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Remote 

SAFEPATH 

Manual                                 Sheet 

1 

of 

50 

Rev. C December 1998 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

Remote SAFEPATH

 

Operation and Installation 

Manual 

 

                 Models: 
                 RSAPE-B 
                 RSAPE-R 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

273 Branchport Avenue 

Long Branch, NJ  07740 

        Telephone: 800-631-2148 

Fax: 732-222-8707 

www.wheelockinc.com 

 

Part Number A83666 Revision A 

 

Thank you for using our products.  Use this product according to this instruction manual.  Please keep 
this instruction manual for future reference. 

 
 
 
 

ANY MATERIAL EXTRAPOLATED FROM THIS DOCUMENT OR FROM WHEELOCK MANUALS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS 
DESCRIBING THE PRODUCT FOR USE IN PROMOTIONAL OR ADVERTISING CLAIMS, OR FOR ANY OTHER USE, 
INCLUDING DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT'S APPLICATION, OPERATION, INSTALLATION AND TESTING IS USED AT 
THE SOLE RISK OF THE USER AND WHEELOCK WILL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR SUCH USE. 

Summary of Contents for SAFEPATH RSAPE-B

Page 1: ...ng our products Use this product according to this instruction manual Please keep this instruction manual for future reference ANY MATERIAL EXTRAPOLATED FROM THIS DOCUMENT OR FROM WHEELOCK MANUALS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS DESCRIBING THE PRODUCT FOR USE IN PROMOTIONAL OR ADVERTISING CLAIMS OR FOR ANY OTHER USE INCLUDING DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT S APPLICATION OPERATION INSTALLATION AND TESTING IS USED A...

Page 2: ...n bold capital letters CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices WARNING INDICATES A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHICH IF NOT AVOIDED COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU AND OR OTHERS Copyright 1998 Wheelock Inc All rights reserve...

Page 3: ...ENCE OUTPUT CHANNEL AND PRIORITY ASSIGNMENTS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY QUALIFIED LEGAL AND SAFETY ADVISORS QUALIFIED REPRESENTATIVE S OF OWNER S AND USER S AND AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION CAUTION This panel s printed circuit boards are sensitive to static electricity and have delicate components mounted on them Before handling either a board or any component on a board discharge any static elec...

Page 4: ... NOT USE AUDIBLE SIGNALS PROVIDE VISUAL NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES IN HIGHLY VISIBLE LOCATIONS If audible tones and or voice messages cannot be readily heard and understood clearly within the protected areas as intended it is necessary to increase the number and or sound output intensity of speakers within those areas so that they are heard and understood clearly when activated Notification equipment...

Page 5: ...es A B C D 34 Procedures E F G H 35 Procedures I J K L 36 Procedures M V W X Y Z 37 Periodic Testing 38 Module Description 39 Introduction 39 Supervised Audio System Mother Board SAMB A 42 Supervised Audio System Common Control Module SADC 43 Self Amplified Speaker Control Signal Circuit Module SALL 15S 45 Supervised Audio System Power Supply Module SAPS 47 Supervised Audio System Battery Charger ...

Page 6: ... 26 Figure 16 Audio Notification Appliance Output Wiring Diagram Using Audio Only Appliances in Central Amplified Applications 26 Figure 17 Audio Notification Appliance Output Wiring Diagram Using Audio Only Appliances in Amplified Speaker Applications 26 Figure 18 Notification Appliance Output Wiring Diagram Using Combination Audio Visual Appliances in Central Amplified Applications 27 Figure 19 ...

Page 7: ... remote SAFEPATH panel which features A multitone generator with field selectable sounds for a manual evacuation signal Field upgradable Up to four audio and strobe circuits zone selectable Supervision of input and output lines and many internal operations with trouble diagnosis and notification An optional Remote Microphone RMS 1 An optional Zone Splitter Module SPL THE REMOTE SAFEPATH PANEL MUST...

Page 8: ... all four outputs may not exceed 8 amps Supervision A trouble condition indicates that the supervision functions have detected a malfunction in this panel When a trouble condition is detected the panel may not be capable of playing emergency announcements If a trouble condition is detected by any of the supervision functions the Form C status relay normally energized will change state the green sy...

