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43.2 Configuration for Mass Notification
There are two groups that can be created for the nodes; one group is the fire/central control
and the second is mass notification.
In order to have this distinction, all zones have to be assigned a “Zone Priority”. Priority can be
high, low, normal or a percentage of + or - increments of 5. Maximum of +19 percent above
normal and -19 percent below normal. This percentage allows specific levels of messaging
priority above and below fire alarm messaging. For example one area of voice messaging may
have +5 percent above normal zone priority, which means that this area has the first level
priority (or override) above fire alarm messaging. Another area may have -10 percent below
normal zone priority which will have this area two levels below fire alarm messaging priority.
The following are screen captures of the group and zone priority for an sample system with a
CACF (Node 1) and MNS (Node 2) and two FX-LOC(R)s.
This screen capture shows selection of Node 1 as a Fire/Central Control
Select Node 1 as the
CACF or Fire
Central Control.
Select Node 2 as the
MNS Mass
Notification System.
