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BFM 400 Microphones
Operating Instructions

BFM400 Operation Manual issue 7

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S

AFETY

 I

NFORMATION

Personnel who install, maintain or repair this equipment must 
read the safety information below before starting work.

Voltages in excess of 30 Volts RMS or 50 Volts DC are considered 
Hazardous and in certain circumstances can be lethal.

If Functional Testing, Maintenance, or Repair is to be completed 
with the Mains Power (and/or battery backup) connected then 
this should only be undertaken by personnel who are fully aware 
of the danger involved and who have taken adequate precautions 
and training.

This Manual contains Warnings, Cautions and Notes.

Warnings

 describe potential threats to health or life, e.g.

W

ARNING

Before attempting to remove this component, ensure the Mains 
Power Supply and Battery Backup have been disconnected.

Cautions

 describe potential threats to the equipment, e.g.

C

AUTION

Notice must be taken of all cautions.

If a Caution is ignored the equipment may be damaged.

C

AUTION

: E

LECTRO

-

STATIC

 S

ENSITIVE

 D

EVICES

Observe the relevant precautions for the protection of Electro-
static Sensitive Devices when handling this equipment.

Notes

 are statements that are useful to the user in the context of 

a particular section of the manual, e.g.

N

OTE

:  Do not speak into the microphone until the "Speak Now" LED is 

illuminated.

C

OMMENTS

Comments regarding the content of this manual are welcome and 
should be addressed to [email protected].

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Summary of Contents for BFM 400

Page 1: ...BFM 400 Microphones Operating Instructions Firmware version 2 00 Manual name BFM400 Operation Manual Issue 7 ECR 3047 Date of issue January 2016...

Page 2: ...co uk Website http www baldwinboxall co uk This equipment has been designed and manufactured to conform to the following EC Standards EMC EN55103 1 Environment Classification E1 EMC EN55103 2 Environm...

Page 3: ..._____________6 DVA Message Selection option ___________________________7 Processor Bypass All Call option ________________________8 Electrical Connections _________________________________9 Firmware C...

Page 4: ...announcement _____________________ 22 Using BFM401 Microphone 22 Using all other BFM400 Series Microphones 22 To Make an Announcement to Selected Zones ______________ 23 Fault Reporting ______________...

Page 5: ...Updates post LPCB approval January 2016 PROPRIETARY NOTICE All data and information contained within this manual is of a proprietary nature with the exclusive title to the same held by Baldwin Boxall...

Page 6: ...Baldwin Boxall Communications Limited reserves the right to make changes to product specification without notice or liability Use of Baldwin Boxall Communications Limited products as critical compone...

Page 7: ...ngs Cautions and Notes Warnings describe potential threats to health or life e g WARNING Before attempting to remove this component ensure the Mains Power Supply and Battery Backup have been disconnec...

Page 8: ...BFM 400 Microphones Operating Instructions viii BFM400 Operation Manual issue 7...

Page 9: ...rophones are designed to provide a wide variety of features to suit any installation Figure 1 1 Typical BFM401 Microphone The multi zone Microphones BFM404 BFM408 communicate with the main control sys...

Page 10: ...nd protected Zone Status indicators show if a zone is currently selected or in use BFM404 BFM408 Speak Now indicator to show the user when a pre announcement chime has finished Simple bar graph displa...

Page 11: ...ndicator Indicates a fault has been detected on the system F Zone Status Indicator When a zone is selected this indicator will flash to indicate it is selected for the announcement If the zone is curr...

Page 12: ...miter operating 1 5V Output Impedance 400 Ohms Frequency Response 150Hz 5KHz Power Requirement 24V DC BFM401 26mA Standby 30mA Max BFM404 BFM408 35mA Standby 70mA Max Serial Data Link RS485 9600 Baud...

Page 13: ...OUNTING THE ENCLOSURE To gain access to the mounting holes open the box and remove the 4 off M5x8mm screws securing the inner panel Carefully remove the panel and detach the CAT5 cable from the termin...

