PA Matthews Audio DELUXE SCHOOL PA Operating Manual

Summary of DELUXE SCHOOL PA

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    Deluxe school pa and intercom systems operating manual version 2.4—2014.

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    Introduction congratulations. Your investment in a new pa matthews audio integrated school communications system will now give your school years and years of trouble free operation. If your system is a completely new install then this booklet will explain all the equipment items and how they work. H...

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    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 ...

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    Quick guide—page 4 1.7) selecting individual speaker zones: 1.8) adjusting the volume controls; 1.9) using the tcm intercom (where installed); each button on the intercom corresponds to a handset installed in a class room. The labels next to the buttons will match up with a school room map which wil...

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    Detailed instructions—page 5 2.1) theben tr622top2 bell timer the timer controls the bell sound and the line up music. Bell : channel 1 controls the bell. Each bell is programmed as a pulse with a normal duration of 10 seconds. Each programmed time is written in to a day (usually monday or day 1) an...

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    Detailed instructions—page 6 2.2) using the obelisk card programmer (if supplied). Overview : the obelisk top2 programmer allows you to store, recall, back up and easily program your bell timer using a computer screen interface. Many people find this easier than using the menu driven program on the ...

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    Detailed instructions—page 7 2.2) using the obelisk card programmer (continued). Using the obelisk top2 : 1.) install the program on the cd to your computer and open the program. Click on “termina top2” and then select “tr622top2” and then “ok”. 2.) connect the programmer to a free usb slot. 3.) ins...

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    Detailed instructions—page 8 2.3) changing the audio files on the mp3 player. Overview : the a1741 unit plays mp3 files on demand as controlled by the pa system timer and control box. Each file is placed in a specific folder. The name of the file is not important. Only the folder in which the file i...

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    Troubleshooting guide—page 9 this section will enable you to trouble shoot the system so you can either fix most problems yourself or know what to tell us when you call for service. It’s written as a series of common problems, the likely fault, and what you should do to test or remedy the problem. 3...

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    Troubleshooting guide—page 10 3.4) mp3 player faults. Problem test / likely cause suggested action 3.5) pa system faults. Problem test / likely cause suggested action wrong sound plays, i.E. Bell rings when music should, etc. No tones at all. One sound not working, others ok operating system fragged...