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Voice Evacuation System
INSTALLATION/OPERATING MANUAL
Copyright © 2001
All Rights Reserved
Published in U.S.A.
301 2nd Ave. Waltham, MA 02451-1133 USA TEL: (781) 487-0088 FAX: (781) 370-4132
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FireVac IV-50
Part Number: 9000-0529
Version 1.0

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  • Page 1 ® FireVac IV-50 Voice Evacuation System INSTALLATION/OPERATING MANUAL Copyright © 2001 Part Number: 9000-0529 All Rights Reserved Version 1.0 Published in U.S.A. 301 2nd Ave. Waltham, MA 02451-1133 USA TEL: (781) 487-0088 FAX: (781) 370-4132...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content Section 1 Overview ..............................1-1 Features ..............................1-1 Optional Accessories ..........................1-2 Section 2 Agency Listings, Approvals, and Requirements ........2-1 FCC Warning ............................2-1 Underwriters Laboratories (UL) ......................2-1 2.2.1 Requirements for All Installations ....................2-1 2.2.2 Requirements for Local Protected Fire Alarm Systems ..............2-1 Section 3 Installation ..............................
  • Page 3 ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual Section 4 Programming ............................4-1 DIP Switch Programming ........................4-1 Recording Custom Message ........................4-3 4.2.1 Input Message 3 From the Microphone .................... 4-4 4.2.1.1 Record Message 3 Using the Microphone ................4-4 4.2.1.2 To Erase Message 3 .......................
  • Page 4 Content Section 7 FVIV-X70 Module Installation ................... 7-1 Mounting ..............................7-1 Speaker Wiring ............................7-3 7.2.1 Connecting the FVIV-X70 to the Main Control Panel ..............7-3 7.2.2 Connecting the FVIV-X70 to the FVIV-ZS ..................7-3 7.2.3 Class B (Style Y) ..........................7-5 7.2.4 Class A (Style Z) ..........................
  • Page 5 ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual 9000-0529...

  • Page 6: Overview

    Section 1 Overview This manual contains information on how to install and operate the following voice evacuation controls: Where to find Additional Model Number Consists of these Part Numbers Information Main Control Panel ® Section 3 FireVac IV-50 Main Control Panel Section 3 FireVac®IV-ZS FVIV-ZS...

  • Page 7: Optional Accessories

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual Optional Accessories Part Number Description FVIV-ZS 4 Zone Audio Splitter (see Section 5 for more information) FVIV-RM Supervised Remote Microphone (see Section 6 for details) 9000-0529...

  • Page 8: Agency Listings, Approvals, And Requirements

    Section 2 Agency Listings, Approvals, and Requirements FCC Warning This device has been verified to comply with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the two following conditions: (1) This device may not cause radio interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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  • Page 10: Installation

    Section 3 Installation This section of the manual is intended to help you plan your tasks to facilitate the installation. Please read this section thoroughly. Environmental Specifications ® It is important to protect the FireVac IV-50 control panel from moisture. To prevent damage, the following conditions should be avoided when installing the units: •...

  • Page 11: Board Layout

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual Board Layout This section of the manual describes the components of the control panel that may be used by the installer or operator. FVIV-RM Output Control Remote Microphone AC Delay Relays Signals Terminals Switch...

  • Page 12: Terminal Strip 1

    Installation 3.3.1 Terminal Strip 1 Table 3-2: Terminal Strip 1 Description Terminal Name Comments Remote See Section 6.3.2 for details. Microphone Active Aux Audio For recording custom message only. See Section 4.2.2. (Input) Enable Not Used Alarm Form C alarm relay (Relay) Trouble Form C trouble relay...
  • Page 13 ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual Table 3-4 lists the LEDs and their function. See also Figure 3-2. Speaker Trouble Alarm Mic Trouble CMD2 Trouble Earth Ground Trouble Battery Status Power Figure 3-2 System LEDs Close-up View Table 3-4: LED Descriptions LED Name Color...

  • Page 14: Microphone Connection

    Installation 3.3.4 Microphone Connection The microphone connector is used to connect a hand held microphone into the system. The microphone can be used to record a message and as a manual voice evacuation override. See Figure 3-3. Microphone Gain Supervised Power Limited Figure 3-3 Microphone Connection 3.3.5...

