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1. d status Normal 09 27 42 e gt 52 InputP ort1 Warning 09 27 42 4 f Q status Warning 09 27 42 a 9 alerts G SurveillanceToneError Warning 09 27 42 4 h H 29 InputP ort2 Warning 09 27 42 H InputP ort3 Warning 09 27 42 4 InputPort4 Warning 09 27 42 9 InputP ort1 Warning 09 27 42 Ij alerts UnexpectedReset Alert 09 27 42 i Issue 1 Page 113 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 6 4 2 Locating Equipment in the System Model from the Status Tree The Status Tree provides a facility to zoom the view in the System Model to the location of the Icon representing an item in the Status Tree To Locate an Equipment Icon in the System Model from the same Item in the Status Tree i Right click one node in the Status Tree 2 Select the Show in 3D option from the Pop Up menu or press the shortcut keys ALT S The System Model will zoom to the location of the selected node Figure 114 Zoom to Equipment Location from the Status Tree StPancras Ode ASLPAVA Jb status Alarm 12 22 0 5 oe Vipet CER 2 1 3 Reduced Service 12 220 e 92 Vipet CER 2 1 4 Reduced Service 12 22 0 t Woe Vipet CER 2 1 58 Alarm 12 22 D CH 9 Vipet CER Z 1 5 SAC Alarm 12 22 0 A status Alarm 12 22 0 TX AudioRoutert Status Browser du 0 status Enable T e elntellevachlave Disable du Di e intellevacSlave2 Acknowledge Al
2. ege re ET ETSUE bw Eent dnm faama orent Loggezonas AUNT Art C qxwcR E de ni12 023 ER S200 11 13 Issue 1 Page 40 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 34 Equipment Status Flags in a 2D System Model Fe ye Seach Q Pet TT MEM uL um RW Sir RI Glasgow South LLPA a QUEEN S PARK OUTER CIRCLE VIE MAXWELL PARK 2 E CROSSHILL x SHAWLANDS POLLOKSHAWS EAST A E MOUNT FLORIDA P LANGSIDE E CATHCART a D THORNLIEBANK MENS ASL PAVE p HAMPDEN PARK VENCS ASLPAVA carm ET Surrbreck tute Mem Trcapadetvg 2 tessdui 1 341909 Cri EO 15 37 In the above examples Priority Alarm 9 and Alarm Tay Flag types are shown 4 2 4 1 Zoom to Status Flag If a Status Flag is clicked in any of the System Model views then the System Model GUI will zoom in to the location of that status Flag If the System Model GUI is a 3D GUI and is originally showing the whole System Model then the GUI will also switch to the view of the Level on which the Flag resides This provides a quick method of viewing the item related to the status Flag and its location in the System Model With 2D System Models this function can be disabled so that clicking on an alarm flag does not change the display view This can be beneficial for System Models such as railway line maps 4 2 5 Equipment Information Box At the bottom left of the System Model GUI there is a light grey Equipment
3. Default setting gt Use this combo box to set the status value to be displayed All All except Unknown Unknown Alarm Warning Reduced All Putt Service Alarm or Priority Alarm Default setting AU Use this combo box to select Sub system filter None Default setting None no filtered view selected i e all items shown The MCS control only has a single Sub system PA 4 4 3 1 To Show or Hide the Picture in Picture Image To show or hide the PIP image select the Show Hide Objects Control Bar then click on the Picture in Picture button to show or hide the PIP toggle function 1 With the Show Hide Objects Control Bar active click on the show Hide Objects Picture in Picture button to toggle the PIP on or off Picture in Picture Flags Picture in Picture and Flags buttons shown selected here Issue 1 Page 77 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 4 3 2 To Show or Hide all Status Flags To hide all of the Status Flags or to allow them to be shown in the case of an Alarm select the Show Hide Objects Control Bar then click on the Flags button to show or hide the Flags toggle function 1 With the Show Hide Objects Control Bar active click on the Show Hide Objects Flags button to toggle the Flags on or off Picture in Picture Picture in Picture j Flags and Flags buttons shown selected here 4 4 3 3
4. If it is desired to zoom into a 2D System Model in order to gain a closer view of an item then this may also be done as in the example below Issue 1 Page 34 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 28 Example 2D System Model Zoomed In View le Yow Sech Opie Hab TORRE Ahn Tag 5 Sen Genau GN o of i i jojo Bo DH Glasgow South LLPA Outer Circle via Maxwell Park a Crosshill Hampden Park rz papkoanequacquwewidida 9 paphiparirqusge w ibwidilkas Werg ced equipment eps pum Muirend 4 2 Items Shown in the System Model The System Model shows all monitored equipment as Icons For instance a loudspeaker Icon may be used to represent each PA zones amplifier and loudspeaker circuits and be positioned in the centre of the PA zone on the model alternatively a fire panel may actually be shown as a fire panel mounted in the appropriate position Alarm indications warnings or selected status reports on each of these items can then be displayed in this view An alarm or other warning for an item is displayed by the appropriate alarm Flag being shown above the Icon in the model All the Icons and any associated Flags and all zone overlays are shown on the entire System Model as well as in the individual Level Views However the PA Control functions operate only in the individual Level Views Icons representing the MCS workstations and any server connected to the system will norm
5. To create a new schedule 1 2 Select the Scheduler page if not already selected Click on the New Schedule button The new schedule is created with a default name and is shown in the Current Schedules list at the top part of the page e The Default name is New Schedule nnn where nnn is a sequential number automatically generated by the system e The Default status of the new schedule is disabled Issue 1 Page 89 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 3 Change the new schedule configuration as described in the following steps All changes are automatically shown in the Current Schedules list at the top part of the page The background colour of the Current Schedules field changes from grey to pink to indicate that the current schedule list has been modified but Current Schedules Modified not yet committed not yet committed amp saved p gt The title line also indicates the status B of any modifications performed in the schedules 4 Define the new schedule details as required a Name Enter the new schedule s name by selecting and editing the name text Message Select a DVA message from the available message list The user has the option to check the selected message by playing it to the local loudspeaker by clicking on the Preview button Click on the Stop Preview button to stop previewing the message C Start Time Set the time of day when the messag
6. Node overall status indicates that at least one node below it Vipet and Vipet1 in the example has a status value other than Normal The textual representation indicates the highest priority status value In this example Warning Node status indicates that the node itself Vipet in the example has at least one Alarm as shown in Alarms gt UnexpectedReset i lt Node overall status indicates that at least one item below this node AudioRouter1 in the example has a status value other than Normal The textual representation indicates the highest priority status value In this example Warning Node status indicates that the node itself AudioRouterlin the example does not have an alarm There is no Alarms node for the AudioRouter1 lt Node overall status indicates that at least one item below this node InputPort1 in the example has a status value other than Normal The textual representation indicates the highest priority status value In this example Warning l 3 e Node status this example indicates the highest priority status value present in the Alarms node as there are no further nodes below In this example Warning as shown in Alarms SurveillanceToneError Status Tree Details Example 2 4 StPancras 4 ASLPAVA Q status Warning 09 27 42 4 a Vipetl Warning 0927 42 A status Alert 09 27 42 X C C e AudioRouter1 Warning 09 27 42 4
7. or right click the selected alarm s and then select the Acknowledge from the Pop Up menu 6 Optionally alarms may be acknowledged from the System Model if the equipment containing the alarm has a representative Icon a Select the corresponding equipment Icon on the System Model b Right click the selected Icon C Select the Acknowledge option from the Pop Up menu Figure 105 Alarm Acknowledgement from a System Model Pop Up Menu BDeselectems Clear Alerts Enable Alerts Disable Alerts Acknowledging alarms from the System Model GUI will acknowledge all the alarms contained by the equipment represented by the Icon 7 The Ack Time and Ack d By fields will now identify the date and time of the Acknowledgement and the Username of the user who performed the acknowledgement The alarm Icon will also change to wf in the Alarm List pages 8 Anentry for each alarm that has been acknowledged will be stored in the alarm event log to identify the alarm acknowledgement 5 6 2 2 Unacknowledging Alarms Alarms that have been acknowledged may be set back to the unacknowledged state if required Although users do not normally need to unacknowledge alarms This function is provided for any situation where the alarm is acknowledged by mistake and this needs to be corrected The Unacknowledge button and Pop Up menu option will be enabled if at least one acknowledged alarm has been selected To Unack
8. 2 ersmyt Standard Night Volume Control S pkswe Standard Night Volume Control Ame High Value init Eiter Standard Night Volume Control Soen Standard Night Volume Control T bushy Standard Night Volume Control B thal Standard Night Volume Control Sam Sdt Night Volume Control WD un Standard Night Volume Control Th ege Standard Night Volume Control d2 phd Standard Night Volume Control T3 rish Standard Night Volume Control MA fema Standard Night Volume Control JB ube Standard Night Volume Control WB ck Standard Night Volume Control A7 msspark Standard Night Volume Control If required undo the changes and restore the previously saved configuration by clicking on the Get Current Settings button All uncommitted changes will be lost and the background colour will return to grey Click on the Commit Changes button to commit and save the new configuration to all the remote VIPA PA units so that any changes will start running The background colour returns to grey This function will not affect any zones which do not have Night Volume Reduction enabled in the system configuration The override volume limit for any zone is implemented immediately irrespective of the time of day i e the volume limit is applied even if it is not during the Night Time Volume Control period The override volume limit will be applied up until the next start or end of the local zone s Night Volume Control function after which the systems r
9. Clear Alerts Enable Alerts Disable Alerts show in Asset Database jj Show In Status Viewer Ei View on Local Monitor Not all equipment has an Icon on the System Model as each of these Icons may represent more than one piece of equipment For instance there may be an equipment rack Icon in the System Model which represents all of the items within that equipment rack in the Status Tree Disabling alarm monitoring from the System Model GUI will disable the alarm reporting from the equipment being represented by the Icon and from all the items within it e g all items in an equipment rack Figure 118 Entering a Reason for Disabling Alarms from an ltem ow Disable fault reporting E select or enter a reason for disabling fault reporting Intermittent Fault RH LOK JI are 3 The user is required to select or enter a reason for disabling the alarm reporting 4 The Status Tree will then indicate that alarm reporting has been disabled for this item 5 A Fault reporting disabled alarm will be generated in the alarm list to warn users that alarm reporting is disabled for the item The disabled alarms for the item are all set to the masked value on the Status Tree The overall status of the item remains set as it was previously 6 Follow the same procedure to enable alarm reporting but selecting the Alarm Reporting Enable Pop Up menu option or the shortcut ALT E 6 2 Routine Maintenance Test the MCS Mini
10. The deleted message will be removed from the MCS workstation and server and will be removed from the Manage DVAs list Alternatively to close the dialog without deleting the message click on the No button The deleted DVA message still needs to be removed from all VIPA units See section 5 5 3 9 Updating DVA Messages across the PA Network on page 101 Issue 1 Page 100 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 5 3 9 Updating DVA Messages across the PA Network 1 A background DVA update routine copies all new DVAs across all units in the VIPA PA network or deletes or renames messages as required However the process can be forced manually Update All Units 2 Click on the Update ALL Units button to perform this forced update of all the DVA messages on all active VIPA units in the network 3 You can also use this function after an inactive unit goes back to operation again or a faulty unit is replaced This will ensure that the unit will be updated with the latest DVA message list 5 6 Alarm Reporting and the Right Side Pane 5 6 1 System Alarm Status GUIs The MCS system and its monitored PAVA Sub systems have many different status values and fault conditions that can be detected and reported The System Status displays on the right hand side of the Split Screen display include the Alarm List Alarm Event History and Status Tree tabs each of which shows information on th
11. configured with set Zone Groupings are instead user definable Custom Zone Check In Group buttons The user s permanently defined buttons are positioned above any Custom Zone Group buttons Village Continental Check In e Clicking on a zone group select button selects all of the zones in that EE group even if some of them are already selected Flight Connections e If all of the zones in a group are already selected and the zone group select button is clicked then the zones will all be de selected Each user definable Custom Zone Group Select button is associated with an edit button to its left L When this is clicked it will ask the user if they p wish to map the current set of selected zones to that custom zone group e select button Custom Zone Group Select buttons are configured by each user for Restore themselves only Clear There is normally a specialised All Call zone select button which selects every PA zone in the system when it is clicked 3 3 5 3 Custom Zone Group Select Buttons As described above and in addition to the pre defined Zone Group Select buttons the MCS provides Custom Zone Selection buttons which can be configured by each user as required for their personal use To configure an Unused Custom Zone Group Select Button 1 Select PA Mode if not already selected Select the required broadcast zone s by clicking on the PA zone layout and or the zone select buttons Re clicking on a
12. function of the full iVENCS Control System and is not available in the MCS system Therefore this will always read as Online Issue 1 Page 29 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 22 System Model Split Screen v oH S oR EG Iso NS o mE 3D Map Gabeick PAVA System Simt A Ti Sait J Nau degeag Eg CIT Sai r Lr Alarm Een abay Mm Lucr Spina To Toggle between displaying the System Model Fullscreen or Split Screen Either 1 Select View Fullscreen from the Menu bar of the MCS Main GUI to make the MCS Main GUI change between Fullscreen and Split Screen format Or rr 2 Click the 2 Fullscreen Icon on the Toolbar of the MCS Main GUI to make the MCS Main GUI change between Fullscreen and Split Screen format Issue 1 Page 30 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 3 2 Built in Help Functions The MCS GUI provides a number of help functions including access to this User Manual and to a Quick Guide To Open the MCS User Manual or Quick Guide from the Help Menu 1 Click on the Help button in the MCS Main GUI Menu bar 2 Adrop down list is displayed see typical example below Figure 23 Help Menu Help User Manual amp Quick Guide Jr Colour Key About 3 Click on the reference document that you wish to view either the User Manual this document or the Quick Guide 4 The PDF document reader application will then start and
13. 4 2 4 Equipment Status Flags Flags are shown above the various equipment Icons in the System Model in order to indicate the overall status of the equipment represented by those Icons See Section 5 6 1 2 System Alarm Status on Page 102 for details of the various System Status Priorities and see the following table for the various possible equipment status Flag types Table 3 Equipment Status Flags System Alarm Warnin J Dette Reduced Service Service Reduced Service Service Aerm Service Affecting Fault Priority Alarm EIE SIC Highest Emergency Issue 1 Page 39 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 32 Equipment Status Flags in a 3D System Model 1 Els Ven Desch pcfoms Het Bi oi Mors Tata 27 arm Gma Fe H AIS n D faa a B EN Hu ER 3D Map diiva A hidga A oti kon Conia Mose Beet Pe Lnienm 4 Wie D wx PACwE Kl Se E AL Cat Akti Ze a i ii ii F t a BLEA BEAL Tii 1 ii et A n PU siad GE E T2 T I SCH alm T 1 4 1 i 7 V t Loggezanas AUNT ASTOR C gaeck nx en 7 023 BE oc nin 1i e Figure 33 Equipment Status Flags in a 3D System Model 2 Els es Beach Defias Get sexe Aum Ta 127 Mamtumwy of o0 OR RW ois sz os Gatwick South Terminal Level 0D a Deg A higaan A Poti ko amp Canina ae A5 See 4 P Se Listenin de d xu a PALME enner ae JO ALT job GAS EAR EELA Wier geet cent j L EA
14. 94 Or 247v b Corm Vater Moty Mir BLU Issue 1 Page 57 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual The next figure again shows part of a System Model with a set of automated evacuation broadcasts being made to an area which has an emergency as shown by the orange coloured areas In this case the centre corridor and one other area are however receiving a Fire microphone announcement shown by the red colouring of these areas Figure 54 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication Fire Microphone broadcast and Automated Evacuation E ves Deech Cotas bep TIMER UDUEM oe RR Gatwick South Terminal Love 10 2 wes t es Goen bin COEM Cy n Departs 3 t 2I Lu Ill WINCL AS SAVE pe gideni corte Comte ACU oot Server Bech Mer Zeta IL TM NM Mir EN i Issue 1 Page 58 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 3 3 4 Chimes used for PA Broadcasts The PA system can provide pre announcement chimes or not as required These chimes can be different for each type of input source if required Implementation of chime functions in the system is set in the overall system configuration or by the user but is typically as follows Table 5 Typical Chimes Functionality Function Chieti LocalFire Microphones Lens Emergency DVA message IUE by a Fire Panel No chime Ls emergency OVA mssssesTrgeredbyehecs poe ee ee Le Rewtne VA messages Trapeed O Douesate
15. Control System User Manual Figure 6 Example 3D System Model View 5 Zoomed in view on a 3D Level re 8 ia pend s Moncey of C OR NM vo NS o ES Gatwick South Torminal Laval 10 Ce E TEE ri 1 2 2 Example 2D System Model Views Some examples of various different views of different types of 2D System Model are as below Figure 7 Example 2D System Model View 1 A Railway Line gp esch bf esa Ames Amon oC off NN ix RX ES Glasgow South LLPA riM a mline Cast P Doser Part gt iue der E EXE Ferca p rrrirer cA M I v kopto E A kep Ar peed cupmert iaaa Zell Issue 1 Page 16 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 8 Example 2D System Model View 2 A Railway Line Ee Wen Seach Quom Hep n mine GL Uu ART LS E RE Lotte on it aine Wodna D ke gargreCitoxa MN BCID 146 l Figure 9 Example 2D System Model View 3 A Stadium Pis view Seach Grima Hep Tun ur um BC e RE o GRACE OUTER nem 77 L Sir Lutter on a weu Wl tg EF ture ican BR RICE OS Issue 1 Page 17 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 1 3 System Model Modes The System Model GUI has a number of distinct and mutually exclusive control modes with button selection between them made using a line of radio button toggle action buttons which are located above the Sys
16. Control System with the PA VA system for correct operation at maximum intervals of three months and as part of the system maintenance schedule Except for this operational testing there are no routine maintenance tasks for the MCS Mini Control System Issue 1 Page 116 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 7 Print Screen Functionality The MCS can be configured to include a print screen facility If so configured and a system printer is installed then authorised users can capture and print screen images which can be e Full screen captures e Active Window captures e Captures of a specific area of the screen defined by the user at the point of capture This print feature can be useful to the user and maintainer to e g e Print the zoomed in view in the System Model of the location of a faulty piece of equipment e Print the details of an alarm or list of alarms from the right hand GUI pane e Produce custom user instructions with screenshots To capture an image press the Print Scrn button on the keyboard to display the KSnapshot dialog Figure 119 Ksnapshot Dialog snapshot2 png KSnapshot Save As Copy to Clipboard Print Capture mode Full Screen Snapshot delay 4 sec Helpy Press the New Snapshot button to take the snapshot of the screen Select the Capture mode from the drop down list The options available are e Full Screen e Window Unde
17. ELE Li The next figure shows part of a System Model with a broadcast being made to some zones from another source In this case this broadcast can be overridden by the local MCS Workstation Microphone as it is shown in blue Figure 49 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication General Overridable Broadcast FI es Ch Leon Fer Tum OC UB w o Gatwick South Terminal Love 10 i V o0 ed A P8 ix AS P AWA ipe giat ode Sa Aoda3o wd Ang aur evel Anzia Ius s fer Detezapn Per 2 seg FA bets 5 Lute Lj Issue 1 Page 55 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual The next figure shows part of a System Model with a broadcast being made to some zones from another source This broadcast cannot be overridden by the local MCS Workstation Microphone as it is shown in violet Figure 50 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication General Non Overridable Broadcast ieoch Opto a e Tots Mor oem A om a fag Gatwick South Terminal Love 10 E S 3 3 ki e NUNC AGS KTA va QaCafcuw dta Pg tw V NWINCT AZ P AWA vpet qatwct ocdeda hp Pett GPO OWES Gots P Pe 2 Liai O PA ft i A CO Tautr Ll nsa O giwo rc a2e0 002 BENE The next figure shows part of a System Model with a set of automated evacuation broadcasts being made The centre corridor shown here is being broadcast to with an Evacuation announcement as shown by the orange coloured areas while the areas either side are receiving Ala
