Siemens FS-250 Specifications

P/N 315-049353-6 (10.12.05) 8th Edition Siemens Building Technologies Fire Safety FireSeeker Fire Alarm Control Panel Model

10 REGULATORY STANDARDS The FS-250 control panel meets the requirements of industry and government regulatory agencies as noted. Federal Communicatio

14 CONTROL PANEL OPERATION OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS Standby Condition In normal standby operation, the green AC POWER ON LED should be illuminated and

15 If the initiating device and the panel are reset before the PAS timer times out, the alarm sequence is aborted. During the investigation period, a

16 Abort Function Input modules may be assigned to the “Abort” function. The abort type is selected when programming the releasing group. Failure of

17 Supervisory Conditions In case of a supervisory condition, the system supervisory LED activates (ON – flashing) and the sounder activates (ON – pu

18 ADDITIONAL OPERATING PROCEDURES In addition to the basic fire alarm instructions above, several features are included to facilitate maintenance an

19 History The last 2000 system events are time-tagged and recorded for review in the user level event history. This history is available to anyone w

20 FS-250 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Alarm Operation In case of alarm, the Alarm LED flashes, LCD displays alarm condition and the panel buzzer sounds s

21 FS-RD2 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Alarm Operation In case of alarm, the Alarm LED flashes, LCD displays alarm condition and the buzzer activates on-

22 FS-250 WITH RELEASING OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Pre-Alarm Operation In case of an alarm on one of the devices on a releasing zone, the Pre-Alarm LED

45 MAINTENANCE GENERAL The FS-250 provides a maintenance mode to allow for the setting and controlling of various features in the system. The mainte

46 QUICK TEST If the control unit has remote connections to the Fire Department or other monitor, be sure to disable the remote signals and notify

63 APPENDIX-C: TROUBLESHOOTING DEFINITIONS FOR EVENT HISTORY ENTRIES A. General ENTRY INDICATES ALARM General alarm ALRM Alarm AVCntr Alarm Verify

64 B. System Troubles ENTRY INDICATES AC Trouble AC input low or off AddrLp 1 DBLSHT Double short trouble on addressable loop 1 AddrLp 1 OPEN Open

65 C. System Events ENTRY INDICATES/NOTES Alarm Silenced MAIN, LCDxx shown on bottom line All AV Ctrs Clr All AV counters cleared AutoProgram Run

67 APPENDIX-E: ALARM VERIFICATION Alarm verification provides FS-250 with a way to verify an alarm from area type addressable smoke detectors connect

68 APPENDIX-F: APPLICATION SPECIFIC DETECTION Application Specific Detection (ASD) allows the system designer to program an HFP-11 detector’s sensit

69 APPENDIX-G: TESTING/MAINTENANCE If the system is connected to the fire department, etc., or actuates an internal system, disarm the appropriate ou

70 APPENDIX-H: LCD, CONTROLS AND INDICATORS The FS-250 has a sounder, 6 LEDs, 4 navigational push buttons adjacent to the LCD display (M1-M4), 3 dedi

71 The sounder operates as follows: SOUNDER Normally OFF – indicates that the system is in supervisory mode or all events in the system have been ac

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72 The events are displayed one at a time and cycle through a circular list once the first event or last event message is reached.

73 APPENDIX-I: GLOSSARY Alarm Signal. A signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action, such as an alarm for fire from a manual station,

74 Ground Fault. A trouble condition in which a low resistance has been detected between the system wiring and conduit ground. Initiating Device. A m

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1 INTRODUCTION CONTROL PANEL LIMITATIONS This control panel may not show an alarm condition without compatible initiating devices (smoke detectors,

2 PREFACE Along with the use of this instruction manual, the appropriate following standards and the manufacturer's instructions for initiating

9 GENERAL DESIGN FEATURES Environmental The FS-250 panels and its subassemblies are suitable for use in a dry, interior or protected location. Power