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User’s Manual Phonetics, Inc. Marine Division 901 Tryens Road Aston, PA 19014...
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Phonetics, Inc. assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. Phonetics, Inc. also cannot guarantee that changes in equipment made by other manufacturers, and referred to in this manual, will not affect the applicability of the information in this manual.
Do not place on or near a heat source, such as a radiator or heat register. Do not allow your Boat Remote to get wet, or spill liquid of any kind into it.
FCC Requirements Part 68: The Boat Remote complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules. On the back of the unit there is a label that contains, among other information, the FCC Registration Number and the Ringer Equiva- lence Number (REN) for this equipment.
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Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television techni- cian for help. Phonetics, Inc.
Designed for wall mounting, the Boat Remote is simple to install, program and operate. No changes to standard electrical or telephone service are required. Connected to a telephone line, Boat Remote will respond to an alarm by dialing up to eight separate telephone numbers.
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Temperature High Water Security The Boat Remote is equipped with 6 predefined inputs, 2 undefined temperature inputs, and an auxiliary input. Additional sensors to help you customize Boat Remote for your needs can be added for extended monitoring in these areas:...
Using the Keypad, LCD and LED Indicators The keypad, Fig. 1.2 is used to program and access information from the Boat Remote. All programming is accomplished using simple key sequences and entering information with the number keys. Moving through menu options is performed with the arrow keys. The LCD display indicates which menu option has been selected.
The LCD, local display, is your guide for information and program- ming. A scrolling status screen, referred to as the idle screen, will appear when the Boat Remote is idle. The status of all inputs that are in Status-Only Mode or Active Mode are shown on the idle screen.
Operating Environment The Boat Remote should be installed and operated in an area that provides space for wiring sensors to the unit, near an AC outlet and telephone line. The operating temperature range of the unit is -10° C to 50°...
Boat Remote. Use the 3-conductor cable included with the unit and start with the Boat Remote terminals. Attach the red and black wires of the cable to the 14VAC terminals on the Boat Remote. Refer to Fig. 2.2. Connect the uninsulated wire to the EG (Earth Ground) terminal.
If you have the Installation Kit, use the 2-conductor cable supplied. Otherwise, use a 2-conductor marine grade cable 16-22AWG. Attach the red wire to the positive (+) terminal on the Boat Remote and the black wire to the negative (-) terminal. At the other end of the cable attach the red wire to the positive terminal on the battery and the black wire to the negative (-) terminal.
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Electrical: Connect the wires from the float switch to the HIGH WATER termi- nals on the Boat Remote. Additional wire is included in the Installa- tion Kit, or use 2-conductor 16-22AWG, to extend the wire from the float switch. Keep all wire connections above the highest water level.
Your Boat Remote comes with a temperature sensor connected to the TEMP1 input. This can be used to monitor the temperature where the Boat Remote is installed. Up to two additional sensors may be connected to the Boat Remote on the terminals labeled TEMP2 and TEMP3.
Boat Remote User’s Manual Bilge Pump The Boat Remote will monitor bilge pump activity when the positive power wire to the bilge pump is connected to the BP1 or BP2 inputs. This power connection can typically be made at any one of three locations: 1.
Security Input The security input can be used with magnetic reed switches, passive infrared detectors or any other security device that provides a normally open or normally closed contact. The security input may have several normally closed accessories attached in a chain. If the contact on any of the accessories on the chain opens, the input will go into alarm.
Fig. 2.7 Connection to the Auxiliary Input Output The Boat Remote features a switched 12V output signal that can be used to turn on a siren or strobe light when an alarm occurs. The power for the output is derived from the boat battery. This allows the output to function in the event of a power failure.
The two LED’s are used to indicate the system operating mode and alarm status of the Boat Remote. The MODE LED indicates the system operating mode of the Boat Remote. The WARNING LED alerts you if there is a problem with the phone line, AC power or if an alarm exists.
Boat Remote User’s Manual The Keys In the figure above, please note the keys on the keypad are grouped by function. The number keys are arranged as they are on a tele- phone for ease of use. They are also used as the 10 input keys. The four operations keys: used to program and inquire operation parameters, i.e.
Unit ID Message The Unit ID Message is the identification of your Boat Remote. The purpose of the Unit ID Message is to immediately provide the source of the call, especially when using the same Dial Out Phone Number(s) for more than one Boat Remote.
This voice message differentiates the auxiliary input from other inputs. It also allows for a description of the alarm in progress to an alarm dial out recipient who may be unfamiliar with the Boat Remote auxiliary accessory. Sample: “The hatch is open.”...
