Eaton VoCALL 16, Installation And Operation Manual

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InStALLAtIon And opErAtIon mAnuAL 25-13741-E January 2020 www.eaton.com
9. Overview
9.5 Features
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Compliant with BS5839-9: 2011 (abb. pt9): VoCALL 16 supports the features
required to support designing, installing, commissioning and servicing according to
BS 5839-9:2011 Part 9: Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning
and maintenance of emergency voice communication systems.
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Loop wired configuration : VoCALL 16 outstations are connected on a loop.
Studies have shown this approach can support up to a 75% reduction in cable
installation costs. i.e. cables, tray, fixings, conduit and most importantly, time.
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Simple and easy installation : VoCALL 16 Panel can support up to 16 loop
powered Outstations. Outstations can be of variant Type A/B. Pictorial installation
instructions are supplied with all units. No additional accessories are required to
complete the installation.
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Fault tolerant design and continuous fault monitoring: The system design
enables a fault tolerant loop installation which ensures high availability of
outstations – isolators protect the signal path from loss of operation due to a single
cable fault on the loop.
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Superior audio quality: VoCALL 16 is a fully digital system. The panel and
outstations communicates using digital data which provides high immunity to
electrical noise and ensures superior audio quality for
maximum intelligibility.
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Extensive system operation monitoring and logging: VoCALL 16 provides
extensive and detailed internal logging of all significant events providing a record for
fault finding, tracking and usage compliance.
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user interface : Large LCD screen, keypad and a simple menu system allows ease
of use during system configuration, monitoring and day to day operation.
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user configuration : VoCALL 16 facilitates a maximum of 10 user login / profiles
to be created per panel. Each user’s profile can be configured independently
allowing system administrator flexibility to support the needs of most demanding
applications. For details, refer to Section 11.
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Secure communications : VoCALL 16 has been designed within Eaton’s stringent
cyber security guidelines. The system is designed to protect against unauthorized
and malicious users. For more information refer to Appendix 7.
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Storage : VoCALL 16 has the capacity to store 2000 transactional records within
each panels history log. These logs are also continually saved onto a 4 GB SD card
provided with each panel.