Page 3 - Contents
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 3 Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 5 System Design .........................................................................
Page 5 - Introduction; System Design; connection to earth is made with an anti-static wrist-strap; Warning; not
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 5 Introduction This Manual is intended as a guide to the engineering and commissioning principles of the TWINFLEX®pro² 2-wire Fire Detection and Alarm system and covers the system hardware information only. D ue to the complexity and...
Page 6 - EMC; The TWINFLEX®pro2 System; Do not use a resistor or Capacitor or any other 3; party ‘End of line’ module for
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 6 EMC This equipment when installed is subject to the EMC directive 2014/108/EC. It is also subject to UK Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 3418. To maintain EMC compliance, this system must be installed as defined within this manual. An...
Page 7 - Control Panel; Mounting the Control Panel; Physical Dimensions; All Panels
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 7 Control Panel Mounting the Control Panel First identify the proposed location for the control panel. Ensure that the control panel will be easily accessible and that account is taken of any subsequent work that may affect access. T...
Page 8 - Power Supply Unit
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 8 Power Supply Unit The mains supply should be dedicated to the Fire Alarm Panel and shou ld be clearly labelled ‘FIRE ALARM: DO NOT SWITCH OFF’ at all isolation points. The Fire Alarm Panel 230V AC supply requires a 3 amp un-switche...
Page 9 - General Assembly; screen must be connected to earth/ground at the control panel
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 9 General Assembly All Panels Topology & Cabling All system wiring should be installed to comply with BS 5839: Pt 1: 20 17 and BS 7671 (wiring regulations) and any other standards relevant to the area or type of installation. A c...
Page 10 - System Wiring Schematic; KEY TO SYMBOLS
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 10 System Wiring Schematic The following schematic may prove useful as an aid to understanding the cable requirements for the system; KEY TO SYMBOLS TWINFLEX ® Multipoint or TWINFLEX ® ASD TWINFLEX ® or TWINFLEX ® ASD Multipoint with...
Page 11 - Control Panel Connections; Overview- 2 zone panel
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 11 Control Panel Connections Overview- 2 zone panel The above diagram shows the terminals for the 2 zone version of the TWINFLEX®pro² panel. Note: References to voltages are nominal values, batteries may be 3.2Ah/3.4Ah USB-B The pane...
Page 13 - Programmable Inputs 1 and 2:
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 13 Monitored Input: MI1+, MI1-, SCRN Maximum Voltage at contacts, 3.3 Volts. Maximum current 10mA. Monitored Input 1 may be configured to monitor for open and short circuit faults using a 3k3 EOL resistor and to activate an alarm usi...
Page 16 - Common Fault; Mains Input Wiring
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 16 Fault Relay: C, N/C, N/O The fault relay is derived from a single pole change over ‘volt-free’ relay contact which is not fault monitored. The fault relay output is rated at 30V DC 1A max. Inductive loads should be diode protected...
Page 17 - Common Fire Sounder
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 17 Monitored Outputs 1 and 2: MO+, MO-, SCRN Outputs 1 and 2 are monitored circuits which may be configured to monitor for open and short circuit faults with a 10k EOL resistor. The default setting for outputs 1 and 2 cause the circu...
Page 18 - LCD Contrast
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 18 Battery: BAT+, BAT- Terminals are supplied to connect and charge standby batteries. The charging circuit has been designed to charge 2 x 12V DC 3.2Ah,3.3Ah or 3.4Ah sealed lead acid batteries. Batteries should be connected in seri...
Page 19 - Write Protect / Write Enable Switch; LK1 Buzzer Link
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 19 Write Protect / Write Enable Switch Note: 4 Zone / 8 Zone Panel version shown The write protect / write enable switch is a two position switch which is normally set to stop options in the engineer menu from being inadvertently cha...
Page 20 - Zone Expansion Card
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 20 8 Zone Expansion Card The 8 zone panel contains an 8 zone expansion PCB. This will already have been set up in the factory and programming options for the extra zones will be enabled. This card is not present in the 2-zone or 4-zo...
