PROEL AE300 Specification sheet

AE300
INTEGRATED VOICE ALARM SYSTEM • EN54-16 EN54-4
OPERATING AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
AE300R1
VOICE ALARM
FAULT WARNING
DISABLEMENTS
SYSTEM FAULT
POWER
SYSTEM STATUS
EVACUATE
ALARM
ACTIVATION
BACKSILENCE
OK

AE300
INTEGRATED VOICE ALARM SYSTEM • EN54-16 EN54-4

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1. INTRODUCTION
The AE300 voice alarm system is a device for signalling in case of fire, designed according to EN Standards 54-16 and
54-4 It is an integrated, monolithic system with a single casing containing the voice alarm system blocks and the
power supply unit with backup batteries The system can play back recorded alarm messages through the monitored
contact inputs, or an operator can speak directly through a microphone integrated in the front panel, or from a
remote emergency microphone workstation
The system also has inputs for a service microphone workstation, background music diffusion, contacts for playing
back generic messages, as well as an Ethernet port
Depending on the model, the system has (or does not have) a backup amplifier
2. SAFETY NOTES AND ARNINGS
This manual must be viewed before the equipment is put into service.
•This device must be installed in accordance with UNI Standard EN54-32:2015 and serviced only by qualified
personnel.
•This manual must be read and understood before commissioning the device.
•This device is set-up for operation using mains voltage within the 230 V +10% -15% range and 48Vdc backup
batteries with 7.2A/h capacity.
•It is necessary to strictly follow the instructions in Par. 4.p “Connection to the mains power supply and
earthing”
•The device is protected by fuses on the main power supply (230V) and on the backup power supply (48Vdc
batteries). The fuses, respectively indicated as F1 and F2, are present on the power supply board.
F1=T3.15AH, F2=T8AH
•All connections must be made with device off.
•The end of a stranded conductor must not be terminated with a soft solder in the points in which the
conductor is subjected to a contact pressure (e.g. the header of the wirings which goes to the cable seal
terminals must not be tin-plated but terminated with a crimping ferrule.)
•It is the installer's obligation to prepare a 2 poles thermal-magnetic circuit breaker 6A-C6 (in appropriate
electrical panel) dedicated to this device. The circuit breaker must be placed in an easily accessible position.
The circuit breaker must bear the words “VOICE ALARM SYSTEM – DO NOT S ITCH-OFF”
•In order to avoid the risk of electric shocks, when accessing the inside of the device you must disconnect
the power supply network (230V). It is also necessary to disconnect the battery as there is a DANGEROUS
ENERGY LEVEL inside the machine (In reference to fastons J7 and J8).
•Do not expose the device to humidity or rain or any other liquid. Keep the device away from objects or
containers with liquid that could be accidentally poured inside, through the ventilation slots.
•Install the device in a cool, ventilated properly place and away from heat sources.
•Install the device so as not to obstruct the ventilation slots.
•Connect only batteries with the rated voltage and capacity described in this manual.
•Do not reverse the polarity of the batteries. + Positive / - Negative
•The batteries must have a casing with safety class. RIF. UL94:HB / UL94:V0.
•hen installing the device, be very careful not to damage the electronic card with tools (pliers,
screwdrivers, etc...).

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3. MAIN FEATURES, FUNCTIONS ITH REQUIREMENT AND ACCESSORY FUNCTIONS.
•Integrated, single-zone (1 zone max) voice alarm system, with class D power amplifiers and power supply unit with primary source
(230Vac network) and backup source (48Vdc batteries)
•ARM Cortex M3 processor, DSP 16bit 48Khz
•Controlled dynamic microphone on front panel; microphone capsule continuity monitoring, cable cut and short-circuit
•Key or password to access the machine functional levels
•Alarm and generic messages, recorded on uSD card Contents monitored by system processor
•Class D power amplifiers, power 300W
•2 Speaker lines (line A and line B) with 100V constant voltage with transformer coupling
•Independent monitoring of the speaker lines (A+B) with direct measurement of AC voltage and current at 18Khz and FFT analysis
•2 Contact inputs with line monitored for alarm message activation (interruption and cable cut)
•8 contact inputs (not monitored) to activate generic and service messages
•3 Normally Open output contacts “Relay” for reporting the machine status: VOICE ALARM / FAULT WARNING / SYSTEM DISABLEMENT
•Input for remote emergency microphone workstation with monitored connection
•Input for generic microphone workstation for service messages
•RS485 port (reserved for future use)
•Ethernet port for remote communication (reporting of status, configuration, audio streams)
•Power supply unit according to Standard EN54-4 with main source (230Vac); backup source (48Vdc battery); temperature, battery
impedance and battery charger status monitoring
•Comprehensive user interface for a straightforward configuration
The following figure schematically shows the connections outside the system
VA 301
Postazione
di chiamata
Postazione
di Emergenza
Sorgente Sonora
LINEA A
Contatto Allarme
Contatto Evacuazione
LINEA B
CENTRALE
ANTI INCENDIO
SUBWOOFER
Attivo
Contatti Fault/Alarm/Disablement
RS 485
Ethernet
8x Contatti per messaggi generici
Call
workstation
Emergency
workstation
FIRE
-
FIGHTING
STATION
Alarm Contact
Evacuation Contact
Fault/Alarm/Disablement Contacts
8 Contacts for generic messages
Sound Source
LINE A
LINE B
External
Amplifier
AE300

