DSPL-420-16TZDS

1.0 DSPL-420-16TZDS
The DSPL-420-16TZDS is a main display / control interface for a main panel in a FleX-Net, MMX, or a
classic FX-2000. It is designed to mount in any standard display window cut out found on the doors in the
FleX-Net, MMX, and FX-2000 series. This display is functionally equivalent to the FleX-Net and classic FX-
2000 main display, but more compact.

The DSPL-420-16TZDS has a 4 line, 20 character back-lit LCD display with 4 cursors buttons and an Enter
button to navigate the LCD menu items, as well as Menu, Cancel and Information buttons. The display
also features 16 configurable bi-coloured LEDs, 4 Queue Buttons with LED Indicators, and 8 control
buttons, each with it’s own LED Indicator. The display also includes LEDs to indicate AC On, Ground Fault
and CPU Fault.

1.1 Indicators and Controls

Figure 1 Indicator and Control locations on the DSPL-420-16TZDS

Queue controls and

indicators for Alarm,
16 configurable
Supervisory, AC On CPU Fault
bi-coloured zone
Trouble and Monitor Indicator Indicator
indicators and 16
trouble indicators Ground Fault
Indicator

LCD Display
4 lines
20 characters

Menu
AUTOMATIC
ALARM
SIGNAL
CANCEL
Cancel
Info

Cursor buttons
Control and Indicators for and Enter button
Signal Silence, General Alarm,
Automatic Alarm Signal Cancel,
Fire Drill, System Reset,
Lamp Test and Spare
programmable Buttons
LED indicator are amber (trouble or supervisory), red (alarm), or green (AC On), and may illuminate
continuously (steady) or at one of two flash rates:

• Fast Flash: 120 flashes per minute, 50% duty cycle

• Trouble flash: 20 flashes per minute, 50% duty cycle

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 i Note: The General Alarm LED and pushbutton, and the Automatic Alarm Signal Cancel LED and
pushbutton, are active only on a system configured for “Two Stage”.

Paper Labels for Buttons and Indicators

Buttons and indicators are supplied with paper labels. These labels slide into the plastic label templates on
the face of the panel. Paper labels allow for easy English / French selections and custom printed zone
information.

Common Indicators

Indicators Description

The Buzzer is activated by any of the following:

Fire Alarm - Steady

Supervisory Trouble - Fast Rate
Buzzer Trouble - Trouble Rate
Monitor - Configurable for silence or for sounding at the Fast Rate.

Note: To meet UL-864 requirements, set the Monitor buzzer for silence.

If the Buzzer is turned on in response to a Non-Latching Trouble or Supervisory, it will be turned off if the condition
causing it goes away and there is no other reason for it to be on.

The AC On Indicator is activated steady green while the main AC power is within acceptable levels. It is turned off
AC On LED when the level falls below the power-fail threshold and the panel is switched to standby (battery) power.

The common Alarm LED flashes red whenever the Panel is in Alarm. An alarm results from any alarm on any point
or input programmed as Alarm or activation of the manual red General Alarm Button (if the panel is set for Two
Alarm Queue
Stage Operation). The Alarm Queue LED will go steady, once all alarms in the queue have been reviewed using
LED
the Alarm Queue button. Since all Alarms are latched until the Panel is reset, the Common Alarm LED will remain
on until then.

The Common Supv. (Supervisory) LED flashes amber at the Fast Flash Rate when there is a Supervisory Alarm in
the Panel, as the result of any Latching or Non-Latching Supervisory Circuit. The LED turns off if all Non-Latching
Supervisory
Supervisory Circuits are restored and there are no Latching Supervisory Circuits active. The Supv. Queue LED will
Queue LED
go steady, once all supervisory alarms in the supervisory queue have been reviewed using the Supv. Queue
button. Latching Supervisory Alarms remain active until the Panel is reset.

The Common Trouble LED flashes amber at the Trouble Flash Rate when there is any Trouble condition being
Trouble detected on the panel. It is turned off when all Non-Latching Troubles are cleared. The Trouble Queue LED will go
Queue LED steady, once all troubles in the trouble queue have been reviewed using the Trouble Queue button.

Monitor The Monitor Trouble Indicator flashes amber at the Trouble Flash Rate when there is any Monitor condition being
Queue LED detected on the panel. It is turned off when all Monitors are cleared.

CPU Fault
The CPU Fault Indicator flashes yellow if the CPU is faulty.
LED

Fire Drill LED The Fire Drill Indicator turns on steady amber while the Fire Drill is active.

Automatic If the Panel is configured as Two Stage, the Automatic Alarm Signal Cancel Indicator flashes amber at the Fast
Alarm Flash Rate while the Auto General Alarm Timer is running. It turns on steady amber when the Timer is cancelled by
Signal activating the Automatic Alarm Signal Cancel or Signal Silence buttons. If the Auto General Alarm Timer times
Cancel LED out and puts the Panel into General Alarm, the indicator is turned off.

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 Indicators Description

In Two Stage Operation only, the General Alarm Indicator is activated steady red when General Alarm is activated
due to the red General Alarm button being pushed, a General Alarm Initiating Circuit being activated, or the Auto
General
General Alarm Timer timing out. Once the General Alarm Indicator has been turned on, it will stay active until the
Alarm LED
Panel is reset.

