CTI Products MCN RCD System Planner - Manual (Page 5)

Section 1. Introduction and Manual Overview
MCN Comparator Display System Planner Page 1
1. Introduction and Manual Overview
The Monitoring and Control Network (MCN™) Comparator Display system provides remote
monitoring and control for voting receiver systems. It extends the comparator status indicators for
display on a PC and allows an operator or technician to force-vote and disable receivers from a PC.
With the MCN system you can control and display multiple comparators from a single point or multiple
points. It works with DIGITAC, Spectra-TAC, TAC comparators and Ericsson / GE analog voters.
The MCN system can also be used to provide status and control input/output to a console for ASTRO-
TAC systems. ASTRO-TAC systems with 8 or fewer receivers per channel can be monitored and
controlled on a PC. This is a major convenience since ASTRO-TAC comparators do not have any
indication of active or voted receivers. The AIB ASTRO-TAC Interface Modules are available
exclusively through Motorola.
The MCN Comparator Display System is targeted for the following applications:
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Systems which need comparator display for dispatchers
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Systems that need remote comparator display and control for technicians
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Critical comparator systems which require failure logging
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Large comparator systems (wide area or large number of channels)
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Ribbon Systems
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Analog Trunking systems with voting receivers
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ASTRO-TAC systems that require display of comparator status for a dispatcher or technician on a
PC or a console
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Any voting system that needs rapid maintenance and diagnostics.
Typical customers are:
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Public Safety Dispatch Centers
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Police and Fire Departments
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State Police systems
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State and Local Governments
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Turnpike systems
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Transit authorities
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Utilities
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Federal Government systems
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Forestry / Conservation
Features:
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Remote display of comparator status (Vote, Receive, Disable, Fail)
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Remote control of receivers (Force Vote, Disable)
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Remote Comparator Display and Control on a PC
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Intuitive operation
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PC based system saves space over a comparable button and LED system
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Can provide Input/Output signals for various button and LED or CRT consoles.
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Error Logging for Receiver Failures on PC systems
Benefits:
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Easy RF communications system troubleshooting
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Remote disabling of noise-producing equipment
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Automatic logging of RF system malfunctions
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Quicker system maintenance
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Lower system down time