Simplex 4100ES User Manual

UL, ULC, CSFM Listed; FM Approved; Addressable Fire Detection and Control MEA (NYC) Acceptance* Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications Equipment

Features

Emergency voice/alarm communications provide:

 Alarm/evacuation signal generation with multiple

built-in tones

 Standard or customized digital message storage and

message generation

 Automatic or manual operation  Mass Notification operation

Multiple channels are available:

 Analog audio systems provide dual channel operation  Digital audio systems provide up to eight channels over

a single wire pair

Communications features:

 Up to five supervised remote microphone inputs  Spoken voice coding from the digital message player  Multiple digitally recorded human voice messages  Spoken WALKTEST system testing  Separate evacuation, drill, and optional “All Clear”

voice messages and tones

 Ready-to-talk microphone indicator on front panel audio

control module

 Local panel speaker for tone/message broadcast

verification

 MINIPLEX Voice Transponders are available for

distributed audio

Amplifiers are available with analog or digital input:

 Flex-35 (35 W) and Flex-50 (50 W) amplifiers provide a

dual channel design with configurable operation modes

 100 W primary and backup, single channel amplifiers

include a built-in power supply

 Amplifiers are available for 25 VRMS or 70.7 VRMS

output with on-board, power-l imited NACs (only one voltage choice per system)

 Built-in Temporal Pattern horn tone provides default

backup signal operation

 Optional modules provide power-limited NAC expansion,

convert Class B NACs to Class A operation, and provide Constant Supervision Operation for Non-Alarm Audio (NAA) applications (NAA requires additional hardware, and software revision 11.08 or higher )

Firefighter telephone systems:

 Master telephone can simultaneously talk with up to 6

remote telephones and can be connected as an audio input for broadcast messages

 Ring signal on remote firefighter telephone indicates that

a call request is initiated and a hold signal indicates that a connected line has been deselected

 Telephone circuits are supervised for open and short

circuits, too many telephones connected, and the master telephone is supervised for cord integrity

 Degraded mode allows remote telephones to remain

connected to each other in the event of a communications loss

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Emergency Operating Instructions

Fire Control Panels

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Test

Alarm or Warning Condition

System indicator flashing. Tone On. Press Alarm Silence.

How to Acknowledge / View Events

Press ACK located under flashing indicator. Repeat operation until al l events are acknowledged. Local tone will silence.

How to Silence Building Signals

How to Reset System

Press System Reset. Press Ack to silence tone device.

Enter C/Exit

Off

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Event Time

Enable

Disable

4100ES Fire Alarm Control Panel with

Voice and Firefighter Telephone Options

Listed to:

 UL Std. 864, Fire Detection and Control (UOJZ), and

Smoke Control Service (UUKL)

 UL Std. 2017, Process Management Equipment (QVAX)  UL Std. 1076, Proprietary Alarm Units-Burglar (APOU)  UL Std. 1730, Smoke Detector Monitor (UULH)  ULC Std. S527-99

Description

4100ES Audio Systems provide voice communication,

alarm tones, and/or digitally prerecorded voice messages to alert occupants of fire or other emergency situations. Evacuation signaling may be automatically generated via alarm initiated event programs or by firefighting personnel using the operator controls.

4100U Series Products Note. The audio system modules and features listed in this data sheet are both compatible with, and listed for use with 4100U series fire alarm control panels. Contact your local Simplex

product

supplier for details.

* See page 5 for product that is listed as UL or ULC and additional product listing details.

This product has been approved by the California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) pursuant to Section 13144.1 of the California Health and Safety Code. See CSFM Listing 7165-0026:251 for allowable values and/or conditions concerning material presented in this document. It is subject to re-examination, revision, and possible cancellation. Accepted for use – City of New York Department of Buildings – MEA35-93E. Additional listings may be applicable; contact your local Simplex product supplier for the latest status. Listings and approvals under Simplex Time Recorder Co. are the property of Tyco Fire Protection Products.

Audio Controller Module Description

The Audio Controller Module provides digitized alarm

tones and digitally recorded voice messages and message construction, and manages both microphone inputs and other auxiliary inputs connected to the optional Auxiliary Audio Input Module. Tones and voice messages are digitally recorded and stored in the audio control module’s message memory.

Two versions are available:

Analog and Digital. Systems

must be either analog or digital, not intermixed. One audio control module controls the entire audio system.

