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Volume 8 (See Tyco Simplex TrueAlert ES 5900 Series Notification Appliances here and their key highlights, courtesy of Tyco Fire Products and YouTube) These products and technologies include: • Interior voice systems driven by the advanced SIMPLEX ES fire alarm platform • Addressable notification technology that enables targeted emergency message delivery. SIMPLEX TrueAlert ES • notification now includes the fire alarm industry’s first addressable speakers with individual on/off control and high-quality audio output. • The targeted audio paging capability enables the delivery of critical, event specific information where it’s needed. • For example, in the case of a small isolated event, an individual speaker can be activated to deliver a message in that specific area. • In broader emergency situations, groups of speakers can be used to deliver critical evacuation instructions for specific parts of the building based on the nature of the emergency. • The high-quality audio output provides improved intelligibility, helping ensure that emergency messages are clearly heard and understood by building occupants and first responders. • Exterior voice, visual notification and personal notification. This component of a mass notification solution can include SIMPLEX TrueAlert emergency visual messaging display units, wireless audio visual emergency systems, and exterior voice systems. • Advanced LED appliances – compliant with the latest NFPA code requirements for flash duration and strobe synchronization • Integrated life-safety information management that brings critical applications together, including fire alarm, voice, access control and video • Notification appliance self-testing for increased convenience, cost savings and operational continuity Oct/Nov 2016 Edition (Learn More, courtesy of Tyco SimplexGrinnell and YouTube) Here are five key benefits associated with SIMPLEX TrueAlert ES addressable speakers: 1.Targeted Messaging for Enhanced Emergency Communications and Response: • Addressable SIMPLEX TrueAlert ES speakers have the capability to deliver audio messages to specifically targeted areas within a building. • As a result, the fire alarm panel can be programmed to select exactly which speakers are to be used-and what message will be played on them-during an emergency. • This targeted audio paging capability enables the delivery of critical, event-specific information exactly where it’s needed. For example, in the case of a small isolated event, an individual speaker can be activated to deliver a message in that specific area. • In broader emergency situations, groups of speakers can be used to deliver evacuation instructions for specific parts of the building, based on the nature of the situation. 2. More System Design and Expansion Flexibility: • SIMPLEX TrueAlert ES addressable speakers are extremely flexible, providing easier, more efficient design and faster, more cost-effective installation. With conventional notification, the wiring is restrictive and rather inflexible, making it difficult to design systems that are efficient, cost-effective and readily expandable. • When laying out a system with addressable devices, circuits can be designed to go further with less wire. This gives engineers more freedom and makes it less likely that they will encounter design roadblocks. • Put all of this together, and you get an addressable solution that’s flexible, reliable, cost-effective and highly scalable, enabling the system to grow and expand as buildings change and life-safety needs evolve. 26