1. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE CLASSIC ACOUSTICS AND TOA PRESENTS THE VENAS VOICE EVACUATION SYSTEM

2. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE VM-2000 VM-2120, VM-2240 Mixer Amplifier Mixer Amplifier Features & Functions

3. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  INPUTS: l 2 BGM Inputs l 3 Mic/Line Inputs l 1 Telephone Input l Remote Microphone Input (for up to 4 RM-200M) l 100V Speaker Line l Power Amplifier Input

4. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  OUTPUTS: l Speaker Line Outputs: - 120W: VM-2120, 240W: VM-2240 - 100 volts (70 or 50 volt by simple modification) - 1 Direct - 5 Zones (with ON/OFF Switch and Attenuator) - (50V and 70V can be achieved by internal re-wiring) l 1 Line Output pre-master l 1 Line Output post-master l 1 Recording Output

5. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  l 5 priority levels are provided: Emergency: highest priority 4 priority levels (1 - 4) l Remote-Controlled Power-ON the VM is always in stand-by mode, to be switched on by external equipment (e.g. central system in emergency case) l Emergency Power (24V DC) Inlet l Cascading 9 VM-2000 9 VM-2000 can be combined to obtain up to 45 zones and more output power

6. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  l Optional Surveillance Functions: l Monitoring -Speaker Line -Amplifier -CPU -the Communication with Remote Microphone l Failure Indication on Remote Microphone and VM l Optional Voice Message Functions: l 7 Messages -5 for commercial purpose -2 for emergency purpose l 1 Chime

7. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  Mic/Line Inputs BGM Inputs Master volume Zone Attenuators Zone buttons All-call button FAULTEMERGENCY Emergency and Fault Indication LEDLevel meter Power switch (stand-by) Emergency and Fault Indication LED

8. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  AC mains24V DCBGM inputs w. level Line inputs + outputs Voice message module Mic/line inputs Telephone input, priority control in Setting DIP switches Control I/O Speaker connector Link remote mics, VM Volume telephone, chime, remote mic Surveillance module

9. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  2 BGM Inputs l 2 RCA/Cinch connectors (Stereo  Mono) l 2 attenuator for each channel (pre-adjustment) l Volume, bass & treble control BASS TREBLE BGM l Mute-level can be set: -∞∞, -28, 0 dB: to allow just mixing, keeping BGM present during paging or to switch off l BGM has always lowest priority (priority level 4) l Assignment to Zones The BGM signal can be routed to the zones selected by the front panel’s zone switches

10. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE   3 MIC/LINE Inputs (Inputs 1~3) l combined XLR / phone jacks, balanced l Input 1 with additional DIN jack control input included l Volume, bass & treble control l Selectable sensivity: microphone (-60 dBV) or line signal (-10 dBV l Phantom power: can be switched on or off for all simultaneously when set to microphone sensivity Rear l Control inputs on clamp terminal

11. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE   Control Settings l Selectable priority: ­When using control inputs: priority level 1 or 2 can be selected ­When not using control inputs: priority level 3 is provided ­Channels of the same priority level, can be set either to Last-in-first-out (LIFO) or first-in-first-out (FIFO) l Assignment to Zones -in priority level 1 or 2, the inputs can be assigned to certain zones - in priority level 3, the inputs will be routed to the zones selected by the front panel’s zone switches l Mixing ­In priority level 2, mixing can be selected ­In priority level 3, mixing is provided l Pre-Announcement Chime ­Priority level 1 and 2 provide automatic pre-chime ­On input 3, the pre-chime can be switched off PCB

12. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  1 Telephone Input l Push-in terminal block (balanced) with control input Sensivity: -10 dBV l Connection to a PABX system with an audio output and control signal output l Priority level 1 or 2 l Pre-announcement chime can be set ON or OFF RearPCB

13. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  Connection of up to 4 remote microphones l parallel connection in „daisy chain“ l using RJ45 connectors and category 5 cables (4 pairs with shield) VM-2000 (master) RJ45 *external power supply necessary for more than 1 remote microphone (AD-4800 ER, part code 100-07-291-80)

14. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  1 External Speaker input l on push-in screw terminal l to switch the connected speakers to an external power amplifier e.g. to connect the speakers to a central system e.g. to connect the speakers to a stand-by amplifier in case of amplifier failure l the external signal will be switched directly to the speaker lines the attenuators will be bypassed Rear

15. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  3 Line Level Outputs l Recording Output pre-master, for recording independent of master volume, level: 0 dBV l Line Output pre-master, for connecting additional amplifiers without master volume control of VM, level: 0 dBV l Pre (amplifier) Output post-master, for connecting additional amplifiers with master volume control on VM, or to connect the slave VM, level: 0 dBV Rear

16. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  1 Direct and 5 Zone Outputs l Plug-in screw connector for easy connection and maintenance l Output level: 100V 70V and 50V by internal re-wiring l direct output without attenuator l zone outputs with attenuators 6 steps: -20, -15, -10, -6, -3, 0 dB l Attenuator control output to bypass external attenuators Rear

17. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE   Remote Control by external Equipment or Switches (manual control): l Activation will be made by closing or opening a contact Rear l in some cases a control can be activated by a pulse l in other cases a control can be activated with a level signal > 100 ms breakmake

18. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE   Remote Control by external Equipment or Switches (manual control): l Switching ON and OFF the VM l Start/Stop of Emergency mode l Activation of external speaker signal input l Start pre-recorded messages (if EV-200 installed) l Chime activation l Westminster chime activation l (external) Fault (to be indicated on the fault LED) OFF ON pre-chimepost-chime

19. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  Remote Control of external Equipment or Indicators (LED, buzzer) l AC mains failure l DC failure l Power status l Communication (with remote microphone) fault l General Fault l Emergency mode active l EV-200 fault (when EV-200 installed)

20. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  ‘  Nine VM-2000s can be combined l to increase the output power l to increase the number of zones up to 45 l one unit will be master, the others all slaves l the voice announcement module needs to be installed only in the master unit l the remote microphone(s) will be connected to the master unit only l Full access to each desired zone of the slave units through the master unit

21. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  VM-2000 + RM-200M: 5-zone system 2x VM-2000 + RM-200M + RM-210 + EV-200: 10-zone system with 5-voice message EV-200 VM-2000 + VM-2000 + RM-200M: 10-zone system EV-200 VM-2000 + RM-200M + EV200: 5-zone system with 5-voice message

22. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  l Absolute Priority 5 priority levels are provided: l Emergency: highest priority l 4 priority levels (1 - 4) l Relative Priority when inputs of the same priority level (1 or 2) are activated at the same time, valid for all inputs with control l last-in-first-out (LIFO) and first-in-first-out (FIFO) l unit no. Priority only for RM-200M and messages 1 - 5 l Mixing l in priority level 2: “priority 2 mixing” is set l in priority level 3

23. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  l Audio Levels at different Priority Levels l Emergency : max. level at speaker bypass of master volume and zone attenuators, activation of external attenuator control l priority level 1 & 2: max. level output XXX -bypass of master volume and zone attenuators -when “priority 2” is set to “mixing”: no bypass of master volume and zone attenuators for inputs of priority level 2 l priority levels 3 and 4: level as set no bypass of master volume and zone attenuators

24. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  l The VM-2000 is a package amplifier providing VA (Voice Alarm) functions So, it can be set into the Emergency Mode by: l depressing the remote microphones emergency key l external control: - starting the ALERT function - starting the EVACUATION function The Emergency mode can be stopped only by external control ! To avoid switching off easily

25. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEERM-200M Remote Microphone

26. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  u Elegant and modern design, slink gooseneck microphone u selection for up to 10 zones u Two group selection buttons u All-call selection button u talk button in PTT or ON/OFF mode u protected emergency button, starting evacuation sequence u pre- and post-announcement chime selectable u Start of 5 pre-recorded messages u key extension RM-210 available u up to 4 remote microphones can be connected

27. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE   d RM-210 d RM-200M Power indicator Failure indicator Emergency indicator Emergency key Group 1 key Group 1 indicator Group 2 key Group 2 indicator All-call key All-call indicator A B C Flashing green: RM-200M can interrupt the busy unit Flashing orange: RM-200M can not operate Zone / message indication Zone / message selector key Busy indicator: In-use indicator Talk button Remote microphone RM-200MKey extension RM-210 Labels: can be inserted under the surface

28. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE   d RM-210 d RM-200M A B C C: when using EV-200 and two VM-2000 : message selector B: when using EV-200: message 1-5 selector, when using two VM-2000: zone 6-10 selection A: always zone 1-5 selection

29. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE 29  l Connectors and Adjustment DC POWER IN 24V - 200 mA LINKSPMIC EXTERNAL MIC IN DC power input jack RJ45 link connector Microphone volume control External microphone input jack Function setting switchExtension connector

30. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  l Bottom side Turn the bottom up Connect the link cable fix the linkage bracket B fix the linkage bracket A

31. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  Prepare a hole Place in the remote microphone Fix the RM with screws from the bottom side

32. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE SV-200 Surveillance Board

33. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  l Monitoring of l speaker lines on -short circuit -break -earth leakage l power amplifier on proper operation l Output of detected failures l on the VM-2000 l on the remote microphone(s) RM-200M l on output connector

34. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  SURVEILLANCE I/O SETCHECK SP LINE IMPEDANCE SET button: after connecting the speakers, depress here for initial measurement CHECK button: manual start of measuring to check the speaker lines

35. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE EV-200 Voice Announcement Board

36. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  Playback of pre-recorded messages l 2 Emergency messages l 5 commercial messages l 1 chime l control via remote microphone or by external equipment (e.g. timer) l sound files on compact flash memory card message length depends only on the card‘s size l recording and editing of the messages on EV-350

37. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  l CPU Status Indicator CPU RUN ACCESS COMPACTFLASH CARD volume controlCard access indicator CPU status indicator CF card slot Eject button normal operation: flashes abnormal operation: steadily on no operation: extinguished l Card Access Indicator Card access: flashes failure: steadily on

38. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE  In EV-200 usable memory cards: Type: CompactFlash cards model: SDCFB-8/-16/-32/-48/-64/-96 manufacturer: SanDisk capacity: 8 MB - 96 MB for recording with EV-350R: CF-adapter (e.g. SanDisk type SDCF-03)

39. Background Design: Torsten Kranz Design: Torsten Kranz @ TEE THANK YOU