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Plena

Voice Alarm System

Installation and Operation manual

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Page 3: ... 3 2 6 Remote control 14 3 2 7 Controls connectors and indicators 14 3 3 Voice Alarm Router 18 3 3 1 Loudspeaker zones 18 3 3 2 Trigger inputs 18 3 3 3 External power amplifiers 18 3 3 4 Remote control 18 3 3 5 Controls connectors and indicators 19 3 4 Call Station 21 3 4 1 Buttons 21 3 4 2 Supervision 21 3 4 3 Keypad 22 3 4 4 Controls connectors and indicators 23 3 5 Call Station Keypad 24 3 6 Vo...

Page 4: ...rgency microphone 49 5 1 2 Call station 50 5 1 3 Voice alarm routers 51 5 1 4 External power amplifier 52 5 1 5 Remote controls 53 5 1 6 Loudspeakers 54 5 1 7 Volume overrides 56 5 1 8 Line output 58 5 1 9 Mic line input with VOX 59 5 1 10 BGM inputs 60 5 1 11 Status output contacts 61 5 1 12 Power 62 5 1 13 Trigger inputs 64 5 2 Voice Alarm Router 66 5 2 1 Voice alarm controller 66 5 2 2 Loudspea...

Page 5: ...PR mode 76 6 1 3 Supervision 76 6 1 4 1 Channel mode operation 77 6 1 5 2 Channel mode operation 78 6 2 Supervision 78 6 2 1 Processor reset 79 6 2 2 Network 79 6 2 3 Power amplifiers 79 6 2 4 Ground short 79 6 2 5 Emergency trigger inputs 80 6 2 6 Mains power 80 6 2 7 Battery 80 6 2 8 Message supervision 80 6 2 9 Emergency microphone 80 6 2 10 Line supervision 80 6 3 Voice alarm controller 81 6 3...

Page 6: ...ch 92 7 4 5 Select zones 93 7 4 6 Make the announcement 94 7 4 7 Distribute the alert message 94 7 4 8 Distribute the alarm message 96 7 5 Fault State 96 7 5 1 Acknowledge the fault state 96 7 5 2 Reset the fault state 97 7 5 3 Fault indicators 98 8 Troubleshooting 101 8 1 Introduction 101 8 2 Message or chime does not sound 101 8 3 No pilot tone detected on EOL board 101 8 4 No pilot tone detecte...

Page 7: ...Router 111 10 2 3 Call Station 111 10 2 4 Call Station Keypad 111 10 2 5 Voice Alarm Remote Control 111 10 2 6 Voice Alarm Remote Control Kit 111 10 2 7 Remote Control Extension 111 10 2 8 Remote Control Extension Kit 111 10 2 9 Fireman s Panel 112 10 2 10 End of line detection board 112 10 3 Environmental conditions 112 10 3 1 Voice Alarm Controller 112 10 3 2 Voice Alarm Router 112 10 3 3 Call S...

Page 8: ... The factory default setting of the Plena Voice Alarm System Controller is as follows One channel system Supervision off Please read the latest release notes for the version of the hardware and software you are using With firmware e g 3 01 01 the first digit is a major release where backward compatibility is not guaranteed second digits are changes in functionality that are backward compatible the...

Page 9: ...es of signs can be used in this manual The type is closely related to the effect that may be caused if it is not observed These signs from least severe effect to most severe effect are Notice Containing additional information Usually not observing a notice does not result in damage to the equipment or personal injuries Caution The equipment or the property can be damaged or persons can be lightly ...

Page 10: ...54 cm 1 cm 0 3937 in 1 ft 0 3048 m 1 m 3 281 ft 1 mi 1 609 km 1 km 0 622 mi Table 2 1 Conversion of units of length 1 lb 0 4536 kg 1 kg 2 2046 lb Table 2 2 Conversion of units of mass 1 psi 68 95 hPa 1 hPa 0 0145 psi Table 2 3 Conversion of units of pressure Notice 1 hPa 1 mbar F _ C 32 9 5 C _ F 32 5 9 2 5 10 en About this manual Plena 2013 07 V2 0 Installation and Operation manual Bosch Security...

Page 11: ...1996 00 Remote Control Extension LBB 1997 00 Loop Amplifier PLN 1LA10 Dummy load PLN DMY60 End of Line board PLN 1EOL Table 2 4 Component description and type designation Component description Component type designation Remote Control kit LBB1998 00 Remote Control Extension kit LBB1999 00 Power Amplifier 720 480W PLN 1P1000 Surge and transiens suppression board PM1 6SP Table 2 5 Component descript...

Page 12: ...y enjoy themselves It is a family of system elements that are combined to create public address systems tailored for virtually any application The range includes mixer pre system and power amplifiers a source unit digital message manager feedback suppressor conventional and PC call stations an All in One system an audio interface a timer a charger a loop amplifier a BGM source and a voice alarm sy...

Page 13: ... for spare switching In the 2 channel mode the BGM is amplified by the internal power amplifier whereas the calls are amplified by an external power amplifier Internal message manager The voice alarm controller has an internal message manager which maps wave files wav to messages that can be played by the Plena Voice Alarm System Supervision All necessary supervision features for compliance to eva...

Page 14: ...ade Monitor APR mode Supervision 2ch operation Reserved Off On USB Vox Speech filter Mic Line Vox Reserved Rated input power 760VA Line fuse T6 3L250V for230V AC T10L250V for115V AC 115V 230V Apparatus delivered C onnected for 230V Power Router Warning This apparatus must be earthed 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 24V 70V Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6 GND Reserved 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 15: ... be used to adjust the volume of the BGM in each zone Each volume control knob has six settings 7 BGM master volume control A rotary knob to set the master volume of the BGM see section Background music page 88 8 BGM source selector A button to select the BGM source CD Tuner or Aux The selected source is indicated with a green LED see section Background music page 88 9 BGM tone controls Two rotary...

Page 16: ...Service settings A set of DIP switches to service the voice alarm controller Do not change the positions of the switches 24 Calibration switch A switch to calibrate the impedances of the loudspeaker lines for loudspeaker supervision see section Calibration page 87 25 Configuration settings A set of DIP switches to configure the system see section System settings page 75 26 PC socket A USB socket t...

Page 17: ...ach input consists of two cinch sockets see section BGM inputs page 60 41 Line output A line output to connect an external recording device to record the audio of the Plena Voice Alarm System see section Line output page 58 42 External power amplifier output An XLR socket to connect an external power amplifier see section External power amplifier page 52 This socket is used in combination with the...

Page 18: ... to the system As the maximum number of voice alarm routers that can be connected in a system is 19 the maximum number of EMG trigger inputs in a Plena Voice Alarm Systemis 120 from hardware and software version 3 x onwards The maximum number of business trigger inputs in a Plena Voice Alarm System is also 120 from hardware and software version 3 x onwards Notice If older routers are used version ...

Page 19: ...re 3 4 Front and rear views of the voice alarm router Controls indicators and connectors on the voice alarm router 1 Power LED VU Meter A combined power indicator and VU meter The green power LED is lit if the voice alarm router is connected to the mains or back up power and switched on The VU meter indicates the master VU level 0 dB red 6 dB 20 dB yellow 2 Fault indicators Eight yellow system fau...

Page 20: ...figure the voice alarm router see section Voice alarm router page 82 16 System sockets Two RJ45 sockets to connect other voice alarm routers to the voice alarm router see section Voice alarm routers page 51 17 Router ID A rotary switch to set the ID of the router see section Voice alarm router page 82 18 External power amplifier output Two XLR sockets to connect external power amplifiers see secti...

Page 21: ...ne select buttons can be configured for selecting zones and zone groups in the system To the PTT button a pre and post chime can be assigned that is played at the start or at the end of the business call Supervision The call station is not supervised For compliance to evacuation standards the Plena Voice Alarm System disables the call station during emergency calls 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 2 Plena System ove...

Page 22: ...Control Extension to the call station The maximum number of keypads that can be connected to a call station is 8 with a maximum of 32 total in a system Notice To address zones in a 120 zone system zone groups need to be made Figure 3 6 Call station keypad 3 4 3 22 en System overview Plena 2013 07 V2 0 Installation and Operation manual Bosch Security Systems B V ...

Page 23: ...on Business calls page 89 4 Push to talk button A push to talk PTT button to start the business call 5 Status indicators Three LEDs that indicate the status of the call station see section Make the announcement page 90 6 Keypad connector A connector to connect call station keypads to the call station 7 Configuration settings A set of DIP switches to configure the call station see section Call stat...

