Cooper VoCALL CFVCM, VoCALL CFVCWM, VoCALL CFVCX8 Installation & Comissioning Manual

VoCALL - W & CFVCX8

Fire Telephone & Disabled Refuge

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Introduction

A VoCALL Emergency Voice Communications System

(EVCS)

is a fixed, secure, bi-directional, full duplex

voice communication system to assist fire fighters in an emergency in high rise buildings or large site

s
where Radio communication may not work, and covers the operation of both fire telephones and
disabled refuge syste

ms.

The VoCALL

EVCS

is designed to fully comply with BS5839-Part 9 (a

bbr. Pt9) for use as a fire telephon

e

system, disabled refuge call system or as a combined system when both fire telephones and disable

d

refuge points are req

uired

.

Suitability

Fire telephone systems are recommended for all public buildings and multi-story buildings over four
floors by BS9999.

Disabled refuge systems are required in buildings where public or disabled staff gains access to any
f

loor other than the ground floor using lift

s.

VoCALL EVC System

6-8 Bishops Gate

System Heal thy

Navigation

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Product Overview

A VoCALL EVCS comprises of three functional
blocks: the network master handset
(CFVCM/CFVCWM), the network eight line
exchanges (CFVCX8), and outstations (type A,
type B, jack points or emergency assist alarms),
with the quantities of these basic units being
adjusted to suit the application.

The VoCALL EVCS has been designed on a star
and ring network topology; in the most cases
this will reduce the cable requirements from all
ring-based systems and star systems. The
topology consists of a ring formed from either 2
off four core 1mm CSA cables (soft skin up to
500m per leg, MICC 200m per leg) or 1 four pair

0.5mm CSA fire rated data cable Draka 91-021.
The exchange units and the control handsets sit
on this ring and communicate using a high
speed balanced RS422 network, a bi-directional
audio pair and a power pair, which provides an
ELV maintained supply to the control handsets.

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VoCALL Fire Telephone & Disabled Refuge Network System

Important Safety Information

This equipment must only be installed and maintained by suitably skilled and competent person. This
equipment is defined as Class 1 in EN60065 (Low Voltage Directive)

and must be EARTHED.

CAUTION

INDOOR

USE ONLY

WARNING SHOCK HAZARD-

ISOLATE BEFORE

OPENING

WARNING TO

REDUCE

THE RISK OF

FIRE

OR

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

DO NOT

EXPOSE

THIS UNIT IN RAIN OR MOISTURE
WARNING THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTHED
WARNING NO

USER SERVICEABLE

PARTS

Each exchange unit requires a 3A spur, returning to a breaker clearly marked

EVCS

DO NOT TURN OFF.
If the units are distributed around a site it is essential all units are on the same mains phase, as they are
classified TEN 230V, powering from different phases can mean a 440V potential can be present in a uni

t

during a major fault incident

.

ANTI-STATIC

HANDLING GUIDELINES

Make sure that electro-static handling precautions are taken immediately before handling PCBs an

d

other static sensitive components.

Before handling any static-sensitive items, operators should get rid of any electrostatic charge by
touching a sound safety earth, such as a radiator. Always handle PCBs by their sides and avoid touching
any components. PCBs should be stored in a clean, dry place that is free from vibration, dust an

d

excessive heat.

Storing the PCBs in a suitable cardboard box will also guard them against mechanical damage.

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N/ C N/ O COM

Unpacking the Exchange Unit

Remove the exchange from its packing, and using the

HEX

key supplied remove the front cover, be

ing

careful to remove the earth lead.
Remove the front panel plate containing the circuit boards, this has a connection to the mains

transformer and network PCB, which needs to be removed, exercise static precautions to preven

t

damage to the electronics, store the front panel assembly safely until the exchange is mounted an

d

cables have been attached.
Do not remove knockouts while the circuit board is still fitted.

In Ou t Fault

-

+ - + - + - + - + - + - + - +

Network

Line 8 Line 7 Lin e 6 Li ne 5 Line 4 Line 3 Lin e 2 Line 1

Plate

Screws x4

Cover

Screws x2

N

E L

Preparation

Remove knockouts & cut gland holes. Decide how the wiring will be brought into the panel and remove
the required knockouts for cable entry. If a knockout is removed fill the hole with a good quality cable
gland. 12 knockouts are provided, 11 on the top face from left to right, Network In, Network Out, Fault,
and Line 8 thru line 1. On the bottom face a single knockout is for the incoming mains. If additional holes
are required, then the can be drilled as shown below, taking care not to obscure the battery or PCB
locations. Unused knockouts must be left unopened to comply with the LVD, accidentally knocked ou

t

holes should be blanked off. This work must be carried out prior to the re-installation of circuit boards.

Additional

Holes Here

Mains
Tx

Mains Earth P

oint

Battery Space

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Connection Details

Do not test wiring with an insulation tester (Megger) with any equipment connected, as the 500
Volt test voltage will destroy these devices totally.

You must observe local wiring regulations. Do not run

SELV

and LV cables in the same enclosure withou

t

adequate insulation between them.

Handsets

Connections inside the

Network / Compact Unit

- VE

+ VE

1mm CSA 2 core Enhanced

- VE

+ VE

Connections inside the

Type A Handset

Black

Yellow

Line + Connector on Network / Compact Unit to Yellow Phone Lead
Line - Connector on Network / Compact Unit to Black Phone Lead

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Network

NET IN NET OUT

WOR

to WOR

ORG

to ORG

WBR

to WBR

BRN

to BRN

WGN

to WGN

GRN

to GRN
BLU to BLU
WBL

to WBL

Wire color from NET IN port of one unit to the
NET OUT port on a the second unit

The network links either a network exchange unit to
another network exchange unit or a network maste

r

handset to a network exchange unit.
Each unit on the system has a net in and net out.
The network connects from the net out of the one uni

t
to the net in on another all eight core must be
connected from the net out to the net in as follows:

This cable must be FP200 draka 91-0245 or similar soft
skin enhance type cable and should be a maximum of
1mm CSA.

The net out connection from the last exchange unit or
master handset on a multi exchange system can be
brought back to the net in on the first exchange or
master handset to form a redundant ring system, so
that if the network connection is broken, then no loss
of system funct

ionality.

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ND

Fix

Replace the front panel PCB plate by attaching the transformer lead and ribbon cable to network
PCB, then fixing with the four philips screw

s.

Attach all plugs ensuring they fit squarely into the connectors.

VoCALL Network Exchange Unit Switch Settings

Each network exchange unit has a unique network address. This address is set by the dip switches
on the exchange unit. The address is a binary number given by the positions of dip switches 1 to 6,
wit

h valid addresses lying between 1 and 32 inclusive.

Dip switch 7 selects the operation of the local fault relay; when it is OFF the relay closes when any
p

oint is in use, when the switch is ON the relay opens when any fault occurs on the syste

m.

Dip switch 8 is used to protect the exchange unit data. If this dip switch is ON, then the
dat

a can be configured normally. If this dip switch is OFF, then the data is

protected. This

setting determines the padlock setting in the

configuration m

enus.