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NatComm DS3 User Manual

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  • Page 1 USER GUIDE For Technical Assistance Please Phone: (07) 5596 5128...
  • Page 2 Controller on the same telephone line. Each Door Phone will then have separate audio communication. If you require a different ring from each Door Phone, then use one DS6 instead of DS3, as DS6 has the ability to select from 4 different ring outputs. Page 2 National Communications...
  • Page 3 DS3 can be used with MOST CORDLESS PHONE MODELS. However, a small number of CORDLESS PHONE MODELS may ignore the ring from DS3 and will NOT RING when there is a Door Phone call. If you have a CORDLESS PHONE that will not ring, it will be necessary...

  • Page 4: Door Phones

    DOOR PHONES A choice of Five Door Phones are provided for use with your DS3 device and should be ordered separately : Model DP1 - SURFACE MOUNT Moulded plastic unit, designed for easy mounting direct onto your wall surface. Vertical orientation only.

  • Page 5: Door Phone Covers

    DOOR PHONE COVERS If your Door Phone is not under cover, a Strong Transparent DOOR PHONE COVER is highly recommended to prevent water from gradually permeating through to the electronics of the Door Phone. RRP is $39.00 incl GST. Model DPC-1 : for Door Phone Model DP1 Model DPC2-V for DP2 mounted vertically Model DPC3-V for DP3, DP4, DP5 units mounted vertically...

  • Page 6: Operation

    If you are already on a telephone call, the DS3 Controller will instead inject a faint 'Beeping Tone' into the background of your call to alert you. You will then be able to place your existing call 'ON HOLD' and switch to the door or gate by simply pressing the ## key (twice) on your telephone.

  • Page 7: Operation Summary

    OPERATION SUMMARY Your telephones will ring whenever a visitor at your door or gate presses the call button on your Door Phone(s). You can answer the Door Phone call by simply picking up any telephone connected to your line. You will then be able to converse with your visitor.
  • Page 8 MODEL DS3 INSTALLATION Page 8 National Communications...

  • Page 9: Installation

    DS3 has been designed so that it will not interfere with the normal use of your telephone line in any way. In the event of a malfunction or power cut, your telephone line will continue to operate.
  • Page 10 ORIGINAL telephone should the cable to DS3 ever be disconnected. 4 ) Connect the LINE INPUT port of DS3 to the NEW TYPE 611 telephone socket, using the supplied telephone cable fitted with a male plug.

  • Page 11: Connecting The Door Phone

    Power Connection - Connect Pins 3 & 6 (the 2 pins either side of the centre 2 pins) of the 8 pin RJ45 socket of DS3, to the outside positions of the 4 position Phoenix Plug. Polarity is not important.
  • Page 12 However to avoid conflict, it is ESSENTIAL to fit the DIAL OUT SECURITY ALARM on the telephone line AHEAD of the DS3 unit, using a MODE 3 switch. If ADSL is also to be used on this same line, then it is ESSENTIAL to fit a single High Quality ADSL filter immediately ahead of the MODE 3 Switch, being the first point on the telephone line.
  • Page 13 BALANCE POT ADJUSTMENT Your DOOR PHONE is preset at the factory for maximum performance. Our sophisticated circuitry is designed to measure the background noise present at your site and then apply maximum gain. In most cases you SHOULD NOT NEED TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS. If you are using Two Door Phones connected in parallel, or there is some ambient background noise, you may need to adjust the POT of one or both Door Phones to suit your specific site conditions.

  • Page 14: Lock Control

    LOCK CONTROL Your DS3 is provided with TWO internally fitted relays which can be used to control TWO LOCKS or ONE LOCK and ONE OTHER DEVICE such as a Light, a Video Camera/Display/Recorder or it can also be used to advise a Home Automation system that a visitor has arrived.

  • Page 15: Lock Installation

    12 Volt In Brown and Orange NOTE- Do not use the supplied DS3 Controller 12V plug pack to also provide 12V power for the lock, as this may cause damage to DS3. You must use a separate 12V source, with a maximum rating of 12V/1A.
  • Page 16 MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM USE Our DS3 Line Sharer can be fitted in one of 2 ways : 1) ON A SPECIFIC LINE See Diagram 1 on page 17 Connecting to the LAST LINE of a PABX system DS3 can be fitted to ONE SPECIFIC INCOMING LINE of a Multi Line PABX type system.
  • Page 17 Diagram 1 - Connecting to the LAST LINE of a PABX system Last Line passes through the DS3 Last Line passes through our DS Controller. Controller Diagram 2 - Connecting to an UNUSED Trunk of a PABX system Important Note Line Input is not required for our DS Controller.

  • Page 18: Programming Options

    NUMBER OF RINGS You can set a limit for the number of rings that DS3 will generate when a visitor presses the Call Button on your Door Phone. You may wish to do so to prevent a Door Phone call being answered by your answering machine.

  • Page 19: Programming Notes

    6) Your unit will generate 1 long ‘beep’ to advise of an entry error. IMPORTANT NOTE After each power up DS3 will prepare to enter programming mode for 30 seconds. During this time, dial tone is not available. You can cancel out of this mode (before the 30 second limit) and achieve dial tone by Hook Flashing, Hanging Up OR pressing any DTMF Touch Tone digit other than #.

  • Page 20: Programming Procedure

    TURN OFF POWER TO YOUR UNIT SWITCH ON POWER AND PRESS # (WITHIN 30 SECONDS) You must use a telephone connected to the DS3. YOUR UNIT WILL OUTPUT 3 SHORT ‘BEEPS’ Do not proceed until you have heard 3 short beeps.
  • Page 21 If your lock operates, then the problem is located in the wires of the connection box, the RJ to RJ lead connecting to the DS3 unit or the relay within the DS3 unit itself. If possible, please bypass the connection box and the RJ to RJ lead connecting to the DS3 unit by feeding the two power supply wires of the electric lock into an RJ45 plug in positions 2 &...

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting Audio

    1. If you use ADSL on your telephone line, ensure that you have a High Quality ADSL2+ filter fitted to your telephone line ahead of the DS3 Controller. If you have recently updated your ADSL service, your old filter is unlikely to be compatible with your new service, as ADSL2+ requires different filtering to the ADSL2 service or the original ADSL1 service.
  • Page 23 Alternatively, you can remove the Door Phone from its normal position and move it closer to the DS3 unit so that you can connect it using a temporary new CAT5 cable. Please ensure this temporary test cable is no less than 3 meters away from your DS3 unit in order to prevent Audio Feedback.

  • Page 24: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions (all in mm) 106 (W) x 106 (D) x 43 (H) Weight 225g Power Supply 12VAC/500mA Power Consumption Idle - 0.5 Watts Power Consumption Call - 0.75 Watts Telephone Line In Connector : RJ 11 6 pin (2 centre) Telephone Line Out Connector: RJ 11 6 pin (2 centre) Door Phone Connector...

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