  • Page 15: Mounting The Control Panel

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual Mounting the Control Panel Read the environmental specifications in Section 3.1 before mounting the control panel cabinet. This will ensure that you select a suitable mounting location. The panel should be accessible to main drop wiring runs. It should be mounted as close to the center of the building as possible and located within a secured area, but should be accessible for testing and service.
  • Page 16 Installation For the same reasons, wiring within the cabinet should be routed around the perimeter of the cabinet. It should not cross the printed circuit board where it could induce noise into the sensitive microelectronics or pick up unwanted RF noise from the high speed circuits. High frequency noise, such as that produced by the inductive reactance of a speaker or bell, can also be reduced by running the wire through ferrite beads or by wrapping it around a ferrite toroid core.

  • Page 17: Mounting The Main Control Board In The Cabinet

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual Mounting the Main Control Board in the Cabinet Follow these steps to properly install the main control board into the cabinet: 1. Unlock and open the cabinet door. 2. Remove the two cover plate retaining screws, then open the control panel cover plate. See Figure 3-5.

  • Page 18: Speaker Wiring

    Installation Speaker Wiring ® Each FireVac IV-50 supplies one NAC (Notification Appliance Circuit) for speaker connection. The speaker circuit can be supervised and wired Class B (Style Y) or Class A (Style Z). The speaker circuit is capable of 50 watts of power at 25 Vrms or 70.7 Vrms (using the FVIV-X70 Module, see Section 7 for FVIV-X70 installing instructions).

  • Page 19: Class B (Style Y)

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual 3.6.2 Class B (Style Y) Figure 3-7 illustrates how to wire speakers to the control panel using Class B (Style Y) supervision. Supervised Power Limited 15 kΩ EOL UL Listed Model 7630 Figure 3-7 Class B (Style Y) Speaker Configuration 3.6.3 Class A (Style Z)

  • Page 20: Input Circuits

    3.9 kΩ EOL UL Listed Model EOL3.9 Note: The 3.9 kΩ EOL is typically used with FCI Controls, Check the Installations Manual of the FACP you are using to determine EOL value. Figure 3-9 Class B (Style Y) CMD1 Input Circuit Configuration...

  • Page 21: Class A (Style Z)

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual 3.7.1.2 Class A (Style Z) Figure 3-10 illustrates how to wire a Class A (Style Z) input circuit to CMD1 input. Supervised by FACP Power Limited if NAC outputs from FACP are Power Limited Figure 3-10 Class A (Style Z) CMD1 Input Circuit Configuration 3.7.2...

  • Page 22: Connecting Power

    Installation Connecting Power 3.8.1 AC Power The following instruction provide the a step-by-step procedure for installing the AC transformer and how to connect the AC power. Follow these steps to install the AC transformer: 1. Open Cabinet door. 2. To access cabinet interior, open dead-front panel by removing the upper screw and the mid-door retaining nut.
  • Page 23 ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual 4. Wire AC to the transformer as shown in Figure 3-13. Tie Wrap (Supplied) Figure 3-13 AC Connections 5. Plug the transformer output to the AC connector on the control panel as shown in Figure 3-12.

  • Page 24: Backup Battery Power

    Installation 3.8.2 Backup Battery Power The following steps explain how to connect the batteries (refer to Figure 3-14): 1. Connect the black wire to the negative (-) side of the battery #2. 2. Connect the jumper wire provided from the positive (+) side of battery #2 to the negative side of battery #1.
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  • Page 26: Programming

    Section 4 Programming ® This section of the manual describes how to program the FireVac IV-50 using the programming DIP switches. DIP Switch Programming Table 4-1 lists the programming DIP switches, and describes what each of their settings accomplish. Table 4-1: DIP Switch Programming Switch Number Function Setting...
  • Page 27 ® FireVac IV-50 SeriesVoice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual Table 4-1: DIP Switch Programming Switch Number Function Setting Comments Switch Evacuation Tone ANSI Cadence This option selects the Pattern tone sound that will be March Code made during California evacuation. Steady Alert Tone Hi-Lo ANSI Whoop...

  • Page 28: Recording Custom Message

    Programming Recording Custom Message ® The FireVac IV-50 comes with three recorded messages (see Table 4-2). Message 1 & 2 can be changed through the 7780 software; Message 3 can be recorded from the microphone or by using the 7780 software. Message 1 & 2 are 32 seconds long, and Message 3 is 49 seconds long.

  • Page 29: Input Message 3 From The Microphone

    ® FireVac IV-50 SeriesVoice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual 4.2.1 Input Message 3 From the Microphone This section contains information on how to record and erase message 3 from the control panel. 4.2.1.1 Record Message 3 Using the Microphone Follow these steps to record message 3 using the microphone: 1.

