Ampcontrol VAA, User Manual

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VOICECOM USER MANUAL ISSUE 4
CONTENTS
Display Messages ...................................................................................................................................... 35
The Keypad ................................................................................................................................................ 35
VAA Setup Mode ........................................................................................................................................ 36
Enter Setup Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 37
Changing the Settings ................................................................................................................................ 37
VAA Battery Pack ....................................................................................................................................... 38
Battery Pack Features: ............................................................................................................................... 38
Removing and Connecting Battery Pack from Amplifier Module ................................................................ 39
VAA Battery States – Voltage and Charge ................................................................................................. 39
Auto-shutoff ................................................................................................................................................ 40
Sleep Mode ................................................................................................................................................ 40
Waking the VAA ......................................................................................................................................... 40
Power Supplies .......................................................................................................................................... 40
CHAPTER 5 – PRE-START ALARM OPERATION ............................................................................................. 41
Pre-start Alarm Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 41
Initiating a Pre-start Alarm .......................................................................................................................... 41
Verifying the Pre-start Alarm Request Input ............................................................................................... 42
VAA Pre-start Alarm Sounding and Confirmation ....................................................................................... 42
Pre-Start Alarm Confirmation ..................................................................................................................... 43
Verifying the Pre-start Alarm While Active ................................................................................................. 43
Verifying the Pre-start Alarm Later ............................................................................................................. 44
Pre-start Alarm Operation Examples .......................................................................................................... 45
Example 1 – a successful pre-start alarm .................................................................................................. 45
Example 2 – a failed pre-start alarm .......................................................................................................... 45
Example 3 .................................................................................................................................................. 46
CHAPTER 6 – CREATING AND DOWNLOADING VOICE MESSAGES ............................................................ 47
Recording and Editing Voice Messages ..................................................................................................... 47
VCA Message Bank Editor ......................................................................................................................... 47
Voice Message Bank Editor Installation ..................................................................................................... 47
Creating a Message Bank .......................................................................................................................... 48
Downloading and Uploading the Message Bank ........................................................................................ 52
Downloading .............................................................................................................................................. 52
Uploading ................................................................................................................................................... 54
CHAPTER 7 – TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................................. 55
APPENDIX A – COMMISSIONING ....................................................................................................................... 57
VAA Configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 57
Address Setup ............................................................................................................................................ 57
Volume, Microphone Gain and Audio Threshold ........................................................................................ 58
Charging Current ........................................................................................................................................ 58
VCA Line Configuration .............................................................................................................................. 59
Pre-start Alarm Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 59
Service Factor ............................................................................................................................................ 59
Pre-Start Warning Tone ............................................................................................................................. 60
Pre-Start OK Current Threshold ................................................................................................................. 60
VCA Configuration Record ......................................................................................................................... 61
APPENDIX B – MODBUS ..................................................................................................................................... 63
Configuration .............................................................................................................................................. 63
VCA Modbus Read and Write Functions .................................................................................................... 63
Initiating Voice Messages and Voice Message Control .............................................................................. 63
To initiate a voice message: ....................................................................................................................... 64
Stopping a voice message: ........................................................................................................................ 64
Message Queuing ...................................................................................................................................... 64
Joining messages together: ....................................................................................................................... 64
Reading VAA Parameters .......................................................................................................................... 64
Modbus Tables ............................................................................................................................................ 64
APPENDIX C – APPLICATION NOTES ............................................................................................................... 72