Technical data
SP40S Multi-Function Facility Communication System Manual, Revision L 
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6  Operational Procedures 
6.1  Making Live Announcements 
1.  Hold  the  on  board  or  remote  microphone  within  2  inches  from  your  mouth,  press  the 
Push-To-Talk (PTT)  switch  and  begin speaking. (For best results, hold the  microphone 
within a half inch from your mouth.) 
2.  When finished, release the PTT switch and return the microphone to its holder. 
NOTE:  If the on-board microphone push-to-talk button is depressed and remains depressed for 
two and a half minutes, the microphone circuit switches automatically to the selected supervision 
tone. 
6.2  Recording Digital Voice Messages 
The Digital Voice section of the SP40S panel contains a digital voice memory chip that contains 
the digital voice program and the voice messages. The memory chip comes with eight messages 
installed. The DV Memory Chip can be removed and the messages remain on the chip. If tailored 
messages (messages with tones) are required from Cooper Notification Inc., the new chip can be 
installed when received. 
  The message chip memory is divided into eight segments. Each segment is prioritized 1 
through 8, matching the inputs IN1 through IN8. 
  If the IN8 message is playing and a higher priority message is initiated, the message on 
IN8 stops immediately and the higher priority message plays. 
  As long as the contact closure voltage is applied to the input, the message repeats. When 
the  voltage  is  removed,  the  message  plays  to  the  end  and  stops.  The  message  plays  a 
minimum of three times completely. 
  Each message can be selected to have a code3 pre-alert tone, a 1khz continuous pre-alert 
tone, or no pre-alert tone. This is based on SW4 and SW5, positions 1-8 settings.  
  Post-tones  are  also  selectable  via  SW5,  position  9.  Post-tones  match  pre-tones  on  an 
individual message basis. 
  When the Digital Voice Section is set up for record mode, field  recording is  limited to 
30-second segments.  










