Please note that Site Configure information can be loaded from and saved to the panel. See Getting Connected to find out how to do this. Note some information will be loaded into other pages and saved when this page is saved.
The Site Configuration page allows editing and setting up of four functional and one non- functional areas of the panel.
The non-functional area is the main part of the dialogue and here you can enter both the clients and installation company's details. This information is retained in the software data file and is not saved to, or retrieved from the panel. It's function is purely to help identify the site and panel the data belongs to. To enter the site data, simply click on the relevant field and enter the details.
The Software Version window displays the firmware version that the panel was programmed with at the factory, this window is non-editable. The software version is found by loading panel data from the panel into the software.
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© <7/2008> Computionics Ltd. (C-TEC) The first of the four functional areas that affect the panel is shown in the dialogue below:
Normal String - The contents of the "Normal String" is displayed on bottom line of the LCD
display on the fire panel. The text length of this line is limited to 40 characters including spaces. This line is displayed during the normal operation of the fire panel.
Maintenance String - This is displayed on bottom line of the LCD display on the fire panel
when the maintenance date is reached. The text length of this line is limited to 40 characters including spaces.
Maintenance Date - This is by default set to <this day>/<this month>/2099. Use this to set the
date to trigger the next maintenance service. The maintenance string is displayed on the panel, on the day that the date occurs. This maintenance date is only sent to the panel if the "Send To Panel?" box is checked. This is to avoid existing maintenance dates being overwritten, or lost during data maintenance, when bringing data to and from the panel.
Time and Date
The next area is the time and date information. Instead of having to manually set the time and date on the panel, you can if you wish transfer the date and time from the PC (check it is correct and accurate). The transfer of the time and date is only sent to the panel if the "Send To Panel?" box is checked. An Auto Adjust DST (Daylight Saving Time) tick box is also available.
Access Level Codes
You can change the access level codes in this dialogue. By default the Access Level 2 code is 3333 and Access Level 3 code is 4444. Changing the codes is recommended, but
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ensure the authorised user is informed of the new Access Level 2 code and that this code is entered in the log book.
Occupied/Unoccupied Times
The last part of the dialogue, as shown below, refers to when the occupied or unoccupied times (can be referred to as Day/Night mode etc.) are set. The occupied/unoccupied times are used to change detector sensitivity during these times. Sensitivities are typically reduced to reduce false alarms during occupied times and sensitivities increased during unoccupied times. To set the sensitivity levels, refer to the Loop Summary page. Also refer to the device manufacturers data for information on sensitivity values. Please note different dependency options can be applied to occupied and unoccupied times (see Zone Configure). Also sounder volumes (manufacturers protocol allowing) may also be changed with respect to the occupied and unoccupied times and either to all sounders, or sounder groups (see Loop Summary).
The dialogue allows you set the start times for occupied and unoccupied, and the days those times will apply to. The 'Recalibrate at' time defaults to 04:00 and the fire panel has to recalibrate the detectors every 24 hours. It is sensible for the panel to recalibrate the detectors when the building is quiet or inactive, so if this particular installation is busy at 04:00, please select an appropriate time. If the fire panel is in a fire event during the
recalibration time, then recalibration will be suspended until the fire event is cleared and will be conducted as soon as possible.
The example dialogue below, shows settings that start the occupied (day) time at 08:00 and the unoccupied (night) time at 18:00. These times are applied from Monday through to Friday, because Saturday and Sunday are not ticked, they will remain at the last event, which is Friday and unoccupied. Saturday and Sunday will remain at this status, until the next event, which is Monday and occupied.
Note: If the time settings for the occupied (day) and unoccupied (night) are the same then this
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Enable Discovery Polling LED
Ticking this check box makes Apollo Discovery devices led pulse when they are polled during the normal operation of the panel.