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  • Page 1 SOFTWARE MANUAL ®...
  • Page 2 The name FireClass has been used in this manual to describe features common to all the above listed panels. BENTEL SECURITY reserves the right to change the technical features of these products without prior notice. Via Gabbiano, 22 - Z.I. S.Scolastica...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INSTALLATION Introduction ......5 Installing the Fire Software suite ... . 5 Select Language .
  • Page 4 dbManager File Menu ......35 Export data ..... . . 36 Copying Customer accounts .

  • Page 5: Installation

    INSTALLATION Introduction The Bentel Fire suite contains the Management software applications for the FC100/200, J400 and J524 control panels and the PCJ400 Interface. Select FC100/200 control panel, to access the following applications: Fire Software: Control panel Programming and Management application. Translat: Language application (customizes system terminology).
  • Page 6 Select System Settings from the drop-down menu to open the Parameter settings then click-on Miscellaneous. Select a language from the Language list. Click-on OK. To initialise the selected language ---- close then re-open the application. The source language of the Translat application is English. Figure 1 Remote link between the Fireclass control panel and PC.1) PC serial port;...

  • Page 7: Fire Software

    Fire Software The Fire Software application will allow you to program, manage, super- vise and communicate with FireClass control panels. Communicating with Fireclass control panels If you are using the Supervisory, Management, Downloading and Log Management functions, the control panel must be connected to your PC (in local/remote communication).
  • Page 8 If the serial port for the local communication is invalid, the following warn- ing will be shown. Select OK to continue. Figure 2 PC to Control panel cable link Analogue Fire Control Panels FireClass...

  • Page 9: Main Window

    Main window The Fire Software application opens on the Main window (see fig. 3). The following section describes the File, Programming, Settings, Check, Modem and Help menus. File The File options (New Customer, Save configuration, Print, Exit) will allow you to manage customer account data. The details and system configura- tion of each customer account will be saved to the hard disk database.
  • Page 10 To retrieve customer data from the database ---- right-click on the customer account concerned (Main window Fig.3). To delete the retrieved customer data from the database click-on Delete, the application will show the following message: If you click-on Yes, the respective customer data will be deleted from the hard disk database.
  • Page 11 If you make changes to an existing customer account, you must type in the respective Name and Code. If you select Save, the application will open the Customer account win- dow (see fig. 4). The Address, City, Telephone, Notes, Panel Type and Firmware version fields are for Installer records only.
  • Page 12 Last Save This parameter indicates the date of the last Save operation for the customer account concerned. The Customer account window provides the following options. Automatic start If you enable this option, the application will load the re- spective customer account automatically each time the Fire Software appli- cation opens.

  • Page 13: Programming

    Programming This section describes the uploading/downloading process. Select Upload from the Programming menu to upload all the parameters Upload (via serial lonk or telephone line) of the connected control panel. Select Upload on a window or sheet to upload the parameters of the respective window or sheet.
  • Page 14 Ø Serial port ---- This option will allow you to select the computer serial port for the BMOD or BMOD-RX modem link up. Modem settings: Ø Buzzer ---- Enable/Disable Ø Dialling Type ---- Pulse Tone or DTMF Ø Maximum rings type ---- Maximum number of rings before the Telecom module answers the call.

  • Page 15: Control

    Panel Code Type in the Installer Code (00000 at default) or User Code (11111 at de- fault). The Installer Code will allow you to operate freely on the system. User Codes will allow you to read the system parameters and enable/dis- able the system peripheral devices.
  • Page 16 If you link a FireClass control panel to your PC you can: Ø view the real-time status of the control panel concerned (indicated by the virtual LEDs and display); Ø use the Silence, Confirm, Reset and Test buttons, as follows. The following section describes the Silence, Confirm, Reset and Test buttons on the Monitoring window.
  • Page 17 1. Click on the virtual Test button. Management The Management window (fig.9) is a virtual control panel. It provides the LEDs, buttons and display of the connected FireClass system (refer to "PARTS IDENTIFICATION" in the "INSTALLATION MANUAL" for details). If your PC is linked to a FireClass control panel you can: Ø...