Page 14: ...ter SW1 1 Set to ON to increase the gain by 15dB SW1 2 Set to ON to enable the limiter D SURV Level Sets the 20KHz surveillance level used to monitor the microphone capsule E O P Level Sets the Output...

Page 15: ...ave extra cutouts behind the overlay to allow extra switches to be fitted It is possible to select one of a range of 7 DVA messages by closing the relevant DVA selection point to 0V Please refer to th...

Page 16: ...gured to work in Parallel mode to access an All Call bypass input without adding an extra switch NOTE The BFM microphone must be connected to the correct input on the BVRD2M for the processor bypass t...

Page 17: ...the Serial Data pair Figure 2 5 Termination PCB NOTE The Termination details shown on the PCB are for Serial Connection using RS485 data Refer to the table below for Parallel Connection details The BF...

Page 18: ...BFM 400 Microphones Operating Instructions 10 BFM400 Operation Manual issue 7...

Page 19: ...ates 3 1 LOADING DEFAULT VALUES To load the default settings shown in Table 3 1 the following procedure should be used 1 Remove the RJ45 lead 2 Press and hold the Speak button 3 Re connect the RJ45 le...

Page 20: ...s are as shown in Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 Controls when in Configuration Mode Original Function Function in Configuration Mode A Speak Now LED Flashes to show the current setting of the value or functio...

Page 21: ...tive indicator should now flash once This indicates the unit is in Position 1 within the Configuration Table and the Speak Now LED will also flash to indicate the current setting of the Speak Now Dela...

Page 22: ...d Rate Hz 1 1200 2 2400 3 4800 4 9600 5 19200 6 38400 7 57600 8 115200 4 10 Mic Type of zones 1 single zone parallel 2 single zone serial 3 4 8 zone 4 16 zone 5 24 zone 6 32 zone N A 11 of non poll re...

Page 23: ...s to indicate the current setting 4 To modify the value of the current setting press the Speak button the required number of times e g if the 3rd value is required press the Speak button three times T...

Page 24: ...the Microphone can be used the RS485 button allocation data must be downloaded from the BVRD2M Press and hold the FAULT ACCEPT button for 2 seconds to load the current button allocation data It is ne...

Page 25: ...the correct Channel Setting Using the Type 0 protocol compatible with BVR20 BVR16M BVRD2M and CANBUS modules the Mic Address and Channel Setting may not be the same This is shown in Table 3 2 For exa...

Page 26: ...mware within the microphone uses the Mic Address and the Type 1 protocol to determine the correct Channel Setting The Type 1 protocol is compatible with BVR20 BVR16M BVRD2M and CANBUS modules Table 3...

Page 27: ...firmware within the microphone uses the Mic Address and the Type 2 protocol to determine the correct Channel Setting Using the Type 2 protocol compatible with the BVRD2M and CANBUS modules the Mic Ad...

Page 28: ...This is useful when repeat announcements to the same zones are regularly used This option can be set or cancelled at any time without entering the Configuration Mode NOTE The Auto cancel does not appl...

Page 29: ...Panel Controls Indicators A Speak Now Button H Zone Button B Speech Level Indicator I Speak Now Indicator C All Call Button J Data Indicator D Fault Accept Button K Power On Indicator E System Fault...

Page 30: ...switch or SPEAK Button 5 Replace the fist microphone 4 2 2 Using all other BFM400 Series Microphones 1 Pick up the fist microphone 2 Press the ALL button on the front panel The Zone Selected indicator...

Page 31: ...ve note regarding priority and BUSY zones 3 Wait for the SPEAK NOW Indicator to illuminate Speak slowly and clearly ensuring the MAX indicator does not illuminate 4 When the announcement in finished r...

Page 32: ...ng or non latching the message settings within the microphone either All Call Zonal or Mixed and the DVA settings within the BVRD2M 4 5 1 To Broadcast to All Zones Press the button for the required me...

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