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Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System
A 4580
A 4658
Operating Manual
A 4580
Zone Paging System
A 4658 Power Injector Box (Optional)
A 4660 4-32 Zone Paging Console (Optional)
A 4660
User manual revision number: 1.8 19/07/2023
Distributed by Altronic Distributors Pty. Ltd.
Phone: 1300 780 999 Fax: 1300 790 999 Internet: www.altronics.com.au
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Please read these instructions carefully from front to back prior to installation.
They include important setup instructions.
Failure to follow these instructions may prevent the unit from working as designed.
www.redbackaudio.com.au
Redback® Proudly Made In Australia
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  • Page 1 Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System A 4580 A 4658 Operating Manual A 4580 Zone Paging System A 4658 Power Injector Box (Optional) A 4660 4-32 Zone Paging Console (Optional) A 4660 User manual revision number: 1.8 19/07/2023 Distributed by Altronic Distributors Pty. Ltd.
  • Page 2 100% developed, designed & assembled in Australia. Since 1976 we have been manufacturing Redback amplifiers in Perth, Western Australia. With over 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.

  • 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 4660 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 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. This is a mixed output which contains both the paging audio and BGM audio.

  • 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 Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System 24V DC Switched Output DIP switch 3 set to “ON” N/O - No voltage present when non-active 24VDC present when active The 24V switched output activates when the Evac Trigger is activated N/C - 24VDC present when non-active No voltage present when active tor when an evac audio signal is received at the Evac RCA input .

  • Page 14: A 4660 Paging Console

    “sales” as a recall label. An installer label can also be displayed for service calls etc. 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 15: System Settings

    Press the button to enable/disable and use the slider below to adjust the feedback volume. Restart unit - This will cycle power to the A 4580 and re-start the unit. Handy if the unit is locked away. (Note: If two A 4580’s are connected for a 32 zone system, both units will re-start).

  • Page 16: Backlight Settings

    Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System 3.1.2 Backlight Settings Press the “backlight” button to display the screen shown in figure 3.4. There are two levels of screen brightness which come into effect, when the screen hasn’t been touched for a period of time set by the user.

  • Page 17: Microphone Settings

    Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System 3.1.6 Microphone settings Press the “microphone” button to display the screen shown in figure 3.5. From this menu the chime options and action of the paging button are set. Chime through local speaker ->...

  • Page 18: A 4660 Connections

    Each paging console must be assigned an address via the console menu before operation. Eg Console 1 is set to address 1 and connected to port 1 on the A 4580, console 2 is set to address 2 and connected to port 2 on the A 4580 and so on (Refer to section see section 3.1.1 for details).

  • Page 19: Zone System

    Address = 7 Address = 8 PLEASE NOTE : A maximum of 8 paging consoles can be connected to the A 4580, with a maximum of 2 paging consoles per port. Take note of the addresses for each paging console.
  • Page 20 Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System Redback® Proudly Made In Australia www.redbackaudio.com.au...
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  • Page 22: A 4660 Paging

    Redback® A 4580 Zone Paging System 3.3 A 4660 PAGING Multi-zone paging Paging is achieved by pressing the numbered button of the zone required. The button will illuminate. Hold down the page switch and speak into the microphone. Note: a zone that is blacked out has general paging blocked (Refer to section 3.1.5).

  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    REMEDIES A 4660 doesn’t power up • Check cable connections. • A Redback® A 4658 power injector may be required if the cable run is over 100m. (Do not use a POE injector instead) • A Redback® A 4658 power injector is required if consoles are cascaded (Do not use a POE injector instead) www.redbackaudio.com.au...

  • Page 24: 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.

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