Honeywell X-618 Quick start guide

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X-618 Public Address and Voice
Alarm System
Commissioning Manual

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Content
Preface ...................................................................................................................................................1
Brief Introduction...............................................................................................................................1
Intended Audience............................................................................................................................1
Relevant Documents.........................................................................................................................1
Use Instructions ................................................................................................................................1
1 Overview.........................................................................................................................................3
Software Features.............................................................................................................................3
2 Software Installation......................................................................................................................3
Run Environment..............................................................................................................................4
Software Installation..........................................................................................................................4
Software Uninstallation.....................................................................................................................5
3 Basic Operations ...........................................................................................................................6
Running the Software .......................................................................................................................6
Exiting the Software..........................................................................................................................6
Views.................................................................................................................................................6
Building the Configuration Data........................................................................................................7
Error Checking............................................................................................................................7
Build............................................................................................................................................7
Communication Function..................................................................................................................7
Tools .................................................................................................................................................8
Help...................................................................................................................................................8
4 Configuration Guide ......................................................................................................................8
Preparation........................................................................................................................................8
Project Settings.................................................................................................................................8
Creating a Project.......................................................................................................................9
Opening a Project.......................................................................................................................9
DCS Basic Property Settings..........................................................................................................10
Device Parameter Settings.......................................................................................................10
NTP Settings.............................................................................................................................10
Fault Monitoring Settings..........................................................................................................11
Contact Output Settings............................................................................................................12
Network & Time Settings ................................................................................................................13
Audio File Settings..........................................................................................................................14
Local Audio File Settings ..........................................................................................................14
Audio File Library Settings........................................................................................................16
Play List Settings ............................................................................................................................16
Adding Playlists.........................................................................................................................16
Edit Playlists..............................................................................................................................17
Delete Playlists .........................................................................................................................17
Amplifier Setting..............................................................................................................................17
AVC Setting.....................................................................................................................................18
Zone Setting....................................................................................................................................19
Group Setting..................................................................................................................................19
Add Group.................................................................................................................................20

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Edit Group.................................................................................................................................20
Edit Zone...................................................................................................................................21
Delete Group.............................................................................................................................21
Play Task Setting............................................................................................................................21
Add Play Task...........................................................................................................................22
Edit Play Task...........................................................................................................................23
Delete Play Task.......................................................................................................................23
Add Task Series........................................................................................................................23
Edit Task Series........................................................................................................................24
Delete Task Series....................................................................................................................24
Key Event Setting ...........................................................................................................................24
Timer Event Setting ........................................................................................................................25
Day Program Setting ................................................................................................................25
Weekly Program Setting...........................................................................................................26
Holiday Program Setting...........................................................................................................27
Contact Inputs Setting.....................................................................................................................27
NPM Setting....................................................................................................................................28

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Preface
Thank you for purchasing the X-618 Public Address and Voice Alarm System. Please carefully
read this manual prior to product use so as to ensure correct use of the system.
Brief Introduction
This manual describes the basic operations and settings for the X-618 Config software, contained
in the following sections:
Chapter 1: Overview
This section introduces the basic functions, runtime environment, and the necessary preparation
required before operating or configuring the software.
Chapter 2: Software Installation
This section describes the runtime environment and the installation and uninstallation procedures
for the X-618 Config software.
Chapter 3: Basic Operations
This section describes the basic operations of the X-618 Config software.
Chapter 4: Configuration Guide
This section describes various details regarding the settings and operations for the X-618 Config
software.
Intended Audience
This manual is mainly for personnel who need to install, operate, maintain, and understand the X-
618 Config software.
Relevant Documents
The following documents can be used as a reference when reading this manual:
X-618 Public Address and Voice Alarm System Product Description
X-618 Public Address and Voice Alarm System Installation Manual
X-618 Public Address and Voice Alarm System Operation Manual
Use Instructions
All content including figures in this manual are to be used only for reference.
The product may be subject to change from time to time without notice.
It is strongly recommended that users read all warnings and precautions in this manual
carefully.
Carefully read this manual before using the product and keep the manual as a reference for
future use.
This manual has been reviewed with its accuracy is ensured. In case of any doubt or dispute
of the product description, the final interpretation given by Life Safety A/V (Guangzhou) Co.,
Ltd. shall prevail.
Life Safety A/V (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd is not liable for any consequences caused by user
mistakes when using the product or user misunderstandings of the manual content.

