Audible Alarm
Instruction Manual
TYPE : BK
We thank you for purchasing PATLITE Audible Alarm. Before you start using the product,
please read this instruction manual carefully to use the product correctly. Please store this
document in a safe place. Be sure to read this document again when you are about to
perform tasks such as maintenance and repair.
And if you have any questions, contact a branch office or the technical support printed on
the last page.
Safety Precautions
The precautions which must be observed to prevent damage to the person using the
product, to people around it, or to property are described in a manner shown below
■The seriousness of injury or damage caused by ignoring the indication and using the
product in a wrong way is categorized with the indications below and descriptions are
added to each of them
The sections with this indication contain "items which could
Warning
cause death or serious injury" if ignored.
The sections with this indication contain "items which could
Caution
cause injury or property damage only" if ignored.
1. Cautions Which Must Be Observed for Safety Use
Warning
●Be sure to turn the power off before wiring or installing the product. Failure to do
so may cause electric shock.
●Do not disassemble or modify the product.There is a risk of fire,electrical shock
etc.For repair, check etc of inside the product, please inquire to each sales office
or technical consultation service written in the last page.
●Take care to perform wiring correctly. If the wiring in incorrect, internal circuit may
be damaged by fire, and it may also be a cause of fire.
●As for the power source, be sure to use this product within the allowable range
of voltage. Failure to do so may be a cause of fire or damage to the product.
●Be sure to let specialists perform installation task which requires construction work.
Failure to do so may cause electric shock, fire, or falling.
Caution
●To protect power source circuit and internal circuit of the product,
be sure to install external fuse.
Failures caused by using the product in ways not observing the Warnings and Cautions,
by disassembling or converting the product, or by natural disaster are not covered under
warranty. And do not use the product in ways other than the ways described in this
document.
Other Precautions
●Use the product in an environment where there is no electromagnetic or inductive
noise. Speakers are known to generate noise.
●Use the product in an environment where there is no corrosive gas.
Failure to do so may cause malfunction.
●Before you start working on the product, discharge static electricity
from your body. By touching another grounded metal part with bare hand,
the static electricity can be discharged.
●Perform fitting of each part at a recommended torque value.
●Pay attention not to lose the parts such as the front cover, Terminal cover etc.
which are to be detached at performing work.
●When the product is used for security purposes in which safety is emphasized,
be sure to perform daily maintenance, and design a system which is capable
of tackling the occurrence of unlikely event such as malfunctioning or failure.
●Do not use it at the place where vibration exists that is exceeding
the specification.There is a risk of damage and/or falling of the main body.
●Do not use the product as fire alarm.
2. Model Indicating Format
BK - 24 A - J
■Sound Chart type
■Body color
■Normal-rated voltage
24 : 12-24V DC
J : Light gray
A:Type A
C:Type C
K : Dark gray
100:100V AC
220:220V AC
D:Type D
E:Type E
4232-B
3. Part Names
C95100113
【Front side】
【Rear side】
Terminal screw
M3X6
Front cover
Waterproofing rubber for
the slot
Terminal cover
Card slot
Volume control
Mounting screw for front
Sound group
cover (M3X6)
Selection switch
Mounting hardware
* PATLITE Corporation is a member of
(attachments)
4. How to Install
Install the product according to the procedure below.
① Create mounting holes on a mounting surface (board thickness: 1mm - 10mm)
where there is enough space for the mounting hardware. (See the mounting dimensions diagram)
② (a) Insert the product from the front of the mounting surface.
(b) Attach the mounting hardware which comes with the product to the holes on the side of the product.
(c) Then fasten the screws of the mounting hardware. (Recommended fastening torque: 0.7±0.1N・m)
③ Confirm that the product and the mounting hardware are installed properly.
Mounting surface
(148mm)
(board thickness: 1mm - 10mm)
□110 mm
+1.0
-0
(b)
Mounting
hardware
Mounting dimensions diagram
(c)
Warning
●Be sure to turn the power off before installing the product.
