AutroSafe Fire Operation Manual

3.5 SOLAS testing area

Specially designed for marine life safety applications. After receiving the signal, the action is initiated after a programmable delay of T1. The operator can press' Block Alarm 'to terminate the delay and indefinitely block the alarm.

Event handling process

4.1 Fire alarm (without delay)

Indication: The red FIRE indicator light flashes, the FIRE area displays a list of alarm zones, the internal buzzer sounds, the Fire Brig. Signalled lights up, and if there are multiple zones, More Events flashes.

Operation steps:

Act according to the local fire safety plan.

Press the black Mute Panel button to mute the internal buzzer.

Press the Enter key to view the list of alarm areas, and use the up and down arrows to select.

View the specific detector by pressing the number 1 (Show Points).

Press the red Silence Alarms button to turn off all FADs (fire alarm devices). At this point, the FIRE indicator light turns on and the mute timer starts.

To manually reset the alarm, press Action Digit 1 (Resound).

After all FADs have been muted, press the green Reset button to reset the system. If there are still detectors in an alarm state, the system will request confirmation to automatically disable these points (press Enter to confirm), and then reactivate them through Action Digit 3 (Reactivate).

4.2 Fire alarms with alarm delay

When the detection area is a delay zone and 'immediate output action' is disabled, the prefix '*' and remaining delay time are displayed. The operator can:

Extend the delay (T1 → T2) according to the number 4 (Prolong Delay).

Press the number 2 (Activate) to immediately activate all actions.

The subsequent silencing and resetting process is the same as that of a regular fire alarm.

4.3 Fire alarm warning (pre alarm/early warning)

The indication is yellow FIRE Warnings, with no FAD action. Operation steps: Mute the buzzer, check the warning area and points, and confirm the warning by pressing the number 4 (Accept Fire Warning). After confirmation, the area no longer flashes and the system returns to normal.

4.4 Fault Handling

The fault indicator light flashes (unconfirmed) or stays on (confirmed). Operation steps:

Notify the technical personnel.

Press Enter to view the list of faults.

Select the fault item and press Enter to view details.

View the fault point by pressing the number 1 (Show Points).

Confirm the fault with the number 3 (Accept Fault Warning) (only applicable to certain types). After troubleshooting, the system automatically recovers.

Common commands in menu mode

The menu mode is divided into five main menus: SHOW STATION, DISABLE, ENABLE, SYSTEM, and SERVER.

5.1 Show Status

You can view:

Fire alarm (including detailed location, time, address, type, activation output)

Fire alarm warning

Fault (location, nature, detailed text)

Disable situation (detection area, point, FAD, FARE, output FWRE、 Immediate output action)

Detection area during testing

Activated outputs (door control unit, low-level lighting, standard control unit, FAD, etc.)

Activity sensor (smoke sensor)

Oil and gas suppression point

5.2 Disable/Enable

Can be disabled/enabled: detection area, point FAD、FARE、 Output FWRE、 Carrier, immediate output action. Disable time (hours/minutes) needs to be set, and it will be automatically enabled upon expiration. It can also be manually enabled.

Example of disabling detection area:

Menu → 2 (Disabled) → 1 (Detection Zones) → Enter zone name or arrow selection → Enter → Enter disable duration → Enter confirm.

5.3 System Menu

Level 2 or 3 required:

Set date and time

View program version and project information

Enter/Exit Level 3 (Password)

Printer paper feed

Switch language (English/local language)

Manually initialize the system

Cancel suppression point

Start/stop automatic day night timer, override automatic operation

5.4 Service Command

Level 3 is required, which includes the following key functions:

Test:

Testing in the detection area: After entering the testing mode, conducting smoke/heat testing on the detector will not trigger FAD/FAME/FPE actions, but will display the "Alarm test" status on the display screen. To leave the test mode, execute "Leave Test Mode" in the menu and press the reset button to ensure exit.

Output testing: Manually test FAD, FARE, FWRE, and other outputs (FPE). The test signal has the lowest priority and automatically covers in case of a fire alarm. Before testing FPE, it is necessary to disconnect the actual fire extinguishing equipment and use measuring instruments to detect the output.

Event Log:

Record fire alarms, pre alarms, warnings, malfunctions, disabling/enabling, user operations, testing, and all events. Can set reading parameters (time range, direction, number of entries), filters (points, FAD, loop units), and support clearing logs.

Loop command:

Disable or enable circuits one by one without interrupting the system. Note that when the circuit is disabled and re enabled, all circuit units except for the point will lose their previous disabled state.

Report:

SV Fault: List detectors with SelfVerify faults

Polluted: List pollution detectors

SV Reports to USB: Export Self Verification Reports to USB Drive