Federal Signal Corporation PAGASYS GEN II P-SYS-G Owner's manual

Description, Installation, Operations
and Maintenance Manual
25500458
Rev. B0 1019
Printed in U.S.A.
© Copyright 2018-2019 Federal Signal Corporation
PAGASYS®GEN II
Public Address and General Alarm System
Model: P-SYS-G

Limited Warranty
This product is subject to and covered by a limited warranty,
a copy of which can be found at www.fedsig.com/SSG-Warranty.
A copy of this limited warranty can also be obtained by written
request to Federal Signal Corporation, 2645 Federal Signal Drive,
University Park, IL 60484, email to [email protected] or
call [phone].
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implied, contractual or statutory, including, but not limited to the
warranty of merchantability, warranty of tness for a particular
purpose and any warranty against failure of its essential purpose.
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Technical Support 800-524-3021
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Contents
1.0 Safety Messages..............................................................................................................................................14
2.0 General Description ........................................................................................................................................16
2.1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................................16
2.2 Overview...............................................................................................................................................16
2.3 System Architecture..............................................................................................................................16
2.4 Features ...............................................................................................................................................18
2.5 Components .........................................................................................................................................19
2.5.1 Cabinet .................................................................................................................................19
2.5.2 Controller Chassis ................................................................................................................19
2.5.3 System Controller Backplane (20000170)............................................................................21
2.5.4 Controller Backplane Specications ...................................................................................21
2.5.5 Power Supply Card (120/240 Vac) (P-ADPS-G) ..................................................................22
2.5.6 Controller Processor Card (DSP/ARM) (P-CPC-G).............................................................. 23
2.5.7 Amplier Audio Mux Card (P-AAMC-G)................................................................................25
2.5.8 Internal AP Mux Card (P-IAMC-G) .......................................................................................26
2.5.9 External AP Mux Card (P-EAMC-G).....................................................................................28
2.5.10 Miscellaneous I/O Card (P-CMC-G) ...................................................................................29
2.5.11 I/O Interface Card (P-IOIC-G).............................................................................................30
2.5.12 Amplier Chassis ................................................................................................................31
2.5.13 Amplier Specications.......................................................................................................33
2.6 Amplier Front Panel ............................................................................................................................34
2.6.1 Amplier Front Chassis.........................................................................................................35
2.6.2 Amplier Signal Backplane (20000154)................................................................................36
2.6.3 Amplier Power Backplane (20000155) ............................................................................... 37
2.6.4 Amplier Card (20000150)....................................................................................................38
2.6.5 ISMT Card (P-ISMT-G).........................................................................................................39
3.0 I/O and Terminal Block Cards.........................................................................................................................42
3.1 Access Panel Aggregator I/O Cards (P-APIC-G)..................................................................................42
3.2 Digital Input I/O Card (P-16DIN-G).......................................................................................................44
3.2.1 Digital Input Card Specications (P-16DIN-G) ..................................................................... 45
3.3 Beacon Monitored Output Module (P-BK-MON-G) ..............................................................................45

