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CHAPTER 5 – Pre-Start Alarm Operation
There are four aspects to the pre-start alarm operation:
1.
Pre-start alarm configuration
2.
VCA initiating a pre-start alarm
3.
VAAs sounding and confirming the pre-start alarm
4.
VCA determining if pre-start alarm operation is successful
Pre-start Alarm Configuration
There are four VCA settings that affect the operation of the pre-start alarm. These are:
# of VAA’s to be online
ServiceFactor # VAA’s offline
Pre-start Warning Tone
Pre-Start OK I Threshold
The configuration of these settings is explained in more detail in the VCA Operation chapter and in Appendix B of this
manual. If both communication lines are being used, these settings must be configured individually for each line.
Initiating a Pre-start Alarm
1.
A pre-start alarm is initiated by asserting Pre-Start Request digital input,
PSR1
, for LINE 1 or
PSR2
for LINE 2
on the VCA. These inputs need to be held on for the length of pre-start alarm required. The VCA will display the
text
PSW Active
on the Main Menu page. Refer to the Installation and Wiring chapter for more detailed
information on using the digital inputs.
NOTE:
Pre-start alarms cannot be initiated via Modbus.
2.
When a pre-start alarm is initiated for a particular line, the VCA sends the pre-start alarm command down that
line using the digital communication protocol. The command includes the following information:
Pre-start alarm tone to sound (tones 0 to 7 – depends on configuration)
Pre-start minimum current draw threshold (depends on configuration)
3.
The pre-start alarm will sound on top of any voice messages being played or VAA to VAA communication.
4.
The pre-start alarm will sound for as long as the respective digital input is held high. It sounded be sounded for
at least 6 seconds, which is the time it can take for the VAAs to confirm sounding the alarm. The VCA will allow a
pre-start alarm to sound for a maximum of 30 seconds. After which time the pre-start alarm will be blocked. The
VCA will display the text
PSW Blocked
on the Main Menu page.
5.
To sound the pre-start alarm again, the input must be removed and then reapplied. For every one second that
the pre-start alarm request input is removed, three seconds of alarm sounding time become available. If the
input is removed for 10 seconds, a full 30 second pre-start alarm can be sounded. This feature has been
incorporated to prevent the VAA batteries from being run down by a pre-start sounding for an indefinite period if
the pre-start input or the device driving the input fails.
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