auxiliary Reset.

If this option is enabled, you can silence the buzzer by pressing any button except the ones listed below.

· General Alarm

· Signal Silence

· Aux Reset (previously Buzzer Silence)

· Aux Disconnect

· Fire Drill

· System Reset

Strobes Type

Specify the Strobe Type that should be used on the panel.

· Gentex

· System Sensor

· Mircom

· Wheelock

Evacuation Code

Specify the Evacuation Code that should be used on the panel.

· Continuous

· March Time

· Temporal

· California

Agency Selection

Specify the Agency Standard that should be used on the panel.

· ULI Standard

· ULC Standard

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5.1.4

Timers
Table 10 Timers
Timer Type
Signal Silence Inhibit

Auto Signal Silence

New Alarm (Secs)

General Alarm
Power Fail Delay Auto Resound (Mins)

Possible Settings
Use this function to inhibit the Signal Silence button for a desired length of time. The time period should expire before the signals may be silenced.
Disabled, 10, 20, 30 seconds, 1 minute.
Use this function to set the time period for which the indicating circuits sound before they are automatically silenced. This timer cannot be set shorter than then General Alarm or Signal Silence Inhibit timers.
Disabled, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 minutes.
This feature is not used in UL applications.
This feature is used to satisfy the requirements of Division B, Part 3.2.4.18 of the National Building Code of Canada 2015, and the Ontario Building Code 2016 section 3.2.4.20(13), with respect to automatic suite silence. Signals that are correlated to the New Alarm Active Common System Status go active for the indicated amount of time and then go silent. The alarm continues to play on the outputs correlated with the zone or input that started the alarm.
10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120 seconds.
On a two stage system, the stage one alarm (alert) will change to the stage two alarm (general alarm) after this amount of time. This timer must be shorter than the Auto Signal Silence timer. This timer is disabled unless Two Stage Operation is selected.
Disabled, 5, 10, 20, 30 minutes.
This feature allows a programmed delay before the AC fail trouble is transmitted by the optional PR-300.
0, 1, 2, 3 hours.
This feature is not used in UL applications.
This feature is used to satisfy the requirements of Division B, Part 3.2.4.18 of the National Building Code of Canada 2015, and the Ontario Building Code 2016 section 3.2.4.20(13), with respect to automatic suite silence. This timer starts when the New Alarm timer expires. It specifies the time after which the signals that are correlated to the Auto Suite Resound Common System Status will activate again if the alarm remains unacknowledged.
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 minutes.

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5.1.5 5.1.6

Date and Time
Table 11 Date and Time
Name
Enable Daylight Savings Clock Daily Compensation Enable Auto After Hours
Holidays – Modify
Daytime Start and End Hours Weekend Start and End Hours

Description
Check this box to enable automatic change to and from daylight saving time.
Specify the number of seconds (signed) to be applied daily to the panel clock.
Check this box to enable After Hours operation. If After Hours operation is enabled, then you can change the detector sensitivity for the times designated as After Hours (the Sens B column; see section 5.2 on page 41).
Use the following controls to configure after hours settings. Holidays, nighttime, and weekends are considered after hours.
Compose a new holiday definition in the YYYY MM DD edit boxes and press Add holiday. You can specify recurring holiday by using wild cards. For further instructions on adding and deleting holidays see section 5.1.6.
Specify when daytime begins and ends.
Specify when the weekend begins and ends.

Holidays
This dialog allows you to add and remove holiday definitions for use when a panel is configured by checking the Enable Auto After Hours option.

Figure 42 Holidays Window
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To add a new holiday
1. Compose a new holiday definition in the YYYY MM DD edit boxes. 2. If the holiday lasts longer then one day change the value in the Duration edit box to the
desired length. 3. Click Add Holiday.
The holiday appears in the Holidays defined list.
To specify recurring holidays
Recurring holidays can be specified by using wild cards.
For a holiday that happens once a year enter 9999 in the YYYY edit box. · For example, 9999 01 01 for New Years Day.
Enter 99 for a month or day to specify a recurring holiday. · For example, 9999 99 01 to specify that the first of every month is a holiday. · For example, 9999 07 99 to specify that the plant is shut down for the whole of July for summer vacations.

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Note: The program prevents you from entering duplicate holidays, but does not check for “nested” holidays.

5.1.7
5.2

As holidays are added or removed, the list on the “parent” form is maintained to be in agreement. An error message is displayed if the limit for the total number of holidays would be exceeded.

To remove a holiday

1. Select the desired date from the Holidays defined list and press Delete Selected Holiday.
2. Press Close to return to the Job Details form.

Port Settings

Table 12 Port Settings
Name
Port Protocol Port Baud Rate

Description
None, Printer, OpenGN 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200

Details Pane
The details pane display the hard wired circuits in loop 0 and the addressable devices in loop 1 (and loops 2 and 3 on the FX-401). Table 13 shows the information available in the details pane. In general, the columns are the same for both hardwired and addressable loops.Some columns containing advanced information are normally hidden. They are listed as Visible: No in Table 13.

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To show a hidden column, move the cursor between the column headings until it turns into a

vertical line with two horizontal arrows, like this:

Then click and drag the edge of the column to the left.

Table 13 Loop Details

Column Visible

Addr

Yes

Lp

No

Ckt No

No

Device Yes

Options Yes

Type

Yes

F1 Yes

F2 No

F3

Yes

F4

Yes

Sens

Yes

Sens B No

Tag (Line1 and 2)

Yes

Delay

Yes

Description
MIX-4000 series device addresses are in the form n.n. See section 6.4.1 on page 59.
Loop Number.
An internal, sequentially assigned number. One set for inputs, another for outputs.
Conventional: fixed hardware loop circuits.
Addressable: chosen when adding the device.
The options depend on the type of device.
The process type of the device. The list of types depends on the device.
NS: Non Silenceable – used on inputs and supervised outputs.
NB: Non Bypassable – used on relays.
GA: Second Stage Alarm – used in a two stage system.
PA: Positive Alarm – the positive alarm sequence applies to inputs with this flag.
AR: Auxiliary Reset required – used on relays. A relay with the AR flag will be latched after activation and will stay latched after system reset. To clear the activation, press the Auxiliary Reset switch (see “AR/Buzzer Silence” on page 38).
CA: Class A wiring – used on Dual Input Modules and Dual Input Mini Modules. It indicates that the wiring of this device is Class A.
NF: No flash – the LED will not flash during normal polling.
The sensitivity of various sensors. Displays the percentage equivalents of internal absolute values. Takes into account jurisdiction (ULI vs. ULC).
The number represents the amount of smoke that will trigger an alarm. A lower number means the sensor will be more sensitive.
The after hours and night time sensitivity of sensors in a system configured to have after hours operation.
The number represents the amount of smoke that will trigger an alarm. A lower number means the sensor will be more sensitive.
The text of the tag, in two 20 character fields, representing the lines displayed on the front panel when an event occurs.
The time in seconds for delaying the activation of output devices.

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Change Device Information in the Loop Details
1. Double-click in the column of the option you want to change (Figure 43). 2. Enter the new value or select it from the menu that appears.
Note: Not all the options are editable. The editable options depend on the type of device.

Figure 43 Double-click in the loop details to change device information

5.3 Bypass Groups

Add devices to a bypass group if you want to bypass the devices simultaneously. See section 6.7 on page 64 for instructions on configuring a display adder to operate a bypass group.

Table 14 Bypass Groups

Name
No. Tag

Description
Number of the bypass group. Label of the bypass group.

