12 Clintonville Road

Northford, CT 06472
203-484-7161
FAX: 203-484-7118

The LCD-80TM
Liquid Crystal Display
for the Notifier AM2020/AFP1010 and AFP-200
Fire Alarm Control Panels

Document 50182
07/31/97 Revision: A
P/N 50182:A3 ECN 96-424
Installation Precautions - Adherence to the following will aid in problem-free installation with long-term reliability:

WARNING - Several different sources of power can be connected to the fire alarm Like all solid state electronic devices, this system may operate erratically or can
control panel. Disconnect all sources of power before servicing. Control unit and be damaged when subjected to lightning induced transients. Although no system is
associated equipment may be damaged by removing and/or inserting cards, completely immune from lightning transients and interferences, proper grounding will
modules, or interconnecting cables while the unit is energized. Do not attempt to reduce susceptibility. Overhead or outside aerial wiring is not recommended, due to
install, service, or operate this unit until this manual is read and understood. an increased susceptibility to nearby lightning strikes. Consult with the Technical
Services Department if any problems are anticipated or encountered.
CAUTION - System Reacceptance Test after Software Changes: To ensure
proper system operation, this product must be tested in accordance with NFPA 72- Disconnect AC power and batteries prior to removing or inserting circuit boards.
1993 Chapter 7 after any programming operation or change in site-specific software. Failure to do so can damage circuits.
Reacceptance testing is required after any change, addition or deletion of system
components, or after any modification, repair or adjustment to system hardware or Remove all electronic assemblies prior to any drilling, filing, reaming, or punching
wiring. of the enclosure. When possible, make all cable entries from the sides or rear.
Before making modifications, verify that they will not interfere with battery,
All components, circuits, system operations, or software functions known to be transformer, and printed circuit board location.
affected by a change must be 100% tested. In addition, to ensure that other
operations are not inadvertently affected, at least 10% of initiating devices that are Do not tighten screw terminals more than 9 in-lbs. Over tightening may damage
not directly affected by the change, up to a maximum of 50 devices, must also be threads, resulting in reduced terminal contact pressure and difficulty with screw
tested and proper system operation verified. terminal removal.

This system meets NFPA requirements for operation at 0-49O C/32-120 O F This system contains static-sensitive components. Always ground yourself with a
and at a relative humidity of 85% RH (non-condensing) at 30 O C/86 O F. proper wrist strap before handling any circuits so that static charges are removed
However, the useful life of the system's standby batteries and the electronic from the body. Use static suppressive packaging to protect electronic assemblies
components may be adversely affected by extreme temperature ranges and removed from the unit.
humidity. Therefore, it is recommended that this system and its peripherals be
installed in an environment with a nominal room temperature of 15-27O C/60-80 O Follow the instructions in the installation, operating, and programming manuals.
F. These instructions must be followed to avoid damage to the control panel and
associated equipment. FACP operation and reliability depend upon proper
Verify that wire sizes are adequate for all initiating and indicating device loops. installation.
Most devices cannot tolerate more than a 10% I.R. drop from the specified device
voltage.

While installing a fire alarm system may make lower insurance

Fire Alarm System Limitations rates possible, it is not a substitute for fire insurance!