18. Ed EE m E Suter s Port td E ure Gr Ki Sound Pasien asi E E rd 5 Verwtants K aat Dc ii Tobis n ro Et Vut Fores Cotcert L Langite n amp Derie B Due now T LS W Busty Tree spege ES LL Coat Lige EI bl E LAS o rrrioer gun 2v hw eng DS LE Solos ESL kep et equerer E Waist LS a E LI Ki Les RES Ai Issue 1 Page 50 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 3 3 2 Priority Scheme and DVA Message Queue Separate audio routing priorities are configured in the MCS for different broadcast types These are set to the individual system requirements in the overall system configuration but are typically as follows 1 Live microphone announcements highest priority 2 Immediate spot DVA broadcasts 3 Scheduled DVA broadcasts 4 Background music lowest priority These priorities are internally used by the MCS and by the attached ASL VIPA PA Sub System The priority Scheme and DVA Queue work as follows e All non live messages such as immediate or scheduled broadcasts of recorded DVA messages or Text to Speech broadcasts are queued until all required zones are free before they are played e Higher priority DVA messages are positioned at the front of the queue so that they are played before lower priority messages to the same zones e However if for instance a high priority message is held in the queue because one of its targ
19. H op seh Dron GU Famam l os Tee 14 Ars zait Lee Fuit Prim l Lon be Comm mg oe 1 d L I The DVA Management page has the following main sections e Create new DVA field o Enables new recorded and TTS DVAs to be created previewed and saved e Manage DVAs field o Enables existing recorded and TTS DVAs to be renamed previewed or deleted Issue 1 Page 93 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 5 3 2 Recording a New DVA Message Figure 86 New DVA Buttons To record a message Create New DVA 1 Select the DVA Management page if not already selected ei start Recording a SES 2 Click on the Start Recording button Q Not Recording 3 Speak the message into the microphone I For optimum results Speak slowly and clearly Speak at a normal conversational level Position the mouth 5 10 cm from the microphone capsule Keep the Microphone Level VU Meter in S New TTS Message the green zone The time duration upper limit for these recordings is set in the overall system configuration and is normally configured to be one minute The recording progress and remaining time are shown below the recording control buttons LE Figure 87 Recording Progress Indication E stop Preview Q Recording 54s remaining 4 Note the time remaining indicator and progress bar and m ensure to keep within the maximum DVA time limit E Update All Units 5 Click on the Stop Recording button
20. JASL IP enabled long line PA and Voice Alarm control User Manual ASL Document Ref Users Manual MCS Generic Issue 1 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Copyright 2010 Application Solutions Safety and Security Limited Application Solutions Safety and Security Limited Unit 17 Cliffe Industrial Estate Lewes East Sussex BN8 6JL UK Tel 44 0 1273 405411 MCA Link up O CETINCATEMMEEL Sed AM Fax 44 0 1273 405415 www asl control co uk All rights reserved Information contained in this document is believed to be accurate however no representation or warranty is given and Application Solutions Safety and Security Limited assumes no liability with respect to the accuracy of such information Issue 1 Page 2 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Contents 1 Introduction to the MCS Mini Control System 111 eeLeeee eL Leee re ieeeenee eene nana anna aaa nnna 10 Su MEE Billiger TT I I I EET 10 Be TIN Wt OU 13 er A WE Example 3D System Model Views 14 Bre qm Example 2D System Model Views 16 E E SUSAN MMC DEBER spiria 18 P eer ee Modol ee races eerie nee eee 18 Rm Reusch OEC E 19 P eee Technical GN Zeen 19 LT uus Las s ERR RENI D TR RE RR espns IRR eae 20 1 6 2 Client Server Architecture EE 20 1 5 ere Lini Based matr POE
21. PA Mode display Issue 1 Page 51 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 3 3 3 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication In the System Model PA Mode the routing state of each PA zone is indicated by the colour and or texture of that zone on the System ModeL The possible states and associated colours are as follows Table 4 PA Zone Status Colours Live Fire Microphone Broadcast FU HMM Evacuation DVA Broadcast Orange eme mm Alarm DVA Broadcast Yellow Meme m Active Green The user is broadcasting using the local MCS workstation microphone 3D System Models only indicate the PA Zone colours in the individual Level System Model views The VA Busy Priority N states will normally not be used for PA systems but just for Voice Alarm systems There is no indication in PA Mode of either Background Music Playing or Listen In as these functions do not affect PA broadcasts In addition to the various active broadcast states the GUI indicates in the PA mode any zones which are unavailable or otherwise inoperative This is implemented by displaying alarm report Flags Issue 1 Page 52 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 3 3 3 1 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication Colour Key As part of the MCS Help information a Pop Up Colour Key dialogue box is provided to show users the various PA Zone Status indication colours so that users can check the meaning of th
22. Unacknowledgement from the Alarm List cccccecccceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeessaeeeeaeeeees 107 Alarm Clearing from the Alarm List 108 Alarm Clearing from a System Model Pop Up Menu 108 Alarm Event History Page Par nosa a 109 System Alarm Status Alarm Event History Date Range and Rolling Period Filter Dialogue 110 Status Tree TaD eT cC 111 Status Aree Close E 112 Status Tree Details Example niena T N e ee 113 Zoom to Equipment Location from the Status Tree ssesesseeeseennne 114 Zoom to Equipment in the Status Tree from a System Model Pop Up Menu 114 Alarm Reporting Disabled Example eene 115 Disabling Alarms from a System Model Pop Up Men 116 Entering a Reason for Disabling Alarms from an tem 116 IER UE Mee I MC 117 KSnapshot Print DIGG cnm 118 Change Password Dialog EE 119 Issue 1 Page 8 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Tables Table 1 Default Usernames and PASSWON GS eos o tcoct tao ode cta soslebesstoes e dote data odisse tune ode podes u tend E necu stie 29 Table 2 MOUSE FONE OO aede udo boa tuse Ee Iu M Le Rd EIL iC AIL e RUE ELA DECOR 36 Table 3 Equipmernt Status Flag EE 39 Table 4 PAZone Status Colours onc bete atc red ae Me Cd gu EDU hea AE 52 Table 5 Typical Chimes Functionality cccccccccccsssceceeeeeeeeseeeeceeeeseeeeseeeeseeeseeeeseeeseeeseeeesseeesseeesseeeaeeess 59 Table 6 Listen In Mode Zone Status Co
23. combination of 2D and 3D depending on the requirements of the particular installation Typical examples of these GUI interfaces would be a 3D Model of a building or a 2D view of a railway line map The System Model is displayed in the Main GUI at all times when the Workstation application is running with the System Models Home position showing the overall view of the site or system 3D System Models With 3D System Models the overall model is normally composed of a number of individual stacked floor levels with drill down to the individual floor levels Tilt controls are provided to move the 3D model from plan view towards elevation and Pan Zoom and Rotate controls are also provided facilitating extensive manipulations of the model views Inter level transitions such as lifts travelators and stairs are shown dropping down from or rising up from the site level in the appropriate locations 2D System Models With 2D System Models the view normally has a fixed orientation with no Tilt or Rotate controls There may be Zoom and Pan functions provided however so that individual sections of the 2D model can be zoomed into for a closer view and so that the display can be moved around within the extents of the overall System Model limits for instance to zoom into the location of an alarm in the System Model There may also be a drill down to more detailed views such as to individual station views from a 2D railway line top level
24. following example Figure 30 System Model Level Select Button Nomenclature 2 Eile View Search Options Help D e o d Alarm Total 139 Alarm Summary 93D View amp Navigation 4 Show Hide Objects e Control Mode Las J Select 4 PA ge Listenin Mute Issue 1 Page 38 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual A Station with Ticket Hall and Platform Levels may be configured with Level Buttons as shown below Figure 31 System Model Level Select Button Nomenclature 3 File View Search Options Help A e e S o Alarm Total 67 Alarm Summary 149 3D View amp Navigation amp Show Hide Objects amp f Control Mode Tick KE Select 4 PA Listenin Mute Plat 4 2 3 Home View A Home button is provided above the Level Select Buttons Clicking this button once while in a System Model Level view will cancel any view manipulations within that level and will return the display to that level s home view Clicking this button while in a System Model Levels home view will return the display to the whole System Models home view showing all Levels Thus clicking this button twice from anywhere will return the display to the whole System Model e home view i e 1 To return to the home position on the current level click on the Home button once fo 2 Toreturn to the full System Model home view click the Home button again
25. functionality or interfaces to other systems are required please consult ASL Modular system design enables only the required functions to be provided at each workstation and individual user or group logons enable the required functions to be facilitated according to each user s specific requirements The MCS can be connected via an IP network to ASL VIPA systems such as the VIPET IP Audio Controller the iPA400 Intelligent 400W PA Amplifier Mainframe and the iPAMAOO Intelligent 400W PA Amplifier Mainframe with Loudspeaker Line Monitoring This provides multiple broadcast channels and depending on the system configuration scheduled broadcasts may be able to continue even with a network failure or with the MCS turned off If the wide range of functions provided by the MCS system is not sufficient for the control and monitoring requirements of an installation then all of these functions are also available in the full iVENCS control system as well as sophisticated integration with almost any possible other Sub system 2 The number of client PCs is only limited by the server s available memory and CPU The standard server can support up to 50 client PCs Issue 1 Page 11 of 129 Figure 1 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Application Diagram Connection to VIPET iPA400 and iPAMAOO via an IP Network Example MC 502 CLIE NT VoIP ETHERNET PAGING MICROPHONE AED VolP ETHERNET VolP ETHER
26. if not already selected 2 By default all alarm events that occurred during the last hour are displayed 3 Select the last 24 hours time period if this is required Issue 1 Page 109 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 Theuser also has the option to define a date range or a different rolling period in hours by clicking on the Edit button to display the following dialog Figure 110 System Alarm Status Alarm Event History Date Range and Rolling Period Filter Dialogue aslemcs workstation gui Pi LJ d LE n 7 Rolling Period 1 OK Cancel Dialog Buttons Use this radio button to specify that a date range selected from the From and To drop down list will be used for filtering Use these drop down lists to set the date from which the penne alarm events are displayed Alternatively use the calendar EISE A ak button on the right side When using the drop down list the user first needs to position the cursor on the required field day month or year and then scroll through the possible values in the list using the arrows on the right side Use this radio button to specify that the rolling period Rolling Period 1 hours Selected from the drop down list will be used for filtering Use this drop down list to set the rolling period in hours 1 Select the Date Range radio button if a date range filter is to be used and select the From and To dates 2 Select the Rolling
27. information Again this information is configurable as part of the overall system configuration From left to right in the following example these functions are Figure 19 Toolbar amp Fe m Alarm Total 138 Alarm Summary 42 o em 0c at 0 alo m EN D o Log In to the system if Logged Out Log Out of the system if Logged In v Fullscreen mode Toggles between Fullscreen and Split Screen displays Help Opens the MCS Quick Guide E j iis E HR Colour Key Opens a Dialog Box which shows the PA Zone colours used in the System Model id Search function Opens the Search Dialog Box Alarm Displays a count of the total number of System Alarms Total Alarm Displays a count of the number of System Alarms sorted by priority and acknowledgement Summary states When viewing the Quick Guide do not use any of the functions available in the PDF viewer to browse or edit the MCS application files on the workstation doing this could cause erratic or incorrect operation of the MCS application or could even disable it entirely System Model and Sub system Display Area This area displays the System Model in either Fullscreen or Split Screen view If in Split Screen view then the System Model is located in the Left Display Pane other information is also shown in the Right Display Pane Issue 1 Page 28 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Status Line The Status Lin
28. information or help text box which contains information text regards the last item in the System Model that was selected with the mouse and also for the current item that the mouse pointer is over There are four lines of information given in the information box which are as follows 1 Thetop line of text provides the JPC Path for the item in the System Model that the mouse pointer is currently over 2 The next line of text provides the JPC Path of the last item in the System Model that was selected with the mouse 3 The next line of text provides the Description of the last item in the System Model that was selected with the mouse 4 The bottom line of text provides the Current overall status of the last item that was selected with the mouse Issue 1 Page 41 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 35 Equipment Information Box IVENCS ASLP AVA vipet gatwick node a InputPort IVENCS ASLP AVA vipet gatwick node a InputPort G PMICA4 DMS5 Gate 21 Pier 2 Level IO PA Node 6 Status Normal Logged on as ADMI 4 2 6 System Model Picture in Picture PIP Display The System Model GUI has an option to show an overview Picture in Picture PIP window in the upper left corner of the System Model This feature provides a high level overview of the whole System Model on the selected Level indicating the centre of the area being viewed on the main System Model display with a sta
29. overlay which shows all of the different PA zones each identified with its name and or number and each highlighted from its neighbours by the use of different colours 4 4 3 4 2 VA Zone Overlay This is a System Model overlay which shows all of the different VA zones each identified with its name and or number and each highlighted from its neighbours by the use of different colours 4 4 3 4 3 Detection Zone Overlay This is a System Model overlay which shows all of the different fire detection zones each identified with its name and or number and each highlighted to distinguish it from its neighbours by the use of different colours In order to avoid confusion between the overlay colours and the PA zone status indication colours the overlays will be cleared if the PA Mode is subsequently re selected after selecting to view an overlay Although selecting an overlay when in PA Mode and then staying in the PA mode can force the overlay to be shows in this mode if this is required Issue 1 Page 79 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 MCS GUI Right Side Display Pane The right side display pane of the MCS GUI provides functions to record and play pre recorded announcements to site zones and to report the status of the equipment of the PA VA system 5 1 System Model Fullscreen or Split Screen Selection As this product is aimed primarily at the PA market with additional alarm reporting then t
30. planned to be carried out e Alarm clearance Clearing an alarm removes it from the list of the currently active alarms whether or not the alarm condition has actually been corrected ASL s systems re report alarms after explicit clearance when the underlying fault condition has not been rectified However third party systems which report over the VIPA network may not have this facility Therefore alarms should only be cleared when the actual cause has been rectified Issue 1 Page 103 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual e Alarm unacknowledgement This option enables users to reverse an alarm acknowledgement for example when alarms have been acknowledged by mistake Figure 103 Alarm List Page Pis deg Geach Lern Pep ui EI Aer eg mm Mir ueri u e o GH TE Rn H Glasgow South LUPA Glasgow South LLPA ADM inma HD 64 34 l Dris DL ECO ESF Hovering the mouse over an item in the alarm list will display a Tooltip For the Equipment and Alert Name columns the Tooltip will show the JPC path of the selected alarm The JPC path includes the logical location of the piece of equipment that is reporting the alarm Fields Priority The status value of the Alarm Time The date and time of the occurrence of the Alarm Equipment The equipment affected by the Alarm Alarm Name The name of the Alarm Alarm Description The description of the Alarm Ack Time The date and time wh
31. respectively To Sort Views 1 Click on the column title to sort the page by the selected field 2 A second click on the column title will sort the page by the same criteria in reverse order 5 4 1 2 Column Width The column width in table views such as the Alarm List page may be adjusted by the user To Resize Column Width 1 Dragthe boundary on the right side of the column heading until the column is the desired width 2 To make the column width fit the contents double click the boundary to the right of the column heading 5 4 1 3 Saving Table Settings If desired then the current table settings can be saved for use as the default settings in the future 1 To save the current table settings click the Toolbar function View Save settings 2 The new column widths and sort order will be saved for the current user Issue 1 Page 83 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 5 PA Functions in the Right Side Pane 5 5 1 Zone Overrides Tab Volume Control When configured as a system function the Zone Overrides page enables users to override the Night Time Volume Control function configured at any zones The figure below shows the Zone Overrides page in the right side display pane This shows a list of all of the PA zones with each zone being associated with a drop down menu to its right which offers each of the various Volume override settings Figure 77 Zone Overrides tab ey emri mioa H
32. when the message will stop playing e Interval If required then set the new interval in minutes between each message repetition The Times field in the Current Schedules list shows the Start Time all the repetition start times and the End Time f Mon to Sun If required then set the alternate day s of the week when the message will be played h Zones If required then select the changed zones where the message will be played by clicking on the required zones in the Zones list box Selected zones are highlighted Clicking on an already selected zone will deselect that zone A vertical scroll bar will be available to enable all zones to be seen and selected when the zone list is long The user has the option to select all zones in one operation by clicking on the ALL Zones button 5 If required then enable the modified schedule for broadcast by clicking on the Enable button or disable it by clicking the Disable button 6 If required then restore the previously saved configuration by clicking on the Abandon Changes button Note that all changes since the last time that the changes were committed will be lost in this case and the entire configuration of all uncommitted schedules in the Schedule list will be restored It doesn t Issue 1 Page 91 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual just abandon the currently selected modified schedule Following abandoning any changes the background colour will r
33. will display the selected document in front of the GUI 5 View the document as required and when complete then close the PDF viewer application again When viewing the User Manual or Quick Guide do not use any of the functions available in the PDF viewer to browse or edit the MCS application files on the workstation doing this could cause erratic or incorrect operation of the MCS application or could even disable it entirely The PDF file viewer application window can be resized or dragged across the screen using the mouse if desired The Help About option gives details of the MCS application The User s Quick Guide can also be opened from the S i Icon on the Toolbar Issue 1 Page 31 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 MCS GUI Left Side Display Pane The System Model 4 1 Introduction to the System Model The System Model is displayed in the MCS Main GUI at all times either as the full screen in Fullscreen mode or as the left half of the screen in Split Screen mode 4 1 1 3D System Models With a 3D System Model the entire System Model can be viewed as a single item and can be navigated using the Tilt Pan Zoom and Rotate controls to view any part of the Model This is useful for viewing and associating groups of alarms occurring together on different levels of the Model for instance on different floors of a building if several floors are affected by the same emergency 3D System Mod
34. 0 Figure 101 Figure 102 Figure 103 Figure 104 Figure 105 Selected PA Zones in a 3D System Model ccccccceeccceeeeceeeceeeeceeeeseeeeseeseueesseeeseeeeseeesees 60 Selected PA Zones in a 2D System Model ccccccceeccceeeceeeceeeeseueeseeeeeeeeseeeeseeeseeeeseeeeaes 60 Zolie Group Select BUEEOTIS EE 61 ZONE Group Selec BUWONS EE 62 C stom Zone Button DIalog EE 63 ContflEm OVerwrie DIalOg sus aieo ost na eb naa einen ax epar nnde cat o ARR b d uM sag 63 CUSTOM Zone BUttor DIALOG WEE 63 Custom Zone Button Overwrite Confirmation Dialog 64 Custom Zone Button Cleared Confirmation Dialog 64 THe Ei Scr 65 Microphone Level VU Meter 66 WE EE BUHON eege enee eege eege e 67 Dialog Selecting a Recorded DVA Message or Entering a Text to Speech Message 68 The Emergency RE EE 69 Listemi MOJE LT T m NUN 71 Broadcast Mute EE 72 BaACKGFOUNG MUSIC v oro TE 74 NaVIGatION VO OUD E 76 Show Hide Objects Toolbar showing the Zone Overlays Drop Down Menu 79 Right Side Display Pane Mode Buttons 80 Split Screen View with Scheduler Pane Displayed 0 nnannn0nnnannnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenernnnnenne 81 Contr PIN Capon Dialog WEE 82 ll ERR we E 84 Overriding the Volume Level in a PA Zone nennen 85 An Uncommitted Zone Overrides Volume Level Change 86 Scheduler PAG TE 87 Current Schedule Modified and not Committed Warnmg 88 New Schedule Modified and Committed Dialogue n nnnennnennnsnnssernsorres
