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Potter TAM Owner's manual

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TAM
TROUBLE ANNUNCIATOR MODULE
MKT. #8900110 - REV C
12/09
Description
The TAM Trouble Annunciator Module provides LED annunciation
of System Okay status and system, communication, and phone line
failures. The TAM easily installs inside the PFC-7500 panel door
to view system status. The TAM also contains a sounder that alerts
persons nearby to communication or processor trouble conditions on the
system and a Silence switch that allows users to turn off the sounder.
Installation
The TAM installs on the inside of the enclosure door, remove small
knockouts and nut from switch. Align the three LEDs with the three
center holes in the panel door shown in the inset in Figure 1 below.
Insert the two screws through the small holes on the enclosure
door. Tighten the nuts onto each screw to secure the module to the
enclosure door. Ax cover label, and attach switch nut.
After securing the module to the door, connect to the panel using the
supplied 4-wire harness as shown in Figure 1.
Led And Sounder Operation
System Okay LED
The Green LED on the TAM is on when both phone lines are normal
and the panel processor is operating properly.
Fig 1. TAM Module Installation and Connection to PFC-7500 Fire Panel.
TROUBLE
Screw Hole
Screw Hole
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H
H
LED
oles
and
Bu tto
ole
NORMAL
SILENCE
Panel Reset
1
2
3
4
J12
N/C COM N/O N/C COM N/O
Relay Sockets for Optional
Form C Outputs on J1 1
Trouble Annunciator
Header
TAM Trouble
Annunciator Module
OUTPUT 1
OUTPUT 2
17 18
Z3 -
19 20
Z4 -Z4+
21 22
Z5 -Z5+
Green SYSTEM OKAY LED
SILENCE Switch
YellowTROUBLE LED
Alert Sounder
Outside of
Enclosure Door
with sticker.
J10
DWG# 110-1
Silence button
After pressing the Silence button, the panel silences the Bell output
(PFC-7501 terminal 5) and momentarily drops power to the auxiliary
output (PFC-7501 terminal 6), the TAM Trouble Annunciator Module,
and zones 2 to 5. Additionally, any Fire or Supervisory event displays
at the keypads are also cleared.
Communication trouble
If either phone line connected to the panel is in a bad condition, or if the
panel has failed ten attempts to communicate with the central station,
the TAM emits a steady audible alert and turns on the Yellow LED. The
Silence switch can be used to turn off the sounder but not the LED.
Panel processor failure
During a processor failure on the panel, the TAM emits a steady
audible alert and turns on the Yellow LED. The sounder cannot be
silenced when a processor failure occurs.
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