Faraday Voice-Plus Certification

Evacuation Systems 447275 I January 2002 LLC 805 South Maumee Street Tecumseh Michigan 49286 517 423 2111 n Fax 517 423 2320 n Web www faradayllc com 2001 Production Release 2 Voice Plus is a trademark of Faraday LLC all are reserved specifications are subject to change without notice and recommendations are provided for only and no responsibility is assumed by LLC for their use Two Appendix One Voice Plus Command Center Application Notes Pages 5 48 Voice Plus Specification Sheets Voice Plus Installation Sheets Voice Plus Quote System Configuration Forms and Parts List 3 page intentionally left blank 4 to the Faraday Voice Plus Evacuation Systems certification Manual The of this manual is to train and certify you on the use of the Voice Plus systems Voice Plus system provides dedicated manual automatic or both facilities for originating distributing voice instructions as well as alert and evacuation signals pertaining to a fire to the occupants of a building manual and test will certify you on the use of the Voice Plus system Voice Evacuation use a voice evacuation system rather than just a standard audible horn or bell notifica Because it can save lives A voice system is more effective in evacuating occupants and get people out of a structure faster in a real fire emergency In High Rise and sprinklered voice systems can also notify occupants to stay in their apartments to avoid the of death from smoke inhalation These factors can mean the difference between life death for someone Life Safety Code NFPA 101 was changed in 1983 to require voice systems in assembly where the occupancy load is 300 persons or more This change in the Code included structures such as theaters auditoriums nightclubs restaurants and even Prior to this an audible fire alarm system was not even mandated universally Based the assumption that if you yell in a crowded theater you will lose more people in the trampling panic than you would to the fire An event occurred that changed this way of A nightclub the Hills Supper Club outside of Cincinnati Ohio would be the of that change A small fire started in an unoccupied room It did not rage rapidly out of and yet 164 people died in this tragedy There was plenty of time to notify people and them out but because of the lack of an effective way to communicate many people simply no idea until it was too late From subsequent study of this disaster it was determined that is not mainly panic that will kill but rather it is the delay in reacting to an ever worsening This is the premise on which the change in the Code was based It is critical to notify in an as sembly occupancy as early as possible to the danger of a fire A voice system the best way to do this With the proliferation of electronic devices all around us people become com placent to alarm sounds and signals Combining a signal with a voice instructing occupants what to do has been proven to be much more effective in people to a safe area The bottom line being if we can get people moving quicker even only by a few sec onds in a real emergency we are going to save someone life the 1970 the concept of voice was applied to high rise structures The advantage of voice in a large building with the ability to notify specific floors was quickly seen In as occupancies however it has been a much slower progression Many states have not NFPA 101 and in many where it has been adopted the local Authority Having Juris may not enforce it strongly It is unfortunate to think it will take the loss of additional to get these fire alarm systems upgraded continued 5 voice evacuation requirements for assembly occupancies have been in place for 16 years 1983 one would have been hard pressed to put together a cost effective voice system for a that only held 300 people situation has changed There are several companies that now produce systems specifi for this type of application Obviously we at Faraday specialize in producing this type of a single channel system it is simpler All output circuits will be assigned to one amp split between two in each DP Total load to amplifier must not exceed ratings high power applications it is possible to use one or several amplifiers per zone Here basic loading factors determine amplifier size the design of the system all these factors must be taken into account The number of and phone circuits will determine the Master Panel configuration The switch are grouped by 16 to a bank A system requiring 18 switch points would have 32 total or an VPC MP32 Adding Fire Phone as an option would change that to an VPC MP32 P The switches are merely points in the system any switch can programmed for any available function The maximum number of switches in a single Mas Panel is 144 w Mic Page Control and 112 w Fire Phone Where more switches are needed cabinets may be used Current UL Listing is for a maximum of 1000 switches Distributed Panel configuration is determined by the load number of circuits and required The part number is put together by the amplifier size channel and phone option VPD DP50 P designates a panel with 50W dual channel capacity and fire By dropping the P suffix fire phones are eliminated Standard configuration is 4 Class speaker circuits and 4 phone circuits If additional circuits are required parts are added as items to accommodate VPD DPS25 designates a 25W single channel panel w o fire circuits Command Center Application Drawings and Notes following drawings and notes are for the Voice Plus Command Center The following consist of System Master panel VPC MP Master mic control 16 switch control points Dual channel DMR High speed communication loop 6 Panel VPD DP Four output zones may be configured for 8 Dual channel audio interface Dual channel amplification Integrated fire phone system configuration up to 250 distributed panels VPD DP and up to 1000 and control points 7 Panel Evacuation Circuits AWG typ AWG Twisted Pair Phone Phone Phone Panel Evacuation Circuits Phone Capabilities Loop Pair Category 5 Feet between panels Feet Total System Loop and 6 Audio Channels Simultaneously Speed RS 485 Communications or Style Field Selectable End Control Panel CONTROL 8 Floor Floor Floor Floor Floor Floor Floor Floor Floor Floor Floor 485 LOOP Fighter Phone Jack High Rise Multiplex 11 Floor Typical Riser Diagram 9 CONTROL Master Panel Front View 10 Master Panel Internal View 11 Master Panel Front Panel View 12