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1 Overview
The X-618 provides a series of complete multiple sound source public audio management
solutions. The system allows users to customize the configuration to meet their own requirements.
The X-618 Config software is a specialized tool for configuring the system. The user-friendly UI
allows users to easily understand and operate the system, as well as configure complex settings.
The X-618 Config software can be configured online or offline. If the software is configured offline,
the configuration data is saved as a project file. The configuration file is uploaded to the device
system, once the configuration software has been installed on a computer and that computer is
connected to the system. After the system receives the configuration data, the system reboots
automatically to allow the configuration settings to take effect.
Software Features
The X-618 Config software has the following features:
Project File Management
This feature includes the following functions:
The ability to create new projects, save projects, and open projects
Manages configuration settings and audio files
System Configuration
The configuration settings include basic property settings and broadcast function
configurations.
Basic property settings include the system component and parameter settings, such as
the device type, device name, network IP address, time, partitions, and troubleshooting.
The broadcast configuration settings are mainly for broadcast operations, such as the
broadcast function triggered by the dry contact inputs, timed broadcasts, and other key
operations.
Output Settings
These settings specify how configuration project files are generated, as well as related
settings that include error checking and compiling settings for generating the final
configuration file.
Audio Source Conversion
Audio source files can be converted to the format specified by system in terms of the audio
sampling rate, digitalizing bit, and channel numbers.
Network Communication
The configuration software oversees uploading configuration files, audio files and timing data
to devices such as the DCS and NPM through the network. The system reboots to allow new
configurations to take effect upon successfully receiving and processing the configuration files.
2 Software Installation
This chapter describes the runtime environment and installation and uninstallation procedures of
the X-618 Config software.

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Run Environment
The X-618 Config software sends configuration data to devices within the system through the
network. The computer on which the software is installed must meet the following requirements:
Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system
1GHz or higher CPU
At least 128MB of RAM
At least 1GB of available disk space
10M/100M Ethernet interface
Software Installation
The X-618 Config software is easy to install by following an installation wizard.
1. Double-click the installation program X-618 Config.exe, and the X-618 Config installation
wizard window displays as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 X-618 Config Installation Wizard Page
2. Click Next. The License Agreement page is displayed.
3. Select I Agree on the page.
4. Click Next. The information page is displayed.
Read the important information on this page before proceeding to the next step.
5. Click Next. The page shown in Figure 2 is displayed.
The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\X-618 Config. If this directory must be
changed, click Browse to choose a different destination location.

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Figure 2 Select Destination Location
6. Click Next. The Additional Tasks page is displayed.
7. To create a desktop shortcut for running the software, select Create a desktop shortcut option.
8. Click Next. The Ready to Install page is displayed.
9. Click Install. The Installing page is displayed.
The X-618 Config software is then installed on the computer. The installation progress is
displayed.
10. Click Next. The information page is displayed.
Read the information carefully on this page before proceeding with the installation.
11. Click Next. The X-618 Config Completion page is displayed.
12. If you need to start the X-618 Config software immediately, select the option Launch X-618
Config. Finally, click Finish to complete the software installation.
Software Uninstallation
To uninstall the X-618 Config software, follow the steps below:
1. Click Start at the lower left of your computer desktop, and select Program  X-618 Config 
Uninstall X-618 Config. A prompt dialog appears with the message “Are you sure to remove
the X-618 Config and its all components?”.
2. Click Yes to uninstall the X-618 Config software and all of its components. The prompt dialog
“Some content cannot be deleted, you can manually remove them” is displayed.
3. Click OK.

