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Sonix Ms12 Technical Manual

SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL  

TM371 / A  June 2022  www.eaton.com

6 .2 .6  Fuse

This indicates the status of the internal fuse for the 48 V 

dc input.

Pattern

Description

Off

No error detected

Solid red

Fuse failed

Table 17 - Fuse indicator description

6 .2 .7  DC PSU

This indicates internal power supplies feeding the main 

electronic circuit are available.

Pattern

Description

Solid green

PSU good

Solid red

PSU error detected

Table 18 – DC PSU indicator description

6 .2 .8  Switch indications

These four options are available to user by using the 

front panel switch. The options are scrolled through by 

repeated presses of the front panel switch  

(see section 6.3).

LED ID

Pattern

Description

Source select

Off

Option not available, reserved for future 

expansion

Message 

Select

Solid green

Allows the user to select to play any one 

on the message stored in memory. 

Record

Solid green

Allows the user to record a message into 

any one of the memory positions 

Local Reset

Solid green

Allows the user to carry out a fault reset 

on the unit.

Table 19 - Switch indicator description

6 .3  Front panel operation

From the front of the Ms12 a selection button on the 

right-hand side of the unit is available for the user to 

interact with the unit. Pressing this button will allow 

access to a number of available operations; play 

messages, record new messages, or reset the fault 

conditions on the unit. The indicators will continually 

scroll to the next choice on repeated presses. Both 

the “message select” and “record” options require 

selection of a message slot. This is available after 

waiting for 2-3 seconds for one of the green message 

LEDs to start flashing.

Front Panel Action

Description

Source select

Option not available

Message select

Select a message for review 

Record

Record a new message into the unit

Local Reset 

Clear fault condition and reset the unit 

Table 20 - Front panel indicator status

Idle

Record

Timeout

Button Pressed

Data

Decision

Process

End

Yes

No

A

A

Playback 
Message

Message 

Select

Timeout

Record Message

Clear

Local Reset

Button Pressed

Timeout

Unit Reset

Button Pressed

Playback Message

Button Pressed

Record 

Enabled

Yes

No

Figure 7 - Front panel switch flow chart

Summary of Contents for SONIX Ms12

Page 1: ...SONIXTM Ms12 Message Store Unit SonixTM Ms12 Technical Manual...

Page 2: ...FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFICALLY SET OUT IN ANY EXISTING CONTRACT BETWEEN THE PARTIES ANY SUCH CONTRACT STATES THE ENTIRE OBLIGATION OF EATON THE CONTENTS OF...

Page 3: ...feedback 2Mx Sonix 2Mx Central controller Amp 350 d Sonix 350 W Power Amplifier with 100 V line output Eol1 Sonix Remote End of Line unit Eol8 Sonix Amplifier to 100 V line interface unit 8 channel S...

Page 4: ...key line outputs 11 5 3 Line In 11 5 4 Message Initiate 12 5 5 Power connections 12 5 6 General fault output connections 12 6 UNIT OPERATION 13 6 1 Data and audio communications 13 6 1 1 PA GA mounted...

Page 5: ...ity 23 8 CUSTOMISATION 23 9 MAINTENANCE 23 List of Figures FIGURE 1 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT 10 FIGURE 2 REAR PANEL LAYOUT 10 FIGURE 3 ISOLATED AUDIO AND KEYLINE OUTPUTS 11 FIGURE 4 MESSAGE INITIATE CONNECT...

Page 6: ...MESSAGE STATUS INDICATOR DESCRIPTION 14 TABLE 10 PLAYBACK MESSAGE GREEN STATUS INDICATOR DESCRIPTION 14 TABLE 11 PLAYBACK MESSAGE RED STATUS INDICATOR DESCRIPTION 14 TABLE 12 FRONT PANEL PLAYBACK GREE...

Page 7: ...7 Sonix Ms12 Technical Manual SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL TM371 A June 2022 www eaton com...

Page 8: ...e goods during transit Please ensure that once unpacked checked and installed that all packaging is disposed recycled in a responsible manner 2 3 ESD Electro Static Discharge The Sonix PA GA system is...

Page 9: ...to the needs of system installation The unit allows for duplicated connections to A side and B side systems while allowing synchronised audio to be broadcast over both systems The unit occupies a stan...

Page 10: ...OWERSUPPLY OPERATIONAL 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 I O Bus A I O Bus B A1 A2 SCN K1 K2 A SIDE O P 48V DC I P Fault O P N C Com COM N C COM N C COM N C COM N C COM N C COM N C COM N C COM N C COM N C COM N C COM N C...

Page 11: ...e system for redundancy Bus Name Colour Connected to Data type IO Bus Blue Io Ms12 PBx units Transmit Unit control status data Active system Audio Receives System control and status data Table 3 IO Bu...

Page 12: ...side Figure 5 Power connections Maximum cable section supported are Solid 1 5 mm2 Stranded 0 5 mm2 including sleeved ferrule Stranded 1 5 mm2 including non sleeved ferrule 5 6 General fault output co...

Page 13: ...of either one of a pair of RJ45 cable becoming disconnected the data audio has a redundant path ensuring the Ms12 will continue to operate without any loss of functionality A flashing IO fault is log...

Page 14: ...n be accessed to check message content using the front panel Table 13 Playback message red status indicator description 6 2 2 4 Front panel record These indications are only displayed by the unit whil...

Page 15: ...Local Reset Solid green Allows the user to carry out a fault reset on the unit Table 19 Switch indicator description 6 3 Front panel operation From the front of the Ms12 a selection button on the rig...

Page 16: ...ont panel button allow the selected message to be cycled The selected message will play once before returning to quiescent Playback Message Select no message Timeout Button Pressed Message Select Time...

Page 17: ...s For more detailed information and instructions please see section 6 4 6 3 3 1 Message slot selection To a record a new message the user needs to identify the message slot to use This is achieved usi...

Page 18: ...in order to achieve the best clarity The output level and clarity of the original recording will significantly affect the unit s recording of the message Message slots 1 11 allows up to 60 seconds of...

Page 19: ...while the input is active De activating an input after the message has started will cause it to play to the end before stopping ote N Initiating and holding active a rear panel initiate will cause the...

Page 20: ...nitiation 6 7 Message Playback Once a message has been initiated for playback the unit enters the playback process This process differs depending on whether the unit is connected with CAT6A cables as...

Page 21: ...sage slot can be individually configured to auto elevate to Emergency Speech If a message is elevated to Emergency Speech broadcast its priority is raised above any active Alarms on the PA GA system a...

Page 22: ...ated from each other J9 and J10 on the PCB are two jumper links to connect the shield from each CAT6A connector to either Earth or to the respective 0V rail ote N J9 and J10 should be left connected t...

Page 23: ...ve if the custom special functionality or operation of the Sonix system and or Ms12 is required 9 Maintenance The Sonix Ms12 unit itself does not require any specific maintenance but the following gen...

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