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Theory of
Operation
The Fire OWS capabilities are listed below. For information on the
standard Operator Workstation BAS features, see the Operator
Workstation Technical Bulletin (LIT-636013).
Table 2: Capabilities of Fire OWS
Capability
Acknowledgment of
Fire Alarm System
Report Dialog Boxes
Description
Online-Fire-Specific
Fire OWS allows operator to acknowledge the
following Fire Alarm System Report dialog boxes:
• fire
• security/trouble
• supervisory
• off-normal
Purpose
To meet UL 864 UOJZ
Requirements for Proprietary
supervising station systems. The fire
system must have a method of
informing an operator when fire
alarm signals are received on the
system.
• return to normal
Active/Monitor Mode
Active mode designates one Fire OWS as Active to
receive the Fire Alarm System Report dialog box
from one or more Fire-Net NCMs.
Monitor mode allows a Fire OWS to view the MIFN.
All other Fire OWSs are in Monitor mode, which
gives them the capability to become Active.
To ensure unmistakable
responsibility regarding which
operator responds to an alarm. Only
the operator at the Active Fire OWS
can respond.
Transfer
Allows a Fire OWS in Monitor mode to become
Active for a particular Fire-Net NCM or group of
Fire-Net NCMs.
To ensure unmistakable
responsibility regarding which
operator responds to an alarm. Only
one Fire OWS can be Active for a
Fire-Net NCM or group of Fire-Net
NCMs.
Fire Panel Reset
Allows operator to reset IFC panels from the
Fire OWS.
To allow the operator to reset the
IFC panel while remaining stationed
at the Active Fire OWS.
Signal Silence
Allows operator to silence IFC panels from the
Fire OWS.
To allow the operator to silence the
IFC panel while remaining stationed
at the Active Fire OWS.
Trigger Lock to Object Prevents the object from triggering any HVAC or
smoke control processes. This lock feature applies
in Fire-Net NCM
to all triggerable attributes of the object.
To allow only one operator access to
the capability, only the Active
Fire OWS can perform the trigger
lock.
NCM Download
Copies the NCM archive database to the
operational database at the selected NCM.
To load the archive database into
the Network Controller (NC) if the
current database is lost, corrupted,
or needs to be updated.
Fire Point
Commanding
Enables or disables fire input and output devices
and turns fire output devices on and off.
To allow the operator to command
the fire devices while remaining
stationed at the Active Fire OWS.
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