VISUALTECH SWITCHBOARD
User Guide
2. Communication with the Panel.
2.1. Self-Starting from SB to the Panel:
Press the self-starting button (
) in the SB:
The guard porter connects audio and video (if it exists), with the last panel it had
communication with. At this point, it is possible to use the
readdressing
function.
(See the note below).
The self-starting function is enhanced in the new SB, allowing the navigation
through panels connected to the same bus. For this, the vertical arrows should be
used to increment
,
or decrement
the panel number (from 0 to 15). If the panel
doesn’t exist, the message “NOT AVAILABLE” will appear on the screen but the
system will still allow to keep searching, until whatever panel answers connecting
audio and video (if it’s a video panel).
If the SB is external the self-starting is only available for the external panels.
Note
:
The readdressing
function allows the guard porter to connect the outdoor panel
with any monitor in the installation. For that, once he has the communication with
the panel established, if the
OK
(
Change
) button is pressed, the system will allow
the user to navigate (using
,
or entering a call
code
+ OK
)
through
the call
codes. Following the instructions on the screen, the guard porter will be able to
directly
pass the call
to the tenant (using
).
2.2. Call from the Panel:
Operation mode: Standard
2
.
Call with a call code (1-254)
:
The screen of the SB will show information about the tenant the call is addressed to
and also the number of panel the call comes from (see Figure 3). This information
will be shown over a blue screen if it is an audio installation, or over the outdoor
video if it is a video installation.
With the handset hanged up, the following actions can be performed:
Open the door pressing (
)
Reject the call pressing (
)
Pass the call directly to the corresponding tenant (
). See note “Passing an
incoming call”, page 8.
Readdress the call to another tenant (
OK
+
)
Picking up the handset the communication with the panel start and the SB can:
2
Details of the rest of operation modes have been given before.
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