Manufacturer Knowledgebase

PANEL & PROTOCOL GUIDES

Manufacturer Knowledgebase

Field-oriented instructions for common UK fire alarm panels: one-man testing, disablements, cause & effect, logic and group controls.

Before changing a live system: agree the test/disablement with the responsible person, identify any ARC/fire-routing connection and plant interfaces, decide what must remain operational, record every temporary change, and restore/verify everything before leaving.

AdvancedOpen guide →

MxPro 5 / MxPro 4 / Axis EN

Apollo · Hochiki ESP · Argus Vega · Nittan

Multi-protocol; strong walk-test and logic tools.

KentecOpen guide →

Syncro AS / Taktis

Apollo · Hochiki ESP · Argus Vega (model/loop dependent)

Test Zones; disablements; Loop Explorer cause/effect.

C-TECOpen guide →

XFP / ZFP

CAST / CAST-PRO · legacy Apollo/Hochiki variants

Groups, action sequences and walk/commissioning modes.

GentOpen guide →

Vigilon / Vigilon Plus / Nano

Gent proprietary addressable

Zones, devices, sectors, groups and command builds.

NotifierOpen guide →

Pearl / ID3000 / INSPIRE

OPAL · legacy CLIP

Zone walk tests and detailed disable/enable menus.

Morley-IASOpen guide →

Max / Plus / Lite / legacy DXc / ZX

Morley/System Sensor · some legacy multi-protocol variants

Walk test, zones, devices, outputs and logic.

ProtecOpen guide →

6500 / 6600

Algo-Tec 6000PLUS

Zone/complete-system tests and output-group disablements.

FikeOpen guide →

TwinflexPro² / CIE-A family

Twinflex two-wire / Fike addressable family

Simple one-man system test; zone and output controls.

EatonOpen guide →

xDetect / legacy CF3000 / DF6000

Eaton addressable

Current xDetect plus legacy one-man walk-test notes.

GFEOpen guide →

Juno Net / Junior

GFE addressable families

Caretaker one-man test and selective disablements.

NittanOpen guide →

Evolution 1 / EVO+

Evolution FSK

254-point loop family; test with/without sounders.

SiemensOpen guide →

Cerberus PRO

C-NET / FDnet family

Structured device tree, disable/enable and walktest.

Wireless / HybridOpen guide →

Hyfire Taurus · EMS/other hybrids

Wireless translators / proprietary radio

Radio survey, translators, hybrid protocol considerations.

HOW TO USE THIS

Identify panel first, protocol second

Do not assume the detector brand tells you the panel workflow. Multi-protocol panels can use different loop cards or basecards. Confirm the exact panel family, loop protocol and firmware before following a menu path.

COVERAGE

Major UK field systems

This build concentrates on widely encountered UK commercial systems and legacy families. It is deliberately written so more manufacturers can be added without changing the site architecture.

Return to service:Exit test modeClear temporary disablementsRestore sounders / outputsRestore fire routing / ARCRestore delays / time controlsProve a normal event pathCheck panel = normalRecord work