RTS EKP-32, User Instructions

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72 Glossary KP-32 User Manual
Bosch Security Systems, Inc.
User Manual
F.01U.193.253 Rev. 16
Auto Reciprocal (AR)
A key assignment for listen keys only. This assignment forces you to continuously listen to whatever is assigned to the talk
key. It is used commonly on keypanels which are not equipped with listen keys, to allow listening to party lines. It is also
useful to force listening when it is desirable to have an operator continuously hear a party line or other source.
Auto Table (AT)
A key assignment for listen keys only, when the corresponding talk key is assigned to an IFB. Auto Table causes a listen key's
assignment to always be the same as the Listen Source for whatever IFB is currently assigned to the talk key. (You define the
Listen Source in AZedit during IFB setup.) Auto Table is convenient in a broadcast environment when a director needs 2-way
communication with the IFB talent, AND the IFB keys are frequently reassigned during the course of a program to talk to new
talent locations. Using AZedit, several IFBs can be set up in advance, and their Listen Sources can also be defined during
setup. Then every time an IFB talk key is reassigned on a keypanel, the Listen Source for each new IFB automatically
becomes the listen key assignment for that key. For further information about Auto Tables, Listen Sources, and IFBs, search
for
IFB in AZedit help.
Crosspoint
The term Crosspoint , like the term Matrix is inherited from intercom systems, such as the RTS CS9500, CS9600, and CS9700,
that use a switching matrix to route intercom audio. In those systems, the crosspoints are the actual switches that close or open
to connect or disconnect talk and listen paths. RTS ADAM, ADAM CS, and Zeus Intercom Systems do not actually use
crosspoint switches, but use a technique called time division multiplexing (TDM), in which communications are routed as
digital packets. However, use of the term crosspoint persists since packet routing basically accomplishes the same thing as
conventional crosspoints: namely, connecting distinct talkers and listeners. In this sense, a crosspoint can be thought of simply
as a communication link between any two points in the intercom system.
Destination
A destination is anything that a talk key talks to or a listen key listens to. A destination can therefore be any port, party line,
IFB, etc.
Dim
Dim occurs in two contexts in RTS Digital Matrix Intercom Systems.First, there is the Dim Table feature. Dim tables are used
to correct a feedback problem that can occur between two keypanels operating in close proximity that have keys assigned to
talk/listen to a common destination. Dim tables are set up in AZedit (search for keyword dim in AZedit help. Once a dim table
is set up, it can be assigned as a level 2 talk assignment for those keys that are causing the feedback problem. For information
about how to make this assignment from a programmable keypanel, search for Dim Table in the keypanel manual index.There
is also an adjustable speaker dim feature available on the KP-32 Keypanel. This causes the speaker or headphone volume to
diminish by a preset amount whenever a talk key is activated. This can help to prevent occasional feedback between the
speaker and microphone due to volume settings, microphone placement, etc. For setup and usage, search for Speaker Dim in
the keypanel manual index.