GAI-Tronics 10959-101 Wall-Mount Audio Messenger Interface (AMI) - Manual (Page 5)

Pub. 42004-398E
M ODEL 10959-10 X W ALL -M OUNT A UDIO M ESSENGER I NTERFACE P AGE 3 of 31
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The telephone interface has multiple operational modes. The appropriate mode is configurable by the
AMI Configuration Tool software application. Not all modes are available to all models of AMI.
Page/Party
®
, Mixed, and Manual/Disable modes are available for wall-mount AMI units equipped with
33-ohm Page/Party ® Interface card. The modes of operation are as follows:
• Page/Party ® - Delivers a live voice page (not pre-recorded) to the page line output. The party line is
held open following the page.
• Record Page - Records a page, and delivers it to the page line output.
• Mixed Mode - Records a page, delivers it to the page line output, and holds the party line open
following the page.
• Live Page Mode - Delivers a live voice page (not pre-recorded) to the page line output. The party
line is not open following the page.
• Ring Mode – Does not deliver a page, but instead plays a configured message on the page line to
signal the incoming call.
• Manual/Disabled – The telephone interface does not automatically answer a phone call. However,
an input can be configured for “Manual Access” to allow an attendant to manually answer the phone,
and transfer calls to a party line.
The AMI can provide secure telephone access to the system. Using the ACT software, the AMI can be
configured to allow telephone access only if the correct Remote Access Security Code is entered. The
remote access code is used to prevent unwanted callers from directly accessing the system. If the system
is configured to use a security code, callers are required to enter the correct code to gain access to the
system. Day and Night modes can have different security codes.
The Models10959-101 and 10959-103 include a Page/Party ® system Interface card. This interface card
provides the capability to broadcast any audio generated by the AMI on a GAI-Tronics Page/Party
®
system. When coupled with a telephone interface card, the Page/Party ® card provides telephone callers
access to full-duplex party line communications.
In the event that a Page/Party
®
user does not answer the page within a reasonable amount of time, the
Telephone Interface provides a re-page feature. If the caller enters a DTMF “#” while waiting for a party
to answer, the system prompts the caller to make another page. For example, if the original party is not
available to answer the page, the caller has the option to re-page another person.
The AMI supports two modes of operation: Day and Night Mode. The day and night modes are
configured independently of each other. See the ACT on-line help for more details regarding configuring
day and night modes.
As an example of the Day and Night modes, day mode may be configured to allow callers the ability of
paging and subsequent party line communications. The night mode may be configured to play a tone over
the paging system alerting personnel of an incoming call. In this mode, the call can be answered at any
Page/Party
® station.
With an AMI that includes both a telephone interface and a Model 10960 Series option with the amplifier
steering module, a telephone caller can direct a page to a specific zone or zones. Please see the Remote
Commands section of this manual for more details.
Additionally, on wall-mount AMI models that include the 33-ohm Page/Party ® Interface card, the AMI
can be configured to allow a telephone caller to direct the telephone call to a specific party line. Please
see the Remote Commands section of this manual for more details.