Using The Paging Microphone - Kidde VM-1 User Manual

Using the paging microphone

The VM-PMI Paging Microphone Interface (see Figure 8 on page 8) gives
emergency responders the ability to broadcast instructions to occupants
throughout the protected premises. There are four types of page you can make:
• All Call: Broadcasts live voice messages throughout the facility. For example,
use the All Call button to announce the arrival of the fire department, and
make any necessary announcements.
• Page to Evac: Broadcasts live voice messages only to areas receiving
evacuation signals. For example, use the Page To Evac button to reinforce
the evacuation of the occupants in areas receiving the evacuation signal.
• Page to Alert: Broadcasts live voice messages only to areas receiving alert
signals. For example, use the Page To Alert button to notify occupants in
areas not in immediate danger to prepare to evacuate, or to advise occupants
that people from evacuating areas may be entering their safe area.
• All Call Minus: Broadcasts live voice messages only to areas that are not
receiving evacuation signals or alert signals. For example, use the All Call
Minus button to make announcements to areas of the facility such as
stairwells.
To make an announcement using the paging microphone:
1. Select the areas to receive the page by pressing the appropriate page
function button. The button's LED indicates when the system is ready for you
to speak.
2. Press the PTT button on the microphone. The Ready to Page LED will flash
while the preannouncement tone is sounding.
3. Begin speaking once the Ready to Page LED is on steady. Adjust your voice
level so that the Paging Volume indicator only flickers occasionally in the
middle. Avoid speaking so loud that the Paging Volume indicator lights all the
way to the right.
4. When you are finished speaking, release the PTT button, and then press the
page function button again to cancel the page and return the system to its
previous condition.
Note:
The system automatically cancels the page and returns to its previous
condition after a short delay if you do not cancel the page manually.
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