1.7 FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS CODE OF PRACTICE ..........................4 1.8 EQUIPMENT WARRANTY ...............................4 2. PREMIER QUATRO OVERVIEW ................................5 2.1 ABOUT THE PREMIER QUATRO FIRE ALARM PANEL ......................5 FUNCTIONS REQUIRED BY EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 54 PART 2 ....................5 2.2 PANEL DESCRIPTION & DESIGN CONCEPT ..........................6 2.3 ADVANTAGES OF AN ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ....................7...
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 12.2 OUTPUTS AND DELAYS ..............................31 12.3 CONTROLS ..................................31 13. DISABLEMENT ....................................33 13.1 ZONE DISABLEMENT ................................33 13.2 DEVICE DISABLEMENT ...............................33 13.3 SOUNDER DISABLEMENT ..............................34 13.4 RELAY DISABLEMENT .................................34 TEST MODE ......................................
Like all electronic equipment, at the end of its working life this unit should not be disposed of in a refuse bin. It should be taken to a local reprocessing site as per the guidelines of the WEEE directive, for correct disposal. 1.5 EXPLANATION OF ACCESS LEVELS The Premier Quatro System has the following access levels. ACCESS LEVEL ACCESSED BY...
Care should be taken to ensure that the access method for each level is only available to suitably qualified personnel. 1.6 USING THIS MANUAL This manual explains, in a step-by-step manner, the procedure for the installation of the Premier Quatro Fire Alarm Control Panel. This Installation Manual must not be left accessible to the User.
The LCD display is 40 x 4 characters. FUNCTIONS REQUIRED BY EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 54 PART 2 The Premier Quatro fire alarm control panel provides the following mandatory and optional functions as prescribed by the European standard EN 54 Part 2.
Figure 1: Plan view of Quatro panel showing internal view of populated enclosure on the right & inside of hinged door on the left. The Premier Quatro panel is an analogue addressable fire alarm control panel designed to EN54 parts 2 & 4. It is available in 1, 2, 3...
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 2.3 ADVANTAGES OF AN ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM The table below lists the main advantages of addressable systems, and how our panels use them. FEATURE PREMIER AL PREMIER AD...
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 3. DESIGNING THE SYSTEM The first consideration when designing the fire alarm system is the type or category of fire protection that is required for the building. In the UK this is fully explained in the British Standard BS 5839-1:2002 + A2:2008. This contains guidance on how many smoke detectors, heat detectors, call points, sounders etc.
(Note that all cables should be at least 1mm2 cross section) On the Premier Quatro Panel the general recommendation would be to use standard fire resistant cable, such as GLT Exports Fire Defence Cable, Firetuff™ , FP200 or an equivalent. These cables are screened, and will provide good EMC shielding when properly grounded at the panel.
5. MOUNTING THE FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL The Premier Quatro comes with many cable entry holes. If another entry hole is required, it is strongly recommended that the panel door is removed to avoid accidental damage. Also, the back plate which holds the loop cards and power supply should be removed and stored in a safe place.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 6. CONNECTING MAINS & BATTERY POWER 6.1 CONNECTING THE MAINS POWER Figure 3: Power Supply PCB layout and Mains connection details The panel should be connected to mains supply by a 3A rated spur to the fuse box with 1mm2 to 2.5mm2 3-core cable. Nothing else should be connected to this supply.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 6.2 CONNECTING THE BATTERIES SOUNDER DETECTION MAINS CIRCUIT LOOP EARTH BAR Figure 4: Battery location and connection details. To calculate the exact requirement, use the equation in section 20. STANDBY BATTERY REQUIREMENTS.
7. ADDRESSABLE LOOP WIRING The Premier Quatro can be fitted with between 1 and 4 addressable loop cards. One addressable loop can be connected to each loop card. Addressable detectors, addressable call points, addressable loop powered sounders and several other interface units can be fitted to these loops.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 Pre-Commissioning Cable Checks +ve in to +ve out less than 24 ohms. -ve in to -ve out less than 24 ohms (may need to temporarily disable isolators to measure).
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 Zeta Input Output Unit Zeta Input Unit ZIOU (48-105) ZIU (48-100) Zeta Sounder Controller Circuit Zeta Zone Monitoring Unit ZSCC (48-110) ZTZM/4 Securetone 2 Addressable Sounder ZAS2/R (42-520) NB Flying leads (not shown) are for connection to detector base when used as base sounder.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 7.3 MAXIMUM LOOP LENGTH RECOMMENDATIONS With an addressable system, some care must be taken when calculating the appropriate cable gauge for the system. The main limitation is that during an alarm condition (maximum current draw), the voltage at all detectors must be at least 17 Volts with at least 5V of superimposed data signal.
