and actual operation of the Endec. A red “Sending Data” LED is provided as
feedback to the operator that his command is being sent.
Simultaneous pressing of the remote pushbuttons and the Sage-Endec front panel
controls are disallowed. Once commands are issued either by the Remote Control or
the front panel of the Endec, the other is locked out for the duration of that command
set. The CLR STROBE is an internal function of the Remote Control, and may be
pushed at any time desired, while the CLR SIGN button may not be pushed until the
red “Sending Data” LED has gone out.
Note that if an alert is pending, the “Alert Pending” LED will be green to signify that
there is a pending event. If you issue a command from the Remote Control, the
“Alert Pending/Sending Data” LED will turn amber instead of red to signify that data
is being sent to the Endec.
Rear panel
The Ultimate Remote Control has the following rear panel connections and control:
1. Data I/O: an RJ45: 8 station modular connector.
2. Power in: A 5/2.5 mm coaxial jack with the center pin positive. The input
voltage used is 9VDC at 500ma.
3. Line Audio Out: A mono 3.5mm connector that is transformer coupled (600
ohm) to the Speaker Line Output of the Sage-Endec. Please note that all
audio, alert tones, digital signals and alert audio are present at this jack. It
may be used for a line input to a studio control board for alert playback using
either the RLS PEND (for the entire alert) or the PREVIEW AUDIO (audio
portion only).
4. LCD Contrast Control: User screwdriver adjustable LCD contrast control.
This may be adjusted to accommodate the user viewing angle if required.
The Ultimate Interface Module:
The interface module has the following interface connections:
1. DB9 on the Interface Module: This DB9 connector connects to an available
COM port on the Sage-Endec. The selected COM port must be set up for
Hand Held Remote Operation and the baud rate must be set to 9600 on the
selected port. (See installation section)
2. Auxiliary DB9 pig-tail: This DB9 connector connects to an available COM
port on the Sage-Endec. The selected port must be set up for LED sign
operation and the baud rate must be set to 9600 on the selected port. (See
installation section)
3. DEC ACT INPUT: This pair of inputs must connect to the “Decoder Active”
or “Dec Rly” terminals of the Sage-Endec using the supplied twisted pair of
wires. Polarity is not important.
4. RWT: This is a user input pair that will initiate a Required Weekly Test from
any normally open contact pair, be it an isolated automation system relay,
logic low signal, switch or pushbutton.
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