FCP-300/FCP-300ECS Manual —
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Section 11: Emergency Communication System Operation
11.1 Overview
The Fike Series, ECS control panels and accessories provide features to meet the requirements for Mass Notification Systems as
described in NFPA 72 and is compliant with the UL 2572 standard. The Fike Series, ECS (Emergency Communication System) is inte-
grated with the fire alarm and voice evacuation functions of the control panel. In a Networked Panel System, only one panel can be cho-
sen to be the voice evacuation/ECS panel for the site.
There are two ways to activate the Fike Series, ECS in the FCP-300ECS panel:
ECS Point Activations
The ECS Point Activation involves using pre-determined ECS Alarm input points to activate ECS Alarm events. These events cause out-
put areas to activate based on mapping that is programmed into the System at installation. This is very similar to the traditional mapping
that the fire System has utilized to date.
Manual LOC Activations
Manual LOC Activation involves using the LOC ECS interface to activate ECS Events, choose output areas, and speak through a micro-
phone. These selections are not pre-determined and allow the user to make System functionality decisions when the event is actually
happening. This requires the activation of Manual ECS State which bypasses ECS Point Activations.
11.2 LOC Functionality
An LOC (Local Operating Console) consists of either the ECS Series panel (FIK-NVCM Network Voice Control Module, and the Alarm
Control Panel), or the FIK-LOC Local Operating Console (FIK-RVM Remote Voice Module and its associated RA-2000.) An LOC is
created by adding a FIK-NVCM or FIK-RVM to the System and associating a keypad to it. The LOC provides eight buttons for activat-
ing the ECS messages, a button to gain and request ECS Control, and a microphone for the “live” paging. There can be up to eight LOC
devices in the System. In a Networked Panel System, all of the LOCs must be connected through the SBUS to the panel that includes the
FIK-NVCM.
11.2.1 Keys and LEDs
This Section outlines the functionality of the keys and LEDs on the FIK-NVCM and FIK-RVM expander modules.
ECS Control Key
Pressing the ECS Control Key will do one of two things:
1.
Enter the Message Mode of the LOC ECS interface (including trying to gain ECS Control if the user doesn't have it already).
2.
Relinquish the ECS Control if pressed while in the Message Mode.
ECS Control LED
The ECS Control LED is used to indicate the status of the ECS Control in the System. When the LED is on solid, the LOC has ECS Con-
trol within the System. When the LED is blinking, another LOC has gained ECS Control in the System.
ECS Message Keys
ECS Message Keys are used in the Message Mode to select which ECS Message is to be played. If pressed when the LOC does not have
ECS Control, the System will automatically try to gain ECS Control before allowing the ECS Event to be activated. See section 11.2.2.
ECS Message LEDs
The red ECS Message LEDs indicate the active ECS Message and any previously active ECS messages. The green LEDs indicate the
ECS Message was selected in the Message Mode and that the LOC has ECS control.
1.
For ECS Point Activation, the red ECS Message LEDs will illuminate on each LOC to indicate which ECS messages are activated
in the automatic ECS state.
2.
For the Manual ECS State, the red ECS Message LEDs will indicate which ECS messages are activated at an LOC. See section
3.
The green ECS Message LEDs will activate for the LOC that activated the ECS Message.
Select Keys
The Select Keys are used to toggle which output areas are active.
1.
If Message Mode is active (see Section 11.2.3), the Select Keys will toggle which areas the active message is distributed to (also
toggles the red Select Key LED).
2.
If Microphone Mode is active (see Section 11.2.3), the Select Keys will toggle which areas the microphone audio is distributed to
(also toggles the green Select Key LED).
Select Key LEDs
The Select Key LEDs are used to indicate which output areas are active for a microphone page or System events.
1.
Green LEDs: active areas for microphone paging.
NOTE:
For LOC activated emergency alarm events, if an area is programmed through mapping to be active that area is automatically
selected and can not be deactivated using the Select Keys.
NOTE:
These are only active when the microphone PTT (Push To Talk) is engaged. Blinking indicates one or more associated network
page destination panels are unable to output the page.
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