GAI-Tronics ACC2500 Audio Control Center - Manual (Page 8)

Description ACC2500 Audio Control Center
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Introduction to the ACC2500 Audio Control Center
The ACC2500 Audio Control Center works in conjunction with the GAI-Tronics Audio Messenger
Interface (AMI), Model 133x2 Addressable Amplified Speakers, and the GAI-Tronics Stanchion Broadcast
products to provide a complete wide-area broadcast and alert system. The unit allows addressing of
individual, zone or all addressable units in the system. Using the Audio Messenger Interface, live voice,
preprogrammed voice/tone messages as well as telephone dial-up live broadcasts can be made over the
system.
Each of the four programmable buttons can be configured for up to eight preset zone selection or preset
zone/alarm selection. In addition, the four optional inputs and three outputs can be programmed for
various uses. With optional relays, outputs can be configured for On-Air Light, General Purpose Control,
and On/Off. Inputs can be configured for Button Remap, Output Link, and Link to a preprogrammed zone
and alarm configuration.
The ACC2500 uses DTMF control for zone selection of the Addressable Amplified Speakers or Stanchion
Broadcast products. The unit allows direct entry of zones via the numeric keypad or selection of zones
using a preprogrammed alias (programmed using the CARD Suite software application.)
In addition, the unit allows direct entry of preprogrammed alarm messages/tones using the numeric keypad
or selection using the names of each message/alarm as programmed using the AMI ACT tool provided with
the Audio Messenger Interface. Upon power-up, the ACC2500 will verify the contents of the AMI
messages and retrieve them for use as necessary.
System Component References
The following represents a few common system component references.
ACC2500 Audio Control Center
– The ACC2500 is a desktop unit complete with push-to-talk handset,
integral speaker and microphone, LCD display, DTMF keypad, and various control buttons. This unit
communicates directly with the AMI via RS-232.
Audio Messenger Interface (AMI)
– The AMI provides programmed speech message and alarm tone
outputs via activation from the ACC2500. Additionally, the AMI provides dial-up telephone access to the
system.
Stanchion Broadcast Products
– The 234SBA Stanchion Broadcast Assembly and 234SBM Stanchion
Broadcast Module receive the audio signal generated by the AMI and/or ACC2500. The units’ integral
speakers broadcast the received signal.
Addressable Amplified Speaker
– The Addressable Amplified Speaker series provides discrete speaker
broadcasts of the AMI or ACC2500 audio signal.