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Sonix Ms12 Technical Manual

SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL  

TM371 / A  June 2022  www.eaton.com

Glossary

Abbreviation

Meaning

PA/GA

Public Address and General Alarm

Sonix

Sonix PA/GA System

A&B

Duplicated PA/GA system architecture

N+1

Hot spare PA/GA system architecture

AB+

Sonix improved redundancy architecture

Hmi

Human interface

BGM

Background music

Tick-tone

Short burst of tone repeated every few seconds, used to check the output of connected loudspeakers

Sense Test

Periodic test carried by Sonix amplifi er to check integrity of 100 V line

100 V line

High voltage loudspeaker connection line at nominal 100 V ac

MCB

Miniature Circuit Breaker

RCBO

Residual current circuit breaker with overcurrent protection

Unit ID/Number

Unique identifi er assigned to each of Sonix module, used to identify it to the 2Mx and SAS.

Priority

Number assigned to a Sonix audio source to facilitate system usage confl ict resolution, 31 (highest) to 1 (lowest)

PTT

Push to talk

FAT

Factory Acceptance Test

SAT

Site Acceptance Test

Larson’s Effect

When a microphone is acoustically coupled to the loudspeaker and generates feedback

2Mx

Sonix 2Mx Central controller

Amp / 350-d

Sonix 350 W Power Amplifi er with 100 V line output

Eol1

Sonix Remote End of Line unit

Eol8

Sonix Amplifi er to 100 V line interface unit (8 channel)

SP AD

Sonix Intelligent loudspeaker monitoring unit

Hmi-Br

Sonix intrinsically safe barrier (ATEX/IECEx) for connecting Hmi-5 in explosive atmospheres

Hmi-Mute

Sonix 100V loudspeaker mute (Ex/SA)

Hmi-26

Sonix Human Interface access panel

Hmi-5

Sonix Small Human Interface access panel

Io

Sonix Input / Output unit

Ms12

Sonix 12-message digital message store

Pbx

Sonix Private branch exchange interface unit

Pm10

Sonix Power Management unit

Vw2

Sonix Beacon control and monitoring unit (2 channel)

SAS

Sonix Administration Software

Amp Bus

A 2Mx bus, used to communicate with and control Sonix Amplifi er units

HMI Bus

A 2Mx bus, used to communicate with and control Sonix Hmi units

I/O Bus

A 2Mx bus, used to communicate with and control Sonix input/output devices: IG, Io and Ms12

Beacon Bus

A 2Mx bus, used to communicate with and control Sonix Vw2 units

Power Bus

A 2Mx bus, used to communicate with and control Sonix Pm10 units

Global Bus

A 2Mx bus, used to communicate with SAS application

Sync

A 2Mx bus used to communicate with the second 2Mx unit when PA/GA system is confi gured as A&B, AB+ or N+1 

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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...

Page 24: ...aton and SONIX are registered trademarks All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Changes to the products to the information contained in this document and to prices are reserved s...

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