Audible/Visual Signaling Appliances

Commander 5 Outdoor Strobe Series (GWS, GWHS)

The GWS/GWHS Commander 5 Series is an outdoor universal ceiling and wall mount strobe or horn/strobe combination that offers dependable audible and visual alarms and low current consumption. The GWS/GWHS offers tamperproof field selectable strobe options of 15, 30, 75, 115, 150, and 177 candela. The GWHS horn/strobe offers continuous or synchable temporal tones for mechanical, 2400Hz and chime as well as a non-synchable continuous whoop tone. All tones are easy for the professional to change in the field by using switches.

Included with the GWS/GWHS Series is the outdoor listed back box and weatherproof cover. Using the weatherproof cover and back box with the GWS/GWHS Series provides protection from weather related conditions and allows the necessary full candela output.

The GWS/GWHS are ANSI/UL 464, ANSI/UL 1638, CAN/ULC S525 and/or CAN/ULC S526 listed for use with fire protective systems and are warranted for three years from the date of purchase.
 

Standard Features

  • Nominal Voltage 24 VDC
  • Tamperproof field selectable candela options of 15, 30, 75, 115, 150 & 177
  • GWS/GWHS shipped with outdoor listed backbox and weatherproof cover
  • Unit dimensions: 6.76” (17.16 cm) x 6.47” (16.43 cm) x 4.63” (11.76 cm)
  • Super-Slide® Bracket, Ease of Supervision Testing
  • Checkmate® Instant Voltage Verification
  • Prewire entire system, install mounting bracket, then install signals
  • Input terminals 12 to 18 AWG
  • Horn/strobe switch selection for high or low dBA
  • Horn/strobe switch selection for continuous or temporal 2400Hz, mechanical or chime tones
  • Horn/strobe switch selection for continuous whoop tone
  • Synchronize strobe and/or horn/strobe for all temporal tones using Gentex GTSM Control Module
  • Continuous whoop tone cannot be synchronized using Gentex GTSM Control Module
  • Temporal 4 tone available when using Gentex GTSM Control Module
  • Silence audible while visual appliance will remain flashing with Gentex GTSM Control Module
  • Weatherproof cover made of clear Lexan® provides maximum visibility and reliability for effective visible signaling
  • Weatherproof enclosure provides an ingress protection rating of 54 (IP54) Pending
  • Available in red or white
  • Universal wall/ceiling mount