User guide

CIB™ Comparator Interface Module
for MCN™ Monitoring and Control Systems
Introduction
The CIB Comparator Interface Module is part
of CTI Product's MCN™ Monitoring and
Control Network. It connects a voting system
comparator to the MCN Network. It extends
the comparator lights and switches over the
network to a remote display position (either a
PC or a console display).
The CIB Comparator Interface Module is
compatible with:
• Motorola Digitac, Spectra-TAC, and
TAC Comparators
• JPS SNV-12 Voters
• M/A-Com / Ericsson / G.E. Voters.
• Doug Hall Electronics 4RV/2 Voters
• Contact closures for alarm inputs
Get Control of Your Comparator!
A dispatcher or technician can see at a glance
which receivers are receiving, voted, disabled,
or failed. A Force-Vote function permits audio
monitoring of each receiver site. A Disable
function shuts down bad receivers until repairs
are made.
Repair Voting System Problems Efficiently!
With the MCN Remote Comparator Display,
your operators can provide a technician with
an accurate description of the system failure.
By isolating a failure to a specific voting
receiver, valuable technician time is saved and
receiver down-time is reduced.
System noise, interference, and phone line
problems can be difficult to find in a
comparator system. The Remote Comparator
Display is an effective trouble-shooting tool
that helps diagnose system problems fast.
Intermittent system problems can be extremely
tough to find. The Remote Comparator
Display shows which receiver is bad while the
problem still exists. This can eliminate
repeated service calls to the comparator just to
isolate a bad receiver.
PC Display
The PC display features real-time receiver
status monitoring. The Force-Vote and
Disable are controlled with a mouse or
keyboard. The receiver names and screen
positions are user- configurable
Receiver errors can be logged to the screen,
disk, or printer to provide an audit trail of bad
or intermittent receivers.
Console Display
MCN System modules are also available to
provide logic inputs and outputs to interface to
radio console equipment.
System Options
The following are some of the MCN system
options available to work with the CIB module:
• Quad Mounting Rack for mounting 4
CIBs or other size A MCN modules
CTI Products, Inc.
1211 West Sharon Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45240
USA
phone
+1.513.595.5900
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+1.513.595.5983
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www.ctiproducts.com
• Digitac Mounting kits for mounting CIB
to back of Digitac Comparator. Includes
"T" ribbon cable for connecting CIB &
External Cable to Digitac.
• AC Power supplies for 120 or 240 VAC
• DC Power Cables
• Network cables and terminators
• HIB Host Interface Modules, PCLTA
Modules and PC MCN Remote
Comparator Display Software
• Routers/Repeaters, System Extenders
How the System Works
The MCN Remote Comparator Display
includes two basic parts: the Comparator
Interface Modules and the Operator Interface.
The CIB Comparator Interface Modules mount
near the comparator and control and monitor
up to 8 receivers each. They pass the Vote,
Receive, Disable, and Fail indications from the
voting comparator to the MCN network.