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GAI-Tronics 13353 Installation And Operation Manual - page 25
Pub. 43004-034C
Model 13353, 13363, and 13373 Addressable Amplified Speakers
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5.
The following screen will be displayed when the archive (new or existing) is opened. Enter a name or
initials in
Last Modified By
field (optional). This is a method to track programming changes by
date and user.
6.
Select the Configuration tab to display the main Configuration screen where the majority of the
Addressable Amplified Speaker operation parameters are set.
Operating Modes
Select the
Operation Mode
from the pull-down menu. The screen will change appearance based on the
selection made. Each selection is shown in the following screen shots.
Generic Mode
Summary of 13353
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Pub. 43004-034c gai-tronics corporation 400 e. Wyomissing ave. Mohnton, pa 19540 usa 610-777-1374 800-492-1212 fax: 610-796-5954 v isit www . Gai - tronics . Com for product literature and manuals g a i - t r o n i c s ® c o r p o r a t i o n a h u b b e l l c o m p a n y model 13353, 13363 and 1337...
Page 3: Model 13353, 13363 and 13373
Pub.: 43004-034c g a i - t r o n i c s ® c o r p o r a t i o n a h u b b e l l c o m p a n y model 13353, 13363 and 13373 addressable amplified speakers installation and operation manual t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s gai-tronics corporation 400 e. Wyomissing ave. Mohnton, pa 19540 usa 610-777-1374 8...
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T a b l e o f c o n t e n t s p u b . 4 3 0 0 4 - 0 3 4 c gai-tronics corporation 400 e. Wyomissing ave. Mohnton, pa 19540 usa 610-777-1374 800-492-1212 fax: 610-796-5954 v isit www . Gai - tronics . Com for product literature and manuals volume adjustments .............................................
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T a b l e o f c o n t e n t s p u b . 4 3 0 0 4 - 0 3 4 c gai-tronics corporation 400 e. Wyomissing ave. Mohnton, pa 19540 usa 610-777-1374 800-492-1212 fax: 610-796-5954 v isit www . Gai - tronics . Com for product literature and manuals connectors .....................................................
Page 6: Foreword
Pub.: 43004-034c gai-tronics corporation 400 e. Wyomissing ave. Mohnton, pa 19540 usa 610-777-1374 800-492-1212 fax: 610-796-5954 v isit www . Gai - tronics . Com for product literature and manuals g a i - t r o n i c s ® c o r p o r a t i o n a h u b b e l l c o m p a n y model 13353, 13363 and 133...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 2 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 confidentiality notice this manual is provided solely as an operational, installation, and maintenance guide and contains sensitive business an...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 3 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 computer software copyrights this product contains copyrighted computer programs stored in semiconductor memory. These programs are copyrighted...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 4 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 safety and general information installation should only be performed by qualified service personnel in accordance with the national electrical ...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 5 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 antenna care unauthorized antennas, modifications, or attachments could damage the radio and may violate fcc regulations. Do not hold the anten...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 6 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 safe handling of cmos integrated circuit devices many of the integrated circuit devices used in communications equipment are of the complementa...
Page 12: Performance Specifications
Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 7 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 performance specifications electronic output power ...............................................................................................
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 8 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 mechanical physical dimensions............................................................................................... 8.02 × 8.12 × 9.5...
Page 14: General Information
Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 9 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 general information product overview the gai-tronics model 13353, 13363 and 13373 addressable amplified speaker assemblies are designed for rem...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 10 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 replacement parts and kits part no. Description 13353 13363 13373 61512-029 wiring harness, weatherproof amplified speaker 13327-021 speaker 1...
Page 16: Operating Modes
Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 11 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 system layout considerations the installer must consider the system layout to assure proper audio delivery to the addressable amplified speake...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 12 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 by assigning a combination of addresses to each addressable amplified speaker, the overall system can be segregated into multiple broadcast zo...
Page 18: Volume Adjustments
Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 13 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 feed-thru operation the addressable amplified speaker can be programmed to perform as a lead unit or as a slave unit in a speaker grouping. Th...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 14 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 with automatic level adjustment enabled the automatic level adjustment (ala) allows the speaker to automatically adjust its output to broadcas...
Page 20: Output Contact
Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 15 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 output contact the addressable amplified speaker is capable of providing a low current output contact designed for activating a gai-tronics mo...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 16 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 required programming accessories part no. Description xac1000a card suite programming software cd - version 4.3.0 or newer (needed for all mod...
