Simplex 4100-1411 Installation Instructions Manual

Cautions, warnings, and regulatory information
READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Follow the instructions in this installation manual. These instructions must be followed to avoid damage to
this product and associated equipment. Product operation and reliability depend upon proper installation.
DO NOT INSTALL ANY SIMPLEX™ PRODUCT THAT APPEARS DAMAGED Upon unpacking your Simplex product, inspect the contents
of the carton for shipping damage. If damage is apparent, immediately file a claim with the carrier and notify an authorized Simplex
product supplier.
ELECTRICAL HAZARD Disconnect electrical field power when making any internal adjustments or repairs. All repairs should be
performed by a representative or an authorized agent of your local Simplex product supplier.
STATIC HAZARD Static electricity can damage components. Handle as follows:
• Ground yourself before opening or installing components.
• Prior to installation, keep components wrapped in anti-static material at all times.
EYE SAFETY HAZARD Under certain fibreoptic application conditions, the optical output of this device may exceed eye safety limits. Do
not use magnification (such as a microscope or other focusing equipment) when viewing the output of this device.
FCC RULES AND REGULATIONS – PART 15. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment
is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
SYSTEM REACCEPTANCE TEST AFTER SOFTWARE CHANGES To ensure proper system operation, this product must be tested in accordance with
NFPA72 after any programming operation or change in site-specific software. Reacceptance testing is required after any change, addition or deletion
of system components, or after any modification, repair or adjustment to system hardware or wiring.
All components, circuits, system operations, or software functions known to be affected by a change must be 100% tested. In addition, to ensure that
other operations are not inadvertently affected, at least 10% of initiating devices that are not directly affected by the change, up to a maximum of 50
devices, must also be tested and proper system operation verified.
NFPA 72® is a registered trademark of the National Fire Protection Association.
Introduction to the ES Net Digital Audio Controller
The 4100-1411 ES Net ES Net Digital Audio Controller Card is compatible with 4100U and 4100ES Fire Alarm Control Units (FACU).
Important: Verify FACU System Programmer, Executive, and Slave Software compatibility when installing, or replacing system components. Refer to
the Technical Support Information and Downloads website for compatibility information.
The 4100-1411 ES Net Digital Audio Controller and option cards make up the audio controller subsystem of the Fire Alarm System. The controller is the
head end of the audio system, and is seen by the system CPU as a single slave. Only the audio card is visible, while any option cards appear logically as
memory-mapped locations on the audio controller.
The main function of the audio controller card is to control system audio inputs and to recreate stored audio messages for distribution throughout the
system. Analog audio inputs to the system include local and remote microphones, and fire fighter phone communications. You can also expand analog
audio inputs using the 4100-1240 Audio Input Option Card.
The ES Net DAC card provides the same functionality as the 4100-1311 Digital Audio Controller Card. In addition, inter-panel audio notification and
voice messages can be carried over the ES Net network along the fire alarm data. Therefore, the complexity and installation cost of fire alarm systems
that require support of audio notification or 2-way fire fighter phone communications are reduced because all communication types can be carried
over a single IP based network using a single set of wires for all communications.
Note: Audio between Nodes and Miniplexes remain unchanged and still uses RS-485-based digital communication for audio distribution to
Miniplexes.
Audio over the ES Net network requires that all network links be either Ethernet, Single-Mode Fiber, or Multi-mode Fiber. Audio over the ES Net
network is not supported if the network contains DSL links. Additional audio controller functionality includes supervision of its inputs and distribution
channels (risers), and communication with the system CPU.
Option cards are compatible with either type of Audio Controller Card as are message files and download software.
To make the 4100-1411 Digital Audio Controller Card fully backward compatible with previous digital audio systems, you can select digital audio
controller mode. In this mode, the card cannot send audio messages and fire fighter phone communications to remote nodes over the ES Net
network.
Document number Document
574-848 4100ES Fire Alarm System Installation Guide
574-849 ES Panel Programmer's Manual
579-160 Audio Option Card Installation Instructions
ES Net Digital Audio Controller Installation Instructions
Table 1: Reference documents
579-1408 Rev. B
*05791408B*