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A H U B B E L L C O M P A N Y
Model TS959
Tone/Speech Generator
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business and technical information that is confidential and proprietary to GAI-Tronics. GAI-Tronics
retains all intellectual property and other rights in or to the information contained herein, and such
information may only be used in connection with the operation of your GAI-Tronics product or system.
This manual may not be disclosed in any form, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, to any third party.
General Information
The TS959 is a microprocessor-controlled tone/speech generator that produces alarms or warning tones to
alert people of emergency conditions. It generates up to seven prioritized tones selected from an internal
library of 42 tones. (The unit can be factory-modified to extend this range to 14 prioritized tones.) With
an optional add-on speech board, the unit can generate digitally-recorded speech messages in addition to
tones.
Several user-programmable parameters are available with this unit including: the method used to activate
the tones, the duration of each tone, and the control and operation of the Volume Level Control (VLC).
These options are explained in detail in the Programming Instructions beginning on page 2.
The alarm activation inputs are priority encoded so that in the case of simultaneous alarms, only one alarm
is broadcast at a time. The priorities are established to ensure that the most important tone gains access to
the page line first. An alarm with a higher priority temporarily mutes an in-progress alarm of a lower
priority. After the higher priority alarm has been reset, the lower priority alarm is then broadcast.
The TS959 is activated by user-supplied switches or relay contacts. One switch is required for each tone.
In addition to the seven input switches, you may connect a reset switch to deactivate all seven tones. The
TS959 is equipped with circuitry to activate GAI-Tronics’ VLC devices. VLC receivers can be purchased
as add-on units for the 700 Series amplifiers. The VLC can override volume control settings, ensuring that
the alarm is heard in all areas regardless of the volume control adjustment of individual amplifiers. VLC
transmitter activation can be programmed for any or all of the alarm inputs. This feature allows only the
specified, higher priority alarms to override all volume control settings while lower priority tones do not.
WARNING
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy.
If not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, it may interfere with radio communications. It has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a Class "A" computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of the
FCC Rules, designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a
commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in residential areas is likely to cause interference - in
which case the user, at their own expense, will be required to take the necessary measures to correct this
interference.