Page 24: ...he business call is distributed see section Business calls page 89 Each button has a green LED which indicates the zones to which the business call is distributed 2 Keypad connector A connector to connect call station keypads to the call station or to other call station keypads see section Call Station Keypad page 44 3 5 24 en System overview Plena 2013 07 V2 0 Installation and Operation manual Bo...

Page 25: ...ote control 1 Power LED VU Meter A combined power indicator and VU meter The green power LED is lit if the remote control is connected to the power supply The VU meter indicates the call level 0 dB red 6 dB 20 dB yellow 2 Fault indicators Twelve yellow system fault LEDs Processor reset Network Call EMG Music Spare Ground short Input Mains Battery Message EMG mic RCP and Router and twelve yellow lo...

Page 26: ...elect the alert message This button is only available in the emergency state see section Emergency state page 91 11 Alarm message button A button to select the default alarm message This button is only available in the emergency state see section Emergency state page 91 12 Microphone socket A socket to connect the hand held emergency microphone see section Emergency microphone page 49 13 Bracket A...

Page 27: ...f the Voice Alarm Remote Control see Voice Alarm Remote Control page 25 BGM Zone 1 BGM Zone 6 BGM Zone 5 BGM Zone 4 BGM Zone 3 BGM Zone 2 Call Zone 6 Speaker Power EMG Ack EMG Reset Processor reset Network Call EMG Music Spare Ground short Input Mains Zone 1 6B Zone 1 6A RCP Ext Controller Router EMG mic Message Battery Call Zone Indicator 1 6 EMG Zone Indicator 1 6 GND BGM Zone Indicator 1 6 GND ...

Page 28: ...hed on The VU meter indicates the call level 0 dB red 6 dB 20 dB yellow 2 Fault indicators Eight yellow system fault LEDs Processor reset Network Call EMG Music Spare Ground short Input Mains Battery and twelve yellow loudspeaker line fault LEDs Fault indication is only possible if supervision is enabled see section Fault indicators page 98 3 Emergency call zone selectors Six buttons to select the...

Page 29: ... Kit it is possible to make customized remote control extensions that can be connected to a remote control Fireman s Panel Remote Control Remote Control kit The remote control extension kit provides the same functionality as the Voice Alarm Remote Control Extension The rear panel of the remote control extension kit is the same as the rear panel of the Voice Alarm Remote Control Extension see Remot...

Page 30: ... 17 18 19 20 Figure 3 13 Front and rear views of the fireman s panel Overview of the controls connections and indicators on the fireman s panel 1 Power LED VU Meter A combined power indicator and VU meter The green power LED is lit if the fireman s panel is connected to the power supply The VU meter indicates the call level 0 dB red 6 dB 20 dB yellow 2 Emergency button A push button to put the sys...

Page 31: ...e of the fireman s panel 13 Remote control extension sockets Two redundant RJ45 sockets to connect remote control extensions to the fireman s panel see section Remote control extensions page 70 14 Configuration settings A set of DIP switches to configure the fireman s panel see section Remote control page 85 15 Controller socket One RJ45 socket to connect the fireman s panel to the voice alarm con...

Page 32: ...with IEC 60849 standard or equivalent In addition to mandatory voice alarm functionality for evacuating staff and students EVAC systems for schools should also include chime tones for notifying the start finish of lessons plus public address functionality for individually calling classrooms or public area BGM is not essential Since a classroom has a low ambient noise level 1 loudspeaker is usually...

Page 33: ... Number Unit Description No 1 LBB 1990 00 Controller 1 x 2 LBB 1992 00 Router 4 x 3 LBB 1996 00 Remote control 1 x 4 LBB 1997 00 Remote control extension 4 x 5 LBB 1956 00 Call station 1 x 6 LBB 1957 000 Call station keypad 4 x 7 LBB 1935 20 Power Amplifier 240 W 1 x Table 3 1 Units Zone Description Power Z1 22 Classrooms 22 x 6 W Z23 Toilets changing rooms 4 x 6 W Z24 Staff meeting room 1 x 6 W P...

Page 34: ...2 x 6 W Z27 Corridors 4 x 6 W Z28 Assembly hall 2 x 6 W Z29 Lunch canteen 2 x 6 W Z30 Playing fields 1 x 10 W Total 232 W Table 3 2 Zones 34 en System overview Plena 2013 07 V2 0 Installation and Operation manual Bosch Security Systems B V ...

Page 35: ...ception Additional public address functions for announcements BGM Solution for a 5 zone system The Plena Voice Alarm System controller handles routing to up to 6 zones so no additional routers are required The office reception is equipped with a call station plus keypad for individually addressing zones while a fireman s panel with overall priority is built in by the emergency exit The Plena Voice...

Page 36: ...957 00 Call station keypad 4 x 5 LBB 1935 20 Power Amplifier 240 W 1 x 6 Bosch Music source 1 x Table 3 3 Units Zone Description Power Z1 Indoor pool area 5 x 30 W Z2 Children s pool area 2 x 10 W Z3 Changing rooms 4 x 6 W Z4 Snack bar 4 x 6 W Z5 Office 2 x 6 W Total 230 W Table 3 4 Zones 36 en System overview Plena 2013 07 V2 0 Installation and Operation manual Bosch Security Systems B V ...

Page 37: ...oller handles routing to 6 zones the remaining 48 zones require eight 6 zone routers The security control room is equipped with a remote control panel and call station plus keypads for individually addressing zones and BGM for the public areas while the controller unit and routers are located in a fire resistant cabinet or basement Fireman s panel with overall priority is built in close to the mai...

Page 38: ... 1996 00 Remote control 1 x 5 LBB 1997 00 Remote control extension 8 x 6 LBB 1956 00 Call station 1 x 7 LBB 1957 00 Call station keypad 5 x 8 LBB 1935 20 Power Amplifier 240 W 3 x 9 LBB 1938 20 Power Amplifier 480 W 2 x 10 Bosch Music source 1 x Table 3 5 Units Zone Description Power Z1 30 30 small shops kiosks 30 x 6 W Z31 36 6 shops 12 x 6 W 38 en System overview Plena 2013 07 V2 0 Installation ...

Page 39: ...kways ground floor 4 x 6 W Z50 Gallery 1st floor 10 x 6 W Z51 Gallery 2nd floor 10 x 6 W Z52 Main public square 4 x 18 W Z53 Parking garage level 1 6 x 10 W Z54 Parking garage level 2 6 x 10 W Total 858 W Table 3 6 Zones Plena System overview en 39 Bosch Security Systems B V Installation and Operation manual 2013 07 V2 0 ...

Page 40: ...ests BGM in lobby and restaurant Solution for a 12 zone system A Plena Voice Alarm System Controller handles routing to up to 6 zones the additional 6 zones require a router Both the reception and office are equipped with call stations plus keypads for individually addressing zones while a fireman s panel with overall priority is built in by the emergency exit The Plena Voice Alarm System is a two...

Page 41: ... LBB 1957 00 Call station keypad 3 x 7 LBB 1935 20 Power Amplifier 240 W 1 x 8 LBB 1938 20 Power Amplifier 480 W 2 x 9 Bosch Music source 1 x Table 3 7 Units Zone Description Power Z1 Bar 3 x 6 W Z2 Restaurant 6 x 6 W Z3 Lobby 2 x 6 W Z4 Office 1 x 6 W Z5 Kitchens 2 x 6 W Z6 Parking garage 3 x 10 W Z7 12 Floors 1 to 6 78 x 6 W Total 582 W Table 3 8 Zones Plena System overview en 41 Bosch Security ...

Page 42: ...e messages see section Mergeable messages page 42 Mergeable messages When two or more calls are started that are based on the same mergeable message template and have the same priority the calls are merged The youngest call will not stop the oldest call in this case Mergeable message can be created with the configuration software Business call A business call is a call that is made when the system...

Page 43: ...ice alarm controller has an internal fan which is regulated to keep the temperature inside the unit within the safe operating area Voice Alarm Router The voice alarm router is suitable for table top and 19 inch rack mounting installation Two brackets for rack mounting are supplied Installing a voice alarm router is similar to installing a voice alarm controller see section Voice Alarm Controller p...

