Guide for Specifiers' Use

SECTION XXXXX
Micro 400 4-Zone Fire Alarm Control Panel System

NOTE: Items shown in parentheses are either instructions to the specification writer, or options to be included
or not, depending on system requirements.

This Section covers fire alarm systems using a Micro 400 4-Zone Fire Alarm Control Panel and includes
all components required for a complete system. This Section includes performance, and descriptive type
specifications. Edit to avoid conflicting requirements.

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 THIS SECTION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

A. Fire detection system.

B. Control and supervision system.

1.02 RELATED SECTIONS

A. Section ( ) - Hardware: Release hardware for automatic closing doors, dampers, etc.

B. Section ( ) - Painting.

C. Section ( ) - Fire Protection: Water sprinkler systems. (Other fixed systems)

D. Section ( ) - Controls and Instrumentation: Dampers.

E. Section ( ) - Fire Alarm and Detection Systems: Building fire alarm system.

F. Section ( ) - (For "total flood" systems all openings which can be closed should be closed. The
construction to accomplish this should be covered in other appropriate sections of the
Specifications.)

G. Section ( ) - Electrical Installation: (The Specification writer is to decide whether the electrical work
required is to be specified in this Section or under the General Electrical Section.)

1.03 REFERENCES

(List reference standards that are included within the text of this Section. Edit the following as required for
project conditions.)

A. ANSI/NFPA 70 - National Electric Code.

B. ANSI/NFPA 71 - Central Station Signaling Systems.

C. ANSI/NFPA 72 - Local Protective Signaling Systems.

D. ANSI/NFPA 72E - Automatic Fire Detectors.

E. ANSI/NFPA 72G - Notification Appliances For Protective Signaling Systems

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 F. ANSI/NFPA 72H - Testing Procedures For Signaling Systems

G. ANSI/NFPA 1010 - Life Safety Code

H. FM - Factory Mutual Approval Guide.

I. NEMA - Enclosures for Industrial Controls and Systems.

J. UL - Fire Protection Equipment Publications - 864, 268, 268A, 521, 346, 464, 1971. and 38.

K. Local and State Building Codes

L. All Requirements of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)

1.04 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

(Use this Article carefully, restrict paragraph statements to describe components used to assemble the system.
Do not repeat statements made in Article 1.01) - SECTION INCLUDES:

This section includes the furnishing, installation, and connection of the fire alarm equipment required to form a
complete coordinated system ready for operation. It shall include, but not be limited to, alarm initiating devices,
alarm notification appliances, control panel, auxiliary control devices, annunciators, power supplies, and wiring
as shown on the drawings and specified herein.

A. The fire alarm system shall comply with requirements of NFPA Standard No. 72 except as modified
and supplemented by this specification. The system shall be electrically supervised and monitor the
integrity of all conductors.

B. Design, fabrication, and installation of system and its components shall be in compliance with
requirements and recommendations of ANSI/NFPA 72.

C. Interface system with (building fire alarm) (Plant annunciation system) ( ).

1.05 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

A new microprocessor controlled fire alarm system shall be provided in accordance with this specification.

A. Basic Performance:

1. Initiation device circuits shall be wired Class A (NFPA Style D).

2. A single ground or open on any initiating device circuit or indicating appliance circuit shall not
cause system malfunction, loss of operating power or the ability to report an alarm.

B. Basic System Functional Operation

When a fire alarm condition is detected and reported by one of the system initiating devices the
following functions shall immediately occur:

1. Indicate the zone in alarm.

2. Warning audible and visual alarm appliances shall sound.

3. Activate the central station connections.

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1.06 SUBMITTALS

(Do not request submittals if drawings sufficiently describe the products of this Section or if proprietary
specifying techniques are used. The review of submittals increases the possibility of unintended variations to
drawings, thereby increasing the Specifier's liability.)

A. Submit shop drawings under provisions of Section ( ).

B. Submit shop drawings indicating detailed layout of system, locating each component. Include control
diagrams, wiring diagrams, and written sequence of operation.)

C. Submit product data under provisions of Section ( ).

D. Submit product data for each piece of equipment comprising the system including control panels,
pushbutton stations, detectors, alarm bells or horns, switches, and annunciators.

E. Together with the shop drawing submittal, submit a certification from the major equipment
manufacturer indicating that the proposed supervisor of installation is an authorized representative of
the major equipment manufacturer.

F. Submit (piping drawings) (product data) (electrical schematics) (and calculations) to (authority having
jurisdiction) (Fire Marshal) (Owner's fire insurance underwriter) for approval. Submit one set of
approved submittals to ( ).

