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IMS-640 VoIP Intercom Master Station Operating Instructions 

MicroComm DXL 

Printed in Canada 

 

2009 Harding Instruments 

MicroComm DXL 

 

IMS-640 VoIP Intercom Master Station 

Operating Instructions 

 

November, 2009 

Summary of Contents for MicroComm DXL IMS-640

Page 1: ...MS 640 VoIP Intercom Master Station Operating Instructions MicroComm DXL Printed in Canada 2009 Harding Instruments MicroComm DXL IMS 640 VoIP Intercom Master Station Operating Instructions November 2009 ...

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Page 3: ...ercom Station 5 How the DXL System Handles Alarms 5 How the DXL Handles Call Requests 5 Intercom Stations 6 Initiating a Call Request 6 Disabled Stations 6 Intercom Calls 6 Station Identification 7 Station Priority 7 IMS 640 VoIP Intercom Master Station 7 Display 8 Telephone keys 8 Telephone Keypad 9 Navigation Keys 9 Function Keys 9 Hold Key 9 Release Key 9 Audio Keys 10 Beeper 10 Loudspeaker and...

Page 4: ...sponding to a Call Request 26 Acknowledging the Call Request 26 Ending the Call 26 Section 5 Enabling and Disabling Stations 27 Enabling Disabling Intercom Stations 27 Enabling Disabling Call Request Switch at an Intercom Station 27 Enabling Call Request Switch from the Disabled list 28 Enabling Disabling Tamper Alarm at an Intercom Station 28 Enabling Disabling Music at an Intercom Station 28 Set...

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Page 7: ... Master Station will be notified assuming there are at least two Master Stations in your facility you can make zoned paging announcements directly from your Master Station you can step through Intercom Stations to monitor what is happening at their locations you can control whether program is distributed to intercom stations and paging zones you can adjust the volume of your Master Station and the...

Page 8: ...m Station that is connected to your Master Station make public address announcements to Intercom Station and loudspeaker zones turn program distribution to Intercom Stations and zones on or off This Operating Manual This operating manual is designed to help you learn to use all of the important features of your Intercom Master Station It will also serve as a handy reference document The manual is ...

Page 9: ...tion Used in This Manual Your Intercom Master Station uses text on a dark background of the LCD display to represent such things as a selected Intercom Station or which list you are viewing In this manual the selected text is shown as inverted text 2001 Housing1Exit 0 Reject Master Station 20 Accept Station 131 2003 UnitAEntry 0 2001 Housing1Entry 0 ...

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Page 11: ... status of the Station from alarm to acknowledged And when the alarm is canceled the system changes the status of the Station from acknowledged back to idle The DXL keeps track of the status of all Stations and displays this information for you as lists of Stations with alarm and acknowledged status Now let s look at call requests How the DXL Handles Call Requests When a call request is initiated ...

Page 12: ...e the form of telephone handsets talkback loudspeakers with call request buttons etc Whatever their configuration they include a means to place a call request and a means of two way communication They may include call indicator lights to signal that call requests have been placed or that calls have been acknowledged Initiating a Call Request A call request is initiated by pressing the call request...

Page 13: ...ation or acknowledges a call request from an Intercom Station Station Identification When the system is initially set up the using the Administrator Software stations will be identified by an ID number and name The IMS 640 LCD screen will display both Station Priority Each Station is assigned a call request priority in the Administrator Software Call request priority determines the order in which ...

Page 14: ...pad Handset Audio Keys 14 Programmable feature keys IMS 640 showing keyboard and display Display The display is a 128 x 64 pixel LCD screen with backlighting that provides information you need to perform intercom functions Telephone keys The telephone keys consist of a standard telephone 12 key numeric keypad four navigation keys four function keys a Hold key The operation of this key is disabled ...

Page 15: ... appears directly beside it If a function name does not appear beside a function key the key is not operative If you press it nothing happen The functions that you may perform at any one time will change according to the keys you have pressed the list displayed and the station selected The center arrow head indicates additional functions are available and will be displayed if you press the Right A...

