Vigilant MICROVAC, Owner'S Manual

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Page 3: ...PUTS 2 4 2 2 9 PAGING CONTROL INPUT 2 5 2 2 10 BGM AFTER HOURS CONTROL INPUT 2 5 2 2 11 BGM PAGING AND AUX AUDIO INPUTS 2 6 2 2 12 100V SPEAKER LINE 2 6 2 2 13 EXTERNAL DC POWER INPUT 2 7 2 2 14 VIGILANT HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER WIRING 2 8 2 2 15 THIRD PARTY BOOSTER AMPLIFIER WIRING 2 8 2 2 16 NETWORK WIRING 2 10 2 2 17 MASTER WIP WIRING 2 10 2 2 18 FIELD WIP WIRING 2 10 2 3 SETUP DIP SWITCH SETTINGS ...

Page 4: ... 3 2 3 2 FRONT PANEL FAULT ALARM INDICATORS 3 2 3 3 STATUS INDICATORS 3 3 3 4 INTERNAL FAULT DISPLAY MUTE SWITCH 3 4 3 5 NETWORKED MICROVAC WIP OPERATION 3 5 CHAPTER 4 APPENDIX 4 1 4 1 GLOSSARY 4 1 4 2 COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT 4 1 4 3 BATTERY CALCULATIONS 4 2 AMENDMENT LOG Date Issue Description 17 August 1992 Issue 1 Original 16 November 1992 Issue 1 1 Added 2 2 13 External DC Power Input Added Wirin...

Page 5: ...ster amplifiers All models may be supplied with or without networking facilities Networking enables a Microvac to be integrated with a QE90 system and controlled by one or more QE90 ECPs The product line up and part numbers are given below Networked Power Mounting Part Number Size H W D mm No 25W Wall FP0530 555 380 125 No 25W Rack FP0533 133 483 275 No 100W 1 5A PSU Wall FP0626 440 550 211 No 100...

Page 6: ...fore Alert has been set this delay will occur and then the ALERT tone and optional speech message will be generated on the 100V speaker lines and the ALERT strobe output will be activated This will continue for the Alert to Evacuate Delay time then the EVACUATE tone and speech message will be generated and the EVACUATE strobe output will be activated At any time MANUAL mode may be selected from th...

Page 7: ...5W 100V SPEAKER LINE ALERT EVAC STROBE LINE VISUAL OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUT PSU2406 BATTERIES 240VAC FIGURE 1 2 100W MICROVAC CONTROL UNIT MICROPHONE SOUND INPUT AUDIO INPUTS BGM PAGING PAGING BGM BGA PA SPEECH FIP CONTROL INPUTS CONTROL PANEL AMP200 AMP200 TRAN200 100V 200W SPEAKER LINE MICROVAC MAIN BOARD BGM FAULT ALARM OVERRIDE CONTROL RELAYS 25W 100V SPEAKER LINE ALERT EVAC STROBE LINE VISUAL OUTP...

Page 8: ...tandard ALERT and EVACUATE tones and a stored digital voice message It contains a 25W RMS power amplifier and 100V line transformer to distribute the signals to external loudspeakers within the zone Models are also available with 100W or 200W booster amplifiers fitted 1 2 2 2 Control Inputs MICROVAC monitors two control input lines for emergency functions FIP and BGA and two for non emergency func...

Page 9: ...mV C Battery Fail Threshold 19 25 0 25 Vdc Battery Requirements 24V nominal sealed lead acid capacity to meet AS2220 2 See Appendix A Sizes up to 9 5Ah fit inside FP0530 cabinet Operating Temp 5 C to 45 C Operating Humidity 10 to 95 RH non condensing System Capacity 1 Zone Current Consumption All figures typical 27 3 Vdc Standard Models 25W output Quiescent no BGM 0 21A Full Load sinewave 2 1A Ful...

Page 10: ...5 D mm Colour Grey Gloss c 100W Microvac FP0626 with 1 5A PSU and FP0598 with 6A PSU Type Wall mounting outer door hinged on the left Material 1 6mm Mild Steel Size 440 H x 550 W x 211 D mm Colour Cream Wrinkle Powdercoat d 200W Microvac FP0599 Type Wall mounting outer door hinged on the left Material 1 6mm Mild Steel Size 750 H x 550 W x 211 D mm Colour Cream Wrinkle Powdercoat e 25W Networked Mi...

Page 11: ... normal condition Control Inputs PAGING BGM AFTER HOURS Input Type Clean Contact Description These two inputs are used to select the auxiliary audio inputs and the BGM AFTER HOURS input can alternatively be used to switch to the after hours mode of operation See sections 2 2 9 and 2 2 10 Audio Inputs BGM PAGING AUX Input Type Balanced Line Input Level 0 3 2 0 V RMS Individual attenuators Descripti...