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 7.5 DIP SWITCH ADDRESS SETTINGS - FULL TABLE SWITCHES SWITCHES SWITCHES ADDRESS ADDRESS ADDRESS OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF...
Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 8. SOUNDERS AND OUTPUTS The Sounders* in Sections 8.1 to 8.5 can be directly or indirectly connected to one of the 4 loops on Premier Quatro: 8.1 ADDRESSABLE STAND-ALONE SOUNDERS This type of sounder takes one of the 125 addresses available on each loop. The address is selected via DIP switches 1 to 7. It can be activated individually, or in groups related to its zone number, loop number or panel number (as determined by the cause and effect programmed).
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 S ND+ S ND- SOUNDER SOUNDER SOUNDER SOUNDER End of Line End of Line Resistor Resistor Note: If non-polarised alarm devices (e.g. some types of old mechanical bell, or a relay) are used, then a diode will have to be placed in line with the device to enable fault monitoring.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 8.8 FIRE RELAY (VOLTAGE FREE CHANGEOVER CONTACTS) Figure 6: Connections for fire relay, fault relay, conventional sounders and auxiliary DC outputs. The fire relay (R. ALARM) changes over in any fire condition, and can be used for driving local fire fighting equipment such as sprinkler systems, magnetic door holders, air conditioning shut off, auto diallers etc.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 9. FIELD DEVICE TERMINATION Connect loop Earth Screens to Earth Bar S+ S- ER+ R- E Figure 7: Connecting cables to the Quatro panel. All cables should enter the enclosure via the cable gland, and the cable shields must be connected to the steel EMC cable grounding plate.
At the final panel in the network, only the input connector is used. 10.3 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK There are 2 types of network card available for the Premier Quatro Panel. STANDARD NETWORK CARD GATEWAY NETWORK CARD The Standard Network card provides an RS485 repeater connection, and an RS252 Printer connection.
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 disrupt the network. It also reports the number of nodes found, as well as the Network address of the first and last device on the line. Isolated – There are no other nodes on the network. (This would be the situation if the network card is used for the printer output, for example).
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 10.4 REPEATER PANEL The Repeater Panel is used to remotely indicate the status of the CIE to which it is connected. The general fire and fault LED indications are repeated on the Repeater Panel. An alphanumeric display provides further fire / fault data. The Repeater also has its own control buttons to reset the CIE, start the sounders, stop the sounders, and silence its own internal buzzer.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 11. INITIAL SET UP 11.1 POWERING UP THE PANEL After the system has been installed, and the cabling checked and the Addresses of 13/04/11-15:07 SYSTEM NORMAL each device set via its DIP switch, connect the 1st loop to loop card 1, the 2nd loop to loop card 2 and so on, depending on the number of loops to be connected to the panel (maximum of 4 loops).
11.7 ADDRESS LABELS AND ZONES Premier Quatro is an addressable panel, i.e. it will indicate the address or location of a fire that has been detected. The address number of each point or device on each loop has already been selected according to its DIP switch setting. The installation engineer must now assign a label or location for each device, e.g.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 11.8 VIEWING DEVICE STATUS To view the status of any loop device (point): Turn the keyswitch clockwise to the Controls Enabled Position. The controls Active LED will light.
By selecting this function for a specific loop, a device’s indicating LED will flash every few seconds. (b) Printer Setup The network card for the Premier Quatro panel has a built in RS232 port. This is intended to be linked to a serial printer such as the Epson LQ300+, or the Maxatec 1014 The serial port can be configured to print selected events live, as they happen, or the user can go to the printer menu and choose to reprint events from a certain date.
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 To investigate how the entire menu command structure of the Quatro panel interlinks, refer to Section 18. This illustrates the command structure in a menu tree flowchart of the control keys.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 12. FIRE ALARM 12.1 INDICATIONS A fire is indicated on the Quatro panel by the COMMON FIRE red LED. The zonal location of the fire is indicated by one of the zonal indication red LEDs.
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 SILENCE BUZZER This control silences the panel’s internal buzzer which is always activated when a fire or a fault has been detected. RESET After a fire or false alarm has been fully investigated and dealt with, operating this control resets the fire alarm condition. The same control is used to reset from a fault condition.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 13. DISABLEMENT To aid commissioning and assist routine maintenance checks, various functions of the Quatro fire alarm system can be disabled as described below. 13.1 ZONE DISABLEMENT When a zone is disabled, the panel will not respond to any fault or fire signals it receives from DETECTORS from that zone.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 13.3 SOUNDER DISABLEMENT On the Quatro Panel, all sounders are disabled together through the User Menu. This affects The conventional sounder circuits, loop sounders, and any Platform (hidden) sounders When the sounders have been disabled, the Sounders Output Disablements LED will light up.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 TEST MODE 14.1 WHY USE TEST MODE To aid commissioning and assist routine maintenance check, a non-latching ‘one man test’ facility is available. When a detector, manual call point or input unit is triggered on any zone in Test, the Alarm sounders operate for approximately 10 seconds on and then switch off.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 15. FAULTS All faults are indicated by a flashing yellow LED. Faults can be divided into 2 types, “Faults” and “Device Faults”. Device Faults are any fault associated with a particular address on the loop.
