Description

Apollo Multi-Tone Open-Area Sounder (Red)

Part Number: 55000-278APO

The Multi-Tone Open-Area Sounder is designed for use in open areas and can be connected to any Discovery or XP95 system.

Electrical Description

The Multi-tone Open-Area Alarm Devices are powered directly from the loop and need no external power supply.

• Operating Voltage: 18–28V DC
• Polarity Sensitive: Yes

Operation

Synchronisation of the tones ensures the integrity of the signal – tones from different sounders do not merge into one signal that could be mistaken for a different tone.

A nominal sound output of 100dB(A) is achieved at a current consumption of:

• 5mA (sounder)
• 9mA (sounder beacon)

Many control panels will be able to drive up to 20 sounders per loop on average.

The maximum number of sounders that may be connected to a particular loop should, however, be determined by a loop loading calculation using the Apollo Loop Calculator.

Since the Multi-tone Open-Area Alarm Devices are intended for use in open areas, it is possible for more than one sounder to be audible at any given point in a building.

For this reason, the operation of all the sounders may be synchronised by sending address ‘0’ in exactly the same way as for the XP95 Sounder Control Unit.

The Multi-tone Open-Area Alarm Devices can be assigned group addresses as well as individual addresses, so that the functional options of the sounder are identical with those of the Sounder Control Unit.

Device Addressing

The Multi-tone Open-Area Alarm Devices respond to their own individual address set with a DIL switch.

They can also respond to a ‘Group Address’ which allows multiple sounders to be controlled simultaneously.

• A group address may be any spare address between 112 and 126
• Selected by means of a 4 segment DIL switch
• An Alarm Device under group address control must have an individual address between 1 and 111 otherwise a fault value of 4 is transmitted
• Alarm Devices not using the group address facility may be addressed at any address (1–126)

Backward Compatibility

The devices will operate only with control equipment using the Apollo XP95 or Discovery protocol.

The features of the Multi-tone Open-Area Alarm Devices are available only when the sounder is connected to a control panel with the appropriate software.

Product Specification

Product code:	55000-278APO
Description:	Apollo XP95 Open-Area Multi-Tone Sounder – Red Body
Dimensions:	W:105mm x L:105mm x D:90mm
Colour:	Red
Performance:	Max. sound output tone: 100dB(A) Selectable volumes: 92dB(A), 100dB(A)
Standards:	EN54-3
Approvals:	CPR, LPCB, VdS
Polarity:	L1 & L2 are polarity sensitive
Protocol voltage:	5 – 9V peak to peak
Power-up surge current:	1.2mA
Max. power-up time:	<1 second
Quiescent current:	330μA (tested @ 24Vdc)
Supply voltage:	18 – 28Vdc
Humidity:	0 – 95% no condensation or icing
Operating temperature:	-10 to 55°C
IP rating:	IP21C
Warranty:	10 year
Weight:	290g