D690-06-00 2 I56-3071-000
The same number of devices using 12 AWG wire will pro-
duce only a 2 volt drop. The same number of devices using
18 AWG wire will produce an 8 volt drop. Consult your panel
manufacturer’s specifications, as well as the sounder’s op
-
erating voltage to determine the acceptable voltage drop.
NOTE:
If class “A” wiring is installed the wire length may
be up to 4 times the single wire length in this calculation.
Table 1. Current Draw Measurements and
Sound Output Guide:
Speed Selection
Power
Setting
Maximum DC
Operating
Current
(mA RMS)
(16 to 33V)
Audibility
(dBA)
(16 to
33V)
Note 1
Audibility
(dBA)
(16 to
33V)
Note 2
Speed
DIP Switch
Selection
FAST (exit)
10
High
185
98
75
FAST (exit)
10
Med-High
131
95
72
FAST (exit)
10
Med
78
92
69
FAST (exit)
10
Med-Low
76
89
66
FAST (exit)
10
Low
64
86
63
MED-FAST
9
High
170
98
74
MED-FAST
9
Med-High
124
95
71
MED-FAST
9
Med
75
93
68
MED-FAST
9
Med-Low
73
90
65
MED-FAST
9
Low
62
87
62
MED-SLOW
8
High
160
97
73
MED-SLOW
8
Med-High
104
95
70
MED-SLOW
8
Med
76
92
67
MED-SLOW
8
Med-Low
65
89
64
MED-SLOW
8
Low
57
87
61
SLOW
7
High
163
98
72
SLOW
7
Med-High
103
95
69
SLOW
7
Med
76
92
66
SLOW
7
Med-Low
61
89
63
SLOW
7
Low
61
86
60
NOTE 1:
Sound output measured in an anechoic room at 10
feet.
NOTE 2:
Sound output measured in a reverberant room
at 10 feet.
Installation
Consult the
Directional Sound Applications Guide
(A05-
1048-XXX) for information regarding the appropriate
mounting locations of directional sounders.
DIP Switches for Speed Settings
DIP switch positions 7-10 are used to select the speed set-
ting of the sounder. Switch 10 is the fastest speed and is
used to mark perimeter exits and stairwells. The remain-
ing settings are used for egress guidance to the perimeter
exits. The egress route would begin with the slow setting
(switch 7) and follow medium fast (switch 9) and medium
slow (switch 8) and finally the fast setting (switch 10). If
more than one switch is selected the sounder will default to
the fastest setting.
DIP Switch Settings for Alerting Messages
DIP switch positions 5 and 6 are used to select additional
tone pulses that can be inserted between bursts of direc-
tional sound pulses. These messages are used to give
building occupants instructions. There are four messaging
options to choose from. “Stairs Up” (Switch 5 off, Switch 6
on) will notify occupants that they are approaching a stair-
well and will need to go up. “Stairs Down” (Switch 5 on,
Switch 6 off) will notify occupants that they are approach-
ing a stairwell and will need to go down. “Area of Refuge”
(Switches 5 & 6 on) alerts people who need to find these
areas of refuge in a building. “Exit Here” (Switches 5 & 6
off ) notifies occupants that they have reached the perim
-
eter exit.
Table 2. Additional Tone Selection Guide:
DIP Switch
Position 5
Setting
DIP Switch
Position 6
Setting
Sound Output
on
on
Area of Refuge
on
off
Stairs DOWN
off
on
Stairs UP
off
off
Exit Here
DIP switch setting 4 enables a directional sound device to
become disabled when used in conjunction with devices
with dry contacts such as heat sensors or control modules.
The sounder has a set of input terminals that can be con-
figured for an “active open” or “active closed” state. When
the switch is in the “on” position, the sounder is “on” when
the disable connection is closed. When the switch is in the
“off” position, the sounder is “on” when the disable connec-
tion is open. See
Table 3
for operation modes.
Table 3. Enable/Disable Function Logic Table:
DIP Switch
Position 4
Setting
Wiring
Terminals
3 & 4
Sound
Output
on
open
disabled
on
closed
enabled
off
open
enabled
off
closed
disabled
There are five different power settings for the sound output
pressure. Switch settings 1, 2, and 3 set the power set-
ting for the sounder. Switch 1 selects the Med-High setting,
switch 2 selects the Medium setting, switch 3 selects the
Med-Low setting. If all three switches are “off” this selects
the High setting and if all three switches are “on” this se-
lects the Low setting.
Directional Characteristics are as follows:
-3dBA angles- 40, 130 horizontal and vertical
-6dBA angles- 15, 160 horizontal and vertical