35. 4 Previewing a New Recording or Text to Speech Message Figure 91 New DVA Buttons Create New OVA EI Start Recording stop Recording Q Not Recording en du New TTS Message Preview Mew DVA stop Preview save Mew OVA Update All Units To preview a new recorded or TTS DVA 1 2 3 Select the DVA Management page if not already selected Click on the Preview New DVA button e f no message is available the Preview New DNA button will be disabled The most recently recorded DVA or TTS message if any will be played to the local loudspeaker Figure 92 TTS Preview 4 o Q Mot Recording Previewing TTS Click on the Stop Preview button to stop previewing the message The user has the option to save the recording as below or to re record the message as described in the previous section Issue 1 Page 96 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 5 3 5 Saving a Recording or a Text to Speech Message Figure 93 New DVA Buttons To save a recording or TTS message Create Mew DVA m Start Recording 1 Select the DVA Management page if not already selected m Stop Recording 2 Click on the Save New DVA button in order to save the Q Not Recording most recently recorded or TTS message e f no message is available the Save New DVA button will be disabled 3 The Save Recording dialog will be displayed Figure 94 DVA Recording Saving Di
36. 80 B bee System Model Fullscreen or Split Screen Selection 80 E Right Side Display Pane Mode Buttons nennen nennen nnn nnn nns 80 a EE Right Side Display Pane Tult eB eae rotta esse Sete dp testes weds sce ene esses 81 9 9 1 HEN Right Side Display Pane Modes ssesssessssesseeee nennen nennen nnne nnns nnns nnn nnns 81 Du uuo PIN Keele e io 82 MP EE Dt INTE Fane gu Le EN a3 EN cite EE IA aa EAE 83 5 4 1 1 Sorting Table Views 83 SW ORACLE E II IE RS rr 83 O54 cca dung RE E lut CN 83 ee FPAFurncibns m The IE SIE PAIS uisiriva orcimpaxiqk Beie cold deeg tic bora d rac DA px cipi 84 B assess Zone Overrides Tab Volume Control 84 dU enu DVA Message Announcement Scheduler nennen 87 ET a EEN 87 5 9 2 2 Enabling and Disabling a Gchedule AA 89 hi a E LICE a NEN SCIE DU 89 UD EA o H Da ER E 91 0 9 2 5 Deleting a Schedule ccceccecseeeeceeeeeceeeeeseaeeeseaeeeseaeessaeeeeseeeeseneeeseneesseeeessaeeessaneess 92 A MM DVA Message Management TER 93 a a EE a E 93 5 9 3 2 Recording a New DVA Message sssesssssssseseseneeee nennen nnne nnne nnn nnns 94 Issue 1 Page 4 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 5 3 3 Creating a New Saved Text to Speech Message 95 0 9 3 4 Previewing a New Recording or Text to Speech Message 96 0 9 3 5 Saving a Recording or a T
37. 9 32 18 49 27 The last time the status value has been updated gei within equipment that reports a status value to the MCS i disabled 1 Xx Shortcuts ALT E ALT D ALT S Indicates a node that can be expanded Indicates a node that can be contracted Issue 1 Page 112 of 129 Indicates that the node has an alert of some kind Indicates that the monitored node has the alarm monitoring disabled An item containing the Alarms monitored within the node Indicates that the monitored Alarms are masked The node has alarm monitoring Use this shortcut to enable the alarm reporting from the selected node Use this shortcut to disable the alarm reporting from the selected node Use this shortcut to show the equipment Icon of the selected node on the System Model 9 6 4 1 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual To View the Status Tree 1 Click on the Status Tree page selection button Click on the and controls to expand or collapse nodes as required The example in the next Figure shows the Vipet node expanded to show the status of the VAR Router Audio Router 1 that is connected to that VIPET and the status detail of its Input port 1 which is a surve In the a Figure 113 illance tone error example below LJ A A Tm e 35 Sub system overall status indicates the highest priority status value present in the Sub system In this example Warning lt
38. CS control system which interfaces to other Sub systems e g Telephone CCTV Building Management System etc then there is a Sub system handler module for each Sub system These communicate with the Sub system hardware and provide status data and control functions to the rest of the control system All inter module communication uses the ASL JCOP and JPC technology New modules can be developed for a particular deployment to interface with other Sub systems A Standard IPv4 UDP multicast with IGMPv3 which is compatible with all modern desktop and server operating systems such as Windows MacOS Linux Solaris AIX HP UX BSD etc Issue 1 Page 20 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 1 6 5 Local and Remote Operation The MCS system can operate with remote control workstations just as easily as with Local workstations Therefore the provision of backup control centres for a system is easily done using the standard setup A VPN is the preferred IP interconnection route for remote user Log On 1 6 6 High Reliability and Performance The MCS software design combined with high specification servers and workstations enables high system performance on almost any form of IP network The inherent system reliability in the design of the MCS is based on e Combined event and data driven design approach Data driven designs tend to be more reliable than event driven ones as they avoid any possibility of an ev
39. IRCLE VIE MAXWELL PARK CROSSHILL E LC POLLOKSHAWS EAST MOUNT FLORIDA LANGSIDE CATHCART HAMPDEN PARK ry MB THORNLIEBANK MERL El PRA paragun To route Background Music into some Zones 1 Select the BGM mode if not already selected 2 Select the required zones by clicking on the PA zone layout The selected zones are shown in green Re clicking any of the selected zones deselects it The BGM function acts immediately it doesn t have a separate Action button The BGM colouring is not shown in the PA Mode screen 4 3 7 PA Coverage Mode The GUI provides a function for displaying the areas of site having PA system coverage This is mainly a System Model GUI design tool but can be useful to general Users for confirming which areas can be clicked on to select a PA zone To enter PA Coverage Mode click on the PA Cover button at the right side of the GUI When PA Coverage Mode is selected all PA zones are shown by pink coloured shading on any System Model where PA zones exist Issue 1 Page 74 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 4 System Model GUI Control Bars The System Model GUI contains a tool bar with System Model Navigation and Show Hide Objects buttons These Toolbar select buttons are located at the left above the GUI display area 3D View amp Navigation amp Show Hide Objects The most recently selected page Is displayed a
40. LlOoUTF S iicet thon oto ENER EE 70 Table 7 Broadcast Mute Mode Zone Status Colours Ime nen nennen L Table8 Background Music Mode Zone Status Colours enne 73 Table9 Alarm Status Levels and Typical Operator Achons 102 Table 10 Alarm Status Levels Icons and Reporting Colours cccccccccseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeseeeess 103 Issue 1 Page 9 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 1 Introduction to the MCS Mini Control System This User Manual provides an overview of the MCS system and guidance on the PA Workstation s operation The MCS documentation comprises e MCS Mini iVENCS Quick Guide e his MCS Mini iVENCS User Manual e System specific documentation if appropriate e MCS Mini iVENCS Maintenance Manual Additional reference documentation for the equipment supplied by Application Solutions Safety and Security Limited is available for downloading from the website www asl control co uk 1 1 Description The MCS Mini Control System is a PC based control system based on the same core functionality as the class leading ASL iVENCS Site Control System SCS The MCS takes the core functions of the full iVENCS system and uses these functions in a simplified manner to provide powerful Public Address PA and system monitoring functions while having a simple setup procedure The MCS incorporates a Digital Voice Announcer DVA which enables scheduled PA announcements to be made from messa
41. NET LOUDSPEAKER CIRCUITS MONITORED PA LLPA CONTROL OTHER EQUIPMENT CONTROL LINES FALLT REPORT LINES BMBO01 CONTROL AUDIO wo VAR w ROUTER Z wo wl lo VOICE ALARM seess 3 2 SYSTEM E z O O o a D t I a xc gr Some 2 AMPLIFIER EN I MAINF RAME EE EE LOUD SPE AKER CIRCUITS ANS ASL s Ambient Noise Sensor BGM Background Music BMBO01 ASL s Remote I O Unit CIS Customer Info rmation System LLPA Long Line Public Address IP Internet Protocol iP A400 ASL s 400 W Intelligent Public Address Amplifier Mainframe iPAM400 ASL s 400 W Intelligent Public Address Amplifier Mainframe wath Loudspeaker Liner Monitoring MCS ASL s Mini Control System PA Public Address VA Voice Alarm VAR ASL s Voice Alarm Router VIPET ASL s VoIP Audio Controller CONTROL LLPA OTHER EQUIPMENT CONTROL CIS SYSTEM MC S02 SERVER VoIP ETHERNET AUDIO OTHER MANUFACTURERS PA SYSTEM FAULT REPORT LINES PAGING MICROPHONE S LOUDSPEAKER CIRCUITS STANDARD PA ONTROL LINES LLPA CONTROL OTHER EQUIPME NT i Issue 1 Page 12 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 1 2 System Model GUI In this Manual the term System Model refers to the Graphical User Interface GUI view of the system or site being controlled The System Model may be a two dimensional or three dimensional 2D or 3D representation or a
42. Period radio button if a rolling period is to be used and select the new rolling period from the drop down list 3 Click on OK to action the change Pausing and Resuming the List If for any reason any alarm events are being rapidly added to the list then it may be useful to pause the list for clear reading 1 Thelist can be prevented from having new events added by clicking on the Pause List button 2 The alarm event list can then be resumed by clicking on the Resume List button Issue 1 Page 110 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 6 4 Status Tree The Status Tree is a tree based view of the current status of the PA system For each node of the tree the current Alarm Priority Level is displayed in words At the left each node has an accompanying Icon that indicates the data type of the node for the special case of a node that publishes an MCS status value the Icon indicates the Alarm status e g normal Alarm priority mode etc The following functions are available from the Status Tree e Enable or disable alarm reporting e Acknowledge alarms e Clear alarms e View the equipment in the System Model Figure 111 Status Tree Tab De Yew pech Cotas bep oe E Mam ots COD Aar Geng FS 0 om D Gatwick South Terminal Love 30 wi0Vem Ahman A SD oatt Otis gt r Cao Moe As See 4 P Leet atte 2D vus 40 La g GOES UY Schede CVA MWanmagemert Af Oret Aimas OO
43. Public Address or other Sub system purposes In railway applications for example a zone can be a station platform multiple platforms the entire station or a line of stations In commercial building applications a zone can be a shopping centre floor multiple floors or the entire shopping centre for example Therefore a zone is a defined area appropriate to the specific application of the MCS Typically each zone will be driven by a single amplifier or pair of amplifiers in the PA system The PA system Control Modes operate in the single level model views and not in the whole System Model view Issue 1 Page 48 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 3 3 1 Public Address Page Elements The following elements are normally present on the Public Address page PTT Button This button is pressed and held down in order to make a live microphone broadcast to the selected zones Play DVA Button This button enables single broadcasts of recorded DVA or quick Text to Speech announcements to be made to the selected zones Emergency DVA Button This button enables repeating broadcasts of emergency messages to be made to all or selected zones Mic Level Meter This bargraph Microphone audio level VU meter shows a damped indication of the live microphone audio level Zone Group Select Buttons A zone or group of zones can be selected in a single operation by clicking on the appropriate zone group
44. Recorded DVA Message or Quick Text to Speech Announcements 67 4 3 3 7 3 Making Emergency DVA Announcements 69 4 3 4 Bic reli EE 70 B3 eos Zitt A Dor mM 72 4 3 5 1 Broadcast Mute Zone Status Colours cccccccceececeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeesaseesseseeeneeesnaes 72 4 3 6 Background Music MOUB reise saics cess perra urb hal nha Fade irte us i id uidit qu UN Pd n dE Vir osa 13 4 3 6 1 Background Music Status Colours iode pice Hae pe ERE PCR DP EINEN RUF pb ME remiss Zei 4 3 7 Se UMORE 74 m System Model GUI Control Bars testa terii rni RR ERAN RDUM YR RR RER KREESSER RR GER 79 4 4 1 System Model Control Button iue diete toast tetthn Ina enis RSEAE EES ran n ENEE baren ai 4 4 2 VU be e E TP 76 4 4 3 Show Hide Objects Control Bal iascnbritbdnb cUnt tibi paa eH MED bp ERR Eno PRU PL BF TR 74 4 4 3 1 To Show or Hide the Picture in Picture Image 7 4 4 3 2 O Show OF Hide all Status FlagS siciciascccsascassrasacanaeenasiutnsajadsueirerrianaisinmsseaesnimauiorss 78 4 4 3 3 Selecting Which Status Flags to Display esee 78 25 0 0 9 Stem Model CIV ET ERR itnansivinswnsseasnaisinataneieorsnanciuasiensiubiianehntersicontiareannaerstebsiot lt iiens 79 CY AGE Sy WE ks EE 19 te TALE e sei tse eee eee ee eee 19 4 4 3 4 3 Detection Zone Uverlay sess eene nennen nna nnn nns 79 oo MCS OUI Right EVT
45. Rum Cert Huy Curent fuh t Stan STE ale EC IS KE O YA F nt aut NISL Ove f ac sat y pet git Wee Pricey t fette m A pel gitwc he Wed 5 Way 3010 11 18 Local Fauts Present Logged an ay ALUN Won sacr O gitwo mc e 0 090 MEN Ge 01 15 Issue 1 Page 111 of 129 e Comauncatons 3 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 112 Status Tree Close Up 9 Scheduler 2 DVA Management Current Status Path SCHIER Current Alarm Status Alarm Event History Value 9 status alerts 3lpa gatwick central GC svipet gatwick nade 9 status amp G ceAudioRouter1 status e alerts CommsF ailure amp alnputPart4 CJ status e alerts 9 MicCommsFault 0 Surveillance TaneErrar amp e InputParto D e alerts n vipet gatwick node3 zo vipet qatwick node5a svipet gatwick node3 Fields Path Value Last Update Nodes d The root node Node within the PA system A node will be a VIPA unit or other equipment or functions Priority Alarm Priarity Alarm Priority Alarm Priarity Alarm Reduced Service Reduced Service Reduced Service Warning Warning Info Warning Warning Priority Alarm Priority Alarm Reduced Service The tree view of the system The current status value ill Current Status Last Update 18 49 27 18 49 27 18 48 27 18 49 27 18 49 27 18 49 27 18 49 27 18 49 27 18 49 27 18 49 27 18 49 27 18 49 27 18 49 27 10 0
46. Selecting Which Status Flags to Display Towards the right side of the Show Hide Objects Control Bar there are Filter controls to enable a specific type or types of Flags to be shown or hidden This may be useful to e g only show service affecting alarms to Operators 1 To select these click on the Flags drop down list button V defaults to All Flags as shown gt All Flags Y Warning Y All Flags Unknown Info 2 From the options displayed in the drop down list select the one required 3 From the Filter Function Selector ze select the appropriate filter to show only the selected Flag type or if all higher or lower priority Flags Reduced Service Alarm Priority Alarm Issue 1 Page 78 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 4 3 4 System Model Overlays The System Model overlays are extra layers of information which can be shown added to the System Model or hidden as required These overlays can typically be used for highlighting all the PA VA or Fire Detection Zones However other information can be shown on these overlays if desired Figure 73 Show Hide Objects Toolbar showing the Zone Overlays Drop Down Menu Show Hide Objects Picture in Picture Ej Flags No Zone Overlays gt All Flags None Ma Zone Overlays Control Made Detection Zones Select 4 PA Listen In 4 4 3 4 1 PA Zone Overlay This is a System Model
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48. UDP USB VAR VIPA VIPET VU VPN MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Abbreviations Two Dimensional Three Dimensional Ambient Noise Sensor Application Solutions Safety and Security Ltd Background Music Closed Circuit Television Customer Information System Central Processing Unit Digital Voice Announcer or Digital Voice Announcement Digital Visual Interface Electromagnetic Compatibility Electrostatic Discharge Graphical User Interface Identity Input Output Internet Protocol ASL Control System Jabber Controlled Open Platform JCOP Process Control Liquid Crystal Display Long Line Public Address Macintosh Mini Control System Mini iVENCS Microphone Public Address and Voice Alarm Personal Computer Personal Identification Number Picture In Picture Portable Media Carrier Press to Talk Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment Site Control System Thin Film Transistor Text to Speech User Datagram Protocol Universal Serial Bus Audio Router ASL Voice over IP products for use in Voice Alarm systems ASL IP Audio Controller Volume Unit audio level Virtual Private Network Issue 1 Page 123 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 12 Index To be regenerated Issue 1 Page 124 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual This page intentionally Left blank Issue 1 Page 125 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Publi
49. Use this button to zoom in Use this button to zoom out O We 1 Closest e Use this combo box to select a zoom setting A drop down list will display the preset settings available Issue 1 Page 76 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 4 3 Show Hide Objects Control Bar The Show Hide Objects page offers the user the choice to show or hide the Picture in Picture PIP and the Icons and associated Flags in the System Model and may also offer the option of one of a selection of overlays on the System Model to highlight the PA VA or Fire zones The user also has the option to select a filtered view specifying the list of equipment status values to display With a filter in place the only Icons displayed on the System Model are those whose overall status is in the selected list of equipment status values for the filter view Once a filter has been applied filtering will be applied to the current view and all subsequent views until it is removed Buttons and Controls Use this button to show or hide the PIP Picture in Picture Default setting show PIP button is highlighted Use this button to show or hide the Flags Default setting show Flags button is highlighted Use this combo box to display any available System Model overlays Default setting Standard None Use this combo box to specify the status values to be displayed gt gt ee or
50. VENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Hovering the mouse over an item of the Alarm Summary will display a tooltip containing the priority level 5 6 1 2 System Alarm Status Levels The MCS shows all internal PA and external alarms and reported status parameters with one of six possible alarm status levels Each system alarm and other status indication is associated with an appropriate alarm status level The six alarm status levels are as follows low to high Table 9 Alarm Status Levels and Typical Operator Actions Alarm Status Level Typical Meaning EE EE Refer to MCS Unknown Unknown Alarm administrator for Unknown investigation Inf Inf ti No corrective action L t ii RS EEN No operational effect required SMS Maintenance Warning Requirement Refer to maintenance staff for investigation Reduced Service Reduced Service Operational Disruption Refer to maintenance Alternate Operating staff for priority Procedures Required investigation Service Affecting Alarm Major Operational Disruption Alternate Operating Procedures Required Refer to emergency staff for immediate Highest investigation Priority Alarm Life Safety Emergency Issue 1 Page 102 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 6 1 3 System Alarm Status Reporting Priorities The various alarm status levels are broadly associated with an Operator action priority Each priority has an appropriate symbol a
51. ainst any item that has alarm reporting disabled The following Figure gives an example It shows that the item Mini P E44 has the alarm monitoring disabled Ei and that the corresponding Alarms are masked a Figure 116 Alarm Reporting Disabled Example 2 ai StPancras Helppoint Warning Q status Warning Overall Status o Main Concourse gE status Normal 3 G3 Mini P E44 Fault Monitoring Disabled Gg status Normal Call status Idle alerts N Emergency Call Masked M Emergency Services Divert Masked Alarms Masked AN Equipment Fault Masked W Unanswered Call Masked Platforms 1 2 alerts EF Communications Fault Normal CJ OperatorDisabledEquipment Warning Fault Indication To Disable and Enable Alarm Reporting for an Equipment Item 1 Disable alarm reporting from the Status Tree page by right clicking the node that needs to have alarm reporting disabled then selecting the Alarm Reporting Disable option from the Pop Up menu or pressing the shortcut ALT D 2 Optionally alarm monitoring may also be disabled or enabled from the Icon representing the selected node on the System Model a Select the equipment Icon on the System Model b Right click the selected Icon C Selectthe Disable Alarms option from the Pop Up menu to disable alarm reporting Issue 1 Page 115 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 117 Disabling Alarms from a System Model Pop Up Menu Acknowledge
