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Alarm Cards
Reference Guide
Publication 999-001967
Revision A1
Release 3.9
October 1999

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  • Page 1 Alarm Cards Reference Guide Publication 999-001967 Revision A1 Release 3.9 October 1999...
  • Page 2 Trademarks: 5ESS is a registered trademark of Lucent Technologies DMS-100 and DMS-200 are trademarks of Northern Telecom. Nortel is a trademark of Northern Telecom. HyperTerminal is a registered trademark of Microsoft Premisys is a registered trademark of Premisys Communications, Inc. SLC is a registered trademark of Lucent Technologies Windows 3.1 and 95 are registered trademarks of Microsoft All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
  • Page 3 Alarm Cards • ALR 4+4 (8401), ALR 4+3PF (8402), ALR 28+14 (8403) Using this Alarm Card Reference Guide This Alarm Card Reference Guide assists technicians with switch settings, connector pinouts, configuration, and troubleshooting information for the Alarm Cards.
  • Page 4 Model No. Running Head...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Alarm Card User Screens and Settings ...1-10 1.3.1 Alarm Filter Screen Sensor Setting ...1-10 1.3.2 ALR 4+4 and ALR 4+3PF Card Main Screens...1-12 1.3.3 ALR 28+14 Card Screens and Settings ...1-14 1.3.4 Alarm Sensor Screen ...1-14 1.3.5 Alarm Switch Screen ...1-16 1.3.6 Voice Screen...1-18...
  • Page 6 Model No. Running Head Contents Alarm Cards...
  • Page 7 Jumper Installation for Active Mode ...1-8 Jumper Installation for Passive Mode...1-9 Alarm Filter Screen...1-11 ALR 4+4 and ALR 4+3PF Card Main Screen...1-12 ALR 28+14 Alarm Sensor Screen ...1-14 1-10 ALR 28+14 Alarm Switch Screen ...1-16 1-11 ALR 28+14 Voice Screen...1-18...
  • Page 8 Model No. Running Head Figures Alarm Cards...
  • Page 9 ALR 28+14 Alarm Sensor Screen Actions...1-15 ALR 28+14 Alarm Sensor Option Settings and Defaults...1-15 ALR 28+14 Alarm Switch Screen Actions ...1-17 ALR 28+14 Alarm Switch Option Settings and Defaults ...1-17 ALR 28+14 Voice Screen Actions ...1-19 ALR 28+14 Voice Option Settings and Defaults ...1-19...
  • Page 10 Model No. Running Head Tables Alarm Cards...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Alarm Cards

    Alarm Cards Chapter 1 Alarm Cards Introduction This chapter provides installation, configuration, and troubleshooting information for the Alarm cards. These cards are labeled as the ALR 4+4 (8401), ALR 4+3PF (8402), and ALR 28+14 (8403) Cards on their faceplate ejectors. The Alarm cards allow the system to report alarms to external alarm annunciators and other systems.

  • Page 12: Card Jumpers/Switch Settings

    Running Head Alarm Card Descriptions Each outbound "floating" relay has normally open contacts and normally closed contacts. It responds to major, critical, minor, and informational alarms, and activates an external device. Two relays are provided for each Alarm Card port. The relays are dual-pole, double-throw. See Figure 1-1.

  • Page 13: Alr 4+3Pf Card Description (8402)

    Alarm Cards 1.2.2 ALR 4+3PF Card Description (8402) The ALR 4+3PF Card has four outbound switches and three inbound sensors. This card is similar to the ALR 4+4 Card, except that its fourth alarm port can only be used as an outbound alarm to show the system power unit has failed.

  • Page 14: Alr 28+14 Card Description (8403)

    The alarm information can also be transmitted to a central site via SNMP or other user-defined parameters. 1.2.3.1 Card Jumpers/Switch Settings The ALR 28+14 Card has numerous jumper and other settings, as shown in Figure 1-3. These settings are discussed in the following paragraphs. Model No. Alarm Cards...

  • Page 15: Alr 28+14 Card Settings

    Figure 1-3. ALR 28+14 Card Settings Audible Alarm Buzzer Volume Setting The ALR 28+14 Card has an on-board buzzer for audible alarms. You can set the buzzer to activate when a particular sensor detects an incoming alarm. The buzzer volume is set by a control dial marked VOL, which you can adjust with a small screwdriver.
  • Page 16 Alarm Card Descriptions U.S./European Voltage Jumpers You can configure the ALR 28+14 Card for either U.S. or European operation by moving the jumpers located on JP64. One jumper is provided for each alarm sensor on the card. Inserting a jumper on the left-side two pins selects U.S. voltages. Inserting the jumper on the right-side two pins selects European voltages.

  • Page 17: Active And Passive Alarm Sensor Modes

    Alarm Cards Alarm Sensor Jumpers Each sensor is associated with a pair of jumpers that control whether the sensor is powered from the card (active mode) or an external device (passive mode). The passive mode provides 2500V of isolation. Figure 1-4 shows these options. Current Source Alarm Card Alarm Card...

  • Page 18: Jumper Pair Assignments

    (right) pins for the jumper pairs in columns JP2 and JP4 carry negative (-) voltages. The default setting for all jumper pairs is the active mode, as shown in Figure 1-6. The sensors are powered by the ALR 28+14 Card. This setting provides surge protection for the sensors. Earlier Version Figure 1-6.

