DSC PC4020CF Maxsys 16-128 Zone Commercial
Fire & Burg Control Panel
Kit Includes:
Keypad -Not Included See Below
Expandable to 128 zones.
2 addressable loops for up to 112 addressable devices up to 16 LCD keypads per system.
8 partitions.
1500 user codes.(4 or 6 digit) .
3000-event buffer.
Installation Manual
Programming Manual
Battery Calculation Guide
User Manual

Also
See DSC Wireless Equiptment & Accessories.
With MAXSYS fire products you have all the equipment
you need to integrate full commercial fire into any security application. MAXSYS
offers many features including an advanced UL Listed commercial fire system,
with a full complement of modules, including a dual-line dialer module, 24 VDC
bell module and a battery charging module for high current applications.
Integrating fire and burglary has never been easier.
MAXSYS PC4020CF DETECTION AND ALARM 13850-2 4/26/05
PART 1 – GENERAL
1.01 – SUMMARY
1 SECTION INCLUDES
a) Control Panel
b) Keypad
c) Associated Equipment
2 ASSOCIATED SECTIONS
a) 13703 – Access Control
b) 16721 - Fire Alarm And Detection Systems
c) 16750 - Building Management/Security/Access Systems
1.02 – LISTINGS
1) US Approvals
a) UNDERWRITERS LABORATORY (UL)
i) UL864 - Control Units System for Fire-Protective Signaling
System
ii) UL1610 - Central Station Burglar-Alarm Units
iii) UL609 - Local Burglar Alarm Units and Systems
iv) UL365 - Police Station Connected Burglar Alarm Units and
Systems
v) UL985- Household Fire Warning System Units
vi) UL1023 - Household Burglar Alarm System Units
vii) UL High Line Security
b) FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)
i) Part 15 – Radio Frequency Devices
ii) Part 68 – Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone
Network
2) Canadian Approvals
a) CS03
b) IC ( Industry Canada )
c) UNDERWRITERS LABORATORY CANADA (ULC)
i) ULC-S527 – "Central Station Fire Alarm System Units"
ii) ULC-S303 – "Local Alarm Units Burglary"
iii) ULC-S304 – "Central & Monitoring Station Burglar Alarm
System Units"
MAXSYS PC4020 DETECTION AND ALARM 13850-3 4/26/05
iv) ULC-S310 – "Household Burglar Alarm"
v) ULC-S545 – "Household Fire Warning"
vi) UL-294 – "Access Control"
vii) ULC Level 5
3) International Approvals
a) CE ( Europe )
b) CNC ( Argentina )
c) IRAM ( Argentina )
d) ACA ( Australia )
e) ANATEL ( Brazil )
f) INCERT ( Belgium )
g) NCP ( Netherlands )
1.03 – SYSTEM OVERVIEW
1. The system shall be a Burglary/Fire/Access Control integrated
control panel, with
the following capabilities:
a) Up to 8 System Partitions
b) 1,500 User Codes
c) 3,000 Event Buffer
d) 34 Programmable Zone Types
e) 61 Programmable Output Options
f) Local And Remote Upload/Download
g) 99 Date Schedules
h) 50 Arm/Disarm Schedules
i) 99 Open/Close Suppression Schedules
j) 50 Seismic Sensor Test Schedules
k) 50 CTT (Close-Time Timer) Arming Schedules
l) Two-Year Holiday Scheduling
m) Automatic Daylight Savings Adjustment
n) Expandable to 128 Zones Via Hardwire, Wireless and 2-Wire
Addressable
Loop Devices
o) Add Up To 16 LCD Keypads
p) Add Up To 64 Programmable Relays
q) Add Up To 144 Low Power Outputs
r) Add Point/Graphic Annunciation
s) UL & ULC Listed For Residential And Commercial Applications
t) Internet (IP) Communication
u) 2-Way Communication Port (RS-232) For Use with 3
rd
Party Software Packages
v) Remote System Administrator Software
PART 2 – PRODUCTS
2.01 – SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
1 BASE PANEL
The security control panel shall have a base capacity of 16
fully supervised and programmable zones with integral power supply and
supervised battery charger, auxiliary power for powering security detection
devices, program switched auxiliary power supply for 4-wire smoke detectors,
integral supervised digital alarm communicator, two general purpose program
controllable outputs which can be programmed as general purpose outputs or
as Addressable loops and a supervised bell/siren output.
2 PANEL ZONE EXPANSION
The panel shall be expandable to a maximum of 128 zones by
adding standard hardwired 8 and/or 16 zone modules connected to the base panel
via a supervised four-wire power/communication bus, by adding up to 112
addressable detection devices to one or both of the addressable loops on the
base panel or by adding 64 zone 433 MHz. Narrow Band wireless receivers (to
expand coverage area, up to 8 receivers shall be supported) to the four-wire
communication bus. The system shall be capable of expansion using hardwired,
addressable and wireless simultaneously in any mix that suits the application.
