GAI-Tronics 12576-50315 Desktop Access Panel with LCD Display - Manual (Page 10)

Pub. 42004-733L2C
Model 12576-503 & 12576-50315 Desktop Access Panels with LCD Display Page 10 of 13
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Timeout Features
Each access panel can be programmed to limit handset paging time and the amount of time the handset
can be in use or off-hook. These features are often used to identify handsets that have accidentally been
left off-hook or to restrict an access panel from being in use for prolonged periods of time.
Page Timeout – This sets amount of time the access panel can generate a page. If the limit is exceeded,
the page will cease and a busy tone is heard in the handset receiver. A trouble report will be sent to the
control cabinet. If the handset page switch is released, the page timer is reset. The page timeout can be
disabled or set for 1–25 minutes in 1-minute intervals.
N OTE : By default, the page time-out for access panels is disabled.
Off-Hook Timeout – This sets amount of time the access panel can be in use or off-hook. If the limit is
exceeded, handset operation will cease and the access panel will be placed electrically on-hook. A
trouble report is sent to the control cabinet. The handset remains inoperative until it is physically placed
back on-hook. The off-hook timeout can be disabled or set from 1–25 minutes in 1-minute intervals.
N OTE : By default the off-hook time-out for access panels is disabled.
Handset Paging Pre-announcement Tones
An access panel page can be preceded by one of two available tones. Tone selection is based on the
system mode of operation at the time of the page (normal or alarm). The “Splash” is a Hi-Lo tone
approximately 1 second in duration. The “Alert” is a swept tone approximately 1 second in duration.
N OTE : By default, the splash tone is enabled.
Activating an Alarm
Activate an alarm from the access panel as follows:
1. Select the desired destination using the zone push button(s) if configured. The destination could be a
single zone, a group of zones, or all zones. The LEDs of the selected zone switches illuminate.
2. Select the appropriate alarm push button. The alarm broadcasts into the selected zones, and the LED
of the selected alarm illuminates during the broadcast.
3. For access panels equipped with an E
NTER push button: Press the E NTER
push button after pressing
the alarm push button to activate the alarm in the selected zones.
N OTES :
1. To cancel any concurrent alarm, press the C ANCEL C URRENT
push button. Pressing the R
ESET A LL
push button cancels all alarms that are currently playing or that are in the alarm queue.
2. Alarms may also be configured to play immediately when the alarm push button is pressed. In this
case a zone selection is not required. The alarm’s destination is pre-configured in the system
programming.
Sonalert
The sonalert is an audible indicator and its control signal is paralleled with LED output #20. It is
typically configured to sound when a new message is available on the LCD. If configured as described
above, press the ACK/NEXT push button to display each new message. The sonalert turns off once the
last available new message has been displayed.