Common audio control board features:

 On-board digital message memory provides up to

2 minutes at normal or 1 minute at high resolution

 Connects to optional 4-input audio input modules (two

maximum) for a total of up to 6 microphones and 11 distinct audio inputs

 Memory expansion is available to provide up to

8 minutes or 32 minutes at normal resolution (4 minutes or 16 minutes at high resolution)

 Connections for a Master Microphone and one

Remote Microphone, compatible with standard or noise-canceling microphones

 Master telephone to audio interface connection uses the

audio bay’s Power Distribution Interface Module (PDI)

 Local panel speaker output with on-board volume control  On-board download port for message loading  The microphone ready-to-talk LED is located on the

front panel audio control module (see p. 4) and requires connection to a 64 LED/64 switch controller

 Audio risers, either digital or analog, may be directly

connected to 31 remote nodes; for applications requiring audio risers to more than 31 remote nodes, alternate connection methods are available, contact your Simplex product representative for details

Analog Audio Controller Modules

Analog audio control modules are for systems that

require one or two simultaneous channels of audio information per the following feature summary.

 Built-in 10 VRMS riser output eliminates the need for

separate riser amplifiers available as Class B or Class A

 Messages can play on one or both risers simultaneously,

with the same or a different message

 Analog audio controllers are for connection to analog

input audio amplifiers and audio risers only

 On-board status LEDs assist with setup and

troubleshooting

Digital Audio Controller Modules

Digital audio control modules are for systems that

require more than two simultaneous channels of audio information per the following feature summary.

 Up to 8 channels of information at normal resolution are

available (4 channels at high resolution) on one twisted wire pair

 Primary 1 Digital Audio Riser (DAR) output can be either

wired Style 4 or Style 7; Primary 2 DAR is an identical, separate output for Style 4 connections, typically to local MINIPLEX voice transponders

 Digital audio controllers are for connection to digital

input audio amplifiers and digital audio risers only

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Audio Tone List

The Temporal Pattern is available for compatible tones

(1/2 sec on, 1/2 sec off, 1/2 sec on, 1/2 sec off, 1/2 sec on, 1-1/2 sec off) to indicate evacuation. The following is a list of the standard audio tones.

Horn, continuous 500 Hz tone, primarily used for coded

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systems or general temporal pattern signaling

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Chime, a digitally recorded mechanical chime tone,

normally used free-running or for coded operation

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Bell, a digitally recorded mechanical bell sound,

normally used free-running, for coded systems, or general temporal pattern signaling

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Fast Whoop, a quickly ascending tone

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Slow Whoop, a slowly ascending tone

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High/Low, with high frequency of 750 Hz for 100 ms and

low frequency of 500 Hz for 400 ms

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Beep, 500 Hz tone of 0.7 s on, 0.7 s off Stutter, 500 Hz tone with on and off times of 100 ms

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Wail, ascends, then descends between 600 to 940 Hz

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GSA Tone, continuous 2000 Hz tone

Audio Controller Message Description

Zone Coded Signaling is available using tones or

spoken numbers. Spoken coded messages can be used in place of conventional pulse tone coding to eliminate counting and interpretation of the zone coded location. For example, a fire alarm zone such as First Floor East, Smoke Detector Room 23 will be Code 1123.

Two possible transmission schemes are:

1. Conventional Zone Coded Signaling where

T = Tone: T...T...TT...TTT...T...T...TT...TTT...

2. Spoken Coded Signaling:

Code, one..one..two..three; Code, one..one..two..three

The Audio Controller has the ability to precede spoken codes with phrases and alert tones. As an alternative, the previous example could have been preceded with a chime tone. The word “code” could be replaced wit h the ph rase “Doctor Firestone, please dial...”.

Preprogrammed Special Messages can be ordered. Up to 32 minutes of special phrases and messages are available to meet specific applications. The standard Evacuation Message is: “Attention... Attention...

Attention...An emergency has been reported.... All

occupants walk to the nearest stairway exit and walk down to your assigned re-entry floor or main lobby... Do

not use the elevator... Walk to the nearest stairway.... Do

not use the elevator.... Walk to the nearest stairway.”

