DURABLE, RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE.

of 1-14 ZON E
CON V E NTION A L C-TEC’s FP Range of
F IR E A L ARM conventional fire alarm
CONTROL PA N E LS
control panels is one of
the most robust and
cost-effective available.
Fully compliant with
BS 5839 part 4, the range encompasses no less than ten
different variants, covering 1 to 14 zones.

The size, durability and flexibility of the range makes it ideal for use in
all types of commercial and residential property including small shops,
FP Range Features
factories, schools, warehouses, offices and houses in multiple occupation.
Fully compliant with BS 5839 Part 4
Often referred to as ‘the installer’s choice’, easy-to-follow wiring
Lift-off lid for easy first fix and maintenance
instructions are printed adjacent to the terminals of all variants and a
Attractive easy-to-clean polycarbonate front label
Heavy-duty base connections lift-off lid guarantees an easy first fix and straightforward maintenance.

Robust metal lid and metal back box The panel’s broad compatibility with virtually all known smoke and heat
Ultra-bright, long-life LED indicators detector ranges and its ability to interpret a short circuit in any zone(s)
Built-in 24V power supply and battery charger as a fire or fault condition make it particularly useful for retro-installations.
Optional head removal facility for compliance
with BS 5839 Part 1 An optional head removal facility (which utilises C-T E C’s B F378 range
Compatibility with virtually all known of end-of-line monitoring units) is also available, making the F P fully
conventional smoke and heat detector ranges compliant with the head removal requirements of BS 5839 part 1.
True three wire operation of sounder and
detector circuits (Ov is common) for
considerable cost savings on installation
Separate indicators for open and short circuit
fault, sounder fault and battery/power supply
fault
Non-latching ‘class change’ sounder input,
latching fire and non-latching fault outputs
(available via optional expansion loom)
Fault buzzer mute facility
Space available for the rated capacity
of VRLA batteries
Short circuit = fire facility (pre-1980 BS, no
resistors in call points), selectable on a zone by
zone basis for retro-installations
True battery monitoring circuit
One man walk test and zone isolate facility
(not available on EFP1)
Ancillary connections for repeater panels and
other system add- including fault relay
modules, fire relay modules, sounder delay
relay modules, sounder extender kits, etc
(not available on EFP1)
Easy to follow installation instructions
and log book
Multilingual variants available (subject to
quantities)
 EFP1 FP2, FP2E FP4, FP6, FP8E FP8, FP10, FP12, FP14
Power Supply Specification
M ains supply voltage 230V a.c ± 10% 50/60 Hz 230V a.c. ± 10% 50/60 Hz 230V a.c. ± 10% 50/60 Hz 230V a.c. ± 10% 50/60 Hz
Internal po w er supply 27V d.c. nominal 27V d.c nominal 27V d.c nominal 27V d.c nominal
Total output current limited to 400m A @ 230 V a.c. 800m A @ 230 V a.c. 1.4A @ 230 V a.c. 3A @ 230 V a.c.
Supply and battery charger monitored for failure Yes Yes Yes Yes
Batteries monitored for disconnection and failure Yes Yes Yes Yes

Detector Circuit Specification

Number of circuits 1 (EFP1, non-extendable) 2 (FP2, non-extendable) 4 (FP4, extendable to 6) 8 (FP8, extendable to 14)
4 (FP4E, non-extendable) 6 (FP6, non-extendable) 10 (FP10, extendable to 14)
8 (FP8E, non-extendable) 12 (FP12, extendable to 14)
14 (FP14, non-extendable)
Connector blocks Heavy duty Niglon-type, largest acceptable conductor size 2.5mm 2
Line monitored for open and short circuit faults Yes Yes Yes Yes
Line monitored for head out/detector removed faults Yes - if optional BF378 or BF378M End of Line M onitoring unit (not supplied) is fitted in place of end of line resistor
End of line resistor value (supplied) 6800 ! 5% Tol. 0.25W 6800 ! 5% Tol. 0.25 W 6800 ! 5% Tol. 0.25 W 6800 ! 5% Tol. 0.25 W
Detector continuity diodes Silicon 1N4001 or Schottky type (required if BF378 or BF378M End of Line M onitoring Unit
is fitted to sho w head out faults)
Call point resistor value (not supplied) 470 - 680 ! 0.5 W 470 - 680 ! 0.5 W 470 - 680 ! 0.5 W 470 - 680 ! 0.5 W
M ax. number of detectors per zone 20 (max detector current 2m A) 20 (max detector current 2m A) 20 (max detector current 2m A) 20 (max detector current 2m A)
M ax. number of manual call points per zone No limit No limit No limit No limit