5.4 Output Zone

An output zone contains addressable output devices that you want to activate simultaneously.

There are three types of addressable output devices:
· Sounder base · Relay base · Relay modules and supervised output modules

There are several requirements for output zones:
· An output zone must be correlated to devices of the same type. For example, an output zone should not be correlated to a mix of sounder bases and relay bases.
· All devices in an output zone must be on the same loop. · Output devices that are correlated to an output zone cannot be correlated to anything
else. · An output zone must be correlated to an input or system status.

Table 15 Output Zones

Column Description

Addr.

Address of the output zone.

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Table 15 Output Zones (Continued)

Column Description

Type

The process type of the output zone.

F1

NS: Non Silenceable – used on Signal or Strobe type.

F2

AR: Auxiliary Reset required – used on Relay type.

Tag

The text of the tag, in a 20 character field.

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Note: Output devices that are configured as the Signal or Strobe types are correlated to Fire Drill and Total Evacuation automatically. In order to add these devices to

an output zone, delete their other correlations first.

5.4.1

Add Devices to an Output Zone
1. Click Output Zone in the Job Tree under Base I/O. 2. Click Insert in the menu bar, then click Add Zone.
The Add Output Zone window appears.

Figure 44 Add Output Zone

3. Enter the following information:

Table 16 Add Output Zone

Name

Description

Type

Signal, Relay or Strobe.

Number to Add

Specify how many output zones to add by changing the Number to add value.

4. Click Close. 5. Select the new output zone. 6. Click Insert in the menu bar, then click Add Correlations.

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The Select items to add window appears.

Figure 45 Select items to add to output zone
7. Select the output devices that you want to add. To select more than one device, hold down the Ctrl key and click the devices.
8. Click Add. 9. Select the input devices or system statuses that you want to correlate to the output zone. 10. Click Add. 11. Click Close.

5.5 Main Display

This window appears in the top, right pane when the Main Display item is selected in the Job Tree.

Table 17 Main Display

Name
User Messages
Passcodes

Description
System Normal: specify the message to display on the front panel LCD when the system is currently normal (no alarm or trouble).
Level 1, 2 and 3: Specify the passcode for each level of access. Passcodes must be numeric and a maximum of 20 digits long.

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Table 17 Main Display (Continued)

Name

Description

Access Levels Specify the level of access for various front panel actions.

Items assigned level 0 do not require a passcode.

The level 1 passcode has the lowest permission, and the level 3 passcode has the highest permission.

For example, if you assign Loop Bypass the level 1 passcode, then a technician can access the loop bypass feature on the panel with the level 1, 2 and 3 passcodes.

If you assign Loop Bypass the level 2 passcode, then a technician can access loop bypass with the level 2 and 3 passcodes, but not the level 1 passcode.

If you assign Loop Bypass the level 3 passcode, then a technician can access loop bypass with the level 3 passcode only.

Once a technician enters a passcode, she can access other items in the menu without entering the passcode again, as long as the item is assigned the same passcode level or lower, and as long as she does not exit the Operation or Configuration menu.

Display Adder

This list appears in the top right pane when a display adder is selected in the Job Tree. The list displays items (LEDs and switches) on the selected Display Adder.

Table 18 Display Adder Info

Name
Idx CPU

Visible
Yes No

Unnamed

Yes

Frame

No

LED

No

Sw

No

Type

Yes

Assignment Yes

Description
Index: the position of the item on the adder.
The CPU Number of the annunciator to which the adder is attached.
Linked Item: contains an asterisk if the item shares the same LedGrp with other items. This means that correlations to one such item are added to all linked items. Linked Items can be created when Paste Special is used. The linked items can be viewed with the Linked Items dialog.
The Frame Number. An adder may contribute several frames to an annunciator. The frame numbers are zero based.
The number (zero based) of the first LED of a logical group. For example, a RAX-1048TZDS on the FX-401 has two LEDs per point. This column shows 0 for Idx 0, 2 for Idx 1, etc. Due to the way the LEDs are physically arranged on some adders, the LED numbers are in irregular sequences.
The switch number (if any) associated with the Idx.
The type of LED or switch. Double-click the type to change it. The list of types depends on the device.
Dependent on the type.

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Table 18 Display Adder Info (Continued)

Name

Visible Description

F1

Yes

Not used.

F2

Yes

Not used.

F3

Yes

Not used.

Tag 1

Yes

Except for System Led and Bypass Zone, a 20 character tag can be entered. This tag identifies the control in messages.

Tag 2

Conditional Not used.

Dialer

This form is displayed when the Dialer tree item is selected. It allows you to configure the Dialer. The dialer can dial out on two phone lines. You must configure an account and specify the line attributes for both. Line 2 can dial a cell phone. If this is the case the auto test can be reduced from daily to monthly.

Account 1

Table 19 Dialer Account 1

Name

Description

Account ID

Six digit decimal for the SIA report formats and four digit hexadecimal for Contact ID.

Telephone

Text Field for telephone number.

Report Format Choose from SIA110, SIA300, Contact ID.

Account 2

Table 20 Dialer Account 2

Name

Description

Account ID

Six digit decimal for the SIA report formats and four digit hexadecimal for Contact ID.

Telephone

Text Field for telephone number.

Report Format Choose from SIA110, SIA300, Contact ID.

Line 1

Table 21 Dialer Line 1

Name

Description

Dial Using

Tone or Pulse.

Wait

Check to wait for dial tone before dialling.

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Line 2

Table 22 Dialer Line 2

Name

Description

Dial Using

Tone or Pulse.

Wait

Check to wait for dial tone before dialling.

Report Priority

Table 23 Dialer Report Priority

Name

Description

Alarm

Choose one of the two accounts to use to report Alarms.

Supv

Choose one of the two accounts to use to report Supervisory alerts.

Trouble

Choose one of the two accounts to use to report Troubles.

Timers

Table 24 Dialer Timers

Name

Description

AC loss delay 0-20 hours. Use this menu to delay the reporting of AC loss trouble on the dialer for the programmed time period.

Line 2 cellular test

To comply with UL 864 10th edition, leave this setting unchecked.
Use this menu to set the test report date for the cell phone setup. Uncheck this box if there is no test reporting for a cell phone, or if the phone line is a regular line. Set Day of month from 1 to 28 to schedule a test for Line 2 on a certain day of the month. See section 5.7.7 for more information.

When a cell phone service is employed for the panel, it should only be connected to telephone line #2 CO interface. Also, the dial tone detection feature of Line 2 should be disabled for cell phone application.

Auto test at

Use this function to set the time for the automatic test. When this test is performed, the test report is sent to the monitoring station. To comply with UL 864 10th edition, this test must be performed at least once every 6 hours.

The Auto test time can be configured to:

12:00 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.: test every 24 hours 6:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.: test every 6 hours

12:00 p.m. to 23:59 p.m.: test every 12 hours

If the Line 2 cellular test is disabled, then the test alternates between Line 1 and Line 2. See section 5.7.7 for more information.