An automatic fire alarm system - typically made up of smoke detectors, heat Audible warning devices such as bells may not alert people if these devices are
detectors, manual pull stations, audible warning devices, and a fire alarm control located on the other side of closed or partly open doors or are located on another
with remote notification capability can provide early warning of a developing fire. floor of a building.
Such a system, however, does not assure protection against property damage or
loss of life resulting from a fire. A fire alarm system will not operate without any electrical power. If AC power fails,
the system will operate from standby batteries only for a specified time.
Any fire alarm system may fail for a variety of reasons:
Rate-of-Rise heat detectors may be subject to reduced sensitivity over time. For
Smoke detectors may not sense fire where smoke cannot reach the detectors such this reason, the rate-of-rise feature of each detector should be tested at least once
as in chimneys, in walls, or roofs, or on the other side of closed doors. Smoke per year by a qualified fire protection specialist.
detectors also may not sense a fire on another level or floor of a building. A second
floor detector, for example, may not sense a first floor or basement fire. Further- Equipment used in the system may not be technically compatible with the control.
more, all types of smoke detectors - both ionization and photoelectric types, have It is essential to use only equipment listed for service with your control panel.
sensing limitations. No type of smoke detector can sense every kind of fire caused
by carelessness and safety hazards like smoking in bed, violent explosions, Telephone lines needed to transmit alarm signals from a premise to a central
escaping gas, improper storage of flammable materials, overloaded electrical monitoring station may be out of service or temporarily disabled.
circuits, children playing with matches, or arson.
The most common cause of fire alarm malfunctions, however, is inadequate
IMPORTANT! Smoke detectors must be installed in the same room as the maintenance. All devices and system wiring should be tested and maintained by
control panel and in rooms used by the system for the connection of alarm professional fire alarm installers following written procedures supplied with each
transmission wiring, communications, signaling, and/or power. If detectors are device. System inspection and testing should be scheduled monthly or as required
not so located, a developing fire may damage the alarm system, crippling its by National and/or local fire codes. Adequate written records of all inspections should
ability to report a fire. be kept.

FCC Warning
WARNING: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency Canadian Requirements
energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radiation noise
cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the
with the limits for class A computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Canadian Department of Communications.
Rules, which is designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference
when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a Le present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les
residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user will be required limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la classe A prescrites dans le
to correct the interference at his own expense. Reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le ministere des Communica-
tions du Canada.

Technical Publishing Document PRECAULG.P65 12/31/96

 Table of Contents
Section One: LCD-80TM Features ..................................................... 4

Section Two: Operating the LCD-80TM ............................................. 6

Display Patterns .................................................................................... 6
Status Button ......................................................................................... 6
Contrast Adjust ...................................................................................... 6
Lamp Test Button ................................................................................... 6
Global Acknowledge Button .................................................................. 6
Silence Button ....................................................................................... 6
Reset Button .......................................................................................... 6

Section Three: LCD-80TM Electrical Connections .......................... 7

Connecting the EIA-485 Interface ......................................................... 7
Connecting +24 VDC Power .................................................................. 8

Appendix A: EIA-485 Shield Terminations ........................................ 9

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 Section One: LCD-80TM Features
The LCD-80TM alphanumeric display module is an ancillary display and control device that may be used with the
AM2020/AFP1010 and AFP-200 Fire Alarm Control Panels.

• 80-character LCD display (backlit under normal & alarm conditions).

• No programming necessary — uses time and labels from the control panel.
• Local piezo sounder with alarm and trouble resound.
• Device type identifiers from the control panel.
• Device & zone custom alpha labels from the control panel.
• Time/date and device address from the control panel.
• Operates in addition to control panel CRT if desired.
• EIA-485 connects to control panel terminal port.
• Time/date display field.
• Control buttons for:
Status Display
Contrast Adjustment
Lamp Test
Global Acknowledge
Signal Silence
System Reset
• Mounting options:
ABF-1 package with key switch & phone jack options Optional ABF-1D
ABF-1D package with keylock and door
Can be located up to 6000 feet from the panel

Last LCD-80TM Options (SW1)

SW1-1 Set "ON" to disable LCD-80TM piezo.
SW1-2 Set "ON" to disable Acknowledge, Signal Piezo Sounder
Silence and Reset switches. The LCD-80TM sounder will be
activated when any new alarm or
Last LCD-80TM Options (SW3) trouble is received from the panel.
SW3-1 Set "ON" if this LCD-80TM is the last It is silenced by the ACKNOWL-
LCD-80TM on the EIA-485 loop. EDGE switch.
SW3-2 Set "ON" to enable terminal supervision.

