GAI-Tronics 13363 Addressable Amplified Speakers Installation and Operation Manual - Manual (Page 31)

Pub. 43004-034F
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Output Contact Function
These settings control the activation of the Addressable Amplified Speaker’s contact closure output for
each DTMF address. The settings are in effect only when the specific DTMF address is received. Use
the pull-down menu to make one of the following selections:
 No Change – The output contact will be unaffected when the corresponding DTMF address is
received.
 Activate – The output contact will change state when the corresponding DTMF address is received.
The output contact returns to the normal state when the Standby Time duration (3 seconds) expires.
 Activate + Hold Time – The output contact will change state when the corresponding DTMF address
is received. The output contact returns to the normal state when the Standby Time and the Hold Time
durations expire.
 De-Activate – If active, the relay will reset to its normal state immediately after receiving the
corresponding DTMF address. This is a function used to override the Standby Time and Hold Time
assigned to other DTMF addresses.
Use the slide bar to set the Hold Time. Valid range is 1 second to 30 minutes.
In the Output Contact section at the bottom of the screen, select the normal state of the relay contact.
This will be the relay state when power is applied to the Addressable Amplified Speaker. When power is
removed, the contact will always be in the OPEN state.
 Normally Open – Relay contact is OPEN when the unit is inactive and CLOSED when active.
 Normally Closed - Relay contact is CLOSED when the unit is inactive and OPEN when active.
Low Battery Alert
 Battery Checking – Select this checkbox to set the unit to test the battery voltage (default is every
4 minutes). If the battery voltage is low when the battery test occurs, the unit will broadcast a short
alert tone. The factory default “low battery” threshold is 11.5 V. If a backup battery is not connected
to the Paging Module, do not enable the Battery Checking.
 Alert Tone Volume – Selects the volume of the “low” alert tone as a fraction of the unit’s speaker
output level (50%, 75% or 100%). The factory default setting is 50%.
Feed Thru Operation
As previously stated, the Addressable Amplified Speaker can be programmed to allow a single speaker to
perform as a Lead unit or as a Slave unit within a speaker grouping. This is particularly useful and most
commonly used in an RF to hardwire transition. It allows an RF controlled speaker to serve as a Lead
unit with one or more 600-ohm speaker(s) hardwired to it as “Slaves”. Each speaker must be specifically
programmed to perform its function within the group. There are two basic modes of operation; Follow-
Me or Individual. The desired operation will determine the CARD Suite settings.
Follow-Me Operation
Follow-Me operation instructs all Slave speakers to track the exact functionality of the Lead speaker.
This allows a single DTMF or Two-Tone address received at the RF speaker to activate all speakers
within a grouping. This grouping could be considered a zone, building, floor, or some other specific yet
common area. In this operating mode, all slave speakers must be connected to the Lead speaker or
another Slave speaker via an audio pair and a control pair (two twisted pairs between speakers), as
indicated in Figure 3.