Introduction; About This Manual; About The Qx-5000; Technical Support - Mircom QX-5000 Series Installation And Operation Manual

Introduction

About this Manual

This installation and operation manual provides information on installing the QX-5000 Series Emergency Zoned &
Firefighters' Telephone System.

About the QX-5000

Mircom's QX-5000 Emergency Zoned Audio & Firefighters' Telephone System is a zoned emergency multi-channel
audio system, providing emergency paging and fire evacuation, and optional firefighters' telephone communication
to and from the central lobby location to all remote telephone handsets. The system consists of an audio cabinet
(usually intended for electrical room installation) which contains a motherboard and card cage which holds up to 7
amplifiers and interface board. The system also includes a audio power supply, battery charger and batteries all
housed in an audio backbox enclosure.
For communication and annunciation there is a microphone for paging, a paging selector panel, firefighters'
telephone and associated selector panels all housed in a lobby enclosure. The paging and telephone modules are
usually intended for installation in a central lobby.
Note that the paging and firefighters' telephone may be used together or independently, connected to a Fire Alarm
Control Panel.
Overall Features:
• UL and ULC listed
• Supervises signal circuits while in use
• Control of fire management operations (e.g. all-call paging and total evacuation signalling)
• Indications of all required fault conditions
• Microprocessor-based operations with hardware and software watchdog timer to ensure reliable system
operation
• Supervised tone generators
• Up to 144 audio zones with paging controls, or 72 audio zones with both paging & evacuation controls
• Up to 60 firefighters' telephone zones
• Easy configuration process
• Operates from 24 VDC backup batteries in the event of a power failure
• Removable terminal blocks for ease of installation and maintenance
• Speaker circuits integrated with amplifier circuits
• Multiple amplifier sizes (up to 7 per audio cabinet, MAXIMUM 360 Watts per cabinet)
• Optional redundant backup amplifier
• Multiple audio cabinets may be interconnected (up to a maximum of eight audio cabinets)

Technical Support

For all technical support inquiries, please contact Mircom's Technical Support Department between 8 A.M. and 5
P.M. (EDT) Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Local Phone: 905-660-4655
Local Fax: 905-660-4113
E-mail: techsupport@mircom.com
QX-5000 Series Installation and Operation Manual
Toll-Free Phone: 1-888-660-4655
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