SYSTEMSENSOR MDLA

Sync•Circuit™ Module
The Sync•Circuit module synchronizes SpectrAlert®
Advance strobes at 1 Hz and horns and chimes at
temporal 3 over a single pair of wires. Patented module
technology also allows the silencing of horns or
chimes on horn/strobe and chime/strobe models over
a pair of wires.
Features
• Two-wire operation from module to the devices
• Silences horns and chimes over a two-wire loop
• Synchronizes strobes at 1 Hz
• Synchronizes horns and chimes to temporal 3 pattern
• Patented technology
Application Flexibility. The Sync•Circuit module is designed to
power and synchronize either two 3-amp circuits wired in Class B,
or one 3-amp circuit powered as Class A. Should more than two
zones require synchronization, additional modules can be added
by interconnecting the “slave” input and output terminals between
modules.
• Allows slave module operation
Agency Listings
S5512
S4011
CS548/549
7300-1209:179
The MDL Module is designed to work with the SpectrAlert and
SpectrAlert Advance series of notification appliances to provide a
means of synchronizing the temporal-coded horns and chimes,
synchronizing the one-second flash timing of the strobe, and
silencing the horns and chimes of the horn/strobe and chime/
strobes combination over a two-wire circuit while leaving the strobes
active.
0D4A7.AY
254-97-M
Sync•Circuit™ Module Specifications
Architectural/Engineering Specifications
Synchronization Circuit Module shall be a System Sensor Sync•Circuit Model _________ listed to UL464 and shall be approved for fire protective service. The
module shall synchronize SpectrAlert® strobes at 1 Hz and horns at temporal 3. Also, the module shall be capable of silencing the horns on horn/strobe models,
while operating the strobes, over a single pair of wires. The module shall be capable of mounting to a 411⁄16˝× 411⁄16˝× 21⁄8˝ back box and shall control two Style Y
(class B) or one Style Z (class A) circuit. The module shall be capable of multiple zone synchronization by connecting multiple modules together via a slave-in/
slave-out arrangement and re-synchronizing each other along the chain. Note: The module shall not operate on a coded power supply.
Physical Specifications
Dimensions
51⁄4˝ L × 51⁄4˝ W
Mounting
411⁄16˝ × 411⁄16˝ × 21⁄8˝ back box
Indoor Operating Temperature
32° to 120° F (0° to 49° C)
Electrical/Operating Specifications
Operating Voltage
12 or 24 VDC and FWR unfiltered
Operating Voltage Range (12 V)
9 to 17.5 VDC
Operating Voltage Range (24 V)
17 to 33 VDC
Maximum Load on Loop
3 Amps/zone
HORNS SILENCED OVER TWO WIRE CIRCUIT
U.S. Patent Nos.
5,598,139
MASTER MODULE HORN CONTROL CONNECTS
5,850,178
TO INTERRUPTABLE POWER SOURCE
Horns and Chimes Silenced Over Two-Wire Circuit
1. Any mix of Horn/Strobes, Chime/Strobes or Strobe only devices is acceptable
2. Horn and chime control connects to interruptible power source
MASTER MODULE
FACP #1
(+)
EOL
NAC1
(–)
(+)
NAC2
(–)
(+)
NAC3
(–)
}
}
}
}
(+)
(–)
HORN
CONTROL
ZONE 1
OUT
(+)
(–)
ZONE 1
IN
ZONE 2
OUT
(+)
(–)
ZONE 2
IN
SYNC
ERROR
(+)
(–)
SLAVE
IN
SLAVE
OUT
SLAVE MODULE
FACP #2
}
}
}
}
)+(
)–(
TO NEXT
SPECTRALERT
DEVICE OR
EOL
)+(
)–(
(+)
NAC1
(–)
(+)
)+(
)–(
TO NEXT
SPECTRALERT
DEVICE OR
EOL
)+(
)–(
NAC2
(–)
}
}
}
}
)+(
)–(
HORN
CONTROL
ZONE 1
OUT
(+)
(–)
ZONE 1
IN
ZONE 2
OUT
(+)
(–)
ZONE 2
IN
SYNC
ERROR
(+)
(–)
SLAVE
IN
SLAVE
OUT
TEMP JUMPER OFF
TEMP JUMPER OFF
}
}
}
}
)+(
)–(
)+(
)–(
)+(
)–(
)+(
)–(
TO NEXT
SPECTRALERT
DEVICE OR
EOL
TO NEXT
SPECTRALERT
DEVICE OR
EOL
All SpectrAlert horns,
horn/strobes, and strobes
will operate in sync.
Current Draw and Ordering Information
Red
MDL,
MDLA (Canadian)
White
MDLW,
MDLWA (Canadian)
Voltage
12
24
Average Current (mA)
DC
FWR
10
12
11
15
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Peak Current (mA)
DC
FWR
30
31
35
37
In-rush Current (mA)
DC
FWR
87
122
198
262
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Product specifications subject to change without notice. Visit systemsensor.com for
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