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Note:

if you break the beam whilst it’s auto aligning it

will automatically abort, reset by pressing the 

left back

button and pressing 

enter

to re-start auto alignment

the alignment could take up to 30 minutes or more
depending on how much aligning is required. Once com-
plete you will see a  Align Complete notification, simply
press the 

left back

button to exit and your 

fire

beam is now

ready and commissioned

you will now see this screen. Air Quality may fluctuate
slightly around a couple of %.above and below 100

first you will see the signal power readings  and receiver
sensitivity drop if the received signal reading is over 100%.
once at 100%  or if the reading is under 100% the

fire

beam

will automatically move its X and Y axis until it is positioned
on the reflector. (

This operation could take 30 minutes or

more)

step 

four.

testing

to test that the firebeam is aligned correctly you will need to carry out two tests.

Your

fire

beam has now been commissioned and tested.

1. a filter test for ‘

Fire

place the filter provided over the eyes of the 

fire

beam.

having done this (after 10 seconds) the 

red 

fire LED will flash on

both the head and on the controller and the word FIRE will
replace NORMAL on the low level 
controller display

2. a reflector test, to check that the beam is reflected
back from the reflector

cover the reflector completely within one second. If the beam is 
correctly targeted on the reflector a fault condition will occur (after
10 seconds). A amber  LED will flash on both the head and on the
controller, the word FAULT will appear 
in the display 

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Summary of Contents for firebeam

Page 1: ...user guide issue 0025 05...

Page 2: ...flector kit 5 40 metres the standard firebeam The standard firebeam comes boxed with the head unit low level controller one reflector 3mm allen key test filter and quick start installation guide this...

Page 3: ...r side of the beam If the roof is considered to have an apex place thefirebeam system 0 3m to 0 6m down from the top of the apex up to a maximum height of 40m from the floor The maximum protected area...

Page 4: ...first plugging in the connector step one mounting the head screw the head backing plate to the wall always try to use as sturdy location as possible such as brick or major structural steels avoid moun...

Page 5: ...WN supply 10 2 30 Vdc BLUE supply return BLACK zone GREY zone GREEN earth screen Supply Voltage 12Vdc to 24 Vdc 25 15 Quiescent Current 3mA Alarm Current 3mA Aligning Current 3mA Fault Fire relay cont...

Page 6: ...en the screen will default to 3 access the menu system by pressing enter 4 scroll through the menus until you get to commissioning 5 enter commissioning and enter pre alignment pre alignment is probab...

Page 7: ...picking up a reflection from something other than the target blank wall By moving the beam looking at the wall left x right x up y and down y you can move the beam away any obstacles to achieve highe...

Page 8: ...eing the reflector You will need to move the beam head until you receive an AQ reading of above 40 ideally over 100 If you are presented with the screen below AQ air quality could be any number up to...

Page 9: ...greater air quality Wait for x y values to finish moving to asses your AQ result beam head reflector Press enter to exit manual mode and enter Auto Alignment Try and achieve as good a result as possi...

Page 10: ...irebeam will automatically move its X and Y axis until it is positioned on the reflector This operation could take 30 minutes or more step four testing to test that the firebeam is aligned correctly y...

Page 11: ...enter again to reset and return to the normal screen if in fire you will need to press back to go back to the main menu If set to auto reset it will reset to normal automatically no comms beam head i...

Page 12: ...ss enter the power will slowly drop as can be seen in the dropping air quality When the air quality drops past the pre set threshold the beam will fall into fire remember that there is a delay time se...

Page 13: ...in these directions across the face of the reflector with your back to the beam make adjustments by using the left right up and down keys this moves the beam in these directions across the face of the...

Page 14: ...during auto alignment the alignment will be aborted press back to return to auto alignment and enter to resume auto alignment once alignment is complete you will see the screen below press back to ret...

Page 15: ...xit sub menus shows temperature at beam head screen used by The Fire Beam help desk screen used by The Fire Beam help desk software versions for the head and controller shows when updating to increase...

Page 16: ...n Controller Status FIRE Controller Red Flashing LED 0 5 Second Head Red Flashing LED 1 Second Alarm Relay Change Over CO Contact Rating 2A 30 VDC Test Reset Features Beam test function by controller...

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