Federal signal corporation Smartsystem ss2000c31 Quick guide

OPERATION AND CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS

Model SS2000C31

SmartSystem™ oad Management System

OAD MANAGER WITH E ECTRONIC SIREN/ IGHT

CONTRO SYSTEM AND

DIRECTIONA IGHT

(with Slide Switch Control Head)

IMITED WARRANTY

The Signal Division, Federal Signal Corporation (Federal), warrants each

new product to be free from defects in material and workmanship, under

normal use and service, for a period of two years on parts replacement and

one year on labor from the date of delivery to the first user purchaser.

During this warranty period, the obligation of Federal is limited to repairing

or replacing, as Federal may elect, any part or parts of such product which

after examination by Federal discloses to be defective in material and/or

workmanship.

Federal will provide warranty for any unit which is delivered, transported

prepaid, to the Federal factory or designated authorized warranty service

center for examination and such examination reveals a defect in material

and/or workmanship.

This warranty does not cover travel expenses, the cost of specialized

equipment for gaining access to the product, or labor charges for removal

and re installation of the product. Lamps, flash tubes, or batteries are not

covered under warranty.

This warranty does not extend to any unit which has been subjected to abuse,

misuse, improper installation or which has been inadequately maintained,

nor to units which have problems relating to service or modification at any

facility other than the Federal factory or authorized warranty service

centers.

THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,

INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES

OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR

PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL FEDERAL BE LIABLE FOR ANY

LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY SUCH DEFECT IN MATERIAL OR

WORKMANSHIP.

Although it is extremely versatile,

the SmartSystem-LMS (Model

SS2000C31) is operatio al right out

of the box. It comes preco figured ac-

cordi g to the chart to the right. All

operatio i structio s o this page

will be i refere ce to the default

co figuratio .

Ma y of these fu ctio s, as well as

some ot listed, ca be cha ged to

meet the user’s specific eeds. Make

sure to take the time to read through

this ma ual to u dersta d the full

versatility of this product.

All war i gs a d cautio s that ap-

pear i the SS2000C31 hardware i -

stallatio a d mai te a ce ma ual

also apply to i formatio give i

this ma ual. Make sure you are

aware of these war i gs a d cau-

tio s before you begi usi g this

ma ual a d reco figuri g the

SS2000C31 system.

DEFAU T CONFIGURATION

Load Manager Voltage

Threshold - 11.0V, 11.8V, a d 12.8V

Low Voltage Alarm - E abled.

Load Shedding Sequence -

Relay E, D, C, B, A, 1, a d 2.

MAN - Will produce peak & hold

to e whe o other sire s are active.

If wail or yelp are active, the to e

will cha ge to priority for 8-seco ds

the revert back to the previous

to e. Hor Ri g will do the same if

it is tra sferred to the sire .

A/H - Will produce Air Hor to e a y

time it is pressed.

LRC O - Directio al light Arrow

Step through (Left, Right, Ce ter

Out, Off).

WARN - Directio al light War Step

through (War 1, 2, 3, 4 & Off).

AST - Directio al light Arrows a d

War - fast speed override.

LO PWR - Directio al light Arrows

- Low Power Patter override.

COMMON MIC. Co trol - e abled.

HI IDLE Co trol - disabled.

Slide Switch Position 1 - Activates

relay 1 a d War -1 o directio al

light.

Slide Switch Position 2 - Activates

relay 1 & 2, War 2 o directio al

light, a d the Hor Ri g Tra sfer

Relay.

Slide Switch Position 3 - Activates

relay 1, 2, & 3, War 3 o directio al

light, the Hor Ri g Tra sfer Relay,

a d e ables the Sire .

Auxiliary relay keys A-E activate

the correspo di g relays a d are all

Push O /Push Off type fu ctio s.

STBY - Tur s off sire s.

RAD- Tur s o Radio Rebroadcast.

WAIL - Wail to e will activate o ly

whe the sire is e abled. I the

default co figuratio , o ly mode 3

e ables the sire .

YELP - Yelp to e will activate o ly

whe the sire is e abled.

PRTY - Priority to e will activate

o ly whe the sire is e abled.

OPERATION

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SS2000C31 eatures

• Combi ed load ma ageme t/

electro ic sire a d light co -

trol.

• Programmable load sheddi g at

the poi t of i stallatio .

• High Idle co trol capability.

• Two selectable sets of voltage

thresholds for load ma ager.

• Audible i dicatio a d flashi g

LED for low battery alarm.

• Sire s ca be co figured to op-

erate i depe de t of switches.

• Program mode ca be disabled

to preve t u authorized repro-

grammi g.