Maximum Number of Calls The Maximum Number of Calls feature controls the total number of repeated calling attempts by the Boat Remote in the event of an alarm. When an alarm occurs, the dial out process begins, and Boat Remote continues to cycle through your programmed phone...
Call Delay is the programmed length of time the Boat Remote waits, following detection of an alarm, before it begins dial out. This applies only to the first call. During this time Boat Remote will audibly repeat the alarm message. For delay time between calls refer to Intercall Delay.
Use the number keys. Press ENTER If an incoming telephone call is made to the Boat Remote during the Intercall Delay (in between its dialing of subsequent telephone numbers to report an alarm), it will answer the incoming call and immediately report any existing alarms.
This allows you to have on-demand telephone access to your Boat Remote, for obtaining a Status Report, while your tele- phone answering device is set to receive outside calls. Programming Boat Remote for use with a telephone answering device (TAD) is always used in conjunction with Rings Until Answer.
30 second time window, the Boat Remote will interpret this pattern as a signal to answer the tele- phone. If this occurs, press any key on the Boat Remote to hang up. Voice Repetitions The Voice Repetitions feature allows programming of the number of times the alarm message is delivered per phone call during alarm dial-out.
Rings Until Answer is the programmed number of times the tele- phone rings before the Boat Remote will answer an incoming call. Boat Remote will answer incoming calls only when in Away mode. If using a telephone answering device (TAD) please refer to the TAD section before programming rings until answer.
Year: Speaker When the Boat Remote dials out to report an alarm, it also recites the alarm message on the boat during the call delay period. This feature allows you to turn on or off the voice at the site of the boat during alarm dial out.
Boat Remote User’s Manual (°F). Toggle between Celsius and Fahrenheit by pressing the key while in the Set System menu when Temperature is displayed. Press ENTER Press MODE Press ENTER Output Trigger & Output Mode The output terminal will provide 12V power to an accessory when alarms occur.
ENTER DIAL OUT PHONE NUMBERS The Boat Remote can store up to eight different phone numbers, 32 digits each, for dial out. Each input can be programmed to selectively dial any of those 8 phone numbers during an alarm dial out. In the event of an alarm, the numbers are dialed sequentially, 1-8.
You have the ability to set a different dial out list for each input with Boat Remote. A dial out list is a list of up to eight phone numbers, for each input, to be called in the event of an alarm. Although, each dial out phone number may be used only once for each input.
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Press ENTER NOTE: In the event that only one phone number is programmed, the Boat Remote will limit the maximum number of calls to 15, regard- less of the Maximum Number of Calls programmed, in accordance with FCC regulations. Chapter 3: Programming...
When inquiring telephone numbers, voice and hang-up is displayed as a V. 4. code + 4 will cause the Boat Remote to dial a # tone. This is sometimes required at the end of the phone number for some beeper systems.
Dialing to a Beeper or Pager The following example demonstrates just one solution to program- ming the Boat Remote for dialing to a beeper or pager. Many other key sequences will also work. Start with steps 1–3 below; next, enter special dialing keys where required for your beeper or pager service.
Boat Remote User’s Manual INPUTS In preparing the Boat Remote to sense an alert condition several parameters must be configured for each input. The following paragraphs describe these important parameters. Input Mode: Active, Off, Status Only An input configured in the Active Mode will be enabled to dial out for alarms, show its status in the scrolling display, and also have its status reported during call-in.
AC Power Input To program the alarm parameters for the AC power input follow these steps: Press the Press the 4 The Input Mode will be displayed. The default is Active. To change the Input Mode press the Mode you want is displayed. The available Input Modes are Active, Off, or Status.
Boat Remote User’s Manual Use the number keys. Press ENTER The display will prompt you to enter the AC Power Input phone selection. Use the number keys to select the phone numbers to be dialed when the AC Power Input is in alarm. You can choose all of the eight numbers that you programmed for dial out, or any combina- tion of the eight numbers.
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Use the number keys. Use the key to insert a decimal point. CODE Press ENTER Using the number keys on the keypad enter the Low Limit. The default is 11.0V and the range is 0-16 Volts. Use the insert a decimal point. Use the number keys.
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Boat Remote User’s Manual Use the number keys to enter minutes and seconds. Press ENTER The Input Mode will be displayed. The default is Active. Press the key on the keypad until the appropriate mode is shown on the MODE display.
