Federal!Signal!UltraVoice!Remote!Interface!(UVRI)!
Installation,!Operation,!and!Service!Manual!
GENERAL!DESCRIPTION!
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3.4! Initial!Configuration!
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Each!modular!UVRI!controller!contains!the!following!configuration!parameters!that!must!
be! initially! configured.! Additional! programming! configuration! is! required! before! placing!
the! UVRI! into! service.! Refer! to! the! programming! software! reference! manual! for!
programming!information.!
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1.! Unit!Type!
2.! RF!Frequency!
3.! Security!Key!
4.! 1289bit!Encryption!Key!
5.! Unit!Address!(see!below)!
6.! Configuration!Jumper!Settings!
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3.4.1! Unit!Type!
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The!UVRI!unit!type!is!used!to!tell!the!front9end!control!system!how!to!communicate!with!
the! UVRI.! This! is! configured! within! the!Federal! Commander! software! and! sent! to! the!
UVRI.!
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3.4.2! RF!Frequency!
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The!radio!transceiver!must!be!programmed!with!the!RF!frequency(s),!channel!spacing!
and!power!output!before!placing!into!service.!These!settings!will!be!pre9set!at!the!factory!
if!the!requirements!are!provided!with!the!order.`!
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If!a!19way!radio!receiver!is!used!with!the!UVRI,!the!RF!frequency!must!be!configured!
using!Federal!Signal!configuration!software!and!sent!to!the!UVRI!to!put!the!receiver!on!
the!correct!RF!frequency.!The!frequency!must!stay!within!the!correct!RF!band!for!the!
model!purchased.!The!receiver!will!need!re9alignment!if!the!frequency!is!changed!from!
the!factory!provided!setting.!!
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3.4.3! Security!Key!!
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The!Security!Key!is!a!unique!number!assigned!to!the!system!that!prevents!nearby!
systems!operating!on!the!same!RF!frequency!from!interfering.!Like!the!1289bit!
encryption!key,!the!Security!Key!is!programmed!during!the!flashing!of!the!
microprocessor!and!must!match!the!key!used!at!the!control!point.!All!sites!in!the!system!
must!use!the!same!security!key.!The!exception!is!a!key!value!of!65535!(the!default),!
defined!as!an!“open”!system!and!will!communicate!with!all!encoders!regardless!of!the!
encoder’s!key!setting.!