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3.3.1 Beacon Monitored Module Specications (P-BK-MON-G) ...................................................46
3.4 Relay Output Card (P-SPDT-G) ...........................................................................................................46
3.4.1 Relay Output Card Specications (P-SPDT-G) ....................................................................47
3.5 Fan Control and Monitoring Card (P-FCMC-G)....................................................................................48
3.5.1 Fan Control and Monitoring Card Specications (P-FCMC-G)............................................. 49
3.6 Monitored Input Module (P-MONIC-G).................................................................................................50
3.6.1 Monitored Input Module Specications (P-MONIC-G).......................................................... 51
3.7 Passive Terminal Block Card (P-PTBC-G) ...........................................................................................51
3.7.1 Passive Terminal Block Card Specications (P-PTBC-G) .................................................... 52
3.8 Cable Power Injector I/O Card (P-CPIC-G) ..........................................................................................52
3.8.1 Cable Power Injector I/O Card Specications (P-CPIC-G)...................................................53
3.9 Amplier Audio Distribution Terminal Block (P-AADCx-G)....................................................................53
3.9.1 Amplier Audio Distribution Terminal Block Specications (P-AADCx-G) ............................55
3.10 Fan Wiring Termination Card (P-FWTC-G) ........................................................................................56
3.10.1 Fan Wiring Termination Card Specications (P-FWTC-G) ................................................. 56
3.11 IS Barrier Board (P-IS-BARRIER-G) ..................................................................................................56
3.11.1 IS Barrier Board Specications (P-IS-BARRIER-G) ...........................................................58
4.0 Access Panels .................................................................................................................................................59
5.0 Removing and Installing the Controller Chassis..........................................................................................61
5.1 Removing the Controller Chassis .........................................................................................................61
5.1.1 Removing the front cover .....................................................................................................61
5.1.2 Removing Power from the Controller Chassis...................................................................... 61
5.1.3 Disconnecting the Controller Chassis cables from the Chassis ...........................................61
5.1.4 Removing the Internal Cards................................................................................................62
5.1.5 Removing the Controller Backplane .....................................................................................62
5.2 Installing the Controller Chassis ...........................................................................................................63
5.2.1 Installing the Controller Backplane .......................................................................................63
5.2.2 Installing the Internal Cards..................................................................................................63
5.2.3 Installing the Controller Chassis ...........................................................................................64
5.2.4 Installing the Controller Chassis Cables...............................................................................64
5.3 Removing and Installing the Amplier Chassis (From Cabinet) ...........................................................68
5.3.1 Safety Instructions ................................................................................................................68
5.3.2 Recommendation for the Equipment Location .....................................................................68

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5.3.3 Preparing Amplier Installation and Removal.......................................................................69
5.3.4 Removing the Amplier Chassis...........................................................................................69
5.3.5 Installing the Amplier Chassis.............................................................................................69
5.3.6 Replacing the Internal Cards ................................................................................................69
5.3.7 Removing the Amplier Card................................................................................................70
5.3.8 Installing the Amplier Card..................................................................................................71
5.3.9 Removing the ISMT Card (Optional) ....................................................................................73
5.3.10 Installing the ISMT Card (Optional) ....................................................................................73
6.0 Installing and Conguring the I/O Cards.......................................................................................................74
6.1 Main Distribution Frame (MDF) ............................................................................................................74
6.2 Digital Input Card (P-16DIN-G).............................................................................................................76
6.2.1 Removing the Digital Input Card...........................................................................................76
6.2.2 Installing and Conguring the Digital Input Card (P-16DIN-G) .............................................76
6.3 Beacon Monitored Card (P-BK-MON-G) ..............................................................................................76
6.3.1 Removing the Beacon Monitored Card (P-BK-MON-G) .......................................................76
6.3.2 Installing and Conguring the Beacon Monitored Card (P-BK-MON-G)............................... 77
6.4 Relay Output Card (P-SPDT-G) ...........................................................................................................78
6.4.1 Removing the Relay Output Card (P-SPDT-G) ....................................................................78
6.4.2 Installing and Conguring the Relay Output Card (P-SPDT-G)............................................78
6.5 Fan Control and Monitoring Card (P-FCMC-G)....................................................................................79
6.5.1 Removing the Fan Control and Monitoring Card (P-FCMC-G)............................................. 79
6.5.2 Installing and Conguring the Fan Control and Monitoring Card (P-FCMC-G) ....................80
6.6 Monitored Input Card (P-MONIC-G).....................................................................................................81
6.6.1 Removing the Monitored Input Card (P-MONIC-G).............................................................. 81
6.6.2 Installing and Conguring the Monitored Input Card (P-MONIC-G) .....................................81
6.7 Passive Terminal Block Card (P-PTBC-G) ...........................................................................................82
6.7.1 Removing the Passive Terminal Block Card (P-PTBC-G) .................................................... 82
6.7.2 Installing and Conguring the Passive Terminal Block Card (P-PTBC-G)............................82
6.8 Cable Power Injector I/O Card (P-CPIC-G) ..........................................................................................83
6.8.1 Removing the Cable Power Injector I/O Card (P-CPIC-G)...................................................83
6.8.2 Installing and Conguring the Cable Power Injector I/O Card (P-CPIC-G) .......................... 83
6.9 Amplier Audio Distribution Cards (P-AADCx-G) .................................................................................84
6.9.1 Removing the Amplier Audio Distribution Card (P-AADCx-G) ............................................84