Page 44: ...trol is similar to installing a voice alarm controller see section Voice Alarm Controller page 43 The brackets can also be used to attach the remote control to a wall Voice Alarm Remote Control Kit The remote control kit is suitable for table top and 19 inch rack mounting installation Two brackets for rack mounting are supplied Installing a remote control kit is similar to installing a voice alarm...

Page 45: ...AC must be set to 9 dB or higher The recommended setting is 0 dB A lower dB setting attenuates the pilot tone Notice You must use either EOL or impedance measurement not both Notice Do not connect the EOL board to the secondary side of a volume control The secondary side of a volume control can attenuate the pilot tone All inputs to a VAC or router that have an EOL input must be normally closed in...

Page 46: ...Trigger Input on the Voice Alarm Controller to the FIRST BOARD input on the EOL board JP1 Figure 4 4 JP1 for first EOL 3 Connect a 20 or 22 kOhm resistor in parallel with the Trigger input to connect more than one EOL board on a single Trigger input and to supervise them 4 Connect the EOL boards to the Trigger input as indicated previousl This input should be on the Controller or Router to which t...

Page 47: ...EOL 6 Enter the Zone or Zone group that is monitored by the EOL board The Zone group can be All Zones of the Controller Router Zone 1 3 or Zone 4 6 Fault Type and Zone will define the visual indication on the unit in case of a fault 7 Set the Action to Open and Type to Momentary Plena Installation en 47 Bosch Security Systems B V Installation and Operation manual 2013 07 V2 0 ...

Page 48: ...uit is detected The Dummy Load has a jumper to set the load at 20 kHz to 8 20 and 60 W Notice You can download the Dummy load calculator xls from the Plena Voice Alarm System product related information on www boschsecurity com 1 Use the Dummy load calculator to calculate the jumper setting of JP1 on the Dummy load 2 Select the Excel sheet Dummy load calculator Click Enable Macros when the dialog ...

Page 49: ...ophone A hand held emergency microphone is supplied with the voice alarm controller See for installation details below Turn the lock ring clockwise to lock the plug Figure 5 1 Connecting the emergency microphone 5 5 1 5 1 1 Plena Connection en 49 Bosch Security Systems B V Installation and Operation manual 2013 07 V2 0 ...

Page 50: ...th built in termination Make sure that it is installed in the unused connector On the routers and call station the termination switch setting must be in the ON position on the last device Figure 5 2 Connecting call stations Notice Each connected call station must have a unique ID see section Call station page 83 If the cable between the call station and the voice alarm controller is too long to po...

Page 51: ...Panel Router Warning This apparatus must be earthed 1 2 Firmware upgrade Design Quality The Netherlands N663 Termination 1 9 ID Router Rated input power Line fuse Booster 2 In Out Made in China On Off Firmware upgrade Design Quality The Netherlands N663 Termination 1 9 ID Router Rated input power Line fuse Booster 2 In Out Made in China On Off Figure 5 3 Connecting routers Notice Each connected vo...

Page 52: ...nnel mode operation page 77 and section 2 Channel mode operation page 78 100V 70V 0 0 line in line out 1 2 3 1 2 3 GND GND COM NC TRG2 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6 Ext Booster In DC In 0 TRG 1 Int Booster Out 24V Fault Call External Booster Out 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 24V 70V Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6 GND NC COM NO NC COM NO NO 100V 0 Call out 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6 NO Volume...

Page 53: ...elow Monitoring Speaker Control Panel Router Warning This apparatus must be earthed 1 2 Controller Off Termination Monitor RCP ID RCP extension EMG Mic On 1 2 Design Quality The Netherland s Plena Voice Alarm System RC Panel Max input power 300mA 24V DC S N V6RC A035413 63 Figure 5 5 Connecting a remote control 5 1 5 Plena Connection en 53 Bosch Security Systems B V Installation and Operation manu...

Page 54: ...ssible to distribute calls and BGM to the zone over the remaining loudspeaker line Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6 Ext Booster In DC In 100V 0 Int Booster Out 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 24V 70V 100V 0 Call out 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 100V 0 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6 Z1 A B Int B BGM 100V 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 5A 5B 6A Z6 Z5 Z4 Z3 Z2 Z1 6B Figure 5 6 Connecting loudspeaker zones 5 1 6 54 en Conn...

Page 55: ...of the voice alarm controller is 240 W However if the voice alarm controller is used in 2 channel mode and an external 480 W amplifier is connected to it the maximum loudspeaker load can be 480 W at 100 V This is because in 2 channel mode the internal power amplifier of the voice alarm controller is used for BGM only and distributes BGM at 3 dB from which follows that the maximum power output is 2...

Page 56: ...2 Override Trigger Output TRG 1 24V EMG Fault Call Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6 NC COM NO NC COM NO NC COM NO NO 24V Volume Override Figure 5 7 Override outputs Internally the positive override pins Z are all connected to either the NC or the NO contact of the Volume Override output The negative override pins Z are all connected to earth Z1 _ Z2 _ Z3 _ Z4 _ Z5 _ Z6 _ NO NC Figure 5 8 Volume override contacts...

Page 57: ...er Output G 1 24V EM Fault Call Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6 NC COM NO NC COM NO NC COM NO NO 24V Volume Override 100V 0V Z Z NO NC COM NC NO NC TRG2 Override Trigger Output G 1 24V EM Fault Call Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6 NC COM NO NC COM NO NC COM NO NO 24V Volume Override 100V 0V Z Z NC NO Figure 5 9 4 wire volume override To create a 3 wire volume override Notice It is not possible to use 3 wire volume override i...

Page 58: ...V Figure 5 10 3 wire volume override Line output The voice alarm controller has 1 line output This output has a double cinch socket Both cinch sockets contain the same mono signal which consists of the current BGM and calls The line output can be used to connect the voice alarm controller to a recording device e g a tape deck In ternal Booster CD Tuner Figure 5 11 Line output 5 1 8 58 en Connectio...

Page 59: ...5 12 Mic line input with VOX functionality The input automatically starts a business or emergency call if the input is higher than 10 dB or if the VOX switch is closed The input must be configured with the configuration software Notice See the Configuration Software Manual for more information about the configuration software 1 2 3 4 5 6 VOX Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 24V DC out Figure 5 13 Connecting a V...

Page 60: ...ouble cinch socket To these cinch outputs a background music source can be connected e g a Bosch music source The signals connected to the L left and R right cinch sockets are mixed to form a single input signal AUX In CD Tuner Figure 5 14 BGM inputs Input Source CD Tuner CD or tuner AUX Auxiliary source Table 5 1 BGM inputs 5 1 10 60 en Connection Plena 2013 07 V2 0 Installation and Operation man...

Page 61: ...V NC COM NO olume Override Figure 5 15 Status output contacts default Contact Description EMG Emergency state see section Emergency state page 91 Fault Fault state see section Fault State page 96 Call Call active state Table 5 2 Status output contact The status output contacts are internal relays By default NC is connected to COM When the Plena Voice Alarm System enters one of the states that are ...

Page 62: ...elector Mains voltage V AC Fuse 115 100 120 115 V 10 AT 230 220 240 230 V 6 3 AT Table 5 3 Voltage selector Notice The Voice Alarm Controller is delivered with the voltage selector in the 230 V position 1 Put the correct type of fuse in the voice alarm controller Notice The Voice Alarm Controller is delivered with a T6 3L 250 V fuse for a mains voltage of 220 to 240 V AC 2 Connect a locally approv...

Page 63: ...5V 230V Apparatus delivered Connected for 230V Power Router W Fireman s panel 1 2 Figure 5 17 Connecting the mains cord Back up power The voice alarm controller has a 24 V DC input to connect a back up power supply e g a battery which powers the system if the mains power is not available See the connection details below COM NC NO 10k 10k Trigger input 24V DC out Business Emergenc y NC TRG2 Overrid...

Page 64: ...em The trigger inputs must be configured with the configuration software Emergency trigger inputs The upper part of the terminal block contains the emergency trigger inputs The emergency trigger inputs have a higher priority than the business trigger inputs 1 2 3 4 5 6 VOX Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 24V DC out 10K 10K Figure 5 19 Connecting emergency trigger inputs 5 1 13 64 en Connection Plena 2013 07 V2...

Page 65: ...igger inputs The business trigger inputs have a lower priority than the emergency trigger inputs 1 2 3 4 5 6 VOX Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 24V DC out Figure 5 20 Connecting business trigger inputs Plena Connection en 65 Bosch Security Systems B V Installation and Operation manual 2013 07 V2 0 ...