Page 16: ... a numerical key reminder beep a double beep will sound at a fixed interval from 5 to 60 seconds as long as all call requests have not been acknowledged The reminder beep interval is set in the Administrator Software Note If you are in a call the reminder beep and new alarm beep will be disabled for the duration of your call Once your call is completed the reminder beep and new alarm beep will aut...

Page 17: ... other Master Stations When the handset is lifted from its cradle the loudspeaker and microphone are automatically disconnected Handset communications to Intercom Stations are one way as for loudspeaker and microphone communications When speaking to another Master Station using its handset both parties can speak and listen at the same time as for normal telephone communications ...

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Page 19: ...f we press one of the function keys for example Call we move down the tree to a lower level menu similar to moving to one of the tree branches In this case the menu will change and the function keys will indicate the various lists that can be called These include a list of Master Stations Master a list of Intercom Stations Station a list of Page Zones Zone and a convenient entry Last that allows y...

Page 20: ...llowing diagram gives a pictorial representation of the menus that can be reached from the top level Idle menu The Idle menu is normally displayed when there is no system activity By repeatedly pressing the RELEASE key you can always return to the idle menu Often a menu will consist of two pages if a second page is available the right arrow in the center of the bottom two lines of the display will...

Page 21: ...ion key s adjacent to the display Up to four functions are shown at one time Each one corresponds to the key directly beside the function name If a Right Arrow Head is displayed in the center of the two bottom lines of the display line it means there are additional functions available on a second page of the menu Jul 8 2008 Music Station Master Station 20 Master StationGroup 0 01 51 PM 0 0 Answer ...

Page 22: ...vent in the Event Queue Background Pressing this key will bring up a menu which allows you to select stations or station groups that can be added to the monitoring list Call When you press this key from the Idle menu the function display will allow you to select a list of Master Stations Page Zones Stations or Visiting Booths that can be called Clock Mode After pressing Master Setup you can adjust...

Page 23: ...ress this key from the Signals list the selected signal will start Station Pressing this key will change the Master Station display to show the Station Directory Their Volume When you press this key you be able to adjust the sound level at the Intercom Station you are communicating with This function is available during a call Unman After pressing this key will set the Master Station into Unmanned...

Page 24: ...ll paging zones that you can make announcements to from your Master Station Signal List this is a list of signals that your Master Station can activate Visiting Booth List this is a list of all visiting booth stations that you can communicate with monitor and control their on off status How Lists are Displayed The display on your Master Station is divided into three parts Alarm Code and ID Number ...

Page 25: ...that list Event Queue Stations are sorted according to call request priority The DXL Administrator Software is used to set the priorities of the Intercom Stations If two or more Stations have equal priority they will appear in the order in which their call requests were received Acknowledged List Stations are sorted in the order in which they were acknowledged Disabled List The Disabled List displ...

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Page 27: ...ish to perform Once you select one of the functions you wish to perform the list of available devices you can select is displayed For example if you select the Call function you can then select whether you wish to call a Master Station Paging Zone Intercom Station or Visiting Booth If you decide to call an Intercom Station press the Station function key to display the Intercom Stations that are av...

Page 28: ...f the station you want is not selected you can use the Up Arrow key and Down Arrow key to scroll up or down the list Each time you press the arrow key you will move up or down the list by one station If you know the ID Number of the Station If you know the ID Number you can select the station directly by simply typing in the Station ID Number For example if you press 2 0 0 2 you will be connected ...

Page 29: ... digit typing it in will further reduce the displayed list of stations In this example the list contains 131 stations If you now type in a 0 only those stations with ID numbers that start with 20 will be displayed In this example the displayed list is shortened and contains only 32 stations To Back Out of Your Selection If you press RELEASE you will back out of your selection in the reverse order ...

Page 30: ...nd that station is also listed on the Event Queue the system will treat your call as though you had acknowledged the call request In this example we will make a call from the Station List When you press the Accept function key the screen displays the ID Number and Name of the station you are calling You are now connected to the station Through the loudspeaker handset or headset you will be able to...