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6.9.2 Installing and Conguring the Amplier Audio Distribution Cards (P-AADCx-G)..................84
6.10 Fan Wiring Termination Card (P-FWTC-G) ........................................................................................85
6.10.1 Removing the Fan Wiring Termination Card (P-FWTC-G) ................................................. 85
6.10.2 Installing and Conguring the Fan Wiring Termination Card ..............................................85
6.11 IS Barrier Board (P-IS-BARRIER-G) ..................................................................................................86
6.11.1 Removing the IS Barrier Board (P-IS-BARRIER-G) ...........................................................86
6.11.2 Installing and Conguring the IS Barrier Board ..................................................................86
7.0 Controller Chassis Operations.......................................................................................................................88
7.1 Conguration ........................................................................................................................................88
7.2 Controller Card Real-Time Clock Maintenance ....................................................................................88
7.3 Replacing the Controller Card Lithium CR Battery ...............................................................................88
8.0 Conguring the Amplier Chassis ................................................................................................................89
8.1 Setting the Dip Switches.......................................................................................................................89
8.2 Powering up/Powering down................................................................................................................90
8.3 Normal Operations ...............................................................................................................................90
8.4 Standby Amplier Operations and Routing...........................................................................................91
8.5 Test Features........................................................................................................................................92
8.6 ISMT Operations (Optional)..................................................................................................................93
9.0 Setting up a Standby Amplier ......................................................................................................................94
9.1 Dening an Amplier Chassis 1 as the Standby Amplier ....................................................................94
10.0 Terminating Speakers to MDF ......................................................................................................................98
10.1 Terminating a speaker to Amplier Chassis 1, Amplier 1..................................................................98
10.2 Terminating a speaker to Amplier Chassis 2, Amplier 2..................................................................99
11.0 Terminating ISMT Speakers to MDF...........................................................................................................101
11.1 Terminate an ISMT speaker to Amplier Chassis 1, Amplier 2 .......................................................101
11.1.1 Discovering ISMT speakers using amplier diagnostics...................................................105
12.0 Terminating Beacons to MDF .....................................................................................................................106
12.1 Terminate a beacon to the beacon monitored output module .......................................................... 106
13.0 Control Panel Designer............................................................................................................................... 111
13.1 Adding a new button and LED to a control panel to use a new broadcast ....................................... 111
13.1.1 Conguring a new Access Panel Button........................................................................... 112
13.1.2 Creating the new Access Indicator for the Access Panel Button ...................................... 112
13.1.3 Adding the new button an indicator in the Control Panel Designer .................................. 113

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14.0 Conguring a Broadcast............................................................................................................................. 114
14.1 Creating a new broadcast for PAGASYS GEN II.............................................................................. 114
14.2 Adding a new button and LED to a control panel ............................................................................. 115
15.0 Programming PABX Interface .................................................................................................................... 117
15.1 Conguring the Miscellaneous Card................................................................................................. 117
15.2 Conguring the Miscellaneous Card................................................................................................. 118
15.3 Analog Extension Mode.................................................................................................................... 119
15.4 Loop Start Mode............................................................................................................................... 119
16.0 Conguring local speaker mute.................................................................................................................120
16.1 Conguring local speaker mute to avoid feedback...........................................................................120
17.0 Conguring an Amplier ............................................................................................................................123
17.1 Creating a new amplier entity in the equipment tree ......................................................................123
17.2 Conguring a new amplier entity in the equipment tree .................................................................124
18.0 Installing Hardware Access Panel .............................................................................................................126
18.1 Connect Hard Access Panel to the PAGASYS GEN II System ........................................................126
18.2 Congure the panel in System Manager ..........................................................................................127
19.0 Ordering PAGASYS GEN II Systems .........................................................................................................129
19.1 Ordering Standard Cabinets and Accessories..................................................................................129
19.2 Ordering PAGASYS GEN II Service Parts .......................................................................................134
20.0 Getting Service ............................................................................................................................................135