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Note:
If you want to delete the remaining files manually, you can find and delete the X-618 Config
software folder within the installation directory.
3 Basic Operations
This chapter describes the basic operations of the X-618 Config software.
Running the Software
The steps for running the software are as follows:
1. Click Start at the lower left of your computer desktop, and select Program  X-618 Config 
X-618 Config. The Select Language window is displayed.
2. Select English, and click OK. The main window is displayed as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 X-618 Setting Software Initial Window
Exiting the Software
Select the menu commands Project  Exit to exit the X-618 Config Software.
Views
The X-618 provides various views. The operations for setting the different views are as follows:
Select the menu command View  Full Screen to shift from non-full screen mode to full
screen mode. Select View  Full screen again to exit the full screen mode.
Select the menu command View  Project Explorer to show or hide the project area.
Select the menu command View  Output Window to show or hide the output window.
Select the menu command View  Status Bar to show or hide the status bar.

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Building the Configuration Data
Error Checking
Check the configuration data before generating the final configuration file. Follow the directions
below to check for errors:
Select the menu command Build  Error Check. The error checking process is performed in the
background and the final configuration files are generated. If the configuration data contains errors
or conflicts, error information is displayed in the output window.
Build
Follow the directions below to build the final configuration files:
Once all of the configuration settings have been set, click the Build icon on the menu bar or
select the menu command Build  Build. The configuration data build process runs in the
background to generate the final configuration files. If the configuration data contains errors or
conflicts, the error information is displayed in the output window.
Communication Function
The communication function of the X-618 Config software allows users to upload configuration files,
audio files, and timing data to the system devices. Follow the directions below to upload data to the
X-618 system equipment:
1. Click the icon for uploading the configuration files on the menu bar or select the menu
command Communication  Upload. The Upload Dialog is displayed as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4 Upload Dialog
2. Select the content to upload.
Configuration files
Audio files
Timer

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3. Click the Upload button. The software then uploads the configuration data to the selected
devices in order.
4. Click the Close button to exit the Upload Dialog.
Tools
The X-618 Config software provides a notepad tool for users to record related information.
To user the notepad tool, select Tool  Notepad.
Help
The Help menu of the X-618 Config software provides the software version information.
4 Configuration Guide
The X-618 Config software enables configuring the following settings:
Project Settings
DCS Basic Property Setting
Network & Time Settings
Audio File Settings
Play List Setting
Amplifier Setting
AVC Setting
Zone Setting
Group Setting
Play Task Setting
Key Event Setting
Contact Inputs Setting
NPM Setting
Preparation
Before configuring the system, the following must be prepared:
The X-618 system is installed, and the system connections are recorded.
Correctly connect all system devices to the 10M/100M network.
Specify the zone numbers, zone loudspeaker powers, and zone names.
Project Settings
All the settings for the X-618 system are based on the concept of a “project”. A project comprises
of many subsystems. Each subsystem is a system unit that has a DCS with a power amplifier and
corresponding speaker circuits.
Every project has a unique folder for storing the related project files. Each project contains three
types of files (*.gpa, *.db and *.ldb). The project folder name is by default the project name. The
*.gpa file extension represents project files, and the *.db and *.ldb files are named after the sub-
system name.
The following procedures are related to configuring the project settings:
Creating Projects
Opening Projects

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Creating a Project
The steps for creating a project are as follows:
1. Click the create icon on the menu bar, or select the menu command Project  Create in
the X-618 Config software window, as show in Figure 3. The New Project window is displayed,
as shown in Figure 5
Refer to the example shown in Figure 6 to set the Project name, Location, and Subsystem
Name as necessary. The default directory for the project file is in the directory where the
software was installed. This directly path can be changed. Click the icon at the right side of
the Location path field to select a different directory.
Figure 5 New Project Window
2. Click the OK button to create the project. The window as shown in Figure 6 is displayed.
Figure 6 Created Project Sample
Opening a Project
1. Click the Open icon on the menu bar, or select the menu command Project  Open in
the X-618 Config software window. The Open window is displayed.
2. Find and open the project file.
3. Click the Open button. The selected project is then opened.