  • Page 30: 4.2.2.1 Using The Aux Audio Input

    Programming 4.2.2.1 Using the Aux Audio input Message 3 can be recorded from the “Line Out” on the sound card of a PC or Laptop. ® To input a message through the Aux Audio terminals on the FireVac IV-50: 1. Wire a speaker cable with 1/8” mini plug (Radio Shack Cat. No. 42-2454) to Aux Audio Neg and IN terminals.

  • Page 31: 4.2.2.2 Using 7780 Software

    ® FireVac IV-50 SeriesVoice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual 4.2.2.2 Using 7780 Software The 7780 software is a software support utility that is used to download recorded messages (in ® .ske format stored on your PC hard drive) to the various message locations of the FireVac ®...
  • Page 32 Programming 13. Set DIP switch number 8 on SW2 to “OFF” to return the panel to "Normal Mode". Figure 4-2 Serial Cable Connections 9000-0529...
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  • Page 34: Fviv-Zs Evacuation Zone Splitter

    Section 5 FVIV-ZS Evacuation Zone Splitter This section contains information on how to install the FVIV-ZS Evacuation Zone Splitter ® into the FireVac IV-50 cabinet, and how to connect input and output devices to the zone splitter. A zone splitter is a device that can split the audio output from the main amp into separate audio output channels.

  • Page 35: Fviv-Zs Board And Components

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual FVIV-ZS Board and Components Terminal Strip 4 Zone 1 Zone 2 Supervision Supervision Terminal Selector Selector Strip 1 Manual Zone Active LEDs Switches Trouble LEDs Zone 1 Zone 2 Terminal Strip 2 Zone 3 Zone 3 Supervision...

  • Page 36: Terminal Strip 2

    FVIV-ZS Evacuation Zone Splitter 5.1.2 Terminal Strip 2 This section describes what the terminal connections of terminal strip 2 are used for. Terminal Name Description Number Ground Alarm Active Signal input from main DMR to indicate when an Alarm occurs. Active low. Alarm Select 1 Alarm Select 2 Used by FACP for automatic alarm control of zone outputs.

  • Page 37: Zone Switches

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual 5.1.5 Terminal Strip 5 This section describes what the terminal connections of terminal strip 5 are used for. Terminal Name Description SP + Raw speaker signal from DMR (un-split), used for End of Line supervision. SP –...

  • Page 38: All Call Switch

    FVIV-ZS Evacuation Zone Splitter 5.1.7 All Call Switch The All Call Switch manually overrides the system message, using the microphone, to all zones in the system. 5.1.8 Zone Supervision Selectors The zone supervision selector selects how the speaker circuit will be supervised. Speaker circuits can be Class B (Style Y) or Class A (Style Z) depending on how they are connected to the control panel.

  • Page 39: Mounting The Fviv-Zs In The Firevac®Iv-50 Cabinet

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual ® Mounting the FVIV-ZS In the FireVac IV-50 Cabinet This section contains instructions on how to install the FVIV-ZS Zone Splitter into the ® FireVac IV-50 Voice Evacuation cabinet. ® Follow these steps to install the FVIV-ZS into the FireVac IV-50cabinet: ®...
  • Page 40 FVIV-ZS Evacuation Zone Splitter 3. Remove the FVIV-ZS access plate. ® 4. Mount the FVIV-ZS to the FireVac IV-50cabinet mounting standoffs with the 7/10” screw-in standoffs provided. FVIV-ZS Mounting Standoffs Figure 5-4 FVIV-ZS Mounting Standoff Locations ® 5. Connect wiring harness to the expansion connector on the FireVac IV-50 and to the direct connect pins on the FVIV-ZS.

  • Page 41: Speaker Wiring

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual 6. Wire speaker to zone outputs as required by the installation specifications. Refer to Section 5.4. 7. Attach the FVIV-ZS cover plate to the FVIV-ZS. See Figure 5-5. Speaker Wiring Each FVIV-ZS supplies four Notification Appliance Circuits for speaker connection. The circuits can be supervised and wired Class B (Style Y) or Class A (Style Z).

  • Page 42: Class A (Style Z)

    FVIV-ZS Evacuation Zone Splitter 5.4.3 Class A (Style Z) Figure 5-7 illustrates how to wire speaker circuits to the control panel in a Class A (Style Z) configuration. Make sure that the Speaker Circuit Supervision Selector is in the Class A (Style Z) position.

  • Page 43: Facp Alarm Control Wiring

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual 5.4.4 FACP Alarm Control Wiring This section describes how to connect relay outputs from a FACP to control the four separate zones on the FVIV-ZS four zone splitter. Connect an active low relay or contact from the FACP to the Alarm Selects on the FVIV-ZS (see Figure 5-8).