Page 12: ...lert Signal As defined in AS2220 1 420Hz repetitive square wave Initial tone burst 50dB below max output then 5 successive tone bursts in 10dB steps until maximum output level Optional 5 second verbal message interspersed Evacuate Signal As defined in AS2220 1 Frequency modulated square wave 500Hz to 1200Hz with interspersed 5 second verbal message Verbal message may be 10 seconds if no verbal mes...

Page 13: ...via one of the cable entry holes in the top or bottom of the case Mains earth terminates on the earth stud and phase and neutral on terminals 2 and 3 of the Mains ON OFF switch respectively On models with a PSU2406 fitted mains connects to the mains cord fitted to the PSU2406 2 2 2 BATTERIES For the FP0530 FP0533 and FP0626 which use the Microvac main board PSU a 24V battery must be connected to s...

Page 14: ... Common Note The relay is normally energised so the NC terminal will be connected to common when a fault is present 2 2 5 STROBE OUTPUT The strobe output must be terminated with either a 2k7 resistor factory fitted or with an STBT9008 Strobe Terminator module Part number PA0668 if strobe lights are to be used The strobe line is monitored for short and open circuit faults thus the need for the end ...

Page 15: ...J15 BGM Override Normally Open J16 BGM Override Normally Closed J17 BGM Override Common Note The relay is normally energised so the NC terminal will be connected to common when any of the Alert Evacuate PA Speech or Paging functions is selected Possible wiring of a remote level attenuator and the BGM override relay is shown in Fig 2 3 J17 O J15 O J16 O J47 O O Autotransformer level control 100V Li...

Page 16: ... controlled by DIP Switch 2 2 If ON short circuit is alarm if OFF short circuit is a fault and the alarm condition is obtained by terminating in a resistance of 7 5k i e a resistance of 15k in parallel with the EOL resistor Note the switch 2 2 position applies to both the FIP and BGA inputs The wiring for the FIP input is shown in Figure 2 4 and the wiring for the BGA input in Figure 2 5 MICROVAC ...

Page 17: ...o emergency functions are active If a 15k resistor is connected across the paging control inputs the AUX audio input will be selected This could be used for secondary paging a second channel of music etc 2 2 10 BGM AFTER HOURS CONTROL INPUT The function of the BGM After hours input depends upon the setting of DIP Switch 2 6 If this switch is ON a contact closure between Connectors J30 and J31 on t...

Page 18: ...2 2 12 100V SPEAKER LINE Wiring of the 100V speaker line should be carried out using cable of adequate cross sectional area to keep the voltage drop over the required length to less than 5 As the line is DC monitored for open and short circuit conditions each speaker needs to be capacitively coupled so that the matching transformer resistance does not upset the DC line monitoring A capacitor of be...

Page 19: ...is option can be used if the supply is fully monitored by the FIP 2 Enable monitoring by switching DIP switch 2 7 OFF In this case it is essential that the DC voltage is always between the Charger High and Charger Low voltages as detailed in section 1 3 Specifications and temperature compensated at 36mV per C otherwise faults will be indicated If you connect a wire from J5 Battery ve to either of ...

Page 20: ...308 or AMP200 left in its maximum position 2 2 15 THIRD PARTY BOOSTER AMPLIFIER WIRING This has been tested with an Audio Telex SA250B 250 watt booster amplifier This is not an endorsement of that amplifier by Vigilant or an indication that similar amplifiers from Audio Telex or another manufacturer will be suitable Vigilant has not tested any amplifiers for compatibility with AS2220 A suggested a...

Page 21: ...n the 7 segment display approximately 40 seconds after power up You should be able to reset it using the MUTE button on the PCB after approximately 3 minutes This is the time it takes for the large capacitor on the Booster output to charge up This time will also apply for recovery from a speaker line fault During the time the Microvac is announcing the line fault it will not produce any tones as i...

Page 22: ... QE90 ECP s supplied with the networked system The ECM will also need programming as described in the same chapter of this manual 2 2 17 MASTER WIP WIRING On a networked Microvac a Master WIP may optionally be fitted This is wired to the solder terminals on a RING9006 PCB which plugs into the RING9006 position of the ECM No end of line resistor should be fitted 2 2 18 FIELD WIP WIRING On a network...

