Description

Kentec Taktis Installation Manual

The Taktis Installation Manual is the comprehensive engineering reference for installing and commissioning the Kentec Taktis touchscreen addressable fire alarm platform — supporting up to 14 loops and 1,016 devices per panel.

What the manual covers

• Cabinet mounting, AC mains wiring, earthing
• Battery sizing for large loop counts
• Modular cabinet expansion for additional loops
• Loop topology: Apollo XP95, Discovery and Hochiki ESP
• Touchscreen interface configuration
• Loop auto-learn and manual addressing
• K-BUS networking for up to 200 panels
• Loop Explorer PC tool integration
• Cause-and-effect programming on the touchscreen and via PC
• Voice evacuation integration
• Vision remote panel commissioning
• Walk test, fault diagnostics, BS 5839-1 sign-off

Who should use this manual

This manual is for fire alarm commissioning engineers working on Taktis installations. The Taktis is sufficiently distinct from the Syncro AS platform that engineers experienced on Syncro AS should still work through this manual carefully on first Taktis commissioning.

Related Taktis manuals

For experienced engineers wanting a fast checklist, see the Quick Start Guide. For end-user operation, see the Taktis Operation Manual. For Vision remote panels, see the Vision Operation Manual.

Kentec Taktis training

BH Courses run a dedicated Kentec Taktis Fire Alarm Course covering the touchscreen interface, multi-loop addressing, K-BUS networking and Vision integration on real panels. This is the recommended route for engineers adding Taktis to their certified panel list.