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Figures
Figure 1 System Architecture...............................................................................................................................17
Figure 2 PAGASYS GEN II Cabinet ......................................................................................................................19
Figure 3 Controller Chassis (P-NET-G)................................................................................................................20
Figure 4 System Controller Backplane (20000170) ............................................................................................21
Figure 5 Power Supply Card (120/240 Vac)(P-ADPS-G).....................................................................................22
Figure 6 Controller Card (DSP/ARM) (P-CPC-G).................................................................................................24
Figure 7 Amplier Audio Mux Card (P-AAMC-G)................................................................................................26
Figure 8 Internal AP Mux Card (P-IAMC-G) .........................................................................................................27
Figure 9 External AP Mux Card (P-EAMC-G).......................................................................................................28
Figure 10 Miscellaneous I/O Card (P-CMC-G).....................................................................................................30
Figure 11 I/O Interface Card (P-IOIC-G) ...............................................................................................................31
Figure 12 Amplier Chassis .................................................................................................................................32
Figure 13 Amplier Chassis Card Layout (P-A1000-G)......................................................................................33
Figure 14 Amplier Front Panel ...........................................................................................................................35
Figure 15 Amplier Front Chassis .......................................................................................................................36
Figure 16 Amplier Signal Backplane (20000154).............................................................................................. 36
Figure 17 Amplier Power Backplane (20000155)..............................................................................................37
Figure 18 Amplier Card (20000150) ...................................................................................................................39
Figure 19 ISMT Card (P-ISMT-G) ..........................................................................................................................40
Figure 20 ISMT Connector on the Amplier Signal Backplane.........................................................................41
Figure 21 Access Panel Aggregator I/O Card, RJ45 Connector (P-APIC-G)....................................................43
Figure 22 Digital Input I/O Card (P-16DIN-G).......................................................................................................44
Figure 23 Beacon Monitored Output Module (P-BK-MON-G)............................................................................46
Figure 24 Relay Output Card (P-SPDT-G)............................................................................................................47
Figure 25 Fan Control and Monitoring Card (P-FCMC-G)..................................................................................49
Figure 26 Monitored Input Module (P-MONIC-G)................................................................................................51

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Figure 27 Passive Terminal Block Card (P-PTBC-G)..........................................................................................52
Figure 28 Cable Power Injector I/O Card (P-CPIC-G) .........................................................................................53
Figure 29 P-AADC1-G and P-AADC1-G-01 Cards...............................................................................................54
Figure 30 P-AADC2-G and P-AADC2-G-01 Cards...............................................................................................54
Figure 31 P-AADC4-G and P-AADC4-G-01 Cards...............................................................................................55
Figure 32 P-AADC8-G and P-AADC8-G-01 Cards...............................................................................................55
Figure 33 Fan Wiring Termination Card (P-FWTC-G) .........................................................................................56
Figure 34 IS Barrier Board (P-IS-BARRIER-G)....................................................................................................58
Figure 35 Picture of Desktop Access Panel........................................................................................................59
Figure 36 Breaker Switches..................................................................................................................................61
Figure 37 Card Guides in Controller Chassis.....................................................................................................64
Figure 38 Cables Connected into RJ45 Jack Socket .........................................................................................65
Figure 39 Cables Connected on the Miscellaneous I/O Card............................................................................66
Figure 40 Cable Connections on the Processor Card .......................................................................................66
Figure 41 Internal AP Mux Card Connections.....................................................................................................67
Figure 42 External AP Mux Card Connections ...................................................................................................67
Figure 43 Connections..........................................................................................................................................68
Figure 44 Front Panel Cable.................................................................................................................................70
Figure 45 Fan Cable ..............................................................................................................................................70
Figure 46 Amplier Card in the Top Portion of the Front Plastic Rail .............................................................. 71
Figure 47 Metal Handles in the 20 degree and 60 degree Angle....................................................................... 71
Figure 48 Lower Transformer Plug ......................................................................................................................72
Figure 49 Two Black Handles on Amplier Card................................................................................................72
Figure 50 Removing the ISMT Card.....................................................................................................................73
Figure 51 Main Distribution Frame (MDF) ...........................................................................................................74
Figure 52 Areas for Mounting Terminating Equipment......................................................................................75
Figure 53 Setting Mini Dip Switches....................................................................................................................89

