Vortex II
Features
Anti- tamper protection on lid, wall and fixing screws
Operating mode – Self Activating Bell (SAB)
Intelligent Strobe Saver
Dual failsafe cut-off timer factory set to 20 minutes with optional (selectable) 5 seconds test timer
Strong transparent enclosing inner cell for protection of electronics
Twin status indicators Red LED – Tamper Protection O.K. Green LED – Hold-off supply O.K.
Status indicator mode alternating between Red & Green LEDs
Battery charge indicator internal Green LED – Battery connected and being charged
Strobe/Lens colour blue
Body colour white
Fixing Remove the outer cover and mount the backplate to the wall using screws or These instructions are for the range of Vortex II self contained sounders with
fixings that are appropriate for the construction of the building. Keyhole slots
integral strobe units.
and slide mount are provided to assist with positioning. It is recommended that
Vortex II
all 4 fixing points are used. It is recommended that the double strobe unit is
Vortex II D/S
mounted horizontally, so that the strobe can be viewed from both left and right
Vortex II Dummy
sides of the unit.
Vortex II D/S Dummy
Tamper protection The Vortex II is equipped with anti-tamper protection on lid, wall and fixing
(D/S = Dual Strobe)
screws. To provide wall tamper, put a screw through the screw hole next to the A dummy unit is an empty enclosure and has no requirement for internal or
tamper switch, making sure that it is not tightened down too much as to break
external wiring. It can be fixed on to an outside wall of a building as a deterrent
the wall-tamper protection plate.
to intruders. Outer cover White
Terminals for connection of external cables
Keyhole fixing point
PCB cover
#
Base
#
Screw hole for wall tamper protection screw
Cable entry/exit point Battery On/Off link and charging Green LED
Terminals / Jumpers Tamper switch for outer cover and base
# Blue strobe lens
#
6V Ni-Cad battery under the PCB cover
The PCB terminal and Jumper settings are summarized below:
Outer cover fixing
Strobe light
Hold off supply Green LED
Tamper protection Red LED
# - 4 Base fixing points
Jumpers are shown in factory set positions
Terminals Terminal
Description
STB-
Connects to Strobe“-“ on Provides the input from control panel
Remark
BATT OFF
In this position the battery is isolated, it can
the control panel for the
be used to quieten the sounder when no
negative applied signal,
Hold-Off Voltage is present. (Factory Default) ON
which is required to
When in this position, the battery is
activate the xenon
connected in circuit, enabling the SAB/SCB
STROBE. This input is
Sounder circuit and battery charging circuit
independent of the
when Hold-Off Voltage is present.
sounder input, normally
MODE SAB
used by the control panel
Sounder power supply is drawn from the control panel. (Factory Default)
to allow the strobe to SCB
continue flashing after
Sounder power supply is drawn from the internal NiCad battery only.
the sounder has stopped. This signal is normally
+Hold Off Connects to +12V on
negative applied.
Wiring
+ve supply (12V)
Ensure the Vortex II is installed 50metres cable distance away or less when using 0.2mm2 cable.
control panel - Hold Off Connects to GRN on
–ve supply (0V) VORTEX BELLOX
control panel RTN -
TRG
RETURN
HOLD –
HOLD +
TG -
STB –
WHITE
BLACK
RED
BLUE
GREEN
TPR
HOLD -
HOLD +
TRG
STR
Connects to tamper
Provides the switched
WIRING COLOUR CODE
return on panel
negative RETURN
LYNTECH NEXUS 8
signal, required by the
MELCOM ST 6000
control panel to show
A.D.E. ACCENTA/OPTIMA
T
A
D
B
STROBE-
that the tamper switch is
A.D.E. LOGIC 4
T
A
D
B
B
closed. When closed, the
ARITECH CS350
17
16
4
5
7
signal is a constant
A1 ADVANTAGE ZX6
R
negative.
C+K SECURITY 700L
R-
- BELL +
S-
ST-
Connects to sounder
Provides the input for the
CASTLE CARE-TECH
SAB TMP
- H/O +
BELL
STR
“-“ on control panel
negative applied signal
D.A. ABACUS
used by the control panel
GARDINER 500/800
to TRIGGER the
MENVIER TS PANELS
TR
sounder. i.e. an intruder
PYRONIX PARAGON
BT
S-
activation.
E/COQUEROR
Factory preset is “-“, and
PYRONIX PARAGON PLUS
BT
can be selected to “+” by
REGALSAFE PANELS
the jumper
SCANTRONIC
RET
SAB
0V
SCB
O
AT
0V
SAB TMP
BELL HLD-
+
+
BELL
BELL -
+ HD +
-
STROBE-
BELL
BELL -
- H/O +
STROBE-
ST STROBE-
BELL
STB
B+
BA
STB
B-
B+
BA
STB-
C
D
A
B
S
TR
0V
12V+
BELL-
STR-
C
D
A
B
S
LS800S
B/T
AUS -
AUX+
BELL
STB
LS5000
BELL TAMP
AUX-
AUX+
BELL TRG
STB STRG
9448/9452/9600/9800
TIMER
TEXECOM VERTITAS
S
Provides standard 20minutes cut-off timer.
E
Provides a 5 second sounder timer for engineering test during maintenance service (Factory Default)
(left)
Specifications of Vortex II Strobe Operation The strobe is directly controlled by the operation of the control
Hold off Supply
12V dc
panel strobe output.
Standby Current
20 mA
Remark: To increase the life time of the strobe, Vortex II comes
Indicators
Power Hold off (Green Led), Tamper (Red Led)
up with Strobe Save mode. This mode will be entered after the strobe is flashing for 1 hour. Then flash rate is reduced to 1
Cutoff timer
Test mode: 5 seconds; Alarm mode: 20 minutes.
every 8 seconds.
Warning – Do not touch the PCB components
Tamper
Wall, cover and screw.
when the strobe is in operation as a high voltage
Sound output
115dBA at 1 metre
shock could result.
Strobe rate
60 per minute. (During the Intelligent Strobe
Powering up
Ensure external wiring is correctly connected to TB1.
Ensure the lever of the Tamper switch is correctly adjusted to provide full protection of the Unit.
Ensure the base is firmly fixed to the wall.
Ensure internal BATTERY LINK header is set to ON with the plug-in jumper fitted across ON. Check the RED LED illuminates showing the internal battery is being charged.
Ensure the outer cover is secured to the base using the screw and plastic screw cap.
The status indicators should flash showing the Hold-Off supply (Green LED) and the Tamper circuit are healthy (Red LED)
After powering up the system, the internal battery of Vortex II will require 10 hours to reach a fully charged state.
Engineering Test mode Once Hold-off voltage has been applied to the Vortex II; it will immediately enter the engineering test mode. This engineering test mode will last for 15 minutes. During this time, if a trigger is applied to the Strobe/Sounder input, the Strobe/Sounder will flash/sound for 5 seconds. In this mode the Vortex II also will by-pass the tamper alarm. When the Vortex II exits the engineering test mode, the twin status Red/Green LED indicator will change from simultaneous to alternative flashing.
Tests 1
Test the operation of the sounder and the timer in self contained mode by removing power.
2
Test the operation of the front cover tamper.
3
Test the operation of the strobe and the sounder by generating an alarm condition (or test) at the control panel.
Saver mode after 1 hour the flash rate is reduced to 1 every 8 seconds) Siren current
approx 180mA
Strobe current
approx 120mA
Dimensions
approx. 340 x 200 x 73 mm
