The FC442AVB Open Class Visual Alarm Device Sounder Beacon is a loop powered unit driven from an addressable control panel. The sounder has an integral two port loop short circuit isolator.

The product also has a base for fitting a fire detector, or alternatively a blanking cap can be used. Settings for the the 15 tones, white beacon flash rate and volume levels are all configurable using the control panel.

The selectable flash rates are as follows:

1Hz (one flash every second).
0.5Hz (one flash every two seconds).

The light distribution is cylindrically symmetrical about an axis at a right angle (Alpha of 90°) to the surface on which the device is mounted, i.e. when the device is mounted on a horizontal ceiling, the light distribution is symmetrical about an axis extending vertically downwards through the centre of the device.

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