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Installation and Operation Manual

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VAD-4 

Voice/Pager Alarm Auto Dialer

with four status inputs, four control relays, integrated stereo silence sensor, dual

temperature sensor and power failure Input.

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Summary of Contents for VAD-4

Page 1: ...f Broadcast Tools Inc Copyright 1989 2013 by Broadcast Tools Inc All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced or distributed without permission Visit www broadcasttools com for impor...

Page 2: ...atus inputs 6 Silence sensor input 7 Power failure input 7 Temperature probe inputs 7 Telephone Caller line output 8 Power supply input 8 Telephone line RJ11 jack 8 DTMF Tone detection jumper 8 DIP sw...

Page 3: ...rding your product or you need assistance please con tact your distributor from whom you purchased this equipment If you would like more information about Broadcast Tools products you may reach us at...

Page 4: ...sor with remote telco audio monitoring Power failure alarm input port Balanced telco caller audio output port Front panel LED indicators for most operational activities Front panel USB programming ser...

Page 5: ...ringing is detected on line green HK LED Indicates that the VAD 4 has seized the line and is off hook green PGM LED Indicates that the VAD 4 is in programming mode green ALM LED Lit when an alarm is t...

Page 6: ...The terminals accommodate wire sizes from 18 28 AWG solid or stranded wire TB1 Top Row K3NO K3CM K3NC K4NO K4CM K4NC K1NO K1CM K1NC K2NO K2CM K2NC TB1 Bottom Row TB2 Top ST4A ST4B K5NO K5CM K5NC GND...

Page 7: ...ilence Sensor input The stereo 10 k ohm unbalanced inputs are summed together and monitored for silence BOTH channels MUST go silent to trip an alarm The alarm threshold is 25dBu Connect your unbalanc...

Page 8: ...be installed on one RA 1 rack shelf kit filler panel is provided Jumper Settings JP3 DTMF Tone detection jumper Guard time The VAD 4 is equipped with a 4 position jumper labeled JP3 on its PCB This is...

Page 9: ...s FTDI USB Serial Virtual COM port drivers do not automatically install they may be downloaded here http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm 2 Start a serial terminal application like PuTTY Tera Term or...

Page 10: ...of numbers are dialed for a selected input alarm Each input channel can be edited individually using the following 1 4 is used for Status Input Alarms ST 1 4 S for Silence Sensor Alarm SS P for Power...

Page 11: ...rings required before the VAD 4 answers an incoming phone call Enter 0 to disable the automatic answer feature or 1 9 for the desired number of rings Default value 2 4 Repeat Count RPT The repeat coun...

Page 12: ...me a valid DTMF tone decoded Once there is no more activity the VAD 4 will hang up after the hang up time has elapsed Default value 2 Pager Number and Data String Menu When 4 is selected from the PGM...

Page 13: ...ult status inputs 1 4 are the only alarms enabled 1 enabled 0 disabled Example To enable the silence sensor alarm type 5 to select the silence sensor SIL fol lowed by 1 to enable the alarm ALARM EN DI...

Page 14: ...5 Input1 Description 63 10 Input 2 Description 64 10 Silence Description 65 10 Power Description 66 10 Temp Alarm Desc 67 10 Greeting Message 68 10 Call out ID 69 10 On 70 2 5 Off 71 2 5 Enabled 72 2...

Page 15: ...ory The lap and repeat memories are global for ALL alarms If another alarm is generated while the VAD 4 is off hook the VAD 4 will wait until the current session is finished disconnect and then dial o...

Page 16: ...d 10 Relay 1 1 second pulse 1 Relay 1 latched 1 Relay 1 un latched 21 Enable Input 2 alarm 22 Disable Input 2 alarm 23 Poll Input 2 Enable Status 27 Poll Input 2 State Status 28 Poll Relay 2 29 Steady...

Page 17: ...ail Alarm 72 Disable Power Fail Alarm 73 Poll Enable State of Power Fail Alarm 77 Poll Power Fail Alarm 81 Enable Temperature Input 1 Alarm 82 Disable Temperature Input 1 Alarm 83 Poll Enable State of...

Page 18: ...ensors with 25 foot cables and 3 5mm T R S plugs optional 40 F to 190 F 40 C to 85 C Stereo Silence Sensor Stereo unbalanced 10K ohm inputs Trip level 25dBu Silence sensor level to Telco adjustable Ba...

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