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Product Specification
General
Supply Voltage Range.............................................................................................................. 18 to 40 V DC
Current Consumption ...........................................470 mA @ 24 V DC supply, backlight off and sounder off
Auxiliary DC supply for external equipment ..........................................................18 to 36 V DC @ 200 mA
Fault Log........................................................................................................................................ 200 events
Real Time Clock (RTC) ........................................................................... Built-in (externally synchronisable)
Night Volume Control ...........................................................Daily time controlled input / output level control
Format ...............................................................................................................19-inch rack mounting frame
Field Connections.............................................................................................RJ45 for single audio outputs
Colour .................................................................................................................. Black with silver annotation
Audio Input
Number of Balanced Audio Inputs........................................................................................................... 8
Number of Unbalanced Audio Input ..............................................................................................................1
Input Overload Margin ........................................................................................................................... 40 dB
Input Attenuator Range ................................................................................................................ 0 to –63 dB
Equalisation ...................................................................................................................... 3 band plus LF Cut
Surveillance Tone......................................................................20 to 30 Hz / Required Level 0 to –40 dBFS
Audio Output
Number of Balanced Audio Outputs...................................................................................... 8 single outputs
Level and Impedance .............................................................................................................0 dBu @ 600 Ω
Graphic Equalisation ....................................................... ±12 dB at 125, 250, 500, 1 k, 2 k, 4 k, 8 k, 16 kHz
Surveillance Tone..............................................................................................................10 dBu to −30 dBu
Gain Control Range.................................................................................................................0 dB to −63 dB
DVA
Number of Digital Messages (DVA) ......................................................................... 2x50-second messages
DVA Bandwidth .....................................................................................................................100 Hz to 8 kHz
1
Inputs 1 and 2:
Hardwire bypass Fire Microphone inputs.
Support Fire Microphone, Zoned Fire Microphone, Paging Microphone, Single Button Microphone, or
Miscellaneous Input.
Support up to 30 microphone buttons.
2
Inputs 3 to 8:
Support Paging Microphone, Single Button Microphone, or Miscellaneous Input.
Support up to 20 microphone buttons.
3
Inputs 1, 3, and 4: Support Network Channel, and are normally used for system networking on VAR8 Routers that are fitted with the
ANIC Network Interface Card.
VAR8 and Variants - Product Description
580 mA @ 24 V DC supply, backlight on and sounder on
Screw-in terminals for A+B audio outputs on EXP08
Sensitivity and Impedance: −20 dBu (77 mV) @ Z ≥20 kΩ
Sensitivity and Impedance: Suits 1–2 V RMS units Z ≥5 kΩ
Separate A+B output connections available on VAR8-E
Issue: 02 complete, approved
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Screw-in terminals for other signals
30 Hz Pulsed Mode = 1 s on 20 s off
2x66-second messages
1,2,3
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