Page 9: ...output circuits Audio Notification Appliance Output Line Supervision All audio notification appliance output lines are supervised The lines are supervised for open circuits short circuits and ground faults when the output is de energized The lines are unsupervised when the output is energized Output line supervision requires a LISTED 10K end of line resistor to be installed on each output circuit ...

Page 10: ...on is depressed the internal and external trouble audibles will be silenced The trouble audibles will resound for subsequent trouble conditions The Form C trouble output contact will remain in the trouble condition and the TROUBLE indicator will remain illuminated until all trouble conditions have been corrected The RESET push button resets the strobe circuits after all initiating circuits are res...

Page 11: ...Remote SAFEPATH Manual Sheet 11 of 50 Rev C December 1998 Figure 2 Operator s Console ...

Page 12: ...slot then the current for that amplifier is zero If there is an amplifier the standby current depends on the model of the amplifier installed in the slot and the pre selected 1 of 8 evacuation tones Model Standby Current Temporal Worst case As per UL full power CODE 3 tone SIN wave testing TONE HI LO SALL 15S 100mA 100mA 100mA SAA10S SE Series 240mA 125mA 150mA SAA40S SE Series 400mA 300mA 300mA S...

Page 13: ...nt of time that the current is being drawn The battery capacity is measured in amp hours The total amp hours of batteries needed is the standby current x time in standby the alarm current x time in alarm Sample Calculation The system is equipped with an RMS 1 a remote trouble audible that is rated for 100mA and three amplifiers The first amplifier is an SAA 10S Series with 10 watts of speakers att...

Page 14: ...tional wiring boxes or junction boxes needed to interconnect field wiring 5 Connect conduit fittings or bushings as needed using knockouts provided on the top and bottom of the panel 6 Install field wiring in conduit when necessary following the National Electrical Code and local codes for the type of system being installed Make all necessary connections at any additional wiring or junction boxes ...

Page 15: ...wire type to use for all input and output circuits Mounting This panel shall be mounted in a location within the environmental limits specified in the latest UL Standard for indoor control panels This panel shall not be located in a hazardous location Refer to the Technical Specifications section Refer to Figure 3 for panel mounting hole layout Drill mounting holes for appropriate screws and ancho...

Page 16: ...Remote SAFEPATH Manual Sheet 16 of 50 Rev C December 1998 Figure 3 Panel Mounting ...

Page 17: ...line level input wiring diagram s are shown in Figure 7 AC Input Voltage Wiring Determination of wire gauge for the input voltage wiring should consider all factors including wire loop length AC power line voltage the panel s maximum AC current consumption and the panel s AC input voltage range IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE WIRING USED FOR INPUT VOLTAGE WIRING IS LARGE ENOUGH TO CARRY THE MAXIMUM CURRE...

Page 18: ...10K end of line resistor installed across the last visual notification appliance All unused outputs must have a LISTED 10K end of line resistor across the output terminals The LISTED 10K end of line resistors must have a 1 8W minimum power rating and a 5 maximum tolerance The gauge of the wire necessary for the wiring may vary for each visual notification appliance output on the SAFEPATH panel Det...

Page 19: ...ed outputs must have a LISTED 10K end of line resistor across the output terminals The LISTED 10K end of line resistors must have a 1W minimum power rating and a 5 maximum tolerance The gauge of the wire necessary for the wiring may vary for each amplified speaker notification appliance power output on the SAFEPATH panel Determination of wire gauge should consider all factors including wire loop l...

Page 20: ...Remote SAFEPATH Manual Sheet 20 of 50 Rev C December 1998 Figure 4 Typical System Block Diagram ...

Page 21: ...Remote SAFEPATH Manual Sheet 21 of 50 Rev C December 1998 Figure 5 Field Wiring Input Output Terminal Block Locations ...

Page 22: ...Remote SAFEPATH Manual Sheet 22 of 50 Rev C December 1998 Figure 6 Power Supply Battery Charger And Earth Ground Terminal Blocks ...

Page 23: ...98 Figure 7A Line Level Input Wiring Diagram From Splitter Output Diagram Figure 7B Line Level Input Wiring Diagram From Amplifier Output Diagram Figure 8 Typical AC Input Voltage Wiring Figure 9 Typical Battery Wiring Figure 10 Typical Earth Ground Wiring ...

Page 24: ...Remote SAFEPATH Manual Sheet 24 of 50 Rev C December 1998 Figure 11 Output Terminal Block Detail ...