The system shall support hardwired seismic sensors and programmable scheduled
testing of these seismic sensors.
3 SYSTEM KEYPADS
The system shall accommodate up to 16 LCD keypads which are
powered from the base panel via the four-wire communications bus. LCD keypads
shall have a display capacity of at least 32 alphanumeric characters with the
display having brightness and contrast control. Control keys shall be backlit
for low light level ease of use. The keypads shall include individual "Armed",
"Ready" and "Trouble" indicators and five programmable ‘function’ buttons and
three keypad activated alarm buttons. Keypads shall have the capability to
operate in a power-save mode in the event of a power failure.
4 FIRE MONITORING AND REPORTING
The system shall be capable of being easily expanded to provide
local fire alarm panel monitoring of alarm and trouble and reporting fire status
using redundant digital alarm communicators. The dual digital alarm
communicators shall be fully supervised and automatically report telephone line
troubles and report alarms over the ‘good’ line.
5 UL LISTED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
The UL Listed commercial fire alarm version of the system shall
have all the capabilities of the alarm system with the followingchanges and
additions: The base system panel shall be supplied in a red enclosure and be
complete with a 16VAC 40VA transformer and a fire module complete with 1 Class'B'/Style'B'
two-wire smoke detector zone accommodating 30 12VDC smoke detectors, 1
Class'B'/Style'B' waterflow zone, 2 supervised communicator outputs, terminal
connection for house telephone, 1 fire alarm-actuated relay with Form 'C'
contacts rated 2A @ 30VDC, and one fire trouble-actuated relay with Form 'C'
contacts rated 2A @ 30VDC. All zones shall be programmable as fire zones.
Addressable loops shall accommodate 112 smoke detectors programmed as standard
fire zones or auto-verify fire zones. Hardwired fire zones shall be programmable
as standard fire zones, auto-verify fire zones, waterflow zones, or fire
supervisory zones. All zones shall be supervised for open circuit and ground
fault. Addressable loops shall support supervised inputs for heat detectors and
pull stations. System shall support 4 dual bell output panels on the Combus,
each complete with red enclosure, 2 supervised Class'B'/Style'Y' bell outputs,
supervised 350mA 24VDC battery charger, and 28VAC 170VA power transformer. Bell
outputs shall be supervised for short circuit, open circuit, and ground fault.
Fire bell outputs shall be rated for 1.8A @ 24VDC each and be programmable as
steady, temporal pattern, CA pattern, or pulsed. Each bell output shall also be
programmable as a fire strobe output, which will remain energized until the
system is reset. Fire alarms shall autoscroll on all system LCD keypads, and
fire silence and reset shall be limited by programming to specific access codes.
System software shall include the following test functions: fire drill, fire
inspector’s test, scheduled smoke detector tests, and annunciator lamp test.
Power supply/relay output modules shall be in red panels complete with a
supervised 350mA 12VDC battery charger, 16VAC 40VA transformer, and integral
power supply to provide up to 550mA of auxiliary power at 12VDC to power
direct-connected devices or repower the Combus. The system shall support
fire-specific annunciators, each providing annunciation of 10 fire zones, 2 fire
supervisory zones, 1 common bell zone trouble, 1 common fire zone trouble, 1
common system trouble, and 1 AC 'ON' indicator.
6 ALTERNATE REPORTING METHODS
The system shall be capable of reporting all alarms, trouble and
system status information over various combinations of : the single integral
digital alarm communicator, the dual digital alarm communicators, a cellular
transmitter, an internet (IP) communicator and over a dedicated line DVAC
channel.
7 CENTRAL STATION REPORTING
The system shall provide high speed 20 bps 1400/2300 Hz.
handshake, contact ID and SIA reporting formats and shall be capable of being
programmed to call up to 3 telephone numbers. The system shall also allow
communication to a pager. The telephone numbers shall be programmable for
‘backup’ dialing should the primary number fail. The system shall be
programmable for split reporting such that alarms/restorals, openings/closing
and miscellaneous events can be sent to different telephone numbers or
communication paths. The system shall report an account code for each partition
and a separate account code for non-partition (system) events. The system shall
provide opening/closing scheduled suppression to prevent opens and closes from
being reported to the central station.
8 HARD COPY PRINTOUT
The system shall be capable of including a serial output for a
hard copy printer. All system events, alarms and restorals shall be printed and
each event shall include the date and time.
9 OUTPUT RELAYS
The system shall be capable of including up to 64 fully
programmable output relays with each relay having form ‘C’ contacts rated 2 Amps
at 30 VDC. Relays shall be added in increments of four and may be located
anywhere on the communication bus. Relay modules shall include an integral power
supply, supervised battery charger and supply up to 1.0 Amp of auxiliary power
at 12 VDC.