AKS-1 Keyswitch connector

For connection of an optional AKS-1 keyswitch.
When the two pins on this interface are shorted, all
six keys on the membrane panel will be ignored by Terminal Connections
the LCD-80TM.
EIA-485

+24 VDC POWER

Note: These connections must be

power-limited and the +24 volt power
must be regulated and filtered.

Figure 1-1: LCD-80TM Component Summary

Current Consumption @ 24 VDC (Regulated and filtered)

Normal (no activity): 100 mA
Standby (trouble condition): 50 mA
Alarm: 100 mA

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The LCD-80TM operates like a CRT terminal without full keyboard capability, but with the advantages of 24 VDC
power, wall mount, and multiple terminal location with Acknowledge, Signal Silence and Reset. The LCD-80TM has
full point-display capacity and requires no programming.

CCM-1

NOTES:
EIA-485: Maximum of 6000 feet between units.

Up to 32 LCD-80TMs may be used on the EIA-485 circuit (3.2

amps regulated power max required - consult control panel's
battery calculations).

Optional CRT Display Monitor connection to CCM-1. One Between each LCD-80TM are four wires: A twisted-shielded pair
max - requires programming at the AM2020/AFP1010. If a for data communications and an open pair for 24 VDC power.
CRT is not used, connect the LCD-80TM directly to DIA The return circuit only requires two wires for data communication.
TB1.

Figure 1-2: Typical LCD-80TM Connection

AM2020/AFP1010 Note: The EIA-485 interface used for the LCD-80TM should not be confused with the EIA-485
circuit used for the ACS interface. The CCM-1 Convertor Module converts the EIA-232 Terminal Interface from the
SIB-2048 into the EIA-485 standard required by the LCD-80TM. The DIA-2020N can support LCD-80TMs in terminal
mode without the need for a CCM-1 converter module (if a CRT is not being used).

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 Section Two: Operating the LCD-80TM

Display Patterns
The LCD-80TM displays directly the information from the AFP-200 or AM2020/AFP1010 terminal interface without
alteration.

Note: The ALARMS PENDING, TROUBLES PENDING, Alarm Count and Trouble Count information will not be
displayed on the LCD-80TM.

If the LCD-80TM fails to receive communications from the panel for a period of over one minute, it will activate its local
sounder and display the following message:

C O M M U NI C A T I O N S F A I L

Status Button
The LCD-80TM, when used with the AM2020/AFP1010 will keep a count of alarms in the system (number of alarm
messages, minus alarm clear messages, since the last ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL message). When this key is pressed
the alarm count is displayed in place of the time/date for 10 seconds.

Contrast Adjust
Repeatedly press this switch until the display's contrast is acceptable.

Lamp Test Button

If the backlight LCD display has been turned off due to a trouble condition in
the system, pressing this switch will illuminate the display for 60 seconds.
This switch also silences the local piezo. While it is held down, all segments
on the display will be turned on and the piezo will sound.

Global Acknowledge Button

When the Global Acknowledge switch is pressed on the front panel, the LCD-
80TM sends an Acknowledge command to the control panel, emulating a CRT
terminal.

Silence Button
When the SILENCE switch is pressed on the front panel, the LCD-80TM sends
a Signal Silence command to the control panel, emulating the CRT terminal.

Reset Button
When the System Reset switch is pressed on the front panel, the LCD-80TM
sends a Reset command to the control panel, emulating the CRT terminal.

Note: If Acknowledge, Silence, and Reset switches are enabled for system control, access security must be provided by
mounting the LCD-80TM in a locked Fire Alarm Cabinet, or Annunciator Backbox model ABF-1/1D or ABS-1T with AKS-
1 key switch option.

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 Section Three: LCD-80TM Electrical Connections
IMPORTANT: The LCD-80TM requires the connection of 24 VDC power in addition to the EIA-485 interface to operate.