Page 25: ...arm Output Contact Connection Diagram Figure 13 System Trouble Output Contact Connection Diagram Contact shown in trouble condition Figure 14 Trouble Audible Output Wiring Diagram CAUTION Do not loop wire under terminals Break wire run to provide supervision of connection ...

Page 26: ...6 Audio Notification Appliance Output Wiring Diagram Using Audio Only Appliances In Central Amplified Applications CAUTION Do not loop wire under terminals Break wire run to provide supervision of connection Figure 17 Audio Notification Appliance Output Wiring Diagram Using Audio Only Appliances In Amplified Speaker Applications CAUTION Do not loop wire under terminals Break wire run to provide su...

Page 27: ...es In Central Amplified Applications CAUTION Do not loop wire under terminals Break wire run to provide supervision of connection Figure 19 Notification Appliance Output Wiring Diagram Using Combination Audio Visual Appliances In Amplified Speaker Applications CAUTION Do not loop wire under terminals Break wire run to provide supervision of connection ...

Page 28: ...Remote SAFEPATH Manual Sheet 28 of 50 Rev C December 1998 Figure 20 Optional Remote Microphone Station RMS 1 Wiring Diagram ...

Page 29: ...nnel for several seconds The green system normal LED indicator should be on to indicate normal operation If the amber system trouble LED is on a trouble condition is indicated Refer to the Troubleshooting and Servicing section to diagnose and correct the trouble condition The system checkout should include 1 Testing all inputs and outputs 2 Testing all connections to equipment that is interconnect...

Page 30: ... The batteries shall not be cleaned with oils thinners or similar substances The case and cover of the batteries are ABS plastic resin which may suffer damage from these chemicals 4 Batteries shall not be installed in a heavy vibration or shock location 5 Batteries shall have a 1 4 minimum separation between cells 6 Insulated gloves shall always be worn when handling batteries 7 Batteries shall no...

Page 31: ...2 Speaker circuit field wiring 3 Amplified speaker audio circuit field wiring 4 Amplified speaker power circuit field wiring 5 AC input voltage 6 Battery voltage level 7 Battery circuit field wiring 8 Amplifier functionality 9 Internal wiring 10 Internal fuses 11 Remote microphone functionality and wiring System status is indicated to the operator via the NORMAL and TROUBLE indicators If a trouble...

Page 32: ...l Notification Output Wiring Trouble H AMP Amplifier Trouble I SALL 15S AUDIO Audio Output Wiring Trouble J STROBE Visual Notification Output Wiring Trouble K AMP Amplifier Trouble L D10 DV CH Play 10K Resistor Missing W Off On SADC D11 Battery Charger Trouble X D12 Remote Microphone Trouble Y Table 1 Module Replacement Procedure Return any modules that are malfunctioning after all troubleshooting...

Page 33: ...Remote SAFEPATH Manual Sheet 33 of 50 Rev C December 1998 Figure 21 Trouble Location Indicator Locations ...

Page 34: ...fy that the output voltage of the SAPS module is within its specification 7 Verify that the output voltage of the SABC module is within its specification 8 Swap SADC module with a known good module 9 Replace the backplane module Procedure B If the green NORMAL indicator is on and the yellow TROUBLE indicator is on a faulty controller module condition has occurred A faulty controller module conditi...

Page 35: ...low TROUBLE indicator is on and the SPK indicator on the SAA module is on an audio output wiring trouble condition has occurred An audio output wiring trouble condition may be caused by 1 Missing end of line resistor on the audio output 2 The audio output field wiring is open or shorted 3 A fuse on the SAA module is blown 4 A faulty SAA module 5 A faulty backplane module Perform the following 1 Ve...

Page 36: ...L indicator is off the yellow TROUBLE indicator is on and the STROBE indicator on the SALL 15S module is on a visual notification output wiring trouble condition has occurred A visual notification output wiring trouble condition may be caused by 1 Missing end of line resistor on the visual notification output 2 The visual notification output field wiring is open or shorted 3 A fuse on the SALL 15S...

Page 37: ...the DV channel play contacts is intact Refer to procedures C D and E Procedure X If the green NORMAL indicator is off the yellow TROUBLE indicator is on and SADC D11 is on the Battery Charger is defective or mis wired Perform the following 1 Check the wiring between the backplane and the Battery Charger board 2 Refer to procedures C D and E Procedure Y If the green NORMAL indicator is off the yell...