• Each slide switch positio ca be

co figured to operate a y com-

bi atio of all eight relays plus,

Hor Ri g Tra sfer, Sire E -

able, a d a y of the four war

patter s.

• Each Aux Relay ca be co fig-

ured as Push O /Push Off, Mo-

me tary, Eight Seco d Timeout,

or Security Timeout.

• A y key o the sire row, except

STBY, ca be perma e tly dis-

abled or e abled.

• Automatic High Idle output or

ma ual co trol to e able high

idle activator or sole oid.

• You ca ow select a y keys,

except MAN & A/H a d the di-

rectio al light keys to tur o

automatically whe the system

is powered up.

• Your Hor Ri g tra sfer to e

ca be YELP or PRIORITY.

• You ca select Peak & Hold or

Air Hor to activate with the

hor ri g.

• Relays seque ce o a d off to

mi imize power surges.

• Directio al light Co troller ca

operate SIX or EIGHT lamp di-

rectio al light models.

• 34 differe t directio al light Pat-

ter s Available.

• Programmable “Fu ctio I di-

cator Sou d” otifies you if you

have a y fu ctio s active.

• Park - Sire Deactivator deacti-

vates sire whe vehicle is put

i PARK.

• PA a d Commo Micropho e

co trol.

The SS2000C31 system is a ex-

tremely versatile system. Because

of this versatility, it is very impor-

ta t to k ow how you wa t the sys-

tem to fu ctio before you begi co -

figuratio . Therefore, be sure to read

the directio s before you begi co -

figuratio so that you may u der-

sta d the capabilities of the

SS2000C31 system.

To help i determi i g how your

system will fu ctio , a worksheet

outli i g all the capabilities of the

system is i cluded at the back of this

ma ual. Use this worksheet to de-

termi e exactly how your system

should fu ctio , the begi the

reco figuri g process. You will fi d

that filli g out the worksheet will

help greatly reduce the time eeded

to co figure your system to meet

your requireme ts.

O ce you have determi ed how your

system should operate, use this

ma ual to guide you through the

co figuratio process.

O page 3 is a overview of the dif-

fere t levels of co figuratio . Simi-

lar fu ctio s are grouped together.

Notice that level two is broke dow

i to specific fu ctio al areas sepa-

rated by arrows. These arrows rep-

rese t a cha ge i to a “deeper” layer

of level 2.

These deeper layers are o ly acces-

sible from the previous layer. There

is o ly o e way i to each layer a d

o ly o e way out.

Example: If you wa t to cha ge the

fu ctio ality of Slide Switch positio

3, you must follow the “flow” of the

arrows.

1. Select Level 2 from the MAIN

MENU .

2. Select “Slide Switches” to drop

i to the Slide switch layer.

3. Select Slide Switch positio 3 to

drop i to the “Slide Fu ctio s” layer.

4. Make your cha ges for Slide

Switch 3 i the Slide Fu ctio s

layer.

*We have just completed “o e way

i .” We must ow come out the same

way by use of the SAVE key.

5. Press SAVE. This will bri g you

back up to “Slide Switches.”

6. Press SAVE agai to bri g your-

self back up to Level 2.

7. Press SAVE agai to bri g your-

self back up to the MAIN MENU.

This is the extreme case as you will

otice ot all levels have sub-layers.

Be aware that if we also wa ted to

reco figure Slide Switch 2, we could

have selected Slide Switch 2 i step

6 above without goi g all the way

back to the MAIN MENU. This will

reduce the umber of key hits

eeded to co figure your system.

WARNING

Property damage, serious injury, or death to you or others may

result if the SS2000C31 is improperly configured. Configura-

tion, if required, is to be performed at the time of installation. It

is NOT intended for operators to “customize” the SS2000C31’s

operation for their individual preferences. It is the USER’s

responsibility to determine compatibility, suitability, and

ensure proper configuration of the SS2000C31.

The person responsible for configuration MUST be familiar

with local codes and procedures for safe emergency vehicle

siren and light operation.

Before proceeding, read and understand the Safety Message to

Operators on page 5.

CONFIGURATION

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LEVEL 2

Keys / Switches

Slide Switches Aux Relay Keys Siren Disables

LEVEL 1

Keyboard

Sire s I depe de t.

Default Co figuratio .

Co figuratio Disable.

Directio al Light 6 or

8 Lamp.

Fu ctio I dicator

Sou d.

SLIDE

SWITCHES

Select slide switch

to reco figure.

AUX RELAY

KEYS

Select Aux Relay

Key to reco figure.

SIREN DISABLE

Select which sire s

should be

disabled/e abled.