Page 22: Card Suite Software
Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 17 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 card suite software installation exit all other programs that are running until the installation is complete. Place the cd in the computer cd-...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 18 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 programming the addressable amplified speaker initial setup and file creation run the card suite programming software on the pc. The following...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 19 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 the following screen will be displayed when adding a new archive: 1. Enter an archive description for the paging module archive as shown above...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 20 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 5. The following screen will be displayed when the archive (new or existing) is opened. Enter a name or initials in last modified by field (op...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 21 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 volume level – select the speaker output level using the slide bar. The valid range is 4 mw to 8 w in doubling increments (4 mw, 8 mw, 16 mw, ...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 22 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 low battery alert • battery checking – select this checkbox to set the unit to test the battery voltage (default is every 4 minutes). If the b...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 23 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 test tone duration adjust – the speaker will generate a tone at the current volume setting when it enters the test tone mode (volume control)....
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 24 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 • normally closed - relay contact is closed when the unit is inactive and open when active. Low battery alert • battery checking – select this...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 25 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 n ote : ala can be used in a feed-thru configuration. If the addressable amplified speakers are programmed for follow-me operation, the lead s...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 26 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 output contact function these settings control the activation of the addressable amplified speaker’s contact closure output for each dtmf addr...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 27 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 figure 3. The lead speaker can be programmed for either generic or selective (dtmf or two-tone) mode of operation. However, the slave speaker(...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 28 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 additional programming for follow-me operation is required under the card suite advanced tab. To view the advanced tab, access an existing or ...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 29 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 lead speaker/follow-thru operation if only a single slave speaker is connected to the lead speaker in follow-me operation, both check boxes in...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 30 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 slave speaker/follow-thru operation selecting the audio feed thru box in a slave speaker allows the scaled audio of the lead unit’s speaker to...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 31 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 individual operation individual operation allows each 600-ohm slave speaker to be accessed via its own dedicated address, even though it is el...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 32 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 rf programming software (required only for models 13363 and 13373) installation exit all other programs that are running until the installatio...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 33 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 programming the radio 1. Make sure the radio to be programmed is powered and connected to the pc (as described above) before starting the prog...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 34 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 3. Enter the receive (rx) frequency into channel 8. This is the only frequency that must be programmed. To enter the frequency, select channel...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 35 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 5. After entering the frequency and optional qc or dqc, program the radio by selecting radio > program radio from the tool bar. 6. After the r...
Page 41: Installation
Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 36 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 installation safety and general information installation should only be performed by qualified service personnel in accordance with the nation...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 37 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 equipment required programming • pc with windows 95 or newer operating system. N ote : card suite is not compatible with windows nt. • xac1000...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 38 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 cable installation each of the speaker assemblies is designed for bottom cable entry, where two ¾-inch conduit entries are located. Field wiri...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 39 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 wire connections the addressable amplified speaker provides terminal blocks inside the rear portion of the housing for most field wiring. Each...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 40 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 typical connection scenarios 600-ohm audio, generic mode or dtmf selective with manual switch mode figure 10. 600-ohm audio, dtmf selective wi...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 41 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 600-ohm audio, dtmf selective with voice mode and shutdown (mute) control figure 12. Rf audio (generic, dtmf, or two-tone) with output control...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 42 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 rf audio (generic, dtmf, or two-tone) with single-slave feed-thru/manual page control figure 15. Rf audio (generic, dtmf, or two-tone) with mu...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 43 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 12506-001 remote volume control wiring instructions if the speaker requires local mechanical control of the output volume, an 8-ohm l-pad volu...
Page 49: Hardware Configuration
Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 44 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 hardware configuration audio line termination jumper for hardwired installations the addressable amplified speaker’s circuit board contains a ...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 45 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 connectors tb1 wiring connector the pin-out for the dual, 7-point wiring connector (14 points total) on the front section of the speaker assem...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 46 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 figure 19. Tb1 (a & b) and tb2 (a & b) connector orientation diagram.
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 47 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 radio connector pin-out the pin-out for the radio connector on the speaker half of the assembly is described below. Addressable amplified spea...
Page 53: Field Installed Options
Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 48 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 terminal strip designations the wiring terminal strip, tb101, is located on the rear section of the speaker assembly. The screw terminal desig...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 49 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 model bb133 battery backup kit the model bb133 battery backup kit provides up to 2 hours of continuous output (full power) if main power is lo...
Page 55: Definitions and Acronyms
Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 50 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 figure 21. 190-002ps wiring details definitions and acronyms term definition csq carrier squelch tpl tone private line - a means of grouping u...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 51 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 appendix a: speaker zoning example this is an example of a typical 4-zone system containing a total of eight addressable amplified speakers (a...
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Pub. 43004-034c model 13353, 13363, and 13373 addressable amplified speakers page: 52 of 52 f:\radio products-draft\gtc 43004\43004-034c\43004-034c.Doc 05/10 card suite information for addressable amplified speaker no. 4: in this example, addressable amplified speaker no. 4 is part of the east campu...