Lines 1 and 2 Test Times
If the Line 2 cellular test is disabled, then the dialer alternates between Lines 1 and 2 when performing the automatic test. If the Line 2 cellular test is enabled, then the automatic test is

performed on Line 1 except on the day of the Line 2 cellular test, when it is performed on Line 2. See examples in Table 25.
Table 25 Lines 1 and 2 Test Times

Line 2 cellular test
Disabled
Disabled Disabled

Auto test at
00:30 6:00 12:00

Day of month: 15

00:30

Day of month: 15

6:00

Day of month: 15

12:00

Line 1 Tested

Line 2 Tested

12:30 a.m. every other day (alternates with Line 2)
6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:30 a.m. every day except on the 15th of the month
6:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 12:00 a.m. every day except on the 15th of the month
12:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. every day except on the 15th of the month

12:30 a.m. every other day (alternates with Line 1) 12:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. 12:00 a.m.
12:30 a.m. on the 15th of the month
6:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 12:00 a.m. on the 15th of the month
12:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. on the 15th of the month

5.7.8

Dialer
Table 26 Dialer

Name
Line Retries Rings
Mode Enable
Aux disconnect

Description
Specify the number of retries to make (5-10).
Specify the number of rings when dialing in to configure. Warning: if set to zero the next dial in session will not be able to connect.
Choose between DACT and UDACT.
Uncheck this box if you wish to set the dialer to the disabled state when you send the job to the panel. If you receive a job from the panel when the dialer was temporarily disabled then this check box will be unchecked. The dialer is enabled by default.
If enabled, the dialer blocks the alarm and supervisory events from being reported after the auxiliary disconnect button is pressed.

5.7.9

Advanced CID Report
Selecting “Advanced CID Report” generates a CSV file with an Input and Output Summary. This sheet features columns for Circuit Number (CktNo), Loop, Device Address (Addr), SubAddress (Sub-Addr), Contact ID (GGCCC), UDACT Reference (SIA), Device Type, and Tag. In the Contact ID, “GG” denotes the loop and sub- address with two digits, and “CCC” indicates the device address with three digits.
Send this report to the receiving station.

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Here is an example of an Advanced CID Report:

Figure 46 Advanced CID Report
In row 3 of Figure 46, the Circuit Number (CktNo) is 0, Loop is 1, Device Address (Addr) is 6, and Sub-Address (Sub-Addr) is 1, the Contact ID (GG CCC) appears as CID (11 006).
GG represents the loop and sub-address. In this example, 11 represents loop 1 and sub address 1. See table 27 for the complete list of correspondences.
CCC is the device address. In this example, 006 represents device address 6.

G G Loop 01 0 02 0 03 0 04 0 05 0 06 0 07 0 08 0 09 0 40 0 41 0 42 0 43 0 44 0 45 0 46 0 47 0 48 0 49 0

Table 27 Contact ID Loop and Sub-Address Conversion Table

Subaddress

G G Loop Subaddress

G G Loop Subaddress

1

11 1

1

21 2

1

2

12 1

2

22 2

2

3

13 1

3

23 2

3

4

14 1

4

24 2

4

5

15 1

5

25 2

5

6

16 1

6

26 2

6

7

17 1

7

27 2

7

8

18 1

8

28 2

8

9

19 1

9

29 2

9

10

50 1

10

60 2

10

11

51 1

11

61 2

11

12

52 1

12

62 2

12

13

53 1

13

63 2

13

14

54 1

14

64 2

14

15

55 1

15

65 2

15

16

56 1

16

66 2

16

17

57 1

17

67 2

17

18

58 1

18

68 2

18

19

59 1

19

69 2

19

G G Loop 31 3 32 3 33 3 34 3 35 3 36 3 37 3 38 3 39 3 70 3 71 3 72 3 73 3 74 3 75 3 76 3 77 3 78 3 79 3

Subaddress 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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5.8 Common System Status
This list appears in the top right pane when the Common System Status item is selected in the Job Tree.
System Statuses are virtual inputs that can be correlated to outputs. For example:
· Correlate a signal circuit to operate as a power supply. (using Init Done). · Customize the Fire Drill operation. · Correlate a relay to operate on Reset Command (using Sys Reset).
5.9 Input Summary and Output Summary
The Job Tree always contains an Input Summary and Output Summary item. Select either of these items to see a list of all of the circuits on the job.
The Input Summary gives an Input UDACT reference number and tag required for programming by the Central Monitoring Station. On products that support them, this list may include Correlatable Switches. These do not have a value in the Loop and Address columns.
The Output Summary gives an output UDACT reference number and tag required for programming by the Central Monitoring Station.

5.10 Subsequent Alarm Per Zone

5.10.1

This feature lets you assign input devices to zones. The LEDs of the RAX- 1048TZDS act as zones.
If an alarm is activated in a zone, and the signals are silenced, then a subsequent alarm in the same zone does not resound the signals.
Configuration
To configure Subsequent Alarm Per Zone for a job: 1. In the Job Details section of the job you want to edit, enable the Subsequent Alarm Per
Zone option.

Figure 47 Job Details
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2. Add Correlations – Signal(s) a. Right-click on each input device and click on Add Correlations to initiate adding Signal(s).
Figure 48 Add correlations to each input device b. Choose the Signal(s) you wish to add.
Figure 49 Select Signal(s) 3. Add a Display Adder – RAX-1048 TZ (DS)
a. Click Insert in the top panel or right-click on Main Display and select Add Display Adder.
Figure 50 Add Display Adder b. Select RAX-1048 TZ (DS).
Figure 51 Select Adder Type
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4. Create Zones. a. Click on RAX-1048 TZ (DS) under Main Display. b. To create a zone, double-click on an unassigned zone Type and assign a zone. For this process select Ipt Zone.
Figure 52 Select type of zone 5. Correlate devices to each Zone.
a. Right-click on each zone you’ve created to add a correlation.
Figure 53 Add correlations to each zone b. Choose the devices you wish to add to the zone.
Figure 54 Add device(s) to zone
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Operation
Below are three scenarios that explain the operation of the Subsequent Alarm Per Zone.

NAC-1

Device 1

Device 2

Zone 1

Device 3

Device 4

Zone 2

NAC-2

Figure 55 Scenario 1 Table 28 Scenario 1 steps and results

Step Activate Device 1 in Zone-1 Perform Signal Silence Activate Device 2 in Zone-1 Activate Device 3 in Zone-2 Perform Signal Silence Activate Device 4 in Zone-2

Result NAC-1 is activated NAC-1 is silenced Buzzer activated (NACs remain silent) NAC-1 and NAC-2 are activated NAC-1 and NAC-2 are silenced Buzzer activated (NACs remain silent)

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Device 1

Device 2

Zone 1

NAC-1 NAC-2

Device 3

Device 4

Zone 2

NAC-3 NAC-4

Figure 56 Scenario 2 Table 29 Scenario 2 steps and results

Step Activate Device 1 in Zone-1 Perform Signal Silence Activate Device 2 in Zone-1 Activate Device 3 in Zone-2 Perform Signal Silence Activate Device 4 in Zone-2

Result NAC-1, NAC-2, NAC-3 and NAC-4 are activated NAC-1, NAC-2, NAC-3 and NAC-4 are silenced Buzzer activated (NACs remain silent) NAC-1, NAC-2, NAC-3 and NAC-4 are activated NAC-1, NAC-2, NAC-3 and NAC-4 are silenced Buzzer activated (NACs remain silent)

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NAC-1

Device 1

Device 2

Device 4

Device 5

NAC-2

Device 3

Zone 1

Zone 2

NAC-3

Figure 57 Scenario 3 Table 30 Scenario 3 steps and results

Step Activate Device 1 in Zone-1 Perform Signal Silence Activate Device 2 in Zone-1 Activate Device 3 in Zone-1 Activate Device 4 in Zone-2 Perform Signal Silence Activate Device 5 in Zone-2

Result NAC-1 is activated NAC-1 is silenced Buzzer activated (NACs remain silent) Buzzer activated (NACs remain silent) NAC-1, NAC-2 and NAC-3 are activated NAC-1, NAC-2 and NAC-3 are silenced Buzzer activated (NACs remain silent)

Add Items to the Job

Add a Loop Controller (FX-401 Only)

To add an ALC-480 Dual Loop Adder
1. Click Insert, then click Add Loop Controllers. Loop 2 and Loop 3 appear in the Job Tree under Base I/O.