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Figure 54 Jumpers congured to support a Standby Amplier .......................................................................91
Figure 55 Dening an Amplier Chassis.............................................................................................................94
Figure 56 Removing the chassis mounting screws........................................................................................... 95
Figure 57 Removing the cover screws................................................................................................................95
Figure 58 Inserting four jumpers in the left-most position................................................................................96
Figure 59 Fourth amplier slot.............................................................................................................................96
Figure 60 Standby amp bus ports on the Amplier Chassis ............................................................................97
Figure 61 Left (Audio) MDF Panel........................................................................................................................98
Figure 62 Target amplied audio distribution card (Amp A) .............................................................................99
Figure 63 Amplier 2 Termination......................................................................................................................100
Figure 64 Target amplied audio distribution card ..........................................................................................100
Figure 65 Left (Audio) MDF Panel......................................................................................................................101
Figure 66 Ampliers are installed in slots 2 and 4 ...........................................................................................102
Figure 67 Inserting four jumpers in the right-most position...........................................................................102
Figure 68 Target amplied audio distribution card ..........................................................................................104
Figure 69 Beacon monitored output module....................................................................................................106
Figure 70 P-BK-MON-G with RJ45 J3/J4 Connections.....................................................................................107
Figure 71 P-BK-MON-G with Four Beacon Channels.......................................................................................108
Figure 72 Target amplied audio distribution card ..........................................................................................120
Figure 73 Target amplied relay output board .................................................................................................120
Figure 74 Amplier Chassis ...............................................................................................................................123
Figure 75 Dening an Amplier Chassis...........................................................................................................124
Figure 76 Passive Terminal Block Card (P-PTBC-G)........................................................................................126

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Tables
Table 1 Controller Models.....................................................................................................................................20
Table 2 Environmental and Physical for the Controller Chassis (P-NET-G) ....................................................20
Table 3 Controller Cards .......................................................................................................................................21
Table 4 Environmental and Physical for the Controller Backplane (20000170)...............................................21
Table 5 Environmental and Physical for the Controller Power Supply Cards (P-ADPS-G and P-ADPS-G-01)
22
Table 6 Electrical Specications for the Power Supply Card (P-ADPS-G).......................................................23
Table 7 Environmental and Physical for the Controller Processor Card (P-CPC-G).......................................24
Table 8 Environmental and Physical for the Amplier Audio Multiplexer Card (P-AAMC-G).........................26
Table 9 Environmental and Physical for the Internal AP Mux Card (P-IAMC-G)..............................................27
Table 10 Environmental and Physical for the External AP Mux Card (P-EAMC-G) .........................................29
Table 11 Environmental and Physical for the Miscellaneous I/O Card (P-CMC-G)..........................................30
Table 12 Environmental and Physical for the I/O Interface Card (P-IOIC-G)....................................................31
Table 13 Amplier Models.....................................................................................................................................32
Table 14 Amplier Chassis Models......................................................................................................................32
Table 15 Environmental and Physical for the Amplier.....................................................................................33
Table 16 Amplier Chassis Cards........................................................................................................................33
Table 17 Power Requirements per Amplier Card (AC Model) .........................................................................34
Table 18 Power Requirements per Amplier Card (DC Model) .........................................................................34
Table 19 Environmental and Physical for the Amplier Signal Backplane (20000154)...................................37
Table 20 Environmental and Physical for the Amplier Power Backplane (20000155)...................................38
Table 21 Environmental and Physical for the Amplier Card (20000150) ........................................................39
Table 22 Environmental and Physical for ISMT Card Specications (P-ISMT-G) ............................................ 41
Table 23 I/O and Terminal Block Models .............................................................................................................42
Table 24 Termination Points .................................................................................................................................43
Table 25 Environmental and Physical for the Access Panel Aggregator Card (P-APIC-G) ............................ 44