Failure to do so may cause electric shock.
●Be sure to let specialists perform installation task which requires construction work.
Failure to do so may cause electric shock, fire, or falling.
Caution
●Choose a location for the mounting surface where it has enough strength to support
the weight of the product, and where there is less vibration. Failure to do so may be
the cause of injury or damage to the product.
●Be sure to use both pieces of mounting hardware, and fasten them with the
recommended fastening torque. Failure to do so may be the cause of injury
or damage to the product.
Other Precautions
●Secure a enough space in which the mounting hardware can also be installed when choosing
a mounting surface.
●Install the product on a flat surface without bumps and dips. Failure to do so may weaken its
resistance to water and dust.
●To prevent the product from falling in places where vibration may be generated, apply thread
locking adhesive or the like, and perform periodic checking of the tightness of the mounting hardware.
●When mounting it at a high place, choose the place where a foothold exists for facilitating repair work.
●If it used under the connected state to the power supply, then provide a switch which can easily
cut off power supply in proximity to the main body, for the safety purpose.
Information
●The vibration sound may occur when a mounting surface resonates depending on
the material, thickness of a mounting surface or the volume of products.
5. How to Perform Wiring
Before wiring the product, remove the terminal cover. And after the completion of the wiring
attach the terminal cover.
●For the external contact of CH, use no-voltage contact circuit such as relay switch
or open collector circuit (NPN type). As for the contact capacity, see the table 1 to 3.
●The terminal screws should be fastened with the recommended fastening
torque (0.3N・m).
■Wiring example
Wiring when NPN
transistor is used
CH8
CH7
CH6
CH5
CH4
CH3
CH2
CH1
COM
Table1.CH circuit
No-voltage contact circuit
NPN open collector circuit
Outside contact
BK
Outside contact
6mA
←
Each CH
12V
(15V)
Case
COM
( ) : BK-24
SD card
Warning
(Model: SDV-128P Sold separately)
●Be sure to turn the power off before you start wiring. Failure to do so may cause electric shock.
●Be careful not to make a mistake in wiring. Failure to do so may cause damage to the internal
the SD Card Association
circuit by fire, and it may cause fire.
Caution
●To protect the power source circuit and the internal circuit of the product, be sure to install an
external fuse.
●The terminal screws should be fastened with the recommended fastening torque (0.3N・m).
Failure to do so may cause short circuit due to disconnection of wire, and damage to the product.
Other Precautions
●Before switching on the power supply, confirm that the wiring is correctly performed.
●For countermeasure of noise, it is recommended to perform wiring as short as possible, and to use
shielded wires. In addition, if a signal line is passing along high voltage cables or its wiring is located
at the place likely to receive induction noise, there is a risk of malfunction by the effort of noise.
●If a no-voltage contact such as a relay or a switch etc. is used for power supply line, select the
(a)
contact for which rush current is considered.If capacity is insufficient, it will become a cause of
welding(deposition) of the contact and/or malfunction.
●The use of M3 ring terminals with insulating coating is recommended for the wiring of terminal block
to prevent disconnection of wires.
6. How to Use the Product
6-1 Opening and Closing the Front Cover
Open or close the front cover according to the procedure shown below
when performing tasks such as adjusting the volume of the sound or selecting
the sound group.
① Remove the mounting screw (M3X6) for the front cover.
② Push the lower front cover section (part A in the figure on the right)
lightly with finger to slide it downward.
③ When a SD card is to be used, remove the waterproofing rubber
for the slot.
④ After completing tasks, attach the parts removed in the procedure
from ① to ③ in the opposite order.
(Recommended fastening torque for the mounting screw: 0.3N・m)
Card slot
Sound group
Volume control
selection switch
Other Precautions
●Attach the waterproofing rubber for the slot securely. Failure to do so may weaken
the product's resistance to water and dust.
●Fasten the mounting screw for front cover with the recommended fastening torque.
In places where vibrations occur, the front cover may fall or the product may be damaged.
