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A 2078B Remote Plate
Please read these instructions carefully from front to back prior to installation.
Failure to follow these instructions may prevent the unit from working as designed.
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Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer
A 4500A
Alert/Evacuation Controller and 50 Event Timer
A 2081
A 4581
Optional Wall Plates
A 2081 Remote Plate
Phone: 1300 780 999 Fax: 1300 790 999 Internet: www.altronics.com.au
IMPORTANT NOTE:
They include important setup instructions.
Operating Manual
A 2078B
Alert/Evac/Cancel Remote Wall Plate
Alert/Evac/Chime/Cancel Remote Wall Plate
A 4578
Alert/Evac/Cancel Remote Wall Plate
Alert/Evac/Chime/Cancel Remote Wall Pl
A 4578 Remote Plate
User manual revision number: 3.0 09/05/2019
Distributed by Altronic Distributors Pty. Ltd.
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- Page 1 Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Operating Manual A 4500A Alert/Evacuation Controller and 50 Event Timer A 2078B Alert/Evac/Cancel Remote Wall Plate A 2081 Alert/Evac/Chime/Cancel Remote Wall Plate A 4578 Alert/Evac/Cancel Remote Wall Plate A 4581 Alert/Evac/Chime/Cancel Remote Wall Pl...
- Page 2 REDBACK is a registered trademark of Altronic Distributors Pty Ltd Since 1976 Redback amplifiers have been manufactured in Perth, Western Australia by Altronics. With close to 40 years experience in the commercial audio industry, we offer consultants, installers and end users reliable products of high build quality with local product support.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Contents CONTENTS 1.0 Overview Page 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Features 1.3 What’s in the box 1.4 Front panel guide 1.5 Rear panel connections 2.0 Setup 2.1 Initial Setup 2.2 Alert, Evac and Bell Switches 2.3 Programming the timing events using the front buttons... -
Page 4: Introduction
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Overview 1.0 OVERVIEW 1.1 INTRODUCTION The A 4500A is a weekly timer and Evacuation controller all housed in a convenient 1RU rack mount chassis. A total of 50 “event” switching times are available through the timing functions. Each event can be set to turn on any single day of the week or on multiple days, from 1 sec up to 24 hours. -
Page 5: Front Panel Guide
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Overview 1.4 FRONT PANEL GUIDE Fig 1.4A shows the layout of the A 4500A front panel. 10 11 A 4500A Alert Evac Bell Cancel A 4500 24 Hour 7 Day Timer 24 Hour 7 Day Timer... -
Page 6: Rear Panel Connections
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Overview 1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Fig 1.5A shows the layout of the A 4500A rear panel. 6 7 8 9 10 11 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS Common Evac Alert Bell IMPORTANT NOTE 24V Out... - Page 7 Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Overview PreBell Volume Adjust this trimpot to adjust the PreBell playback volume. Audio Out RCA Connectors Connect these outputs to the input of the background music amplifier. Backup Battery Switch Use this switch to activate the backup batterry. (Note: The backup battery only backs up the current time).
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Page 8: Setup
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup 2.0 SETUP GUIDE 2.1 INITIAL SETUP For the unit to function correctly, the supplied SD card must be installed and have MP3 files in each of the associated folders as shown in Fig 2.1. - Page 9 Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup Step 3: Open the folder to change, in our example the “bell” folder, and you should get a window that looks like figure 2.2. Fig 2.2 Step 4: You should see an MP3 file “Schoolbell.mp3”.
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Page 10: Alert, Evac And Bell Switches
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup 2.2 ALERT, EVAC AND BELL SWITCHES The Alert, Evac and Bell switches on the front of the unit all work in momentary mode. ie. The alert tone will continue to sound after the alert switch is momentarily pressed and the evac tone will continue to sound after the evac switch is mo- mentarily pressed. - Page 11 Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup ress the “Menu” button on the front of the timer. The unit is now in “Menu Mode” and the screen should display the “Times Adjust” Screen. This is the first of 5 sub menu screens which are navigated by pressing the up and down buttons as shown in Fig 3.1.