Page 66: ...cted to a voice alarm router is the same as the procedure for using volume override in zones that are connected to the voice alarm controller see section Volume overrides page 56 Trigger inputs The voice alarm router has a terminal block to which 6 emergency EMG and 6 business trigger inputs can be connected Third party systems can use the trigger inputs to start emergency and business calls in th...

Page 67: ...nnel mode operation page 78 See the next information about connecting external power amplifier 1 to a voice alarm router Design Quality The Netherlands Amplifier 1 Out GND Amplifier 2 100V 70V 0 0 line in line out 1 2 3 1 2 3 GND GND 0V 0 100V 0 100V 70V 0 100V TRG1 TRG2 NC B Failure 0V 0 100V 0 100V 0 24V Booster 2 in Z5 Z6 DC In Z1 Z2 Z3 Figure 5 21 Connecting external power amplifier 1 See the ...

Page 68: ...rnal power amplifier 2 Notice The internal power amplifier of the voice alarm controller can also be used as external power amplifier for the voice alarm router Power The procedure for connecting a voice alarm router to the mains power is the same as the procedure for connecting the voice alarm controller to the mains see section Power page 62 5 2 6 68 en Connection Plena 2013 07 V2 0 Installation...

Page 69: ...n is longer than 100 m the call station may sometimes need to be connected to a 24 V DC power source See the connection details below Figure 5 23 Connecting a power supply Keypads The maximum number of keypads that can be connected to a call station is 8 see section Call Station Keypad page 44 5 3 5 3 1 5 3 2 5 3 3 Plena Connection en 69 Bosch Security Systems B V Installation and Operation manual...

Page 70: ... Upgrad e For service only Off On Warnin g This apparatu s must be earthed Trigger Output Power 24V DC In 3 2 1 Fault Design Quality The Netherland s RC Panel Extension Max input power 200mA 24V DC S N A035413 N663 NC NO COM 6 1 9 ID 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 8 RCP ext In RCP ext Out Off On Termina tion Firmwa re Upgrad e For service only Off On Warnin g This apparatu s must be earthed Trigger Output Power 24...

Page 71: ... remote control kit has the same connectors and controls as the rear panel of the Voice Alarm Remote Control See section Voice Alarm Remote Control page 70 for connection details LEDs To the LEDS LAMPS connectors on the front panel of the remote control kit the LEDs can be connected 24 V output 5 k LEDS LAMPS connector W Figure 5 26 Connecting LEDs 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 1 5 5 2 Plena Connection en 71 Bosc...

Page 72: ...onnector 200 mA Figure 5 27 Connecting lamps Relays To the LEDS LAMPS connectors on the front panel of the remote control kit relays can be connected GND max 52 V LEDS LAMPS connector 100 mA Figure 5 28 Connecting relays 5 5 3 5 5 4 72 en Connection Plena 2013 07 V2 0 Installation and Operation manual Bosch Security Systems B V ...

Page 73: ...ckup battery EN54 4 compliant for EN54 16 compliant systems or EN60849 compliant Design Quality The Netherlan ds RC Panel Max input power 300mA 24V D C S N A035413 N663 Charger 24 VDC Figure 5 29 Connecting a power supply Remote Control Extension Kit Rear panel The rear panel of the remote control extension kit has the same connectors and controls as the rear panel of the Voice Alarm Control Exten...

Page 74: ...e than 1 remote control extension use the system sockets on the remote control extension to make loop throughs See section Remote control extensions page 70 for connection details Status output contacts The fireman s panel has 3 status output contacts to indicate the current system state The procedure for connecting the status outputs is the same as the procedure for connecting status outputs to t...

Page 75: ...onfigured using DIP switches on the rear of the voice alarm controller By default all switches are in the OFF position 1 2 3 4 5 Off On Figure 6 1 System settings DIP switches No DIP switch Description 1 Monitor Switches the monitoring loudspeaker on ON and off OFF See section Monitor page 76 2 APR mode Switches the Asian Pacific Region mode on ON and off OFF See section APR mode page 76 3 Supervi...

Page 76: ...he system enters the emergency state The voice alarm controller does not automatically start a pre emergency announcement and alarm message The red LED which during normal operation indicates that the zone is selected for an emergency call see Controls connectors and indicators page 14 no 5 indicates that an emergency trigger input is active The green LED which during normal operation indicates th...

Page 77: ... power amplifier Table 6 2 1 channel mode voice alarm controller Voice alarm router One or two external power amplifiers can be connected to a voice alarm router to increase the power of the system see section External power amplifiers page 67 In 1 channel mode External power amplifier 1 of the voice alarm router is used to increase the power for calls and BGM that go via the internal power amplif...

Page 78: ... alarm router is used to help the external power amplifier of the voice alarm controller to amplify calls Amplifier Function 1 BGM Spare power amplifier 2 Call power amplifier Table 6 5 2 channel mode router Supervision If the Supervision switch see System settings page 75 is in the ON position supervision is enabled If it is in the OFF position supervision is disabled Notice Supervision is only n...

Page 79: ... is missing during a network check a network error is reported Power amplifiers If supervision is enabled and call power amplifier supervision is switched on see section Supervision page 78 the call power amplifiers in the system are supervised In the configuration software mark the checkbox Call EMG to enable this function If supervision is enabled and BGM Spare power amplifier supervision is swi...

Page 80: ...vision page 78 the audio path and the PTT switch of the emergency microphone are monitored from the capsule to the connection with the voice alarm controller Line supervision If supervision is enabled and line supervision see section Supervision page 78 is switched on all loudspeaker lines are supervised Line supervision consists of Impedance supervision Short to ground supervision Impedance super...

Page 81: ... the rear of the voice alarm controller If the source is a microphone put the switch in the Mic position If the source is a line level source put the switch in the Line position Phantom power Vox Speech filter Off On Mic Line Figure 6 3 VOX input source switch The mic line input with VOX functionality is configured using DIP switches on the rear of the voice alarm controller By default all switche...

Page 82: ...s not accept phantom power leave the switch in the OFF position Voice alarm router The voice alarm routers are configured using an ID selector and a DIP switch Booster 1 Out 1 9 ID Router GND Booster 2 In Out Firmware upgrade Firmware Upgrade Termination Off On Figure 6 6 Router settings Router ID The ID of the voice alarm router is set using an ID selector 17 Each voice alarm router must have a u...

Page 83: ...tion Speech filter page 84 8 Switches termination on ON and off OFF See section Termination page 84 Table 6 7 Call station DIP switches Call station ID The ID of the call station is set using switches 1 to 4 Each call station must have a unique ID 1 to 9 Sensitivity The sensitivity of the call station is set using switches 5 and 6 Sensitivity Switch 5 Switch 6 15 dB OFF OFF 0 dB OFF ON 6 dB ON OFF...

Page 84: ...cies Termination The last call station in a sequence of looped through call stations must always be terminated Only for these call stations put switch 8 in the ON position Notice The Controller comes with a termination plug RJ45 Plug this connector in the unused RJ45 socket 6 4 3 6 4 4 84 en Configuration Plena 2013 07 V2 0 Installation and Operation manual Bosch Security Systems B V ...

Page 85: ... ID 1 have a higher priority than actions that are started by the remote control with ID 2 Monitor If the Monitor switch is in the ON position the internal monitoring loudspeaker of the remote control is switched on The volume of the monitoring loudspeaker is set with the Monitoring Speaker volume control on the rear panel of the remote control Termination switch If there are no remote control ext...

Page 86: ...hat has the same ID Furthermore each remote control extension that is connected to the same remote control must have a unique ID Termination switch The last remote control extension in a sequence of looped through remote control extensions must always be terminated Only for these remote control extensions put the termination switch in the ON position Notice The Controller comes with a termination ...

Page 87: ...one5 Zone6 Fault Indicators A B Disabled Message EMG mic RCP Router 0 dB 6dB 20dB Figure 7 2 Power indicator Notice When the system is switched on for the first time and supervision is enabled calibrate the system see section Calibration page 87 Voice alarm router Switch on Put the power switch on the rear of the voice alarm router in the I position Calibration Calibration is necessary for a corre...

Page 88: ...nput choose CD Tuner If the source is an auxiliary source that is connected to the Aux input choose Aux 0 CD Tuner Aux Select Zone select Figure 7 3 BGM source selector Select zones The BGM is distributed to the zones with the Zone select buttons on the voice alarm controller voice alarm router remote controls and remote control extensions A green LED indicates the zones to which BGM is distribute...