Signal The Signal Silence indicator is flashed amber at the trouble rate when the Indication Circuits are Silenced either by
Silence LED the Signal Silence button, or by the Auto Signal Silence Timer. It is turned off when the Signals are re-sounded by
a subsequent Alarm.

Ground Fault The Ground Fault Indicator flashes amber at the Trouble Rate when the Ground Fault Detector detects a Ground
LED Fault on any field wiring. It turns off immediately when the Ground Fault is cleared.

Common Controls

Controls Description

The display is a compact 4 line by 20 character back-lit alphanumeric LCD. It displays information on
LCD Display the panel and it’s devices. There are cursor buttons for menu selection and control. Information
provided by the LCD display is an alarm log, an event log, current levels, device information,
verification and maintenance reports.
Use the queue buttons to select a particular queue to review.
• Use the Alarm Queue button to view all alarms. Pressing this button will show the latest alarm on the LCD

display. Use and to view all previous alarms.

• Use the Supervisory Queue button to view all Supervisory conditions. Pressing this button will show the

latest supervisory information on the LCD display. Use and to view all previous supervisory
Conditions on the LCD display.
Queue • Use the Trouble Queue button to view all trouble conditions. Pressing this button will show the latest trouble
Buttons
condition on the LCD display. Use and to view all previous troubles.
• Use the Monitor Queue button to view all monitor conditions. Pressing this button will show the latest monitor

information on the LCD display. Use and to view all previous monitor conditions.
Queues are displayed on the screen according to a priority sequence. Queue priority ranking from
highest to lowest is as follows: alarm, supervisory, trouble, and monitor. If, for example, you are viewing
a monitor queue and an alarm occurs, the display will immediately display the alarm condition. Also, if
there is no activity on the system for 10 seconds after you have pressed a queue button, the display will
switch to the highest priority condition.
These four buttons around the Enter Button are used for up (previous), down (Latest), left, and right selection of
items on the LCD Display.

Cursor Enter Button: This button is used to select a displayed item on the LCD Display.
Buttons
Cancel Button: This button is used to cancel an operation.

Menu Button: This button is used to initiate the FX-2000N Menu System.

Info Button: This button is used to get more details about a displayed item.

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 Controls Description

The System Reset button causes the Fire Alarm Control Panel, and all Circuits, to be reset
• Resets all Latching, Trouble Conditions
• Resets all Initiating Circuits
• Resets 4-Wire Smoke Supply and Aux. Power Supply
• Turns off all NACs
System Reset
Button • Turns off Signal Silence, Ack & GA Indicators
• turns off Fire Drill
• Stops and resets all Timers
• Processes inputs as new events
• Aux Disconnect is not affected
• Reset cannot be activated until the Signal Silence Inhibit timer has expired.

Activation of the Signal Silence button when the Panel is in Alarm turns on the Signal Silence Indicator
Signal and deactivates and Silenceable NACs. Non-Silenceable Circuits are unaffected. Signals will re-sound
Silence upon any subsequent Alarm. This button does not function during any configured Signal Silence Inhibit
Button Timer period. It also does not function if the NACs are active as the result of a Fire Drill. In a Two Stage
System, if the Auto General Alarm Timer is running, the Signal Silence button also performs the same
function as the Automatic Alarm Signal Cancel button.

Fire Drill The Fire Drill button activates all programmed and non-Disconnected NACs, but does not transmit any
Button Alarms via the City Tie, or Common Alarm Relay. Fire Drill may be programmed to operate specific
NACs. Fire Drill is cancelled by pressing the button again (toggle switch), or if the Panel goes into a
real Alarm.
Automatic
If the panel is not configured for Two Stage Operations, this button does nothing. If the Panel is
Alarm Signal
configured for Two Stage Operation, activation of the Automatic Alarm Signal Cancel button while the
Cancel
Auto General Alarm Timer is running (there is an Alarm in the Panel, but it is still in the First Stage), that
Button (Two
timer is cancelled, and the Automatic Alarm Signal Cancel Indicator is on steady amber.
Stage Only)

General If the panel is not configured for Two Stage Operation, this button does nothing. If the Panel is
Alarm Button configured for Two Stage Operation, activation of the General Alarm button immediately sends the
Panel into Second Stage -- General Alarm. It will also re-activate the Signals if they have been Silenced
during General Alarm. The General Alarm condition remains active until the Panel is reset.

Visual Activations of the Visual Indicator Test button turns on all front panel Indicators on steady in whichever
Indicator Test colour they would normally be activated and turns on the buzzer on steady. If the Visual Indicator Test
Button is active for more then 10 seconds, Common Trouble is activated.

1.2 Specifications
DSPL-420-16TZDS - Standby current: 10 mA
Alarm current: 46 mA

! Attention: For FleX-Net and MMX battery calculations: Add the standby and alarm
currents to the currents listed under DSPL-2440 in Appendix B: Power
Supply and Battery Calculations in the LT-893 and LT-893SEC manuals.

! Attention: For FX-2000 battery calculations: Use the standby and alarm currents
as noted in Appendix C: Power Supply and Battery Calculations in the
LT-657 manual. Display module DSPL-420-16TZDS currents are
included as part of the main chassis.

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