Press ENTER The display will reflect your selection. Phone Selection: 1,2,4,6 Temperature Inputs (1, 2, & 3) The Temperature Inputs are compatible with the industry standard 10K thermistors. The monitored temperature range is -20°F to 160°F, -29°C - 71°C. To program the Temperature Inputs: Press Press TEMP...
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Boat Remote User’s Manual Press ENTER Using the number keys on the keypad enter the Low Limit. The default is 40°F. Use the Use the number keys. Use the CODE Press ENTER Using the number keys on the keypad enter the Alarm Recognition Time in minutes and seconds.
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Press the key on the keypad until the appropriate mode is MODE shown on the display. The default for Temperature Input #1 is Active. The default for Temperature Inputs #2 and #3 is Off. Press the key to toggle through the three input modes. MODE Press ENTER...
Boat Remote User’s Manual Bilge Pump Inputs (2) The Bilge Pump Inputs will monitor the number of on/off cycles and the accumulated run time of your bilge pumps. The alarm param- eters can be programmed to detect whether the bilge pump runs too frequently (cycle rate alarm) or for too long a period (maximum run time alarm).
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The local display will prompt for the Maximum Run Time. Using the number keys on the keypad, enter the number of minutes, press . Repeat for seconds. The default is 30 minutes and the range ENTER is 1 second to 999 minutes 59 seconds. Use the number keys to enter minutes.
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Boat Remote User’s Manual the eight numbers that you programmed for dial out, or any combina- tion of the eight numbers. Remember, regardless of what order you enter your Input phone selections, the phone numbers will be dialed in order, according to their sequence number (1-8). The display will reflect this.
Emergency High Water Level Input The High Water Level Input will monitor the open or closed status of a float switch. To program the Emergency High Water Level Input, follow these steps. Press Press HIGH WATER Using the number keys on the keypad enter the Alarm Recognition Time, minutes and seconds.
Boat Remote User’s Manual Press ENTER The display will prompt you to enter the Emergency High Water Level Input phone selection. Use the number keys to select the phone numbers to be dialed when the Emergency High Water Level Input is in alarm. You can choose all of the eight numbers that you programmed for dial out, or any combination of the eight numbers.
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Press AUXILIARY The Local Display will prompt for you to choose normally open or normally closed. The default is normally open. Use the toggle between open and closed. When your choice is displayed press ENTER Press the key to toggle between open and closed. MODE Press ENTER...
Boat Remote User’s Manual Press ENTER The display will prompt you to enter the Auxiliary Input phone selection. Use the number keys to select the phone numbers to be dialed when the Auxiliary Input is in alarm. You can choose all of the eight numbers that you programmed for dial out, or any combination of the eight numbers.
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Press SECURITY The Local Display will prompt for you to choose normally open or normally closed. The default is normally open. Use the toggle between open and closed. When your choice is displayed press ENTER Press the key to toggle between open and closed. MODE Press ENTER...
Boat Remote User’s Manual Press ENTER The display will prompt you to enter the Security Input phone selection. Use the number keys to select the phone numbers to be dialed when the Security Input is in alarm. You can choose all of the eight numbers that you programmed for dial out, or any combination of the eight numbers.
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Press WHAT IS Press VOICE MESSAGE Press TEMP The previously recorded message will be replayed. “The outside temperature is 74 ° F” To verify System parameters: Press WHAT IS Press SYSTEM A screen will appear on the Local Display with all of the System parameters that have been programmed.
Boat Remote is fully operational. This chapter explains the sequence of events that occur during an alarm to illustrate how Boat Remote operates. Part One outlines the basic alarm sequence. Part Two provides a sample programming strategy and details how Boat Remote responds in common monitoring applications.
Remote waits for the phone to be answered, then recites its user- recorded identification message, then recites the alarm message. Below is an example of what Boat Remote might say during a typical ‘voice’ dial out: “Hello, this is (ID message). The water level is too high”...
Boat Remote will now wait 5 seconds for the touch-tone acknowl- edgment code ‘555’, or ‘999’ (see below), to be entered. When you press the ‘5’ key on a touch-tone phone, Boat Remote will echo the word “five” back to you. After the third ‘5’ has been received, Boat Remote will respond by saying, “Alarm Acknowledged”.
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‘555’ acknowledgment code. Below is an example of what Boat Remote will say when you call it back to acknowledge a typical Bilge Pump alarm: “Hello, this is (ID message)”...
If the touch-tone acknowledg- ment code is not received, Boat Remote will respond by saying, “Good-bye.” The alarm has not been acknowledged. Boat Remote will hang up and wait for the rest of the intercall delay time. During this remaining time you may call the unit back again from a touch tone phone and enter the ‘555’...
