SigTEL EVC302RPO Instructions

EVC302RPO, EVC302RLK
SigTEL Type A Fire Telephone Outstation Instructions
This document provides supplementary information to that provided in the main SigTEL 4-224 Line Controller
Installation and Configuration Manual (Document No. DAU0000091). For further details, refer to the main manual.
THIS EQUIPMENT MUST ONLY BE INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED BY A SUITABLY SKILLED AND TECHNICALLY
COMPETENT PERSON. ENSURE THAT ALL POWER IS REMOVED FROM THE SYSTEM BEFORE INSTALLATION.
Note: Emergency Voice Communication System (EVCS) design is beyond the scope of this document. An understanding of EVCS
components and their use is assumed. The following regulations apply to this product:
– BS 5588 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings; Part 5 Access and facilities for fire-fighting, Part 8
Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people, Part 10 Code of practice for shopping complexes, Part 11 Code of
practice for shops, offices, industrial, storage and other similar buildings.
– BS 5839 Part 9 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning
and maintenance of emergency voice communication systems.
– The Building Regulations, Approved Document B (fire safety) Volume 2, section 3 Design for vertical escape.
– Fire telephone systems for sports venues are called for by the Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds 'Green Guide'.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The SigTEL Type A Fire Telephone Outstation is part of an EVC fire telephone system providing
reliable two-way communication in a fire emergency between a permanently manned control
room and strategic points on the site.
The outstation consists of a telephone-style handset housed within a wall mounted, red mild
steel enclosure with a plastic door. Two versions are available, a "pull-to-open" version and a
"lift key lockable" version which prevents unauthorised access. If the lockable version is used,
the person responsible for the EVCS must hold the key. Both versions can be surface mounted or
flush mounted using a bezel.
The Type A outstation product range is listed below:
EVC302RPO: Red fire telephone outstation c/w handset, mild steel, plastic door (pull-to-open).
EVC302RLK: Red fire telephone outstation c/w handset, mild steel, plastic door (lift key lockable).
T-BEZ302: Red bezel for flush mounting the EVC302RPO/RLK, mild steel.

INSTALLATION

Location

Type A outstations should be sited indoors at entrances and fire-fighting lobbies for fire-fighters and persons
controlling evacuations in an emergency. Typically they are wall mounted 1.3 m to 1.4 m above the final floor level.
The outstations should be well-illuminated, easily accessible, prominent and free from obstruction. Ideally, the
outstation should be located where background noise is relatively low (no more than 50 dBA).
In sports stadiums they should be located no more than 30 metres from stewards' positions or other normally
manned areas, as listed in the Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds.

First Fix

2 x fixing screws
(top, underside)
Phone
Handset
Phone
Housing
SigTEL
Emergency Voice
Communication System
For the first fix, open the outstation's door and remove the two
fixing screws at the top and underside of the internal phone
housing (see left). Pull out the phone housing and handset
(without using hand tools) to reveal the outstation's fixing holes
and terminals. Disconnect the handset's red wires at the terminals
(see diagram overleaf). Remove the phone housing and keep it in
a safe place.
The incoming cable from the EVCS controller will be fed into the
outstation's enclosure via one of the 20 mm knockouts located in
the unit's top and bottom. Remove knockouts with a sharp, light
tap using a flat 6 mm flat-sided screwdriver (see right). Always
ensure that if a knockout is removed, the hole is filled with a good
quality 20 mm, strain relief, cable gland. Any unused knockouts
must be securely blanked off.
Approved Document No. DAU0000301 Rev 1
EVC302RPO
EVC302RLK
EVC302RPO/RLK
01/05/2023
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