  • Page 19: Installing The Alarm Card

    Alarm Cards Earlier Version Figure 1-7. Jumper Installation for Passive Mode The jumper pairs that correspond to each sensor are numbered accordingly. For example, the jumper pairs for sensor 12 are in row SI12 of the lower jumper group (columns JP1 and JP2). Similarly, the jumper pairs that correspond to sensor 25 are in row SI25 of the upper jumper group (columns JP3 and JP4).

  • Page 20: Alarm Card User Screens And Settings

    Running Head Alarm Card User Screens and Settings Alarm Card User Screens and Settings 1.3.1 Alarm Filter Screen Sensor Setting First, make sure the master setting for all alarm sensors is set properly as the SENSOR variable in the Alarm Filter Screen. To set this variable, first select Alarms from the System Main Screen, then choose Filters.

  • Page 21: Alr 4+4 And Alr 4+3Pf Card Main Screens

    Alarm Cards 1.3.2 ALR 4+4 and ALR 4+3PF Card Main Screens Figure 1-9 shows the ALR 4+4 and ALR 4+3PF Card Main Screen. To go to this screen, highlight the Alarm card in the System Main Screen and press <Enter>. Figure 1-9.

  • Page 22: Alr 4+4 And Alr 4+3Pf Card Option Settings And Defaults

    Running Head Alarm Card User Screens and Settings Table 1-2. ALR 4+4 and ALR 4+3PF Card Option Settings and Defaults Parameter SWITCH stdby ACT ON minor SENSOR stdby TRIG ON close SWITCH The Switch setting indicates that the outbound alarm switch is actv (on) or stdby (off). ACT ON The Act On parameter defines the type of system alarm that will cause the switch to trigger.

  • Page 23: Alr 28+14 Card Screens And Settings

    1.3.4 Alarm Sensor Screen Figure 1-10 shows the first (page 1) of three Alarm Sensors Screen for the ALR 28+14 Card. These are the main screens for that card. The first two screens each list 10 sensors, and the third screen similarly lists 8 sensors. You must give each sensor a name that corresponds to the incoming alarm, then set each variable for every sensor as described in this section.

  • Page 24: Alr 28+14 Alarm Sensor Screen Actions

    Main Returns to the System Main Screen. If changes are made to settings and not saved, you will be prompted to save or lose changes. Table 1-4. ALR 28+14 Alarm Sensor Option Settings and Defaults Parameter SENSOR NAME TRIG ON...

  • Page 25: Alarm Switch Screen

    Figure 1-11 shows the first of two Alarm Switch Screens. Each screen (page) lists seven switches. To go to this screen, press “w” (sWitches command) in the Alarm Sensor Screen. Figure 1-11. ALR 28+14 Alarm Switch Screen The bottom highlighted line of the screen shows several actions that you can perform from this screen.

  • Page 26: Alr 28+14 Alarm Switch Screen Actions

    Returns to the previous page. pgDn Goes to the next page. Main Returns to the Alarm Sensor Screen. Table 1-6. ALR 28+14 Alarm Switch Option Settings and Defaults Parameter Alarm Switch number 1 to 14 SWITCH Name User-defined switch name SW.

  • Page 27: Voice Screen

    1.3.6 Voice Screen An RJ-11 FXS voice port is located on the ALR 28+14 Card between the two Amphenol connectors. The initial Voice Screen for this port is shown in Figure 1-12. To go to this screen, press “v” (Voice command) in the Alarm Sensor Screen.

  • Page 28: Alr 28+14 Voice Screen

    Table 1-7 lists these actions, and Table 1-8 summarizes the configuration option settings and default values. These parameters are described in the following paragraphs. Table 1-7. ALR 28+14 Voice Screen Actions Action Save Saves changes to settings.

  • Page 29: Alr 28+14 Voice Option Settings And Defaults

    Alarm Cards Table 1-8. ALR 28+14 Voice Option Settings and Defaults Parameter STATE WAN/SRV MODE TYPE RX tlp TX tlp coding ringbk STATE The State setting determines whether the port is active or inactive. An inactive port does not occupy a time slot on a WAN link. Set the State setting to stdby (standby) for ports you are not using or have not yet configured.
  • Page 30 Running Head Alarm Card User Screens and Settings TYPE The Type setting matches the signaling behavior of the FXS equipment and the remote switch. The loop (Loop-start) option, which is used with POTS stations and simple PBX trunks, is only available when the MODE setting is fxs. If the MODE setting is plar, the TYPE options are d3-m1, d4-m1, d3-m2, d4-m2, d3-m3, and d4-m3.
  • Page 31 Alarm Cards RINGBK The ringback setting specifies whether a ringback tone is generated by the system and sent towards the network. This option should be turned on when the network does not provide an audible ringing tone to the calling party. The default value is off. Alarm Cards Alarm Card User Screens and Settings 1-21...

  • Page 32: Alarm Card Error Messages

    Running Head Alarm Card Error Messages Alarm Card Error Messages Refer to Appendix B in the System Reference Guide for further information on Error Messages regarding this card. Alarm Card Troubleshooting Alarm card problems could indicate a number of possible causes. Typically, a problem is indicated by the loss of an incoming alarm signal on a sensor port or the lack of a contact closure/open in response to an internal alarm.
  • Page 33 Alarm Cards 6. Verify the amphenol cable is connected correctly to the Alarm card. At a cross-connection point between the Alarm card and the external equipment, open the circuit under test. Connect a short across the Alarm card sensor input in question. A SENSOR alarm should be reported.
  • Page 34 Model No. Running Head Alarm Card Troubleshooting Alarm Cards 1-24 Alarm Cards...

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