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AA36-100 Digital ICS Tie Line Adapter SM58 Installation and Operation Manual Table of Contents Section Title Page Description Introduction Purpose of Equipment Features Specifications 1.4.1 Electrical Specifications 1.4.2 Physical Specifications 1.4.3 Environmental Specifications Unit Nomenclature Installation Introduction Unpacking and Inspection 2.2.1 Warranty Installation Procedures...
Purpose of Equipment The AA36-100 will allow any AEM audio intercom product with an ICS tie line or SuperNAT tie line to be interfaced to other proprietary bi-directional and uni-directional ICS tie lines.
AA36-100 Digital ICS Tie Line Adapter SM58 Installation and Operation Manual Specifications 1.4.1 Electrical Specifications Power Supply Multiple switchers and linear regulators with reverse and over voltage protection. Short circuit protected by internal fuse. Input Power +27.5 Vdc at 0.3 A max. Input Signals Quantity: 1 phones channel.
AA36-100 Digital ICS Tie Line Adapter SM58 Installation and Operation Manual Audio Frequency Response: 3 dB from 350 to 6000 Hz. Distortion: 1% THD at rated output. Audio Noise Level without Signal: -60 dB from rated output. 1.4.2 Physical Specifications Height 1.40"...
Verify that all items are present before proceeding and report any shortage immediately to your supplier. 2.2.1 Warranty All Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing Corp. (AEM) products are warranted for 2 years. See the website www.aem-corp.com/warranty for complete details. Installation Procedures 2.3.1 Warnings Do not bundle any lines from this unit with transmitter coax lines.
NAT or SuperNAT bi-directional to ‘universal’ unidirectional (e.g. mic and phones) The PHONES source for the ‘universal’ unidirectional tie line may contain intercom and/or radio audio. Verify that this information will be acceptable for connection to the new audio/intercom system (i.e. AEM product) before proceeding with the planned installation.
SuperNAT Tie Line, 1 NAT Load, 2 NAT Loads and 3 NAT Loads. For example, if the SuperNAT tie line is to be used, this switch must be set to the SuperNAT Tie Line position. If three AEM (NAT) intercoms are attached, the switch must be set to 3 NAT ICS. 2.3.5.4 SUPER ICS TIE switch This four-position rotary switch is used for selecting the output level for the bi-directional NAT tie line.
This ten-position rotary switch is used to select between the Universal bi-directional ICS tie line and the Universal unidirectional ICS tie line. Only one is active at a time. 2.3.5.10 UNIVERSAL AEM LOAD Switch This two-position rotary switch switches in the correct impedance for the selected ICS tie line on the Universal ICS tie line.
Adapter is powered on, a noise burst followed by a ‘NAT Intercom Tie Line’ message will be heard in the AEM intercom system. This audio will adapt the internal filters of the AA36-100 for the Universal tie line characteristics. Power-off the AA36-100 Next, confirm the operation of the audio system connected to the universal ICS tie line of the AA36-100.
AA36-100 Digital ICS Tie Line Adapter SM58 Installation and Operation Manual Installation Drawings Serial #’s DRAWING REV. DESCRIPTION TYPE AA36\100\403-0 1.00 Digital ICS Tie Line Adapter Bi-directional Interconnect 1001 and up ICS Tie to Bi-directional ICS Tie AA36\100\403-1 1.00 Digital ICS Tie Line Adapter Bi-directional Interconnect 1001 and up ICS Tie to Mic and Phones...
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AA36-100 Digital ICS Tie Line Adapter SM58 Installation and Operation Manual Section 3.0 Operation Introduction Information in this section consists of the functional and operational procedures for the AA36-100 Digital ICS Tie Line Adapter. General The AA36-100 Digital ICS Tie Line Adapter provides a simple interface between incompatible proprietary intercom tie lines.
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