52. ally also be shown on the System Model in which case they will also show alarm report Icons in the case of any alarms unless the nature of the alarm prevents this Further data on any alarm can be obtained from the alarm displays which can be shown in the right hand pane of the screen Issue 1 Page 35 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 2 1 System Model Mouse Control Functions The following Table shows the System Model manipulation functions available using the mouse Table 2 Mouse Functions zs With lt CTRL gt s With CTRL and Function No Modifiers With lt SHIFT gt Modifier lt SHIFT gt Modifiers Rotate Hold and Drag Left 3D System Rubber Band Zoom Select Rectangle Models Only Tilt Scroll Wheel 3D System Models Only l l Pop Up Single Right Click Context Menu Mouse Select Operation A single click of the left button on the mouse will select any suitable item that the mouse pointer is over for any required follow up operation to be carried out on it Mouse Action Operation A double click of the left button on the mouse will select and carry out any appropriate action on any suitable item that the mouse pointer is over For instance a double click on a position in the PIP display will centre the main System Model display to that location or a double click on an alarm relating to any given item in the Alarm List will zoom the System Model to the location of that i
53. alogue Enter DYA name amp New TTS Message Cancel 4 Enter the new DVA message s name and then click on the OK button to save the message 5 The message will be saved on the MCS workstation and server and will be added into the Manage DVAs list 6 Alternatively to close the dialog without saving the message click on the Cancel button du Preview New DVA K Stop Preview e Save New DVA The new DVA message still needs to be copied to all VIPA units before it can be used See section 5 5 3 9 Updating DVA Messages across the PA Network on page 101 Update All Units Issue 1 Page 97 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 5 3 6 Renaming a DVA Message from the Message List Figure 95 DVA Management Displa l j ES To rename a DVA message from the Message List Manage DVAs GEES 1 Select the DVA Management page if not already CCT monitoring selected Do not encourage beggars legal tasi touts warning No cycling skateboarding or rollerblading 2 Select the message to be renamed by clicking on it in the Manage DVAs list Pre recorded DVA messages can be protected so that they cannot be modified An error message will be displayed when attempting to rename protected messages 3 Click on the Rename button 4 The Rename DVA dialog will be displayed Figure 96 Rename DVA Dialogue Enter new DVA name e o Enter the DVA message s new name a
54. ame Transmission of audio between the MCS and the VIPA units in the system uses the PMC Portable Media Carrier protocol This is capable of multicast operation where there is one source and multiple simultaneous destinations and this implementation minimises the IP Bandwidth requirement The MCS and VIPA units can however be configured for unicast operation with one source to only one destination on networks that do not support multicast In multicast operation a star topology network with router and active switches that support layer 2 MAC based multicast is recommended for maximum bandwidth savings A private local network is recommended for secured data transfer If required connections across a shared or open network should use a dedicated VPN Virtual Private Network in order to secure all data transfer 1 6 2 Client Server Architecture The workstations provide all control functions and displays of the operating state of the controlled Sub system by means of Graphical User Interfaces The MCS Server implements the necessary interfaces with Sub systems which in this case comprise the site s PAVA system 1 6 3 Linux Based Environment The operating platform for the server and workstations is SUSE Linux Enterprise Version 1 6 4 Flexible and Modular Design The MCS software has a modular distributed architecture which provides flexible and powerful PAVA control functions If the MCS is operated as part of a full iVEN
55. amples of various different views of different types of 3D System Model are as below Figure 2 Example 3D System Model View 1 View of a 3D Model gp Sew nn GO ou uBonE D Figure 3 Example 3D System Model View 2 Zoomed in view of a 3D Model w Dresch Goto Get Em vie E 1T MELLE ur Wir ax RTR 3D Map A h E Shawajs Gheis mhi Dbe 4 9 irm I cone agn A JEJ Pa Ldsnm d d mM Issue 1 Page 14 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 4 Example 3D System Model View 3 View of a 3D Model of 2D Levels Ee eg Seach Coters Hep bE esa wert unm d OMT MET DI IC o MUN 30 Map W3DVew d Mater E Shohi pen fy Shawhioe Odjects LA OFickreneicure 7 Mage PA Jones M gt A Fags W IN L3 Lt ut L Lo Loe L0 L Los Cortre Made Seed Id PA ge Luerr dg r D we WENCS A51 9474 5 ger TT 000 bn wtec utu ett TEMAS ASLP A Aes Cur CD 004 Asi wt rct Aert KR Rn uH arl Logged on as ADVIN Wonstatyn D Ze rz bo MB 02092010 19 45 Figure 5 Example 3D System Model View 4 Zoomed in view of a 3D Model of 2D Levels Eie ide Seach Opiers Bep Mr nup Xx a ub E 3D Map dhlpvee dLHadgnon ss Ce o Shade Objects Lu Grener Jm PA Zona San la i re E TL Pay tee fT pe LES LP Kiss te D A A m CLEANS wen Dmna erai Legged on as ADVAN Wantanen D 3242010072 ffent 6046 Issue 1 Page 15 of 129 E MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address
56. aring 5 6 3 1 Alarm Event History Fields and Buttons Figure 109 Alarm Event History Page part Alarm Event History m Last 24 hours i Pause List Between Tue Dec 22 2009 and Mon Mar 22 2010 Edit lid 4 Time Event By d subsystem Equipment E 414804 22 03 10 12 23 38 CLEAR ADMIN ASLPAVA Amplifier 414803 22 03 10 12 23 37 ACKNOWLEDGE ADMIN ASLPAVA Amplifier Fields ID The system ID code assigned to the alarm event Time The date and time of the alarm event Event The alarm event By Source of the alarm event the system itself or the user who performed the action Sub The Sub system to which the affected equipment belongs system Equipment The equipment affect by the alarm event Buttons as Use this radio button to display the alarm events that occurred during the last hour oma are Use this radio button to display the alarm events that occurred during the 24 hours Use this button to define a date range or a different rolling period By default the system presents a date range representing the last 3 months Use this button to pause the alarm event list to prevent it from being populated H Pause List with any new events Once the list is paused the Pause List button toggles to Resume List Use this button to resume the List u Resume List Once the list is resumed the Resume List button toggles to Pause List To View the Alarm Event History 1 Select the Alarm Event History page
57. arms 0 Di c IntellevacSlave3 Clear Alarms D DI ce IntellevacSlaved D show in sD map zs EN alerts Copy JPC path Figure 115 Zoom to Equipment in the Status Tree from a System Model Pop Up Menu Deselecttems Acknowledge Clear Alerts Enable Alerts Disable Alerts Show in Asset Database FT Show In Status Viewer LH view on Local Monitor 5 6 4 3 Locating the Status Tree Node from the System Model To Locate the Status Tree Node from the System Model 1 2 3 A Select the equipment Icon for an item on the System Model Right click the selected lcon Select the Show in Status Viewer option from the Pop Up menu The Status Tree is displayed with the tree expanded highlighting the selected equipment Issue 1 Page 114 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 6 System Maintenance Functions 6 1 Disabling and Enabling Alarm Reporting Alarm reporting may be enabled or disabled for each item of equipment When alarm reporting is disabled all status reporting from that equipment is inhibited including automatic alarm clearance by that equipment The MCS then just displays the last reported status values for that item of equipment By default alarm monitoring is enabled for all items Where alarm reporting is disabled a warning is generated This alarm can be cleared by the user but will be re reported whilst alarm monitoring is disabled The status tree displays a small Q Icon ag
58. ation Microphone as these are shown in violet Figure 46 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication 2D Model showing various broadcasts Dues RnB LEAN E QUEEN S PARK MMEA Es EICECIT BAEMELL PAER z CROSSHILL SHAWLANDS POLLOKSHAWS EAST BH MOUNT FLORIDA LANGSIDE CATHCART o riz DER PARE The next figure shows part of a 3D System Model with no PA broadcasts being made Figure 47 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication No Broadcast Deech Obos Hep a Mare Tot nan Gm s E mH mw Je Gatwick South Terminal Love 10 3 F3 EI z L ZE 4 p i 5 P 5 gt i v amp r d a amp an r ENT mm LE uw m P LNCS AGS WIR ga GAONA ARANILA pE ur etd A Pu ix ADP AWA ipe qu wct ode Ta Aulae wd Ang aar evel Anzia Tenet Qi terre Aee Deputa Per 2 Lev FA bets i Tautr lj Issue 1 Page 54 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual The next figure shows part of a System Model with a live broadcast being made from the local MCS Workstation Microphone shown in green Figure 48 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication MCS Workstation Live Microphone Broadcast FI ves Deech Cotas bep b a Mare op 0 Am xng A 25 dH Ww D Gatwick South Terminal Love 10 2 a lt 3 K y C Departs rie lu ux UDC SASL KIA vga CaCahcoedt Se feet Amp om ete A ix AS P AWA ipe qu wct ode Sa Audao wd Ang atur evel Anzia Eus E 2g SS RENE
59. ayout reduces the System Model size to half the width always in the left half of the display area The right hand screen half is then occupied by other information GUIs such as DVA Management or Alarm Status displays as shown in the example below Figure 10 Typical GUI in Split Screen layout ER Search Options Hein LIC 5 ui n Penrm PON 10 Ale men ls E F fat T BIS rer re ZS DOWA A ve Ann s 3D Map CUN da Navigation LL ShowiHias Obi cts fat anig Note LAS P TN bad Mgr i a E a Liufen in 4 Mute H ik a M l gamen qn C J Beard hiiia a x oke dv pik s T L wy D TE i ipiru teat 3 1 6 Technical Overview The MCS Public Address System provides users with functions to monitor and control the site Public Address and Voice Alarm Systems The MCS main features are e IP Connectivity e Client server architecture e Linux based environment e Flexible and modular design Issue 1 Page 19 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual e Local and remote operation e High reliability and performance e Security 1 6 1 IP Connectivity The MCS connects to the ASL VIPA PA systems via an IP Network This can take many physical formats but is commonly implemented as a 100 Mbit s Ethernet link over CAT5 cable The PA VA system itself can also take many formats with typical items in the network being the VIPET IP Audio Controller and the iPAMAOO Intelligent Amplifier Mainfr
60. bove the System Model and its button is highlighted a 3D View Use this button to display only the System Model without any other toolbars Za Navigation Use this button to display the System Model and the navigation toolbar Use this button to display the System Model and the Show Hide Objects S Show Hide Objects toolbar 4 4 1 System Model Control Button The System Model control button hides the Navigation and Show Hide Objects Control bars to maximise the size of the System Model GUI within the available space Issue 1 Page 75 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 4 2 Navigation Control Bar Although the System Model is normally operated and navigated using a mouse an alternative method is to use the buttons provided on the Navigation control bar Figure 72 Navigation Toolbar A Navigation PT E 145 E114 i An Navigation Buttons and Controls Each of the navigation buttons has an appropriate tool tip m Use this button to pan the viewpoint to the left E Use this button to rotate the view to the left Ki Use this button to tilt the viewpoint higher BE Use this button to tilt the view to be directly from above d Use this button to tilt the viewpoint Lower Use this button to rotate the view to the right 4 ei Use this button to pan the viewpoint to the right The following zoom control buttons are located to the right of the toolbar area
61. c Address Control System User Manual Issue 1 Page 126 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Service and Warranty Name and Address of Authorised Distributor This product carries a full warranty For full details of warranty and service agreements please contact the Authorised Distributor who supplied the product to you Exclusions The warranty does NOT cover T Customer misuse including incorrect installation 8 Modification to the unit or inexpert or attempted repair 2 Damage other than manufacturing defects 9 No fault found where no fault can be found after extensive 3 Transit or Courier damage testing indicating user error or failure in ancillary equipment 4 Incorrect voltage or power supply used 10 Electronic assemblies which are improperly packed when 9 Incorrect input signal i returned for repair or service All electronics assemblies 6 Abnormal environmental operating conditions must be properly packed in ESD protective packing for 7 Damage incurred by accident fire lightning or other transport to prevent physical and ESD damage hazard Should any of the above apply Application Solutions Safety and Security Limited reserves the right to raise any relevant charges to the customer Application Solutions Safety and Security Limited shall not be liable for any indirect special or consequential loss or damage including without limitation any loss
62. can be seen even without a user being Logged In to the system Figure 11 The MCS Startup Screen un ESO ONES WI ONT OD ING Issue 1 Page 24 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 2 5 Logging in to the MCS Log In to the MCS as Operator Maintainer Administrator etc according to your role using the Username and Password that you have been provided with b 1 Ifthe MCS Log In dialog is not displayed select File Log On from the Menu bar or press the Login Icon on the Toolbar of the MCS Main GUI The MCS Log In dialog is displayed Figure 12 MCS Log In Dialog Log In 5 Username Password 2 Enter the Username and Password in the fields in the dialog 3 Clickon the Log In button to proceed with Logging in or click on the Exit button to close the Log In dialog without logging into the system 4 You will be prompted to change the password if the password has expired See Section 8 1 Changing a User s Password on Page 119 Fields Username The operator s Username as configured by the system administrator Password The operator s password Buttons Log In Click on this button to Log In to the system Exit Click on this Exit button to cancel logging in to the system A warning window will be displayed if an invalid username or password is entered then see below Figure 13 Warning Login failed Issue 1 Page 25 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Cont
63. cel to cancel all changes to the button configuration Issue 1 Page 63 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual To Clear A Custom Zone Group Select Button to Unused To clear one of these user configurable Custom Zone Group select buttons click on the edit Icon adjacent to the button without having any zones selected You will see a confirmation dialog similar to the one below Figure 62 Custom Zone Button Overwrite Confirmation Dialog Confirm overwrite A Are you sure you want to redefine the Zones 001 079 111 button Click on the Yes button to confirm the dialog below will confirm the choice and the selected Custom Zone Group Select button will change to show Unused and will no longer do anything if it is clicked Figure 63 Custom Zone Button Cleared Confirmation Dialog Custom Zone Button x 4 3 3 6 Live Microphone Announcements Live microphone announcements are made from the System Model GUI PA Mode using the On Screen PTT Button as follows 1 The PTT becomes Active when clicked by the left mouse button with the mouse button then being held down 2 The PTT is then held ON until the left mouse button is released when the PTT is released to being inactive and the broadcast ends To make a live microphone announcement 3 Select the PA Mode if not already selected 4 Select the required broadcast zonel s by clicking on the PA zone layout and or the zone selec
64. chme 3 Routine DVA messages in a broadcast schedule Double note chime Ho mekramMuk O oe Non standard ASL chimes may be configured for VIPA audio sources however any VAR Router connected audio sources such as local VA system paging microphones must use one of the standard ASL chimes Issue 1 Page 59 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 3 3 5 PA Zone Selection 4 3 3 5 1 Selection of a PA Zone by Clicking within the Zone Area Single left clicking on any floor area in the Model will select any PA zone within which the click falls Once a PA zone has been selected then it is highlighted in grey diagonal stripes as shown in the Colour Key The figure below shows two selected zones in a 3D Model it also shows the Colour Key dialogue box Figure 55 Selected PA Zones in a 3D System Model i om Optus bep a m Tots Aor o mmy D om d leg Gatwick South Terminal Love 10 Peres ros 0 7 NIET U giwo rc 2e0 002 BINE 3 H The figure below shows several stations which have been selected as PA zones in a railway line map 2D System Model These are the stations on the left of the display as shown by the grey striped highlighting Figure 56 Selected PA Zones in a 2D System Model ew Seach Q Det sie Alarm e Nie Sean o of WW Glasgow South LLPA Outer Circle via Maxwell Park ei Crosshill Uy Shawlands Pollokshaws East y Mount Florida Cathcart y un Hampden Park Langsid
65. d Passwords Title System Administrator Local Managers and Operators Maintenance Staff Password amm manager eer O Issue 1 Page 23 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 2 3 To Start the MCS Application On powering up a MCS workstation the start up scripts automatically Log In to the workstation and server operating system platforms and launch the MCS software application The MCS application normally runs all the time the Workstation is turned on Only users with permission to exit the MCS can close the application If however the MCS application has been closed then it needs to be re started from the desktop as follows 1 Click on the iVENCS Icon on the desktop once only Do not double click the iVENCS Icon this could launch two instances of the MCS application and ultimately cause system misbehaviour Although the MCS system traps for multiple copies being run at one time and will normally prevent the software from being started if a copy is already running if multiple copies are run for any reason reboot the machine The MCS will start automatically 2 4 The MCS Startup Screen Once the MCS application has been started either directly on power up or from the desktop iVENCS Icon then the MCS Startup Screen will be shown This screen displays the Menu bar and Toolbar plus the Log In dialogue box The Toolbar displays the Alarm Summary so that the system s Alarm List summary
66. d to the system o Status Tree tab An alarm status tree which shows the alarms by line with drill downs to the relevant PA node and to the equipment at the node 5 3 2 PIN Confirmation Dialogue Some functions in the Right Side display pane may require entry of an authorisation PIN code in order to enable the users to carry out the function Where required this PIN code is provided for each installation and is different from the MCS login password The use or not of this PIN code is configured as part of the overall system configuration If the PIN code entry is required for any function then the following dialogue box will appear and the user will not be able to continue unless they enter the correct PIN code Figure 76 Confirm PIN caption Dialog Gg Confirm PIN caption Protected Settings Enter the administration PII Then press OF to continue Cancel Issue 1 Page 82 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 4 Right Side Display Pane Formats There are a number of different display formats used in the right hand part of the Split Screen display some of these are Table views such as the Alarm List page 5 4 1 Table Views 5 4 1 1 Sorting Table Views Table views such as the Alarm List page may be sorted by each of the displayed columns The V or A on the right side of a column title indicate that the page Is sorted by that column and in descending or ascending order
67. dication Colour hey o3 Figure 46 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication 2D Model showing various broadcasts 54 Figure 47 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication No Broadcast 54 Figure 48 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication MCS Workstation Live Microphone Broadcast 55 Figure 49 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication General Overridable Broadcast 99 Figure 50 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication General Non Overridable Broadcast 56 Figure 51 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication Phased Evacuation ST 56 Issue 1 Page 6 of 129 Figure 52 Figure 53 Figure 54 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication Phased Evacuation 2 ssesee 57 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication Phased Evacuation Hi 57 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication Fire Microphone broadcast and Automated Evacuation 58 Figure 55 Figure 56 Figure 57 Figure 58 Figure 59 Figure 60 Figure 61 Figure 62 Figure 63 Figure 64 Figure 65 Figure 66 Figure 67 Figure 68 Figure 69 Figure 70 Figure 71 Figure 72 Figure 73 Figure 74 Figure 75 Figure 76 Figure 77 Figure 78 Figure 79 Figure 80 Figure 81 Figure 82 Figure 83 Figure 84 Figure 85 Figure 86 Figure 87 Figure 88 Figure 89 Figure 90 Figure 91 Figure 92 Figure 93 Figure 94 Figure 95 Figure 96 Figure 97 Figure 98 Figure 99 Figure 10
68. e Thornliebank R rrciosr peje ait kan LESSE LRL br paced eupmert Muirend Issue 1 Page 60 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 3 3 5 2 Zone Group Select Buttons A zone or group of zones can be selected in a single operation by clicking on the appropriate zone group select button Typically these buttons will be set up for the most common broadcast requirements and will then be used for most of the day to day broadcast zone selection requirements Some of these buttons may be permanently configured while some may be Custom Zone group select buttons for which the zone selection is configurable by the user Figure 57 Zone Group Select Buttons 5m bt eS mm we e FONE SELECTBUTTONS N ges Issue 1 Page 61 of 129 A MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 58 Zone Group Select Buttons site All Call emm Up to 24 zone group select buttons are available dependent on system Arrivals specification with the Zone Group selection buttons being offered in two versions Departures em 1 Apermanent system wide set of zone group select buttons which are defined in the system configuration Pier 2 T M 2 Asetofuser specific user definable Custom Zone Group Select Pier 3 buttons ITTS Of the total number of Zone Group Select buttons configured to be available to any particular User those buttons that are not permanently pre
