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SELECT CALLS
A Select Call allows you to make an intercom call to a particular station or group of stations.
Your installer will preset each of your room stations with a number and a numbering format (Single or Double Digit).
To talk to another station, simply press and hold the
number
button for that station, talk, then release to listen.
If your system has more than seven stations, see the section “Making a Select Call – Double Digit Format”.
Making a Select Call – Single Digit format
Press and hold a CALL button (1–7) at the master station or any room station. The green light will turn on indicating
your microphone is active.
Talk at a normal level then release the CALL button to listen for a reply. The green light will turn off at your station
and will turn on at the called station enabling the other station to reply.
Continue the conversation by pressing the selected number to talk and releasing the selected number to listen.
The system will automatically cancel a call if no buttons have been pressed for approximately 20 seconds.
You can also manually cancel a call by pressing the CLEAR button.
Those replying to a call need not press any buttons. All replies are ‘hands free’.
Making a Select Call – Double Digit format
To call a station using a two digit station number, press the
rst digit of the station number at the master station or
any room station. The red light will begin
ashing.
Press and hold the second digit of the station number. The green light will turn on indicating your microphone is
active.
Talk at a normal level then release the second digit button to listen for a reply. The green light will turn off at your
station and will turn on at the called station enabling the other station to reply.
Continue the conversation by pressing the second digit button to talk and releasing it to listen.
The system will automatically cancel a call if no buttons have been pressed for approximately 20 seconds.
You can also manually cancel a call by pressing the CLEAR button.
Those replying to a call need not press any buttons. All replies are ‘hands free’.
MUSIC MODE
Any station set to
Music
mode can listen to any other station being monitored, and can listen to music piped from the
master station or input jack.
Press the MUS button at any station to enable
Music
mode for that station. The red light will turn on indicating that
Music
mode is enabled.
Adjust the volume control to the desired level.
Press the MUS button again to disable
Music
mode. (The red light will turn off)
MONITOR MODE
Any station set to
Monitor
mode can be listened to by other stations. For example, to ensure that a baby is sleeping
soundly or that a sick child or an elderly parent is comfortable at night.
To Select Monitor Mode:
Press the MON button at the station to be monitored. (The green light will turn on indicating the microphone is
active)
Select
Music
mode at any other station to listen to the monitored station
Listening to monitored station(s) is more effective if the radio at the master station (or aux audio) is turned off.
Stations set to
monitor
mode will not respond to paging calls, door calls and door chimes but will respond to Select Calls which allows for
communication to the station being monitored
To de-select Monitor Mode:
Press the MON button. (The green light will turn off).
PRIVACY MODE
Privacy
mode caters for situations where you want to prevent other stations from listening in to a particular room by
disabling the station’s ability to reply to incoming calls.
To select Privacy Mode:
Press the PRIV button at the station where privacy is required. (The green light will
ash indicating the station is in
Privacy
mode).
To de-select Privacy Mode:
Press the PRIV button. (The green light will turn off).
Note: Music, Monitor and Privacy modes will reset in the event of a power disruption.
Outgoing calls can still be made while in
Privacy
mode.
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AUDIO OFF MODE
The VOLUME buttons at each station control the audio volume for that station however some audio will still be heard
even with the volume adjusted to minimum.
To completely turn off all audio at any station, press and hold the MUS button until the red light begins to flash
slowly.
To turn the audio back on, press the MUS button. (The red light will turn off)
VOLUME ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment of the VOLUME buttons at the room stations will affect the volume for all audio functions including music,
communication and chime at that station.
Adjustment of the volume buttons at the master will affect music and communication separately depending on the mode
that the master is in at the time the adjustment is made.
If adjusting the volume while listening to music, the volume level for music will change at the master but the
adjustment will have no affect on the volume level for communication (and door chime).
If adjusting the volume while receiving communication, the volume level for communication (and door chime) will
change but the adjustment will have no affect on the volume level for music.
DESKTOP STATION – AUDIO INPUT
The Desktop Station can be used as a computer speaker or to listen to music from an MP3 player.
You will need an appropriate lead with a plug at one end to suit your audio device and a 3.5mm stereo plug at the other
end to plug into your desktop station.
To listen to your auxiliary audio device:
Plug the appropriate audio lead into the Audio Input Socket at the
bottom of the desktop station using the Right Angle Adaptor if
required.
Plug the other end of the audio lead into your computer or MP3 player.
Ensure the Audio Source Selector switch, at the bottom of the desktop
station, is switched in the direction of the arrow in Diagram A.
Select Music mode on the desktop station by pressing the MUS button.
Ensure that your Computer or MP3 player is turned on and playing.
With the volume of the desktop station set to the normal level for
communication, adjust the output volume on your computer or MP3
player so the volume from the desktop station is at the desired level.
To listen to radio or auxiliary music from the master:
Switch the Audio Source Selector switch, at the bottom of the desktop
station, in the direction of the arrow in Diagram B.
Ensure the radio is turned on at the master and
Music
mode is selected
at the desktop station.
Set to Aux Audio Source
Set to System Audio Source
AUXILIARY OUTPUTS
This is a feature that can be used to control optional auxiliary devices.
Press the AUX button followed by 1 at any station to activate or toggle (depending on setup) auxiliary output 1
Auxiliary Output 1 LED will illuminate at master indicating when output is active
Press the AUX button followed by 2 at any station to activate or toggle (depending on setup) auxiliary output 2
Auxiliary Output 2 LED will illuminate at master indicating when output is active
For systems not using a master, an optional Auxiliary Output board and additional wiring will be required. For systems
with a master where this feature is to operate from room stations as well as from the master, one of the two following
conditions will be required:
1.
Additional wiring will be required between each room station and the master for systems configured to
single digit keypad operation.
2.
Systems configured to double digit operation will not require additional wiring however the 7 button
must be used instead of the AUX button