Page 89: ... zone Adjust frequencies The voice alarm controller has two rotary knobs to adjust the sound of the BGM Use the upper rotary knob to adjust the treble or high frequency content of the BGM Use the lower rotary knob to adjust the bass or low frequency content of the BGM 0 CD Tuner Aux Select Zone select Figure 7 6 BGM tone controls Business calls Business calls can only be distributed with call stat...

Page 90: ...s selected Push the button to deselect the zone Notice The zone selection buttons of the call stations and call station keypads must be configured with the configuration software Notice See the Configuration Software Manual for more information about the configuration software Make the announcement Push the push to talk PTT button of the call station to make an announcement The call is only distri...

Page 91: ...ers the emergency state The default alert message see section Distribute the alert message page 94 The default alarm message see section Distribute the alarm message page 96 Notice It is also possible to distribute emergency calls using emergency trigger inputs When an emergency trigger input is activated the system automatically enters the emergency state and takes the action that is programmed w...

Page 92: ...MG Ack Figure 7 9 EMG Ack button Exit the emergency state Exit reset the emergency state by pushing the EMG Reset button on the voice alarm controller or the remote controls The emergency state can also be reset with the Emergency Reset button on the fireman s panel In order to reset the emergency state it first must be acknowledged see section Acknowledge the emergency state page 92 Zone select Z...

Page 93: ...e is selected Push the button to deselect the zone Notice If no additional action is taken within 10 seconds after the last Zone select button has been pushed for example closing the PTT switch the zone selection is cancelled Zone select Zone1 Zone2 Fault Reset EMG Ack Figure 7 11 Zone select buttons To select all zones push the All call buttons on the front of the voice alarm controller or the re...

Page 94: ... Alarm message All call Figure 7 14 Emergency microphone indicator Distribute the alert message Proceed as follows to distribute the default alert message Select the zones Start the alert message Select zones Select the zones to which the default alert message must be distributed with the Zone select buttons on the front of the voice alarm controller or the remote controls A red LED indicates the ...

Page 95: ...t message Push the Alert message button on the front of the voice alarm controller or the remote controls to distribute the default alert message The message is only distributed to the selected zones If the red Alert message indicator is off the alert message is not distributed Push the Alert message button to distribute the default alert message If the red Alert message indicator is on the messag...

Page 96: ...ed again when the fault is reset see section Reset the fault state page 97 Lights a fault indicator on the front panels that indicates the source of the fault see Fault indicators page 98 The indicator is switched off when the fault is reset see section Reset the fault state page 97 Acknowledge the fault state The beeper can be switched off by acknowledging the fault state with the Fault Ack butto...

Page 97: ...te page 96 When the Fault Reset button is pushed the fault indicators are switched off and the status of the system is checked If the fault is not resolved the fault indicators are switched on again The beeper remains off It is only switched on if a new fault occurs or if the resolved fault occurs again If the fault is resolved the fault indicators remain off Zone select Zone1 Zone2 Fault Reset EM...

Page 98: ...ights check the wiring of the indicated loudspeaker line and try to solve the fault If it not possible to determine the fault contact your Bosch representative Processor reset Network Call EMG Music Spare Ground short Input Mains Battery Fault Indicators Disabled Message EMG mic RCP Router 0 dB 6dB 20dB Zone1 Zone2 Zone3 Zone4 Zone5 Zone6 A B Figure 7 22 Loudspeaker line indicators If supervision ...

Page 99: ... alarm controller off and on again See section External power amplifier page 52 section External power amplifiers page 67 and section 1 Channel mode operation page 77 and section 2 Channel mode operation page 78 Ground short A short to ground fault in the loudspeaker line cabling is detected Check all loudspeaker lines for short to ground situations See section Loudspeakers page 54 and section Lin...

Page 100: ...ection Emergency microphone page 49 and section Emergency microphone page 80 RCP A remote control panel fault is detected Contact your dealer This fault should not occur since this type of supervision is disabled Router A router fault is detected The indicated fault was not detected in the voice alarm controller but in a voice alarm router Check the voice alarm routers Table 7 2 System fault indic...

Page 101: ...m No pilot tone detected on EOL board The EOL board only works on a 2 channel system Pilot tone detection will also fail in a Controller zone when BGM is selected and BGM is attenuated more than 9 dB with the rotary volume control Also when a call is going on the pilot tone will be absent on zones without call and BGM Fault detection on the Plena Voice Alarm System will ignore this if properly con...

Page 102: ...s is a functionality which is not really intended at the moment but may be desired by the user Program a message which consists of a silent wave file with the maximum repeat of 255 Name it Stop Figure 8 1 Silent wave file message Since the Start action on the trigger input needs to be latched the Trigger Type under Action Programming Controller EMG Trigger Fault Detector should be set to Toggle Co...

Page 103: ...Configuration Software you are using and the Firmware on the Controller to which you are uploading have a different incompatible version A click sounds through the loudspeakers at regular intervals In a very silent environment like meeting rooms and offices especially when they are abandoned a small click can be heard at the start and end of an impedance measurement This click is simply caused by ...

Page 104: ...not be retrieved However all data is still there in the right place leaving a correctly functioning configuration The names taken are default names followed by an incremental number The default names are listed below Label or file type Default name Wave file Wave wav Message name Message Template name Template Controller Zone Controller Output Z Router Zone Router Output Z Zone Group Group Table 8...

Page 105: ...ect the main power supply before you do any maintenance Clean the units Periodically you must clean all units with a damp lint free cloth Clean air inlets The 19 inch units can collect dust as a result of the internal fans Once a year you should use a vacuum cleaner to clean the air inlets of all units in the 19 inch racks Check the connectors and grounding Periodically check All cable connections...

Page 106: ... file 16 bit PCM mono Supported sample rates fs 24 kHz 22 05 kHz 16 kHz 12 kHz 11 025 kHz Frequency response fs 24 kHz 100 Hz 11 kHz 1 3 dB fs 22 05 kHz 100 Hz 10 kHz 1 3 dB fs 16 kHz 100 Hz 7 3 kHz 1 3 dB fs 12 kHz 100 Hz 5 5 kHz 1 3 dB fs 11 025 kHz 100 Hz 5 kHz 1 3 dB Distortion 0 1 1 kHz Signal to noise ratio flat at max volume 80 dB Memory capacity 64 Mbit Flash Recording playback time 333 s ...

Page 107: ... Remote Control Extension RJ45 socket CAN bus max 2 remote controls PC USB 2 0 USB 1 1 compatible External power amplifier 3 pin XLR and screw terminals max 5 A max rated output 1000 W Loudspeaker outputs Type Screw terminals Number of zones 6 Number of loudspeaker lines 12 2 per zone Signal to noise ratio flat at max volume 85 dB Line voltage 100 V Overrides Type 3 wire or 4 wire on screw termina...

Page 108: ...alanced Sensitivity 1 mV 1 3 dB mic 1 V 1 3 dB line Impedance 10 kΩ VOX threshold 10 dB ref nominal input level BGM Type Cinch stereo converted to mono Nominal input level 500 mV Line out Type 3 pin XLR 6 3 mm jack socket balanced Nominal output level 1 V Maximum output level 1 V External power amplifier Type 3 pin XLR and screw terminals Controller output Amplifier input 1 V Controller input Ampl...

Page 109: ...al power amplifiers 3 pin XLR and screw terminals max 5 A max rated output 1000 W Loudspeaker outputs Type Screw terminals Number of zones 6 Number of loudspeaker lines 12 2 per zone Signal to noise ratio flat at max volume 85 dB Line voltage 100 V Overrides Type 3 wire or 4 wire on screw terminals Voltage 24 V DC for 4 wire if selected Current Total 0 8 A Trigger inputs 24 V DC out Trigger voltag...

Page 110: ...ssion ratio limiter 20 1 Distortion 0 6 nominal input 5 maximum input Equivalent input noise level 25 dB SPL A Frequency response 100 Hz 16 kHz Speech filter 3 dB 500 Hz high pass 6 dB oct Output impedance 200 Ω Interconnection Type 2x redundant RJ45 sockets to connect the call station to the voice alarm system controller with CAT 5 Ethernet cables Physical characteristics Voice Alarm Controller D...