69. e Selecting Icons and PA Zones 44 ON Unc TN alui MEE LONE 44 4 2 7 1 1 Selecting and Deselecting an Icon or Multiple ICONS AA 4 2 7 1 2 Icon Pop Up Context Menus nennen nenne nnn nnns 45 ud PEDI dics o M aed 46 Ba nd SBAPOD FORI E 47 I4 78 ne E TE 47 e P te EE 48 Bd T usus System Model Mode Select Buttons 48 BE osos Select Mode nene nnnennsna nsa risa nina sese sina risa sas as ssa esas rna anrea nns 48 Ans B EE In Ba cott IBS HM eM IM HMM mU EM MM MR 48 Issue 1 Page 3 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 3 3 1 Public Address Page Elements 49 4 3 3 2 Priority Scheme and DVA Message Queue EEN 51 4 3 3 3 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indicaton enne 52 4 3 3 3 1 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication Colourhkhey o3 4 3 3 3 2 Examples of the PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication 23 4 3 3 4 Chimes used for PA Broadcasts nennen nennen nnns 59 EE 60 4 3 3 5 1 Selection of a PA Zone by Clicking within the Zone Area 60 4 3 3 5 2 Zone Group Select Buttons 61 4 3 3 5 3 Custom Zone Group Select Buttons eeeeeesseeeseeeeneeenne 62 4 3 3 6 Live Microphone Announcements nene nnn nnns 64 4 3 3 6 1 Microphone Level VU Meter 66 4 3 3 7 DVA Message Announcements eese nnns nnns 66 SZIARLI SUI N EE 66 4 3 3 7 2 Making
70. e System s faults and other status information The user can view additional information associated with each alarm and can acknowledge and clear alarms depending on their access rights 5 6 1 1 Alarm Summary In addition to the Status Display tabs there is a permanent summary display of the overall numbers of system alarms that is shown in the Alarm Status Line at the top of the display This Alarm Summary shows the numbers of alarms by type priority and acknowledgement state An example of this display is shown below with explanatory annotations of the default alarm priority meanings This display is shown in all other screens including when nobody is logged onto the MCS workstation e Priorities run from right to left i e Operational Alarms are higher priority than Maintenance Alarms and Priority Alarm Red is higher priority than Alarm Orange Figure 102 Alarm Summary Maintenance Alarms Operational Alarms l l Total Number Unknown Information Warning Reduced Alarm Priority of Alarms Grey Blue Violet Service Orange Alarm l Yellow Red I I l Unackd Unackd Unackd Unackd Unackd Unackd i l i i l I I I I I I I I Alarm Tota 10 Alarm Summary vg 12 0 ek H O EJ 0 A 3 oM v Ack d Ack d Ack d Ack d Ack d Ack d Lowest 4 Priority Highest Issue 1 Page 101 of 129 MCS Mini I
71. e displays summary status data for the entire MCS workstation The information provided in the Status Line is e The Username of the currently Logged In user e The workstation name e The Online or Offline status of the MCS workstation e hecurrent date and time Figure 20 Status Line Logged on as ADMIN Workstation ID gatwick mcs client 02 boxa DE 04 03 2010 08 46 Currently the Online or Offline status indicator will always read as Online 3 1 Fullscreen and Split Screen Views In Fullscreen layout the 2D or 3D System Models occupy the full display width as shown below Split Screen layout reduces the System Model size to half the width always in the left half of the display area The right hand screen half is then occupied by other information GUIs such as DVA Management or Alarm Status displays as shown in the subsequent Figure Figure 21 System Model Fullscreen Eie gen Beach Options pen uM DP ub DB GUGM oM BGashwick Ee Gatwick South Temranel Level 20 Dnm Aispiste d Showride C terp amp Canet uode Las sect 4 PA 4 Lnteni 4 bue H Wa Lan Lan E Lip Los Loo ELERE THE ECC CS AEN S E Ce Logged un am ADUN Aaen gubck E Ten D ten E GA 15 30 The Online or Offline status of the MCS workstation relates to whether the system is in Live Operational mode Online or the Non Operational Training mode Offline Currently the Training mode is only a
72. e various colours if necessary To open this dialogue box either click on the Colour Key Icon in the Toolbar or by clicking the Help gt Colour key menu bar option Figure 44 Location of the Colour Key Toolbar Button File View arch Options Help I 9 9 Alarm Tc The Colour Key dialogue box will then be opened as below Figure 45 PA Zone Broadcast Indication Colour Key Colour Key 3 VA Priority Level 1 Fire Microphone ES VA Priority Level 2 Evacuation Message VA Priority Level 3 Alert Message im Non Overridable Broadcast 53 Overridable Broadcast Mute Active ez Active S Selected Cancel D The Colour Key dialogue box can be left visible during operation of the MCS system 4 3 3 3 2 Examples of the PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication Some examples of the PA Broadcast Status Indication in the System Model are as below Issue 1 Page 53 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual The first figure shows part of a 2D System Model in this case a railway lie map where there are a number of broadcasts being made Three stations are being broadcast to by the local MCS Workstation Microphone as shown in green Two stations are being broadcast to by another audio source that can be overridden by the local MCS Workstation Microphone as these broadcasts are shown in blue Three more stations are being broadcast to by an audio source that cannot be overridden by the local MCS Workst
73. e will start playing d EndTime Set the time of day when the message will stop playing e Interval Set the interval in minutes between each message repetition The Times field in the Current Schedules list shows the Start Time all the repetition s start times and the End Time f MontoSun Select the day s of the week when the message will be played g Zones Select the zones where the message will be played by clicking on the required zones in the Zones list box Selected zones are highlighted Clicking on an already selected zone will deselect that zone A vertical scroll bar will be available to enable all zones to be seen and selected when the zone list is long The user has the option to select all zones in one operation by clicking on the ALL Zones button 5 If required then enable the schedule for broadcast by clicking on the Enable button 6 Ifrequired then restore the previously saved configuration by clicking on the Abandon Changes button Note that all changes since the last time that the changes were committed will be lost in this case and the entire configuration of all uncommitted schedules in the Schedule list will be restored It doesn t just abandon the currently selected new schedule Following abandoning any changes the background colour will return to grey 7 Click on the Commit Changes button to commit and save the new schedule The background colour will return to grey You can save the changes at an
74. ed o Thetitle line also indicates the status of any modifications performed in the schedules as in the figure below Issue 1 Page 87 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 81 Current Schedule Modified and not Committed Warning DWA Scheduling 3 New Schedule TEST Public Address System brhd 19 53 13 54 18 55 20 58 f New Schedule2 TEST Speech Shaped Pink Noise plklhde crsmylf plkshww thlb g 00 00 o After the modified schedule is committed then there is an acknowledgement dialogue Figure 82 New Schedule Modified and Committed Dialogue schedule set successfully de do The new schedule is set and immediately active e Details of field o Shows and is used for the input and change of the details of the schedule that is selected in the Current Schedules list as in the figure below Figure 83 Selected Schedule Details Details af currently selected schedule item Zones start Time 00 00 End Time 00 00 Interval 00 00 x Mon Tue Xi Wed X Thu X Fri X Sat X Sun All Zones e Upcoming Events field o Shows the upcoming scheduled messages Issue 1 Page 88 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 5 2 2 Enabling and Disabling a Schedule A schedule can be individually enabled or disabled so that it can be created saved and then used whenever required To enable or disable a sch
75. ed ny Eo off NEG me EE ONES Gebvick South Terminal Level 00 Gatwick PAWA System oan Cc ect sent Sian Skat Aa Sent mr ia Soret Sats Paina Misa 5 3 Right Side Display Pane Functions 5 3 1 Right Side Display Pane Modes Functions available in the right hand display pane in Split Screen view and selectable by the right side pane Control buttons are all configurable to be available or hidden based on the system requirements but are typically as follows e Zone Overrides tab o Enables the PA system s automated night volume reduction system to be overridden for the current period e Scheduler tab o Control of routine scheduled DVA or TTS broadcasts Review the Current DVA or TTS Schedules e Message Times Zones etc Addition of new schedules Modification of schedules Renaming of Schedules Deletion of schedules Message schedules can be created equally easily using permanently stored DVA messages user recorded messages and TTS messages as appropriate o Review of upcoming scheduled messages e DVA Management tab o Control of DVA messages Issue 1 Page 81 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Recording of new DVAs Creation of new TTS DVAs e Renaming of DVAs Deletion of DVAs e System Status Display Functions o Alarm List tab A list of the active alarms on the system o Alarm Event History tab A log of all alarm events which have been reporte
76. edule 1 2 Select the Scheduler page if not already selected Select the schedule in the Current Schedules list at the top part of the page Enable or disable 2 the selected schedule as required by clicking on either the Enable or Disable button All changes are automatically shown in the Current Schedules list at the top part of the page The background colour of the Current Schedules field changes from grey to pink in order to indicate that the current schedule list has been Current Schedules Modified not yet committed modified but not yet committed and saved jule B The title line also indicates the status of any modifications performed in the schedules If required then restore the previously saved configuration by clicking on the Abandon Changes button Note that all changes since the last time that the changes were committed will be lost in this case and the entire configuration of all uncommitted schedules in the Schedule list will be restored It doesn t just affect the currently selected schedule Following abandoning any changes the background colour will return to grey Click on the Commit Changes button to commit and save the new configuration so that any changes will start running The background colour returns to grey You can save the changes at any time after modifying any single Schedule or after completing all the required changes to the Schedule list 5 5 2 3 Creating a New Schedule
77. el Home View A 3D System Model will have a defined Home position where the whole System Model is shown in a reference overall view including all floors which are known as levels in the MCS Each Level also has a home view which is a vertical view straight down on that level in the same orientation as the home view of the full System Model An example of a full System Models home view is shown below Figure 24 Example 3D System Model Home View ep Zeg Loro Meg IM n m ur uu Ooo rr Each level of the 3D System Model is then individually selectable in order to view or control items on that level Inter level transitions such as lifts travelators and stairs are shown dropping down from or rising up from the level in the appropriate locations as in the example below Issue 1 Page 32 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 25 Example 3D System Model Single Level View Die Mew Sem Coren Mer Tnm ur Of T TD en age Sues ech 4 cente Mode Zeg PA e Lee r Me H ec R PAC Laget onas adrir Work gz 0 vt nzceCiteug NN 18030010 1 6 4 1 2 2D System Models With 2D System Models the view normally has a fixed orientation with no Tilt or Rotate controls There may be Zoom and Pan functions provided however so that individual sections of the 2D model can be zoomed into for a closer view and so that the display can be moved around within the extents of the overal
78. en the Alarm was acknowledged Ack d By The MCS user who acknowledged the Alarm To acknowledge Alarms 1 Select the required alarm by clicking on the alarm entry in the current alarm list 2 Addother alarms to the selection by clicking on the alarm entry with the Ctrl key held down 3 Remove a selected alarm from the list by clicking on the alarm entry with the Ctrl key held down 4 Consecutive alarms may be selected by clicking on the first alarm entry and then on the last alarm entry with the Shift key held down The arrow keys may be used instead of the mouse Issue 1 Page 104 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Buttons and Controls Each button has an appropriate tool tip Use this button to acknowledge the selected alarm s Button is enabled only if at Acknowledge least one unacknowledged alarm is selected in the current alarm list and is available only to users with permission to execute the operation Use this button to unacknowledge the selected alarm s Button is enabled only if at least one acknowledged alarm is selected in the current alarm list and is available only to users with permission to execute the operation Unacknowledge Use this button to clear the selected alarmls This button is enabled only if at least one alarm is selected in the current alarm list and is available only to users with permission to execute the operation Use this combo box to specify statu
79. ename Issue 1 Page 99 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 5 3 8 Deleting a DVA Message from the Message List Figure 99 DVA Management Display Manage DVAs Beware of shopen surfaces LL Tv monitoring Do not encourage beggars legal taxi touts warning No cycling skateboarding or rollerblading mo Preview M Stop Delete gf Rename To delete a DVA message from the Message List Select the DVA Management page if not already selected Select the message to be deleted by clicking on it in the Manage DVAs list Click on the Delete button A confirmation dialog will be displayed e Deleting a DVA which is used in a schedule will cause the schedule to stop working In this case the schedule should also be deleted or changed to use a different DVA Figure 100 DVA Deletion Confirmation Dialogue Confirm delete Are you sure you want to delete the DVA Msg287m int bell New Note that deleting a DVA that is used in a schedule will prevent that schedule operating correctly e Pre recorded DVA messages can be protected so that they cannot be deleted An error message will be displayed when attempting to delete protected messages Figure 101 Unable to Delete DNA Dialogue Unable to delete This DVA could not be deleted It may be a read only file or you may not have permission to delete it Click on the Yes button to delete the selected DVA message
80. ent being missed Event driven designs tend to be more efficient in terms of processor usage and more responsive in terms of event detection and propagation The ASL software architecture JCOP JPC combines both approaches The JPC status publishing method reacts instantly to changes in state generating events for maximum responsiveness It also supports heuristic refresh techniques to ensure that events cannot be missed while minimising the impact on processor usage e Dual redundant servers and workstations with full control system upgrade 1 6 7 Security Following the launch of the MCS application the MCS maintains security and prevents both unauthorised access to the system and unauthorised operations by legitimate users This is enforced through a system of users and user groups where a user s permissions are determined by those configured for the username and any group or groups to which the user belongs Issue 1 Page 21 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 2 Introduction to System Operation 2 1 Mouse and Keyboard The MCS workstation is primarily operated using a mouse Apart from when it is used as an alternative to the mouse see below the alphanumeric keyboard is only needed for entering customer specific text in certain windows The keyboard set up is the international one Both the left and the right mouse buttons are used when working with the user interface If you have a three b
81. enu is as below Figure 38 Typical Pop Up Menu ep select Items Acknowledge Clear Alarms Enable Alarms Disable Alarms The following menu options are typically available for each device Deselect items Deselects all previously selected Icons Acknowledge Acknowledges all alarms associated with the device represented by the Icon Clear Alarms Clears all alarms associated with the device represented by the Icon Enable Alarms Enables alarm reporting from the device represented by the Icon Disable Alarms Disables alarm reporting from the device represented by the Icon When multiple Icons are selected the Pop Up menu options will be reduced to a subset that is applicable to all of the selected Icons with any menu items that are only applicable to some of the Icons being removed Issue 1 Page 45 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 2 7 2 Select Rectangle Holding the lt CTRL gt and SHIFT Keys down together with the mouse s left button while the mouse pointer is over the System Model GUI and then moving the mouse pointer within the System Model GUI will drag out a light blue coloured rectangle on the System Model When the mouse button is released then all of the PA Zones and or Icons within the dragged rectangle will be added into the current selection Figure 39 Select Rectangle Function ma ma u q 5p ol Geen Ef Lo dee ere GE ie E c HH EC Id
82. ep Ix ur oE Gee OD E Glasgow South LLPA Glasgow South LLPA dw A hamo Seite Chan Tas Cnetziek Sher CA Muateregt OP Abie C Aim fort y Sun wg di Chath rii 14 it reen Ben OQPumnPdr Flags FA Zonen xz ei l if Hra r PA Diss Wight Vmr Contra Lint SS iara reg d pl Been Hir eol Cote tad T und ini tirit T ks Lei Del standi imi Ai d 1 DW GIFFNOCK n MUIREND I Pe eae Standard Hai Vura Cant d puras Standard Lg rung Caia CLARKSTON my SE ene 33 bende Stanchond gd Vrun Central zi uniad laghi soria Conk 25 keck Dundand key iura Central i miri n y Sri TL WILLIAMWOOD aem SE 3 gli iiem Standard hgh sorta Castra ars Etandand m faerie Tiste M eo Standard Has ur Central w piet Standard hight rung Contra WHITECRAIGS Se ee cri rp uniad laghi soria Conk 3B L rrtu uid Laag uris Central 1 TE LUTE LE CIC eer rw Sindri Lat vun Central XENCL RO PUR parirglacse wr crating PATTERTON Buttons and Controls The following settings are available on the Zone Overrides drop down menu for each zone Uses the permanently configured zone settings e Standard Night Time Volume Control for Night Time Volume Control This will reverse any of the other settings Temporarily overrides the zone settings and e 3 Highest Volume Limit sets the volume to the highest level e 4 High Volume Limit Temporarily overrides the zone settings and e 3 Medium Volume Limit sets the volume to intermed
83. et zones is not free and a lower priority message is queued to play to other zones that are free then the lower priority message will be moved to the front of the queue and played first Note that a higher priority DVA message will not override a lower priority source that is already playing to the required zones e If all the required zones do not become free within a certain time the DVA messages in the queue are discarded This timeout is configured to 30 seconds as standard but is configurable as part of the overall system configuration e Live microphone announcements will override lower priority DVA messages which are playing to the required zones e One off DVA messages that have been overridden will not be automatically re broadcast on cessation of the interrupting broadcast e However emergency DVA messages that have been interrupted by higher priority announcements will restart at the start of the next message repetition Note that once the MCS microphone announcement DVA message or background music starts broadcasting to the VIPA PA system this may be overridden by other audio sources connected to the VIPA system according to the priority scheme of the VIPA PA system itself e g by local paging or fire microphones If an announcement which has been triggered by the MCS is overridden by a local audio source then this will be indicated by a change in the displayed zone colour for the appropriate PA zone in the MCS System Model
84. eturn to grey Clickon the Commit Changes button to commit and save the modified schedule The background colour will return to grey You can save the changes at any time after modifying any single Schedule or after completing all the required changes to the Schedule list 5 5 2 5 Deleting a Schedule 1 Select the Scheduler page if not already selected 2 Select the schedule to be deleted in the Current Schedules list at the top part of the page 3 The Details of section will show the current details of the selected schedule 4 Click on the Delete Schedule button 5 Aconfirmation dialog will be displayed Figure 84 Delete Schedule Dialog Delete Schedule X 2 Do vau want to delete Ehe schedule 6 Click on the Yes button to delete the selected schedule a The schedule will be removed from the Current Schedules list at the top of the page The background colour of the Current Schedules field changes from grey to pink to indicate the current schedule list has been Current Schedules Modified not yet committed modified but not yet committed and lt saved ble B The title line also indicates the status of any modifications performed in the schedules 7 Click on the No button cancel the operation 8 If required then restore the previously saved configuration by clicking on the Abandon Changes button Note that all changes since the last time that the changes were committed will be lost i
85. eturn to the normal configured operation At the time of publication of this manual this function works with iPA400 iIPAMAOO and VIPET units on the network but not with any attached VAR Routers i e it works with PA Public Address systems but not with VA Voice Alarm systems Issue 1 Page 86 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 5 2 DVA Message Announcement Scheduler 5 5 2 1 Scheduler Tab The Scheduler page enables automated DVA broadcast schedules to be configured These scheduled broadcasts can be programmed to be made with saved recorded DVAs and with saved TTS DVAs This page has three main sections as in the figure below Figure 80 Scheduler Page FAN Bye Dene reece diana abd Cd Krass Eek Ce tosgtestcn di Cerne rn D CURRENT EEN reent ten SCHEDULES QETA ILS CF THE Hd THu CIEI S ELECTED SCHEOULE UP COMING EVENTS All DVA messages are queued until all required zones are free before they are played The DVA message will be discarded if all the required zones do not become free within a set time which is 30 seconds as standard This time is configurable as part of the overall system configuration The Scheduler page has the following main sections e Current Schedules field o Shows the current schedules o The page background colour changes from grey to pink in order to indicate that the current schedule list has been modified but not yet committed and sav