Page 21 - General Operation of Control Panel; Control Panel Front; General Indication LEDs
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 21 General Operation of Control Panel Control Panel Front Note : 4 Zone / 8 Zone Panel version shown General Indication LEDs Control Panel Information Window Zonal Indication LEDs Fire Alarm Controls / Controls Enabled Keyswitch Syst...
Page 22 - LED Indication; Description
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 22 LED Indication Note : 4 Zone / 8 Zone Panel version shown The operation of the LED indication on the front of the control panel is described below. The LED indication on the panel can also be confirmed by checking the message disp...
Page 24 - Fire Alarm Controls
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 24 Fire Alarm Controls Note : 4 Zone / 8 Zone Panel version shown The main Fire Alarm Controls may be enabled by turning the key switch to the controls enabled position to go from access level 1 to AL2A, or by entering a valid access...
Page 25 - – Low Vtg
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 25 Access Level 1 (Normal): Controls Enabled LED off At Access Level 1 (Normal), the main Fire Alarm Controls are disabled and the following System Controls will only be accessible if a fire, fault or disablement is active on the pan...
Page 28 - System
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 28 Access Level 2B (Supervisor ): Enable Controls LED flashing slowly At Access Level 2B (Supervisor), the main Fire Alarm Controls are enabled and the following System Controls are accessible. Note: A system reset must be done after...
Page 30 - ESC; TWICE; N.B. To put ALL zones into test enter 00 for the zone number.
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 30 The Test Buzzer function toggles on and off to ensure correct buzzer operation unless the buzzer has been disabled by fitting a jumper link to LK1 on the PCB. The test light will illuminate while this action is taken. The Test Key...
Page 35 - UP; DOWN
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 35 Note: Ancillary equipment e.g. repeaters connected to the network do not meet EN 54-2 requirements. These are described below. Note that actual display indications may differ from those shown in the grey boxes below, depending on ...
Page 48 - LEFT; RIGHT; ENTER
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 48 This active control will allow the engineer to view or change the operation of the disablement event set for programmable input 1. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to toggle through the following options. To confirm the changes pres...
Page 55 - PB Comm Configure
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 55 There are up to 8 peripheral devices addressed 1 to 8 that can be connected to a panel. When a peripheral device is enabled the panel will monitor it and report it as missing if there is a cable break or loss of communications. Th...
Page 56 - Alarm Delays; Caution
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 56 Alarm Delays The following alarm outputs can be delayed for smoke detector alarms: Zone Outputs (zone sounders & IO outputs) Fire Relay Monitored output 1 Monitored output 2 Zone Of Origin Manual Call Points always give instan...
Page 57 - Alarm Confirmation
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 57 Alarm Confirmation Introduction The instructions in this section apply only to the Alarm Confirmation mode which is a part of the TWINFLEX®pro² control panel and is supplementary to the rest of this manual. The Alarm Confirmation ...
Page 58 - Zones; Local or Zonal Alarm Confirmation
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 58 Zones – ‘Confirmation Delay’ for Dwelling Areas Dwelling zones are those covering apartments or private living areas. The activation of any smoke detector in these areas generates an ‘Alarm Confirmation Warning’ in that area but n...
Page 59 - Confirmation Type
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 59 Zonal manner, so that all persons within the apartment are alerted, this is done by setting DIL switch 2 to OFF. The detector DIL switch number 2 may be used to enable the ‘Logical Link’ which links the operatio n of the sounder t...
Page 60 - must not
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 60 Installation and Commissioning Installation 1 st Stage The installer must install the system wiring in the form of 2-core radial circuits. All cabling should be 2 core 1.5mm 2 , screened and fire resistant, of an FP200 equivalent ...
Page 61 - Commissioning; End User Training; TWINFLEX®pro2 User Guide; Maintenance
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 61 Commissioning Commissioning the TWINFLEX®pro² system involves programming and testing the system for correct operation. It is essential that every device is tested in every mode of operation, and that all programmed actions are ob...
