3 Displaying and operating elementsThe functions and effects of the displaying and operating elements of the fire detection control panel
Series BC216 and the optional protocol printer are described in this chapter. The operation of the con-
trol panel itself is described starting page 29 in Chapter 4: "Basic operation of the fire detection control
panels Series BC216" and starting page 49 in Chapter 5: "Operating conditions of fire detection control
panels Series BC216".
For reasons of simplicity the BCnet sectional control panels of the fire detection control panel
BCnet216 equipped with an display and operating unit are named "operable BCnet sectional control
panels" in the following paragraphs of this chapter.
Figure 4: Displaying and operating elements of the fire detection control panel Series BC216
Actuation activated
Technical message
Disablement
Test condition
Energy fault
System fault
Authorization
Activated
Fault/Disabled
Alarm delay
Confirmation
Call fire brigade
Activated
Fault/Disabled
TRANSM. DEVICE 1
POWER FAULT
ALARMBC216-1
Element
Info
Alarm delay
Explore
On/off
ALARM. DEVICE 1
esc 0
123456789↓↑←→Silence buzzer Panel reset
0?↵
INFO-field
INFO-button
MENU-buttons
ELEMENT-button
NUMERIC keys
RESET-buttons
LED-summary displays
optional
LED-display field
ALARMING DEVICE 1 - field
TRANSMITTING DEVICE 1 - field
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