86. ext to Speech Message n snnesnnssnssrnrrnnrrsrrrerrresrrreenee 97 0 9 3 6 Renaming a DVA Message from the Message let 98 0 9 3 7 Previewing a DVA Message from the Message et 99 5 9 3 8 Deleting a DVA Message from the Message let 100 5 9 3 9 Updating DVA Messages across the PA Network sssssnsssssessnsnrnssnrnsrrnrrrrsrrrsrrree 101 E NNDUENEE Alarm Reporting and the Right Side Pane css pasaecpecnro 2e YI TAYA Eu ERR EX EE EXV UTR E MATIN Fe ER PH pE Rega 101 E 9 eM System Alarm Status CG 101 Dals a EN N EE 101 5 6 1 2 System Alarm Status LeVels ausmie teer Fett bupeER aS uar Iob nRERR EMEN IMEXTM dM e pIM FRAME DM IBI UMS 102 5 6 1 3 System Alarm Status Reporting Priorities cccccccsseccsseeesseeseeeeseeeseeeseeeesaaees 103 IAE onus Cia Rmo c c 103 5 6 2 1 Acknowledging AlarmS EE 105 5 6 2 2 Unacknowledging Alarms ne 106 E E WE E 107 5 6 2 4 Locating the Equipment in the System Model cccseeceeseeceeeseeeeeeeeeseeesaeeess 108 5 6 3 PIAP EVO DT I ls eI I UT m 109 5 6 3 1 Alarm Event History Fields and Buttons ccccccccseecceeeceeeeseeeeseeeeseeeceeeeesaees 109 3 5 5 iia Status Tree sssssssseesssesseseseeee nnne nnnnn nnne n nsna sas nska ise siia sese ss ssai sese sese sese snas rna an 111 CB Voce 10 View A TC 113 5 6 4 2 Locating Equipment in t
87. ges stored within the PC itself or elsewhere on an IP network It can also operate as a paging microphone in which the physical microphone buttons and status indicators are implemented on the display GUI The MCS can also provide background music routing and control If desired the MCS can be fitted with a Text to Speech converter as well as or instead of DVA message recordings PA announcements can be made using fixed pre recorded DVA messages user recorded messages Text to Speech converted text messages and fragmented messages which are assembled into complete messages at broadcast time As well as immediate broadcast functions DVAs can also be scheduled to be automatically broadcast at intervals and new DVA and Text to Speech messages can also be recorded by the user Messages can also be broadcast automatically under control of a Customer Information System CIS and audio messages can be synchronised with visual information shown on Visual Display Units that are also controlled by the MCS System A simple intuitive user interface enables easy and quick operation of the MCS The PA display graphics are normally customised to show the site plan with the physical layout of the zones covered by the PA system shown on the screen The area representing each zone then acts as a zone select button with zone selection and announcement status being shown by different colours Alternatively the display graphics can be formatted as a set of tradi
88. ghts The system configuration provides for different users to have different access rights with the access rights being defined by permissions configured for any user groups to which the user belongs Additionally individual user Log Ins can be assigned different access facilities to other users nominally in the same user group or groups While all users have access to the available views in the System Model each user s access rights determines the MCS resources such as administrative functions Sub system control functions and alarm handling functions that are available to them User Groups There can be any number of different user groups each having access to all or any of the functions available in the MCS system In a typical installation however there may be three discrete user groups each giving capabilities as follows A System Administrator a Operational functions b Accessto the Alarm reporting screens c Accessto the Design Mode for editing of Icons etc in the model Described in the MCS Maintenance Manual B Local Managers and Maintenance Staff a Operational functions b Accessto the Alarm reporting screens C Operators a Operational functions Default Usernames and Passwords The system configuration can specify any number of Usernames as required On initial system supply the available user Log Ins are normally provided with default Usernames and passwords as below Table 1 Default Usernames an
89. he System Model from the Status Tree 114 5 6 4 3 Locating the Status Tree Node from the System Model 114 NEE H rn en d I T I m 115 Bi Disabling and Enabling Alarm Repnortmg eene nennen 115 A eese ln E ut EE 116 VN Melen ln il e eee ru A 117 B E Ta E e Le i E A vnb A spei E UVP FP nid brHd direi A vin rain E eines 119 BT us Lhandging d User S PASS AG aae eiii brindado load cpu bin pta dati a qb ad DN Fn pid N 119 Boos Configuring Users and User bermssions nene 120 e NEN Configuring icons ang PLUTO a sc peribit ade uod o gel UE ta dee hee eg cpu ana 120 T UNE Configuring System Alarm Priority Levels and Descriptions n nnannnannnannnnnennnnnnnnnnnnennnnnne 120 A Overall System and System Model Confguraton eese 120 SERIE VI ubi eH 121 E E Microphone Analogue to USB Converter Faults cccccceeccecseeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeeeseeeeeseeeeessaaeens 121 lr gS E ib ax rs me 122 HET un te 122 HLE Som Electrical Safety sterne edel EPUM ERE rA PEERS FEES Lekt deeg 122 ML titre 4 ipee insat MR T EDITT 122 10 4 SEL Or HE TOF Ce RETE EUER 122 IN iiic Ter 123 12 Index 124 cde Ralf TT IT P M 127 Issue 1 Page 5 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Publ
90. he normal System Model operation view is Fullscreen The System Model can however be reduced down a half width Split Screen view in order to also view the right side pane functions The Fullscreen Toolbar button and View gt Fullscreen Manu bar function are used to swap between the Fullscreen and Split Screen modes of the Main MCS GUI 5 2 Right Side Display Pane Mode Buttons If the GUI is in Split Screen layout a further set of Control Mode Buttons are available above the right hand screen pane These buttons are used to select the GUI to be shown in the right side pane of the MCS GUI in a similar way that the System Model Mode buttons control the operation of the left side pane A typical example of these buttons is shown below with the Alarm List mode selected Figure 74 Right Side Display Pane Mode Buttons scheduler DVA Management f Current Alarm Status W Alarm Event History Current Status Access to each of the Control Mode Tabs is restricted by the user s access level so some users will have fewer tabs available than shown above while some users may even have the whole right side display pane unavailable In the example shown below the Scheduler button has been selected at the top of the right hand pane thereby revealing the Schedules pane in the area below it Issue 1 Page 80 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 75 Split Screen View with Scheduler Pane Display
91. hime options are available e No Chime No pre announcement chime e Chime 1 Single note chime e Chime 2 Two note descending overlapping pattern chime e Chime 3 Three note descending overlapping pattern chime This defaults to the last used selection so is normally set once then left as is 7 If required click on the Preview DVA button to play the selected DVA or TTS message to the local loudspeaker to check it is correct before playing it to the selected zonelsl 8 Click on the Play DVA button The Choose DVA dialog box will close and the selected DVA or TTS message will be played once to the selected zone s 9 Alternately the user can cancel the operation by clicking on the Cancel button 1 Once the MCS s recorded DVA message or TTS Text to Speech announcement starts broadcasting this may be overridden by other audio sources connected to the VIPA system according the system priority scheme Issue 1 Page 68 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Your announcement can be interrupted by higher priority announcements Recorded DVA or TTS messages that have been overridden will not be automatically re broadcast on cessation of the interrupting broadcast Recorded DVA and TTS announcements and zone selections will be queued if all the required zones are not free If all required zones do not become free within a certain time DVA messages in the queue are discarded T
92. hin the dragged rectangle will be selected This function can be used to quickly select all of the items in a given area of the System Model Mouse Zoom Operation Rotating the mouse s scroll wheel while the mouse pointer is over the System Model GUI will zoom the view of the System Model in or out around the current centre position of the display Rotating the scroll wheel forward will zoom in while rotating the scroll wheel backwards will zoom out Mouse Tilt Operation Holding the CTRL Key down while rotating the mouse s scroll wheel while the mouse pointer is over the System Model GUI will Tilt the view of the System Model up or down around the current centre position of the display Rotating the scroll wheel forward will Tilt the System Model towards a vertical view down while rotating the scroll wheel backwards will Tilt the System Model towards a horizontal view from the side Mouse Select Operation A single click of the right button on the mouse will open up the Pop Up context sensitive menu of any suitable item that the mouse pointer is over for any required follow up operation to be carried out on it 4 2 2 3D System Model Levels Each level of a multi level 3D System Model is selectable as a stand alone view by clicking on the appropriate Level Select button on the left hand side of the display area Typically each System Model level will represent an individual floor level in an entire buildi
93. his timeout is configured to 30 seconds as standard as part of the overall system configuration If a DVA message has been selected and a text typed into the Quick Text to Speech field then the TTS message will be played to the selected zone s Recorded DVA and TTS messages are played to the end i e it is not possible to stop a message once started 4 3 3 7 3 Making Emergency DVA Announcements 1 Select PA Mode if not already selected 2 Click on the Emergency DVA button Figure 68 The Emergency DVA Button ep mm f EMERGENCY DVA BUTTON J D n wm emm Issue 1 Page 69 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 3 The Emergency DVA dialog will now be displayed This gives four broadcast options as follows All Call Evac Click on this button to start a repeating Evacuation DVA broadcast to All zones All Call Alarm Click on this button to start a repeating Alarm DVA broadcast to All zones Evac Selected Zones Click on this button to start a repeating Evacuation DVA broadcast to the selected zones Alarm Selected Click on this button to start a repeating Alarm DVA broadcast to the selected Zones zones DVA Stop Ends all repeating Emergency Broadcasts at the end of the current message 4 To broadcast an emergency message to a specific set of PA zones first select the required broadcast zone s by clicking on the PA zone layout and or the zone select buttons Then click on the a
94. iate levels e 2 Low Volume Limit Temporarily overrides the zone settings and e 1 Lowest Volume Limit sets the volume to the lowest level Issue 1 Page 84 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Note that this function can be used to both increase and decrease the volume of the broadcasts in the zone dB values for each volume limit are set up in the overall system configuration The Highest Volume Limit is typically the highest volume broadcast that is configured for the zone If ANS sensors are used then this may be well above the normal daytime broadcast level as well as above the normal Night Time Volume reduced broadcast level This setting enables the volume level to be increased from the normal levels for exceptional circumstances The Lowest Volume Limit is typically a very low volume level that is virtually but not totally muting the zone To Override the Night Volume Control Settings 1 Select the Zone Overrides page if not already selected 2 Clickon the Get Current Settings button to update the page with all automated or manual settings from the other VIPA units in the PA system 3 Foreach zone to be overridden select the required volume control setting from the drop down menu Figure 78 Overriding the Volume Level in a PA Zone Zone Overrides Glasgow South LLPA C DVA Management Ej Alarm List Current PA Zone Settings allows you t
95. ic Address Control System User Manual Figures Figure 1 Application Diagram Connection to VIPET iPA400 and iPAMAOO via an IP Network Example 12 Figure2 Example 3D System Model View 1 View of a 3D Model eese 14 Figure3 Example 3D System Model View 2 Zoomed in view of a 3D Model 14 Figure4 Example 3D System Model View 3 View of a 3D Model of 2D Levels 15 Figure5 Example 3D System Model View 4 Zoomed in view of a 3D Model of 2D Levels 15 Figure Example 3D System Model View 5 Zoomed in view on a 3D Level 16 Figure7 Example 2D System Model View 1 A Railway me nnns 16 Figure8 Example 2D System Model View 2 A Railway mme enn 17 Figure9 Example 2D System Model View 3 A Gtadum ener 17 Figure 10 Typical GUI in Split Screen Layout 19 Figure 11 ine ee Ee x a hots 24 Figure 12 MCS LOOJIN RI loro eot cT 25 Figure 13 Warning ei TAN CG WEE 25 Figure 14 Log Om CONTPINAUON Dialog WEE 26 Figure 15 Exit to Desktop Confirmation Dialog nennen 26 Figure 16 MCS Manr ET Area c 27 Figure 17 MONUMD EE 27 Figure 18 Menu bar tems and ET EE 28 Figure 19 Terre e a E aaa eens 28 Figure 20 Status TE 29 Figure 21 System Model FULSCr eeN EE 29 Figure 22 System Model e EE 30 Figure 23 RRE TEE 31 Figure 24 Example 3D System Model Home View 32 Figure 25 Example 3D Syste
96. ien Eap LL Fw em pm SELECT 4 RECTANGLE o wm Issue 1 Page 46 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 2 7 3 Search Facility A search facility for is available through a Menu bar option a Toolbar button and via an F3 key shortcut This option allows the user to search through all of the PA zones on the system looking for any with numbers or descriptions containing a specified string The image below shows the search dialog Figure 40 Search Dialog Example E Search Search Text Description Barrhead brsde Burnside busby Busby cert Cathcart cff Craftfaat ckhl Corkerhill clrkstn Clarkston cmbslIng Cambuslang crokstn Crookston Go To Select Initially when the Search dialogue box is opened it lists every PA zone in the system As the user enters search text the search results are filtered to show only those items matching the criteria so that the list of items shown is gradually shortened as the search text is entered If no items have been selected in the list box and Select is clicked then all of the displayed zones are implicitly selected and added to the current selection of zones If one or more items have in fact been clicked to be selected in the list box then the user can choose to have these particular items added to their selection of zones by clicking the Select button When the filter has come down to showing a single ite
97. ivtGpsetiirecmorabet Issue 1 Page 72 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual To Mute the Pre defined types of Announcements in some Zones 1 Select the Mute mode if not already selected 2 Select the required zone by clicking on the PA zone layout The selected zones are shown in white Re clicking any of the selected zones deselects it The Mute function acts immediately it doesn t have a separate Action button The Mute colouring is also shown in the PA Mode screen 4 3 6 Background Music Mode The GUI provides a function for routing of Background Music BGM from the networked BGM source to any selected zones The method of operation is to click to select the zones to have music routed to them 4 3 6 1 Background Music Status Colours The Background Music Control Mode displays the BGM routing status of each of the PA zones by using shading of the zones as follows Table 8 Background Music Mode Zone Status Colours No BGM Natural no shading The figure below shows a typical Mute mode view including the Colour Key which is context sensitive so that when in Mute mode it shows the Mute mode colours Issue 1 Page 73 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 71 Background Music Mode Pis view Search oxi Hep Pong beer od 09 Sien Sum ofc Of CNN sl rs of Glasgow South LLPA a CROSSMYLOOF a QUEEN S PARK B Csak X OUTER C
98. l System Model limits for instance to zoom into the location of a alarm in the System Model There may also be a drill down to more detailed views such as to individual station views from a 2D railway line top level view 2D System Model Home View A 2D System Model will have a defined Home position where the whole System Model is shown in a reference view and unlike 3D models for the 3D Model this home position will be the normal operational view Two examples of this are shown below Issue 1 Page 33 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 26 nia i om m 0 Kap a RB Glasgow South LLPA 10 Vea amp wg b 5whos Decnm P at bs Cast Eat xbgen gas E I1 Vereintes Kao aat Ds id Fotos 1 at LE bi Kl Thor sben EE MI Burtai y LR S gll LE S Lol cr SL kep Ar peed equerert Sean Berne Figure 27 Example 2D System Model Home View 2 A Stadium ow Seach a a D ome ES ix rr a Hi Vea A at b FA gt aw MM NORTH MEMORIAL GRANOSTANO BLOCK WARNER COMPTON LONG ROOM LONG ROOM MEDIA EAR PAVILION CENTRE COMMITTEE ROOM WRITING ROOM v EDRICH ALLEN a TAVERN MOUND THOMAS LORD SUITE SOUTH GRACE INNER EAST NNER ORACE OUTER EAST OUTER Legqet at adrr Wod stan D keg toa BENE WW Example 2D System Model Home View 1 A Railway Line NURSERY PITCH CRICKET SCHOOL SHOP NORTH OUTER NORTH ROAD NORTH INNER NURSERY PAVILION
99. m or a single item has been selected in the list box then the user can also choose to Go To that item i e to zoom to it in the System ModeL This is done by clicking the Go To button 4 2 7 4 Other Selection Methods PA Zones can also be selected by other methods See Section 4 3 3 5 PA Zone Selection on Page 60 for details Issue 1 Page 47 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 3 Main System Model GUI 4 3 1 System Model Mode Select Buttons The System Model Control Mode Buttons that are situated above the System Model display area give access to each of the control modes that are available to the user To access a mode click on its Select Button A typically available range of System Model modes is shown below and in this example the Select mode is active Figure 41 System Model Mode Select Buttons Control Made Select 4 PA Listenin a Mute JJ Music 4 PA Cover 4 3 2 Select Mode The Select Mode shows all equipment Icons and their Status Flags and enables actions on these which are separate from all PA functions e g disabling or clearing alarms None of the PA control buttons are available on the System Model display in this mode 4 3 3 PA Mode The PA mode enables live microphone recorded DVA or Text to Speech TTS Public Address PA announcements to be made to any PA zone or group of zones The term zone refers to any of the sections into which an area is divided for
100. m Model Single Level View 33 Figure 26 Example 2D System Model Home View 1 A Railway me 34 Figure 27 Example 2D System Model Home View 2 A Gtadum 34 Figure 28 Example 2D System Model Zoomed In View 35 Figure 29 System Model Level Select Button Nomenclature gi 38 Figure 30 System Model Level Select Button Nomenclature 2 cccccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeeesaneeess 38 Figure 31 System Model Level Select Button Nomenclature gi 39 Figure 32 Equipment Status Flags in a 3D System Model HI 40 Figure 33 Equipment Status Flags in a 3D System Model H E 40 Figure 34 Equipment Status Flags in a 2D System Model 41 Figure 35 Equipment Information BOX i too eese tome et hands a e a nem aa e Duces eats 42 Figure 36 Picture In Picture PIP Lina 42 Figure 37 Lo udspeaker Icon Selected EE 44 Figure 38 ibis Baosmb dur MH T 45 Figure 39 SELECT Rectangle Fulictobi sius oes e co tee rie Du o Po e Pru ee ata pne E uet on aea ta gla wu SUO 46 Figure 40 Search Dialog Examples sisse iie pisos baee pelis suus poetis aan aeuo basse sam plici uua aiio ui 47 Figure 41 System Model Mode Select Buttons A 48 Figure 42 A 3D System Model in PA Mode nennen nennen nennen nnne nnns 50 Figure 43 A 2D System Model in PA Mode cccccceeeeeseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeessaeeeeseaeeseeesseneesseneesaeeessaes 50 Figure 44 Location of the Colour Key Toolbar Button o3 Figure 45 PA Zone Broadcast In
101. n Enabled button to deactivate the listen in announcements toggle function The Listen in Enabled button indicator will revert to grey Issue 1 Page 71 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 3 5 Broadcast Mute Mode The GUI provides a function for muting any selected zones at a pre configured priority level which is set as part of the overall system configuration It also displays the status of Mutes applied from elsewhere in the VIPA system The method of operation is to click to select the zones to be muted This mode can be used for example to block routine DVA broadcasts from being broadcast into some selected zones 4 3 5 1 Broadcast Mute Zone Status Colours The Mute Mode displays the broadcast mute status of each of the PA zones by using coloured shading of the zones as follows Table 7 Broadcast Mute Mode Zone Status Colours Colour Natural no shading White The figure below shows a typical Mute mode view including the Colour Key which is context sensitive so that when in Mute mode it shows the Mute mode colours Figure 70 Broadcast Mute Mode Ein deg Search miwa Bep h x d s 8 Ae ed Mae Sura d NN P Ob C Iw Cap B r3 E Glasgow South LLPA E CROSSMYLOOF E QUEEN S PARK E imiy E OUTER CIRCLE VIE UAE MAXWELL PARK CROSSHILL E EENE a E PoLLoksHaws east CET LANGSIDE CATHCART o HAMPDEN PARK ANE THORNLIEBANK E KING S PARK VERC G9ib
102. n this case and the entire configuration of all uncommitted schedules in the Schedule list will be restored It doesn t just restore the deleted schedule Following abandoning any changes the background colour will return to grey Issue 1 Page 92 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 9 Click on the Commit Changes button to commit and finally delete the schedule The background colour will return to grey You can save the changes at any time after modifying any single Schedule or after completing all the required changes to the Schedule list 5 9 3 DVA Message Management 5 5 3 1 DVA Management Tab The DVA Management page enables both recorded speech DVA and Text to Speech message recording and maintenance As many User DNA messages can be recorded as are required and when saved these are added into the DVA selection list along with the permanent messages This page has two main sections as in the figure below Figure 85 DVA Management Page PAVA system ad Fee Shee gd lib UN de Debi OE bali Thies LIE ET roseus iu Sei D Anna rH He Bleed Tong a i em CH roe Dro PITT TIR T i E Et A ee i eme git H plier E Ti bir l a Ekip H ei be he E hia kaiii bad tjs Sour x I s pelas taber A 1 Hifi B I 1 l l LI l l 1 l l P l LI I P Se TTi iMi ELO DA NED DA 1 LI l LI l 1 l l 1 l I a 1 l al op Freee 1 l i a P l LI l l LI l l 1 l i 2 n Hi Lini ae Puree
