Microphone Mode; Message Mode; Custom Evs Event; Passing Evs Control - Honeywell 6820EVS Installation And Optimization Manual

Model 6820 / 6820-EVS Installation Manual
and play the currently active EVS event message when activated. When deactivated, the Select Key red LED will
become unlit and the circuits in the output group(s) will become inactive. Non-voice output groups can also be
assigned to Select Keys and will toggle on/off using the activation cadence assigned to it in output group
programming. This is available in the panel and in HFSS Honeywell Fire Software Suite. See Section 9.4.1.2.
11.2.4

Microphone Mode

Microphone Mode allows the user to press the Select Keys to toggle which output areas to speak to over the
microphone. The green LEDs next to the Select Keys will activate or deactivate.
11.2.5

Message Mode

In Message Mode, the user is able to press the EVS Message Keys to choose a message and press the Select Keys
to activate or deactivate which output areas the message will be played. This will activate or deactivate the green
and red LEDs next to the EVS Message Keys and the red LEDs next to the Select Keys.
11.2.6

Custom EVS Event

Custom EVS events allows the user to generate an EVS event and speak a custom message using the
microphone. Once the user is done speaking the message, the tone and any associated strobes will continue to be
active in the output areas.
To generate a Custom EVS Event:
1. Gain EVS Control using the EVS Control Key when there is not an active Manual EVS State Event.
2. Activate the microphone.
3. Choose desired output areas using the Select Keys.
4. Speak custom message into microphone.
11.2.7

Passing EVS Control

Passing of EVS Control is allowed when two LOCs have the same priority. When it is possible to pass control, a
prompt (similar to Figure 11-2) will display in which the user can: request control from the LOC with EVS
Control, enter an access code with the EVS Super User profile option to override the other LOC, or wait for the
lockout timer to expire (if applicable).
Figure 11-2 Request EVS Control with Lockout Timer Active
When passing EVS Control between two EVS Super Users, the user is not shown the prompt screen. Instead, a
request for EVS Control is automatically made. Additionally, the lockout timer does not apply for EVS Super
User.
When a request for EVS Control is made, the LOC with EVS Control will be shown a screen (similar to Figure
11-3), even when in another menu, except programming menus, indicating that another LOC is requesting EVS
Control. The piezo buzzer on the LOC with EVS Control sound when an EVS Control request is active to alert a
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