Desigo® Fire Safety Modular
System
Firefighters’ Telephone Zone Card
Model TZC-8B
Architect & Engineer Specifications Product Overview
The Firefighter’s Telephone Zone Card (Model TZC-8B) is a Desigo Fire Safety
Eight (8) firefighters’ telephone Modular System option module that plugs into a Model CC-2 or Model CC -5
circuits
Card Cage, providing up to eight (8) firefighter’s telephone zones. The zones
have an `off-hook’ ‘acknowledge’ tone and a Command Console `busy’ tone.
Plugs into Two-Slot (Model CC-2) or
Five-Slot (Model CC-5) Card Cages Model TZC-8B also offers a means for emergency-
response personnel situated throughout the affected
Call-in `Acknowledge’ tone building to verbally communicate to one another during
each emergency situation.
Command-console `Busy’ tone
Each zone is activated when a firefighter’s telephone
Warden-Page option station (Model FTS series) connected to that zone is
taken off hook, or a portable handset (Model PFT series)
Power-limited circuits is plugged into a jack (Model FJ series).
When the zone becomes active, the remote telephone
UL864 & CAN / ULC-S576 Listed
station will receive an `off-hook’ `acknowledge’ tone and
the programmed zone light will begin flashing at the
command console.
Once selected by the operator, the zone will be
connected to the telephone riser in a multiple-
connection `party-line’ mode and the programmed zone
light will light steady (non-flashing).
The active, remote telephone station(s) will receive a
busy tone when the command console is presently
connected to another telephone zone.
Each telephone zone uses a single pair of wires and is
individually supervised in a ‘Class-B’-type mode. Zones
are also individually power limited, per NEC 760. Each
zone also contains transient protection.
Model TZC-8B
Up to five (5) telephone stations may be off-hook Firefighters’
simultaneously in a multiple-connection `party-line’ Telephone Zone Card
mode with no loss of audio quality.
The Telephone Zone Card (Model TZC-8B), which is supervised by the Model DAC-
NET Card, is assigned to one (1) of the 99 Model DAC-NET sub addresses (CAN
addresses).
Siemens
Smart Infrastructure – Building Products Data Sheet 7336
usa.siemens.com/fire
Electrical Ratings Compatible Firefighters’ Telephone
INPUT POWER System Accessories
24V Current Draw: MODEL PART
0mA PRODUCT
[Back Plane] OR TYPE NUMBER
24V Current Draw: 280mA + 35mA,
FB-300 500-680587 Flush Box used for Phone Station
[Screw Terminal] per active zone
6.2V Current Draw: 500-624388 Surface Box for Handheld Phone
0mA FB-301S
[Back Plane]
24V Current Draw: FC-300S 500-680588 Key Door for Phone Box
280mA
[Standby]
FJ-303 500-690975 Remote Phone Jack
OUTPUT POWER
Remote Phone Jack, Stainless
FJ-303SS 500-698309
CAN Steel
8V, peak-to-peak, max.
NETWORK PAIR
FJ-304 500-692670 Phone Jack with Screw Terminal
Phone Jack with Terminal
Temperature and Humidity Range FJ-304SS 500-698310
and Stainless-Steel Plate
Model TZC-8B is UL Listed for indoor dry locations
Replacement Glass
within a temperature range of 120+/-3°F (49+/-2°C) (for the frame found on the
to 32+/-3°F (0+/-2°C) and a relative humidity of FT-GLS 500-624347
front of each key door, Model
93+/-2% at a temperature of 90+/-3°F (32+/-2°C). FC300S)
FTS 500-299448 Firefighters’ Telephone Station
Details for Ordering FTS-C 500-299450
Firefighters’ Telephone Station
(with armored cable)
MODEL PART
PRODUCT Firefighters’ Telephone Station
OR TYPE NUMBER 500-299453
FTS-CL (with armored cable and LED)
Firefighters’ Telephone Zone
TZC-8B 500-034110 FTS-P 500-299452 Firefighters’ Telephone Station
Card
Firefighters’ Telephone
FTS-PCL 500-299451
(Push-To-Talk function)
PFT 500-699427 Firefighters’ Telephone Station
Portable Firefighters’ Telephone
PFT-P 500-699430
(Push-To-Talk function)
NOTICE – The information contained in this data-sheet document is intended only
as a summary, and is subject to change without notice.
The product(s) described here has/have a specific instruction sheet(s)
that cover various technical, limitation and liability information.
Copies of install-type, instruction sheets – as well as the General Product
Warning and Limitations document, which also contains important data,
are provided with the product, and are available from the Manufacturer.
Data contained in the aforesaid type of documentation should be consulted
with a fire-safety professional before specifying or using the product.
Any further questions or assistance concerning
particular problems that might arise, relative to the
proper functioning of the equipment, please contact
Desigo® Fire Safety
the Manufacturer. Siemens Industry, Inc.
Smart Infrastructure – Building Products
2 Gatehall Drive • Parsippany, NJ 07054
Tel: (973) 593-2600
March - 2023
(Rev. 1)
