Voice Announcement Board - Toa Venas VM-2120 Cookbook

GENERAL PURPOSE BROADCAST
Control I/O Connector Functions
The rear panel-mounted Control I/O connector enables the VM amplifier to be controlled or monitored by
connected external equipment.
CONTROL I/O connector pin function table
Pin
Signal name
No.
1 AC power ON
2 DC power ON
3 Message 1 – 5 activation
I
7
8 VM amplifier's broadcast
cutoff control
9 Chime activation (6 built-in chimes
and EV-200's selected chime)
10 Power ON/OFF control
11 Westminster chime
activation
12 Emergency alert activation
13 Emergency stop activation
14 Emergency evacuation
activation
15 Failure indicator control
16 GND
I
20
21 Power switch on
22 Communications error
23 Failure indication
24 Emergency Broadcast on
25 EV-200's failure
1
* Requires installation of the optional EV-200 Voice Announcement Board.
2
* Use this pin to cut off the VM amplifier's power amplifier output to allow the "Emergency broadcast" initiated by
connected external equipment to go through.
VM amplifier's D-sub female connector
CONTROL I/O
13
25
IN/
Signal/logic
OUT
OUT Active Low
OUT Active Low
IN One-shot make
IN At make
At break
IN Break -to-Make edge
Make-to-Break edge
IN Break-to-Make edge
Make-to-Break edge
IN One-shot make
IN One-shot make
IN One-shot make
IN One-shot make
IN At make
OUT Active Low
OUT Active Low
OUT Active Low
OUT Active Low
OUT Active Low
4
-1-
1
Locking nut: 4-40 UNC
14
Function/status
When AC power is on
When DC power is on
Activates EV-200 Board's Message 1 –5*
Cuts off the VM amplifier's power amplifier output.*
(External signals applied to EXTERNAL SP INPUT go
through to the speakers.)
The VM amplifier's power amplifier output is resumed.
Activates a start chime tone.
Activates an end chime tone (4-tone Down).
Turns power on.
Turns power off.
Activates the internal Westminster chime unit.
Places the unit in "Emergency broadcast" mode, during
which time an "Alert" announcement and an "Evacuation"
1
announcement are broadcast.*
Resets the unit from "Emergency broadcast" mode.
Places the unit in "Emergency broadcast" mode, during
which time an "Evacuation" announcement is repeated.*
The FAULT indicator lights to indicate external equipment
failure.
When the power switch is on by means of manual or
external control
When communications cannot be achieved between the
RM-200M and the VM amplifier or between VM amplifiers
(High state when communications are restored.)
When the FAULT indicator lamp is on.
When an Emergency broadcast is performed by the VM
amplifier or the external equipment. (See the description of
Pin 8 VM amplifier's broadcast cutoff.)
When the EV-200 Voice Announcement Board fails.*
6
INPUT
1
1 2
*
1
1