G. Submit test reports indicating successful completion of tests to ( ).

H. Submit manufacturer's installation and operator's manual to ( ) under provisions of Section ( ).

1.07 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA

A. Submit operation and maintenance manuals to ( ) under provisions of Section ( ).

B. Include electrical schematic of circuits, written description of system design, drawings illustrating
control logic and equipment location, and technical bulletins describing equipment.

C. Provide list of recommended spare parts.

(No special tools need be specified)

1.08 QUALIFICATIONS

A. Manufacturer: Company specializing in manufacturing the products specified in this Section with
minimum (three) ( ) years (documented) experience.

B. Installer: Company specializing in applying the work of this Section with minimum (three) years
(documented) experience recognized by the equipment manufacturer.

1.09 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

A. Conform to (applicable) ANSI/NFPA Standard for system.

B. Conform to ANSI/NFPA 70 (and ANSI/NFPA 72A) code for electrical wiring and wiring devices.

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1.10 WARRANTY

(This Article can extend the warranty period beyond one year. Extended warranties add to the construction cost
and may present difficulties to the Owner in enforcing them. Specify with caution.)

Provide (one) year warranty under provisions of Section ( ). (Avoid contingent liability requirements.)

1.11 MAINTENANCE SERVICE (Included as part of initial installation)

A. Inspect system 6 months and 12 months after substantial completion of Project.

B. At each inspection, determine agent contents and pressure, and that system is in proper working
order. Include complete checkout of control, detection, and alarm systems.

C. Submit documents, certifying satisfactory system conditions. Include manufacturer's certificate of

acceptance of qualifications of Inspector.

D. Complete maintenance and repair service for the fire alarm system shall be available from a factory
trained authorized representative of the manufacturer of the major equipment for a period of five (5)
years after expiration of the warranty.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.01 MANUFACTURERS

(In this Article, list the manufacturers acceptable for this project.)

A. Chemetron Fire Systems

4801 Southwick Drive, 3rd Floor
Matteson, IL 60443

B. ( ).

2.02 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION A - GENERAL

The following specifications set forth the MINIMUM standards for installation. If the requirements of local codes
or the authority having jurisdiction are MORE stringent, these more stringent requirements shall govern the
given installation.

1. EQUIPMENT

A. All equipment and components shall be new, and the manufacturer's current model.

B. All equipment and components shall be installed in strict compliance with manufacturers'
recommendations.

C. All Equipment shall be attached to walls and ceiling/floor assemblies and shall be held firmly in
place. (e.g., detectors shall not be supported solely by suspended ceilings). Fasteners and
supports shall be adequate to support the required load.

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 2. CONDUIT AND WIRE:

A. Conduit shall be in accordance with The National Electrical Code (NEC), local and state
requirements.

B. Conduit fill shall not exceed 40 percent of interior cross sectional area where three or more
cables are contained within a single conduit.

C. Cable must be separated from any open conductors of Power, or Class 1 circuits, and shall not
be placed in any conduit, junction box or raceway containing these conductors, as per NEC
Article 760-29.

D. All fire alarm system wiring shall be new.

E. Wiring shall be in accordance with local, state and national codes (e.g., NEC Article 760).
Number and size of conductors shall be as recommended by the fire alarm system
manufacturer, but not less than 18 AWG (1.02 mm) for initiating device circuits and 14 AWG
(1.63 mm) for indicating device circuits.

F. All wire and cable shall be listed and/or approved by a recognized testing agency for use with a
protective signaling (fire alarm) system.

G. All field wiring shall be completely supervised.

H. Terminal Boxes, Junction Boxes and Cabinets:

All boxes and cabinets shall be UL listed for their use and purpose.

I. The Control Panel shall be connected to a separate dedicated branch circuit, maximum 20
amperes. This circuit shall be labeled at the Main Power Distribution Panel as Fire Releasing
Control. Control Panel Primary Power wiring shall be 12 AWG. The Control Panel Cabinet shall
be grounded securely to either a cold water pipe or grounding rod.

3. FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL:

A. The FACP shall be a Chemetron Fire Systems Micro 400 and shall communicate with and
control the following types of equipment used to make up the system: smoke detectors, manual
stations, alarm indicating appliances, and other system controlled devices.

1. a. Supervise and monitor all initiating device circuits and alarm indicating circuits for
trouble and alarm conditions.

b. Detect the operation of any initiating device circuit and operate all notification
appliances and auxiliary devices.

c. Visually and audibly annunciate any trouble, supervisory or alarm condition at the
panel display.

2. The FACP shall be Microprocessor-controlled, and shall be field programmable to perform

the following options: Alarm Verification, Water flow, Supervisory, Silence Inhibit, Disable
Circuits, and Walk Test.

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 B. System Capacity

The Control Panel shall include 4 Indicating Circuits, Form C Alarm Contacts, Form C Trouble
Contacts, Supervisory Contacts and 4 Initiating Device Circuits.

