agent countdown to 10 seconds. The fire suppression agent is released when the countdown is exhausted and the horn progresses to the Post-discharge stage.

Personnel can press and hold the fire suppression abort button to stop the original 60-second initiation sequence. When the abort button is released, the system countdown resets to 10 seconds. The fire suppression agent release begins when the 10-second countdown is over and the horn progresses to the Post-discharge stage.

Manual initiation

Manual initiation causes the fire strobe lights to illuminate, the horn goes to the Pre-discharge stage, and a 30-second countdown until the fire suppression agent release begins. The agent release is certain at this time and cannot be aborted. After the fire suppression agent is released, the system goes to the Post-discharge stage.

The fire suppression abort button is inactive if a manual fire pull was activated and the release of the fire suppression agent is imminent. All personnel should immediately evacuate.

Emergency egress

The HP POD 20c includes the following features for life safety egress on all access doors:

•Panic bar

•Door strikes

o Standard hardware—Door strikes

o Optional hardware—Electric door strikes

Each personnel door includes a standard panic bar to ensure safe exit. The optional egress hardware included in the HP POD 20c (including electric panic bars, electric strikes, and magnetic locks) are tied to the fire alarm to enable uninhibited egress in the event of an emergency.

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