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Page 12: Programming The Timing Events Using The Supplied Pc Software
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup EDITING TIME1 PERIOD 00:00:00 Fig 2.9 Once again, use the up and down buttons to set the hour, minutes and seconds and press enter when finished. Once the period has been set, the desired output MP3 for this event is to be set using the MP3 output screen (See fig 2.10). - Page 13 Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup Fig 2.12 The program can be run on the SD card or it could be copied to the PC desktop or another folder and run from there. Double click on the file - RedbackA4500TimerProgrammer. The programming screen should appear as shown in fig 2.13.
- Page 14 Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup Fig 2.14 An event can now be programmed from this window. A description of the event can be added if desired (such as Pre bell, Morning Tea etc), the start time, finish time and the output can all be entered. Selecting the days of the week is as simple as clicking the desired days or selecting the weekdays box, if all weekdays are required.
- Page 15 Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup The event should now appear in the programming window as shown in fig 2.16. Fig 2.16 Another event is now added by following the same steps. Double click on a blank line and then enter the details required as illustrated in fig 2.17.
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Page 16: Setting The Current Time
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup Press the OK button and the second event now appears in the programming screen as shown in fig 2.18. Fig 2.18 As the events are added they will be listed in chronological order. (I.e. In time order). If a new event was programmed, to start at 08:45:00 for instance, this new event would appear before the prebell event. -
Page 17: Deleting A Programmed Time
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup EDITING CLOCK Fig 2.20 00:00:00 The cursor will be positioned over the hour section of the time. Use the up and down buttons to change the hour and then press the “Enter Button” to confirm the hour. The cursor will move to the minutes section of the time. Use the up and down buttons to change the minutes and then repeat the process again for the seconds. -
Page 18: Setting Alert To Evac Changeover Times
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup 2.8 EV CHANGEOVER ress the “Menu” button on the front of the timer. The unit is now in “Menu Mode” and the screen should display the “Times Adjust” Screen. This is the first of 5 sub menu screens which are navigated by pressing the up and down buttons as shown in Fig 2.19. -
Page 19: Dip Switch Settings
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup 2.10 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS The A 4500A has various options which are set by the DIP switches on the rear of the unit. These are outlined below and in figures 2.24 and 2.25. -
Page 20: Remote Wall Plates
3.1 A 2078B Remote Plate The A 2078B wall plate provides a remote means of triggering the Alert and Evacuation tones and the cancel function. Connection is made to the A 4500A via a minimum of 7 wires as shown in Fig 3.1B. -
Page 21: A 2081 Remote Plate
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup 3.2 A 2081 Remote Plate The A 2081 wall plate provides a remote means of triggering the Alert, Evacuation and Bell tones and the cancel function. Connection is made to the A 4500A via a minimum of 9 wires as shown in Fig 3.2B. -
Page 22: A 4578 & A 4581 Remote Plate
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Setup 3.3 A 4578 and A 4581 Remote Plates The A 4578 and A 4581 wall plates allow a remote means of triggering the Alert, Evacuation and Bell (A 4581 only) tones and the cancel function. The switches are momentary operation and must be pressed for up to 3 seconds to activate. The switches have protective “flip up”... -
Page 23: Troubleshooting
Redback® A 4500A Evac Controller & Timer Troubleshooting 4.0 TROUBLE SHOOTING 4.1 SYMPTOMS AND REMEDIES SYMPTOMS REMEDIES PC SOFTWARE WILL NOT RUN The PC software for this product may not run on all PC’s. The .NET framework on the PC has to be updated to .NET Framework 4. -
Page 24: Firmware Update
....Screw Terminals * Specifications subject to change without notice All Australian made Redback products are covered by a 10 year warranty. Should a product become faulty please contact us to obtain a return authorisation number. Please ensure you have all the relevant documentation on hand.