Page 111: ... 24 V DC Dimensions 132 5 x 430 x 90 mm Weight 2 2 kg Voice Alarm Remote Control Kit Current consumption 150 mA idle 400 mA indicator test Dimensions 132 5 x 430 x 90 mm Weight 2 2 kg Remote Control Extension Current consumption 50 mA idle 200 mA indicator test Dimensions 88 x 432 x 90 mm Weight 1 8 kg Remote Control Extension Kit Current consumption 50 mA idle 200 mA indicator test Dimensions 88 ...

Page 112: ...ose min 1 second Close max 10 seconds Environmental conditions Voice Alarm Controller Operating temperature range 10 to 55 C Storage temperature range 40 to 70 C Relative humidity 95 Voice Alarm Router Operating temperature range 10 to 55 C Storage temperature range 25 to 55 C Relative humidity 95 Call Station Operating temperature range 10 to 55 C Storage temperature range 40 to 70 C Relative hum...

Page 113: ...s Voice Alarm Controller EMC emission According to EN55103 1 EMC immunity According to EN55103 2 10 4 10 4 1 Plena Technical data en 113 Bosch Security Systems B V Installation and Operation manual 2013 07 V2 0 ...

Page 114: ...ified personnel Modifications of the system should only be executed by authorized persons in accordance with the safety concept and need to be registered in the system documentation If third party components not delivered by Bosch Security Systems B V are added to the minimal configuration of Plena Voice Alarm System then the EN60849 1998 EN54 16 2008 and ISO7240 16 2007 certification becomes expi...

Page 115: ...List of authorized end users Name Name Plena Appendices en 115 Bosch Security Systems B V Installation and Operation manual 2013 07 V2 0 ...

Page 116: ... the installer The following criteria shall be fulfilled a When any alarm is detected the system shall immediately disable any functions not connected with its emergency role such as paging music or general pre recorded announcements being broadcast to the loudspeaker zones requiring emergency broadcasts Compliant The EMG state can be entered in two ways When an emergency message is started via th...

Page 117: ...t will be clearly indicated on the Controller Routers if installed and Remote Controls if Installed Also an audible signal is generated at the Controller and Remote Control The installer must ensure that during downtime for repair or maintenance the safety of the occupants is ensured Responsibility of the installer to verify that proper procedures are in place If the processor is defective no call...

Page 118: ... for this purpose Compliant if attention drawing signal is part of the configuration Responsibility of the installer Note It is recommended that an attention drawing signal is assigned to the EMG button f At any time the system operator shall be able to receive by means of a monitoring system indications of the correct functioning or otherwise of the relevant parts of the emergency system see also...

Page 119: ...s messages are pre installed as examples Where pre recorded messages are used they shall be held in a non volatile form preferably in a solid state store and be continuously monitored for availability Flash memory is monitored with checksum The system design shall make it inherently impossible for an external source to corrupt or derange the store or its contents Compliant Upload of a new configur...

Page 120: ...ntained and repaired so as to continue to operate as specified Responsibility of the person or body having control of the premises Action to be taken care of by the installer 4 3 Priorities 4 3 1 Classification of priorities It is necessary to decide upon an order of priority for the message distribution based upon a Any automatic programmed response Compliant if properly installed Responsibility ...

Page 121: ...aller 4 3 2 Operational priorities If the voice alarm system is capable of operation in fully automatic mode a facility shall always be available to control a The type of pre recorded message being broadcast Compliant if properly installed Input contact configured to start a call with a pre recorded message Running message can be overridden by higher priority automatic started messages Running mes...

Page 122: ...alarm messages is supported c Switching on or off of selected loudspeaker zones Compliant if properly installed Manual selection of loudspeaker zones is supported Adding or removing zones from a running call is supported d Broadcasting of live messages via the emergency microphone if any NOTE The above controls may form part of an emergency detection control panel Compliant if properly installed L...

Page 123: ...intelligibility The noise level see B 5 at the time of measurement but in the absence of the test signal and the test signal level shall be stated with the test result NOTE If the persons who are required to understand the messages are or will be reasonably familiar with them through regular system tests the effective intelligibility tends to increase by approximately 0 05 on the CIS if the intell...

Page 124: ...rge buttons 5 3 Automatic fault monitoring A clear indication shall automatically be given at specified locations e g at main equipment locations of a Short circuit or disconnection or failure of the primary power source Compliant if properly installed Responsibility of the installer Backup via 24 V b Short circuit or disconnection or failure of the standby power source Compliant if properly insta...

Page 125: ...iant Fault is indicated on the controller and router Configuration must be set up to supervise this k Short circuit or disconnection of visual alarm devices Supervised Trigger inputs must be set up to monitor this installer l Failure of a processor to correctly execute its software program Compliant Fault is indicated on the controller and router Configuration must be set up to supervise this m De...

Page 126: ...he fault regardless of whether the voice alarm system is being used for non emergency purposes such as the transmission of background music Compliant 5 4 Monitoring of software controlled equipment The correct execution of the system software by any microprocessor shall be monitored by internal self checking procedures and by an appropriate monitoring circuit e g watch dog circuit complying with t...

Page 127: ... has occurred using a system capable of recording a minimum of 99 failures and re settable only by an operation restricted to authorized servicing personnel or ii automatically reset the equipment and give an audible and visual warning that an automatic reset has occurred Compliant Fault is indicated on the controller and router This function cannot be switched off 5 5 Interface with emergency det...

Page 128: ...s used to provide a link at each control equipment location rather than to rely on a central location Each link shall be monitored The voice alarm system shall be capable of continuing to broadcast alarm messages which have been initiated by the fire detection and alarm system even in the event of a subsequent fault in the interconnecting link between the two systems i e the voice alarm system sha...

Page 129: ...hen the building is re occupied See above Responsibility of the installer Non emergency functions within the system such as background music shall not operate from the secondary power supply if this will reduce the capacity for emergency operation Responsibility of the installer by connecting the BGM source to the primary power supply From release 1 1 onwards the BGM will be deactivated If batteri...

Page 130: ...em specification For tests refer to IEC60068 1 environmental testing The Plena Voice Alarm System specifications exceed the environmental requirements given by IEC60849 When not otherwise specified equipment shall operate in accordance with the system specification under the following conditions a Control and amplification equipment and associated battery power supplies Ambient temperature 5 C to ...

Page 131: ... the relevant authorities Connectors comply to IEC60268 11 or IEC60268 12 Additional requirements are the responsibility of the installer i e cables wiring and loudspeakers should comply with IEC60849 Responsibility of the installer 6 Installation requirements Clause Requirement Compliance Signature The system shall be installed in accordance with IEC60364 or with mandatory national or local stand...

Page 132: ... taken in accordance with established and well rehearsed procedures shall be available for rapid reference preferably prominently and permanently displayed at each control station Responsibility of the installer As far as possible graphic illustrations should be used where text is necessary this should be clearly legible and in the preferred language s Compliant Availability of user instructions i...

Page 133: ...sibility of the installer 2 as installed performance measurements of the system including Responsibility of the installer measured loudspeaker loading per circuit in emergency mode Responsibility of the installer settings of any adjustable items within the system including the output level of power amplifiers Responsibility of the installer sound pressure levels Responsibility of the installer int...

Page 134: ...cheduled maintenance inspections by a competent person be made each year A responsible person see 4 2 shall be nominated to ensure that the procedure continues to be carried out correctly Responsibility of the installer to establish the maintenance procedures using the manufacturer documentation 7 3 2 Maintenance instructions A stiff covered maintenance manual should be available giving details of...

Page 135: ...rity Responsibility of the installer h A set of as fitted drawings Responsibility of the installer EN60849 When using the Remote Control Kits The Plena Voice Alarm System Remote Control Kit and the Plena Voice Alarm System Remote Control Extension Kit are versions of the Remote Control and Remote Control Extension with connector interfaces instead of LED and buttons These kits enable the use to bu...

Page 136: ...s has to be the same Certified has been Unit Type Description HW version LBB 1990 00 Controller 2 0 3 0 LBB 1992 00 Router 2 0 3 0 LBB 1995 00 Fireman s panel 1 0 2 0 LBB 1996 00 Remote Control 1 0 2 0 LBB 1997 00 Remote Control Extension 1 0 2 0 LBB 1935 20 Power Amplifier 360 240W 2 0 3 0 LBB 1938 20 Power Amplifier 720 480W 2 0 3 0 PLN 1P1000 Power Amplifier 1000W 2 0 3 0 PLN 1LA10 Loop Amplifi...

