> Panasonic ABT-EKB-20M microphone station expansion unit
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# Panasonic ABT-EKB-20M microphone station expansion unit

Product code ABT-EKB-20M

Expansion unit that adds 20 programmable buttons with indicators to a PAVA microphone station. Connected to the fire brigade microphone station or a zone microphone station.

-   Approved to EN 54-16
-   20 programmable buttons with indicators
-   Powered by the microphone station via the RJ45 connection
-   Up to five expansion units per microphone station

## Product description

ABT-EKB-20M adds 20 buttons to a microphone station. Panasonic sells it under the code PAVA-EKB-20M. The expansion unit can be connected to the PAVA-DFMS fire brigade microphone station or to the PAVA-DMS or PAVA-DMS-LCD zone microphone station. According to Panasonic, up to five expansion units can be connected to each microphone station.

The expansion unit is powered by the microphone station via the RJ45 connection. Each button has an RGB indicator. In addition, the unit has a separate green indicator for each button. The button indicators are freely programmable.

## Technical data

- **Product code:** ABT-EKB-20M
- **Manufacturer:** Panasonic
- **Manufacturer’s code:** PAVA-EKB-20M
- **Product group:** Voice alarm systems › Microphone stations
- **Power supply:** Via the RJ45 connection from a PAVA-DFMS or PAVA-DMS microphone station
- **Buttons:** 20 programmable buttons
- **LED:** 20 RGB indicators and 20 green indicators
- **Button label area:** 15 × 25 mm
- **IP rating:** IP31
- **Operating temperature:** 0…+60 °C
- **Storage temperature:** −20…+70 °C
- **Humidity:** 15–80% (operation), 5–95% (storage)
- **Dimensions:** 120 × 55 × 210 mm (W × H × D)
- **Weight:** 1.4 kg
- **EN 54 approval:** EN 54-16
- **CPR:** 1438-CPR-1146 (Panasonic PAVA), 1438-CPR-0527 (Ambient miniVES/midiVES)

## Documents

Original manufacturer documents (PDF).

### Technical datasheets

-   [Datasheet: ABT-EKB-20M expansion unit for microphone stations](https://pap.fi/liitteet/pap/ABT-EKB-20M_datalehti.pdf) PDF · Finnish · 162 kB
-   [Datasheet: ABT-EKB-20M expansion unit (Ambient System)](https://pap.fi/liitteet/valmistajat/ambient-system__ABT-EKB-20M_datasheet_en.pdf) PDF · English · 338 kB
-   [Technical datasheet (series): PAVA voice alarm system](https://pap.fi/liitteet/valmistajat/panasonic-fire-security__en_td_pava_mew03049_rev_.pdf) PDF · English · 9.9 MB
-   [Product catalogue (series): PAVA voice alarm system](https://pap.fi/liitteet/valmistajat/panasonic-fire-security__en_cat_pava_mew03121_rev_.pdf) PDF · English · 3.9 MB

### Certificates and declarations

-   [CPR certificate (series): 1438-CPR-0527, miniVES/midiVES system](https://pap.fi/liitteet/valmistajat/ambient-system__1438-CPR-0527.pdf) PDF · multilingual · 5.9 MB
-   [Declaration of performance (DoP) (series): miniVES/midiVES system mini\_midiVES-20260720](https://pap.fi/liitteet/valmistajat/ambient-system__Declaration-of-Performance_mini_midiVES_DOP_20072026.pdf) PDF · multilingual · 4.0 MB
-   [EU declaration of conformity (series): miniVES/midiVES system mini\_midiVES-DCE-20230120](https://pap.fi/liitteet/valmistajat/ambient-system__miniVES_midiVES_DCE_EN.pdf) PDF · English · 731 kB