Page 23: ...itch 1 7 ON 4th board In networked mode the time delays are set up with a terminal connected to the ECM as described in LT0088 QE90 Installation and Commissioning Manual Chapter 20 2 3 2 ALERT TO EVACUATE DELAY NON NETWORKED MODE Switches 1 1 to 1 6 allow the Alert to Evacuate Delay to be set to any time between 0 seconds and 600 seconds in 10 second increments The time selected will be the sum of...

Page 24: ...CUATE Standard ON Two 5 second messages with EVACUATE To use this a second speech EPROM must be installed in the SPEECH2 position This option cannot be used in conjunction with ALERT speech 2 3 8 NUMBER OF ALERT MESSAGES Switch 2 5 allows the number of 5 second messages included in the ALERT tones to be set OFF No speech messages with ALERT Standard ON One 5 second message with ALERT To use this a...

Page 25: ...LED turn on and that no faults or alarms are displayed if any are power down check the wiring and rectify the faults Be sure to wait at least 40 seconds before deciding that no faults are present as Speaker Line faults are suppressed for 40 seconds after power up to allow the DC voltage on the speaker capacitors to stabilise Checked 2 4 2 CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE CHARGER VOLTAGE The battery char...

Page 26: ...s which may be selected and select Paging Adjust the level with the PAGING control on the Main PCB Checked If you have background music deselect all other signals If you have set up the DIP switch to require BGM to be externally selected then select it Adjust the level of the music with the BGM control on the Main PCB Checked 2 4 4 CHECKING THE FIP INPUT Switch the keyswitch to the MANUAL position...

Page 27: ...ril 2000 Page 2 15 2 5 WIRING DIAGRAMS The following drawings are included 1923 13 MICROVAC WIRING SETUP DIAGRAM 1923 20 FP0598 100W WIRING DIAGRAM 1923 30 FP0626 100W 1 5A WIRING DIAGRAM 1923 38 FP0599 200W WIRING DIAGRAM 1923 39 25W NETWORK MICROVAC WIRING DETAIL 1923 41 125W NETWORK MICROVAC WIRING DETAIL ...

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Page 29: ...or a networked Microvac one or more QE90 ECPs will be capable of selecting the MANUAL or ISOLATE mode for the Microvac When this happens the MANUAL or ISOLATE LED will flash with a flash flash pause cadence The PA EVACUATE and ALERT controls on the Microvac will not be enabled when it is being controlled remotely If the Microvac keyswitch is switched to manual and a remote QE90 which controls the ...

Page 30: ...or is derived directly from mains input and is not affected by the LAMP TEST facility 3 1 6 SILENCE PUSHBUTTON The SILENCE pushbutton when pressed briefly will silence the beeper and cause any flashing fault alarm indicators to become steady In MANUAL mode if held in for 2 seconds it will clear any latched fault alarm indicators if the fault or alarm no longer exists 3 2 FRONT PANEL FAULT ALARM IN...

Page 31: ... before the microphone is activated MAINS ON Indicates that Mains power is available Note that this indicator is derived directly from incoming mains and is not affected by the LAMP TEST function AUTO Indicates that the keyswitch is in the AUTO position and in networked mode also indicates that no other ECP in the system has manual or isolate control MANUAL When steady indicates that the keyswitch...

Page 32: ...or at least those conditions which have been cleared select MANUAL and hold the MUTE button on the PCB for 2 seconds When all faults or abnormal conditions have been cleared the display will cycle around its seven segments When a fault is detected the type of fault is shown on the front panel and the 7 segment display the buzzer beeps and the fault relay de energises it is normally energised If th...

Page 33: ...ll is answered by picking up the Microvac master WIP handset when it is ringing The Microvac master WIP calls the same designated ECPs when the handset is picked up when it is not ringing A confidence tone will be generated until the call is answered at any of the ECPs in the normal manner Any field WIPs connected to the Microvac will call the Microvac and designated QE90 ECPs when they are picked...

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Page 35: ...d NO or N O Normally open P P Peak to peak PA Public address PCB Printed circuit board PROM Programmable read only memory PTT Press to talk 4 2 COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT Loudspeakers Redford extended range loudspeakers with C0626 M1109 multi tapped transformer C2000 Audio Telex Extended range with ATC 5006R multi tapped transformer ATC 5010 Microphones NB one of the following will be supplied with MICR...

Page 36: ...where MICROVAC is fully loaded the operating current is 2 1A plus the strobe current of 0 9A i e 3A The quiescent current is 0 21A Applying the above formula the required battery capacity is 8 43 Ah A pair of 12V 9 5Ah or better batteries would be suitable In the event that MICROVAC is 50 loaded on the audio output and has no strobes connected the operating current would be approximately 1 2A Appl...