103. nd then click on the Enter or OK button to save the change 6 The changed message will be saved on the MCS workstation and server and will be added into the Manage DVAs list 7 Alternatively to close the dialog without changing WS Preview Ww Stop Delete 4 Rename the message click on the Cancel button Changing the name of a DVA which is used in a schedule will cause the schedule to stop working In this case the schedule should also be changed to use the renamed DVA The modified DVA message still needs to be copied to all VIPA units before it can be used See section 5 9 3 9 Updating DVA Messages across the PA Network on page 101 Issue 1 Page 98 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 5 3 7 Previewing a DVA Message from the Message List Figure 97 DVA Management Displa j iiid To preview a DVA message from the Message List Manage DVAs EE 1 Select the DVA Management page if not already CETV monitoring selected Do not encourage beggars legal tasi touts warning Ma cycling skateboarding or rollerblading 2 Select the message to be previewed by clicking on it in the Manage DVAs list 3 Click on the Preview button The selected message will be played to the local monitor loudspeaker Figure 98 DVA Previewing Q Not Recording Playing DVA 4 Click on the Stop button to stop previewing the message WS Preview M Stop Delete R
104. ng which is represented by the whole System Model Level Select Buttons Each Level Select button has the name of its System Model level and has an appropriate tool tip description Clicking on one of these buttons will switch the view to the selected level from another System Model level or from the top view Note that when changing between levels z co ordinate change the relative position in the new System Model level is not changed the x and y co ordinates remain the same Following are some examples of stand alone level views and their Level Select Buttons Issue 1 Page 37 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 29 System Model Level Select Button Nomenclature 1 Eile View Search Options Help ib Ia 9 Hm d Alarm Total AE Alarm Summary 9 3D View A Navigation amp Show Hide Objects amp r Control Mode Mez Select PA s Listen In E Mute Grnd Sub For this example a site with three levels a Mezzanine Ground Floor and Substructure Floor has the Level Buttons configured as follows Mezz Click on this button to display the mezzanine level System model Click on this button to display the ground level System model Sub Click on this button to display the substructure level System model The System Model level buttons may use any appropriate nomenclature e g for a site with levels 1 2 3 etc then these may be labelled as L01 L02 L03 etc as in the
105. ns it is first necessary to select the Icon s on the GUI User functions include Acknowledging and Clearing Alarms and Enabling or Disabling Alarms To Select and Deselect an Icon or Multiple Icons carry out the actions as below 1 Select an Icon by clicking on it A transparent box enclosing the Icon will appear to indicate that it is selected The example in the next Figure shows a loudspeaker Icon which has been selected Figure 37 Loudspeaker Icon Selected Loudspeaker Icons are normally used to represent the PA zone amplification equipment and loudspeaker circuits in their entirety Therefore a alarm in the loudspeaker circuit wiring or in the associated amplification equipment will raise a Flag against the Loudspeaker Icon 2 Add other Icons to the selection by clicking each Icon in turn 3 Deselect an Icon to remove it from the selection by just clicking on it again 4 To deselect all selected Icons right click any Icon and select the Deselect Items option from the Pop Up menu See the following section for details Issue 1 Page 44 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 2 7 1 2 Icon Pop Up Context Menus Each Icon on the System Model may be selected and its Pop Up menu displayed by right clicking on the Icon The menu content depends on the device being represented by the Icon and along with many other similar functions this is also restricted by the user s access level A typical Pop Up m
106. o Listen In Natural no shading Issue 1 Page 70 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual The figure below shows a typical Listen In view including the Colour Key which is context sensitive so that when in Listen in mode it shows the Listen in mode colours Figure 69 Listen In Mode l Yew Search onn Her b x s 8 Ae Ted ite Mae Sura ug NN P opm C Iw Ca B E E 0 Glasgow South LLPA a CROSSMYLOOF a QUEEN S PARK B Cales be X OUTER CIRCLE VIE MAXWELL PARK CROSSHILL E EIODHIE E PoLLoksHaws east HUH LANGSIDE CATHCART D HAMPDEN PARK AN THORNLIEBANK n KING S PARH VERTI A51 PA parandasss ur duse ol arbi Po 3 iiH To Listen in to the Announcements in a Zone 1 Select the Listen In mode if not already selected 2 Selectthe required zone by clicking on the PA zone layout 1 Only one zone can be selected for listen in at a time 2 The selected zone is shown in pink 3 Re clicking a selected zone deselects it 3 Click on the Listen in Enabled button to route the selected zone s Listen In audio to the local monitor speaker 4 The Listen in Enabled button indicator will be shown in pink while the Listen In function is active 5 Ifa different MCS workstation has been used to select the Listen In zone and the audio is not required at this workstation then it may be beneficial to mute this from the local monitor speakers Re click on the Listen i
107. o set temporary overrides LO cO Ont poo Boy a a a ge xp qx zl OU c Fey Go Roy co PA fone plklhde cresmylf plkshww thlb gifnack elrkstn busby thal harmyrs ekilbrd kenishd phld nitsh brhd dumbrck ckhl msspark Night Volume Control standard Might Volume Control standard Might Volume Control standard Might Volume Control standard Might Volume Control standard Night Volume Control standard Night Volume Control 5 Highest Volume Limit 4 High Valume Limit Medium Volume Limit Low Volume Limit Lowest Volume Limit standard Might Volume Control standard Night Volume Control standard Night Volume Control standard Might Volume Control standard Might Volume Control standard Might Volume Control Alarm Event History 4 When the Zone Override change Is made the Zone Overrides page background changes from grey to pink to highlight that the Volume Control configuration has been modified but not yet committed and saved The title line also defines the status of any configuration modifications performed See the figure below for the result of the change shown above Issue 1 Page 85 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 79 An Uncommitted Zone Overrides Volume Level Change o 7 Zone Overrides 2 Scheduler DVA Management Alarm List J Alarm Event History Glasgow GT pkinds S Night Volume Control
108. of profits arising from the use of this product or for any breach of this warranty In the interest of continual product development Application Solutions Safety and Security Limited reserves the right to make changes to product specification without notice or liability Issue 1 Page 127 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Issue 1 Page 128 of 129 safety security amp control
109. owledge Alarms 1 Select an acknowledged alarm by clicking on the alarm entry in the Alarm List page 2 Add other alarms to the list by clicking on the alarm entry with the Ctrl key held down 3 Remove a selected alarm from the list by clicking on the alarm entry with the Ctrl key held down 4 Select consecutive alarms by clicking on the first alarm entry then on the last alarm entry with the Shift key held down The arrow keys may be used instead of the mouse 5 Press the Unacknowledge button to unacknowledge the selected alarm s Or right click the selected alarm s and then select Unacknowledge from the Pop Up menu Issue 1 Page 106 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 6 The Ack Time and Ack d By fields will be cleared and the alarm Icon will return to its original format Figure 106 Alarm Unacknowledgement from the Alarm List Alarm Actions Unacknowledge Clear Priority v Time af Warning 26 03 07 11 16 04 Alarm 26 03 07 17 16 04 Priority Alarm 02 04 07 16 05 53 Context Menu Unacknowledge 7 Anentry for each alarm that has been unacknowledged will be stored in the alarm event log to identify the alarm unacknowledgement 5 6 2 3 Clearing Alarms Alarms in the Alarm List page may be cleared individually or as group When an alarm is cleared in the MCS system log it is removed from the dis
110. ox without saving any changes Issue 1 Page 119 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 8 2 Configuring Users and User Permissions The MCS system has a powerful user permissions architecture where many system functions can be enabled or disabled for individual User Groups as desired Individual users can then be assigned to any User Group in order to provide them with the access rights appropriate to their role Currently this configuration is carried out by ASL so please contact ASL with all requirements 8 3 Configuring Icons and PA Areas The MCS system has an inbuilt editor to enable the placing and movement of Equipment Icons in the System Model and to edit the areas covered by each PA zone Currently this configuration is carried out by ASL so please contact ASL with all requirements 8 4 Configuring System Alarm Priority Levels and Descriptions All alarms that are reported by the MCS system are defined by the physical hardware and implementation of the system itself except for any contact fault inputs from third party equipment However although there are default setups for these values the priority levels and descriptions given to each alarm can be configured to meet the particular requirements of each installation and the operational procedures to be used Currently this configuration is carried out by ASL so please contact ASL with all requirements 8 5 Overall System and System Model Configu
111. p Up menu Figure 107 Alarm Clearing from the Alarm List Alarm Actions Acknowledge Warning 04 04 07 17 20 21 SA Varn D Priority Alarm 02 04 C Context Menu E b Acknowledge T Clear K ot Figure 108 Alarm Clearing from a System Model Pop Up Menu Deselechems Acknowledge Clear Alerts Enable Alerts Disable Alerts Clearing alarms from the System Model GUI will clear all the alarms contained by the equipment represented by the Icon 7 The alarm s will be cleared from the Alarm List pages 8 Anentry for each alarm that has been cleared will be stored in the alarm event log to identify the alarm clearance 5 6 2 4 Locating the Equipment in the System Model Double clicking an alarm entry in the Alarm List page causes the System Model to zoom to the location of the Icon containing the equipment The next Figure shows an example where the System Model is the resulting view after double clicking an alarm from an Icon of an equipment rack of the ASL PAVA system To Locate the Equipment in the System Model 1 Double click an alarm entry in the system Alarm List 2 The System Model GUI view will zoom to the location of the alarm in the System Model Issue 1 Page 108 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 6 3 Alarm Event History The MCS keeps a log of all of the alarm events reported to the system including alarm creation acknowledgement and cle
112. phone Level VU meter in the green zone see below Issue 1 Page 65 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 3 3 6 1 Microphone Level VU Meter There is a Microphone Level VU meter at the bottom right of the System Model in PA Mode to help users to broadcast at the correct audio level Figure 65 Microphone Level VU Meter Mic Level EmergencyDVA f PlayDVA Gr When making a microphone announcement the user should endeavour to speak at a volume and distance from the microphone such that the meter indicates in the green zone If the red segment is displayed the speech is too loud or the microphone too close which may result in distorted output 4 3 3 7 DVA Message Announcements Evacuation Alarm and routine recorded DVA and Text to Speech messages can be triggered manually from the GUI These recorded speech and TTS DVAs can be both permanently configured amp user recorded The system can broadcast different DVAs with different priorities The Emergency DNA function is normally used to enable a limited number of Evacuation messages to be broadcast at a high priority compared with the normal DVA message broadcasts The MCS cannot be the formally defined Voice Alarm system controller even if operational procedures specify it as the primary evacuation and emergency control system For site evacuation purposes the system is able to broadcast repeating DVAs into selec
113. play of the currently active alarms This is done whether or not the alarm condition has actually been cleared in the PA system which reported the alarm When the underlying fault condition has not been rectified for an alarm that has been cleared then the ASL PA system will re report the fault However and despite this alarms should not be cleared until the actual cause has been rectified The Clear button amp Pop Up menu option are enabled if at least one alarm is selected To Clear Alarms 1 Select an alarm by clicking on the alarm entry in the Alarm List page 2 Addother alarms to the list by clicking on the alarm entry with the Ctrl key held down 3 Remove a selected alarm from the list by clicking on the alarm entry with the Ctrl key held down A Select consecutive alarms by clicking on the first alarm entry then on the last alarm entry with the Shift key held down The arrow keys may be used instead of the mouse 5 Click on the Clear button to clear the selected alarm s or right click the selected alarm s and then select the Clear from the Pop Up menu 6 Optionally alarms may be cleared from the System Model if the equipment containing the alarm has a representative Icon a Select the corresponding equipment Icon on the System Model b Right click the selected Icon Issue 1 Page 107 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual C Select the Clear Alarm option from the Po
114. ppropriate broadcast commencement button 5 To broadcast further emergency messages to the same or additional specific PA zones first select the required broadcast zonel s by clicking on the PA zone layout and or the zone select buttons Then click on the appropriate broadcast commencement button again 6 To broadcast an emergency message All Call to all zones then simply click on the appropriate broadcast commencement button 7 To end all Emergency broadcasts then just click on the DNA Stop button 8 To close the Emergency DVA dialogue box then click the Cancel button Emergency DVAs may be played by the MCS however when part of the MCS system emergency DVAs are not part of the life critical safety system Interrupted Emergency DVA broadcasts will restart at the start of the next DVA repeat cycle 4 3 4 Listen In Mode The GUI provides a function for listening in to any single selected zone There is a single Listen In channel that is shared between all GUls thus the selected zones audio will be output on the local monitor speaker at all MCS workstations where the listen in function is enabled The method of operation is to click to select the zone to be listened to and to turn the audio feed to the local loudspeakers on or off with the Listen In Enable button The Listen In Mode displays the Listen In status of each PA zone by using shading of the zones as follows Table 6 Listen In Mode Zone Status Colours N
115. r symbol dir Double clicking anywhere on the PIP display will zoom the centre of the main System Model display to this position A typical PIP overview image and associated main view display is shown below Figure 36 Picture In Picture PIP Display gun On re js Vw pe be Amm Tai 77 am eren o BE o o Bio jo Rz o Deech South Terminal Level 00 When selected the PIP is shown at all zoom levels of the main view display and is provided in both Fullscreen and Split Screen views See Section 4 4 3 Issue 1 Page 42 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Show Hide Objects Control Bar on Page 77 for details of how to enable and disable the PIP display Note that as shown in the example above the orientation of the PIP remains constant as per the System Models home position even when the main System Model view has been rotated Issue 1 Page 43 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 2 7 Selecting and De Selecting Icons and PA Zones 4 2 7 1 Icon Controls When clicking on an Icon the mouse buttons perform the following operations e Alert button click selects the Icon and its PA Zone if in an appropriate System Model control mode e Aright button click selects the Icon and invokes its Pop Up menu 4 2 7 1 1 Selecting and Deselecting an Icon or Multiple Icons To access user functions associated with the device s represented by one or more specific Ico
116. r Cursor e Region e Section of Window Do not attempt to Save any screen capture using the Save As option in the KSnapshot dialog it may adversely affect system setup If you inadvertently click on the Save As button click on the Quit button to exit the KSnapshot facility Then press Print Scrn once more on the keyboard to re start the print operation Issue 1 Page 117 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Hint If required select a Snapshot delay user selectable from 0 in 1 second increments Although not needed for straightforward image captures this feature is useful in certain circumstances such as capturing images of drop down lists etc This is of particular use if producing custom user instructions for specific procedures For further information on this or other KSnapshot features click on the Help button in the KSnapshot Screen Capture dialog From the list of options revealed choose the KSnapshot Handbook then the information on Snapshot delay When ready to print the selected image click on the Print button to display the Print dialog Figure 120 KSnapshot Print Dialog Print Screenshot KSnapshot Printer aem EE Jet State Type Location Comment Preview X Options gt gt e System Options Help X Cancel Suitable Printers Any Linux supported printer SuSE 11 1 driver is compatible with the printer being set up as part of the overall sy
117. ration The MCS system can have individual functions configured for any given system or not to a fine level of detail This configuration includes the System Model itself and is provided by ASL against the system requirements If itis desired to change the System Model architecture in any way or to change the particular system implementation to include additional functions to omit functions globally to all users or to modify the physical PA system installation then please contact ASL with the requirements Issue 1 Page 120 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 9 Faultfinding 9 1 Microphone Analogue to USB Converter Faults If the USB lead between any microphone analogue to USB converter is disconnected even momentarily by an intermittent connection or wiring failure then the microphone will cease working and the Microphone Level VU meter in the display area will freeze To rectify this situation it is necessary to reboot the workstation PC Following this reboot all will be restored to normal Issue 1 Page 121 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 10 Safety and Precautions 10 1 Environmental The temperature and humidity ranges must not be exceeded This equipment must not be installed in an area that is subject to a corrosive atmosphere 10 2 Electrical Safety Always replace blown fuses in the supply to this equipment with the correct type and ra
118. rm announcements which is shown in yellow Figure 51 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication Phased Evacuation 1 Gatwick South Terminal Love 10 WINCS ASS EVA Or QI FR Corm WINCL AS P AVE po gideni corto Comte ACU eet Server Gackt Mor Settee Lute Prewty Der Mi EB SU Issue 1 Page 56 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual The next figure again shows part of a System Model with a set of automated evacuation broadcasts being made This is a phased evacuation and while the centre corridor continues to receive an Evacuation announcement some of the areas to the sides are now also being evacuated as shown by the orange coloured areas while other areas are still receiving Alarm announcements which are shown in yellow Figure 52 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication Phased Evacuation 2 e kg Ch Loto i CT Se Gatwick South Terminal Love 10 Le tot ne f H h Y af dE 2470 Corm NWINCT AZ P EY po qu wk corto Comte ACU ez Lem Bech Mer Zeta Lute Moty Dar E E The next figure again shows part of a System Model with a set of automated evacuation broadcasts being made This is a phased evacuation and the whole affected area is now receiving an Evacuation announcement as shown by the orange coloured areas Figure 53 PA Zone Broadcast Status Indication Phased Evacuation 3 le see ye Leos Te UD UE w o Gatwick South Terminal Love 10 UINCS ASL
119. rol System User Manual 2 6 To Log Off of the MCS All users can Log Off of the MCS to return to the Startup screen ml m 1 Select File Log Off from the Menu bar or click on the d Icon on the Toolbar A confirmation dialog will be displayed see below Figure 14 Log Off Confirmation Dialog 2 Click on the Yes button to log off and return to the Startup screen or click on No to cancel the operation 2 7 Closing the MCS The MCS application will normally be running all the time the Workstation is turned on However users granted with permission to exit the Workstation can close the application and then access the Operating System as follows 1 Select File Exit from the Menu bar of the MCS Main GUI A confirmation dialog will be displayed see below Figure 15 Exit to Desktop Confirmation Dialog Exitto Desktop Are you sure you want to exitthe application 2 Click on the Yes button to exit and close the MCS application or click on No to cancel the operation Issue 1 Page 26 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 3 Using the MCS Main GUI The MCS Main GUI shows the System Model the PA Sub system GUI the Alarm Displays and provides access to the overall Workstation functions When a user Logs In to the MCS then the MCS Main GUI is started and allocated to the screen in Fullscreen mode or Split Screen mode depending on how it was configured the last time the MCS was clo
