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Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System
A 4488
IMPORTANT NOTE:
They include important setup instructions.
A 4586
Operating Manual
A 4580
Zone Paging System
A 4486 All Call Paging Console (Optional)
A 4488 4 Zone Paging Console (Optional)
A 4586 16 Zone Paging Console (Optional)
A 4587 Zones 17-32 Paging Console (Optional)
User manual revision number: 1.2 25/05/2020
Redback® Proudly Made In Australia
A 4580
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Summary of Contents for Redback A 4580
- Page 1 Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System A 4580 A 4486 A 4488 A 4586 Operating Manual A 4580 Zone Paging System A 4486 All Call Paging Console (Optional) A 4488 4 Zone Paging Console (Optional) A 4586 16 Zone Paging Console (Optional)
- Page 2 Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System REDBACK Since 1976 Redback ampli ers have been manufactured in Perth, Western Australia. With over 44 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 4580 Zone Paging System 1.0 Overview 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 Setup Guide 2.2 Switching 100V Speaker Levels 2.2.1 Single Amplifier 100V Line Switching 2.2.2 Two Amplifier 100V Line Switching... -
Page 4: Overview
This unit is a very versatile cost effective public address/background music control system which provides audio to up to 32 zones (*32 zones only available when two A 4580 units are daisy chained). Background music which can be selected to play through any zone is muted when general paging occurs or when an evacuation input overrides the system. -
Page 5: Front Panel Guide
Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System 1.4 FRONT PANEL GUIDE Fig 1.4A shows the layout of the A 4580 front panel. A 4580 A 4580 Zone Background Music Selector Communicator Communicator BGM Vol Mic Vol Power/ Evac Evac Evac -12dB... -
Page 6: Rear Panel Connections
Connect these inputs to the output of an evacuation tone generator. Zone 17-32 Extender Use this port for connection of a second A 4580 for paging to zones 17-32 . RJ45 connectors for paging consoles These RJ45 ports connect to the A 4586 zone paging consoles. -
Page 7: Setup
ON - Evac Triggering, OFF - Any Zone Triggering DIP switches 4 sets the A 4580 as either a master or slave unit. When using the A 4580 with 16 zones only, it must still be set to be a master unit. When the A 4580’s are being used for 32 zones of paging one unit must be the master and the second unit must be a slave. -
Page 8: Switching 100V Speaker Levels
A background music source such as a CD player is connected to the BGM input (RCA connectors) on the rear of the A 4580. The amplifier audio connection is from the “PA Out” RCA sockets on the rear of the A 4580. This is a line level signal and must be connected to a Line/Aux input on the amplifier. -
Page 9: Two Amplifier 100V Line Switching
A 4580. The zone 100V speakers are wired to the “+” and “-” terminals only on the rear of the A 4580 as shown in Fig 2.2. (Note: the earth connection is not used for 100V switching system. This terminal is used when switching line level signals.) -
Page 10: Switching Line Level Signals
2.3 SWITCHING LINE LEVELS The A 4580 can also be used to switch line level signals. Amplifiers are not connected to the PA OUT or BGM OUT of the A 4580. Instead each zone has its own dedicated amplifer which can then feed multiple areas. Background music and the evacuation tones are still supplied by the A 4580 and are fed into each zone amplifier. -
Page 11: Evac Input
The second method for triggering is a VOX controlled input in the form of a dual RCA audio input on the rear of the unit labelled Evac Input (see Fig 2.4). The trigger level is adjusted via the evac vox sensitivity control of the front of the A 4580. -
Page 12: Dc Switched Output
Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System 2.6 24V DC SWITCHED OUTPUT A switched output has been provided to allow for the connection of external 24V DC operated fixtures. This is set by Dip Switch 3 (see section 1.5) The 24V DC output can be used to operate attenuators fitted with override relays, evacuation strobes (with the addition of external relays and DC supplies), or any other fire evacuation equipment operated of 24V DC. -
Page 13: Paging Console
The A 4488 paging microphone provides up to four zones of paging when used with the A 4580. When using the A 4488 with the A 4580 each paging micro- phone unit must be assigned an ID number through DIP switch settings on the rear of the A 4488. A maxi- mum of six A 4488 paging consoles can be connected to the A 4580. - Page 14 On On On A maximum of eight paging consoles can be connected to the A 4580. Any combination of A 4486, A 4488 and A 4586 is allowed up to the maximum seven A 4486 consoles or six A 4488 consoles.
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Page 15: A 4586 Overview
When activated, emergency paging will be forced through to all zones. A maximum of 8 paging consoles can be connected to the A 4580 at the same time. These work in a “first in, best dressed” arrangement. -
Page 16: Features
A maximum of eight consoles can be connected at one time but only used in certain configurations. There are four RJ45 ports on the back of the A 4580 which can be used to connect the A 4586 paging consoles. Each port can accomodate a maximum of 2 paging consoles without the aid of external power supplies. -
Page 17: Cascading The Paging Consoles
2, consoles 3 & 7 to port 3 and consoles 4 & 8 are connected to Port 4. Please note: A maximum of 2 paging consoles can be connected per RJ45 port on the A 4580. (External plugpacks are not required unless power problems are encountered from long cable runs). -
Page 18: Paging Console Busy
Figure 4.2 illustrates a typical connection diagram with multiple paging consoles some of which are 32 zones. Note: All paging consoles must be connected to the A 4580 master unit. Do not fit any consoles to the slave unit. Redback® Proudly Made In Australia... -
Page 19: A 4587 Overview
4.1 A 4587 OVERVIEW The A 4587 paging console provides paging to zones 17-32 with the addition of a second A 4580 audio switcher. The A 4587 is connected to the rear of an A 4586 16 zone paging console via standard Cat5e cabling as shown in figure 4.1. - Page 20 Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System Redback® Proudly Made In Australia www.redbackaudio.com.au...
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Page 22: Troubleshooting
Keyboard not detected Remove & reinsert keyboard on A 4586 Try another keyboard Turn A 4580 off and repeat setup Make sure the keyboard is a USB/PS2 keyboard (D 2111) 5.2 RJ45 cabling configuration for system components (586A ‘Straight through’) System components are connected using “pin to pin”... -
Page 23: Firmware Updates
6) With the power turned OFF, insert the Micro SD card back into the A 4580. 7) Turn the A 4580 ON. The unit will check the Micro SD card and if an update is required the A 4580 will perform the update automatically. -
Page 24: A 4586 Programming Sheets
Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System 6.0 A 4586 Programming Sheet Each A 4586 can store 8 groups of zones using the store & recall function. This permits quick selection of multiple paging zones. Use the set up sheet below to select the groups of zones. Group names have a maximum of 10 characters. A PDF form version of this is available for download on the A 4586 product page.
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