Alpha Communications AlphaRefuge 2100 Series, Installation, Use And Wiring Instructions, Page: 8 / 18

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System Operation & Testing
A. Once finished, the following Refuge Command Center LEDs should be lit:
• Power LED, located on bottom edge of the faceplate, will be constant lit green
• Battery LED, also located on bottom edge of the faceplate, will be constant lit.
• Red = Low level charge
• Yellow = Mid level charge
• Green = Full Charge
B. Initiate a Call to an Emergency Phone or Sub-Master from the Refuge Command Center:
• Lift handset on Refuge Command Center
• Press the Talk button for the corresponding Refuge Call Box or Sub-Master you wish
to call into
• The green LED will light next to that button
• You should have two-way communication to that device
• You can place the device on hold by pressing the Talk button a second time
• To resume communication, press the Talk button a third time
• To disconnect, hang up the Refuge Command Center handset
C. Emergency Phone places a call into the Base Station:
• You will hear an alternating audible tone at the Refuge Command Center indicating a
call has been initiated by one of the phones
• The corresponding green LED will light on the Refuge Command Center next to the
phone that placed the call
• Lift the handset and there is two-way communication between the Refuge Command
Center and the Refuge Call Box . The handset can be hung up on the Refuge Command
Center at any time to end the call
D. Refuge Call Box places a call to the Refuge Command Center then an Outside Number, or
Just to an Outside Number:
• You will hear an alternating audible tone at the Refuge Command Center indicating a
call has been initiated by one of the Refuge Call Boxes (if programmed to call outside
line only, no tone)
• The corresponding green LED will light on the Refuge Command Center next to the
Refuge Call Box that placed the call
• If call is not answered at the Refuge Command Center, the Refuge Call Box will hang
up and dial the second number programmed into the phone
• The CO Line LED, located next to the red button, will also be lit indicating that the
outside line is active. Two-way communication can then take place between the outside
line and the Refuge Call Box once the call is answered
• The Refuge Command Center can join the conversation by lifting the handset
• To talk to rescue services only from the Refuge Command Center, place the Refuge
Call Box on hold by pressing the corresponding Talk button. To bring them back into
the conversation, press the Talk button again.
• To disconnect rescue services, press the red button at the top of the Refuge Command
Center faceplate. The Rescue Services LED will go off and leave you communicating
with the Refuge Call Box only.
• Handset on the Refuge Command Center can be hung up at any time to end the call.
If above testing works and voice communication is clear, congratulations,
you have successfully installed the system!