User's Manual

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USE OF THE SEMS BASE STATION
The SEMS Base Station must be properly programmed before field
use. See SEMS Programming Guide Scott P/N 89506-01 for com-
plete details of SEMS programming.
The SEMS Base Station requires batteries for operation. See the
BATTERY REPLACEMENT section of this instruction. An optional
external power supply is available.
The SEMS Base Station must be operated by a fully trained individual
as part of a complete respiratory protection program. The Base
Station operator must have the ability to direct rescue operations
as needed.
1. Start-up
a) Press the POWER button on the Base Station to begin opera-
tion.
b) All Portable Units that were initialized before the Base Station
was powered up will be logged-in as indicated by “ACK” regis-
tered with the user’s identity.
c) Any Portable Units initialized after the Base Station is powered
up will also be logged-in as indicated by “ACK” registered with
the user’s identity.
d) The base station tracks the time for each Portable Unit from
log-in until each respirator user leaves the hazardous area and
shuts down their respirator.
2. Evacuation
a) To send an evacuation message to all logged-in respirator
users, the Base Station operator must press and hold the
“EVAC” button on the Base Station and then choose “ALL-
CALL” from the menu on the display. The “EVAC message will
be sent to all logged-in respirator users.
b) To send an evacuation message to only selected respirator
users, the Base Station operator uses the scroll buttons to move
WARNING
THE SEMS BASE STATION MUST BE MONI-
TORED BY A FULLY TRAINED INDIVIDUAL
WITH THE ABILITY TO DIRECT RESCUE OP-
ERATIONS AT ALL TIMES WHEN LOGGED-IN
RESPIRATOR USERS MAY BE IN A HAZARDOUS
AREA. FAILURE TO PROVIDE A PROPERLY
TRAINED BASE STATION OPERATOR MAY
PERMIT A SITUATION TO OCCUR WHICH
COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR
DEATH.
DIGITAL DISPLAY WINDOW
CLEAR
ACK
POWER EVAC
FIGURE 3
BASE STATION
POWER
BUTTON
NORMAL
ACKNOWLEDGE
BUTTON
SCROLL
BUTTONS
EVAC
BUTTON
CLEAR
BUTTON
MENU
ALARM
MENU
BUTTON
ALARM
LIGHT
EXT
DC
OUT OF
RANGE
LOW
BATT