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BF Apartment Station User Guide
Bell System (Telephones) Ltd PD-188 Issue 1
Call sequence
When the resident’s address is entered followed by the call button the addressed
apartment station will ring and its blue pickup / view lamp will flash highlighting the
pickup and view symbols. The apartment station will continue to ring for typically up to 30
seconds or until the resident responds by touching the view symbol (see silent viewing
below) or the pickup symbol. After using the pickup symbol the resident can freely
converse with the visitor whose image is now displayed on the apartment station; at the
same time the green
lock symbol will flash to highlight the lock function.
The call may be terminated by touching the pickup symbol again or more usually by
touching the lock symbol first to allow the visitor access through the entrance; the speech
and picture will persist for a further 3 seconds while the door is being released.
Silent viewing
When the apartment station is ringing the resident can touch the view symbol to answer
the call instead of the pickup symbol; this will stop the apartment station ringing and
enable them to view the visitor for up to typically 60 seconds or until the lock symbol is
touched to release the door. Silent viewing can be ‘normalised’ at any time by touching
the
pickup symbol and conversing with the visitor as described above.
Apartment Station Controls
The diagram in the introduction shows the apartment station and its controls. The default
setting is ringer volume halfway (slide finger up and down) and contrast fully down.
Ringer Mute
The resident can mute the ringing sound in the apartment station when they do not wish to
be disturbed. Ringer mute is activated by touching the
mute symbol on the apartment
station, which then illuminates in red as a reminder. Touching the mute symbol a second
time will disengage the mute function. Ringer Mute only stops the audible ring, but the
blue ring lamp will still flash and all other functions work normally. Ringer mute will
continue for the pre-set time even if a call is answered.
During installation it is possible to set a time limit for the mute function in various values
from 2 minutes up to 10 hours or indefinitely. When this time period has elapsed the mute
function will automatically disengage. Default timeout is indefinite.
Door Status Indication (optional)
The green lock lamp on the apartment station will illuminate to warn the resident that a
door has been left open following a call. This feature requires a door monitor contact to be
fitted.
Door bell (optional)
Pressing the door bell outside the flat rings (different sound to a normal call) the apartment
station for a short period, flashing all buttons at the same time.