Page 137: ...ckward compatible You must create a new configuration file and make sure you do not mix them up Part of EN54 16 compliancy is to have a well documented system This includes correct naming and storing of configuration files Notice Firmware version 2 16 07 is identical to 2 16 05 except the handling of the USB controller IC The following f w versions are available 2 16 05 2 16 07 3 00 02 Notice Rout...

Page 138: ...o if possible install 2 x firmware on 2 x hardware and only install 3 x f w on 3 x h w Notice For more information manual addenda and release notes check the 3 00 xx or 2 16 05 Plena Voice Alarm System product related information on www boschsecurity com Notice When upgrading the controller firmware from version 2 16 05 to 3 00 0x the configuration has to made again in the 3 00 0x PC software and ...

Page 139: ...m product related information on www boschsecurity com and affix the EN54 16 label to the cabinet The label will look similar to this Bosch Security systems B V Torenallee 49 5617 BA Eindhoven The Netherlands Figure 11 1 EN54 16 label Installer End user Name Signature Date Place Plena Appendices en 139 Bosch Security Systems B V Installation and Operation manual 2013 07 V2 0 ...

Page 140: ...iers 13 14 The following optional functions with requirements are not included in Plena Voice Alarm System Delay s to entering the voice alarm condition 7 4 Phased evacuation 7 5 Output to fire alarm devices 7 8 Disabled condition 9 Interface to external control device s 11 4 1 2 If functions other than those specified in this European Standard are provided they shall not jeopardize compliance wit...

Page 141: ...detection system but when operated with a battery a new capacity calculation is required 5 General requirements for indications Clause Requirement Compliance Signature 5 1 Display and functional conditions Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant 5 1 1 The VACIE shall be capable of unambiguously indicating the following functional conditions as described in Clauses 6 to 9 quiescent condition voice al...

Page 142: ...on the display of the controller faults menu This system wide indication can be combined with the indication of the voice alarm condition The display of the controller can indicate both the voice alarm condition and the fault warning disablement condition option with requirements The optional disablement condition is not implemented in Plena Voice Alarm System 5 2 Indication display Plena Voice Al...

Page 143: ...d with power Each Plena Voice Alarm System component has a dedicated power LED 5 4 2 Where the VACIE is distributed in more than one cabinet an indication of supply of power to each distributed cabinet shall be given at that point The Plena Voice Alarm System can be distributed in more than one cabinet depending on the installation of the system Many system components can be mounted in a 19 rack E...

Page 144: ...show a yellow fault LED Yellow LEDs are solely used for fault condition disablement condition option with requirements The disablement condition is not implemented in Plena Voice Alarm System 7 The voice alarm condition Clause Requirement Compliance Signature 7 1 Reception and processing of fire signals Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant 7 1 1 The VACIE shall be capable of receiving and process...

Page 145: ...without connection to the CIE The effect of the failure of the transmission path between the CIE and the Plena Voice Alarm System is limited to fault reporting and losing interaction between the CIE and the Plena Voice Alarm System The system must be configured correctly for this 7 2 Indication of the voice alarm condition Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant 7 2 1 The presence of a voice alarm c...

Page 146: ... alarm condition is indicated by an audible warning on EMG condition that has priority over the audible fault signal The EMG condition is indicated by an intermittent tone the fault condition by a continuous tone 7 4 Delays to entering the voice alarm condition option with requirements The VACIE may be provided with a facility to introduce a delay before entering the voice alarm condition In this ...

Page 147: ...may have a provision to phase the warning signals to the emergency loudspeaker zones The facility shall be configurable at access level 3 There may be provision to switch on and switch off the phased evacuation sequence by means of a manual operation at access level 2 see Annex A for information on access levels 7 6 Silencing of the voice alarm condition Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant 7 6 1...

Page 148: ...cing it shall be possible to re activate the voice alarm message at access level 2 Voice alarm call can be re activated by starting that call again from a contact routing it to the zone s again 7 7 Reset of the voice alarm condition Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant 7 7 1 Reset of the voice alarm condition from the CIE Where the voice alarm condition has been triggered from the CIE the VACIE s...

Page 149: ...vices In this case the following shall apply a it shall be possible to de activate the fire alarm devices at access level 2 b following de activation it shall be possible to re activate the fire alarm devices at access level 2 c the fire alarm devices shall not be de activated automatically d it shall be possible to configure the VACIE at access level 3 to automatically reactivate the fire alarm d...

Page 150: ...ted individually if a contact is configured as fault input it may indicate a fault in a zone groups or individual zones responsibility f the installer the disablement of the corresponding voice alarm zone or function and or Optional disablement of voice alarm zones or functions is not implemented in Plena Voice Alarm System 8 1 3 The VACIE shall enter the fault warning condition within 100 s of th...

Page 151: ...e fault indication from the controller and remote control panels 8 2 2 If the indication is by means of separate light emitting indicators these may be the same as those to indicate disablement of the corresponding alarm zones or functions The optional function disablement is not implemented in Plena Voice Alarm System 8 2 3 If the indication is on an alphanumeric display which cannot simultaneous...

Page 152: ...thin the VACIE or the operation of any protective device within the VACIE which is capable of affecting a mandatory function in the fire alarm condition Every rupture of a fuse or the operation of a protected device that affects a mandatory function will result in a fault since the mandatory functions are supervised The reported fault is as close to the located defect as possible E g a mains relat...

Page 153: ...ed in a redundant loop configuration the loss of the redundant path is reported All control input contacts of the Plena Voice Alarm System can be supervised for shorts and interruptions Analog audio connections to external parties can be supervised by pilot tone supervision b any short circuit or interruption in the voice alarm transmission path to the emergency microphone capsule if provided The ...

Page 154: ...ransmission path to the CIE option with requirements The VACIE may have provision for an indication of faults related to the transmission path to the CIE In this case the short circuit or interruption of the transmission path to the CIE shall be indicated by means of a separate light emitting indicator and or an alphanumeric display Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant All input contacts of the P...

Page 155: ...rd other than those specified below from being fulfilled In the event of a system fault at least the following shall apply a a system fault shall be visibly indicated by means of the general fault warning indicator and a separate light emitting indicator on the VACIE These indications shall not be suppressed by any other functional condition of the VACIE and shall remain until a manual reset and o...

Page 156: ...gured as Fault acknowledge key Individual faults can also be acknowledged from the front panel menu of the controller or via the Open Interface 8 4 2 The audible indication shall be silenced automatically if the VACIE is automatically reset from the fault warning condition Since the Plena Voice Alarm System does not offer automatic reset from the fault warning condition this requirement does not n...

Page 157: ...ed in the system are reported again within 20 seconds The sounder will not resound the system checks reported fault first immediately If the faults are resolved when the reset is done and the fault reappear shortly afterward the sounder will resound 8 6 Transmission of the fault warning condition Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant The VACIE shall have provision for transmitting by means of at l...

Page 158: ...d re enablement shall not be affected by a reset from the voice alarm condition or from the fault warning condition 9 2 Indication of the disabled condition The disabled condition shall be indicated visibly by means of a a separate light emitting indicator the general disablement indicator and b an indication for each disablement as specified in 9 3 and 9 4 9 3 Indication of specific disablements ...

Page 159: ...s case the disablements shall be indicated by means of separate light emitting indicators per zone and or an alphanumeric display The indications shall not be suppressed during the voice alarm condition 9 5 Transmission of the disablement condition The VACIE shall have provision for transmitting by means of a general disablement signal all disablement conditions specified in this clause 10 Voice a...

Page 160: ...nning voice evacuation call using the front panels of the controller router and remote control panels c the manual activation of a voice alarm zone shall not prevent the mandatory indications and outputs to other voice alarm zones Plena Voice Alarm System has one channel for broadcasting To ensure that a new emergency call does not affect a running call the priorities of all calls have to be the s...

Page 161: ...prevent the generation and transmission of the voice alarm signal to the voice alarm zone s associated with each manual control shall be available without any manual action and shall not be suppressed This indication shall be by a a separate light emitting indicator the general fault indicator and Plena Voice Alarm System does not have a common fault indicator A light emitting device must be conne...

Page 162: ...t Compliance Signature The VACIE may have provision for interfacing to external control device s such as standardized user interfaces required by local regulations In this case the following shall apply Plena Voice Alarm System does not support the Interface to external control device s option a the interface shall allow only access level 1 and 2 functions b the mandatory functions of the VACIE sh...

