GAI-Tronics 13363 Addressable Amplified Speakers Installation and Operation Manual - Manual (Page 30)

Pub. 43004-034F
Model 13353, 13363, and 13373 Addressable Amplified Speakers Page 25 of 52
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N OTE : ALA can be used in a Feed-Thru configuration. If the Addressable Amplified Speakers are
programmed for Follow-Me operation, the Lead speaker will be programmed for ALA functionality and
the Slave speakers will not. They will follow the level of the Lead speaker. If the Addressable Amplified
Speakers are programmed for Individual Operation, both the Lead and the Slave speakers operate
independently and each can be programmed for ALA functionality.
Test Tone Duration Adjust – The speaker will generate a tone at the current volume setting when it
enters the test tone mode (volume control). This entry starts the duration of the test tone. When the
volume is adjusted (in test tone mode), the speaker will generate a tone at the newly selected level. The
test tone duration’s valid range is 0.5–6.0 seconds in 0.5-second increments with a default setting of 3.0
seconds.
Voice Switch – Select the silence limit using the slide bar. The unit will return to inactive (sleep) mode
if audio is not received in this amount of time. The valid range is 3–10.5 seconds in 0.5 second
increments.
DTMF Address & Description 1–8
Enter the DTMF addresses required to activate the Addressable Amplified Speaker. A description of up
to 12 characters can be entered for each address. Each address can contain two to eight digits. The “#”
symbol is automatically inserted into the address by the programming software and is not a required
programmable entry. Up to eight different addresses can be programmed.
Address 1 is always a unique address assigned only to the Addressable Amplified Speaker being
programmed. It is used for individual speaker access, and speaker volume control using additional
DTMF commands. Refer to Volume Adjustment section.
Addresses 2 through 8 are typically assigned to groups of speakers to create broadcast groups or zones
throughout the system. Addressable Amplified Speakers assigned to the same group or zone address will
activate simultaneously when that address is received.
A typical programming scenario is to use one address for individual access, two to six addresses for zone
access, and one address for system-wide (all-call) access. The all-call address would be programmed into
every Addressable Amplified Speaker.
Each address code may include digits 0–9, *, as well as the extended DTMF digits A, B, C, D. It can
contain up to eight digits. By using one or more of the DTMF digits A, B, C, or D, broadcast access will
be restricted to equipment capable of generating these extended DTMF digits, providing greater access
security.