Viking PI-1A Product Manual Download Page 2

Installation and Programming

IMPORTANT:

Electronic devices are susceptible to lightning and power station electrical surges from both the AC

outlet and the telephone line.  It is recommended that a surge protector be installed to protect against such surges. 

Step 1.

Move the Talk Battery Switch to the PP position.

Step 2.

Connect terminals 1 & 2 to the paging port.

Step 3.

Connect terminals 3 & 4 to line level input on amplifier.

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1.  Paging Port

A.  Paging

Features Overview

VOX Time Out Delay

The voice activated contact closures, 
terminal screws 1, 2, 3 (Aux Relay) 
and 5, 6, 7 (Primary Relay) on the 

PI-1A

, have an adjustable time out 

delay from 0.9 to 4.3 seconds. 

VOX Trigger Sensitivity

Turn the pot to the left to decrease and the 
right to increase VOX trigger sensitivity.

Ring Volume Control: 

Turn the pot to the left to decrease 

and the right to increase the ringing (warble) volume. 
Minimum: 0mV RMS, maximum: 490mV RMS. 

Ring Pitch Control: 

Turn the pot to the left to decrease and 

the right to increase the ringing (warble) pitch.

3: Normally Closed
2: Common
1: Normally Open

Auxiliary Relay

The auxiliary relay is a second set of 

contacts that work in conjunction with the 

primary relay (terminal screws 5, 6, 7). 

PP

T

Talk Battery Switch

J1

(2) #6 x ¾ 

panhead

screws 

(included)

Power Input:

 

12V DC

(adapter 

included)

Internal view

of the PI-1A

Switch

Talk

Battery

For Use with:

PP

OFF

Paging port output
of PABX/ KSU

T

ON

Unused Line/ Trunk
input of PABX/KSU

To Paging

Port

To Paging Amplifer

Input (600 Ohm)

4: Audio Out

3: Audio Out

2: Audio In

1: Audio In

Power Input:

 12V DC

(adapter included)

VOX Time Out Delay 

The voice activated contact 
closures, terminal screws 1, 2, 3 
(Aux Relay) and 5, 6, 7 (Primary 
Relay) on the 

PI-1A

, have an 

adjustable time out delay from 
0.9 to 4.3 seconds.

VOX Trigger Sensitivity

Turn the pot to the left to 
decrease and the right to 
increase VOX trigger 
sensitivity.

PP

Talk

Battery

Switch

Internal view

of the PI-1A

Important: 

The VOX trigger sensitivity should not need adjusting unless:

the 

PI-1A

is disconnecting in the middle of a page (turn clockwise to

increase sensitivity if this happens) or the 

PI-1A

is not disconnecting on

periods of silence longer than the VOX time out delay (turn counter
clockwise to decrease sensitivity if this happens).

Pin Description

12

Positive 12V:  

A regulated 12VDC output

provided to operated external relays or other
devices (use terminal 11 as common).

11

Ground:  

Used as the ground

(common) for terminals 10 and/or 12.

10

Night Ring Contact Closure Input: 

Produces ringing over the paging system
when shorted to Ground (terminal 11).

9

Line in:

A ringing line will produce

ringing over the paging system.

8

7

Normally closed relay contact

6

Common relay contact

5

Normally open relay contact

4

Audio Out:

Floating 600 Ohm output,

connect to input of paging amplifier.

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2

Audio In:  

Connect to a page port

output or an unused C.O. line input
(trunk/FXO port).

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