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Table 26 Environmental and Physical for the Digital Input Card (P-16DIN-G) ................................................. 45
Table 27 Dry Contact Mode for the Digital Input Card (P-16DIN-G) ..................................................................45
Table 28 24 V PLC Contact Mode for the Digital Input Card (P-16DIN-G).........................................................45
Table 29 Environmental and Physical for the Beacon Monitored Module (P-BK-MON-G) .............................46
Table 30 Environmental and Physical for the Relay Output Card (P-SPDT-G) ................................................47
Table 31 Environmental and Physical for the Fan Control and Monitoring Card (P-FCMC-G) ......................49
Table 32 Temperature Measurement....................................................................................................................49
Table 33 Fan Power Supply ..................................................................................................................................49
Table 34 Monitored Input Circuits........................................................................................................................50
Table 35 Environmental and Physical for the Monitored Input Module (P-MONIC-G) ....................................51
Table 36 Passive Terminal Block Card Models...................................................................................................51
Table 37 Environmental and Physical for the Passive Terminal Block Card (P-PTBC-G) ..............................52
Table 38 Environmental and Physical for the Cable Power Injector I/O Card (P-CPIC-G) .............................. 53
Table 39 Amplier Audio Distribution Cards ......................................................................................................53
Table 40 Environmental and Physical for the Amplier Audio Distribution Terminal Block Cards (P-AAD-
Cx-G).......................................................................................................................................................................55
Table 41 Environmental and Physical for the Fan Wiring Termination Card (P-FWTC-G).............................. 56
Table 42 TB2 Connector Signals (P-AP-IS-BARRIER-G)....................................................................................57
Table 43 TB3 Connector Signals (P-AP-IS-BARRIER-G)....................................................................................57
Table 44 J1 Connector Signals (P-AP-IS-BARRIER-G) ......................................................................................57
Table 45 J2 Connector Signals (P-AP-IS-BARRIER-G) ......................................................................................58
Table 46 Environmental and Physical for the IS Barrier Board (P-IS-BARRIER-G).........................................58
Table 47 Access Panel and Microphone Station Models...................................................................................59
Table 48 Relay output board terminal block pinout for speaker muting........................................................121
Table 49 Standard Control Cabinet Models ......................................................................................................129
Table 50 Standard Auxiliary Cabinet Models ....................................................................................................129
Table 51 Amplier Chassis Models....................................................................................................................130

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Table 52 I/O and Terminal Block Models ...........................................................................................................131
Table 53 PAGASYS GEN II Optional Accessory Models ..................................................................................131
Table 54 PAGASYS GEN II Access Panel and IS Barrier Models ....................................................................132
Table 55 Standard Control Cabinet Models ......................................................................................................133
Table 56 PAGASYS GEN II Controller Service Parts ........................................................................................134
Table 57 PAGASYS GEN II Amplier Service Parts ..........................................................................................134
Table 58 PAGASYS GEN II I/O and Terminal Block Service Parts...................................................................135