Add Annunciator

To add an annunciator

1. Click Insert, then click Add Annunciators. 2. In the Add Annunciator window enter the following information:

Table 31 Add Annunciator

Name

Description

Select Type

Select the type of Annunciator to be added to the job.

Number to add

Edit this number to add more than one Annunciator to the job.

Tag

Not used.

Add

Click Add to add the annunciator. The Job Tree shows the new

Annunciator. If the limit for the job is exceeded an error message

appears.

3. Click Close to close the Add Annunciator window.

Add Correlations

The Add Correlations window shows a tab for every category of circuit or display item that can be correlated to the items selected in the Details Pane.
The content of each tab is updated as correlations are added or deleted so that the window always shows the items that are available.

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To add correlations 1. From the Details Pane right click an item and select Add Correlations. The Add Correlations window appears.
Figure 58 Add Correlations Window 2. Select the items to be correlated, then click the Add button.
You can hold down the Ctrl key to select multiple rows. 3. Click Close to close the window.
6.4 Add Device
To add devices 1. In the Job Tree, select a loop.
2. Click Insert, then click Add Device.
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The Add Devices window appears.

6.4.1

Figure 59 Add Devices window

3. Enter the following information:

Table 32 Add Device

Name

Description

Type

The major device type.

Options

The available options depend on the device.

Process As

Choose the type of alarm that you want to associate with this device.

Address

Specify the address for the new device. This defaults to the lowest available address for the chosen type.

Number to Add

Specify how many devices to add by changing the Number to add value. The Configurator attempts to allocate the devices sequentially, starting with the address you selected.

4. Click Add. If there are not enough addresses, an error message appears. · Click OK to cancel the procedure. The Configurator does not add any devices. After the operation is complete, the window remains open. The Address value is adjusted to account for the devices just added. If there are no available addresses for the chosen Type, then the Add button is disabled.
5. Click Close to close the window.
Device Addressing
MIX-4000 series device addresses are in the form n.n. · The number before the period represents the address that is set on the device with the programming tool (the physical address). · The number after the period is a subaddress. This is a virtual address that the Configurator uses to refer to the device. A device has one physical address but can have many subaddresses.

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For example, when you add a Photo (4010) with the physical address 1, it appears as an entry with the address 1.1.
Figure 60 Photo (4010) with the address 1 Some devices have two or more subaddresses. When you add one of these devices, additional subaddresses are automatically created for the additional inputs or outputs. For example, a PhotoH 135 (4020) with the address 1 has the following entries:
· PhotoH 135 (4020): 1.1 (first input) · Heat: 1.2 (second input)
Figure 61 PhotoH 135 (4020) with the address 1 A class B Dual Input (4040/1) with the address 1 has the following entries:
· Dual Input (4040/1): 1.1 (first input) · Input: 1.2 (second input)
Figure 62 Class B Dual Input (4040/1) with the address 1 A class B 12-Input (4040-M) with the address 1 has the following entries:
· 12-Input (4040-M): 1.01 (first input) · Input: 1.02 (second input) · Input: 1.03 (third input) · Input: 1.04 (fourth input) · Input: 1.05 (fifth input) · Input: 1.06 (sixth input) · Input: 1.07 (seventh input) · Input: 1.08 (eighth input) · Input: 1.09 (ninth input) · Input: 1.10 (tenth input) · Input: 1.11 (eleventh input)
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· Input: 1.12 (twelfth input)

6.4.2

Figure 63 Class B 12-Input (4040-M) with the address 1
Add a Base to a Device
When you add some devices (for example the Photo (4010)), you have the option to add a base to the sensor head.
· NAB (Non-Addr. Base): non-addressable base · ASB (Addr. Sounder Base): addressable sounder base · ARB (Addr. Relay Base): addressable relay base · ALB (Addr. Low-Freq Base): not used

Figure 64 Base selection When you add a device with an addressable base, the base is assigned a subaddress. For example, a Photo (4010) at address 1.1 has an addressable sounder base at 1.2.
Figure 65 Photo (4010) with addressable sounder base
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6.4.3

Add a Class A or Class B Device
Some devices have the option of being class A or class B. By default, these devices are class B.
For example, a Dual Input (4040/1) has two entries by default.

Figure 66 Class B Dual Input (4040/1) If you select Class A in the Options menu when you add the device, then it has one entry.

6.4.4

Figure 67 Class A Dual Input (4040/1)
Convert a Device to Class A or Class B
To convert a class B device to class A, follow these steps: 1. Double-click Class B in the Options column for the device.
2. Select Class A in the menu that appears.

6.4.5

Figure 68 Convert a device to class A
The Configurator deletes subaddresses as necessary.
To convert a class A device to class B, select Class B in the Options column. The Configurator adds subaddresses as necessary.
Add a Manual Station
To add a manual station, for example MS-402MP or MPS-810MP(U), follow these steps: 1. In the Add Devices window, select Dual Input (4040/1) in the Type menu.
2. Click the Options menu, and select Class A for a single stage manual station and Class B for a two stage manual station.
3. Select Alarm Input in the Process as menu. 4. Click Add.

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For example, to add a two stage manual station like MS-402MP, add Dual Input (4040/1) and select Class B in the Options menu. The first input is the pull handle and the second input is the stage two key.
Figure 69 Two stage manual station To add a single stage manual station like MPS-810MP(U), add Dual Input (4040/1) and select Class A in the Options menu.
Figure 70 Single stage manual station By default, Dual Input (4040/1) is added as class B. To convert a class B device to class A, follow the steps in section 6.4.4.
6.5 Add Display Adder
Figure 71 Add Display Adder window To add a display adder
1. In the Job Tree, right-click one of the listed annunciators and select Add Display Adder. The Add Display Adder window appears.
2. From the drop down menu select the desired Display Adder. 3. Click Add. 4. Click Close to close the Add Display Adder window.
6.6 Add IPS-2424DS and IPS-4848DS
Add an IPS-2424DS 1. Select the annunciator or display adder that you want to add the IPS-4848 to.
2. Click Insert in the menu bar, then click Add Display Adder. 3. Select 24 Sw Adder in the Select Adder Type pulldown menu. 4. Click Add.
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Add an IPS-4848DS 1. Select the annunciator or display adder that you want to add the IPS-4848 to.
2. Click Insert in the menu bar, then click Add Display Adder. 3. Select 48 Sw Adder in the Select Adder Type pulldown menu. 4. Click Add.
6.7 Configure IPS-2424DS and IPS-4848DS to Operate a Bypass Group
You can correlate any input or output device to a group, as well as an LED to indicate its status. After an LED is correlated to a bypass group, it will be used exclusively to indicate the status of that group and it can not be used for other purpose. Create a bypass switch
1. Select the 24 Sw Adder or 48 Sw Adder. By default, all the switches are unassigned.
2. Double-click in the Type column for a switch, and select Byp Zone. In Figure 72, switch 0 on the 24 Sw Adder is a bypass switch.
Figure 72 Bypass switch Create a bypass group
1. Select Bypass Groups under Base I/O. 2. Click Insert in the menu bar, then click Add Group.
A new bypass group appears with the name New Grp.
Figure 73 New bypass group 3. Double-click the name of the new group and type a descriptive name. 4. Right-click the bypass group, then click Add Correlations.
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The Select items to add window appears.
Figure 74 Select items to add to bypass group 5. Select the devices that you want to add. To select more than one device, hold down the
Ctrl key and click the devices. 6. Click Add. 7. In the Select items to add window, click the Display tab and select the adder switch to
assign to this bypass group, then click Add. Figure 75 shows the bypass switch created in “Create a bypass switch” on page 64
Figure 75 Add switch to bypass group 8. Click Close.
6.8 Delete Correlations
To delete a correlation 1. Click the correlation, then click the Edit menu, then click Delete Item. Hold down the Shift key to select more than one correlation at once.
2. Click Yes to delete the correlation.