Page 163: ...han the emergency microphones The emergency microphone can have different priority levels b an emergency microphone control to open the microphone channel All emergency microphones have a push to talk PTT button built in c an indication of any short circuit or interruption in the voice alarm transmission path to the microphone The microphone of a emergency microphones capsule and wiring can be con...

Page 164: ...2 Microphone priority option with requirements Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant 12 2 1 Where more than one emergency microphone can be connected to the VACIE the emergency microphones shall be configurable for priority at access level 3 or access level 4 Configuration of the emergency microphones is performed via the PC interface of the controller This PC program requires access level 3 For e...

Page 165: ...h incorporates a set of rules for the design of all elements of the VACIE The Bosch Security Systems B V development department responsible for development maintenance of the Plena Voice Alarm System works according its own development process Standard Development Process or SDP Rules for the design of all elements of the Plena Voice Alarm System can be found in the TPD document repository In the ...

Page 166: ...quired by this European Standard b technical specifications of the inputs and outputs of the VACIE sufficient to permit an assessment of the mechanical electrical and software compatibility with other components of the system e g as described in EN 54 1 including where relevant The inputs and outputs for audio and control are described in the IUI including the technical data system functions confi...

Page 167: ...instructions Configuring and commissioning instructions are included in the IUI SCM installation and user instruction and software configuration manual e operating instructions Operating instructions are included in the IUI f maintenance information Maintenance information of the Plena Voice Alarm System is included in the IUI 13 2 2 The manufacturer shall prepare design documentation that shall b...

Page 168: ...more than one cabinet If the documentation shows that the cabinets may be installed in locations distributed within the protected premises then all of the mandatory manual controls and indicators shall be on one cabinet or on cabinets declared to be only suitable for mounting adjacent to each other The IUI shows that the Plena Voice Alarm System cabinets may be installed in locations distributed w...

Page 169: ...unctions of the system are pre configured to stop in case calls above emergency priority are present this includes calls below the emergency priority 13 4 2 Transitions between the main and the standby power sources shall not change any indications and or the state of any outputs except those relating to the power supplies Transition between the main and standby power sources does not change any o...

Page 170: ...e Requirement Compliance Signature 13 5 Integrity of transmission paths Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant 170 en Appendices Plena 2013 07 V2 0 Installation and Operation manual Bosch Security Systems B V ...

Page 171: ...activated The correct functioning of the Plena Voice Alarm System or of any other voice alarm transmission path is therefore not affected The fault will be reported If there is a fault in the transmission path between the CIE and the Ethernet connection of the controller of the Plena Voice Alarm System connection via Open Interface methods can no longer be invoked by the CIE and no events can be n...

Page 172: ...e amplifier channel However if configured correctly line supervision switched on the routers will perform short circuit isolation 13 5 3 Means shall be specified and provided to ensure that a single short circuit or an interruption in any voice alarm transmission path between distributed cabinets of a VACIE does not prevent the activation of a voice alarm output condition to more than one voice al...

Page 173: ...his requirement is not applicable In case the installer installs the backup part of the PSE battery and charger in a separate cabinet Plena Voice Alarm System provides a separate monitored DC backup connection on the Plena Voice Alarm System units This implies that a Plena Voice Alarm System installation will always have two separate voice alarm transmission paths to the power supply one for mains...

Page 174: ... installers and or configurators of the Plena Voice Alarm System Administrator user account type that offers full control of the system including user management i e the ability to add and delete user accounts Access level 1 is intended for operational users of the Plena Voice Alarm System It provides direct unrestricted operational access to the Plena Voice Alarm System via Input contacts of syst...

Page 175: ...ns Access level 4 is intended for maintenance personnel of the Plena Voice Alarm System It provides software firmware upgrade of the Plena Voice Alarm System components after logical identification This level of access is offered through The file transfer application of the Plena Voice Alarm System to transfer message sets to the controller and upgrade the system software A password is needed to b...

Page 176: ... of the 19 units in a 19 rack with key lock will be needed e entry to access level 3 shall be restricted by a special procedure differing from that for access level 2 Entry to access level 3 is restricted by a special procedure see clause13 6 access level 3 description for details Correct configuration and installation physical access control will ensure that the special procedure differs from tha...

Page 177: ... indications are used both the on period and the off period shall be greater than or equal to 0 25 s and the frequencies of flash shall not be less than 1 Hz for voice alarm indications and 0 2 Hz for fault indications The fault indication does not flash it is steady on The voice alarm indication on the equipment flashes with a frequency of 1 Hz on and off period of 0 5 s 13 7 3 If the same light ...

Page 178: ...Indication colors Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant 13 9 1 The colors of the general and specific indications from light emitting indicators shall be a red for indications of voice alarms The system status LED of Plena Voice Alarm System call stations is on red when the system is in the voice alarm condition The indicators on the controller and remote control panels are red The installer is re...

Page 179: ...reen for the indication that the VACIE is supplied with power All light emitting indicators of the Plena Voice Alarm System that indicate power supply are green NOTE Where voice alarm automatic message status indicators are provided it may be advantageous to indicate the difference between evacuation and alert messages In this case red will be used for emergency messages and yellow may be used for...

Page 180: ...installer is responsible for either connecting a sounder that complies with this clause outside or inside the rack or install the system in a rack that is sufficiently acoustic transparent Advice is to install a remote control panel all remote control panels and the fireman s panel have a monitor speaker 13 11 Indicator testing Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant All mandatory visible and audibl...

Page 181: ...e 75 dB The complete signal chain from microphone to loudspeaker is compliant to this clause 13 12 3 Frequency response The frequency response of the VACIE shall fit within the non shaded area in Figure 1 for sound sources without microphone s e g message store and Figure 2 for sound sources with microphone s 2 4 0 8 0 20 10 0 4 20 15 0 1 10 1 0 125 15 20 1 1 0 VACIE frequency response limits with...

Page 182: ...n more difficult acoustic environments due for example to the masking effect caused by reverberation and or ambient noise 13 13 Message store s Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant Pre recorded messages shall be stored in non volatile memory that retains the messages when all power sources are removed The pre recorded messages of the Plena Voice Alarm System are digitally stored on a Flash memory...

Page 183: ...le of being replaced automatically with a spare amplifier within 10 s of the fault being detected After fault detection of an amplifier all loudspeaker lines are switched automatically to the spare amplifier if connected and configured within 10 s NOTE This can be achieved for example by switching or by permanently connected parallel amplifiers b the spare power amplifier s shall have at least the...

Page 184: ...tware controlled VACIE Clause Requirement Compliance Signature 14 1 General requirements and manufacturer s declarations Plena Voice Alarm System is compliant In order to fulfill requirements of this European Standard the VACIE may contain elements which are controlled by software In this case the VACIE shall comply with the requirements of Clause 13 Design requirements and this clause where relev...

Page 185: ...on Where dynamic memory management is employed a separation shall be implemented between the program site specific data and running data and this shall be described in connection with the method of memory allocation The program is located in separate Flash EPROMs that are reserved for the program executable The message data is stored on a separate Flash EPROMs 14 2 2 The manufacturer shall prepare...

Page 186: ...he software architecture documents b the design of the interfaces for manually and automatically generated data shall not permit invalid data to cause an error in the program execution The interfaces between the modules and to external components are well defined and described in the design documents and external interface documents Open Interface Asserts are used to validate inputs on component b...

Page 187: ...cessors and at least one such processor shall monitor the functioning of any processor not associated with such a monitoring device All processors are either guarded by a hardware watchdog or are monitored by a processor that is guarded by a hardware watchdog The controller is responsible for monitoring all processors in the system Upon failure of one of the processors either due to a watchdog fai...

Page 188: ...latile memory which can only be written to at access level 4 and Firmware i e the program can be replaced using the File Transfer Application Using the File Transfer Application requires access level 4 b it shall be possible to identify the version reference or references of the program at access level 3 The version reference or references shall be in accordance with the documentation of 13 2 1 Th...

Page 189: ... a version reference that shall be updated when each set of alterations is carried out Site specific data can be viewed and maintained from the configuration PC program Using the configuration PC program requires access level 3 e If the site specific data has a version reference it shall be possible to identify this at access level 2 or 3 The site specific data of the Plena Voice Alarm System does...

Page 190: ...e type number of each unit of the Plena Voice Alarm System is present on the unit itself The installer is responsible for ensuring that this type number is legible at access level 1 It shall be possible to identify a code or number that identifies the production period of the VACIE at access level 1 or 2 or 3 The hardware version and production data are visible on the type number plate of each uni...

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