  • Page 44: Fviv-Rm

    Section 6 FVIV-RM The FVIV-RM is a supervised remote microphone assembly that can be added to the ® FireVac IV-50 voice evacuation system. Cover Plate Screws LEDs Microphone Microphone Connector Cover Plate Cover Plate Screws Figure 6-1 The FVIV-RM Specifications Parameter Rating Operating Voltage:...

  • Page 45: Led Description

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual LED Description State Meaning Remote microphone has DC power. Green Remote microphone has no power or has a major malfunction. No microphone attached to the unit. Yellow Microphone is connected. Installation Instruction This section contains the information needed to properly install the FVIV-RM.
  • Page 46 FVIV-RM Chassis Chassis Mounting Mounting Screw Screw Figure 6-2 Remote Microphone Chassis Assembly 6. Mount the cabinet using the appropriate screws and anchors, through the cabinet mounting holes. See Figure 6-3. Cabinet Cabinet Mounting Mounting Holes Holes Figure 6-3 Cabinet Mounting Hole Locations 7.

  • Page 47: Wiring Instructions

    ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual 6.3.2 Wiring Instructions The wiring for the remote microphone should use shielded 4 conductor 22AWG (up to 5000 feet) wiring. The wiring is supervised by the main panel if switch 4 on SW2 is set to ON (see Table 4-1).

  • Page 48: Remote Microphone Operation

    FVIV-RM 6.3.3 Remote Microphone Operation Use the mic gain on the board to adjust audio to desired level. See Figure 6-4 for mic gain location. The system can support a maximum of one remote microphone. Table 6-2 describes the remote microphones LEDS. Table 6-2: LED Descriptions LED Color State...
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  • Page 50: Fviv-X70 Module Installation

    Section 7 FVIV-X70 Module Installation The FVIV-X70 converts the speaker circuit voltage from 25 Vrms to 70.7 Vrms. The following sections describe how to install and wire the FVIV-X70. Mounting Follow these steps to install the FVIV-X70 module into the main control panel cabinet: 1.
  • Page 51 ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual 4. Mount the module into the cabinet as shown in Figure 7-2. FVIV-X70 Cabinet Mounting Screws Figure 7-2 Main Control Board Mounting Location 5. Connect wiring as described in Section 7.2. 9000-0529...

  • Page 52: Speaker Wiring

    FVIV-X70 Module Installation Speaker Wiring Each FVIV-X70 supplies one NAC (Notification Appliance Circuit) for speaker connection. The speaker circuit can be supervised and wired Class B (Style Y) or Class A (Style Z). The speaker circuit is capable of 50 watts of power 70.7 Vrms (using the FVIV-X70 Module). Refer to Table 3-6 for wire lengths.
  • Page 53 ® FireVac IV-50 Series Voice Evacuation System Installation/Operation Manual 2. Connect the other harness from the FVIV-X70 connector marked “TO SPLITTER” to the connector on the FVIV-ZS as shown in Figure 7-4. Figure 7-4 Wire Harness Connections for Splitter and Main Control Note: Refer to Section 5 for FVIV-ZS installation and wiring instructions.

  • Page 54: Class B (Style Y)

    FVIV-X70 Module Installation 7.2.3 Class B (Style Y) Figure 7-5 illustrates how to wire speakers to the FVIV-X70 using Class B (Style Y) supervision. 15 kΩ EOL UL Listed Supervised Model 7630 Power Limited Figure 7-5 Class B (Style Y) Speaker Configuration 7.2.4 Class A (Style Z) Figure 7-6 illustrates how to wire speakers to the FVIV-X70 using Class A (Style Z) wiring.
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  • Page 56: Battery Calculation

    Section 8 Battery Calculation Calculating Current Draw and Standby Battery This section enables you to determine the current draw and standby battery needs for your installation (18 Ampere Hours maximum). Batteries larger then 7 AH will not fit into the cabinet, and must be housed in the BC-1 Accessory Cabinet.

  • Page 57: Current Draw Table

    8.1.1 Current Draw Table Table 8-1 shows the current requirements during alarm/battery standby operation. Table 8-1: Current Draw Calculations Number of Standby Alarm Device Current per Device Devices Current Current Standby: 140 mA 140 mA ® FireVac IV-50Control Panel Alarm: 490 mA 490 mA Standby:...
  • Page 58 Operating Instructions These instructions must be framed and displayed next to the panel in accordance with NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code for Local Fire Alarm System. Zone Handheld Switches Microphone Alarm FVIV-ZS Active FVIV-ZS Shown in Mic LED This Figure Manual Override Paging When the system is in alarm (the red alarm LED is Lit), follow these steps to manually override the system message and notification output:...
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