Summary of Contents for Honeywell GENT Vigilon Plus Series
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www.acornfiresecurity.com Operating instructions for Vigilon Plus range of panels and nodes based Fire detection and alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com...
www.acornfiresecurity.com How to set the system clock ..............24 Contents How to use the integral printer ..............25 Preface ..................... 3 To Switch On / Off the Printer ..............25 Associated Documents ................3 To action a Paper Feed ................25 Conventions ....................
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com Preface Symbol Keys This is the first issue of the operating instructions for the Vigilon Plus panel and Vigilon Compact Plus panel based fire detection and alarm system. What you will see. Associated Documents Vigilon Plus panel, Vigilon Compact Plus panel and Vigilon Plus network Node: - Installation instruction manuals...
User responsibility www.acornfiresecurity.com Daily User responsibility BS 5839 : Part 1, states that the system should be inspected Your fire alarm system should have been designed, installed daily to ensure: and commissioned to your site specific requirements and That a normal indication is given at the control and ...
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com Quarterly Control and indicating equipment At quarterly intervals the system should be inspected and any On occurrence of a fire, fault or disablement event in the work necessary should be performed by a trained maintenance protect premises, the event is quickly indicated at a control and engineer.
Control and indicating equipment www.acornfiresecurity.com Vigilon Plus Network Node Zonal Mimic panels A Vigilon Plus Network node and Vigilon Compact Plus There may also be a number of mimic and zonal mimic panels Network Node gives central indications of events in a Vigilon installed in the protected premises, to provide visual indications network.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com Description of controls and indications Open the front door to reveal the controls. Vigilon Plus 4-6 loop panel Message display Vigilon Compact Plus panel Vigilon Plus Network Node Zones FIRE FAULT Zone indicators are NOT applicable on a Power Fault Panel Healthy 15:45...
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Description of controls and indications www.acornfiresecurity.com Indicators Description Display The Display provides messages of the system status / events by means of 8 lines by 40 characters per line display. Secret-until-lit fire zone indicators. When the “Zones” text and number(s) are illuminated it indicates that a FIRE has Zones been detected in the indicated zone(s).
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Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com Indicators Description When illuminated it indicates that one or more delay blocks are setup on the panel. Sounder (amber) When illuminated it indicates one or more zones are in Test mode. Test (amber) Controls Description Pressing the Menu On/Off will enable/disable the on screen menu facility, which gives access to the system menus.
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Description of controls and indications www.acornfiresecurity.com Controls If the Verify facility has been set up, then pressing the Verify button in the event of a fire condition increases the time delay before the sounders are activated. This gives the user time to investigate the cause of the alarm and the option of cancelling the alarm within the delay time period.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com Normal condition How to operate a ‘U’ button When a system is operating normally with no fault or disablement present then The U1 to U4 buttons may have been the panel’s display shows a: configured during commissioning to action ‘Panel healthy’...
Weekly tests www.acornfiresecurity.com Check the alarms are sounding in the building Weekly tests and an indication is given of the fire event. Every week during normal working hours the fire detection and alarm Turn the test key anticlockwise one quarter of ...
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com With the panel door open: How to manually raise an alarm of FIRE If you see a fire in the protected premises and want to raise a fire To cancel You can stop the panel buzzer from buzzer sounding.
Automatic detection of FIRE www.acornfiresecurity.com With the panel door open: Automatic detection of FIRE To cancel You can stop the panel buzzer from A fire in your protected premises is automatically sensed at any buzzer sounding. one of the fire detection devices installed in the building, such as a sensor or a fire input from an interface.
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Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com Multiple fires FIRE Previous Next Use the [Previous] or [Next] buttons or with the outer door open you can to scroll the fire events. The 1st Fire will always appear at top of display. All subsequent fires appear beneath the 1st Fire. The zonal indicators show zones in fire condition.
Fault conditions www.acornfiresecurity.com With the panel door open: Fault conditions A fault in the system, such as failure of mains power to the panel or removal To cancel You can stop the panel buzzer from buzzer sounding. of any monitoring device will cause a Fault condition to appear at the control panel.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com Typical fault messages The table below shows some of the more typical fault messages and indications that may appear at the panel if there are faults in the system. It also gives the meaning and possible rectification action for each fault. Flashing Message Indication...
Disablement conditions www.acornfiresecurity.com Disablement conditions A disablement condition is the manual or automatic disablement of a part of the fire detection system. An automatic disablement may be pre-configured for your premises to disable smoke sensors during the normal working hours in areas where smoke or dust may be present.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com Typical Disablement Messages The following table shows some typical disablement messages and indications that may appear at the panel. Flashing Message Indication Meaning Action FARE Disabled The Fire Alarm Routing Equipment FARE has If manually disabled then investigate and Fault Fault/Dis been Disabled.