Manage the Database

The database stores all jobs and their information. You can back up, restore or compact databases.
Backup Database
The Backup Database command makes a copy of the Master Database.
Note: If the Keep Only Latest Versions After Backup option is enabled in User Preferences, old versions of each job in your main database will be deleted when you back up the database. Only the latest version of each job will be kept.

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Figure 76 Backup Database
To back up the database
1. Click File > Backup Database. The file location specified in the User Preferences appears. The file name is in the form YYYY-MM-DD.mdb.
2. Click Save. A popup window appears notifying you of a successful backup.
The backup can be used by the Restore Database command to recover all of the jobs in the database. You can also use the Import command to recover selected jobs from a backup. Backup your Master Database often and store a copy of the resulting file on a CD or other media.
Restore Database
The Restore Database command reads a database file and imports every job found there, after first deleting all of the jobs in the current database. If the backup database was produced

by an older version of the configuration tool, all necessary conversion is performed. Conversion is sometimes necessary when a new version of the configuration tool is released. The install program makes a backup and instructs you to run Restore Database to convert all of your jobs.

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Warning: When you restore from an older backup you will lose any changes that have been made since the time of the backup.

Figure 77 Restore Database To restore a database
1. Click File > Restore Database and a warning appears.
Figure 78 Restore Database 2. Click Yes to continue. 3. The file location specified in the User Preferences appears and the file name is in the form
YYYY-MM-DD.mdb. 4. Select the desired database and click Open.
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A popup window appears notifying you of a successful restore.
Compact Database
A database that has been the subject of many deletions and additions can become fragmented and occupy more space than required. Compact Database runs a standard MSAccess utility to recover the space and improve performance.
Note: This may take several minutes for a large database.

To compact a database
1. Click File > Compact Database. A status window appears. There is no further notification.

Manage Jobs

Create a New Job

Figure 79 Create Job window

To create a new job

1. Click Job, then click New Job. The Create Job window appears.
2. Enter the information in Table 33, then click OK.

Table 33 New Job

Name

Description

Enter description for new job

This name, which should be unique, identifies the job throughout its lifetime. Note that in a multi-product environment the same job name cannot be used for jobs of different products, even if you do not currently have access to all possible products. An error message appears if the name is not unique. The error message helps you identify duplicates that belong to other products or brands.

Author

The technician who is creating the new job. The default is automatically inserted but can be overridden.

Comments (Must be entered) Enter a comment. It can span multiple lines. This becomes part of the job’s version history.

Model

Choose the panel model for your new job.

Template (optional)

Select a template to start from.

Copy current job data

As an alternative to choosing a template and panel model, check this box to make a copy of the job which is currently open in the Configurator.

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8.2 Open Job
Figure 80 Select Job and Version window The Open Job command lets you select a job and version in the database and open it. The Select Job list shows all of the jobs in the database. Click the column heading to sort the jobs by:
· Job Number · Job Description · Product (where more than one product is supported) The Select Version list shows all of the versions of the selected job. This includes the date and a description. To open a job 1. Click Job, then click Open Job.
The Select Job and Version window appears. 2. Select the Job and click OK.
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8.3 Import Job
Figure 81 Import Job window The Import Job command imports a selected job version from an external database or serialized job archive as created by the Export Job or Backup Database commands. and converts the job to the current version if necessary. Choose the type (MDB or Serialized Archive) and location of the file to read. The location defaults to the Job File folder specified in User Preferences. If the selected type is MDB, then the Microsoft Access database (usually a database that resulted from a Backup Database) is opened. A list, similar to the Open Job window, displays jobs contained in the database. The chosen job is copied to the current database. If the version of the source database is not too old (no forward conversion is possible) and is not younger than the current database, then any necessary conversion is performed. If the database version is not compatible, an error appears. If the selected type is fx2job (a serialized archive, usually the result of Export Job) then the Jobs found in the archive’s index are listed. The program converts the job to the current standard, and stores the job in the database. If the same job (identified by its name) is already in the database, then the next highest version number is assigned to the job. If a job with the same name is not on the database, then a new job is created. To import a job
1. Click Job > Import Job. The Select a file to import from window appears.
2. Select the Job and click OK.
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8.4 Export Job

8.5
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Figure 82 Export Job window

Use the Export Job command to share a job, for example between technicians. The fx2job format results in a very small file, suitable for electronic transmission.

By default, the file is given a name Jobnn-vv where nn is the job number and vv is the version. You can change the name to make it easier to identify the job.

To export a job

1. Click Job > Export Job and the Export Job window appears. 2. Select the file type to export.

Table 34 Export Job

Name

Description

.mdb

A Microsoft Access database containing a single job is produced.

.fx2Job

A compact archive file is produced.

OpenGN

Not used.

OpenGN Phase II Select this file type to produce an XML file to import into OpenGN.

3. Click Save.

New Version

To create a new job version
1. Click Job > New Version. The New Job Version window appears.
2. Enter the name of the technician making the change, any related comments and click OK.

Delete Job Version

Deleting the Job Version deletes the currently open Job from the Database. When a job is deleted, it will no longer be accessible from the Version History window.

To delete the currently open job version 1. Click Job > Delete Job Version. A window appears asking if you want to permanently delete the currently open version.
2. Click OK.
8.7 Version History

Figure 83 Version History window

The version history of the current job is displayed in list form, beginning with the most recent version.

Table 35 Version History

Name

Description

Number Date

The version number. Each time a new version is created, either with the New Version command or by getting a job from the panel or an archive, a new version number is assigned.
The date and time the version was created.

Changed by

The user who created the version.

Description

The description, which was entered when the new job version was created.

Type

Uploaded: the new job version was a result of a Get Job.

New Job: the user created a new version manually.

Status

Locked: the job has been sent to the panel and cannot be edited.

Editable: the job is editable.

To open the Version History Window
1. Click Job > Version History. The version history window appears. 2. Click OK to close the window.

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8.8 Compare Job Versions
For details on Comparing Jobs and Differences mode see section 12.0 on page 93.

Figure 84 Select Job to Compare window

Table 36 Select Job to Compare

Name

Description

Primary Job

This field lists the job number and version that the secondary job should be compared with.

Secondary Job to compare

Use the combination of Job and Version to select the secondary job. Normally you would choose a newer version of the same job. You cannot choose the same Job and Version for Primary and Secondary.

You can sort the list of secondary jobs by Job Number, Description or Product.

Show Identical Items

Check this box if you want to see not only changes, but also those items that stayed the same. Normally you would leave this unchecked. Differences are easier to see and Print generates less output if identical items are not included.

