GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - INTELLIGENT PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM February 27, 1999 EXT. INPUTS EXT. INPUTS EXT. INPUTS BGM input (1 or 8) Analog Output BGM input (1 or 8) EXT. INPUTS up to 31 MA-200 PA Interface Cards EXT. INPUTS Local PA Outputs (8) EXT. INPUTS EXT. INPUTS MA-100 PA Master EXT. INPUTS Serial Port Printer Port UP TO 256 PA STATIONS EXT.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Intelligent PA System ........................................................................................................... 1 PA-100 One Button PA Stations ........................................................................................... 2 PA--400 Four Button PA Stations .......................................................................................... 2 Smart PA Stations ......
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 beep length ............................................................................................................... 19 blab time ................................................................................................................... 20 entry time .................................................................................................................. 20 idle time ..........
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Connections ...................................................................................................................... 31 Terminal input .................................................................................................................. 31 Printer output ...................................................................................................................
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 The Intelligent PA System consists of: ¥ One MA-100 PA Master to control the system and the first eight PA Stations and MA-100/200 Outputs. ¥ One MA-200 for each additional eight PA Stations or MA-100/200 Outputs needed. ¥ Any combination of up to 256 PA Stations ¥ Optionally, any combination of DR-300 or DR-400 Digital Audio Repeater / Mixer cards.
EXT. INPUTS EXT. INPUTS EXT. INPUTS BGM input (1 or 8) Analog Output Serial Port Printer Port UP TO 256 PA STATIONS EXT. INPUTS GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ EXT. INPUTS up to 31 MA-200 PA Interface Cards EXT. INPUTS BGM input (1 or 8) EXT. INPUTS Local PA Outputs (8) EXT. INPUTS EXT.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 phone to the PA stations. The pin out is as follows: 1) 2) 3) 4) Microphone Microphone Push To Talk (PTT) switch Push To Talk (PTT) switch The microphone gain control on each of these stations is used to adjust for individual microphones used with the system. It should be set to where normal audio levels are not clipped on the outputs.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ LEFT RIGHT COLOR Gray Orange Black Red Green Yellow Blue Brown FAX 818/840-9485 Signal NAME: + RS-422 Serial Data - RS-422 Serial Data + 27 to 35 VDC Supply Supply Ground Supply Ground + 27 to 35 VDC Supply Balanced Audio Signal Balanced Audio Signal If you are using manufactured cables, make sure that the signals are not ÔflippedÕ from end to end. The color code above must read the same at both ends of any cable.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Serial Port Connections and Communications: The Intelligent PA System is communicated with a serial data line from your computer, terminal, or control system. As the master for the audio system, it acts a a bridge for all communications with all Digital Audio Repeaters, Smart Brick Systems, and anything else attached to it. All characters are sent to the PA System in standard ASCII.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Printer Port Connections and Communications: The Intelligent PA System supports a single ÔPRINTER OutputÕ port. This can be attached to a printer or CRT to log selected PA System activity. Connections to this serial port are similar to those used for the TERMINAL Input port, except that instead of a data input line the printer port supports only a handshaking line.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 INTELLIGENT PA SYSTEM HARDWARE CONFIGURATION: Each MA-200, including the one inside the MA-100, must be addressed before it is connected and turned on. A 5 position dipswitch or a rotary switch (plus a 2 position dipswitch) on the back of each unit is used to set which address the PA stations and Local Outputs on each MA-200 will respond to.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 jumpers inside. All but the PA Station port are usually configured for 9600 Baud. The PA stations have been installed running at rates as high as 38.4 KBaud. Long wire runs through existing wiring at some installations havenÕt been able to support this high of a rate. For this reason we have generally been shipping PA Stations and MA-100Õs set for 9600 Baud.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Intelligent PAÊSystem Software Configuration : The software configuration mode is entered by the command: "m" (5AA5) The ÒmÓ is the command. The (5AA5) which follows is a key to keep this mode from being inadvertently entered. As with the serial commands, the upper and lower 'case' of all input is important. An 'a' is a command while an 'A' is a number.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ m) PA Master: Used to set up the few ÔglobalÕ variables used in the system. These are: -Gilderfluke & Co. Intelligent Public Address System - ver 1.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 tached to the system, will only slow down the system operation slightly. When this toggle is ÔONÕ, you will see the LEDs on the front of all the dumb PA Stations flash once each second as the clocks are updated. h) set time: i) set date: These do pretty much what you would expect them to do. Other than time stamping, the clock and calendar arenÕt used for anything in the system.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 set artificial limits as to how far a user at a PA station can adjust any of the volume control outputs.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ p) PA Stations: This command is used to set up the PA Stations used in the system. It will first ask you which PA Station you would like to configure (00 to FF). After this it will ask what type of PA Station it is connected to this port.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 b) Directly access this PA stationÕs corresponding MA-100/200 output. This type of access does not use any of the trunk lines, so up to 256 of them (one for each PA station) can be used simultaneously. Selecting this command has the same effect as using the ÔaÕ command above, and then entering a value of ÔFFÕ. c) Mute a zone.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 g) microphone PTT: This command are used to select which PA Zones are selected by the microphone Push to Talk (PTT) button. It can access any PA Zone from 00 to FE, or by selecting FF, the Local ZONE OPTION is selected to directly access the corresponding MA-100/200 Output. If option ÔaÕ above is turned on, and option ÔbÕ above is turned off, the selection for the microphone button will be unavailable.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Smart PAÊStation Configuration Before you start configuring any SMART PA STATION, you must tell it what address the MA-100 will find it at and make sure that the baud rate being used matches the MA-100. To reset any SMART PA STATION to itÕs default configuration: 1) Power down the Smart PA Station by unplugging it (or you can even power down the whole PA system if this is easier).