Page 38: ...tandby condition open and short circuit each notification appliance circuit and verify that the proper trouble condition is indicated 4 Listen to a message playing out each zone and check for audibility of message 5 Monitor the status contact while causing the panel to alternate between trouble and normal states to verify proper operation If the Remote SAFEPATH panel fails to perform any of the ab...

Page 39: ...Circuit Module SAA 80S 8 Supervised Audio System Amplifier Signal Circuit Module SAA 80SE 9 Self Amplified Speaker Control Signal Circuit Module SALL 15S 10 Supervised Audio System Power Supply Module SAPS 11 Supervised Audio System Battery Charger Module SABC 12 Remote Microphone Station RMS 1 13 Line Level Interface Module LLIM Each SAFEPATH panel is configured with One SAMB A One SADC Between o...

Page 40: ...Remote SAFEPATH Manual Sheet 40 of 50 Rev C December 1998 Figure 22 Module Layout of the Panel ...

Page 41: ...Remote SAFEPATH Manual Sheet 41 of 50 Rev C December 1998 Figure 23 Panel Block Diagram ...

Page 42: ...s installed in slot 1 the amplifier module s output appears at the terminal block labeled Zone 1 Only one SADC may be connected to the SAMB A The SADC may only be installed in slot 5 Up to four channels from a digital voice module may be connected to the SAMB A The digital voice module channels may be connected in any order to connectors J8 through J11 The digital voice module channel connected to...

Page 43: ... the trouble position turn off the NORMAL indicator and turn on the TROUBLE indicator There are two fuses on the printed circuit board F1 and F2 F1 is the remote microphone power fuse and F2 is the fuse for the external trouble audible See Figure 25 for fuse location Fuse Rating F1 0 5A F2 0 5A Nominal Specifications Input Voltage Range 20 to 28VDC Supply Current Idle 24VDC 75mA Supply Current Ful...

Page 44: ...Remote SAFEPATH Manual Sheet 44 of 50 Rev C December 1998 Figure 25 Supervised Audio System Common Control Module ...

Page 45: ... the strobes The speaker amplifier audio field wiring is supervised with a DC current which is removed when audio is being played Both field wiring circuits are only supervised in the standby state The amplifier is supervised by monitoring the amplifier output for audio The state of each of the four supervision features is indicated via four indicators on the printed circuit board See Figure 26 fo...

Page 46: ...Remote SAFEPATH Manual Sheet 46 of 50 Rev C December 1998 Figure 26 Self Amplified Speaker Control Signal Circuit Module ...

Page 47: ... and its output is over current protected There is one fuse on the printed circuit board F1 Fuse F1 is the main fuse for the entire board See Figure 27 for fuse location Fuse Rating F1 10A Nominal Specifications Rated Output 500W Input Voltage 120VAC Supply Current Full Load 120VAC 6 4A Efficiency 120VAC Full Load 88 Operating Temperature Range 0 to 49 Degrees C 32 120 Degrees F Humidity Range 0 t...

Page 48: ...bove the charge enable threshold level When charging begins the current will be limited to the fast charge rate As the batteries charge the terminal voltage increases The terminal voltage is eventually limited to the overcharge voltage level and the charging current begins to drop When the charging current drops below the overcharge termination current the float state is entered At this time the b...

Page 49: ...lly provided each output is rated for Power Output 2 0 Amps at 24V Trouble Audible Output is rated for 0 100 Amps at 24VDC Output Status Contact Form C contact normally energized Contacts transfer during trouble Rated 0 5 Amps at 24VDC max resistive load WARNING DO NOT EXCEED THE RATINGS OF THE STATUS CONTACT EXCEEDING THE RATINGS MAY CAUSE THE RELAY TO FAIL AND PREVENT A TROUBLE CONDITION FROM BE...

Page 50: ...OCK PRODUCTS CONTAIN SOFTWARE WITH RESPECT TO THOSE PRODUCTS WHEELOCK DOES NOT WARRANTY THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET ANY OTHER STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE OR THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET THE USER S REQUIREMENTS WHEELOCK SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DELAYS BREAKDOWNS INTERRUPTIONS LOSS DESTRUCTION ALT...

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