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121. s by clicking on the Clear button 3 Click on the Play DVA button Figure 66 The Play DVA Button Sege e PLAY DVA BUTTON J Dm wm emm eg 4 The Choose DVA dialog will now be displayed with a list of all available DVA messages and a type in field for entering a Quick TTS Text to Speech message Issue 1 Page 67 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 67 Dialog Selecting a Recorded DVA Message or Entering a Text to Speech Message Choose DVA Available Messages djn test Msq28 7m int bell New msg405 with bell Mew TEST Fire Alarm System Test End TEST Fire Alarm System Test Start TEST Fire Alarm System Test TEST Tone 1TkHz 16 Second TEST Tane Pink Noise 16 Second TEST Tone Speech Shaped Pink Noise 16 Second Test Message test rn Test test Quick Text ta Speech THIS IS A FIRE ALARM TEST Cancel d Preview DVA a Stop Preview Chime 1 e 44 Play DVA 5 Choose the required announcement option a Recorded DVA message announcement Select the DVA message to be played from the Available Messages list b Text to Speech TTS announcement Enter the required text in the Quick Text to Speech field 6 Choose the chime to be played before the DVA or TTS message from the drop down list The following c
122. s values to be displayed gt z or z All D Use this combo box to set status value displayed All All except Unknown Unknown Alarm Warning Reduced Service Alarm or Priority Alarm 5 6 2 1 Acknowledging Alarms New alarms in the Alarm List page may be acknowledged individually or as group Alarms requiring acknowledgement are displayed with a bright background colour and with specific Flag Icons Acknowledged alarms show the Icon The Acknowledge button and Pop Up menu option will be enabled if at least one unacknowledged alarm has been selected To Ackowledge Alarms 1 Select an alarm by clicking on the alarm entry in the Alarm List page 2 Addother alarms to the list by clicking on the alarm entry with the Ctrl key held down 3 Remove a selected alarm from the list by clicking on the alarm entry with the Ctrl key held down Figure 104 Alarm Acknowledgement from the Alarm List Alarm Actions Acknowledge M actin B Context Menu L EN Acknowledge a D Priority Alarm 04 04 07 17 46 54 Issue 1 Page 105 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 Consecutive alarms may be selected by clicking on the first alarm entry and then on the last alarm entry with the Shift key held down The arrow keys may be used instead of the mouse 5 Click on the Acknowledge button to acknowledge the selected alarm s
123. sed The MCS Main GUI has the following major screen areas Figure 16 MCS Main GUI Screen Areas Alarms Summary Toolbar pos GE eeog Hos ul A kima TEH Ip Ae ey I i pn 3 mi ole ER DI o Gatelck South Terminal Level 00 system 3 ae h e H a e a Model iif ES is M A EAA AEE T and Sub zt T 8 2 y i e x system MP I i Display Area m gt Legge on as ADAAN gartgt ue D geck stuet Di tara DEER c WC TEE Menu bar The Menu bar is configurable as part of the overall system configuration with a typical configuration as below Figure 17 Menu bar File View Search Options Help Each of the Menu bar items has a drop down list These lists provide access to various overall Workstation GUI functions View one of these drop down lists by clicking on the appropriate Menu bar item The lists under the Menu bar items are also configurable as part of the overall system configuration with typical examples being as follows Issue 1 Page 27 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 18 Menu bar Items and Lists Eile View Search Options Help l Log Off xv Fullscreen Mode g Search F3 3 Activate Deactivate Design Made User Manual lt j Change Password RM Save Settings Ctri S Quick Guide Exit Colour Key E About Toolbar The Toolbar provides quick access to the most frequently used overall functions It also provides summary status
124. select button Typically these buttons will be set up for the most common broadcast requirements and will then be used for most of the day to day broadcast zone selection requirements Some of these buttons may be permanently configured while some may be Custom Zone group select buttons for which the zone selection is configurable by the user There is normally a specialised All Call zone select button which selects every PA zone in the system when it is clicked Restore button This button is located below the Zone group Select buttons and is used to restore the most recently used PA zone selection Clear button This button is Located below the Zone group Select buttons and is used to clear the current PA zone selection The two images below show the basic screen layout for PA Mode in Fullscreen view and with a 3D or a 2D System Model These show the Play DVA Emergency DNA and PTT buttons and the microphone Mic Level Meter displayed in the bottom right hand corner of the System Model and the Zone Select buttons arranged down the right hand side of the System Model Issue 1 Page 49 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 42 A 3D System Model in PA Mode He Yes peth cp fe e Mare Tara 26 Mare Suma E ob mH s 3D Maz mind Figure 43 A 2D System Model in PA Mode m Alarm T etal Mies Sumario BI om BR Glasgow South LLPA nelM 3 P teta Lasi T
125. selected zone deselects the zone Click on the Edit button next to the required Custom Zone Group Select button The Custom Zone Button dialog will be displayed see below Issue 1 Page 62 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual Figure 59 Custom Zone Button Dialog Custom Zone Button Enter button name cancel 6 Enter the required button name 7 Click on the OK button to save the button configuration or Cancel to cancel the button configuration To Modify a Custom Zone Group Select Button 1 Select PA Mode if not already selected 2 Select the required broadcast zone or zones by clicking on the PA zone layout and or the zone select buttons Re clicking on a selected zone deselects the zone 4 When the required zones are selected click on the required Custom Zone Group Select button A confirmation dialog will be displayed see following example Figure 60 Confirm Overwrite Dialog Confirm overwite Are you sure you want to redefine the Test Button button vC Ze 5 Click on Yes to confirm and proceed to next step or No to cancel the button configuration 6 If Yes is clicked then the Custom Zone Button dialog will be displayed see following Figure 61 Custom Zone Button Dialog Custom Zone Button lt Enter button name OK Cancel 7 Enter the required button name 8 Click on the OK button to save the modified configuration or Can
126. ssociated with it and has an associated colour used for it on the status display at the top of the screen and as a background to the items in the Alarm List The Colours and Flags used for the six priorities are currently as follows Table 10 Alarm Status Levels Icons and Reporting Colours Flag Priority Colour Alarm Status Level Acknowledgement Grey light Unknown Acknowledged Blue bright Violet bright Reduced Service Unacknowledged Yellow light Reduced Service Acknowledged Service Affecting Alarm Alarm Unacknowledged Service Affecting Alarm Alarm Acknowledged Life Safety Emergency Priority Alarm Unacknowledged Life Safety Emergency Priority Alarm Acknowledged If a alarm or warning is present on an item this is also indicated against the appropriate Icon on the System Model Salmon Alarms of all priorities that do not require acknowledgement are displayed as acknowledged sw As Appropriate The priority level and hence the Flag and colour associated with each of the system alarms and status parameters is defined as part of the overall system configuration 5 6 2 Alarm List The Alarm List page gives a list of all active alarms present in the system and enables the user to acknowledge and or clear alarms e Alarm acknowledgement Acknowledging an alarm tells the system that the alarm has been recognized and that the corrective action if any is
127. stem configuration The specific printer choice may be determined by factors such as the required print quality Issue 1 Page 118 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 8 System Administration Editing of all aspects of the system configuration is generally only permitted to be carried out by Administrator users except for the ability for individual users to change their Log In passwords 8 1 Changing a User s Password To change the user s password 1 Select File Change Password from the Menu bar of the GUI The Change Password dialog will be displayed see below Figure 121 Change Password Dialog Change Password Change Password A Username Old Password 5 New Password New Password confirm Change Password Cancel Fields Username The name the user is provided with by the system administrator Old Password The current password New Password The new password New Password confirm Confirmation of the new password Buttons Change Password Use this button to save the new password Use this button to close the dialog without saving any changes Shortcut ALT C 2 Enter the Username assigned by the System Administrator 3 Usethe keyboard to enter the Old Password 4 Then enter the New Password 5 Re enter the New Password confirm 6 Click on the Change Password button to change the password or click on the Cancel button to close the dialog b
128. t buttons 1 The user can select groups of zones by clicking on zone select buttons 2 Re clicking on a selected zone deselects the zone Alternatively the user can deselect all zones by clicking the Clear button 5 Click on the PTT button and hold it clicked down Issue 1 Page 64 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual When it is clicked and held the PTT Press to Talk button activates the zone selection opens the microphone channel and triggers the pre announcement chime if programmed The PTT button indicator changes colour from the default grey to yellow while the chime is playing Once the chime has finished then the PTT button changes colour to green as a Speak Now indicator that the announcement can be made Figure 64 The PTT Button Joe C m pm pa PTT BUTTON a PRESS TO TALK BUTTON INDICATOR COLOUR GREY NOT SELECTED YELLOW IN PROCESS GREEN SPEAK NOW d D ef a emp _ vm 6 Endthe announcement by releasing the left mouse button The PTT button indicator changes to grey and the live broadcast announcement route is cleared The maximum live microphone announcement length is configurable as part of the system configuration but is 60 seconds as standard For optimum results e Speak slowly and clearly Speak at a normal conversational level Position the mouth 5 10 cm from the microphone capsule Keep the Micro
129. ted zones The repeating broadcasts continue until they are stopped by clicking on the DVA stop button Any repeating broadcasts will restart after any higher priority live broadcasts interrupt them in any zone Broadcast of Emergency DVAs requires a confirmation response from the user to prevent evacuation messages being accidentally broadcast 4 3 3 7 1 Text to Speech As well as being able to broadcast live speech and recorded DVA messages the system can include an Acapela Text to Speech TTS processing function which enables speech broadcast from free format typed in text By default this will use the English UK Rachael voice It is also possible to save TTS DVAs for future recall These are saved as text only and sent to the PA nodes for broadcast by the local TTS software C MCS uses Acapela speech technologies licensed from the Acapela Group The ASL TTS converter uses Acapela Text to Speech processing software acapela Issue 1 Page 66 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 4 3 3 7 2 Making Recorded DVA Message or Quick Text to Speech Announcements 1 Select PA Mode if not already selected 2 Select the required broadcast zone s by clicking on the PA zone layout and or the zone select buttons 1 The user can select groups of zones by clicking on zone select buttons 2 Re clicking on a selected zone deselects the zone 3 Alternatively the user can deselect all zone
130. tem Mouse Pan Operation Holding the mouse s left button down while the mouse pointer is over the System Model GUI and then moving the mouse will Pan or drag the System Model around in the System Model GUI display Mouse Rotate Operation Holding the CTRL Key down together with the mouse s left button while the mouse pointer is over the System Model GUI and then moving the mouse to the left or right will Rotate the System Model around the centre of the System Model GUI display Mouse Rubber Band Zoom Operation Holding the SHIFT Key down together with the mouse s left button while the mouse pointer is over the System Model GUI and then moving the mouse pointer within the System Model GUI will drag out a light blue coloured rectangle on the System Model Issue 1 Page 36 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual When the mouse button is released then the System Model GUI display will zoom to show the contents of the dragged rectangle This function can be used to quickly zoom into a particular area on the System Model Mouse Select Rectangle Operation Holding the CTRL and SHIFT Keys down together with the mouse s left button while the mouse pointer is over the System Model GUI and then moving the mouse pointer within the System Model GUI will drag out a light blue coloured rectangle on the System Model When the mouse button is released then all of the PA Zones and or Icons wit
131. tem Model e GUI display The possible System Model modes are as follows e Select Mode O System alarm monitoring mode e PA Mode O For making PA announcements e Listen In Mode O For selecting an individual zone to listen in to monitoring broadcasts to that zone e Broadcast Mute Mode O For controlling the muting of PA zones for defined priorities of broadcast e Background Music Mode O For controlling the routing of a central background music source or other external audio feed e PA Coverage Mode O Shows the total PA Zone coverage area 1 4 System Model Data Overlays Additional data can be selected to be overlaid on top of the System Model for circumstances when this information is required with the information being accessed via the Show Hide Objects function These image overlays can be used to show any required data for the individual installation s requirements with the default overlays being as follows e PA Zone Overlay O For displaying all the PA zone areas e VA Zone Overlay O For displaying all the VA Voice Alarm zone areas e Fire Detection Zone Overlay O For displaying all the Fire detection areas Issue 1 Page 18 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 1 5 Main GUI Screen Layouts The MCS Main GUI is selectable by the user between either Fullscreen or Split Screen layout In Fullscreen layout the 2D or 3D System Models occupy the full display width while Split Screen l
132. ting Ensure power supply cabling is adequately rated 10 3 Unpacking and Handling The equipment should be unpacked and inspected immediately on receipt If damage has occurred please advise your carrier or supplier This equipment contains electronic devices that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge Please take precautions to avoid damage to the electronics by static electricity It is advisable to retain the original equipment packing in the event that the equipment ever needs returning for service Ensure that the name and address of the Authorised Distributor from whom you purchased the unit is recorded on the Service amp Warranty page of this manual for future reference 10 4 Packing for Return for Repair All electronics assemblies must be properly packed in ESD protective packing for transport to prevent physical and ESD damage Page 122 of 129 Issue 1 The filler material used for packing for return for repair must be antistatic or static dissipative as this may come into contact with exposed connectors wiring or PCB assemblies The use of non conductive filler material may cause damage to the electronic assemblies reducing their operational life or even destroying them and it will automatically invalidate the warranty Advice on packing the product for return can be provided by ASL IVENCS JCOP JPC LCD LLPA MAC MCS MIC PAVA PC PIN PIP PMC PTT SATA SCS TFT TTS
133. tional zone select buttons if required Fault reports from all VIPA systems in the network are shown by the MCS on the PA display graphics using various representative symbols A system alarm summary is shown at the top of every screen while traditional list based displays can provide details of the active alarms and the alarm history A hierarchical tree view shows alarm status down to particular equipment within each system area Each alarm is assigned a priority to warn users of severe alarms while still reporting minor alarms An MCS can also report alarms from third party equipment This requires the third party equipment s contact alarm or status outputs to be connected to contact inputs on an ASL BMB01 Remote 1 0 Unit which is then connected to a VIPA system 1 MCS uses Acapela speech technologies licensed from the Acapela Group The ASL text to speech converter uses Acapela text to speech processing software Issue 1 Page 10 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual The MCS Mini Control System comprises a client PC with LCD monitor a keyboard and a mouse and an optional server PC The server functions can be hosted in the client PC if required but if there are multiple clients then it is normally preferred to have a separate server Each client PC can be provided with one of several different types of flexible gooseneck microphone for live microphone paging and DVA recording functions If alternative
134. utton mouse the buttons must be set accordingly the third middle button is not used except as a scroll wheel The left mouse button is used the same way as in Linux and may be used for example to e Select a PA zone in the System Model e Select a pull down menu from the top bar of a window e Select a menu item e Select a function using the features available in a window buttons drop down menus context sensitive Pop Up menus etc e Confirm or cancel an action Throughout this document the instruction click on e g a control button or tab is defined as a momentary pressing of the left mouse button when the screen cursor is positioned over the subject screen item Where right mouse button operation is required that will be specifically stated The right mouse button is used for example to access a Pop Up or context sensitive menu on either the System Model or on the alarm monitoring pages As an alternative to using the mouse you can select menus from the Menu bar using the Alt underlined letter combination of keystrokes You can select individual menu items from a menu simply by pressing the key combination corresponding to the underlined letter The rest of this MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual refers exclusively to use of the mouse Issue 1 Page 22 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 2 2 User Log Ins and Access Rights Access Ri
135. view Status Reporting on the System Models Sub system devices are represented by Icons on the System Model with Status Flags appearing above the equipment Icons in the System Model as necessary to indicate the status of the equipment In the case of System Models such as railway line maps the Status Flags may appear next to each station to indicate the overall status of the equipment at the station In the case of System Models such as buildings the Status Flags may appear next to peripheral equipment Icons to indicate the status of each item of equipment while Flags may appear next to equipment rack Icons to indicate the overall status of the equipment located in that rack A help text is displayed when the mouse pointer is hovered over an Icon Each Icon on the System Model may be selected and a Pop Up menu displayed of functions that can be carried out on that item The menu content depends on each device and may for instance include functions to e Disable or Enable alarm reporting e Acknowledge alarms e Clear alarms System Model Access Rights All users have access to the various System Model views However the ability of individual users to access tabs and functions such as actions on the main and Pop Up menus Is controlled by the access rights which are defined in their user Log On profile Issue 1 Page 13 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 1 2 1 Example 3D System Model Views Some ex
136. when finished 6 Preview buttons lower down the same part of the screen will then become active allowing the user to preview the new DVA 7 The user has the option to preview the new DVA message and or save it as described in the following sections Issue 1 Page 94 of 129 MCS Mini iVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 9 5 3 3 Creating a New Saved Text to Speech Message Figure 88 New DVA Buttons Create New DVA start Recording Stop Recording Q Not Recording amp New TTS Message LB a Stop Preview ie e Update All Units To create a saved TTS message 1 Select the DVA Management page if not already selected 2 Click on the New TTS Message button 3 Adialog with a type in field will be displayed Figure 89 Text To Speech DVA Entry New TIS Message 27 Enter Text of Message 4 Type the required TTS message and then click on the OK button The TTS message will be automatically played to the local monitor loudspeakers to preview it Figure 90 TTS Preview Q Mot Recording Previewing TTS 5 Alternatively to cancel the new TTS message and close the dialog box click on the Cancel button 6 The user has the option to preview the new TTS message and or save it as described in the following sections Issue 1 Page 95 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 5 3
137. y time after modifying any single Schedule or after completing all the required changes to the Schedule list Issue 1 Page 90 of 129 MCS Mini IVENCS Public Address Control System User Manual 5 5 2 4 Changing a Schedule To change a schedule 1 Select the Scheduler page if not already selected 2 Selectthe schedule in the Current Schedules list at the top part of the page 3 The Details of section will show the current details of the selected schedule 4 Change the schedule details as required Changes are automatically shown in the Current Schedules list at the top of the page The background colour of the Current Schedules field changes from grey to pink to indicate that the current schedule list has been modified but not yet committed and saved Current Schedules Modified not yet committed of any modifications performed in the lile B schedules The title line also indicates the status a Name If required then enter the new schedule name by selecting and editing the name text b Message If required then select an alternate DVA message from the available message list The user has the option to check the selected message by playing it to the local loudspeaker by clicking on the Preview button Click on the Stop Preview button to stop previewing the message c Start Time If required then set the new time of day when the message will start playing d End Time If required then set the new time of day

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