ATEIS IDA8 - Manual (Page 263)

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4.2.14 PSC
4.2.14.1 Overview
Unidirectional Condenser Addressable Microphone, compatible with all system units, PSC uses an
RS485 protocol over a single CAT5 cable connection, to transport both Audio and Power from the PSC
to the system units. The PSC comprises of 8 zones / 8 buttons with sleek condenser gooseneck
microphone, and spring metal protection, providing durability and excellent aesthetics as well as allowing
up to 256 zones expansion via the additional keypad easy extension station. The buttons can represent
a single zone or a group of zones and are easily defined via the GUI of the system units using a simple
Matrix selection.
It supports an extended speaker to monitor the audio source with more power compared with the original
one.
The unit offers “Hold” and “Busy” LED signals in addition to the zone LED’s, and these allow the easy
identification of selection / Busy signals for the user.
All buttons can be programmed with drag & drop features from the System unit GUI software and each
button can be programmed for Push To Talk or Latch functionality.The unidirectional condenser
microphone warrants high quality directive signal pick up from the user and hence less interference from
the surroundings thanks to the cardioid polar pick-up pattern.
The RS485 communication protocol offers daisy chaining of up to 100 m on a CAT5 cable, and yet
makes outlets easy to connect via a standard RJ45 connectors. (The microphone compatibility listing
shows the maximum number of units per System).