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PVX-4Z-RM

VOICE EVACUATION

ACCESSORIES

mFG. #8830045 - REV a

06/13

Zone Splitters

Features
• 

4 Class B Supervised Audio Outputs PVX-4Z

• 

2 Class A Supervised Audio Outputs PVX-2ZA

• 

Individual Zone Switches

• 

All Call Switch

• 

Automatic General Alarm Zones. Selectable when Alarm is 
Silenced Optional Alarm by Zone. 

• 

Individual LEDs indicate Zone Selection

• 

Individual LEDs indicate Zone Trouble

• 

Up to 8 Zones Mounted in PVX 25/50

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Up to 16 Zones Mounted in PVX 100/75

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UL Listed

• 

Made in USA

Description

The PVX-4Z or PVX-2ZA Zone Splitters allow the output of any 

Evax Ssytems audio amplifier to supervise and drive multiple zones.

Individual zone select switches are provided which allow the manual 

selection of any or all voice evacuation zones for emergency paging. 

Automatic zone selection may be provided by the zone splitters 

by the connection of normally-open contacts from the Fire Alarm 

Control Panel (FACP) or other auxillary control system. 

•  An "ALL-CALL" Switch is provided which will select all  

 

  voice evacuation zones for emergency paging. 

• 

Individual LEDs are provided to annunciate zone status of either    

  "Zone Active" or "Zone Fault". 

•  All PVX-Series Zone Splitters are compatible with 25 V and 70 V    

  voice evacuation system amplifier outputs. 

Ordering Information

Description 

  Model 

Number

Zone 

Splitter 

  PVX-4Z 

 3510001

 

-Four Zone, 

 

Class B Operation

Zone 

Splitter 

  PVX-2ZA 3510010

 

-Two Zone, 

 

Class A Operation

Remote Paging 

 

 

PVX-RM  

3510002

Microphone Panel

Remote Paging Microphone   

PVX-SC   

3510003

Supervisory Card

F

I

R

E

F

I

R

E

Voice Evac Speaker Circuit

Voice Evac Speaker Circuit

Fire Alarm

Strobe Circuit

Typical Application of PVX-4Z Zone Splitter

F

I

R

E

F

I

R

E

EOLR

EOLR

Fire Alarm

Strobe Circuit

Simplified Block Diagram

Class “B”

Class “A”

PVX-4Z

or

PVX-2ZA

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

TB3

TB2

TB1

8

TB2

TB1

TB1

TB3

TB2

5

1
2
3

4

6
7
8

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Normal

Alarm

Trouble

System Status LEDs

6912-0328:0220

S25376

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