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A 2Mx bus, used to communicate with SAS application Sync A 2Mx bus used to communicate with the second 2Mx unit when PA/GA system is confi gured as A&B, AB+ or N+1 system SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL TM371 / A June 2022 www.eaton.com...
Should this product reach you in an unsatisfactory condition please report this to Eaton to enable us to rectify and investigate the fault in a speedy manner. 2 .7 Warnings 2 .7 .
Sonix Ms12 Technical Manual 3 About the product The Sonix Ms12 Message Store unit is one of the options for connection into the Sonix PA/GA system. It provides operators with the ability to playback up to 12 pre-recorded messages over the PA/GA system. The unit provides 11 message slots with up to 60 second record and 1 message slot with up to 5 minutes record.
48 V dc Audio connection Current: 150 mA max consumption 1 kW 0Vdc (-) Power connection 48Vdc (+) General fault connection SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL TM371 / A June 2022 www.eaton.com Audio source connection Ms12 Connection e.g. mobile phone, computer...
System control and Receives ote: Stereo leads can be used but the recording will be only from the status data 1 kW left channel. Table 3 - IO Bus description SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL TM371 / A June 2022 www.eaton.com...
48Vdc (+) 5 .5 Power connections General fault connection Power to the Sonix Ms12 should be provided via a 2-core 48 V dc input on the rear of the unit. This input should be connected to the managed and regulated 48 V dc power output from the Sonix PM10 power management unit.
PAGA cabinet and connected using a 2 twisted pair + screen cable. 6 .2 Front panel status indicators The Sonix Ms12 unit reports status on the front panel indicators. These indicators are typically paired red and green LED’s.
Message slot is enabled expansion. Message slot is disabled, can be accessed to check Solid red message content using the front panel. Table 13 - Playback message red status indicator description SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL TM371 / A June 2022 www.eaton.com...
Idle Timeout Select Message Button Pressed Record Record Message Record Timeout Enabled Button Pressed Unit Reset Local Reset Timeout Button Pressed Figure 7 - Front panel switch flow chart Clear SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL TM371 / A June 2022 www.eaton.com...
Select no Button Pressed Timeout message Playback Once a message has been selected the playback Figure 8 - Select message for playback flow chart process will be started, see section 6.7. SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL TM371 / A June 2022 www.eaton.com...
If Recording is accidentally selected then scrolling though the standard record process will begin, see section 6.4. message slots until none are selected, after slot 12, will safely close recording mode. SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL TM371 / A June 2022 www.eaton.com...
It is also possible to use the front panel to initiate messages, this is not a recommended method as physical access is required to the unit, typically installed Figure 12 - MS12 Remote playback initiation behind a locked cabinet door. SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL TM371 / A June 2022 www.eaton.com...
Enabled CAT6A cables as part of the IO bus or with only audio and key line. Sonix Ms12 unit must be connected via the CAT6A cables to ote: facilitate remote access panel initiation. The Ms12 will play a pre-announcement chime before initiating the selected message playback.
Figure 14 - PA/GA System broadcast priority ote: Priority should be configured as part of the holistic PA/GA system configuration as per the cause and effect. See SAS manual for more details. SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL TM371 / A June 2022 www.eaton.com...
7 . 1 .2 CAT6A connector shield links The following procedure shows how to ping-set an The A and B sides of the Sonix Ms12 unit are isolated Ms12: from each other. J9 and J10 on the PCB are two jumper links to connect the shield from each CAT6A 1.
Sonix Ms12 Technical Manual 9 Maintenance 7 .3 Single side only usage If only one side of the Sonix Ms12 is required for the The Sonix Ms12 unit itself does not require any specific installation, in a standalone system for example. Then...
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All specifications, dimensions, weights and tolerances are nominal (typical) T: +44 (0) 1623 444 400 Publication www.crouse-hinds.com/hac No.TM371 / A and Eaton reserve the right to vary all data without prior notice. No liability is accepted for any consequence of use. MEDCSales@Eaton.com June 2022...
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