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 If you selected a SMART PA STATION for configuration from the MA-100, it will bring up the following menu. As when configuring any of the repeaters attached to the system, the actual menu comes from the microcontroller on the piece being configured. All of the configuration data is also stored in a EEPROM on the PA station you are configuring.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 a) PA station number: This command allows you to alter the address at which the MA-100 will find this PA Station attached. This number must match the port into which the station is attached to the MA-100/200, so if you alter it, as soon as you exit the Smart PA Station Configuration mode, the MA-100 wonÕt be able to find the station until it is moved to the proper port.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 k) blab time: This timer sets the maximum length of time any user can talk on any PA zone. The range of time is from 01 to 99 seconds. Enter a value of 00 to disable the blab timer. l) entry time: This is used to set the amount of time (from 01 to 99 seconds) the users have to enter either the combination to open any of the locks or a zone number for a PA, mute or volume zone.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 If the PTT AFTER KEYS toggle is ÔONÕ, then the user must press the microphone PTT button when they think they have entered the proper key. If this toggle is off, then the Smart PA Station will respond as soon as a valid key for the button pushed is entered. Pushing the microphone PTT button will cancel the key entry mode at any time.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 m) microphone buttons: This command brings up this second menu. This is where the functions assigned to all of the buttons are set up. - SMART PUBLIC ADDRESS STATION - rev 1.00 copyright 1992 GILDERFLUKE & Co. DCM BUTTON LOCKS |__LCD DISPLAY__| TYPE ZONE PTT __3__6__ _______0________ PA 00 a) b) c) d) e) f) button locks used LCD string access type zone number aux. string- none h) zone i) vol.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 3) Half-mute a zone. Any of the eight possible half-mute zones can be activated by a button which has this function enabled. Any MA-100/200 output or DR-300/400 which has been configured to respond to the requested half-mute zone will have itÕs audio level lowered to whatever has been set as the half-muted level. A full mute will take precedence over any half mutes active on the same outputs.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ E) FAX 818/840-9485 Printer String. When this function is selected, then the string selected by the AUX. STRING is sent to the Printer port on the MA-100 when this button is pressed. F) Access a PA Zone. Depending on the Zone number entered, this can be an access to a specific PA zone, or to the corresponding MA-100/200 output.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ z) MA-100/200 Outputs: This command is used to set up the MA-100/200 Output outputs used in the system. It brings up the following menu: -Gilderfluke & Co. Intelligent Public Address System - ver 1.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ v) FAX 818/840-9485 audio level when half-muted: This value sets the attenuation when a PA announcement is coming through on this output, or it is responding to a half-mute command. An entry of 00 gives a fully attenuated signal, while a FF gives unity gain. w) PA audio level: This value sets how loudly a PA announcement will come through on this Local Output.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ r) Repeaters: This command is used to set up any Digital Audio Repeaters or Smart Brick Animation Control Systems attached to the PA System.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Serial Port Commands ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ "j" (5AA5) Reload Default Configuration: This command should only be used with extreme caution. It will completely erase any configuration information you have entered and load up a default set of configuration data.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ "s" (5AA5) (STRING) Load Configuration This command loads the string which follows it into the configuration RAM for the MA-100. It the key isnÕt inserted and turned on the MA-100, this command will be rejected.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Hardware Debug Mode This mode is entered while in the first setup menu by pressing the Ò+Ó key on your terminal. Nothing will be apparent at the time, but when you exit the configuration mode, several new commands will be available to you. These are normally used only for testing or repairing the PA system hardware. As such, users should never need to get into this mode.
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