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Calling from the door panel to an apartment.
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This procedure is detailed on the instruction manual included with the door panel.
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If the "capture panel" function (page 11) has been activated, the call will be received on the porter's
exchange: it will be possible to transfer the call to the corresponding apartment after tenant
agreement. If the porter's exchange is switched off, the call will be received at the corresponding
apartment.
Calling from the door panel to the porter's exchange.
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The porter's exchange can be programmed with an address (see page 11), that allows to call to the
porter's exchange as if it was an apartment.
In systems with several access doors, the other(s) door panel(s) will be automatically disconnected.
In systems with general entrance door panel(s), these panels will be disconnected, remaining the
internal building door panels free.
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The porter's exchange display will show the message
calling panel
: in case of video systems,
the picture will appear on the screen without the visitor being aware of this. If the call is not
answered in 45 seconds, the system will be freed.
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To stablish communication pick up the porter's exchange handset.
The communication will last for one
and a half minutes or until the handset is replaced. During the communication the porter's
exchange display will show the message
communication
.
Once the communication has
finished the system will be freed.
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o open the door, press the door release push button at any moment: with one press, the door
release operates during three seconds. During the lock release activation an acoustic tone will be
heard and the porter's exchange display will show the message
door opened
.
Transferring a door panel call from the porter's exchange.
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During communication with the door panel, the porter's exchange can transfer the communication to
an apartment. While in communication, enter the apartment code or use the arrow keys to look
for the tenant on the repertory: confirm the call by pressing bell key. At this moment the call tone
will be reproduced on the monitor (telephone) during three seconds: after this time (on video
systems only), the picture will appear on the master monitor without the visitor being aware of this.
Once the communication is stablished between the porter's exchange and the apartment, the
porter's exchange display will show the following message:
To communicate the apartement with the door panel, replace the porter's exchange handset or
press the UP arrow. At this moment, the porter's exchange display will show the message
busy
.
If the tenant don't want to communicate with the visitor, replace the apartment handset or press the
DOWN arrow on the porter's exchange: at this moment the communication will be restored
between the porter's exchange and the door panel.
During call and communication progresses between the porter's exchange and the apartment, the
door panel remains on hold, being not possible to hear any conversation.
Use of the repertory names.
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If the porter don't know the code of the apartment he wishes to contact, he could find it on the
repertory name by searching through the arrow keys. Once the code has been found, the call can
be made by pressing the bell key. Refer to page 18 for details about fast repertory searching.
SYSTEM OPERATION
SYSTEM OPERATION
Panel>handset
Panel>exchange
Calling from the porter's exchange to an apartment.
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To make a call, the porter should pick up the hanset and key-in the code corresponding to the
apartment he wishes to contact: the porter's exchange display will show the sequence keyed-in.
Once the code has been introduced, press bell key to confirm the call: acoustic tones will be
heard confirming the call is in progress and the porter's exchange display will show the message
calling
.
At this moment the call will be received at the monitor (telephone) in the dwelling. If
an incorrect code has been keyed-in, press CANCEL key and try again.
In systems with several access doors, the other(s) door panel(s) will be automatically disconnected:
if a visitor tries to call from other door panel an acoustic tone will be heard confirming the system
is busy.
If the call is not answered in 45 seconds, the system will be freed.
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o establish communication pick up the monitor (telephone) handset. The communication will last for
one and a half minutes or until one of the handsets is replaced. During the communication the
porter's exchange display will show the message
communication
.
Once the communication
has finished the system will be freed.
Calling from an apartment to the porter's exchange.
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To make a call, pick up the apartment handset and press the lock release push button: acoustic tones
will be heard confirming the call is in progress or that a communication is already established. At
this moment, the porter's exchange receives the call: the porter's exchange display will show the
information corresponding to the caller. If the call is not answered in 45 seconds, the lost call will
be memorized on the porter's exchange.
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To establish communication pick up the porter's exchange handset.
The communication will last for
one and a half minutes or until one of the handsets is replaced. During the communication the
porter's exchange display will show the message
communication
.
Once the communication
has finished the system will be freed.
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If the call is made with the handset on the craddle, the porter's exchange will recognize the call as a
panic call; the porter's exchange will show the message
panic
and the information
corresponding to the caller. For panic calls recognition, the corresponding function on the
configuration menu must be activated (page 12). This type of calls must be answered from the
retentions screen.
Calls retention memory.
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The porter's exchange has a memory for up to 32 unattended calls, both panic and normal calls.
For calls retention feature, the corresponding function on the configuration menu must be activated
(page 12). During standby conditions, the porter's exchange display shows the retentions number
cyclically.
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Press DOWN arrow key to check for unattended calls: the display will show the last retained call. Use
arrow keys to look for other lost calls. The display shows the type of call (
p
anic or no
r
mal call),
the reception hour and the caller information.
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To answer an unattended call proceed as follows: pick up the handset and look for the desired
retention as it is explained on the previous paragraph. Press the bell key to call to the
corresponding apartment. Once the call is made, the porter's exchange deletes this retention from
memory.
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The consecutive unatended calls, that come from the same apartment, aren't memorized.
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To delete a retained call, look for the desired retention and press KEY button.
Systems with two porter's exchanges.
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The operation of systems with two porter's exchanges is detailed on page 24.
