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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 What is an Emergency Voice Communication System? ............................................................. 3
1.2 Suitability ............................................................................................................................ 3
2. Product Overview ....................................................................................................................... 3
3. Important Safety Information ...................................................................................................... 4
4. Unpacking the Unit ..................................................................................................................... 5
5. Installation ................................................................................................................................ 6
5.1 Connecting the Beacon Master Station ................................................................................. 7
5.2 Planning the Wiring .............................................................................................................. 7
5.3 Cable and Wiring Guidance ................................................................................................... 7
5.3.1 Fire Telephone system .................................................................................................. 7
5.3.2 Disabled Refuge EVC System ......................................................................................... 7
5.3.3 Combined Systems ........................................................................................................ 7
5.3.4 “Assist Call” Emergency Assistance Alarm Systems ........................................................... 7
5.4 Cabling methods .................................................................................................................. 7
5.4.1 Beacon Master Station Wiring ...................................................................................... 8
5.4.2 Beacon Master/Repeater Stations wiring in ring ............................................................. 9
5.5 Mains Connection ............................................................................................................... 10
5.6 Battery Information ............................................................................................................ 10
5.7 Outstation Connections ....................................................................................................... 10
5.7.1 Type A outstation........................................................................................................ 11
5.7.2 Type B outstation ........................................................................................................ 11
5.7.3 BAKIT Accessible Toilet Kit
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5.8 Auxiliary Connections ......................................................................................................... 12
5.9 Powering up procedure ....................................................................................................... 12
5.10 Powering down procedure ................................................................................................. 12
6. Set up procedure ..................................................................................................................... 13
6.1 Beacon Master Station Display PCB Dipswitch Settings ........................................................ 13
6.2 Adding a Line Card ............................................................................................................. 14
6.3 Removing a Line card ......................................................................................................... 14
6.4 Adding a Beacon Repeater Station ..................................................................................... 14
Master Station Exchange PCB Dipswitch Settings .......................................................... 15
7. System Menus ......................................................................................................................... 16
7.1 Login Procedure ................................................................................................................. 16
7.2 Fault Accept ...................................................................................................................... 16
7.3 Panel Indicator Test ........................................................................................................... 16
7.4 Extended Fault Menu .......................................................................................................... 16
7.5 Line Identify ...................................................................................................................... 16
7.6 Engineer Walk Test ............................................................................................................ 17
7.7 Remote Signal Delay Timer ................................................................................................. 17
7.8 In Use Relay Options .......................................................................................................... 18
8. Operation ................................................................................................................................ 18
8.1 Receiving a call .................................................................................................................. 18
8.2 Making a call ..................................................................................................................... 18
8.3 Ending a call ...................................................................................................................... 18
8.4 Putting a call on hold .......................................................................................................... 18
8.5 Conference Call .................................................................................................................. 18
8.6 Acknowledging “Assist Call” alarms ...................................................................................... 19
8.7 Accepting Faults ................................................................................................................. 19
8.8 Panel Indicator Test ........................................................................................................... 19
9. Indications and Controls ........................................................................................................... 19
9.1 Mode Indicator Summary .................................................................................................... 19
9.2 Power supply and CPU indicator Summary ............................................................................ 20
9.3 User Indicator Summary ..................................................................................................... 20
9.4 Zone indicator summary ..................................................................................................... 20
10. Commissioning procedure ....................................................................................................... 21
11. Maintenance .......................................................................................................................... 21
12. Outstation zone template ........................................................................................................ 22
13. Technical Specification ............................................................................................................ 24
