Pub. 42004-467D
Camera Telephone Manual
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Safety Guidelines
When installing any GAI-Tronics telephone equipment, please adhere to the following guidelines to
ensure the safety of all personnel:
•
Do not install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.
•
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection:
The telephone may have an earth ground terminal
provision. If so, ensure that it is connected to ground in accordance with all local safety regulations
and the National Electrical Code (NEC). Grounding must be ensured for safe and stable
communications. Do not use long and coiled ground wires. Trim ground wires to the required
length. Use a star configuration whenever possible. Please note proper grounding does not eliminate
the need for lightning protection for the telephone or the telephone system.
•
Install a UL Listed lightning arrestor
on any telephone installed where the telephone or telephone
cable is at risk of being exposed to lightning strikes. The lightning arrestor must be installed as close
to the telephone as possible to maximize the protection. It must not be installed within the enclosure
supplied with the phone.
•
Do not install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet
locations.
•
Do not touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been
disconnected at the network interface.
General Installation Guidelines
The preferred system configuration is a dedicated telephone line per RED ALERT
®
telephone. This is
required
when using TMA in its typical
polling
operation.
N
OTE
:
Never install a RED ALERT
®
telephone on the same telephone line as any other (non-RED
ALERT
®
) telephone.
Telephones must be scheduled to
call-in
instead of being polled by TMA if sharing a telephone line while
using TMA.
Location Considerations
RED ALERT
®
camera telephones contain a miniature camera module with a cone-shaped, pin-hole lens.
Do not install these telephones where the front of the telephone will be exposed to direct sunlight or any
other bright light. Bright light will wash out the video image (severely diminish contrast) and result in
poor video quality.
Security Hardware
All RED ALERT
®
telephones described in this manual are vandal-resistant. The front panel of each
telephone covered in this manual is attached to its enclosure with security screws. A GAI-Tronics Model
233-001 Security Screwdriver or Torx T-25 security head tip (sold separately) is required to install the
telephone.
