Peripheral trouble: FX-5 Trouble Code | Fire Alarm Resource Center

What This Code Means

The control panel has lost communications with its peripheral devices.

Common Causes

1Broken RS-485 communication wire
2Loss of power to remote annunciators
3Duplicate peripheral addresses

Resolution Steps

Check the wiring between the panel and remote annunciators or modules. Verify that all peripherals are powered and that their address dip switches are set correctly.

Manual References(2)

1kiddeFX-5 and FX-10Installation2017p. 34, 65, 86, 113, 111 +3Open

2kiddeFX-5 and FX-10 SeriesOperating Instructions2017p. 1Open

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Kidde FX-5

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