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GCS LED - Ceiling - Speaker - Strobe
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GCS LED - Ceiling - Speaker - Strobe

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Overview 

Genesis LED GCS Series speakers and speaker-strobes combine high performance output with a sleek low profile design and energy-efficient technology that makes them less expensive to install and operate. High performance LEDs require fewer power supplies, backup power, and batteries. These new appliances are designed with energy-efficiency, and life safety in mind.
Speakers feature selectable wattage taps, while speaker strobes allow for both wattage and light output levels to be configured in the field. Both settings remain clearly visible
— even after final installation. Speakers are also capable of both 25V and 70V and voltage in a single model with a field selectable switch. All this flexibility allows devices to be easily fine-tuned to exactly how they’re needed to perform. All Genesis speakers include a DC blocking capacitor to allow electrical supervision of the audio distribution circuit.
Genesis LED GCS Series uses high efficiency optics, combine with patented electronics, to deliver a highly controlled and efficiently focused light distribution pattern in exchange for lower current requirements. Strobes feature field-selectable 15, 30,75,
or 115 cd light output..
Compared with Xenon-type strobes, Genesis LED GCS Series appliances offer greatly reduced current draw which provides benefits in longer circuit lengths, more devices per circuit, smaller wire gauge and reduced power supply quantities for an installation. They are also backwards compatible with legacy strobes, so there’s no need to replace all your existing devices to upgrade to new LED technology. In fact, GCS strobes can be mixed on the same circuit and used in the same field of view as Xenon-based strobes. This makes Genesis LED GCS Series ideal for new installations and retrofits alike.
Field-configurable sound output levels provide the flexibility modern life safety projects demand, while the Genesis LED control protocol keeps multiple strobes on compatible NAC circuits synchronized to well within NFPA 72 requirements. They also meet NFPA and UL 520Hz requirements for sleeping areas making them ideal for new construction or retrofits.
GCS Series speakers produce crisp, clear voice audio output that is highly intelligible over large areas. In an emergency, intelligibility is critical to life safety. Understanding the content of the message is as important as knowing there is an emergency. Intelligibility is measured in Speech Transmission Index and anything above .76 is considered excellent. GCS Series speakers deliver audio with an STI of .81 ensuring the message is clear.
Serviceability is another area where GCS Series appliances shine. The universal room side wiring plate allows for preinstallation and electrical wiring as well as checking continuity with the included diagnostics check bar. GCS Series devices can then be easily snapped into place with the confidence of knowing the wiring is correct. The innovative under-cover diagnostic test points provide easy access to device circuit testing while mounted.


Specification
  • Specifications

    Strobe operating voltage 16 to 33 VDC, 16 to 33 VFWR
    Speaker operating voltage 25VRMS of 70VRMS (selectable)
    Speaker frequency response 400Hz-4,000Hz
    Light output 15, 30, 75, or 115 candela
    Strobe flash rate 1 fps (flash per second) approx.
    Synchronization
    20 Ω max. between any two devices. To determine allowed wire resistance, refer to
    these specifications, and the specifications for the synchronized signal source. Synchronization Sources
    Edwards CC Series Signal Modules, Booster and Auxiliary Power Supplies, Intelligent and Conventional Control Panels
    Wire size 12 to 18 AWG (0.75 to 2.50 mm2)
    Dimensions (Ø × D) 6.8 x 1.82 in (17.27 x 4.62 cm)
    Strobe-to-box center offset -1.70 inches (-4.32 cm)
    Compatible electrical boxes [1] 2-gang, 4-inch square
    Trim plates
    GCTR, GCTW 10.6 × 0.3 in.
    (26.92 × 0.76 cm)
    Operating environment
    Temperature
    Relative humidity
    32 to 122°F (0 to 50°C)
    0 to 93% noncondensing
    Storage Temperature -40 to 158 F (-40 to 70 C)
    RAL Color
    Red=RAL 3013
    White=RAL 9002

Technical specification
  • Unique ref.edwards-gcs
  • Product familyElectronics
  • Product groupFire Detection, Monitoring and Alarm
  • TypeObject (single object)
  • Date of publishing2020-09-03
  • Edition number1
  • Height (inches)6.8
  • Width (inches)6.8
  • Depth (inches)1.82
Related
  • Material mainPlastic
  • Designed inUnited States
  • Manufactured inChina
Classification
  • BIMobject CategoryFire Products - Fire Protection
  • IFC classificationAlarm
  • ETIM CodeEG000056
  • ETIM NameFire protection systems
  • UNSPSC nameFire alarm systems
  • UNSPSC code46191505
  • Uniclass 2015 CodePr_75_75_30_30
  • Uniclass 2015 DescriptionFire alarm sounders
  • CSI MasterFormat 2014 Code28 31 63.13
  • CSI MasterFormat 2014 TitleFire Alarm Horns and Strobes
  • OmniClass Number23-29 31 19
  • OmniClass TitleCombination Audible and Visible Fire Notification Devices
  • CSI UniFormat II CodeD40
  • CSI UniFormat II TitleFIRE PROTECTION

Region availability

North America
United States