16. EVENT LOGS In order to maintain useful system information, the Premier Quatro uses 4 separate event logs. All events, except Tests, are stored in the general log which has a capacity of 4096 events. Alarm events and Fault events are also stored in the Alarm log and Fault log, respectively.
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 The screen will show the event number, the total no. of alarms, the date, the EVENT <123>/512 01/07/09-12:34 time, the type of device that is in alarm, the address of the device in alarm, which MCP Alarm (0.1.64)
Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 17. CAUSE AND EFFECT (ACTIONS) The Premier Quatro system has very comprehensive Cause and Effect capabilities (known in the panel menu as Actions). The Default factory configuration is that any alarm will activate all outputs on the panel.
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 Modify Action Number 5. Total Actions 10. ACTION MODIFICATION <0005>:0010 DLY:060 Panel Gen Alarm Input: Panel – General Alarm. Zone RANGE 001 To 003 Outputs ON* [Input ] [Output ] [Erase ][Exit Output: Zone –...
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 18. MENU COMMAND STRUCTURE This section summarises the complete command structure of the Quatro panel. Various functions can be accessed at different levels within the panel, the UNRESTRICTED level, the CONTROLS ACTIVE level, the USER level, and the INSTALLER level.
PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 18.1 USER LEVEL (LEVEL 1) Default Password 1111 PRIMARY SELECTION SECONDARY SELECTION COMMENT Zones Show Displays zone details Show Enabled Zones Indicates enabled zones Show Disabled Zones Indicates disabled zones...
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 DOUBLE ADDRES: xxx MODIFIED TYPE: xxx Reports Optical:xxx Heat: xxx Opt-Heat: xxx MCP: xxx Zone: xxx Sounder: xxx Input-O:xxx Ionisat:xxx ERROR : xxx Addresses Address Map Autocheck Checks from start of loop (S) & then end of loop (R).
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 card SW Upgrade Enables an authorised engineer to upgrade the Quatro software, using PC software Network Node Setup Address & Node Type per Panel (Also TCP/IP settings for Gateway Network card)
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 18.3 CAUSE & EFFECT ACTIONS (NEW) (See also Section 17) INPUT SELECTION POINT ZONE LOOP PANEL Loop (1 – 4) Zone (001 – 20) Loop (1 – 4)
TCP/IP via plug in network card EN 54-2 Optional Functions with Requirements 7.8, 7.11, 8.3, 9.5, 10 19.2 FUSE SPECIFICATIONS The Premier Quatro Panel has the following Fuses 19.2.1 Power Supply Controller PCB PAGE 46 Doc No. GLT.MAN-134 Issue: 1.33...
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 Fuse Label Rating Description A_Fuse 2.5A PSU Output – Channel A B_Fuse 2.5A PSU Output – Channel B Link Fuse Battery fuse PAGE 47 Doc No. GLT.MAN-134 Issue: 1.33...
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PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 19.2.2 CIE Termination PCB Fuse Rating Description NOT USED NOT USED F 500 mA 24V Aux Supply Fuse NOT USED NOT USED F 500 mA Conventional Sounder Circuit SND 1...
Software Versions: PANEL 1.52 & LOOP CARD 2.0 20. STANDBY BATTERY REQUIREMENTS 20.1 PANEL & DEVICE CURRENT RATINGS The Following Table shows the Quiescent, Fault & alarm currents of the main parts of a Premier QUATRO Fire Alarm System: PRODUCT DEVICE...
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A system comprises of a 1 Loop Quatro panel, with 80 Fyreye Extra Addressable Optical Smoke Detectors, 15 Zeta Addressable Manual Call Points, 20 Zeta Addressable Securetone 2 Sounders and the required standby is 24 hours. It will need to operate in alarm for ½...
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Output to fire alarm devices Delays to outputs Fault signals from points Disablement of addressable points Test condition Other Technical Data: See Doc: “Premier Quatro Product file” held by the manufacturer PAGE 51 Doc No. GLT.MAN-134 Issue: 1.33 Author: GW/NJ...
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