Quick Guide—Page 3
1.1) How to over ride the bell timer or Ring Bell Manually:
1.2) Turning OFF the system for Holidays;
1.3) Using the Paging Microphone;
1.4) Using the Evacuate and Alert (Lock down) tones;
1.5) Change time for Daylight Savings;
1.6) Using / Testing Line Up Music;
To ring the bell manually just push
the RED “Manual Bell” button. The
bell will continue to ring for as long
as you remain pushing the button.
To stop the bell ringing automatically
(for example, for a school day where
bell times have changed) switch
OFF the “Auto Bell” switch and ring
the bell manually for that day only.
Don’t forget to put it back ON
afterwards.
Your timer will have been programmed to exclude Saturdays and Sundays
so the system can be left ON over weekends. However for school holidays
the system should be turned OFF so as to minimize disruption to
neighbours. Just switch OFF the power switch to the bottom right hand
side of the amplifier and switch it back ON again when you return after the
break. Your bell times and settings will be preserved during this process.
To use the paging microphone push DOWN on the toggle, wait for the tone
then make your announcement. Do NOT switch the toggle UP as the
switch will then remain ON and you risk the microphone being left on after
you have finished.
EVACUATE
is the standard emergency “Whoop whoop” sound and is used to evacuate the
school. In event of an emergency it should be switched ON and
left there until the your
authorised person gives permission to switch it off
.
ALERT
is a “Beep Beep” sound that
fades up slowly
and should be used for about 30
seconds ~ 1 minute to signify LOCK DOWN conditions in the school. Cancellation of a
lockdown should be done by making an announcement over the microphone.
Regular Drills
(one per term) should be held in the school to familiarise staff and students
with these tones. PA Matthews Audio also strongly recommend these tones be briefly
TESTED every month (as a minimum) to ensure they are operational in the case of an
emergency. This is normally done after school hours and after an announcement is made
“attention, this is a test only” or similar.
The timer does NOT automatically adjust for daylight savings. This needs
to be done MANUALLY using the following process;
1.) Open the timer lid and press “Menu” ONCE.
2.) Press “ ” button ONCE.
3.) Press “OK” button TWICE.
4.) Press “ ” or “
⊳
” buttons to select correct hour.
5.) Press “OK”
6.) Change Minutes (if required, otherwise skip this step)
7.) Press “OK”.
You’re done!
To use Line Up Music, switch the “Line Up Music” switch DOWN (ON).
To isolate, switch OFF.
To test the volume level of the line up music, switch the “Music Test” switch on to MANUAL
and then switch it back to AUTO when testing is complete.