Avtech RMA-RELAY-SEN Installation and operation manual

Installation Note
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Relay Switch
AVTECH
AVTECH’s Relay Switch turns on and o up to 4 electrical
devices. You may individually control each of the 4 relay
outputs separately.
Relay Switch Package Contents
• One (1) Relay Switch
• Two (2) mounting screws
Relay Switch
Front
Relay
Ports
Custom
Cord
Install Your Relay Switch
Do not use this sensor in hazardous (classied) locations or life safety applications.
Step 1: Mount your Relay Switch.
Mount your Relay Switch with screws through the ange holes, secure it with Velcro or
simply place it on a at surface.
Step 2: Connect your Relay Switch to AVTECH’s Light Tower & Relay Adapter.
To use your sensor with Room Alert 32S and 12S or Room Alert 32E, 12E and 3E, you
need AVTECH’s Light Tower & Relay Adapter (LT-32-ADP), shown here.
Connect the Relay Switch’s built-in custom cable to the
custom port on the Light Tower & Relay Adapter.
For more information about
AVTECH’s Light Tower & Relay
Adapter, please see its Installation
Note, visit AVTECH.com or contact
your Product Specialist.
To use your Relay Switch with the Room Alert 4E model, connect it directly to the Room
Alert 4E’s custom port.

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Relay Switch Sensor (RMA-RELAY-SEN)
Step 3: Connect a low-voltage device to your Relay Switch.
Disconnect power to the electrical device before beginning.
Do not connect the relay outputs on AVTECH products to live circuits of over 125VAC or
24VDC.
Use an appropriate wire to connect the relay ports to your electrical device; consult an
electrician if you are unsure if the wire is compatible with the electrical load or device.
Use an appropriate wire or cable to connect the relay ports to your electrical device. If
you are unsure if the wire is compatible with the electrical load or device, contact an
electrician.
1. Separate and strip the free ends of the wire. Expose about ¼" of
wire.
2. Connect one end of the wire to an output port on the Relay
Switch. The port’s contacts are non-polarized, so you may insert
either side of the wire into either contact.
3. Connect the other end to the appropriate contacts on your electrical device.
4. Repeat this procedure for up to 3 more electrical devices.
Sensor Features & Specications
Environment Condition Monitored Turns on/o low-voltage electrical devices
Type Of Sensor Relay output
Power Supply Room Alert or Light Tower Adapter (LTA)
Sensor Cable Type
Relay output cable
Included No
Maximum Extendible Length Depends on application/type
Custom cable
Included Yes (built-in)
Length 3' 11"
Maximum Extendible Length 900'
Operating Temperature -40º F to 185º F (-40º C to 85º C)
Maximum Load On Relay Ports 0.3A at 125VAC; 1A at 24VDC
Compatible Products
Adapter Light Tower & Relay Adapter (LTA)
Main Units
Room Alert 32S and 12S (LTA required)
Room Alert 32E/W, 12E and 3E (LTA required)
Room Alert 4E (no LTA required)

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Relay Switch Sensor (RMA-RELAY-SEN)
Previous Generation Relay Switch
Please note that the previous generation of the Relay Switch operates dierently
than the current generation. In the previous generation model, shown below, you can
individually control the rst three relay outputs; the fourth is automatically activated
when any one of the other outputs is on, allowing notication to a security panel.
Front
Relay
Ports
123
Alarm Panel Port
4
Custom
Cord
You can tell what generation you have by looking at the custom cord: the built-in
custom cord on the previous generation is approximately 1.375" long, as shown here.
(The current generation of Relay Switch has a built-in custom cord almost 4' long.)

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Congure Your Light Tower Or Relay Switch
Congure Your Light Tower Or Relay Switch
Use Room Alert’s Built-In Web Interface
Navigate to Settings Alarms in your Room Alert web interface. Both AVTECH’s Light
Tower and AVTECH’s Relay Switch may be congured on this page.
Depending on your model, the options you see in your Room Alert may vary slightly from
those shown in the screenshots in this section.
1. In LTA Label, you may leave the default or enter something more descriptive. Room
Alert “E” models accept up to 15 characters, including only letters, numbers, spaces,
hyphens (-), underscores (_) or periods (.). Room Alert “S” models accept up to 30
characters, including the above and special characters, like ampersand (&).
2. In LTA Connected, select your device from the drop-down list:
• To congure a Light Tower, select either Red/Green No Audio or Red/
Yellow/Green w/Audio, depending on your model.
• To congure a Relay Switch, select Relay.
3. Once you select your device, the LTA Action Conguration grid populates beneath it.
(Note that the LTA Relay in the screenshot below refers to the relay output port on the
Light Tower & Relay Adapter.)
Light Tower Relay Switch
4. Choose the alarm/clear prole you wish to congure. (The default for models with
multiple proles is Prole 1). Then choose the actions you wish each feature to
execute when a sensor goes in and out of alarm state.

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Congure Your Light Tower Or Relay Switch
• In Room Alert “E” models, you may leave the default, O, or choose On.
• In Room Alert “S” models, you may leave the default, None, or choose On or O.
5. If you wish, you may also congure a Boot Prole (Room Alert “E” models) or a Default
Prole (Room Alert “S” models).
• Select Boot Prole in your “E” model to congure what the Light Tower or Relay
Switch does in response to the Room Alert rebooting. For the Boot actions, you may
leave the default, O, or choose On.
• Select Default Prole in your “S” model to congure what the Light Tower or
Relay Switch does when an alarm/clear prole is not in eect. For the Default
actions, you may leave the default, O, or choose On.
You may now navigate to another page; however, if you close the web interface before
the nal step, you will lose your changes.
Now navigate to Settings Sensors to associate your prole with a sensor.
1. Find your sensor’s interface and choose the prole you’ve congured from the drop-
down list in Use Alarm Prole.
2. Select Save Settings at the top or bottom of the page. Your Room Alert will
automatically reboot and commit your changes.
See next page for how to manually toggle your Light Tower or Relay from your Room Alert’s
Status page.

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Congure Your Light Tower Or Relay Switch
Manually Controlling Light Tower Or Relay Output
You may also control your Light Tower or
Relay Switch manually by navigating to
SettingsStatus in your Room Alert web
interface and scrolling down to the Light
Towers and Relays section. There you’ll see
the Light Tower or Relay Status box, both
shown here.
Click on the appropriate image to toggle
your device’s features on and o. Here
you see the red LED for the Light Tower
manually toggled on and the 1st relay on
the Relay Switch manually toggled on.
Room Alert “S” models require you to log in
with your device’s username and password
before you can manually toggle.
Light Tower Relay
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