6-2. Selecting a Sound Group
Use the sound group selection switch to select a group from the 16
types from A to P. Use a flat-blade screwdriver with the blade thickness
of 1.0mm or thinner for turning the switch. (Factory default setting:
Sound group A)
●Sound group A to H
By bit input, a sound is played which corresponds to each Sound Group.Regarding the operation,
refer to "6-5-1.Bit input". In addition, Sounds can be freely combined by utilizing a SD card
in the case of the group H.Refer to "6-3.How to Combine Sounds".
●Sound group I to O
A sound "5.Rapid Hi-Lo" is played.So, use it for confirming operation and at sound volume adjustment.
●Sound group P
By binary input, a sound is played which corresponds to Sound list.Regarding the operation,
refer to "6-5-2.Binary input".
Other Precautions
●Make sure that there is no misalignment with the sound group
selection switch when selecting.
If there is misalignment as shown in the figure on the right, the
sound group selected may not play.
●Sound Chart type A (BK-□A)
Sound List
Apply a voltage displayed below
01
Beep (slow intermittent horn)
'POWER SUPPLY'.And, in case of
02
Stutter (rapid intermittent horn)
Type BK-24, connect - terminal of
03
power supply to 0V
Bell (clear highpitched bell)
Fuse
04
Yelp (rapid siren)
See Table2
05
Rapid Hi-Lo
06
Melody Chime
Power supply
07 Synthesized Piano 15
08
Synthesized Bell
Author 13:BEETHOVEN VAN LUDWIG 14:BADARZEWSKA BARANOWSKA TEKLA 15:BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN
16:SCOTT LADY JOHN DOUGLAS 17・18・21・25・28・29:TRADITIONAL 19・27:PD
Apply a voltage for the signal line.Failure
20:FOSTER STEPHEN COLLINS 22:Song authorized by the Ministry of Education
to do so may be damaged to the product.
23:WERNER HEINRICH (DE 2) 24:STEWART JOHN C26:MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS 30:BLANTER MATVEJ ISAAKOVICH
31:WORK HENRY CLAY 32:SCHUBERT FRANZ
Table2.Inrush current and Fuse
Sound groups
Model
Inrush current
Fuse
Group
BK-24
Max 20A/ 5ms
125V 1A
CH 1
Fur Elise
BK-100
None
125V 0.5A
CH 2
BK
Maiden's Prayer
BK-220
None
250V 0.5A
6mA
CH 3
Minuet
←
Each CH
CH 4
Annie Laurie
CH 5
Table3.Contact capacity of CH
London bridge is falling down
12V
CH 6
(15V)
Current capacity
10mA or higher
Holdiridia
CH 7
Chime
COM
Withstand voltage
DC20V or higher
CH 8
Call sign
Leakage current
0.1mA or lower
Group
( ) : BK-24
ON voltage(Vsat)
1V or lower
CH 1
Mary had a little Lamb
CH 2
Symphony No.40
CH 3
Holdiridia
CH 4
Daydream Believer
CH 5
Rapid Hi-Lo
CH 6
Melody Chime
CH 7
Synthesized Piano
CH 8
Synthesized Bell
●Sound Chart type C (BK-□C)
Sound List
01
Beep (slow intermittent horn)
02
Stutter (rapid intermittent horn)
03
Bell (clear highpitched bell)
04
Yelp (rapid siren)
05
Rapid Hi-Lo
06
Melody Chime
07 Synthesized Piano 15
08
Synthesized Bell
Author 13:CREWE BOB 14:CARPENTER RICHARD LYNN 15:JOPLIN SCOTT 16:CARRELL JAMES P
