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Telephone Management Application (TMA)
RED ALERT
®
Auto-dial series Telephones are also compatible with GAI-Tronics Telephone
Management Application (TMA) software package (purchased separately). TMA is a maintenance data
collection tool that allows users to view and report the health and activity of the AD telephones. The
decision to use TMA can be made at any time and it is not needed for telephone operation. Installation of
TMA is not required unless system monitoring is desired.
When used with TMA, each telephone will typically be polled on a scheduled basis to determine its health
and will report the following:
Stuck push button
Microphone failure
Speaker failure
Microprocessor health (handshake)
Line interrupt (line current loss)
A dedicated telephone line is required per auto-dial telephone when the typical “polling” operation is
used. Although not recommended, auto-dial telephones can share a telephone line with the understanding
that if two or more telephones are put into use simultaneously, the line current could drop sufficiently to
disconnect the telephone call completely. This will depend on the line current, the length of the cable run,
and the condition of the telephone cable. When sharing a telephone line using TMA, the telephone must
be scheduled to “call in” instead of being polled by TMA.
The basic TMA package, Model 12509-042, includes a single line transceiver for polling a single
telephone at a time (dedicated telephone line required). A TMA expansion kit (Model 12509-043)
introduces an additional transceiver to the system for multiple simultaneous telephone polling. The
system will support up to eight transceivers. A dedicated telephone line is required for each transceiver.
Standard Operation
1. Press the
C
ALL
push button to place an immediate call to a pre-programmed telephone number.
2. The
C
ALL
R
ECEIVED
W
HEN
L
IT
indicator (LED) operates as follows:
The indicator will begin to flash when the
C
ALL
push button is pressed (call in progress) and will
illuminate steadily when the telephone detects audio after the call is answered.
- or -
The indicator will begin to flash when the
C
ALL
push button (call in progress) is pressed and will
illuminate steadily when the called party acknowledges receiving the call by transmitting a
DTMF “#” or “*” after answering the call.
3. Two-way, hands-free conversation can now occur.
Receiving a Call
Each RED ALERT
®
Telephone can be programmed to auto-answer an incoming call. When the auto-dial
telephone extension is dialed, the unit will automatically answer, generate a pair of triple “beep” tones,
and two-way, hands-free conversation can occur.
