Section 11: Emergency Communication System Operation; Overview; Loc Functionality; 1: Keys And Leds - Honeywell Farenhyt Series Installation And Operation Manual

Section 11: Emergency Communication System Operation

11.1 Overview

The ECS series control panels and accessories provides features to meet the requirements for a Mass Notification Systems as described
in NFPA 72 and is compliant with the UL 2572 standard. The ECS (Emergency Communication System) is integrated with the fire alarm
and voice evacuation functions of the control panel. In a networked panel system, only one panel can be chosen to be the voice evacua-
tion/ECS panel for the site.
There are two ways for activating ECS in the IFP-300ECS panel:
ECS Point Activations
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ECS Point Activation involves using pre-determined ECS Alarm input points to activate ECS Alarm events. These events cause output
areas to activate based on mapping that is programmed into the system at installation. This is very similar to the traditional mapping that
the fire system has utilized to date.
Manual LOC Activations
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Manual LOC Activation involves using the LOC ECS interface to activate ECS Events, choose output areas, and speak through a micro-
phone. These selections are not pre-determined and allow the user to make system functionality decisions when the event is actually hap-
pening. This requires the activation of Manual ECS State which bypasses ECS Point Activations.

11.2 LOC Functionality

An LOC (Local Operating Console) consists of either the ECS series panel (ECS-VCM Voice Control Module, or ECS-NVCM Network
Voice Control Module, and the Alarm Control Panel), or the ECS-LOC Local Operating Console (ECS-RVM Remote Voice Module and
its associated RA-2000.) An LOC is created by adding a VCM, NVCM or RVM to the system and associating a keypad to it. The LOC
provides eight buttons for activating the ECS messages, a button to gain and request ECS Control, and a microphone for live paging.
There can be up to eight LOC devices in the system. In a networked panel system, all of the LOCs must be connected through SBUS to
the panel that includes the VCM or NVCM.
11.2.1 Keys and LEDs
This section outlines the functionality of the keys and LEDs on the ECS-VCM, ECS-NVCM and ECS-RVM expander modules.

ECS Control Key

Pressing the ECS Control Key will do one of two things:
1. Enter Message Mode of the LOC ECS interface (including trying to gain ECS Control if the user doesn't have it already).
2. Relinquish ECS Control if pressed while in Message Mode.

ECS Control LED

The ECS Control LED is used to indicate the status of ECS Control in the system. When the LED is on solid, the LOC has ECS Control
within the system. When the LED is blinking, another LOC has gained ECS Control in the system.

ECS Message Keys

ECS Message Keys are used in Message Mode to select which ECS Message is to be played. If pressed when the LOC does not have
ECS Control, the system will automatically try to gain ECS Control before allowing the ECS Event to be activated. See section 11.2.2.

ECS Message LEDs

The red ECS Message LEDs indicate the active ECS Message and any previously active ECS messages. The green LEDs indicate the
ECS Message was selected in message mode and that the LOC has ECS control.
1. For ECS Point Activation, the red ECS Message LEDs will illuminate on each LOC to indicate which ECS messages have been
activated in automatic ECS state.
2. In Manual ECS State, the red ECS Message LEDs will indicate which ECS message has been activated at an LOC. See section
11.2.3.
3. The green ECS Message LEDs will activate for the LOC that activated the ECS Message.

Select Keys

The Select Keys are used to toggle which output areas are active.
1. If Message Mode is active (see Section 11.2.3), the Select Keys will toggle which areas the active message is distributed to (also
toggles the red Select Key LED).
NOTE: For LOC activated emergency alarm events, if an area is programmed through mapping to be active that area is automatically selected
and can not be deactivated using the Select Keys
2. If Microphone Mode is active (see Section 11.2.3), the Select Keys will toggle which areas the microphone audio is distributed to
(also toggles the green Select Key LED).
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