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3.5 Answering Doorbells
Exterior stations (PC5921/P5922EXT, PC5921/P5922EXT/R) can
be programmed as doorbox 1 or doorbox 2 for doorbell operation.
When someone presses the button on a doorbox 1 station, it will
broadcast a “dingdong” sound over the system. Doorbox 2 will
broadcast a “dong” sound over the system.
To answer the doorbell users can press the Page/Answer button on
any station. The audio channel will operate the same as it does for
a page.
If a page is in progress when a doorbell is pressed the two persons
on the page will hear the tone. To answer the doorbell either per-
son can press the Page/Answer button. The page will end and the
user will immediately be connected to the doorbell station.
3.6 Opening the Door
You can program any intercom station to open the door (using a
doorstrike module) while in communication with a doorbox station.
After answering a doorbell on an intercom station, press and hold
the Page/Answer button for 2 seconds to activate the doorstrike.
The system will sound an acknowledgment beep. The control panel
will trigger the programmed Command Output (1 - 8), which will
activate the PGM output connected to the doorstrike.
To terminate communications with the doorbox station, press the
Page/Answer button briefly.
3.7 Doorchime
If the doorchime feature is enabled for zones on the system, when a
zone is violated or restored, the keypads on the partition will beep.
If an Escort5580(TC) v3.0 is connected to the system, it will
announce the label for the zone which generated the doorchime
over the audio stations (NOTE: This feature is only available with
the PC5020/P-8+ v3.1).
3.8 Monitoring
The Monitor feature allows users to listen-in on one area at any
other intercom station (except stations on DND). To listen-in on
an area, go to the station in the area and press and hold the Do Not
Disturb button for two seconds. The station will be put in Do Not
Disturb mode and the Do Not Disturb light will flash. The
PC5936 will transmit all sounds heard from that station to all the
other stations on the system.
Other features such as paging, door answer and answering incom-
ing calls can still be performed and will override the monitor fea-
ture. If a page, door answer or telephone call answer is in progress
the monitor feature will not operate until the conversation is
ended. To turn off the monitor feature press the Do Not Disturb
button once. The red light on the station will stop flashing.
Only one station at a time can be monitored. To monitor another
area, turn the monitor feature off on the first station.