Custom Message Ordering is summarized below:

Model Description

Select when Custom Messages are required,

4100-8804

4100-0822

4100-0823

4100-0824

choose message types from below as required (minimum quantity of one)

Custom Messages from Tape Custom Messages from

Transcript; NOTE: Send

transcript in advance to Applications Engineering to verify phrase quantity

Custom Messages from Archive

Order (1) 4100-082x for each (2) complete messages without spliced phrases;

for each (50)

spliced phrases

Audio Amplifiers General Description

4100ES audio amplifiers are available as dual channel

models rated for 35 W (Flex-35) or 50 W (Flex-50) and as single channel 100 W models with on-board NACs (notification appliance circuits) for convenient field wiring. Common features are summarized as follows:

 Analog input amplifier models are for single or dual

channel system operation

 Digital input amplifier models are for multi-channel

system operation providing up to eight channels over a single twisted wire pair

 Amplifiers are power-limited with models available

providing 25 VRMS, or 70.7 VRMS output

 When Non-Alarm Audio (NAA) applications (such as

for background music, paging, or for Mass Notification) are required, optional Constant Supervision modules provide continued speaker zone supervision during the page or while background music is playing; due to the NAA supervision requirements, amplifiers used for paging or playing background music are derated to 70% of alarm output rating (24.5 W, 35 W, and 70 W)

 Linear power output stages are traditional Class B

designs for low distortion and low EMI

 An on-board 500 Hz temporal pattern horn tone on each

amplifier provides a default backup tone

 Supervision actively monitors amplifier gain in real

time, comparing output level to input level

 On-board test switches can be activated to test and

observe amplifier backup

 On-board overcurrent protection protects against

overloads and short circuits

 Each amplifier communicates to the host CPU and

allows voltage and current values to be accessed from the fire alarm control panel operator interface

Flex-35 and Flex-50 Amplifiers, General

Flex-35 and Flex-50 amplifiers are a self-backup

dual channel design that provides a total of 35 W or 50 W of audio power with the following common feature summary:

 Self-backup feature allows NACs connected to a disabled

amplifier channel to be routed to the remaining channel with the full 35 W or 50 W providing the single channel as selected by the fire alarm control panel programming;

external backup amplifiers are not required

 Three standard on-board audio NACs are each rated for

2 A maximum and are capable of being routed to either desired amplifier channel

 Compatible power supplies include the: Expansion

Power Supply (XPS), Remote Power Supply (RPS), or System Power Supply (SPS); power supplies with single amplifiers can provide power for other compatible applications within their rated output

 Digital models of the Flex-35 and Flex-50 have a digital

decoder module that selects one or two of the input channels as desired

 Selectable reduced output levels of -12 dB or -6 dB are

available for non-emergency audio output, s el ect abl e per channel

Flex-35 Amplifiers

 Each Flex-35 channel is capable of up to 35 W output

with a total of 35 W

 Channels can be divided as 0 W and 35 W; 17.5 W and

17.5 W; 10 W and 25 W; or any combination that totals 35 W or less

Flex-50 Amplifiers

 Each Flex-50 channel is capable of up to 50 W output

with a total output of 50 W

 Channels can be divided as 0 W and 50 W; 25 W and

25 W; 10 W and 40 W; or any combination that totals 50 W or less

Dual Flex-35 or Flex-50 Connections

 Two Flex-35 amplifiers, or two Flex-50 amplifiers can

connect to a single Expansion Power Supply (XPS) in the same audio expansion bay (amplifiers must be the same model number); XPS output is dedicated to amplifier power

 Mounting for dual Flex-35 or Flex-50 amplifiers is

Blocks A & B for amplifier 1, Blocks C & D for the XPS, blocks E & F are not used, and Blocks G & H are for amplifier 2 (see page 7 for mounting reference)

100 W Audio Amplifiers

100 W amplifiers provide single channel operation per

the following feature summary:  Six standard on-board Class B audio NACs are each

rated for 2 A maximum

 100 W amplifiers include a built-in power supply and

use system battery backup

 Amplifier and power supply size requires four

continuous blocks of expansion bay size

 A single 100W primary amplifier or both a primary and

a backup amplifier can be located on a single expansion bay (refer to page 7 for bay loading)

 Redundant (backup) amplifiers interconnect directly to

minimize wiring connections and their power is routed through the NACs of the primary amplifier

 Redundant amplifier operation can be configured as

one-for-one or one-for-many depending on specific requirements

 Digital models of these amplifiers have a digital decoder

module that selects the desired input channel per system requirements

 Selectable reduced output levels of -12 dB or -6 dB are

available for non-emergency audio output

Audio NAC Expansion Modules

 For applications requiring additional NACs, modules are

available for on-board expansion and further expansion is available with the chassis mounted 4100-5116 Expansion Signal Module

 100 W Amplifiers support optional m odul es that convert

the six audio NACs to Class A or to increase the Class B audio NACs to twelve

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NOTE: Adding NAC expansion modules does not

increase amplifier power beyond the stated ratings

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