Pub. 42004-658L2H
701-902 SmartSeries
®
Handset/Speaker Amplifier
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ADVANCE System Operation
Page Confirmation Tone
A
page-confirmation
tone is audible in the handset receiver when the page switch is depressed. Do not
talk until the tone ceases. The page request has been granted by the system control cabinet when the tone
ceases. The page request has been rejected if a busy tone is heard and the operator must try again later.
Page rejection occurs when a higher priority page or alarm is in progress at the time of the page request.
N
OTE
:
A busy tone is heard in the receiver when either of the following occurs:
•
a higher priority page is in progress
•
a page is attempted within one second of a previous page
Page and Party Line Operation
Complete the following steps to make a page announcement from a field station:
1.
Lift the handset from the cradle.
2.
Rotate the party-line selector switch to an unoccupied party line if party line conversation is desired.
3.
Press and hold the handset pressbar.
4.
Wait for the
page-confirmation
tone to stop.
5.
Speak directly into the microphone to broadcast the page announcement.
6.
Release the handset pressbar and wait for a response on the party line (if requested).
To respond to a page:
8.
Pick up a station handset.
9.
Turn the party-line selector switch to the requested party line.
10.
Converse with the other operators on that party line.
Party line communication is not broadcast over the system speakers. Other individuals can pick up a
handset and join the conversation at any time. Always return the handset to the cradle following a
page or a party line conversation.
Optional Features
The following features are available as options to the standard configuration of a station used in an
ADVANCE system and installed in a SmartSeries or a custom enclosure. These features can be
configured. Contact the GAI-Tronics Field Service Department at 800-492-1212 inside the USA or 610-
777-1374 outside the USA for further information about these features.
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Selected page destination feature allows the manual selection of one of four page-destinations.
•
Supervised input feature allows monitoring and supervision of one or two initiating device circuits
(IDCs), initiating an alarm when the supervised device is activated.
•
The power relay module provides a relay contact output, typically to switch power to a visual
signaling device, for directed or relay group operation. Supervision of the controlled device’s cable
can also be enabled.
•
The station EPL (emergency party line) feature supports annunciation for two party lines.