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Front panel
The front panel of the machine has the user interface through which you can manage the system and view its status
At the top, the LEDs synthetically report the machine statuses:
•Green LED | PO ER: indicates that the machine is on and operating
•Red LED | VOICE ALARM: indicates that a voice alarm is being played back, the system is in VOICE ALARM status
•Yellow LED | FAULT ARNING: indicates the presence of one or more faults, the system is in FAULT ARNING status
•Yellow LED | DISABLEMENTS: indicates that one or more system sections has been deactivated, the system is in
DISABLEMENTS status
•Yellow LED | SYSTEM FAULT: indicates the program execution has been interrupted.
To restore the normal operation, unpower then repower the system:
Disconnect both mains and batteries, then repower by connecting back the mains and the
batteries
In the central part, the display shows the details on the machine status and, through the keyboard, you can access the internal menus
Bottom-right of the user panel, the ALARM and WARNING buttons manually activate alarm or evacuation messages To activate these alarm
messages, or access the machine functions in the menus, you must login at access level 2 with the key (bottom-left) or by entering a password in
the appropriate menu OK -> UP -> ACCESS LEVEL LOGIN -> OK -> Insert Password to access level 2 -> OK
Finally, there is a PTT microphone on the machine front panel for issuing speakerphone alarm and evacuation messages To activate the
microphone, you must login at access level 2 (with key or password), then press the key on the side of the microphone to speak

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4. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
The system must be installed by qualified personnel and in accordance with UNI Standard EN54-30
Unpack the device, loosen the two screws on the right of the front panel and rotate the door on the pins on the left side
Inside are the machine electronics composed of three or four cards, depending on the model (with or without backup amplifier)
4.a all mounting
Install the wall-mounting brackets according to the template enclosed in the package Make sure they are firmly installed Make sure that the
screws and plugs can handle the weight of the whole system and batteries
Finally, hang the unit on the mounting brackets Reference to pag 45, intructions for correct mounting
Use suitable type wall plugs according to the characteristics of the wall and with load from 0 30 to 0 65kN
The device must be fixed to the wall by qualified personnel
4.b Connection of the speaker lines
The terminals for connection to the speaker lines are located top-right on the main board, just below the fairlead window Connect the
loudspeaker lines to 100V as shown in the figure The overall load applied to the two lines must not exceed 300W
When wiring the loudspeaker lines, be very careful not to short-circuit the two poles between them. If the loudspeaker lines are in short-
circuit, the system is not able to play back any alarm message, even if the fault is reported on the user interface.
J10 – Line A output 1 – 100V +
2 – 100V -
Output at 100V constant voltage for loudspeaker line A
Power levels: 100Vac nom, 300Wrms nom, Rmin=33,3Ohm
Use twisted cable with min section 2 5mm / max 4mm
J11 – Line B output 1 – 100V +
2 – 100V -
Output at 100V constant voltage for loudspeaker line B
Power levels: 100Vac nom, 300Wrms nom, Rmin=33,3Ohm
Use twisted cable with min section 2 5mm / max 4mm
Note: in A+B configuration the sum of the powers applied to the 2 lines cannot exceed 300
4.c Audio output 0 dB
The system has a line level unbalanced line output for an active speaker or external amplifier
Connect the active speaker or external amplifier input to the mainboard terminal shown in the figure

