by Honeywell VOICE ALARM SOLUTIONS BROCHURE

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1 VOICE ALARM SOLUTIONS BROCHURE

2 VOICE ALARM SOLUTIONS BROCHURE The role of Voice Alarm As modern buildings become more complex, it is vital to manage the circulation of people safely in an emergency. Voice messages are far more effective than tone signals alone Research has shown in an alarm situation 13% of people reacted in a timely manner to a bell or tone 75% of people reacted quickly to a voice message explaining the nature of the emergency Voice Alarm (VA) systems provide Clear directions to people in the building Opportunities for live messages giving exact instructions where people are not familiar with the surroundings Improved management of phased evacuation 1: David Cantor, Studies of Human Behaviour in Fire: Emprical results and their implications for education and design. Published by BRE, July Meeting the needs for general communication Within buildings there are reasons to communicate with occupants outside of emergency events: Public Address (PA) can be critical to the use of a building e.g. in a bus stations or airports General information in offices Entertainment such as background music in leisure areas Spot advertisements in retail A VA system can combine the function of Voice Alarm with Public environments Address and Entertainment A simple and cost effective solution for both emergency and non-urgent use

3 VOICE ALARM SOLUTIONS BROCHURE What do I need to know? It is important to understand your responsibilities and the regulations that must be followed. Basic Knowledge of Standards and Regulations To design any Voice Alarm system you will need to understand your basic responsibilities detailed in the appropriate regulations. BS5839 Part 8 This is the Code of Practice for the design and installation of Emergency Voice evacuation systems. This sets out all the necessary information you need to design a VA system, and the criteria you need to consider to ensure the integrity of the system through; System Design Installation Commissioning Maintenance BS/EN54 Part 16 Defines the functionality of the Voice Alarm equipment and every Voice Alarm system must be certified to this standard. The Rack System is certified as a complete unit therefore it is no longer possible to build a system using components from 3rd party suppliers. BS/EN54 Part 24 The acoustic requirements for loudspeakers vary according to the nature of the space where they are installed. Part 24 defines; Minimum requirements for loudspeakers Method for testing their operational performance Gent by Honeywell Support It is also important to know when to employ specialist design support. Where can I get help? Gent s Design Support Services Team. Most Voice Alarm systems are relatively simple however, all are likely to have at least one application where specialist knowledge is necessary. What we offer A free Voice Alarm system design service through our Gent Approved Network of System Integrators Acoustic design support Loudspeaker layouts Design solution - cost effective design for the application of systems Peace of mind No hidden obstacles Acoustic modelling (where required) Fully compliant product range Our range of VA products fully complies with and is certified to EN54 Part 16. Project support During the delivery phase of the project we will offer the following Rack build Commissioning support Factory acceptance testing The Customer Requirements are driven by the emergency risk assessment System Type V1 - Automatic announcement V2 - Automatic and live emergency messages V3 - Live announcements to select zones V4 - Manual routing of messages fully engineered system V5 - Fully engineered systems Non emergency functions Voice Alarm and Public Address Microphones and other inputs Background music and entertainment Security messages Commercial announcements

4 VOICE ALARM SOLUTIONS BROCHURE by Honeywell The D1 System - Rack Based Voice Alarm The D1 system combines advanced audio management with a flexible architecture to deliver an advanced Voice Alarm and Public Address system suitable for a wide range of applications Benefits A D1 Rack based system from Gent has the following system components Digital Output Module (DOM) 2 variants of DOM - the heart of the D1 system managing 4 audio channels to either 8 or 24 loudspeaker zones: Scalable, modular system to suit any building size Flexible paging and voice alarm supports both simple and the most complex communication needs Audio quality and graphic equalisation Monitoring of the audio signal from source to loudspeaker Configuration of emergency evacuation Routing of paging and entertainment. Integrated life safety operation with Vigilon fire system and certified to EN54 part 16 High efficiency Class D amplifiers deliver high quality digital audio. High bandwidth network for large distributed systems Graphical Management CD Player Advanced Class D Amplifiers 2 x 250W or 2 x 400W versions High frequency range to suit all applications Full power performance in battery standby Paging Microphones Simple management of system configuration using windows based tool D1 NETWORK Emergency microphones in accordance with EN54 part 16 Range of paging microphones with up to 128 configurable control buttons Connection of data and power over standard structured cable Ancillary Control Units Message Management SCU for advanced management of battery UIM - Universal Interface Module for control and audio inputs Configuration

5 VOICE ALARM SOLUTIONS BROCHURE Vigilon Compact Voice Distributed Architecture Vigilon Compact Voice has the functionality which uses a unique fault tolerant distributed architecture with s (distributed amplifiers units) controlled by the fire detection loop. A separate fault tolerant loop distributes live audio for emergency announcements as well as paging and background music. Benefits Proven Vigilon fire detection technology Voice alarm complies with BS 5839 Part 8 and EN54 Part 16 as well as parts 2 and 4 All field devices including s are controlled via the fault resilient fire detection loop One integrated panel required to control both fire detection and voice alarm Emergency messages stored at each providing extra security against loss of output in emergency The highest levels of system integrity maintaining clear, high quality sound Automatic back up operation in event of amplifier or cable failure SOUNDERS Should be separated acoustically from speaker zones MCP S-CUBED STROBE MAINS MCP MUSIC SOURCE ZONE 1 MAINS LIVE AUDIO CHANNEL INTERFACE ZONE 2 UNIT ZONE 3 VIGILON COMPACT VOICE CONTROL PANEL WINMAG PC-BASED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MAINS LOOP POWERED MICRO * PAGING INTERFACE MCP INDUCTION LOOP ZONE 4 Cost Effective System Architecture l Distributed architecture delivers reduced cable and installation costs l Combined Public Address and Voice Alarm functionality in one system l l Flexible configuration of fire evacuation cause and effect Fault redundancy through use of fire detection cabling for control l A single fire and VA/PA installation l Common commissioning tool for whole system Highly Flexible System A VA system can be connected to existing Vigilon Network Standard message audio pack with custom message options Local audio output for induction loop BUILT IN EMERGENCY MICROPHONE MULTI ZONE PAGING MIC (5 ZONE OR 10 ZONE) * Loudspeakers, Loop requires special 64 Ohm low impedance speakers. Mains uses standard 100v loud speakers.

6 VOICE ALARM SOLUTIONS BROCHURE by Honeywell Applications for Voice Alarm Systems Voice alarm systems are not only used for public buildings with a high number of visitors, but are also being used more and more for public address and entertainment systems. A PA/VA system integrated with fire detection, delivers significant economies of scale along with the security of operation associated with a life safety system. Integration of the Fire detection technology and evacuation systems offers substantial benefits over separate systems. Here are a few examples of types of buildings that benefit from both Voice Alarm and Public Address Airport/ bus stations Stadiums Shopping Centres Hotels Theatres Schools Offices Medical Centres Student Accommodation

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