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909.16.2 Panel Controls

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The fire fighter's control panel shall provide control capability over the complete smoke-control system equipment within the building as follows:

ON-AUTO-OFF control over each individual piece of operating smoke control equipment that can also be controlled from other sources within the building. This includes stairway pressurization fans; smoke exhaust fans; supply, return and exhaust fans; elevator shaft fans and other operating equipment used or intended for smoke control purposes.
OPEN-AUTO-CLOSE control over individual dampers relating to smoke control and that are also controlled from other sources within the building.
ON-OFF or OPEN-CLOSE control over smoke control and other critical equipment associated with a fire or smoke emergency and that can only be controlled from the fire-fighter's control panel. The fire-fighter's control panel shall be configured as described in Section 911.

Exceptions:

Complex systems, where approved, where the controls and indicators are combined to control and indicate all elements of a single smoke zone as a unit.
Complex systems, where approved, where the control is accomplished by computer interface using approved, plain English commands.