Page 62 - Fault Finding; Summary of Faults; Permanent Zone Faults
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 62 Fault Finding Summary of Faults Intermittent Zone Fault 1. Tighten the unused ‘zone screw terminals’ at the EOL device and check all connections on the zone. 2. Too many sounders on a zone. Remove some or adjust sound levels down....
Page 63 - General Faults
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 63 False Alarms 1. Dirty or contaminated optical chambers. Replace with a new optical chamber or device. 2. Incorrectly set smoke detector (smoke is not suitable for kitchens, bathrooms, boiler rooms etc., however, SM3 may be suitabl...
Page 64 - Finding Zone Faults; Reason
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 64 Finding Zone Faults A fault on a zone of the TWINFLEX®pro² system may be found as follows: 1. In order to prove whether the fault is control panel based or in the field (including the field wiring), swap the wires from the zone in...
Page 65 - Advanced Connections; Magnetic Door Hold Units
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 65 10K Advanced Connections Magnetic Door Hold Units If magnetic door hold devices are required, it is recommended that they are connected as shown in the upper right diagram. This is suitable if it is convenient to cable to the cont...
Page 66 - Connecting Two Panels Together
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 66 Connecting Two Panels Together Only a maximum of two panels should be connected in this way. For each panel, configure a monitored input as a remote fire event as follows: Monitored inputs on panels 1 and 2 should be set to remote...
Page 67 - Connecting four Panels Together; SILENCE
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 67 Connecting four Panels Together This active control will allow the engineer to view or change the operation of the programmable input. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to toggle through the following options. To confirm the changes ...
Page 69 - Peripheral Bus Connections
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 69 Peripheral Bus Connections Note: Ancillary equipment e.g. repeaters connected to the peripheral bus do not meet EN 54-2 requirements.
Page 70 - External Battery box
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 70 External Battery box Only use the external battery box purchased from Fike Safety Technology which has been aproved for use with the TWINFLEX®pro² panel. External battery box part number 505-0020 This must be mounted beneath the T...
Page 71 - Technical Data; Control Panel Specification; Zone Panel
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 71 Technical Data Control Panel Specification 2 Zone Panel 4 Zone Panel 8 Zone Panel Dimensions (mm) 331 x 331 x 99 Weight (excluding batteries) 2.25 kg 2.28 kg 2.36 kg Construction V0 rated ABS IP Rating IP 30 Cable Entry 13 x 20mm ...
Page 73 - Installation Checklist; Stage 1; Stage 2
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 73 Installation Checklist Use the following checklist to ensure that your work is correct and that the commissioning engineer has the necessary information to complete the commissioning of the system If you require a commissioning vi...
Page 74 - Commissioning Checklist; Step 2; Step 3
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 74 Commissioning Checklist The following checklist may be used to ensure that all steps are taken. This is not a BS5839 certificate and serves as a reminder only and may need additional items added to suit your working practices. Ste...
Page 75 - Cable Continuity & Insulation Test Results; Core
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 75 Cable Continuity & Insulation Test Results After installation of the cable, and termination into all the relevant back-boxes, install a wire link between the zone +ve and –ve connections at the last device in order to be able ...
Page 76 - FIRE ALARM SYSTEM NOTICE; To Enable the Control Panel Keys
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 76 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM NOTICE To Enable the Control Panel Keys You may gain access to the fire alarm controls by inserting the key turning ¼ turn or by entering the USER code (default 8737). The ‘Controls Enabled’ LED should then be il...
Page 77 - FIRE ALARM USER NOTICE; Note
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 77 FIRE ALARM USER NOTICE Note The Fire alarm system installed in th is building has ‘Alarm Confirmation’ technology to help eliminate false alarms. Please read and understand the following information in order to make the most use o...
Page 78 - Engineers Notes
TWINFLEX ® pro² Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual 78 Engineers Notes