Sounder Circuit Specification

Number of circuits 2 2 2 2
Connector blocks Heavy duty Niglon-type, largest acceptable conductor size 2.5mm 2
End of line resistor value 6800 ! 5% Tol. 0.25 W 6800 ! 5% Tol. 0.25 W 6800 ! 5% Tol. 0.25 W 6800 ! 5% Tol. 0.25 W
fp technical specifications

Line monitored for open and short circuit faults Yes Yes Yes Yes
O utputs fused at 400m A 1A 1A 1.6A
M ax. total output current to all outputs 400m A 800m A 1.4A 3A
M ax. number of bells at 25m A 16 32 56 120
M ax. number of sounders at 20m A 20 40 70 150
Volt free relay contacts (active w hen sounders active) n/a Yes, 1A 30V d.c. max Yes, 1A 30V d.c. max Yes, 1A 30V d.c. max

Auxiliary Inputs / Outputs

Available via optional expansion looms (not supplied) Class change input, Class change input, zone 1 & zone 2 fire outputs, fault output and reset output
fire output and fault via FPX loom. Self-contained fire, fault & sounder delay relay modules
output via EFPX loom are also available (1 per panel instead of FPX loom)

Fuses (to I E C - E N60127 Pt2)

M ains terminal block 125m A T 20mm 200m A T 20mm 400m A T 20mm 630m A T 20mm
Sounder outputs 400m A F 20mm (F1, F2) 1A F 20mm (F2, F3) 1A F 20mm (F2, F3) 1.6A F 20mm (F2, F3)
A uxiliary output n/a 1A F 20mm (F4) 1A F 20mm (F4) 1A F 20mm (F4)
Battery fuse 1A F 20mm (F3) 1.6A F 20mm (F1 1.6A F 20mm (F1) 3A F 20mm (F1)

Panel Indicators and Controls

External indicators M ains O n; Zone Fire; Zone Fault; Sounder Fault; Battery/Po w er Supply Fault
Internal Indicators O/C Fault; S/C Fault O/C Fault; S/C fault; Zone Isolated; Engineer Test Selected
External controls (keyswitch operated) Reset; Silence Alarm/Fault Reset/ Resound/Test Zone Lamps; Evacuate; Silence Alarm Sounders;
Sounders; Evacuate Silence Fault Sounders
Internal controls Revert to short circuit = fire Revert to short circuit = fire; O ne man detector test; Zone isolate

Dimensions
A pprox. dimensions of enclosure (W x H x D) 271 x 200 x 70mm 322 x 267 x 92mm 405 x 267 x 92mm 521 x 334 x 140mm
Weight (without batteries) 2.3 kg 4.3kg 5.0 kg 9.2 kg

Repeater Specification
M ax. number of repeaters n/a Three repeaters per main panel. Repeaters are available with 10 or 20 zones.
Repeater wiring n/a Five control wires plus one extra wire per zone being repeated;
max cable length 200m

