AUX. SUPPLY FAULT
Not yet verifiedAUX. SUPPLY FAULT LED
This indicates the auxiliary supply has a fault.
Sourced — not yet independently verifiedORION 2, 4, 8 Zone Fire Alarm Control Panel: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual, p. p.3
Global Fire Equipment Orion (2/4/8 Zone) fault records
9 fault records for this panel, each labelled with its review status and, where one is cited, the source document it comes from. Global Fire Equipment's Orion 2, 4 and 8 zone conventional fire alarm control panel.
Fault records
9 records
BATTERY FAULT
Not yet verifiedBATTERY FAULT LED
This indicates there is a low voltage level on the batteries, or the battery charger circuit has failed.
Sourced — not yet independently verifiedORION 2, 4, 8 Zone Fire Alarm Control Panel: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual, p. p.3
EARTH FAULT
Not yet verifiedEARTH FAULT LED
When this indicator is on, there is leakage current flowing between the earth connection/wiring and any other wire connected to the panel.
Sourced — not yet independently verifiedORION 2, 4, 8 Zone Fire Alarm Control Panel: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual, p. p.4
FAULT
Not yet verifiedGeneral FAULT LED
This LED indicates any fault condition present on the panel. If there is a communication fault between the ORION and an ORION MINI-REP, a Sounder/Relay module or a GFE-ADLI V2 module, this LED flashes once per second. If there is a site memory corruption, it flashes once every 0.5 seconds.
Sourced — not yet independently verifiedORION 2, 4, 8 Zone Fire Alarm Control Panel: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual, p. p.3
RM FAULT
Not yet verifiedRM FAULT (relay module output circuit)
If there is an RM output circuit fault, the general FAULT LED is lit and the DISABLE SELECTED ZONES LED in the Disablements section flashes.
Sourced — not yet independently verifiedORION 2, 4, 8 Zone Fire Alarm Control Panel: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual, p. p.4
SOUNDER FAULT
Not yet verifiedSOUNDER FAULT (conventional sounder circuit)
If there is a conventional sounder output circuit fault, the general FAULT LED is lit and the DISABLE SOUNDERS LED in the Disablements section flashes.
Sourced — not yet independently verifiedORION 2, 4, 8 Zone Fire Alarm Control Panel: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual, p. p.4
SUPPLY FAULT
Not yet verifiedSUPPLY FAULT LED
This LED is on whenever the main supply has been removed or has dropped below 20 volts.
Sourced — not yet independently verifiedORION 2, 4, 8 Zone Fire Alarm Control Panel: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual, p. p.3
SYSTEM FAULT
Not yet verifiedSYSTEM FAULT LED
This LED is lit whenever there is a processor failure or corruption of the panel firmware.
Sourced — not yet independently verifiedORION 2, 4, 8 Zone Fire Alarm Control Panel: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual, p. p.3
Zone/input fault
Not yet verifiedZone or monitored input fault indication
Individual zone and monitored input indicators are provided for both fire/alarm and fault conditions. A flashing zone/input Fault LED together with the general FAULT LED indicates a fault in that zone. The same zone/input Fault LED is also used, steady and alongside the Disabled status LED, to show that zone or input is disabled.
Sourced — not yet independently verifiedORION 2, 4, 8 Zone Fire Alarm Control Panel: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual, p. p.4
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