Potter Pvx-100 Voice Evacuation System Owner's Manual

POTTER PVX-100 Voice Evacuation System

Features

• Clean Dead-front Construction
• Digitally Recorded Automatic Evacuation Message (Up to 20 Minutes of Message Capacity)
• 100 Watt Bullet-Proof Amplifier
•  25 or 70 VRMS Field Selectable
• Class A/B Speaker Circuit
•  120 VAC Power Supply and Battery Charger
• Live Microphone Override of Message and Tone
• Analog Addressable Compatible
•  High Reliability, No Maintenance, Fully Supervised
• Easy Installation and Operation
•  Studio Quality Voice Recordings
• Built in Alarm and Alert Signals
• Works with 12 VDC or 24 VDC Fire Alarm Panels
• Works with Microprocessor based and Network Fire Alarm Systems
•  3 Minute Message Restart on Microphone Key
• 24 Hour Backup with 12V 7AH Batteries
• Made in the USA

Description

The PVX-100 operates with any Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) and provides 100 Watts of speaker power. The PVX-100 has its own power supply and battery charger. Panel must be wired with 120 VAC and standby batteries connected. The PVX-100 is housed in a surface or semi-flush mounted backbox with a hinged and key locked door.
A digital message repeater (DMR) is built into the PVX-100. The selector of alarm tone and automatic message repeats, as well as the 6 hour delay of the AC power failure reporting feature is all field configurable. The paging microphone is an integral component. Removal of the microphone from the panel will cause a “Trouble” condition which will be reported locally, as well as through the FACP. The PVX-100 includes all necessary features to provide an effective voice evacuation system. With the addition of zone splitters, selection switches/inputs, remote microphone panels, and expander modules, the PVX-100 can be custom configured to satisfy the needs of most applications.
The PVX-100 is approved to provide 520 hz, low frequency signaling as required by NFPA in sleeping rooms. The PVX-100 is listed as compatible with the following speakers:

• Potter Electric: FASPKR, SPKSTR-24CLP series & SPKSTR-24WLP series
• Gentex Series: SSPKCLP & SSPK24WLP
• System Sensor Series: SPCW, SPCR, SPR & SPW

Technical Specifications

Typical Installation

Engineering Specifications

The voice evacuation system shall be Potter PVX-100 or approved equal. The voice evacuation system shall provide 100 watts signal power and 100 watts voice power, and shall be UL listed. The voice evacuation shall be micro-processor based, and shall contain an integral microphone, 100W audio amplifier, tone generator, digital message repeater, 120VAC power supply and battery charger. The voice evacuation message/signal shall be broadcast until the Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) is reset, or until fire emergency personnel interrupt the broadcast with a manual page. On reset system shall automatically return to standby (normal operating) condition. A secondary message shall be provided which can be triggered by the closure of a contact from either the FACP or from any normally open contact device. Remote paging microphone(s) will be supported by the system through a supervised circuit. Remote microphone(s) may be mounted up to 5000 feet away from the voice evacuation panel.

Ordering Information

Optional Components

• PVX-ZM Zone Module 4-Class B / 2-Class A Circuits
• PVX-SL8 8 Switch/LED Card
• PVX-IL8 8 Input/LED Card
• PVX-OL8 8 Output/LED Card
• PVX-RM / SC Remote MIC / Supervisory Card