  • Page 18: Modem

    Modem The B-Mod or B-Mod-RX modem will allow you to communicate with Fireclass Control panels from a remote location. Access to this function requires entry of the Installer PIN code and User authorization (i.e. the user must enable the Teleservice function). For details regarding the Teleservice function, refer to Telecom Module under Modifying in the "Installation Manual".

  • Page 19: Help

    Help Click on this option to open the Software Manual PDF file. Programming Peripheral Devices The Main menu (see Figure 3) will allow you to: ---- View the real-time status of the connected control panel (Check >); ---- Save the configuration to the database (File > Save Configuration); The Tree-view window (far left on the Main window) will allow you to: ---- View and set the FireClass control panel parameters;...

  • Page 20: Password

    Password Use the Password sheet (figure11) to program the Installer and customer account Codes. Telephone Use the Telephone sheet to program the: Ø Telephone numbers, Channels, Options Numbers The Telecom module will call the telephone numbers programmed in this sheet, when the assigned events occur (refer to Tel.Num in the Tele- phone paragraph ---- INSTALLATION MANUAL).
  • Page 21 Figure 13 Telephone channels window Options This sheet will allow you to program the Telephone options (refer to Op- tions in the Telephone paragraph (INSTALLATION MANUAL). Figura 14 Test channel window Fire Software...

  • Page 22: Options

    Figure 15 Telephone options window. Options The Options sheet (figure 16) will allow you to program the Options (refer to "OPTION" in the INSTALLATION MANUAL). Figure 16 Options sheet Analogue Fire Control Panels FireClass...

  • Page 23: System

    System Use the System sheet (figure 17) to program: Ø the system parameters (refer to "System" in the INSTALLATION MANUAL); Ø the Welcome Message (refer to "Welcome Message" in the INSTALLA- TION MANUAL); Ø the Language used on the control panel display and Repeater panel display. Alarm status This option will allow you to select the Alarm status template: Standard or template...

  • Page 24: Factory

    Factory Use the Factory sheet (figure 18) to: Ø program automatic Maintenance request; Ø reset default settings; Ø view the control panel Version (Refer to "Factory" in the INSTALLATION MANUAL). Figure 18 Factory sheet Analogue Fire Control Panels FireClass...

  • Page 25: Log Window

    Log window The Log window will allow you to: Ø manage the control panel log; Ø manage the open customer account log. To open the Log window Select Log from the Monitoring window. Enter the Installer Code (00000 at default) or User Code (11111 at de- fault).

  • Page 26: Control Panel Log Management

    Ø Event type - the event description; Ø Origin - the Label, Loop, Type and Address of the device which generated the event. Control panel Log management The buttons in the Panel box will allow you to manage the control panel log.

  • Page 27: Print And Close

    Save operations will save ONLY the new events in the customer account log. The event memory space of the customer log is limited, however, the data- base has a much greater capacity (depending on the hard disk). Select Delete to delete the events in the open customer account log. Delete Events logged before and on the entered date will be deleted.

  • Page 28: Translat

    Translat The Translat application will allow you to customize: Ø The terminology used in the Fire Software suite applications (Fire Soft- ware, dbManager and GMap) is called the Program Language. Ø The terminology used on the FireClass control panel display, and Repeater panel display is called LCD Language.

  • Page 29: File Menu

    File Menu Open Origin Opens the Language window (see below) where you can select the Origin language for translation. Open Destination Opens the Language window (see above) where you can select the lan- guage to be modified. Open LCD > Origin Opens a window (see below) where you can select the LCD Language to be translated.

  • Page 30: Search Menu

    Save As Saves (to the hard disk) the Destination language using the name in the New language window (see below). If you type in a name of an existing language, a dialogue box will ask for confirmation before saving. Exit Closes the application.

  • Page 31: Create Language

    Create language Application This option will allow you to assign the system language, as follows. Language Select Open Origin from the File menu. Select a source language from the Language window (see below). The translation of the words in the Origin column must be entered in the Destination column.

