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Section 1: Overview
The Emergency Communication System Packages are a combination of the addressable fire alarm control panel and voice integration control
all in one package. The general idea of the Emergency Communication System is to activate a message giving building occupants instruc-
tions about an emergency event. This manual contains information on how to install and operate the following Emergency Communication
System Packages:
1.1 Compatible EVS Series Equipment
This manual also contains information on how to install the following compatible equipment with the ECS series control panels.
1.2 ECS Features
• Single enclosure for both Fire and Emergency Voice System components
• Onboard supervised microphone
• Supports 25 Vrms or 70.7 Vrms speaker circuits using EVS-50WEVS-INT50W, or EVS-100W-. Supports 25 Vrms using -125W
• Voice Control Module (EVS-VCM)
– 5820XL-EVS and 6820EVS support one EVS-VCM.
– Built-in Digital Message Repeater
– 15 one-minute ECS Messages
• SBUS Addressable Amplifiers
– 5820XL-EVS and 6820EVS systems support a combination of up to four EVS-INT50W, EVS-50W, EVS-100W, and EVS-125W
amplifiers with a maximum of 500 watts per system.
• Local Operator Console (LOC)
– 5820XL-EVS systems support up to four EVS-RCU consoles.
– 6820EVS systems support up to four EVS-LOC consoles.
• Mappable Speaker Circuits
– 5820XL-EVS and 6820EVS systems support up to 32 mappable speaker circuits using a combination of EVS-50W, EVS-100W, and
EVS-125W amplifiers and EVS-CE4 expanders.
• Backup Amplifier
– EVS-100W amplifiers are capable of providing 100 watts of backed up audio power with the addition of the EVS-100WBU.
• ECS messages can be selected as priority over fire.
• Programmable trigger inputs from an external source to the EVS-RVM, 5880, any SLC input module, or Flexput module.
Model Number Consists of These Part Numbers
6820EVS 6820 FACP
EVS-VCM Voice control Module
EVS-LOC EVS-RVM Remote Voice Module
6860 Remote Annunciator
5820XL-EVS 5820XL FACP
EVS-VCM Voice control Module
EVS-RCU EVS-RVM Remote Voice Module
6855 Remote Annunciator
Model Number Description Compatible With
EVS-SW24 Adds 24 additional switches to the EVS-VCM or EVS-RVM to
manually select various voice output groups for emergency
announcements from the onboard microphone.
5820XL-EVS and 6820EVS-2100ECS
EVS-50W 50 watt amplifier with 4 separate audio circuits. 5820XL-EVS and 6820EVS-2100ECS
EVS-125W 125 watt amplifier with 4 separate audio circuits. 5820XL-EVS and 6820EVS
EVS-CE4 Provides four additional audio circuits for each EVS-50W or EVS-
125W.
EVS-50W and EVS-125W
EVS-VCM Voice Control Module (part of control panel) 5820XL-EVS and 6820EVS
EVS-RVM Remote Voice Module (part of EVS-RCU and EVS-LOC; not sold
separately)
5820XL-EVS and 6820EVS
EVS-RCU Remote Command Unit 6820EVS and 5820XL-EVS
EVS-100W 100W Amplifier with Backup Capability 5820XL-EVS and 6820EVS
EVS-100WBU Internal Backup Amplifier (Daughter card) 5820XL-EVS and 6820EVS
EVS-INT50W 50 watt internal amplifier 5820XL-EVS and 6820EVS