C. System Display

The System Display shall indicate the status of the following system parameters:

AC POWER: Green LED

SYSTEM ALARM: Red LED
RELEASE: Red LED
SUPERVISORY: Yellow LED
SYSTEM TROUBLE: Yellow LED
CIRCUIT TROUBLE: Yellow LED
ALARM SILENCED: Yellow LED
POWER TROUBLE: Yellow LED

D. System Control Switch Operation.

1. Tone Silence Switch: Activation of the control panel Tone Silence switch in response to
Alarms Troubles and Supervisory conditions shall silence the local panel piezo electric
signal and change the System Alarm or Trouble LED from flashing mode to steady ON
mode. Occurrence of any new Alarm or Trouble conditions in the system shall cause the
Control Panel to resound the Local Piezo sounder and repeat the Alarm or Trouble
sequences.

2. Alarm Silence Switch: Activation of the Alarm Signal Silence Switch shall cause all Alarm
Indicating Appliances to return to the normal condition after an alarm condition.

3. System Reset Switch: Activation of the System Reset Switch shall cause all electronically-
latched initiating devices, appliances as well as all associated output devices and circuits,
to return to their normal condition. Holding System Reset down shall perform a LAMP
TEST function and will activate the piezo sounder.

4. Alarm Activate Switch: Activation of the Alarm Activate Switch shall activate both indicating
circuits and the alarm relay. Alarm Activate shall be a latching function.

E. System Operation

1. Zone Status LEDs: The alarm, supervisory or trouble LED(s) shall flash until event(s) have
been acknowledged. Any subsequent new alarm, supervisory or trouble condition will
resound all indications, and flash new events.

2. Zone Disable: Disable/Enable of any initiating circuit shall be accomplished using a special
sequence of operation of the 4 control switches. If a zone has been disabled, an alarm shall
activate the red zone LED, but not the piezo or any output circuit.

3. Last Event Recall: Last Event Recall shall allow the user to display the previous panel

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 status. Last Event Recall may be used to diagnose intermittent trouble conditions.

F. Optional modules shall include:

1. Optional module for four zone/function relays

2. Optional transmitter module (shall comply with NFPA-72 Auxiliary & Remote Station
Protective Signaling Systems).

3. Optional volt/amp meter module

4. Optional LED Interface Module supervised remote annunciator (2 modules).

5. Optional digital communicator (shall comply with NFPA-71 Central Station and NFPA-72C
Proprietary Protection Signaling Systems).

G. The Control Panel shall also include the following functions:

1. Battery/Earth fault supervision shall be provided.

2. Alarm verification shall be an optional selection, and shall only verify smoke detectors and
not other devices on the same circuit.

3. Walk Test shall be provided which allows a single installer to test the system without
returning to the panel to reset the system.

4. Watchdog timer to supervise microprocessor shall be provided.

5. Slide-in zone identification labels shall be provided.

6. Bell circuit disconnect switch shall be provided.

H. Power Supply

1. The Power Supply for the Control Panel shall be integral to the Control Panel itself, and
shall provide all control panel and peripheral device power needs

2. Input power shall be 120 VAC, 60 HZ. The power supply shall provide an integral battery
charger for use with batteries up to 15 AH.

3. It shall also provide 2.25 amperes of regulated 24 VDC power for alarm indicating devices,
Resettable Power 24 VDC up to 200 ma, Non Resettable Power 24 VDC up to 200 ma.

4. The Power Supply shall be designed to meet UL and NFPA requirements for power-limited
operation on all indicating and initiating circuits.

5. Positive-temperature-coefficient thermistors, circuit breakers, fuses, or other over-current

protection shall be provided on all power outputs.

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 I. Mechanical Design:

The control panel shall be housed in a cabinet designed for mounting directly to a wall or
vertical surface. The back box and door shall be constructed of .060 steel with provisions for
electrical conduit connections into the sides and top. The door shall provide a key lock and shall
include a glass or other transparent opening for viewing of all indicators. The cabinet shall be
approximately 5 inches deep and 14.5 inches wide. Height shall be approximately 16 inches. An
optional trim ring shall be used for flush mounting of cabinet. Space shall be provided in the
cabinet for 7 AH or 12 AH batteries.

J. System Circuit Supervision:

1. The FACP shall supervise all circuits to annunciators and peripheral equipment, and
annunciate loss of communications with these devices.

2. Each initiating device circuit shall have individual alarm and trouble indication.

K. Annunciator

A remote annunciator shall be provided as shown on the plans. The annunciator shall be
mounted in a single gong box. It shall provide 4 alarm LEDs, system trouble LED, piezo
sounder and silence switch. It shall accept customized zone labels using a paper label insert.