Advanced Options

Click Advanced Options to open the Advanced Options window. Here you can change some of the more advanced filtering options. They are checked by default and in most situations do not need to be changed.

See section 8.8.1.

To compare jobs
1. Click Job > Compare Job Versions. The Select Job to Compare window appears.
2. Select the Secondary Job, Version, if you would like to show identical Items and any Advanced Options. For more information see section 8.8.1.
3. Click OK to open Differences Mode.

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8.8.1 Advanced Compare Options

Figure 85 Advanced Compare Options window

Table 37 Advanced Compare Options

Name

Description

Modified

Check this box to include any item that has been modified. (Modified means that it is the same adder, circuit, or switch but some attribute has been changed.) You should only uncheck this box if you do not want to see items that have been modified.

Present only in Secondary Job

Check this box to include items that are only present in the secondary job. This means that Loop Adders, Annunciators, Display Adders, and circuits that were not on the primary job are included. You should only uncheck this box if you do not want to have new additions reported.

Present only in Primary Job

Check this box to include items that were only present in the primary job. This means that Loop Adders, Annunciators, Display Adders, and circuits that were removed from the primary job are included. You should only uncheck this box if you do not want to have deletions reported.

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Notes: Filtering of Present only in Secondary and Present only in Primary do not apply when presenting the tree. The tree is shown in its entirety, regardless of these settings. The filtering is only applied to the Device, Display Item and similar

lists. It is intended to make it easy to see what components have been physically

added or removed from the job.

Correlations are not considered to be items in this context. If a correlation was added, then that is effectively a modification to the item that received the correlation.

If you check Present only in Secondary, or Present only in Primary, or both, but you do not check Modified, then the items that have only had correlation changes are not included.

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8.9 8.10

Validate Job
To validate a job 1. Click Job > Validate Job. If there are errors with the job, a window appears with a message about the errors.
Edit Job
When you open a job, whether by getting it from the panel or opening it from the database, it is locked by default, and you must unlock it in order to edit it. Edit a job
· Click Job > Edit Job. If you try to edit a locked job that has not been sent to a panel, a message appears asking if you want to make it editable.

Figure 86 This job is protected against unintentional edits
· Click Yes to unlock the job.
If you try to edit a job that has been sent to a panel, a message appears saying that you should create a new version. See section 8.5 on page 72.

Figure 87 This job version has already been built or downloaded to the panel

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Work with the Panel

9.1 Connect

Figure 88 Connection window

To connect to the panel

1. Select a connection type.

Table 38 Connection

Name

Description

Direct Serial

Select this option if you have connected a serial cable directly from the serial port (or USB or UIMA4) of your computer to the fire alarm panel.

Modem

Select this option if the fire alarm panel is capable of being programmed remotely.

Telephone Number Enter the phone number to which the fire alarm panel is connected.

2. Click Connect. After a connection has been established a window might appear saying that the panel time and the PC time do not match.
3. Click Yes. The Update Panel Time window appears.
4. Set the time and click OK. A window appears saying that the time has been updated.
5. Click OK.

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9.2 Send Job
To send a job to the panel 1. Click Panel > Send Job.
2. Click Yes. Once the job has been successfully sent a confirmation window appears.
3. Click OK.
9.3 Get Job
To get a job from the panel 1. Click Panel > Get Job. The Create Job window appears.
2. Enter the job information and click OK. Once the job has been retrieved a confirmation window appears.
3. Click OK.
9.4 Panel Information
This command displays information on the panel and the Configurator, with options to view more detail. The information includes:
· The Product Version · Name and Version of the job currently loaded on the panel · Panel Model · The Date it was sent · The ESD and Tech who sent or owns the job. (For products secured with a key) · Security Key SIN. (For products secured with a key) · Config Version · Date and Time Last Changed · Number of times auto configured · The Panel Time
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Click the Update button to update the panel time with the time from the Configurator for those products that support the feature.

9.4.1

Figure 89 Panel Information
Advanced Panel Information
Click the Advanced button to see more information. This information may not appear for all annunciators.
The following information is displayed: · Node – address · Type – CPU Type · Version – current firmware version (n/a for RA1000) · Language – language in firmware (standard messages/menu etc.) · System Type – one of the following: · Compact Build · Large Build · HW Type – “base” or “Exp. Master” for the Large board · HW Vers – currently always VX.X.X · Status – one of the following: · Online · Not responding · Wrong type (configured as “xxxx” ) · Unconfigured CPU · Firmware version mismatch · Address mismatch (configured as node xx) · Offline trouble: xxx xxx

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9.5
9.6
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Figure 90 Advanced Panel Information
Event Log
The Event Log window has two tabs, one for the General log and one for the Alarm log. The operations of each tab are identical. When the window appears, the currently active tab reads information from the panel and displays it.
A status field at the bottom of the window shows the progress of displaying the events. Events are shown on a list with the columns: No., Date and Time and Event Description. Scroll the list up or down to see more events. New events are automatically added to the top of the list.
You can stop the process of displaying the events by clicking the Stop button. To re-load the list, click the Refresh button.
Click the Export button to export the list of the active tab to a CSV file. The CSV file can be imported to spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel for further analysis.
Click Close to close the window.
Upgrade Firmware through the Micro-B USB Port on the Core Board
Attention: Follow the instructions in this section only if the panel’s plug-in core board has a sticker showing “SO-289 v3.0.1” or “SO-479 v3.0.1” (or a number higher than 3.0.1).
If the panel’s plug-in core board does NOT have a sticker showing “SO-289 v3.0.1” or “SO-479 v3.0.1” (or a number higher than 3.0.1), follow the instructions in section 9.7 on page 84.
In some cases, the CPU light will flash during the firmware upgrade process. This is normal.

You need the following items in order to upgrade the firmware on the FX-400 and FX-401:
· Windows 10 computer with a USB port. · USB A plug to micro-B plug cable. · MGC-400 Series Configuration Utility (the Configurator). · A copy of the firmware.

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Upgrade the firmware
1. Connect the USB cable to a USB port on the computer, and to the USB port on the FX400/401 plug-in core board. This port is labeled P5.
Micro-B USB Port

JW4 JW5

Core Board

Figure 91 Micro-B USB Port on the core board
2. In the MGC-400 Configurator, click File – User Preferences. 3. In the Serial Port menu, select the COM port that the USB cable is using.

Figure 92 Select the COM port in User Preferences
4. Click OK to close the User Preferences window. 5. Click Panel > Upgrade Firmware.

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The Upgrade Firmware Wizard appears:
Figure 93 Upgrade Firmware Wizard 6. Click Browse and select the firmware file. 7. Click Next. 8. Follow the instructions in the next window:
a. Disconnect AC power and batteries in order to fully remove power from the panel. b. Disconnect the micro-B USB cable from the plug-in core board. c. Remove the jumper from JW4 on the plug-in core board and place it on JW5. d. Reconnect the micro-B USB cable to the plug-in core board.
Figure 94 Upgrade Firmware Wizard 9. Click Next.
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A window appears showing the firmware upgrade status.
Figure 95 Upgrade Firmware Wizard: Sending file 10. After the file is sent successfully, click Next.
Figure 96 Upgrade Firmware Wizard: The panel is upgraded successfully
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11. On the next window, click Finish.I

Figure 97 Upgrade Firmware Wizard: Click Finish to complete the process
12. Disconnect the micro-B USB cable. 13. Remove the jumper from JW5 and place it on JW4.