10 LOW POWER OUTPUTS
The system shall be capable of including up to 144 low power
outputs with each output able to source 50 mA at 12 VDC. Outputs shall be added
in increments of 16 and may be added anywhere on the communications bus.
11 REMOTE ANNUNCIATION
The system shall be capable of remote zone alarm and system
status annunciation, up to 144 points, by adding 32 and/or 64 point annunciators
anywhere on the 4-wire communications bus. Annunciators shall be capable of
being flush mounted. The annunciators shall provide bull’s eye and graphic
annunciation capability.
12 ACCESS CONTROL
The system shall be capable of accepting up to 16 dual card
reader modules for a total of 32 access readers. Each dual module shall be
complete with an integral power supply, supervised battery charger and shall
provide full standalone operation if communication with the base panel is lost.
The module shall include non-volatile memory to retain all schedules and
programming information even if AC and battery power are lost. The dual reader
panels shall be capable of being added to the system anywhere on the 4-wire
communication bus up to 1,000 feet per leg from the base panel. The dual access
control module shall accept a variety of proximity readers, magnetic stripe
readers and any 26 bit Wiegand reader and readers shall be capable of being
located up to 500 feet from the module. The dual module shall have inputs for
two ‘request-to-exit’ detectors, two ‘postpone arm’ pushbuttons, two ‘arm’
pushbuttons, two ‘door’ contacts and two outputs for door strikes. Access
control software shall be an integral component of the base panel software and
shall provide the following functions: capacity for 1,500 cards and up to 64
access levels, 99 seven day schedules with 4 intervals per schedule, holiday
scheduling for a two year period, individual door unlock schedules, a
programmable option to require 2 cards to open a specific door, ability to
unlock doors automatically on fire alarm and automatic daylight saving time
adjust. Access control functions shall be fully programmable through any system
keypad and either locally or remotely using any PC and the upload/download
software. All access control transactions shall be recorded in the systems 3,000
event buffer for viewing via the keypad, for printing on a local printer or
viewing locally or remotely via the upload/download software.
13 VOICE ASSISTED STATUS AND CONTROL
The system shall be capable of adding a module to provide system
status and control via any local or remote touch-tone telephone with the system
providing system status information by voice. The system shall include a word
library and allow custom words for zone labels.
14 AUTOMATION CONTROL
The system shall be capable of controlling by event and/or by
schedule up to 32 X-10 control devices. The automation control module shall
connect to the system via the 4-wire communications bus. The system shall
include 16 schedules to control the automation devices. Automation shall be
controllable via any keypad and local or remote touch-tone telephone.
15 SYSTEM SOFTWARE
The base panel shall come complete with all the software to
implement every system feature and allow the addition of every expansion or
functional module without changes or addition to the basic software.
16 SYSTEM PROGRAMMING
The system shall be fully programmable via the LCD keypads and
shall also allow event buffer viewing via the keypads. Separate PC based
Upload/Download software shall provide the ability to fully program the system
and read all current system programming and the event buffer. The system shall
provide a connector on the base panel to allow local upload/download operation
and shall be capable of being remotely, over the telephone lines or internet (IP
network), uploaded or downloaded. The system shall provide a separate telephone
number that can be called for the remote upload/download operation. Remote
upload/download access shall be controllable by the user to prevent unauthorized
access. All system programming shall be maintained in non-volatile memory such
that program information is maintained even if all AC and battery power is
removed.
17 USER CODES
The system shall provide for 1,500 user codes selectable as
either 4 or 6 igits. For Access Control, user codes shall be assignable to
1 of 64 access levels. User codes shall assignable to one or multiple
partitions. The system shall offer a programmable option to allow users to
program their own access code. The system shall offer a programmable option to
require 2 users to disarm certain partitions.
18 PARTITIONS
The system shall be programmable for up to 8 fully independent
partitions ach partition shall have its own account code. Keypads shall be
assignable as ‘partition’ keypads or ‘global’ keypads. Each zone in the system
shall be assignable to one or more partitions.
19 SCHEDULING
The system shall provide for 99 date schedules with 4 intervals
per chedule, 4 holiday schedules with 2 years of scheduling capacity, 50
open/close suppression schedules and 16 automation schedules. All schedules
shall be programmable via the LCD keypads and via downloading either locally or
remotely.
20 GROUND FAULT DETECTION
For commercial fire installations, the system shall include an
integral round fault detector which shall detect a single ground fault on any
extended conductor in the system.
