Federal!Signal!UltraVoice!Remote!Interface!(UVRI)!
Installation,!Operation,!and!Service!Manual!
GENERAL!DESCRIPTION!
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3.5! Programming!Methods!
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There!are!two!methods!of!entering!and!reviewing!the!user!programming!information!in!an!
UltraVoice!electronic!siren!controller:!
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1.! FSPWARE! Windows
®
! based! programming! software! for! 29tone! and! DTMF!
controlled!systems.!This!software!requires!a!direct!connection!between!the!siren!
and!the!computer’s!RS232!port.!
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2.! SFCDWARE!Windows
®
!based!digital!control!and!status!monitoring!software.!This!
software!may!be!used!over!a!landline!or!wireless!radio!channel!as!well!as!over!an!
RS232!port.!!
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Detailed!information!on!the!operation!of!the!Windows
®
!program!is!beyond!the!scope!of!
this!document!and!can!be!found!in!the!software’s!Help!file.!!
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3.6! Status!Monitoring!
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The!UVRI!monitors!various!diagnostic!conditions!for!reporting!back!to!a!central!monitoring!
station!using!optional!control!and!status!monitoring!hardware!and!software.!
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3.6.1! Items!monitored!
Siren!Type!
Function!State!(code!running)!
Unit!ID!
Audio!A*!
Audio!B*!
Master!Current!/!Remote!System!Operation*!
Battery!Voltage!
Charger!
AC!Power!
Control!Box!Intrusion!
False!Alarm/Local!Activation*!
*Latched! Items! 99! remain! set! until! reception! of! a! Reset! command! or! another!
function!is!run.!
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Status! information! is! transmitted! either! as! a! DTMF! or! FSK! data! string! over! the!
communications! channel! and! as! an! ASCII! string! over! the! RS232! port.! Report! back!
transmission!will!occur!when!one!of!two!conditions!exist:!
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1.! Reception!of!a!REPORT!command!!!!!!or!
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2.! One!of!the!asynchronous!status!conditions!changes!state.!