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Note: During normal operation, the JW4 jumper is closed and the JW5 jumper is open.

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14. Restore power to the panel.
Upgrade Firmware through the Main Board
Attention: Follow the instructions in this section only if the panel’s plug-in core board does NOT have a sticker showing “SO-289 v3.0.1” or “SO-479 v3.0.1” (or a number higher than 3.0.1).
If the panel’s plug-in core board DOES have a sticker showing “SO-289 v3.0.1” or “SO-479 v3.0.1” (or a number higher than 3.0.1), follow the instructions in section 9.6 on page 80 above.
In some cases, the CPU light will flash during the firmware upgrade process. This is normal.

You need the following items in order to upgrade the firmware on the FX-400 and FX-401 by connecting to the main board:
· Windows 7 or Windows 10 computer with a serial or USB port · MGC-400 Series Configuration Utility (the Configurator). · A copy of the firmware. · MGC- CONFIG-KIT4 Fire Panel Configuration Kit (this kit includes the cables required to
connect the computer to the Fire Alarm Control Panel)

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1. Connect the laptop to the panel using one of the methods shown in section 1.4.1 on page 20.
2. In the MGC-400 Configurator, click File – User Preferences. 3. In the Serial Port menu, select the COM port that the cable is using.
Figure 98 Select the COM port in User Preferences 4. Click OK to close the User Preferences window. 5. Click Panel > Upgrade Firmware. 6. The Upgrade Firmware Wizard appears.

Figure 99 Firmware Upgrade Wizard

7. Click Next.

8. Follow the instructions on the screen to upgrade the firmware.

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Attention: The instructions in the Upgrade Firmware Wizard include moving the jumpers on the core board. The FX-400 and FX-401 core board is shown

below.

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Figure 100 Jumpers on the FX-400 and FX-401 core board
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10.0 Tools Menu

10.1 10.2
10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8

Extract All DB
This command extracts every job on the database and produces an individual database file for each. It has the same effect as running Export Job for every job. Unlike Export Job, you do not have the choice of making a compact serial archive (FX2Job).
Validate All
This command validates the latest version of every job on the database. It also produces a C file for each job and stores it in the Job Build folder. It has the same effect as using Validate Job on each job. Before the process starts, it displays the Build Job dialog so that you can specify the version of the product to be built.
Build Job
This command validates and builds the current job, producing a C file in the Job Build folder. It performs the build assuming the latest product version.
Build Job (old versions)
This command validates and builds the current job, producing a C file in the Job Build folder. It first shows the Build dialog so that you can choose the product version. You can use this command to produce the C files for older versions of the panel.
Link Statistics
This command displays statistics for the connection between the Configurator and the fire alarm panel.
Log Send
Toggle the current state of the “dump on send” option. Causes the “.c” file to be produced and dumped on a Get Job.
Log Get
Toggle the current state of the “dump on get” option. Causes the “.c” file to be produced and dumped on a Send Get.
Log Comms
Toggles logging of serial communications.
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10.9 Trace

Toggles the current state of the trace option. When turned on this causes debug information to be written to a trace file

10.10 Display Structure

This utility allows you to view the contents of a panel data structure. You have the option of continually retrieving and displaying the same structure at a refresh rate you specify. You can also log the results to a file.

To display a structure

1. Connect to the panel and click Display Structure under the Tools menu (you must have selected Show Tools Menu under preferences). The following dialog appears.
2. Choose the CPU.
3. Choose the Structure on that CPU. Loop structures are qualified with a loop number. e.g. gLCUPollData – Loop 2.
4. Choose the entry (for Poll Data there is one entry per device, other structures may be organized differently.
5. Choose how many entries to display. The maximum is adjusted automatically to compensate for the selected start entry.

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Note: The actual entries on the panel may be less than the maximum. If you choose a start entry higher than the actual number of entries on the panel, an error message appears. If you choose a number of entries greater than those actually

on the panel, only those that are present are displayed.

6. You can get a “one shot” display by pressing Refresh. 7. To run continuously, select a refresh rate and press Start. 8. To log to file check the Log To File box and specify a destination file. 9. You can adjust the refresh rate, the start entry and the number of entries while the display
is running. They take effect after the next interval has expired. 10. To view a different structure you must first press stop.

10.11 External Bus

Toggles the “Use External Bus” setting. When turned on, this signals that the Configurator is connected to the External Bus of the panel.

10.12 About MGC-400 Series Configuration Utility

Displays the copyright notice and version number of your copy of the Configuration Utility.

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10.13 Paste Special – Circuits, Adders or Entire Loops
This window appears in response to a Paste Special when pasting circuits, conventional adders or entire loops.

Figure 101 Paste Special

The text summarizes what is being pasted and its destination, for example pasting three devices to loop 2.

Table 39 Paste Special – Circuits, Adders or Entire Loops

Name

Description

Number of copies

Enter the number of copies to make. The paste operation attempts to make the specified number of copies. If the capacity of the destination is exceeded a message appears saying how many copies were successfully made.

Copy I/O correlations

Check this box to include I/O correlations in the copy.

Copy display correlations Check this box to include display correlations in the copy.

Retain Address

Check this box to retain the same addresses on the copied devices. A message appears if this is not possible. Retain Address can fail if the destination loop controller does not have sufficient free addresses. Retain Address always fails if the source and destination are the same loop.

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10.14 Paste Special – Display Items, Display Adders or Annunciators
This window appears in response to a Paste Special when pasting display items, display adders or entire annunciators.

Figure 102 Paste Special

The text summarizes what is being pasted and its destination, for example pasting three display items to frame 0.

Table 40 Paste Special – Display Items, Display Adders or Annunciators

Name

Description

Number of copies

Enter the number of copies to make. The paste operation attempts to make the specified number of copies. If the capacity of the destination is exceeded a message appears saying how many copies were successfully made.

Make New Copy

Choose this option to make an unrelated replica of the source.

Copy Correlations

Check this box to copy the correlations from the source to the new items.

Make Reference Copy

Choose this option to make a reference copy of the source.

A regular copy is defined as follows.
The LEDs and switches are copied using newly assigned LED Grps.
Common Control Status LEDS are an exception – all similar types share the same Grp., for example a copied and pasted Signal Silence would retain the LED Grp of the source.
All attributes (tags, flags) are replicated.
If I/O Correlations is checked, then these too are assigned to the new copy. This is a “deep” copy.
If I/O Correlations is not checked, then of course they are not copied. This is the “shallow” copy.
A Reference copy is defined as follows.
New LEDs and switches are defined, but they retain the LED Grp of the source.
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If any 3 POSITION SLIDE SWITCH is encountered while attempting a “Reference Copy” of individual items, a complete adder or an entire annunciator, an error message is displayed and a roll back of the operation occurs. Both the new copy and the source (and any subsequent reference copies) are marked with an asterisk to warn you that the items are ‘linked” or cross referenced. A change to one (for example addition of correlations) affects the others.
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Correlations Pane

Programming a Fire Alarm Control Panel consists of correlating inputs to outputs. For example, you might correlate all the smoke detectors on the first floor to the speakers on the first and second floors, and smoke detectors on the second floor to the speakers on the first, second, and third floors, and so on.
Most of the primary lists (shown in the Details pane) are used in combination with correlations in the Correlations pane. The Correlation pane is a tabbed pane. Each tab shows a different category of circuit, display LED, and so on. See Figure 40.
Input Circuit Correlations
If the currently selected circuits are inputs then the correlation view has tabs for: · Signals · Relays · Display Points (for example Input Zone and Bypass)
Output Circuit Correlations
If the currently selected circuits are outputs then the correlation view has tabs for: · Alarm · Supv · Trouble · Monitor · Display Points (for example Output Zones and Bypass LEDs)
When you select Add Correlations, a window appears which displays the circuits and display items that can be correlated to the selected items in the top right pane.