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J9 – Audio output 0 dB 1 – Line Out
2 - GND
0 db Line Output to External Amplifier
Power levels: 1 0Vrms, Ro=100ohm
Use shielded cable with min section 0 5 mm
4.d Status outputs
The unit has three relay outputs to report the state of the system
J8 – Relay outputs 1-2 – ALARM
3-4 – FAULT
5-6 – DISABLEMENT
Each relay can handle up to 500mA
ALARM e DISABLEMENT: N.O. Contact
FAULT: N.O. Contact. Please note that in the absence of power the
contact of FAULT switches to the closed position
4.e Generic messages activation contacts
The system has 8 unsupervised inputs for activating the generic and service messages recorded on uSD memory card Each message is activated
by closing its ground input, as shown in the figure below
The playback of the message is activated by a pulse Releasing the contact after shorting it to ground has no effect, but the message will be
played till its end When a message is being played, a second pulse will stop the player
Generic messages have predefined priorities: message n has a priority over message n+1.
Example:
•When message 2 is played, the closing of contact 1 will stop message 2 and start message 1
•When message 2 is played, the closing of contact 2 will stop message 2
•When message 2 is played, the closing of contact 3 is ignored
This said, message 8 will has the lowest priority, but message 1 has the highest
Each contact is active only if an associated audio file is stored in the uSD card, refer to relative menù section OK -> 3 x DOWN -> RECORDED
MESSAGES & SD

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J7 – Unmonitored
contact inputs terminal
from 1 to 8 for service
messages activation
(not alarm messages)
1 – Message 8
2 – Message 7
3 – Message 6
4 – Message 5
5 – Message 4
6 – Message 3
7 – Message 2
8 – Message 2
9 – GND
Each input is active for closure to ground (Common GND)
Input Contacts are Normally Open (NO)
Input contacts are protected up to +42V compared to GND, an higher voltage can
seriously damage the relative electronic board
Use cable with min section 0 5 mm, max 2 5 mm
4.f Alarm messages activation monitored contacts
The system has two monitored dry contact inputs to trigger the EVACUATE and ALARM (alert) messages that are stored in the uSD
card The connection foresees two 2 2KOhm resistors, connection example described in the figure below (Alarm Input // Evacuate
Input)
As a factory default, both inputs will trigger their respective message at the opening of the contact (NC) and the playback will
continue cyclically as long as the input is open Playback will stop at the closing of the contact
These inputs, that are typically activated by the fire alarm control panel are monitored against short circuit and cable cut: in this
case, the system will trigger a fault warning
J6 – Alarm messages
activation monitored
contact inputs
Balance the lines with
2 2KOhm resistors
EVACUATION
1 – CONT 1 P
2 – CONT1 N
ALARM
3 – CONT 2 P
4 – CONT2 N
Connect the resistors (supplied in the accessory bag) on each pair of contacts as shown in
the figure The resistors must be placed at the end of the cable, from the smoke and fire
signalling station side
Refer to the CONF ALARM INPUT MODE menu for the properties and configuration of the
input contacts
The inputs of the alarm messages are, by default, configured for normally closed contacts
Use cable with min section 0 5 mm, max 2 5 mm

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If you do not intend to use the remote activation of messages, you cannot leave these terminals open without the device reporting a fault
Therefore, connect two resistors 2 2Kohm directly on the mainboard terminal J6 (1-2 and 3-4) so that the device does not signal a connection
fault or a Voice Alarm
4.g Generic announcement microphone workstation
The system has an input for a microphone workstation for generic announcements, that is not evacuation and voice alarm announcements The
terminal shown in the figure has a balanced microphone input and a priority contact input
The microphone input for generic announcements also has +48V phantom power supply that can be activated from the menu ACCESS AT LEVEL
3 -> OK -> 7 x DOWN -> OK -> 6 x DOWN -> OK -> OK -> LEFT -> DOWN -> OK
J5 – Mic paging input 1 – MIC +
2 – MIC GND
3 – MIC -
4 – Priority
5 – GND Priority
Input for microphone paging workstation for generic announcements 48V Phantom
power supply that can be activated from menu: common mode on pin 1 and 3 compared
to pin 2
Power levels: 1 0Vrms max, Ri=600Ohm
Active contact for closure to ground, protected up to +42V compared to GND
Use cable with 0 5 mm min and 2 5 mm max section on priority contact
Use shielded cable with 0 5 mm min section on audio input
Note: For this application You can use the following microphone workstations: Code PA BM101 // PA BM102

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4.h Music/line input
The system has a line input for connection to an audio source for background music diffusion
You can connect both sources with balanced output and sources with unbalanced output The following figures describe the connections
For the connection of audio sources with unbalanced output, connect the positive to terminal 1, the source ground to terminal three and leave
the central terminal free
J4 – Line input for audio
sources
1 – Audio P
2 – Common/Ground
3 – Audio N
Balanced line input, transformer insulated Used for background music diffusion
Power levels: 0 8Vrms @ 0dB, Ri=100Kohm
Use shielded cable for audio signal with min section 0 5mm