GAI-Tronics 12576-502 User Manual - page 9
Pub. 42004-732L2C
Model 12576-502 & 12576-50215 Desktop Access Panels
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Page Timeout –This sets amount of time the access panel can generate a page. If the limit is exceeded,
the page will cease and a busy tone is heard in the handset receiver. A trouble report will be sent to the
control cabinet. If the handset page switch is released, the page timer is reset. The page timeout can be
disabled or set for 1–25 minutes in 1-minute intervals.
N
OTE
: By default, the page time-out for access panels is disabled.
Off-Hook Timeout – This sets amount of time the access panel can be in use or off-hook. If the limit is
exceeded, handset operation will cease and the access panel will be placed electrically on-hook. A
trouble report is sent to the control cabinet. The handset remains inoperative until it is physically placed
back on-hook. The off-hook timeout can be disabled or set from 1–25 minutes in 1-minute intervals.
N
OTE
: By default the off-hook time-out for access panels is disabled.
Handset Paging Pre-announcement Tones
An access panel page can be preceded by one of two available tones. Tone selection is based on the
system mode of operation at the time of the page (normal or alarm). The “Splash” is a Hi-Lo tone
approximately 1 second in duration. The “Alert” is a swept tone approximately 1 second in duration.
N
OTE
: By default, the splash tone is enabled.
Activating an Alarm
Activate an alarm from the access panel as follows:
1. Select the desired destination using the zone push button(s) if configured. The destination could be a
single zone, a group of zones, or all zones. The LEDs of the selected zone switches illuminate.
2. Select the appropriate alarm push button. The alarm broadcasts into the selected zones, and the LED
of the selected alarm illuminates during the broadcast.
3. For access panels equipped with an E
NTER
push button: Press the E
NTER
push button after pressing
the alarm push button to activate the alarm in the selected zones.
N
OTES
:
1. To cancel any concurrent alarm, press the C
ANCEL
C
URRENT
push button or the R
ESET
A
LL
push
button. This cancels all alarms that are currently playing or that are in the alarm queue.
2.
Alarms may also be configured to play immediately when the alarm push button is pressed. In this
case a zone selection is not required. The alarm’s destination is pre-configured in the system
programming.
Sonalert
The sonalert is an audible indicator and its control signal is paralleled with LED output #20. It is
typically configured to sound when the access panel loses communication with the ADVANCE System
control cabinet.
Lamp Test Feature
The lamp test feature is used to verify that the access panel indicators are functioning properly. When the
L
AMP
T
EST
push button is pressed, the switch indicators illuminate, and the panel sonalert will sound.
N
OTE
: The L
AMP
T
EST
push-button does not include an indicator.