LOC Functionality
Emergency Communication System Operation
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are deactivated until Manual ECS state is exited. Only an ECS Reset can exit the Manual ECS State. If a user gains ECS Con-
trol at an LOC and does not activate an ECS message, the System will automatically generate an ECS Supervisory indicating
such. This prevents an LOC from being in an undesired state of ECS Control when an actual event emerges.
There are two modes for interacting with the LOC ECS interface when in Manual ECS State:
1.
Message Mode
2.
Microphone Mode
These two modes allow you to quickly toggle areas of output for a desired message and toggle output areas to speak to for
microphone ECS Paging.
After gaining ECS Control, the System is in Message Mode of the Manual ECS State.
Switching between Microphone Mode and Message Mode
At any time while in ECS Control, you can switch between Microphone Mode and Message Mode. Microphone Mode is
entered by simply engaging the microphone.
1.
Message Mode: Use the ECS Message keys to select which message/event to output to the System. Use the Select Keys to
select output areas to play the current ECS Message in. The Select Key's red LED will toggle on/off with the
activation/deactivation of the ECS Message to the area. Any non-voice groups assigned to this Select Key will also
activate with their Activation Cadence. See Section .
2.
Microphone Mode: Use the Select Keys while the microphone is active to toggle which areas to do an ECS Microphone
Page to. The Select Key's green LED will toggle on/off with the activation/deactivation of the ECS Microphone Page to
the area.
Activating/Deactivating Output Groups Dynamically
This method allows the System to be setup with minimal or no System mapping. When in Manual ECS State and operating in
Message Mode the user can dynamically activate/deactivate output areas for System notification to take place in. The Select
Key red LED will become lit and the circuits in the output group(s) will become active and play the currently active ECS event
message when activated. When deactivated, the Select Key red LED will become unlit and the circuits in the output group(s)
will become inactive. Non-voice output groups can also be assigned to Select Keys and will toggle on/off using the activation
cadence assigned to it in output group programming. This is available in the panel and in HFSS. See Section 9.4.1 .
11.2.4 Microphone Mode
The Microphone Mode allows the user to press the Select Keys to toggle which output areas to speak to over the microphone.
The green LEDs next to the Select Keys will activate or deactivate.
11.2.5 Message Mode
In the Message Mode, the user is able to press the ECS Message Keys to choose a message and press the Select Keys to acti-
vate or deactivate which output areas the message will be played. This will activate or deactivate the green and red LEDs next
to the ECS Message Keys and the red LEDs next to the Select Keys.
11.2.6 Custom ECS Event
Custom ECS events allows the user to generate an ECS event and speak a custom message using the microphone. Once the
user is done speaking the message, the tone and any associated strobes will continue to be active in the output areas.
To generate a Custom ECS Event:
1.
Gain ECS Control using the ECS Control Key when there is not an active Manual ECS State Event.
2.
Activate the microphone.
3.
Choose desired output areas using the Select Keys.
4.
Speak custom message into microphone.
11.2.7 Passing ECS Control
Passing of ECS Control is allowed when two LOCs have the same priority. When it is possible to pass control, a prompt (sim-
ilar to Figure 11.2) will display in which the user can: request control from the LOC with ECS Control, enter an access code
with the ECS Super User profile option to override the other LOC, or wait for the lockout timer to expire (if applicable).
Figure 11.2 Request ECS Control with Lockout Timer Active
MICROPHONE MODE
SELECT KEYS: Toggle Output Areas
Microphone Active
Release Microphone for MESSAGE MODE
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