Figure 103 Correlations window The Correlations window mirrors the Correlations pane. If a tab is selected on one, the same tab is automatically selected on the other. If multiple items are selected in the Details pane, then the Correlations Pane only shows those correlations that are common to all of them. This means that no correlations might be shown. If a mix of input and outputs are selected in the Details pane, then no correlations are shown.
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Differences Mode and Differences Report

Introduction

The Configurator can compare two jobs. The differences mode shows which elements have been added, removed or changed. The lists show in more detail which items have been modified or whether correlations have been added or removed.
In differences mode a report can be printed. The scope and depth of the print report can be chosen, similar to when printing a single job.
The differences report is intended primarily to provide the authorities with a detailed list of what has (and what has not) been changed. Such a report can used to justify only minor re-testing of an installation.

12.2 Primary and Secondary Job

The primary job is normally the older job, currently in service. It is the base against which the secondary job – the newer, modified job – is to be compared.
You normally first establish the primary job by opening it using the Job Menu and choosing the desired Job and Version. Then you invoke differences mode, where the secondary job is chosen.
This document occasionally refers to items that have been added or deleted. These terms are used with respect to the primary – assuming that the primary is the older job. There is nothing to prevent you from reversing this convention and establishing a newer job as the primary.

12.3 Initiating Differences Mode

12.3.1

Differences mode can be initiated either by selecting Compare Job Version from the Job Menu, or by clicking the Differences icon in the tool bar.
When you initiate Job Compare, the Job Compare Dialog is displayed.
Press OK to enter differences mode. This can take several minutes, as the program examines every component of each job and decides if it is added, removed or changed. Correlations are also compared during this phase. A changed correlation is reflected not only in the correlations list, but is propagated (as a modification) up to the device or circuit list and from there to the Device Loop in the job tree. A dialog is displayed to inform you of the progress of difference reporting and to allow the action to be canceled. If you cancel, the display reverts to the primary job, in normal mode.
Interpreting the results
When the comparisons have all been made, the jobs are presented as one job tree. See below.

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Figure 104 Differences The magnifying glass icon represents an item that has been modified, symbolizing that it warrants a closer look: some lower level attributes have changed. Items that have not changed have the green check mark icon, which means that there were no reportable changes on this item or any of its lower levels. If you chose a non-standard set of options and excluded, for example ‘items that are modified’, then a green check mark appears if there are modifications, but no deletions and additions. This is because you chose to ignore or exclude them. This icon is only used in the job tree. Items in lists are suppressed completely if you choose not to include items that are identical. If you include items that are identical, then they have no icon at all. This is to avoid clutter and aid readability of the lists. Notice that the Main Display itself did not change. None of its attributes were changed. The fact that some changes were made to its Base Control/annun. does not cause the Main Display itself to be marked as changed. An item that has been removed (is present on the primary job, but not present on the secondary) is depicted with this symbol.
And, conversely, items that have been added are identified with this symbol.
Where a minor modification to a form, a device, LED or switch has been made, two adjacent rows are presented. The attributes that remained the same are represented by ditto marks in the second row. Where the only difference between two list items is in its correlations, the magnifying glass symbol is used. Again, this means that you can click on it to view the actual changes: in this case, the correlations in the bottom, right pane.
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13.0

Printing
The print and print preview operations function just as in regular mode. In addition to choosing how much of the job to print, you can also decide whether to print Outputs with Input Correlations, Inputs with Output Correlations or Display Correlations.
If you chose to suppress identical items when you entered differences mode, then any node in the tree that is marked with a green check mark is not printed. Items whose only difference is in the lower level correlations are also not printed: only the actual correlations. On the printout the symbols – – > and < – – are used in place of the added and removed icons. The same symbols are used on pairs of lines to indicate which one is from the primary ( < — ) and secondary ( – – > ).
If the print range of the job was Complete Job, then you may decide to choose only one of Input or Output Correlations, since every input has a corresponding output somewhere on the job. Be aware that if the print range does not encompass the complete job, then selecting only Input or Output may not include all correlations.
The Input and Output summaries list any changes to the UDACT numbers to be reported to the authorities.
TIP: Print Preview works best if you maximize the Preview window (other windows can’t cover part of it, requiring a redraw when moved) and zoom in/out so that a complete out put page fits in the window (you don’t have to scroll to view other parts of a page, which would cause frequent redrawing).
When you initiate either Print or Print preview, the following dialog is displayed

Figure 105 Print Table 41 Print
Name
Print Range

Description
You can specify the range or scope of the print job using these controls.

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Table 41 Print (Continued)
Name
Complete Job
Current Node Current Node and Subnodes Outputs with Input Corrs Inputs with Output Corrs Display Corrs General Note – Correlations
Setup

Description
Regardless of what item in the Job Tree you currently have selected, the complete job is printed. The print program prints all of the details of the Base Panel, followed by all of its loops, main display, etc. Then it goes to the next major node of the tree (e.g Loop Adder, CPU 1), printing its details and all of its contained loops. This process continues in a depth first manner, until the entire job has been traversed and printed. Each node of the tree is started on a new page.
If you choose this option, the print job is restricted to details of the tree node or job component that you currently have selected in the Job Tree. No details of contained loops, etc. are printed.
this option prints details of the currently selected tree node and all of its sub-items (and those items’ sub-items, if any).
If this box is checked, then the Inputs correlated to Output circuits are printed in addition to the regular print. This is done for any relevant tree nodes / loops that are included in the scope of the print job.
If this check box is checked, then the Outputs correlated to Input circuits are printed. Status correlations are included with this option. This is done for any tree nodes / loops that are included in the scope of the print job.
If this check box is checked, then the Display correlations are printed. This is done for any relevant tree nodes / loops that are included in the scope of the print job.
If a tree node has no correlations, then it is skipped entirely by the print program. If a tree node has correlations, then a header is printed for every “correlated from” device. Beneath it, and tabbed, are all of the devices to it. If it has none, the major header is still printed.
This button launches the standard Windows printer setup dialog. You may choose a printer other than the default, or select a different paper size. The print program is designed to fit all information on Letter sized paper (8 ½ by 11) in portrait orientation. You may also choose Legal sized paper (8 ½ by 14). The print program takes advantage of the longer paper and fit more devices on one page for lists and correlations. If you choose smaller paper the font will be scaled down accordingly (within practical limits).

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13.1

Table 41 Print (Continued)
Name
Pages

Description
this check box is only available when performing a print. It is disabled for print preview.
During preparation of a print preview or a print, the program makes one first pass through the tree nodes and loops that are in scope. It does this to calculate the page count. However, the program cannot insert the Max Page Number into the dialog because it is not known at that time.
If you need to repeat part of a print job (e.g. because the printer jammed part way through a job), then you must note the start page and the end page – up to the maximum number of calculated pages – and enter them in the From and To fields.
Generally, you can more easily control which portions of a job you wish to have printed by selecting a node in the tree and printing only that node.

Print Setup

Launch the standard Windows Print Setup dialog to specify the printer, paper size and orientation.

Figure 106 Print Setup
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