4. BATTERIES

A. Shall be 12 volt, Gell-Cell type (2 required).

B. Battery shall have sufficient capacity to power the fire alarm system for not less than ninety
hours plus 5 minutes of alarm upon a normal AC power failure.

C. The batteries are to be completely maintenance free. No liquids are required. Fluid level checks
refilling, spills and leakage shall not be required.

5. SYSTEM COMPONENTS:

A. Electronic Sounders

1. Electronic sounders shall operate on 24 VDC nominal.

2. Electronic Sounders shall provide continuous, or interrupted tones with an output sound level of
at least 90 dBA measured at 10 feet from the device.

B. Strobe Lights:

Shall meet the requirements of the ADA as defined in UL 19781 and the following criteria:

1. The maximum pulse duration shall be 2/10ths of the one second.

2. Unless otherwise specified on the drawings, the intensity shall be a minimum of 75 candela.

3. The flash rate shall be a minimum of 1HZ and a maximum of 3HZ

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 C. Non-Coded Manual Fire Alarm Stations

1. Manual Fire Alarm Stations shall be non-code, non-breakglass type, equipped with key lock
in order that they may be tested without operating the handle.

2. Stations must be so designed that after an actual activation, they cannot be restored to
normal except by key reset.

3. Stations shall be suitable for semi-flush mounting on standard single gang box, and shall be
installed not less than 42 inches, or more than 48 inches above the finished floor. Manual
Stations shall be UL listed.

D. Smoke Detectors

1. Smoke detectors shall be 24 VDC photoelectric type.

2. Each detector shall contain a visual status and alarm indicator, remote LED output and a
built-in test switch.

3. The detector screen and cover assembly shall be easily removable for field cleaning of the
detector chamber.

E. Water Flow Switches:

1. Shall be integral, mechanical, non-coded, non-accumulative retard type.

2. Shall have an alarm transmission delay time which is conveniently adjustable from 0 to 60
seconds. Initial settings shall be 30-45 seconds.

F. Sprinkler Supervisory Switches:

1. Each sprinkler system water supply control valve riser or zone control valve shall be
equipped with a supervisory switch.

2. The mechanism shall be contained in a weatherproof aluminum housing, which shall

provide a 3/4 inch (19 mm) conduit entrance and incorporate the necessary facilities for
attachment to the valves.

3. Switch housing to be finished in red baked enamel.

2.04 INSTALLATION:

A. Installation shall be in accordance with the NEC, NFPA 72, local and state codes, as shown on the
drawings, and as recommended by the major equipment manufacturer.

B. All conduit, junction boxes, conduit supports and hangers shall be concealed in finished areas and
may be exposed in unfinished areas. Smoke detectors shall not be installed prior to the system
programming and test period. If construction is ongoing during this period, measures shall be taken
to protect smoke detectors from contamination and physical damage.

C. All fire detection and alarm system devices, control panels and remote annunciators shall be flush
mounted when located in finished areas and may be surface mounted when located in unfinished
areas.

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 D. At the final inspection a factory trained representative of the manufacturer of the major equipment
shall perform the tests in Section 2.05.

2.05 TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE

Upon completion of installation, the system shall be thoroughly tested for correct operation and function. Tests
shall include actual operation of all mechanical and electrical equipment.

Provide the service of a competent, factory-trained engineer or technician authorized by the manufacturer of
the fire alarm equipment to technically supervise and participate during all of the adjustments and tests for the
system.

A. Before energizing the cables and wires, check for correct connections and test for short circuits,
ground faults, continuity, and insulation.

B. Close each sprinkler system flow valve and verify proper supervisory alarm at the FACP.

C. Verify activation of all flow switches.

D. Open initiating device circuits and verify that the trouble signal actuates.

E. Open and short indicating appliance circuits and verify that trouble signal actuates.

F. Ground device circuits and verify response of trouble signals.

G. Check presence and audibility of tone at all alarm notification devices.

H. Check installation, supervision, and operation.

I. When any defects are detected, make repairs or install replacement components, and repeat the
tests as required.

J. Each initiating device circuit shall be tested for its alarm reporting capability by operating all of the
connected initiating devices. (Walk Test)

K. Conduct tests from the FACP to verify trouble indications for common mode failures, such as
alternating current power failure.

2.06 FINAL INSPECTION:

At the final inspection a factory trained representative of the manufacturer of the major equipment shall
demonstrate that the systems function properly in every respect.

2.07 INSTRUCTION:

Provide instruction as required to the building personnel. "Hands-on" demonstrations of the operation of all
system components and the entire system shall be provided.

2.08 MAINTENANCE

Contractor shall make available an inspection service contract to ensure that services are always available to
keep the protection system in full operation.

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