Redback® A 4505B Lockdown Timer 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 Lockdown, Fire and Bell Switches 2.3 Programming the timing events using the front buttons 2.4 Programming the timing events using the supplied PC software...
1.1 INTRODUCTION The Redback® A 4505B is a weekly timer and Lockdown and Fire Alarm 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.
Redback® A 4505B Lockdown Timer 1.4 FRONT PANEL GUIDE Fig 1.4A shows the layout of the A 4505B front panel. 9 10 11 Lockdown Fire Bell Cancel A 4500 A 4505B 24 Hour 7 Day Timer Lockdown Timer Prebell Music...
Redback® A 4505B Lockdown Timer 1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Fig 1.5A shows the layout of the A 4505B rear panel. 8 9 10 11 12 13 Common Fire Lockdown Bell IMPORTANT NOTE Ensure power is switched off when 24V Out...
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Redback® A 4505B Lockdown Timer Audio Out RCA Connectors Connect these outputs to the input of the background music amplifier. Bell Contact These contacts are for remote triggering of the Bell tone. These could be triggered by a remote switch or other closing contact.
SD slot is not available then the Altronics D 0371B USB Memory Card Reader or similar would be suitable (not supplied). You will first need to remove power from the A 4505B and then remove the Micro SD card from the front of the unit.
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The new MP3’s are now installed on the SD card, and the card can be removed from the PC following windows safe card removal procedures. Make sure the A 4505B is OFF and insert the SD card into the SD card slot ; it will click when fully in- serted.
Redback® A 4505B Lockdown Timer 2.2 LOCKDOWN, FIRE AND BELL SWITCHES The Lockdown, Fire and Bell switches on the front of the unit all work in momentary mode. ie. The Lockdown tone will continue to sound after the Lockdown switch is momentarily pressed and the Fire tone will continue to sound after the Fire switch is momentarily pressed.
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“Output MP3”. The top left text is the time event number. Up to 50 events can be programmed into the A 4505B. Pressing the “up” and “down” buttons at this stage will move up and down through the events 1- 50. The top right text indicates that TIME1 (Event1) is currently disabled.
(not supplied). You will first need to remove power from the A 4505B and then remove the SD card from the rear of the unit. To remove the SD card push the card in and it will eject itself.
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All 50 events can be accessed on the screen by scrolling up and down. If you previously saved some timing information using the buttons on the A 4505B then these times should be displayed. Otherwise the timing information should all be blank as shown.
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Redback® A 4505B Lockdown Timer 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, Lunch etc), and the start and finish times 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.
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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. This is the first bell of the day for the primary school, the A 4505B is being installed at.
With the events now programmed on the SD card, the card can be removed from the PC following windows safe card removal procedures. Make sure the A 4505B is OFF and insert the SD card into the slot in the rear; it will click when fully inserted.
Redback® A 4505B Lockdown Timer 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.
Fire voice over message is required ,but the Lockdown voice-over message is not, make sure the folder located in Removable Disk( ):\voice\lockdown is empty. 2.10 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS The A 4505B has various options which are set by the DIP switches on the rear of the unit. These are outlined below and in figure 2.24. Switch 1 This switch is used to either loop the Bell/Prebell, or play the Bell/Prebell only once after it has been triggered.
The Redback® A 2069 wall plate provides a remote means of triggering the Lockdown, Fire, Bell and cancel functions of the Redback® A 4505B. Connection is made to the Redback® A 4505B via a minimum of 8 wires as shown in Fig 3.2.
Connection is made to the Reback® A 4505B via standard Cat5e cabling as shown in Fig 3.4. There are two RJ45 ports on the rear of the wall plate, either of which can be used. Only one Reback® A 4599 or A 4599V wall plate is allowed to be connected to the Reback® A 4505B via the RJ45 port. A 4599 Remote...
Redback® A 4505B Lockdown Timer 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.
1) Download the Zip file from the website. 2) Remove the SD card from the A 4505B and insert it into your PC. (Follow the steps on page 8 to open the SD card). 3) Extract the contents of the Zip file to the root folder of the SD Card.
COLOUR: .............Black * 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.
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Redback® A 4505B Lockdown Timer RELATED PRODUCTS Redback® A 1709 7 DAY TIMER A versatile timer which has four switched 24V outputs and four closing contacts which activate simultaneously. It permits a total of 50 event switching times. Each can be set to turn on any single day of the week or on multiple days for up to 24 hours.