Menu controls www.acornfiresecurity.com The [Params] option is a Help function to Menu controls provide information to the user regarding the type of input data required. Most of the functions in the [Control], [Setup] Panel beeps Flashing on button press and [TestEng] menu options are protected with password entry.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com To carry out a display test How to change your PIN code You can test the message display and the indicators on the The following terms: Password, PIN, Usercode and Access control panel. code mean the same and are used interchangeably. A Customer user PIN code (password) is normally set up by a.
How to view the historic events www.acornfiresecurity.com How to view the historic events Cards inside the control panel There is a Historic log system events held at the panel. To view The control panel uses the following card reference numbers. the Historic log.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com How to save changes to memory How to view active events If you make any changes to a Labels or Password then you An active event is an event that is still present and has not must save these to the NVM (Non Volatile Memory) or Memory cleared.
How to set the system clock www.acornfiresecurity.com Press the F2 or F3 button to [Retard] or [Advance] to the How to set the system clock desired setting. k. Press the F1 button to select [Next]. Check that the Year is An incorrect setting of the system clock will now flashing.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com How to use the integral printer How to enable/disable Sensing Assuming the panel has an integral printer: These operations are not applicable for a Vigilon Plus To Switch On / Off the Printer Network Node. a.
How to enable/disable a zone www.acornfiresecurity.com How to enable/disable a zone How to manually switch On / Off FARE The fire alarm routing output via the FARE interface that These operations are not applicable for a Vigilon Plus signals the Alarm Receiving Centre can be manually switched Network Node.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com How to manually Disable / Enable FARE How to manually Disable / Enable FPE The FARE interface can be manually Enable or Disable to stop All the FPE interfaces in a system that signal to all fire signal to Fire Alarm Routing Equipment and to prevent signal to protection equipment can be manually disabled or enabled.
How to enable/disable an IO line www.acornfiresecurity.com How to enable/disable an IO line How to enable/disable auxiliary relay The control panel / network node has two These operations are not applicable for a Vigilon Plus Network Node. auxiliary relays that provides voltage free contacts to control external equipment in the event of a fire An interface input/output line can be disabled or enabled.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com Other enable/disable options How to view a device label There are other options such This operation is not applicable for a Vigilon Plus Network Node. as Sounders, Command Build, Group, and Communication that Each device in the system is given a location label at the time the system is are accessible for enablement and commissioned to identify its installation position.
How to view a zone label www.acornfiresecurity.com How to view a zone label How to view a I/O line label This operation is not applicable for a Vigilon Plus Network Node. This operation is not applicable for a Vigilon Plus Network Node. An interface unit can have up to four input/output (IO) lines.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com How to view the local panel label To view or print a map When there is a network of control panels and nodes The [Loop map] option is not applicable for Vigilon Plus connected together in a system then each panel/node Network Node.
Editing labels www.acornfiresecurity.com Editing labels How to edit a device label This operation is not applicable for a Vigilon Plus Network Node. Any changes to labels There can be up to 200 devices connected to a loop, devices like fire sensors must be backed up and manual call points.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com Press the F2 button to select [Enter]. Notice the How to edit an Input/output line label previous label appears on the display with a flashing This operation is not applicable for a Vigilon Plus Network Node. first character to prompt you to edit a label.
How to edit a zone label www.acornfiresecurity.com How to edit a zone label How to edit a local panel label A label is normally given to the control panel to This operation is not applicable for a Vigilon Plus Network Node. identify its location in a network.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com How to edit custom label A custom message or label is displayed beneath the Designed to EN54 Pt 2 & 4 line on the panel. The message or label can be up to 40 characters in length and it can be contact information of the person responsible for the fire alarm system or it can have contact phone number of the servicing organisation.
Maintenance www.acornfiresecurity.com Maintenance Replacing the glass on a Manual Call Point a. Disengage the front cover from the call point assembly using the end of the test key. Insert the key into the slots ‘E’ on the underside of the call point to compress the retaining tabs and the from the bottom edge lift out the cover.
Vigilon Plus fire alarm system www.acornfiresecurity.com Battery replacement It is recommended where batteries are installed they are replaced at Choose the paper roll feed appropriate for your panel 4 Yearly intervals from the date the system is first commissioned. Door Paper Any servicing work on the system must be carried out roll...
Maintenance www.acornfiresecurity.com Repair function This operation is not applicable for a Vigilon Plus Network Node. Any wiring fault on the system must be rectified by an engineer from the servicing organisation, for contact details see the log book. A wiring fault will require correction to the wiring before running a [Repair] command at the main panel. The repair function is accessible using customer (level 2) password, however under normal circumstances it is unnecessary to use this function.
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