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1.0 Safety Messages
This equipment should be installed, adjusted, and serviced by qualied technicians
familiar with the construction and operation of the equipment and the hazards
involved.
Read, understand, and follow all of the warnings provided in the Safety Messages
section of this instruction manual, before servicing the system. Failure to do so could
result in personal injury, bodily harm, or death to you or others.
Shock Hazard Warning
Hazardous voltages applied to the Controller Chassis may cause severe injury or
death. Verify AC and DC power is disconnected before performing installation or
service procedures.
Static Protection Notice Warning
The printed circuit cards used in this equipment contain static sensitive components.
Observe the warnings listed below to prevent damage to these components.
Disregarding any of these warnings may result in personal injury or damage to the
equipment.
• Strictly adhere to the procedures provided in this document.
• Before touching any static sensitive component or printed circuit card containing such
a component, discharge all static electricity from yourself by wearing a wrist strap
grounded through a 1 Megohm resistor.
• Do not touch the traces or components on a printed circuit card containing static
sensitive components. Handle the printed circuit card only by the edges that do not
have connector pads.

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• After removing a printed circuit card containing a static sensitive component, place
the printed circuit card only on conductive or anti-static material (such as conductive
foam, conductive plastic, or aluminum foil). Do not use ordinary Styrofoam or
ordinary plastic.
• Store and ship static sensitive devices or printed circuit cards containing such
components only in static shielding containers.
• If necessary to repair a printed circuit card containing a static sensitive component,
follow these guidelines:
• Wear an appropriately grounded wrist strap
• Work on a conductive surface
• Use a grounded soldering iron
• Use grounded test equipment

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2.0 General Description
2.1 Introduction
This document is a description of the features, installation, operation, and maintenance
of the PAGASYS GEN II Public Address and General Alarm System. The PAGASYS
GEN II system provides robust public address and general alarm services for use in a
variety of environments, including, but not limited to, offshore petrochemical facilities,
onshore petrochemical facilities, and onshore industrial facilities.
2.2 Overview
The public-address functions include the broadcasting of live-voice announcements from
one or more microphones across all or selected areas of the facility. The general alarm
functions include the broadcasting of pre-recorded alarm tones or voice messages across
all or selected areas of the facility. These general alarm functions are in response to
alarm conditions initiated manually, or by third party automatic equipment (such as re
and gas detection, process monitoring or other safety monitoring systems). The system
also supports non-emergency, pre-recorded messages for routine operational events. The
above functions are supplemented by visual indication through beacons, status lamps and
so forth, as required.
System robustness is maintained though redundant system architectures, comprehensive
fault monitoring functions, and automatic re-routing of audio signals and control signals
to bypass failed components.
PAGASYS GEN II is a rack-mounted, software-controlled system that can incorporate
duplicate control systems and redundant/protected audio signaling.
2.3 System Architecture
PAGASYS GEN II consists of one or more central equipment cabinets.
These cabinets contain:
• Control Subsystem: Manages and monitors the components of the system.
• Power Ampliers: Generate amplied electrical audio signals to speaker line level
(typically 100 V or 70 V) and have a typical continuous power output of several
hundred watts.
• Audio Subsystem: Contains audio routing and mixing, alarm tone generation, audio
message stores and other related audio processing.
• I/O Subsystem: Interfaces to eld and third-party equipment.
A standard PC is often installed in the central equipment cabinet for conguration, test
and fault reporting. It is not required for the normal operation of the system.