SLIDE UNCTIONS

Select combi atio s of the

followi g for each switch

positio :

Primary Relays.

Auxiliary Relays.

Key 11.

Hor Ri g Tra sfer.

Sire E able.

Directio al Light War

Patter .

AUX RELAY

UNCTIONS

Select o e of the

followi g for each

Aux Relay:

•Push-o / Push-off.

•Mome tary.

•8-Seco d Timer.

•Security Timer.

LEVEL 3

Power Up

Select which keys

should

automatically

activate whe first

powered up.

LEVEL 4

Horn Ring

Select Hor Ri g Tra sfer

Fu ctio

Select tra sfer to e:

•Yelp.

•Priority.

Select “No Sire Active” to e:

•Air Hor .

•Peak & Hold.

Select 8-seco d HRTR

•Timer e abled.

•Timer disabled.

LEVEL 5

Load Management

Select Voltage Threshold Set

for Load Ma ager:

• E able Lower Voltage

Threshold.

• E able Higher Voltage

Threshold.

Select Load Shed seque ce:

• E able Load Shed.

• Select Shed seque ce.

Set Voltage Threshold:

• High Idle off threshold.

• Load Shed threshold.

• Low battery voltage alarm

threshold.

High Idle co trol:

• High Idle co trol e abled.

• High Idle co trol disabled.

Low Battery Voltage Alarm

• Low voltage alarm e abled.

• Low voltage alarm disabled.

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SECTION IV

OPERATION

SAFETY MESSAGE TO OPERATORS OF

FEDERA SIGNA E ECTRONIC SIRENS

AND IGHT/SOUND SYSTEMS

WARNING

The lives of people depend on your safe

operation of ederal products. It is

important to read and follow all instruc-

tions shipped with the products. In

addition, listed below are some other

important safety instructions and pre-

cautions you should follow:

Qu lific tions

• To properly use a electro ic sire a d

speaker(s): you must have a good u dersta di g

of ge eral vehicle operatio , a high proficie cy

i the use of safety war i g equipme t, a d

thorough k owledge of state a d federal

UNIFORM TRAFFIC CODES.

Sound H z rds

• Your heari g a d the heari g of others, i or

close to your emerge cy vehicle, could be dam-

aged by loud sou ds. This ca occur from short

exposures to very loud sou ds, or from lo ger

exposures to moderately loud sou ds. For

heari g co servatio guida ce, refer to federal,

state, or local recomme datio s.

OSHA Sta dard 1910.95 offers guida ce o

“Permissible Noise Exposure.”

• All effective sire s a d hor s produce loud

sou ds (120 dB) that may cause perma e t

heari g loss. Always mi imize your exposure to

sire sou d, roll up your wi dows a d wear

heari g protectio . Do ot sou d the sire

i doors or i e closed areas where you a d

others will be exposed to the sou d. O ly use

the sire for emerge cy respo se situatio s.

Sound Limit tions

• Before usi g the vehicle, check to see if the

sire speakers are co cealed from view. If the

sire speaker is ot i clear view o the fro t of

the vehicle, use extra cautio whe operati g

the vehicle. A co cealed sire speaker i stalla-

tio is less effective at war i g others.

• Maximum sou d output will be severely re-

duced if a y objects are i fro t of the speaker.

If your i stallatio has obstructio s i fro t

of the speaker, drive eve more cautiously.

• Freque tly i spect the speaker to e sure that

it is clear of a y obstructio , such as mud or

s ow, which will reduce maximum sou d

output.

Sign ling Limit tions

• Be aware that the use of your visual a d au-

dible sig ali g devices does ot give you the

right to force your way through traffic. Your

emerge cy lights, sire , a d actio s are

REQUESTING the right-of-way.

• Although your war i g system is operati g

properly, it may ot alert everyo e. People

may ot hear, see, or heed your war i g sig al.

You must recog ize this fact a d co ti ue

drivi g cautiously.

• Situatio s may occur which obstruct your

war i g sig al whe atural or ma -made

objects are betwee your vehicle a d others.

This ca also occur whe you raise your hood

or tru k lid. If these situatio s occur, be espe-

cially careful.

Driving Limit tions

• At the start of your shift, you should e sure

that the light/sou d system is securely attached

to the vehicle a d operati g properly.

• If the u ique combi atio of emerge cy vehicle

equipme t i stalled i your vehicle has

resulted i the sire co trols bei g i stalled

i a positio that does ot allow you to operate

them by touch o ly, OPERATE CONTROLS

ONLY WHILE YOUR VEHICLE IS STOPPED.

