Configurable Zone Types Worksheets

Configurable zone types 90 and 91 can be programmed via downloader software or from a keypad using data fields*182-*185. Configurable zone types 92 and 93 (FA168C only) can only be programmed using the downloader software.

Programming Configurable Zone Type options involves making 10 entries in data field *182 for zone type 90 and

field *184 for zone type 91, where each entry represents the sum of the values of the various options shown in the tables below. Use fields *183 and *185 to program Contact ID report codes for these zone types.

ENTRY 1

(see note 5 for RF zones)

 

 

 

 

ENTRY 2

(see note 5 for RF zones)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Response when system disarmed and zone is:

 

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

Intact EOL

 

 

Open

 

 

 

 

 

Shorted

 

 

Restore

 

Vent Zone

 

 

RF zone normal

 

 

RF zone N/A

 

 

 

 

RF zn off-normal

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

= normal

 

 

0 = normal

 

 

 

0

= normal

0 = no

 

0 = no

 

1

= alarm

 

 

4

= alarm

 

 

 

1

= alarm

 

 

4 = yes

 

8 = yes

 

2

= trouble

 

 

8

= trouble

 

 

 

2

= trouble

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

= fault

 

 

12

= fault

 

 

 

3

= fault

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entry 1 = EOL + Open

 

 

Entry 2 =

 

Short + auto restore

+ vent zone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTRY 3

(see note 5 for RF zones)

 

 

 

 

ENTRY 4

(see note 5 for RF zones)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Response when armed STAY and zone is:

 

 

 

 

Byp. when

 

Byp. when

 

 

Intact EOL

 

 

Open

 

 

 

 

 

Shorted

 

 

disarmed

 

armed

 

 

RF zone normal

 

 

RF zone N/A

 

 

 

 

RF zn off-normal

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

= normal

 

 

0 = normal

 

 

 

0

= normal

0 = no

 

0 = no

 

1

= alarm

 

 

4

= alarm

 

 

 

1

= alarm

 

 

4 = yes

 

8 = yes

 

2

= trouble

 

 

8

= trouble

 

 

 

2

= trouble

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

= fault

 

 

12

= fault

 

 

 

3

= fault

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entry 3 = EOL + Open

 

 

Entry 4

= Short + byp. disarmed

+ byp. armed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTRY 5

(see note 5 for RF zones)

 

 

 

 

ENTRY 6

(see note 5 for RF zones)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Response when armed AWAY and zone is:

 

 

 

 

Dial Delay

 

Fault Delay

 

 

Intact EOL

 

 

Open

 

 

 

 

 

Shorted

(see field *50)

 

(see field *87)

 

 

RF zone normal

 

 

RF zone N/A

 

 

 

 

RF zn off-normal

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

= normal

 

 

0 = normal

 

 

 

0

= normal

0 = no

 

0 = no

 

1

= alarm

 

 

4

= alarm

 

 

 

1

= alarm

 

 

4 = use delay

 

8 = use delay

 

2

= trouble

 

 

8

= trouble

 

 

 

2

= trouble

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

= fault

 

 

12

= fault

 

 

 

3

= fault

 

 

 

 

see note 1

 

Entry 5 = EOL + Open

 

 

Entry 6 =

 

Short + dial delay +

fault delay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTRY 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTRY 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display Faults

 

 

Power Reset/

 

 

 

 

 

Use Entry

 

 

Use Exit

 

Respond as

 

 

 

 

 

Verification

 

 

 

 

 

Delay 1/2

 

 

Delay

 

Interior Type

 

0

= show alarms

 

0 = no

 

 

 

 

 

0 = no

 

 

 

 

0 = no

 

0 = no

 

 

when armed

 

 

4

= power reset

 

 

 

 

 

1 = delay 1

 

 

4 = use exit

 

8 = yes

 

 

& disarmed

 

 

after fault

 

 

 

 

 

2 = delay 2

 

 

delay

 

 

 

1

= don’t show

 

 

(by code + OFF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

see note 2

 

 

alarms when

 

12

= verification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

armed

(show

 

 

(see zone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alarms, trbles,

 

 

type 16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

faults when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disarmed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

= never show

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

any alarms,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

trbles, faults

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entry 7 = fault display

 

+ power

 

 

 

 

 

Entry 8 = entry delay 1/entry delay 2 + exit delay +

 

reset/verification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

interior zone type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTRY 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTRY 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alarm Sounds

 

 

Use Bell

 

 

 

 

 

Respond as

 

 

 

Trouble

 

Chime when

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timeout

 

 

 

 

 

Fire Zone

 

 

 

Sounds

 

Chime Mode On

 

0

= none

 

 

0 = no

 

 

 

0 = no

 

 

0 = none

 

0 = no

 

1

= steady

 

 

4

= yes

 

 

8

= yes

 

 

1 = periodic

 

4 = yes

 

 

keypad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

beep

 

 

 

2

= steady bell

 

see fields *32,

 

 

 

see zone type

 

2 = trouble

 

 

 

 

and keypad

 

*33

 

 

 

09; see note 4

 

 

 

beeps

 

 

 

3

= pulsing bell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and keypad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entry 9 = alarm sounds + bell timeout + fire zone

Entry 10 = trouble sounds + chime

 

 

 

Entries for Fields *182 and *184

Entry Zone Type 90

Zone Type 91

(field *182)

(field *184)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

To calculate the value for each entry:

Simply add the values of the selected options in each of the entry’s columns (one option per column). For example, to program Entry 2 for “alarm response to short,” “auto restore on,” but not a “vent zone,” enter 5 (“1” for alarm short + “4” for auto restore yes + “0” for vent zone no).

INTACT

OPEN

SHORTED

EOL

 

 

ZONE-003-V0

Zone Conditions Represented

in Entries 1-6

NOTES:

1.Do not use the “fault delay” option with a configurable zone type if it is set for an entry or exit delay, otherwise unpredictable results may occur.

2.To create an interior type zone, select “respond as interior zone type” (Entry 8, interior type = yes), and set zone

response to “fault” in entries 3-4 to ensure fault displays; do not set as “normal,” “alarm,” or “trouble.”

3.Do not set fire zones to respond as a

“fault” (entries 1-6), otherwise faults will

not display unless the [

] key is pressed.

4.4219/4229 modules must use EOLRs or unpredictable results may occur.

5.RF Zones: The “open” option in entries 1, 3, and 5 is not applicable for RF zones. Use the “intact EOL” option for normal RF zone conditions and “shorted” for off- normal RF zone conditions.

6.Zone-Doubling/Double-Balanced: A short

on either zone of a zone-doubled pair or on a double-balanced zone causes a tamper condition.

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First Alert FA168C-CN, FA168CP-CN manual Entry, Entries for Fields *182 and *184, Zone Conditions Represented Entries

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