  • Page 32: Modify Language

    Select Open Destination from the File menu. Select the language. Select Save As from the File menu. Enter the name (maximum 8 letters) of the copy in the New Language win- dow (see below). LCD Language To create a copy of the LCD language: proceed as per the "Application Language"...
  • Page 33 Select Open Destination from the File menu. Select the required language from the Language window. Modify the words in the Destination column. Select Save from the File menu. Select Yes from the dialogue box (see below). LCD Language To modify an LCD language: proceed as per "Application language" but at step 1.
  • Page 34 Analogue Fire Control Panels FireClass...

  • Page 35: Dbmanager

    dbManager DbManager application copies customer account data from one folder to another, and from one disk to another. For example, customer account data can be copied from the PC hard disk to a floppy disk and used on a portable PC. The dbManager application provides the File menu only (see below).

  • Page 36: Export Data

    Export data Export data from the File menu opens the Export data window described below (see also figure 22). Origin Select the disk and folder which contains the customer accounts con- cerned. The Fire Software application will save customer account data to the \DATA installation folder of the Fire Software suite (Bentelfire).
  • Page 37 In the event of a duplicated Name but different Code ---- a window as per figure 23a will open with the following options. Ø Keep - the data of the customer account from the Origin folder will over- write the data of the customer account with the duplicated Name in the Destination folder.

  • Page 38: Copying Customer Accounts

    Copying Customer accounts To copy customer accounts Select Export data from the File menu. Select the disk and folder of the customer accounts concerned from the Origin box. Select the required customer accounts from the Customers box. Select the destination disk and folder from the Destination box. Select Log and/or Show warnings.

  • Page 39: Gmap

    GMap GMap is a monitoring application for FireClass systems. A Symbol must be assigned to each device on the system. The device symbols must then be assigned to the Background (plan) of the protected premises to create a Map. When an event occurs the Map associated with the device that generated the event (figure 24) will be shown, and will indicate the event type and ex- act location.
  • Page 40 to close the Map and open the Graphic map Management Select window. The Management graphic map window (figure 25) will show the: Ø Date and Time of the event; Ø Customer Name and Code; Ø Event Type (Start, Pre-alarm, Warning, Alarm or Fault). Ø...

  • Page 41: Graphic Map Management Window

    Graphic map management window On Startup the GMap application is as per figure 26. Date & Time Shows the PC Date and Time of the event. Code Shows the Customer Code. Name Shows the Customer Name. Shows the Event Type (Start, Pre-alarm, Warning, Alarm or Fault). Event Type From Shows the Loop, Type, Address and Label of the device that generated...

  • Page 42: Management Menu

    Management menu Clear list Deletes all the events listed in the Events window, except the Start event,. Show map Shows the map, if present, for the selected event. Exit Closes the GMap application. Settings Menu Maps Opens the Settings window (figure 27) described below. Ø...
  • Page 43 Opens the Options window (figure 28) described below. Options Ø Sound signalling - if enabled the PC will emit the acoustic signal (se- lected in the Wav file name box) in the event of an alarm (Fault, Pre- Alarm, Warning). Ø...

  • Page 44: Map Settings

    Map settings The Map settings option from the Settings window opens a window as per figure 29. Background - opens a window, as per below, which will allow you to se- lect the BMP file for the Map background. Symbol - opens a window, as per above, where it is possible to choose the BMP file for the Map symbol.

  • Page 45: New Backgrounds

    New backgrounds The GMap application offers several backgrounds. To create new backgrounds Using a scanner or graphic application (CorelDRAW!™, AutoCAD™, Pho- toshop™, etc.), design the background. Save the background in Bitmap Windows 640 x 480 format or 800 x 600 pixel (16 colours), in the \Bitmap\PICTURES folder (Installation directory).
  • Page 46 Select the device Symbol. Move the symbol into the required position on the background. to Save or Abandon (respectively) the settings and close Select the Map settings window. Analogue Fire Control Panels FireClass...

  • Page 47: Notes

    Notes GMap...
  • Page 48 ISTSOFFIREC/UK 1.0 151205 V4.2 BUZ...

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