21 SUPERVISION
Each zone in the system shall be supervised. General system
supervision shall include; loss of AC for the base panel and any remote
functional anel with its own AC input, batteries for the
base panel and all remote functional panels shall be supervised and short
circuit protected, each addressable device and each wireless input device shall
be supervised for it presence and the 4-wire communication bus shall be
supervised for low voltage and the presence of each enrolled module and
keypad. Digital alarm communicators shall be supervised for telephone line
trouble and failure to communicate and the system shall report any cellular or
IP network communication panel trouble.
22 FALSE ALARM PREVENTION
The system shall include the following false alarm prevention
features: udible exit delay, arm/disarm bell squawk, audible exit fault, urgency
on entry delay, no entry arming/disarming, swinger shutdown programmable
by zone, transmission delay by zone, ACfail, TLM trouble and low battery
trouble transmission delay, rotating keypress buffer, recent close code
transmission, police code (cross zone) transmission, scheduled seismic sensor
testing and opening after alarm transmission.
23 AUTOMATIC ARMING/DISARMING
The system shall allow for automatic arming and disarming
partition(s) according to a programmable schedule. The system shall include a
ethod to automatically arm a partition after it has been disarmed for a set
period of time. The system shall include a programmable limitation for basic
users which shall delay disarming a specific partition for a set period of time.
24 TEMPORARY ZONE DISABLING/BYPASSING
The system shall include the following temporary zone isabling/bypassing
features: arm partition with zone violated and arm zone upon restore, manual
zone bypass by user, temporary bypass of a programmable group of zones which
shall re-activate zones after programmable time.
25 NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
The system shall be capable of network (LAW/WAN) and Internet
communications according to ULC Level5 and/or UL-AA Highline Security)
standards. The Network communicator shall utilize 128-bit AES encryption over
10/100 base-T networks and support static or dynamic IP addressing. The IP
communicator shall be capable of sending alarm events to a primary and backup
IP receiver address and up to two standard email addresses. The internet
communicator shall perform full alarm reporting directly to the central
monitoring station as well as performing full system configuration programming
and viewing system status using remote upload/download software over encrypted
connection. For security purposes, the internet communicator shall be capable of
end-to-end supervision and hardwire substitution detection.
2.02 – MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
1 CABINET
Surface mount
Hinged door with screw closure
Provision for door keylock
Provision for door and wall tamper switches.
Space for two 12volt 7ah lead-acid rechargeable batteries
14.8"h x 12.0"w x 4.9"d (37.6 x 30.5 x 12.5cm)
2.03 – ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS (Base panel)
1 BELL OUTPUT
12VDC, 700mA max. continuous up to 2A for 4 minutes using battery assist.
PTC over current protected – self-restoring.
2 AUX+ OUTPUT
12VDC, 500mA max.
3 SAUX+ OUTPUT
12VDC, 300mA max. SAUX+ output is normally +12VDC and power is removed upon
activation. Typically used to reset 4-wire smoke detectors.
Note: Total for AUX+ output and SAUX+ output is 500mA max. e.g.
If the SAUX+ output is loaded to 200mA then only 300mA remains for the AUX+
output. AUX+ and SAUX+ outputs protected by a common PTC over current device
which is self-restoring.
4 PGM OUTPUTS
As standard PGM outputs… 12VDC, 50mA max. each. PGM outputs are
normally unpowered and switch to +12VDC upon activation. As addressable outputs…
12VDC, 170mA max. each Note: PGM outputs are individually programmable as
addressable loops or as general purpose PGM outputs.
5 COMBUS
500mA max. from the PC4020 main panel additional power is
provided by PC4204CX modules and/or up to 16 Combus data repeaters. Maximum
Combus capacitance is 80nF which is typically 4,000feet (1,219m) of 22AWG wire.
Each Combus data repeater shall allow an additional 1,000 feet (306m) of 22 AWG
wire (maximum of 16 repeaters). Consult wire manufacturer for specifications of
wire to be used.
Note: Total loading for the Bell output, AUX+, SAUX+, PGM1, PGM2
and the Combus from the PC4020 main panel must not exceed 900mA. This limit may
be exceeded by bell output if extra current required is drawn from the battery.
6 BATTERY CHARGER
Up to 350mA to charge 12volt lead-acid batteries up to 14Ah
capacity.
Battery charger is supervised for opens and is protected by PTC
over current device which is self-restoring.
7 INPUT POWER
16VAC, 40VA
8 GROUND FAULT DETECTION
Built-in and enabled by connecting earth ground to EGND terminal
on
PC4020 main panel. (Use for 'CF' version panels only.)
2.04 – ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS
1 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
32 to 122°F (0 to 50°C)
90% RH non-condensing
PART 3 – EXECUTION
3.01 – INSTALLATION
1. The system shall be installed according to manufacturer’s
installation instructions and recommendations.
3.02 – SYSTEM TESTING AND CERTIFICATION
1. The system shall be tested in accordance to manufacturer’s
recommendations and standard industry practices.