17:Kouichi Sugiyama 18:WILSHAW MICHAEL 19:PACHELBEL JOHANN 20:Ijichi Hiromasa
21:Hiroshi Miyagawa 22:Takeo Watanabe 23,30:Tetsuro Oda 24:CONTI BILL 25:WARREN DIANE EVE
26:Yuka Kawamura 27:KAN 28:Masahiro Andoh 29:Totasu Matsumoto 31:Tatsuya Hirakawa
32:Yumi Matsutoya
Sound groups
Group
CH 1
Can't Take My Eyes off of You
CH 2
Top of the World
CH 3
The Entertainer
CH 4
Amazing Grace
CH 5
Amairono Kamino Otome
CH 6
Les Champs-Elysees
CH 7
Chime
CH 8
Call sign
Group
CH 1
Beep (slow intermittent horn)
CH 2
Stutter (rapid intermittent horn)
CH 3
Stutter + Bell
CH 4
Synthesized Melody
CH 5
Synthesized Piano
CH 6
Synthesized Bell
CH 7
Chime
CH 8
Call sign
Waterproofing
●Sound Chart type D (BK-□D)
A
rubber for the slot
Sound List
01
Beep (slow intermittent horn)
Mounting screw
Front cover
02
Stutter (rapid intermittent horn)
for front cover
03
Bell (clear highpitched bell)
(M3X6)
04
Yelp (rapid siren)
05
Rapid Hi-Lo
06
Melody Chime
07 Synthesized Piano 15 Doyoubino Koibito
08
Synthesized Bell
Author 11:New Funky Sueyoshi 12・17:Yumi Matsutoya 13:Ami Ozaki 14:Tetsuji Hayashi 15:Tatsuro Yamashita
16:Kazumasa Oda 18:Maria Takeuchi 19:HILL MILDRED J 20:CHURCHILL FRANK E
21・22・27・29・30・31・32:TRADITIONAL 23:Nobuyoshi Koshibe 24:Takeshi Shibuya 25:SCHUBERT FRANZ
26:MARKS JOHN D 28:American folk song
Sound groups
1mm
Group
CH 1
Runner
CH 2
Mamotte Agetai
CH 3
Oribiao Kikinagara
CH 4
A September
CH 5
Doyoubino Koibito
CH 6
Akino Kehai
CH 7
Saafu Tengoku Sukii Tengoku
CH 8
Iro Howaitoburendo
Group
CH 1
Saafu Tengoku Sukii Tengoku
CH 2
Konnako Irukana
CH 3
Oribiao Kikinagara
CH 4
Iro Howaitoburendo
CH 5
Rapid Hi-Lo
CH 6
Melody Chime
CH 7
Chime
CH 8
Call sign
09
Stutter + Bell
17
25
Amaryllis
London bridge is falling down
10 Synthesized Melody
18
Holdiridia
26
Symphony No.40
11
Chime
19
27
Silent Lakeside
Mary had a little Lamb
12
Call sign
20
The camptown Races
28 Mountain musician
13
Fur Elise
21
Cuckoo
29 Romance De Amour
14
Maiden's Prayer
22
30
Petrouchka
Blacksmith in the village
Minuet
23
31 Grandfather's Clock
On the Avignon bridge
16
Annie Laurie
24 Daydream Believer
32
Ave Maria
A
B
C
D
E
Mary had a little Lamb
Amaryllis
Grandfather's Clock Romance De Amour
The camptown Races
Symphony No.40
Ave Maria
The camptown Races
Cuckoo
Silent Lakeside
Daydream Believer
Minuet
Blacksmith in the village
Mountain musician
London bridge is falling down
Ave Maria
On the Avignon bridge
Romance De Amour
Bell (clear highpitched bell)
Stutter + Bell
Daydream Believer
Petrouchka
Yelp (rapid siren)
Synthesized Melody
Chime
Chime
Synthesized Piano
Synthesized Piano
Call sign
Call sign
Synthesized Bell
Synthesized Bell
F
G
H
I~O
P
Beep (slow intermittent horn)
The camptown Races
Cuckoo
Stutter (rapid intermittent horn)
32 sounds of the
Petrouchka
Bell (clear highpitched bell)
Sound 01~32 are
Yelp (rapid siren)
Grandfather's Clock
The sound 5."Rapid
playable by using
Rapid Hi-Lo
Hi-Lo"
London bridge is falling down
CH 1~CH 6.