One day the pump must cycle 5 times within 24 hours. The bilge pump turns on for the fifth time (programmed bilge pump cycle limit), and the Bilge Pump #1 input is set to “Active” so Boat Remote enters the Alarm Notification se- quence. Alarm Notification 1) Boat Remote waits 30 seconds (the programmed Call Delay time).
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2) The unit will then hang up. The alarm has been acknowledged and the dialout sequence stopped. NOTE: Boat Remote will not dial out again for a Bilge Pump #1 alarm unless the input returns to its normal state and then is tripped again.
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3) The unit will then hang up. The alarm has been acknowledged and the dialout sequence stopped. NOTE: Boat Remote will not dial out again for a High Water alarm unless the float switch returns to its normal state and then is tripped again.
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3) The unit will then hang up. The alarm has been acknowledged and the dialout sequence stopped. NOTE: Boat Remote will not dial out again for an AC Power failure unless the power is restored and then fails a second time.
LED will go from blinking red to off. STATUS REPORT The status report function allows you to call in to Boat Remote and check the status of all monitored conditions. The unit will answer an incoming call after the programmed number of rings until answer.
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Boat Remote User’s Manual 59.5 degrees Fahrenheit/Celsius. or Temperature #2(default voice message for Temp #2 input) is 59.5 degrees Fahrenheit/Celsius. The ocean water temperature (recorded message for Temp #3 input) is 55.8 degrees Fahrenheit/Celsius. or Temperature #3(default voice message for Temp #3 input) is 55.8 degrees Fahrenheit/Celsius.
Most problems with the Boat Remote are easy to identify and quickly corrected, and are found under the following general headings:...
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SOLUTION: Recheck the telephone number programming. CAUSE: The current dialing method (Tone or Pulse) is not compat- ible with the telephone line on which the Boat Remote is installed. SOLUTION: Change the dialing method in the SYSTEM menu. CAUSE: The call delay is set too long.
SOLUTION: Some telephone systems will not allow the telephone to ring beyond 4 rings. If your Boat Remote’s Rings Until Answer is set at more than 4 rings you may not be able to access the unit. Try setting the Rings Until Answer to less than 4 rings.
CAUSE: The power has not been off long enough to meet the recognition time. SOLUTION: Reprogram the power recognition time. CAUSE: The Boat Remote is not connected to the 12V boat battery. SOLUTION: Connect the boat battery to the 12VDC input, refer to Installation Chapter.
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* Remove the lower access panel. * Move the power switch to the OFF position. * Wait one minute for the Boat Remote to completely power down. * Move the power switch to the ON position. If the Boat Remote appears to have corrupted programming information, you may reset the unit to the factory default settings by entering the following key sequence: 092793.
Checking Your Boat Remote for Proper Op- eration We recommend that you test your Boat Remote weekly to be sure it is functioning properly. This will ensure that when a problem arises the Boat Remote will be ready to alert the appropriate personnel.
The system shall be FCC registered for direct connection to the telephone network. The system shall have a one year warranty from the manufacturer. The system shall be a Boat Remote by Phonetics, Inc. I/O Channel Attributes and Features A.
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Boat Remote User’s Manual allow local keypad programming of pertinent operational data including, but not limited to: 1. High and Low Limits (temperature, battery voltage) 2. Maximum continuous run-time (Bilge pumps) 3. Maximum cycle rate (Bilge pumps) 4. Alarm recognition time 5.
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C. Voice Messages The system shall have the ability to record, store and reproduce voice messages to articulate the location and status of the moni- tored channels. In absence of user-recorded messages, the system shall articulate channel status using the internally resident vocabu- lary.
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Boat Remote User’s Manual VI. Enclosure, Environmental and Power A. Enclosure The system shall be housed in a black ABS plastic enclosure with keyholes on the back for wall mounting. Field wiring shall enter the enclosure through a slot in the back or may also enter through a knockout on the bottom end of the enclosure.
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The system manufacturer shall have in-house service facilities and technical assistance available during normal business hours (EST). Specifications subject to change without notice. Copyright 1995 Phonetics, Inc. Marine Division. Touch Tone™ is a registered trade mark of AT&T. Phonetics, Inc.
APPENDIX D: RETURNING YOUR UNIT FOR REPAIR In the event that the Boat Remote does not function properly, we suggest that you do the following: Record your observations regarding the Boat Remote’s malfunction. We recommend that you call the Customer Service Depart- ment at (610) 558-2700, prior to sending the unit to Phonetics for repair.