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The system has eld equipment, including:
• Loudspeakers: Convert the electrical audio signal from the ampliers into a
corresponding sound.
• Beacons and Status Lamps: Supplement audio broadcasts in areas of high ambient
noise with visual signaling.
• Access Panels and Microphone Stations: Include microphones and push-button
controls.
Redundancy is one of the techniques employed to ensure the robustness of a system,
allowing it to perform its functions in the event of component or subsystem failure.
Redundancy relies on three features:
• The provision of duplicated subsystems, components, and interconnections
• The ability to detect the failure of the above
• The ability to re-route control and audio signals in response to such a failure
Figure 1 System Architecture

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2.4 Features
The PAGASYS GEN II system has the following features:
• System Manager application provides real-time system status, including event logs,
system activity, broadcast status, impedance speaker monitoring, fan ow, and
amplier temperature status
• A single Controller can support up to thirty-two 1200 W Amplier Chassis
• Supports multi-voice audio, driving up to 6 voices concurrently up to 128 zones
• DSP-based Audio
• Up to 32 access panels per system
• Supports Intelligent Speaker Monitoring and Tapping (ISMT)
• Non ISMT speaker number is limited only by the total power of the amplier
• Up to 32 speakers per loop (with ISMT)
• Audio “ducking” for clear voice communication over a sounding alarm
• Up to 128 zones
• Up to 32 external audio inputs
• Up to 128 recorded messages
• Seven broadcast categories with unlimited priority levels
• Front cabinet access for ease of maintenance
• Web-based GUI interface for ease in conguration and monitoring
• Programmable logging of calls and fault events, for example:
• Access Panels
• Amplier standby routing
• PABX interface
• DNV Type Approved and CE Certied as a Public Address and General Alarm
System, using the standards DNVGL-CG-0339, the relevant parts of IEC60945
Ed. 4 for protected equipment, and EN 61000-3-2:2006, EN 61000-3-3:1995, EN
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2.5 Components
2.5.1 Cabinet
The PAGASYS GEN II Cabinet is available in 120 Vac or 240 Vac versions. The cabinet
models include the following:
• Controller Chassis (except for the P-SYS-G-AMPS-5KW-x cabinets)
• Standard I/O cards (See Table 23.)
• Congured and wired to enable support of the respective number of ampliers.
(Amplier Chassis are ordered separately from the cabinet.)
Models P-SYS-G-CNTL-2KW-120 and P-SYS-G-CNTL-2KW-240
Models P-SYS-G-CTNL-2KW-120/P-SYS-G-CTNL-2KW-240 are congured to support
a control chassis and two Amplier Chassis, and include the control chassis and standard
I/O cards in the standard conguration.
Models P-SYS-G-CNTL-4KW-120 and P-SYS-G-CNTL-4KW-240
Models P-SYS-G-CTNL-4KW-120/P-SYS-G-CTNL-4KW-240 are congured to support
a control chassis and four Amplier Chassis, and include the control chassis and standard
I/O cards in the standard conguration.
Models P-SYS-G-AMPS-5KW-120 and P-SYS-G-AMPS-5KW-240
Models P-SYS-G-CTNL-5KW-120/P-SYS-G-CTNL-5KW-240 are congured to support
ve Amplier Chassis, do not include a control chassis, and include only the standard I/O
cards needed for audio distribution. This model of cabinet requires an external connection
to a control chassis in a control cabinet for command and control.
Figure 2 PAGASYS GEN II Cabinet
2.5.2 Controller Chassis
The Controller Chassis includes the Controller Backplane and the Controller daughter
cards. (See Figure 3) The Controller Backplane provides the electrical power and signal
interconnections between the various controller daughter cards or modules to form a
complete Controller. Table 1 lists the Controller Chassis and Backplane models.

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Figure 3 Controller Chassis (P-NET-G)
Amp
Audio
Mux
Access
Panel
Mux 1
Access
Panel
Mux 2
Processor
Card
Miscellaneous
Card
I/O
Interface
Card
Power
Supply
Card
Table 1 Controller Models
Model Description
P-NET-G Controller Chassis
K20000170 Controller Backplane Service Model
Table 2 Environmental and Physical for the Controller Chassis (P-NET-G)
Operating Temperature -10 to +55°C
Humidity 0-98% non-condensing
Controller Chassis Dimensions (H x W x L) 197 mm x 356 mm x 375 mm
Weight 10.6 kg/23.44 lb