Stanley SCSS-700VS, Installation & Operation Manual

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Overview
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1.3 About This Manual
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1.3.1 Terms Used in this Manual
The following terminology is used with the VIP system:
Term Description
FACP Fire Alarm Control Panel
SLC Signaling Line Circuit
DMR Digital Message Repeater
VBUS The VBUS is an analog voice bus that carries the recorded
voice messages from the VIP-VCM to the VIP-50s/VIP-125s,
or the voice messages generated from a system microphone to
the VIP-50s/VIP-125s.
Module The term module is used for all hardware devices except for
SLC addressable devices and notification appliances.
Input Point An addressable sensing device, such as a smoke or heat detector
or a contact monitor device.
Input Zone A protected area made up of input points.
Output Point
(or Output Circuit) A notification point or circuit for notification appliances. Relay
circuits and auxiliary power circuits are also considered output
points. The output group can be specifically defined as an
output group to be used for voice evacuation circuits.
Audio Circuits Output circuits of the VIP-50, VIP-125 or VIP-CE4.
Group (or “Output Group”) A group of output points. Operating characteristics are common
to all output points in the group.
Output (or “Cadence”) Pattern The pattern that the output will use, for example, Constant,
March Code, ANSI 3.41. Applies to zones and special system
events.
Mapping Mapping is the process of specifying which outputs are
activated when certain events occur in the system.