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EVACUATION SYSTEM

INERTIA2000

FIRE PHONE SYSTEM

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

TURN KEYSWITCH TO "MANUAL" - PRESS "SILENCE" TO STOP BEEPER.

TO ALERT A ZONE, PRESS DESIRED "ALERT" BUTTON. TO CANCEL PRESS AGAIN.

TO EVACUATE A ZONE, PRESS DESIRED "EVACUATE" BUTTON. TO CANCEL PRESS AGAIN.

TO SPEAK TO A ZONE, PRESS DESIRED ZONE "PA/SPEECH" BUTTON.

PICK UP MICROPHONE, OPERATE "PRESS-TO-TALK" BUTTON.

TO SELECT ALL ZONES, OR PREPROGRAMMED GROUP, PRESS DESIRED ALL ZONE OR

GROUP ZONE BUTTON. TO CANCEL PRESS AGAIN.

TO RESET LATCHED ALARMS AND FAULTS, PRESS "SILENCE" FOR 5 SECONDS.

FIRE PHONE SYSTEM

TO ANSWER FIRE PHONE, LIFT HAND SET AND PRESS FLASHING "FIRE PHONE" BUTTON.

TO DISCONNECT, PRESS BUTTON AGAIN.

TO CALL A FIRE PHONE, LIFT HAND SET AND PRESS DESIRED "FIRE PHONE" BUTTON.

MANUAL
ISOLATE
AUTO
MAINS
BATTERY
CHARGER FAIL
BATTERY LOW
SYSTEM FAULT SILENCE
MICROPHONE
ON HOOK
PRESS-TO-TALK
System MODE AUTO SIGNAL - SOURCE GENUINE CYCLE -
Cascade programming
Field simulation
ZoneStateFIPBGA AudioBGA/FIP W1W2W3
Supply & system conditions
Configurations
Audio sequences
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SIGNAL SPECIFICATIONS
SignalStandardPatternSequence
EvacuateAS 2220.1Four tones, each rising 500 → 1200 Hz over 4 s, then the voice message. 16 s repeating sequence.EA4 / EA6
EvacuateNZS 4512As AS 2220.1, with “Evacuate the building using the nearest fire exit” spoken twice.EN1 / EN2
EvacuateISO 8201 T3 / AS 1670.40.5 s on, 0.5 s off ×3 then 1.5 s off - each pulse sweeping 400 → 1200 Hz. “Emergency” in the first gap, “Evacuate Now” in the second. 8 s repeating sequence.EA5 / EA7
EvacuateAS 4428.16:2020520 Hz, T3 envelope, three groups, then “Emergency, Evacuate Now”.EA1 / EA2
AlertAS 2220.1 / NZS 4512420 Hz pulsed 625 ms on / 625 ms off, rising in volume through six levels after initial activation. Message every twelve pulses.A1 / A2
AlertAS 4428.16:2020520 Hz, 500 ms on / 3.5 s off, three pulses then the message.AA1 / AA2

Visible warning lights supplementing the audible signal are amber for alert and red for evacuate under AS 2220; AS 1670.4 specifies no colours and uses the ISO 8201 T3 flash pattern. In manual mode the voice message is not included in the evacuate tone.

Alert tone is not used in Australia unless the building has a specific emergency plan requiring it. It remains the New Zealand default.

CASCADE SEQUENCES

On a FIP or BGA alarm in zone N, after the Delay Before Action (normally zero):

  • AU standard 2 up 1 down - zone N to Alert; after the Initial Delay N goes to Evacuate and N+1, N+2, N−1 go to Alert; after each Subsequent Delay those go to Evacuate and a further two above / one below go to Alert, until all zones evacuate.
  • NZ standard 2 up 1 down - begins two zones up and one down from the alarm zone, then continues one zone up after each timeout until the top zone is reached, and finally continues below the alarm zone one zone down after each timeout.
  • Cascade disabled - zone N to Alert, then all zones to Alert, then all zones to Evacuate after the Subsequent Delay.
  • With the alert phase off, zones step straight to Evacuate.

Initial and Subsequent delays may not exceed 10 minutes for AS 2220 compliance, and may not exceed 42.5 minutes in any case. Delay Before Action should be zero unless the Evacuation Plan specifies otherwise. Switching Manual → Auto imposes a 5 second hold-off; power-up in Auto imposes 30 seconds before any cascade action.

NZS 4512:2003 brigade controls - Trial Alert sets all zones to Alert regardless of Auto/Manual. Trial Evacuate sets all zones to Evacuate and suspends cascading. Silence Alarms turns Alert and Evacuate off for all zones when in Auto, makes FIP inputs non-latching for 15 seconds after release, then restarts the cascade from the beginning.

PANEL OPERATION
  • Keyswitch - AUTO → MANUAL → ISOLATE. In ISOLATE the keyboard is isolated from the system: indicators respond, no tones are generated.
  • Alarm inputs - in AUTO, operating a zone’s BGA or FIP input starts the cascade from that zone.
  • Manual control - in MANUAL, the zone ALERT / EVACUATE / PA-SPEECH keys select and cancel. Evacuate takes priority over Alert, which takes priority over PA.
  • ALL / GROUP - drive every zone, or the programmed group. Shift-click a zone ALERT key to add or remove that zone from the group.
  • Fire phone - lift the handset, then press a WIP key to call or answer that WIP; press again to disconnect.
  • SILENCE - a press silences the beeper; hold five seconds to reset latched alarms and faults.