Programming an Encore FF345 with an L5210

In this video, Jorge from Alarm Grid shows you how to program an Encore FireFighter FF345 with a Honeywell L5210 Security System. The FF345 is a listening module that allows you to take a conventional or high-voltage smoke detector with a Temporal 3 sounder and use it with the L5210 Security System.

A smoke detector with a built-in sounder should produce a Temporal 3 sound when activated. This sound is used to inform building occupants about a fire. For a conventional or high-voltage smoke detector, there is no way to natively use it with an L5210 System. But you can use an FF345 Listening Module to make these devices compatible with the system. And if your smoke detectors are one-go-all-go like most high-voltage smoke detectors are, then you can use a single FF345 device to take over all your smoke detectors.

The way that an Encore FF345 works is pretty ingenious. It is a listening module that actively listens for the Temporal 3 sound associated with an activated smoke detector. As long as a smoke detector produces the Temporal 3 sound, then it can be used with the FF345. When the FF345 hears the Temporal 3 sound, it sends a 345 MHz signal to the security system. The security system will then respond as if a compatible wireless smoke detector were activated. Any FF345 module should use a 24-Hour Fire Zone, which is the same Zone Type you would use with any smoke detector.

An FF345 module can be used with nearly any system that accepts the 345 MHz wireless frequency. This includes a Honeywell LYNX Touch L5210 System. You can also use wireless smoke detectors from the Honeywell 5800 Series with the system. These include the Honeywell 5806W3, the Honeywell 5808W3, and the Honeywell 5800COMBO. All of these sensors can be auto-enroll with the L5210 System.

Note: The Encore FF345 needs to be installed within 6 inches of the smoke, CO or Combination detector it will be "listening" for. It is best to install near a detector that is somewhat isolated from other detectors. If the FF345 can hear multiple detectors sounding once they go into alarm, it may take longer for it to activate.

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