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DCS Basic Property Settings
The basic property setting function allows users to configure the following settings:
Device Parameter Settings
NTP Settings
Fault Monitoring Settings
Contact Output Settings
Device Parameter Settings
The device ID, device description, device type, and work mode for the DCS can be set under this
tab.
To set the DCS device parameters, perform the following steps:
1. Click Basic Property in the subsystem area on the right side of the window, as shown in
Figure 6. The Basic Property settings page is displayed, as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7 Basic Property Settings Window
2. Set the Device ID, Device description, Device Type, and Work Mode.
The Work Mode can be set to one of the following:
The A Mode: Power Matrix Direct setting configures a system consisting of power
amplifiers and speaker zones. The size of the matrix is determined by the actual number
of the amplifiers and zones. Any zone in the matrix can select any audio source.
The B Mode: Amplifier Direct Driver setting configures a system that drives one or more
zones through each audio channel power amplifier, which can improve the output power
of each zone. Each zone corresponding to the same amplifier broadcasts the same
content.
3. Click OK to complete configuring the settings.
NTP Settings
The steps for configuring the NTP settings are as follows:

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1. Click the NTP tab in the Basic Property settings window, as shown in Figure 7. The NTP
settings page is displayed, as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8 Basic Property – NTP Settings Page
2. Select the Time Synchronization Mode as necessary.
Master
Off: Closes the Time Synchronization Mode for the NTP.
Client: The Server IP Address and Synchronization Time must also be set.
3. Click the OK button to complete configuring the NTP settings.
Fault Monitoring Settings
The DCS fault monitoring settings include the Main Power Check, Standby Power Check, Power
Amplifier Check, PTT Line Check, System Fault Check, Line impendence percentage, and Line
check interval.
The steps for setting the fault monitoring settings are as follows:
1. Click the Fault Monitoring tab in the Basic Property settings window, as shown in Figure 7.
The Fault Monitoring settings window is displayed, as shown in Figure 9.

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Figure 9 Basic Property – Fault Monitoring Settings
2. Set the Check Enable options as necessary.
3. Set the Line impendence percentages.
To set the line impendence percentages, follow the steps below:
a. Double-click the row corresponding to the zone line impedance percentages that needs to
be set. The Edit Line Impendence Percent window is displayed, as shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10 Edit Line Impendence Percent Window
b. Enable or disable the line impendence percentage. If Enable is selected, the Minimum
Line Impendence and Maximum Line Impendence values must be set.
c. Click the OK button to finish configuring the line impendence percentage values.
4. Set the Line check interval value.
5. Click the OK button to finish configuring the fault monitoring settings.
Contact Output Settings
The purpose of the contact output settings is mainly for enabling the eight dry contact ports.
The steps for configuring the dry contact output ports are as follows:
1. Click the Contact Output tab in the Basic Property window, as shown in Figure 7. The
Contact Outputs page is displayed, as shown in Figure 11.

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Figure 11 Basic Property – Contact Outputs Window
2. Enable or disable the required contact output ports as necessary, and set the corresponding
port descriptions.
3. Click the OK button to finish configuring the contact output settings.
Network & Time Settings
4. Click the Network & Time button in the subsystem area on the right side of the window, as
shown in Figure 6. The Network & Time Settings window is displayed, as show in Figure 12.
Figure 12 Network & Time Settings Window
5. Set the DCS network parameters, including the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default
gateway, as necessary. The IP address must meet the network requirements and be unique.
6. After configuring the network settings, if uploading the network parameters to the system
devices is necessary, the PC on which the software has been installed directly to the system
devices without connecting the computer to the X-618 network, and then click the Set button.
The default IP address is 192.168.2.200. If the upload of settings to the devices failed, or if the

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specified IP address has been forgotten, the default IP address can be obtained by pressing
the appropriate button to reset the IP address.
7. To set the system time, click the Get button to retrieve the DCS time.
8. Click the Update button to set the DCS time manually.
9. Click the Close button to exit the Network & Time Settings window.
Audio File Settings
The audio file settings function allows users to configure the local audio files stored on the
computer as well as audio file libraries stored on other devices in the system.
To open the Audio File Settings window, following the steps below:
Click Audio Files in the subsystem area on the right side of the window, as shown in Figure 7. The
Audio File Settings window is displayed, as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13 Audio File Settings Window
Local Audio File Settings
The local audio file settings include adding, editing and deleting local audio files.
Adding Local Audio Files
For adding local audio files, local *.wav files can be uploaded to the Local Audio Files table. Audio
files can also be added from the Audio File Library.
Adding local *.wav files
1. Click the Add button on the left side of the Audio File Settings window, as show in Figure 13.
The Add Audio File window is displayed, as shown in Figure 14.