• If drivi g co ditio s require your full atte -

tio , you should avoid operati g the sire

co trols while the vehicle is i motio .

Continuing Educ tion

• File these i structio s i a safe place a d

refer to them periodically. Give a copy of these

i structio s to ew recruits a d trai ees.

ailure to follow these safety precautions

may result in property damage, serious injury,

or death to you, to passengers, or to others.

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MAIN MENU

Entering

Configuration Mode

To e ter co figuratio mode, simply

execute the followi g steps:

1. Power up the system a d wait

for startup to fi ish.

2. U plug co trol head.

3. Press SAVE a d co ti ue to hold.

4. Plug co trol head back i while

co ti ui g to hold SAVE.

5. Release the SAVE key.

The “MAIN MENU” will come up o

the keyboard as soo as you e ter

co figuratio mode. Keys 10, 11, 12,

13, a d 14 butto s will be solidly il-

lumi ated.

At this poi t you have six choices:

•SAVE

• ENTER LEVEL 1

• ENTER LEVEL 2

• ENTER LEVEL 3

• ENTER LEVEL 4

• ENTER LEVEL 5

Pressi g “SAVE” (Key 9) will save

the prese t co figuratio to perma-

e t memory, e d the co figuratio

sessio , a d put the system i to op-

eratio mode.

LEVEL 1

Pressi g “LEVEL 1” (Key 10) will

e ter LEVEL 1 (Keyboard). If

LEVEL 1 is selected, go to page 7,

LEVEL 1 (Keyboard).

LEVEL 2

Pressi g “LEVEL 2” (Key 11) will

e ter LEVEL 2 (Keys). If LEVEL 2

is selected, go to page 8, LEVEL 2

(Keys).

LEVEL 3

Pressi g “LEVEL 3” (Key 12) will

e ter LEVEL 3 (Power Up). If

LEVEL 3 is selected, go to page 14,

LEVEL 3 (Power Up).

LEVEL 4

Pressi g “LEVEL 4” (Key 13) will

e ter LEVEL 4 (Hor Ri g). If

LEVEL 4 is selected, go to page 15,

LEVEL 4 (Hor Ri g).

LEVEL 5

Pressi g “LEVEL 5” (Key 14) will

e ter LEVEL 5 (Load Ma ageme t).

If LEVEL 5 is selected, go to page

16, LEVEL 5 (Load Ma ageme t).

Always leave the

Slide Switch O

while

reco figuri g.

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Always leave the

Slide Switch O

while

reco figuri g.

LEVEL 1 (Keyboard) is where op-

tio s are chose that affect the e -

tire keyboard. These optio s are

whether you wa t the sire keys to

act i depe de tly of the rest of the

keyboard, whether you wa t the de-

fault, factory setti gs, co figuratio ,

or whether you wa t co figuratio

mode disabled after this co figura-

tio sessio .

SAVE

Save displayed LEVEL 1 setti gs

a d return to MAIN MENU, page 6.

unction Indicator

Sound

If key 12 is o , the co trol head will

beep about every te seco ds if a

fu ctio , besides the sire s, is active.

Directional Light 6

If key 13 is o , the the directio al

light will operate i the 6-Lamp

mode.

If key 13 is off, the the directio al

light will operate i the 8-Lamp

mode.

Sirens Independent

If key 14 is o , the the sire s will

act i depe de tly of the slide

switches. That is, i operatio mode,

if a sire key is pressed, the sire

to e will be produced immediately.

If key 14 is off, the sire s, i opera-

tio mode, will require that o e of

the slide switches be activated be-

fore the sire to e will be produced.

Which slide switch will tur o the

sire s is optio al a d will be dis-

cussed i Level 2 - Slide Switch -

Fu ctio , o page 10.

Default Configuration

If key 15 is o , the the keyboard is

co figured accordi g to the factory

default setti gs (see OPERATION,

page 1).

If key 15 is off, the the prese t co -

figuratio does ot match the factory

default setti gs.

To put the system back i factory

default co figuratio , tur key 15

o . Remember, this will erase all

previous co figuratio i formatio .

Configuration Mode

Disable

If key 16 is tur ed o , you will ot

be able to re-e ter co figuratio

mode o ce you exit this sessio . To

re-e ter co figuratio mode at a

later date, the “Push To Talk” but-

to o the micropho e for the sire

system must be o while the SAVE

key is pressed to e ter co figuratio

mode as referred to o page 6. The

Push to Talk butto must be held

u til you re-e ter level 1 a d tur

off key 16. O ce this is accomplished

you ca release the Push to Talk

butto o the micropho e a d pro-

ceed with reco figuratio as ormal.

