Biamp PARM-1 - Manual (Page 4)

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VOciA PAge ActiVe RelAy MOdule (PARM-1) instAllAtiOn And use
Installation and Use
To install a PARM-1, first fit a personal anti-static grounding strap and continue to wear it throughout the following procedure.
Power down the VA-8600 by removing the power cord. Do not attempt to install the PARM-1 card in a powered VA-8600 unit. In •
order for the power supply capacitors to discharge, allow the amplifier power to remain off for at least five minutes before proceeding.
Remove the VA-8600 top cover (6 x #4x¼” self-tapping screws, 3 at front, 3 at rear).
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Viewing the rear of the VA-8600, locate module position •
10 as seen in the drawing below. Remove the blank panel from this position
(remove 3 x #4x¼” self-tapping screws, slide panel upwards).
Viewing the amplifier from the top, on the motherboard locate and remove the #4-32 machine screw marked 10 (near connector •
J10, AUX PWR).
Fit the PARM-1 module (with ribbon cable attached) by sliding the rear panel into the position formerly occupied by the blank panel.
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Re-fit the three rear panel screws and re-fit the motherboard screw through the PARM-1 mounting bracket (marked MH3 on •
PARM-1 PCB).
Locate the NM-1 network module adjacent to the newly fitted PARM-1 module and on the NM-1, locate connector J17
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‘BACK PANEL’.
Plug the free end of the ribbon cable from the PARM-1 module into J17 of the NM-1 module, ensuring that pins are aligned and
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that the polarizing stripe on the cable is towards the top of the VA-8600 at both the NM-1 end of the cable and the PARM-1 end
of the cable.
Check that all screws are tight and re-fit the VA-8600 top cover.
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Each PARM-1 module must be enabled in the Vocia software, under the VA-8600 Advanced Settings dialog window (under Options,
check box ‘PARM-1 Module Installed’).
The PARM-1 module is now ready for use. When paging is active on an AM-600 amplifier channel, the PARM-1 relay associated with
that channel will be energized.