Battery Stand-By Times

FP range of 1-14 zone conventional

EFP1 FP2 FP4E FP4 FP6 FP8E FP8 FP10 FP12 FP14
Q uiescent current 25m A 40m A 50m A 50m A 60m A 70m A 70m A 80m A 90m 100m A
M ax. load current 0.4A 0.8A 0.8A 1.4A 1.4A 1.4A 3.0A 3.0A 3.0A 3.0A
Stand-by time in hours using 1.2 A hr batteries 48 - - - - - - - - -
Stand-by time in hours using 2.0 A hr batteries 80 40 32 26 - - - - - -
fire alarm control panels

Stand-by time in hours using 2.6 A hr batteries - 55 44 38 32 27 - - - -

Stand-by time in hours using 4.0 A hr batteries - 90 72 66 55 47 36 31 28 25
Stand-by time in hours using 6.0 A hr batteries - - - 106 88 75 64 56 50 45
Stand-by time in hours using 10.0 A hr batteries - - - - - - 121 106 94 85
The quiescent current given is f or the f ollo w ing co n ditio ns - mains su pply f ailed, f ault beeper mu ted, no aux. ou tpu t co nnections, detector and
so u nder en d o f line devices fit ted, n o o ther loads su p plied by the panel. The battery stand-by times are guidelines o nly based o n the above
co nditio ns an d a f ull so u n der load f or 30 min u tes. A d ditio nal loads that increase the quiescen t curren t in the normal state must be considered
w hen calculating stand-by time. The f ault beeper being active w ill add 10m A and reduced sounder loads w ill increase the stan d-by time. Batteries
in poor con ditio n greatly red uce stan d-by time.
 F P Range Panels
F F380-2 E F P1 single zone fire panel, does not extend F F390-2 F P 10 zone fire panel, extends to 14 zones
F F382-2 F P 2 zone fire panel, does not extend F F392-2 F P 12 zone fire panel, extends to 14 zones
F F384-3 F P 4 zone economy fire panel, does not extend F F394-2 F P 14 zone fire panel, does not extend
F F384-2 F P 4 zone fire panel, extends to 6 zones F F387Z-2 F P 2 zone extender PCB kit
F F386-2 F P 6 zone fire panel, does not extend (use to increase number of zones on F P panels)
F F388-3 F P 8 zone economy fire panel, does not extend F F396-2 F P 10 zone repeater panel
F F388-2 F P 8 zone fire panel, extends to 14 zones F F398-2 F P 20 zone repeater panel

F P Range Ancillaries
F F374X F PX expansion loom (not compatible with E F P1) B F379 Schottky diodes, 10 pack (BY V1060/SR160)
F F374FR F P fault relay module (not compatible with E F P1) F F502P Four zone sounder extender kit
F F374DFR F P fire relay module (not compatible with E F P1) F F379 Flush bezel for use with F P2 and F P4 E panels
F F374DT F P sounder delay module (not compatible with E F P1) F F385 Flush bezel for use with F P4, F P6, F P8 E
F F380X E F PX expansion loom (for use with E F P1 only) and F P repeater panels
B F378 E M U end of line ‘head out’ monitoring unit F F387 Flush bezel for use with F P8, F P10, F P12
B F378M M I M I M U miniature end of line ‘head out’ and F P14 panels
monitoring unit Note: The E F P1 is designed to be surface mounted only

Battery Packs
Ancillaries
BC283/2 24V 1.2 AmpHr battery pack
BC284/2 24V 2.1 AmpHr battery pack
BC285/2 24V 2.8 AmpHr battery pack
BC286/2 24V 7.0 AmpHr battery pack

Manufactured by
DISTRI B UT E D BY C-T E C, Stephens Way, Wigan,
W N3 6PH United Kingdom. British Fire Protection Systems Association

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Tel: 01942 322744
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Tel: + 44 161 257 2541 Assessed to ISO9001 : 1994

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Website: www.c-tec.co.uk

©2001 E rrors and omissions excepted. C-T E C operates a policy of continuous

improvement and we reserve the right to alter product specifications at our discretion
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and without prior notice. Approved Document No. DFS0380221 Rev 1