Melody Chime
Mary had a little Lamb
(Binary input)
Synthesized Piano
Silent Lakeside
Synthesized Bell
Mountain musician
09
Stutter + Bell
17
25
Amairono Kamino Otome
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
10 Synthesized Melody
18 Les Champs-Elysees
26
Yozorano Mukou
11
Chime
19
Canon
27
Aiwa Katsu
12
Call sign
20
Rara Sanshain
28
Truth
13
21
Uchuusenkan Yamato
29
Gattsudaze
Can't Take My Eyes off of You
14
Top of the World
22
Oshiete
30
Odoru Ponpokorin
The Entertainer
23
Makenaide
31
Imasugu Kisu Mi
16
Amazing Grace
24
32
Haruyo Koi
Gonna Fly Now(Theme for "Rocky")
A
B
C
D
E
Canon
Imasugu Kisu Mi
Amairono Kamino Otome
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Rara Sanshain
Yozorano Mukou
Haruyo Koi
Makenaide
Uchuusenkan Yamato
Aiwa Katsu
Uchuusenkan Yamato
Gattsudaze
Oshiete
Truth
Rara Sanshain
Top of the World
Makenaide
Gattsudaze
Canon
Can't Take My Eyes off of You
Odoru Ponpokorin
Haruyo Koi
Gonna Fly Now(Theme for "Rocky")
Gonna Fly Now(Theme for "Rocky")
Chime
Chime
Chime
Chime
Call sign
Call sign
Call sign
Call sign
F
G
H
I~O
P
Odoru Ponpokorin
Rara Sanshain
Aiwa Katsu
Uchuusenkan Yamato
32 sounds of the
Truth
Odoru Ponpokorin
Sound 01~32 are
Les Champs-Elysees
Imasugu Kisu Mi
The sound 5."Rapid
playable by using
Amazing Grace
Amairono Kamino Otome
Hi-Lo"
CH 1~CH 6.
Yozorano Mukou
Les Champs-Elysees
(Binary input)
Chime
Aiwa Katsu
Call sign
Truth
09
Chime
17
25
Wiegenlied
Saafu Tengoku Sukii Tengoku
10
Call sign
18 Iro Howaitoburendo
26
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
11
Runner
19
Happy Birthday
27
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
12
Mamotte Agetai
20
Hi Ho
28
Oh My Darling Clementine
13 Oribiao Kikinagara
21
29
Yellow Rose of Texas
I've been working on the Railroad
14
A September
22
Bear Song
30
Yankee Doodle
23
Toys Go Cha Cha Cha
31
When the Saints Go Marching In
16
Akino Kehai
24
Konnako Irukana
32
Londonderry Air
A
B
C
D
E
Happy Birthday
Yellow Rose of Texas
Runner
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Hi Ho
Yankee Doodle
Iro Howaitoburendo
Oh My Darling Clementine
Yellow Rose of Texas
Wiegenlied
I've been working on the Railroad
When the Saints Go Marching In
Bear Song
Yankee Doodle
Londonderry Air
Hi Ho
Toys Go Cha Cha Cha
When the Saints Go Marching In
Beep (slow intermittent horn)
Bell (clear highpitched bell)
Konnako Irukana
Londonderry Air
Yelp (rapid siren)
Stutter (rapid intermittent horn)
Wiegenlied
Runner
Chime
Chime
Mamotte Agetai
Call sign
Call sign
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
F
G
H
I~O
P
Doyoubino Koibito
Hi Ho
I've been working on the Railroad
I've been working on the Railroad
32 sounds of the
Yankee Doodle
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Sound 01~32 are
Yankee Doodle
When the Saints Go Marching In
The sound 5."Rapid
playable by using
Synthesized Piano
Hi-Lo"
Saafu Tengoku Sukii Tengoku
CH 1~CH 6.
Synthesized Bell
Iro Howaitoburendo
(Binary input)
Chime
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Call sign
Oh My Darling Clementine
T-06B0152
T-0710139
T-0710140
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