LCD-80TM
( - ) EIA-485
To next LCD-80TM
(+) EIA-485

From EIA-485 Source

(+) (-) (refer to table below)

Notes:
1) All connections are power-limited and supervised. Refer to Appendix A for shield
termination instructions.
2) A maximum of 32 LCD-80TMs may be connected to this circuit.

3) 6000 feet maximum distance (@ 16 AWG) between the panel and the first or last LCD-80TM and between each additional LCD-
80TM.

4) Use overall foil/braided-shield twisted pair cable suitable for EIA-485 applications (refer to Appendix A for shield termination
information).

5) The EIA-485 circuit is rated at 5.5 VDC maximum and 60 mA maximum.

6) Each LCD-80TM must have R-120 resistors installed across the in and out terminals as shown.

Figure 2-1: LCD-80TM EIA-485 Connection

CCM-1 DIA
EIA-485 AFP-200
(AM2020/AFP1010) (AM2020/AFP1010)

OUT (-) Term. 4 P3-4 TB5-2 TB1-4

RET (-) Term. 3 P3-3 TB5-4 TB1-3

OUT(+) Term. 2 P3-2 TB5-1 TB1-2

RET(+) Term. 1 P3-1 TB5-3 TB1-1

Table 2-1: EIA-485 Connection

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The LCD-80TM can be powered by an MPS-24A Main Power Supply or by the AFP-200 power supply. The power run
to the LCD-80TM must be power-limited but need not contain a power supervision relay since loss of power is inher-
ently supervised through loss of communication with the LCD-80TM. Maximum LCD-80TM current draw from power
supply (under normal and alarm conditions) is 100 mA. Maximum current draw from the control panel's secondary
power source (batteries) under loss of AC power (or when the panel is in atrouble condition) is 50 mA.

LCD-80TM
From Main Power Supply
(refer to table below)
( - ) Common

(+) 24 VDC Power

(+) (-) To next LCD-80TM

Figure 2-2: Supplying Power to the LCD-80TM

MPS-24A AFP-200

24 VDC (+) TB3-3 TB1-3

Common (-) TB3-4 TB1-4

Table 2-2: Power Connections

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 Appendix A: EIA-485 Shield Terminations
The EIA-485 circuit must be wired using a twisted-shielded pair cable having a characteristic impedance of 120 ohms,
+/- 20%. Do not run cable adjacent to; or in the same conduit as; 120-volt AC service, noisy electrical circuits that are
powering mechanical bells or horns, audio circuits above 25 VRMS, motor control circuits, or SCR power circuits

Note: All enclosures, including the FACP backbox, must be connected to earth ground! Never use the shield for
grounding purposes.

Terminate the EIA-485 shields at both the Out and Return ends of the CCM-1 (or the DIA-1010 or DIA-2020 Display
Interface Board if employing that option), at either the cabinet (when not in conduit) or at system common (when in
conduit) as outlined below:

When the EIA-485 shield is not in conduit: At each respective LCD-80TM enclosure (except the first on the
loop), terminate the shield coming in from the previous LCD-80TM at the outside of the cabinet backbox (earth
ground). Let the outgoing (to next LCD-80TM) shield float (no connection). Shield termination between LCD-
80TMs can only occur at the receiving end - the end connected to P1 Terminals 2 and 4. For the first LCD-80TM
on the loop, let the shield coming in from the CCM-1 or DIA float.

When the EIA-485 shield is in conduit: At each respective LCD-80TM enclosure (except the first on the loop),
terminate the shield coming in from the previous LCD-80TM at system common. Let the shield going out to next
LCD-80TM shield float (no connection). Shield termination between LCD-80TMs can only occur at the receiving
end - the end connected to LCD-80TM P1 Terminals 2 and 4. For the first LCD-80TM on the loop, let the shield
coming in from the CCM-1 or DIA float.

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