Page 31: ...r Volume The current setting is displayed as a bar on the bottom line of the display replacing the function menu There are two ways to adjust the setting You may use the Up Arrow key and Down Arrow key to adjust the level of the Master Volume or Station Volume or You may press the numbers on the keypad a 0 gives you the lowest setting a 7 8 or 9 gives you the maximum setting Other numbers give set...

Page 32: ... will always be displayed in the Idle menu if there are unacknowledged events If the incoming call request is the only entry in the event queue it will be selected you can respond to the call by pressing the Answer Next function key Acknowledging the Call Request To acknowledge the top call request in the queue press the Answer Next function key To acknowledge a call request that is selected press...

Page 33: ...ing Call Request Switch at an Intercom Station Even though a Station may have its call request switch disabled you can still place calls to that Station and communicate with it from your Master Station Enabling Disabling an Intercom Station s call request switch is carried out by first pressing the Control function key on the Idle menu followed by selecting Station function key on the new menu Thi...

Page 34: ... Tamper Alarm switch can be Enabled Disabled following the same procedure used to Enable Disable the Call Request switch Enabling Disabling Music at an Intercom Station The Music switch can be Enabled Disabled following the same procedure used to Enable Disable the Call Request switch Setting the Audio Level Alarm Thresholds for an Intercom Station The audio level alarm setting at as is station is...

Page 35: ...of the menu On the second page of the menu the Level 3 and Level 4 function keys are displayed If we select one of the four levels as our ALA setting the function key we selected will disappear and be replaced by the Disable function key The Disable function key entry will appear on both menu pages 2009 Cell A102 Master Station 20 2010 Cell A103 2008 Cell A101 Level 1 0 0 0 Level 2 2009 Cell A102 ...

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Page 37: ...tion keys Station Background and Visiting Booth If you press the Station function key the list of stations that you can monitor the same list of stations that you can call will appear Scroll through the list of stations and select the one you wish to monitor Press the Accept function key and you will start to monitor the selected Station 2009 Cell A102 Master Station 20 2010 Cell A103 2008 Cell A1...

Page 38: ...n will be monitored before cycling to the next station in the monitoring list If we press the Monitoring Rate function key the following menu will appear The monitor rate can now be adjusted using the up and down arrow keys The value can be adjusted from 1 3600 seconds i e from 1 second to 1 hour This is the amount of time that the Master Station will stay at one particular station during monitori...

Page 39: ...can expand the list of stations in the background monitoring list by adding several stations or station groups to the list Monitoring a Visiting Booth From the Idle menu when you press the Monitor function key a new menu appears with three Station function key Background and Visiting Booth If you press the Visiting Booth function key the list of Visiting Booths that you can monitor will appear Scr...

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Page 41: ...tion key the use of the function keys will change to indicate the possible actions you can make From the second page of the Idle menu you can select the Control function key to bring up a menu that will allow you to select the three active lists the Alarm List Event the Acknowledged List Acknowledged or the Disabled List Disabled The tree structure for Control is shown on the following diagram Ans...

Page 42: ... pressing the Accept function key the display will change as shown You can then press the Acknowledge function key and the fault will be moved to the Acknowledge List and turn off the reminder beep if it is the only current unacknowledged alarm If the fault has been repaired you press the Cancel function key to cancel the alarm This will remove it from all lists If the Event is generated from a sw...

Page 43: ...on the right will be displayed Press the Clock Mode function key If you are in the AM PM mode the Military function key will be displayed Pressing this function key will change the time display to military i e 24 hours and the time will be displayed followed with an ML The display will now change to allow you to select AM PM Jul 8 2008 Military Master Station 20 0 01 51 PM 0 0 Jul 8 2008 Master St...

Page 44: ... exact sound qualities of the tone are setup in the administrator software In the software configuration the System Administrator specifies the tone that will be broadcast and the list of Intercom Stations and Master Stations that will receive the tone From the Idle menu when you press the Signal function key a list of Signals available to your Master Station will be displayed Use the scroll keys ...

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