Napco MA-3000 Fire Bell Trouble warning upon power-up.

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Upon power-up I get a system trouble of "Fire Bell trouble". I believe
the system checks for a wired sounder device for fire alarm upon
powering up... I guess it warns of a short or open in this circuit.

QUESTIONS:

Does that mean it's looking for a bell / siren driver board at the 6
(common) and 7 (N/C) or 8 (N/O) terminal ? which is the FIRE RELAY

Can this be by-passed if there is no sounding device set-up. Could this
be crossed with a 2.2K EOL resistor to avoid this System Trouble
warning. The system only need to monitor the perimeter of a
construction site and has no fire detection yet.

I tried connecting a siren driver board (without the speaker attached).
After connecting it to term# 6 and 7, then #6 and 8, I still get the
warning message .

Also what exactly is this system expecting on those terminals? a
siren?, a driver board? , a horn? (does the speaker have to be
connected to a S/D board ---I'm trying to avoid a false alarm while
finishing the installation so I removed the speaker.

[newbie question]-- N/O vs. N/C for that connection, which to use. and
"cut jumper for dry contact" vs. leaving it intact.

Unfortunately the installation manual does not go into basic details
that installers already know...

Thanks-In-Advance....Any suggestions are most appreciated

PS: if there are other newsgroups that answer these types of questions,
please let me know the Alt.security DIY group had so few postings I
thought I check with the pros.