Genave Alert 150-AC User manual

Alert 150-AC™
150 Watt, 4 Horn Siren & PA
Hardware Manual
Genave / NRC, Inc.
www.genave.com
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Copyright 2018. Genave / NRC, Inc.
Tech. Publication No. 9000-0000-128 Rev 00

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Important Safety Information
Installation & Service Precautions
 Electrocution, severe personal injury and damage to equipment can
occur during installation or servicing this equipment. All electrical work should be
performed by, or under the supervision of an experienced electrician and in
accordance with all applicable electrical, fire, building and safety codes.
This equipment can start at any time from local controls, automatic
timers, radio remote, commands from a computer and many other
sources. Attached equipment can cause personal injury when they engage. Whenever
working in or around the equipment you must assume it could activate at any moment,
and take appropriate precautions to protect yourself and others. You should
completely disable the equipment before working on or in close proximity to any part
of it.
You must test the system and equipment to insure it is operating correctly after the
installation, as well as after any work has been performed.
System Operation
Training is necessary to ensure those responsible can correctly control the system. It
is also necessary that everyone understand the purpose of the equipment and the
protective actions they need to take when the system is activated.
You must carefully read and completely understand all the information about the
system including its abilities and its limitations.
Warning
If incorrectly used, this equipment can cause severe injury. Those who
use and maintain the equipment should be trained in its proper use,
warned of its dangers, and should read the manuals before attempting
to set up, operate, adjust or service the equipment. Keep this manual
for future reference.

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prohibited. For additional copies of this manual or software, please contact Genave/NRC, Inc.
Warranty:
Genave/NRC, Inc. products are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a
period of ONE (1) year from the date of shipment. Genave, during this period, will repair or replace any
parts, which upon our examination appear to be defective in materials or workmanship. This warranty
does not apply to defects, malfunctions or breakage due to improper installation, servicing, handling or
use thereof, nor to units that have been damaged by lightening or other “Acts of God”, excess current,
reversed supply connection, nor to units that have had their serial numbers altered or removed.
Equipment damaged in Acts of War, abuse, misuse, tampering, submersion or willful destruction will
also void this warranty.
Prior to returning equipment for warranty repair, contact the Genave Customer Service Department for
an RMA number. They can be reached by using the telephone number or fax number listed above.
Genave/NRC, Inc. (Genave) and its licensers offer this warranty in lieu of any and all other guarantees or
warranties, either express or implied, including without limitation the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, regarding hardware or software. Genave and its
licensors do not warrant, guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the
use of the software or hardware in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, most recent or
otherwise. You assume the entire risk as to the results and performance. The exclusion of implied
warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions. The above exclusion may not apply to you.
In no event will Genave, its licensors, directors, officers, employees or agents (collectively Genave’s licensor) be liable to you for
any consequential, incidental or indirect damages (including damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of
business information, and the like) arising out of the use or inability to use the software or hardware even if the Genave and/or its
licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation
of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitations may not apply to you. Genave and its licensors liability to
you for actual damages from any cause whatsoever, and regardless of the form of the action (whether in contract, tort, (including
negligence), product liability or otherwise), are expressly excluded.
Genave reserves the right to make changes in specifications at any time and without notice. The information furnished by Genave
is believed to be accurate and reliable, however, no responsibility is assumed by Genave for its use, nor infringements of patents
or other rights of third parties resulting from its use. No license is granted under any patents or patent rights of Genave/NRC, Inc.,
its licensors or suppliers.
Life Support Policy:
Genave/NRC, Inc. products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or systems without the
express written approval of the president of Genave/NRC, Inc. As used herein:
1) Life support devices or systems are devices or systems which, (a) are intended for surgical implants into the body, or (b)
support or sustain life, or whose failure to perform, when properly used in accordance with instructions, can reasonably be
expected to result in a significant injury to the user.
2) Critical component is any component of a life support device or system whose failure to perform can be reasonably expected to
cause the failure of the life support device or system, or to affect its safety or effectiveness.
CSP, Communications Signal Processor, Genave Operating System, GOS, CSP-105, RXC-3000, LR900, LR-900, MP3 Node and Alert
150 are Trademarks of Genave/NRC, Inc. The Genave name and logo are Registered trademarks of Genave/NRC, Inc.
Other names used in this manual are trademarks of their respective companies.

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Table of Contents
Specifications......................................................................................................................6
General Specifications .......................................................................................................6
How it Works......................................................................................................................7
What’s Inside the Electronics Enclosure ..........................................................................8
Assembling the Speakers...................................................................................................9
Mounting the Head............................................................................................................12
Mounting directly on a pipe ..............................................................................................12
Mounting to a pipe, pole or parapet with H7050-0000-028 ..............................................13
Suspending the head from a ceiling.................................................................................14
Mounting Horns to the hub assembly...............................................................................14
Mounting the control cabinet with flanges ........................................................................15
Mounting the electronics cabinet to pipe..........................................................................15
Connections & Wiring.......................................................................................................16
AC Input...........................................................................................................................17
Transformer Output..........................................................................................................17
Connecting the speakers in the head...............................................................................18
Remote Dry Contact Inputs..............................................................................................19
LR-900 Connections ........................................................................................................20
Power control PCB...........................................................................................................21
How to use the Alert 150-AC ............................................................................................22
About the MP3 Node........................................................................................................22
About the LR-900 Node....................................................................................................22
Microphone ......................................................................................................................22