SmartSystem LMS

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Mode

Dis ble

Function

Indic tor

Sound

Sirens

Independent Def ult

Configur tion

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LEVEL 2 (Keys)

Level 2 (Keys) is used to specifically

co figure each key or switch. Level

2 allows you to cha ge how each

Slide Switch, Auxiliary Relay Key,

Sire Key, a d Key 11/Pursuit

Switch fu ctio s.

SAVE

Save LEVEL 2 setti gs a d return

to MAIN MENU, page 6.

Slide Switches

Pressi g “Slide Switches” (Key 13)

will e ter LEVEL 2 - Slide Switches.

If Slide Switches is selected, go to

page 9, Level 2 - Slide Switches.

Aux Relay Keys

Pressi g “Aux Relay Keys” (Key 14)

will e ter LEVEL 2 - Aux Relay

Keys. If Aux Relay Keys is selected,

go to page 11, Level 2 - Aux Relay

Keys.

Siren Disable

Pressi g “Sire Disable” (Key 15)

will e ter LEVEL 2 - Sire Disable.

If Sire Disable is selected, go to

page 13, Level 2 - Sire Disable.

Always leave the

Slide Switch O

while

reco figuri g.

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LEVEL 2 - Slide Switches

Level 2 Slide Switches determi es

which Slide Switch positio to

reco figure.

SAVE

Save LEVEL 2 - Slide Switch set-

ti gs a d return to LEVEL 2 (Keys),

page 8.

Slide 1

Press “Slide 1” to reco figure how

Slide Switch, positio 1, fu ctio s.

If Slide 1 is selected, go to Level 2 -

Slide Switch - Fu ctio , page 10, to

reco figure Slide Switch 1.

Slide 2

Press “Slide 2” to reco figure how

Slide Switch, positio 2, fu ctio s.

If Slide 2 is selected, go to Level 2 -

Slide Switch - Fu ctio , page 10, to

reco figure Slide Switch 2.

Slide 3

Press “Slide 3” to reco figure how

Slide Switch, positio 3, fu ctio s.

If Slide 3 is selected, go to Level 2 -

Slide Switch - Fu ctio , page 10, to

reco figure Slide Switch 3.

Always leave the

Slide Switch O

while

reco figuri g.

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LEVEL 2 - Slide Switch - Fu ctio

Level 2 - Slide Switch - Fu ctio , is

where the slide switch positio just

selected is co figured. All relays ca

be co figured to come o with the

switch as well as Hor Ri g Tra s-

fer a d Sire E able.

SAVE

Pressi g the SAVE key will save

what is displayed a d you will re

turn to Level 2 Slide Switches, page

Aux Relays

A y combi atio of Auxiliary relays

ca be co figured to activate with

the Slide Switch positio bei g

reco figured. Simply tur o (or

tur off) the desired Aux Relay Keys

as labeled above.

Relays 1, 2, & 3

A y combi atio of Relays 1, 2, a d/

or 3 ca be co figured to activate

with the Slide Switch positio bei g

reco figured. Simply tur o (or

tur off) the desired Relay Keys as

labeled above.

Horn Ring Transfer

The Hor Ri g Tra sfer ca be co -

figured to automatically tur o

with the Slide Switches. To do so,

tur o Key 15, Hor Ri g Tra s-

fer.

Siren Enable

If sire s are co figured to be depe -

de t o the slide switch, this is

where you e able the sire . If you

wa t the sire to be e abled for the

slide switch positio you are co fig-

uri g, just tur o the Sire E able

key, key 16.

Directional Light Warn

1-4

If a directio al light War i g Pat-

ter is desired to activate with the

slide switch bei g programmed, just

tur o the appropriate key for the

war i g patter you eed. If o

war i g patter is eeded, tur off

all directio al light War keys.

Always leave the

Slide Switch O

while

reco figuri g.

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En ble

Rel y 3 Horn Ring

Tr nsfer

En ble

Rel y 1

Direction l

Light

W rn - 3

Direction l

Light

W rn - 4

Direction l

Light

W rn - 1

Direction l

Light

W rn - 2

Aux. Rel y

AAux. Rel y

BAux. Rel y

CAux. Rel y

DAux. Rel y

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LEVEL 2 - Aux Relay Keys

Level 2 - Aux Relay Keys determi es

which Aux Relay Key to reco figure.

SAVE

Save LEVEL 2 - Aux Relay Key set-

ti gs a d return to LEVEL 2 (Keys),

page 8.

Aux Relay A

Press “Aux Relay A” to reco figure

how Aux Relay A, key 4, fu ctio s.

If Aux Relay A is selected, go to Level