Hubbell GAI-TRONICS 10959-001 User manual

Pub.: 42004-344i
GAI-Tronics Corporation P.O. Box 1060, Reading, PA 19607-1060 USA
610-777-1374 800-492-1212 Fax: [phone]
VISIT WWW.GAI-TRONICS.COM FOR PRODUCT LITERATURE AND MANUALS
GAI-TRONICS® CORPORATION
A HUBBELL COMPANY
Wall-Mount Audio Messenger Interface
Models 10959-001, -002, -003, and -004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting Started ................................................................................................................................1
Product Overview ...................................................................................................................................1
Features and Functions ..........................................................................................................................1
Model Chart..........................................................................................................................................................5
Specifications...........................................................................................................................................6
Installation ......................................................................................................................................7
Mounting..................................................................................................................................................8
Wiring ......................................................................................................................................................8
TB1 - Digital Output Connections........................................................................................................................9
TB2 - Digital Input Connections.........................................................................................................................10
TB3 - Audio Output and Data Connections.......................................................................................................11
TB4 - Reboot and Fault Output .........................................................................................................................12
TB5 - Auxiliary Audio........................................................................................................................................13
TB6 - Power Connections...................................................................................................................................14
Telephone Line Connection................................................................................................................................14
Page/Party®System Connections........................................................................................................................15
Setup..............................................................................................................................................17
Preparation............................................................................................................................................17
Setting the Date and Time....................................................................................................................18
Initiating a Page ....................................................................................................................................18
Verifying Telephone-to-Page/Party®Operation ................................................................................19
Operation.......................................................................................................................................20
LCD Display and Push-button Operation..........................................................................................20
Working with SmartMedia®................................................................................................................24
SmartMedia®Memory Card Installation ............................................................................................................24
Saving Configurations to a SmartMedia® Card...................................................................................................24
SmartMedia® Card Formatting............................................................................................................................24
Overview of the AMI Configuration Tool (ACT) ..............................................................................25
Remote Commands...............................................................................................................................26
Maintenance..................................................................................................................................27
Description of Major Components......................................................................................................27
Internal Components...........................................................................................................................................27

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Internal Cable Connections.................................................................................................................................28
External Components..........................................................................................................................................29
SmartMedia®Card Slot.......................................................................................................................................29
LCD Display.......................................................................................................................................................29
Replacement Parts................................................................................................................................29
Confidentiality Notice...................................................................................................................29

42004-344I
GAI-Tronics Corporation P.O. Box 1060, Reading, PA 19607-1060 USA
610-777-1374 800-492-1212 Fax: [phone]
VISIT WWW.GAI-TRONICS.COM FOR PRODUCT LITERATURE AND MANUALS
Wall-Mount Audio Messenger Interface
Models 10959-001, -002, -003, and -004
Getting Started
Product Overview
Thank you for your purchase of the GAI-Tronics Audio Messenger Interface. The Audio Messenger
Interface (AMI) tone/speech generator broadcasts live pages, telephone pages, pre-recorded alarm tones,
pre-recorded speech messages, etc., for use in virtually any application. For application examples, please
see the “Application Notes” on the AMI Configuration Tool CD.
Prior to installation of the AMI, we recommend you read the entire manual and inspect the contents of the
package to ensure the following are included:
•Audio Messenger Interface (See model chart on page 5.)
•SmartMedia®memory card
•AMI Configuration Tool (ACT) CD
•Product Evaluation Card – Please fill out and return at your earliest convenience
Features and Functions
The Audio Messenger Interface (AMI) is a tone/speech generator that can be tailored to broadcast
tones/speech messages for many applications. The following is a sample of the included and optional
features:
•AMI Configuration Tool Software,
complete with:
-Pre-recorded alarm tones
-Pre-recorded speech messages
•8 inputs/outputs plus expansion option
•Real-time clock
•Option to route audio to 8 individually
controlled zones
•Scheduled events
•Live speech messages
•Telephone access with built-in feedback eliminator
•Secure telephone access
•Integration to Page/Party®systems
•Day/Night modes
•Integration to ADVANCE systems
•VLC Activation
The Audio Messenger Interface Configuration Tool (ACT) software is used to define and change
configurations for the Audio Messenger Interface (AMI), and is included with all models of AMI. To
retrieve configurations and play audio messages, the AMI accesses a SmartMedia®card. Each AMI is
shipped with a SmartMedia®card pre-programmed with the AMI Factory Default configuration.
Using the ACT software, custom configurations are created. After a custom configuration is created, it
must be saved to the local hard drive (typically in the <drive>:\Program Files\AMI Configuration
Tool\AMI Configs folder). After the configuration is saved to the hard drive, it must be moved or copied
to the SmartMedia®card using Windows Explorer.
NOTE: Custom configurations cannot be saved directly to a SmartMedia®card.

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The ACT tool includes pre-recorded tones suitable for almost any application. The tones include typical
emergency tones (i.e., a siren, slow whoop, etc.) and signaling or process tones (i.e., a gong, steady tone,
etc.). All of the tones and speech messages broadcast by the AMI are stored in MP3 file format. For
applications where a needed tone is not supplied, any tone recorded or stored in an MP3 file format can be
used with the AMI. Using the ACT software, any MP3 audio file can be configured for use with the
AMI.
Additionally, because all audio is in MP3 format, custom speech messages can be recorded and
configured for use with the AMI. Using commercially available audio editing software, custom
fragments can be recorded onto the PC and stored in MP3 format. For example, to play a speech message
and alarm tone simultaneously, the speech can be recorded on the right channel and the tone on the left
channel. When broadcast by the AMI, the result will be a speech-over-tone message.
The ACT software must be installed on a Windows PC (Windows 98 SE/XP/2000) equipped with a USB
port. A reader/writer capable of programming SmartMedia®memory cards must be connected to the
USB port. The SmartMedia®reader/writer is not included with the AMI.
The AMI includes eight configurable inputs and outputs. Typically, the inputs are configured to activate
alarm/process tones and/or pre-recorded speech messages, mute audio playback, and reset alarms. The
outputs are typically used to activate remote alarm systems, interface to automated processes, interface to
paging system equipment, etc.
If the standard eight inputs are not sufficient for an application, the AMI can support the addition of one
Model 12584-001 I/O Control Module. The I/O control module includes 32 inputs and 32 digital outputs
expanding the total I/O to 40 each.
The “Real Time Clock” provides the AMI the capability to broadcast any recorded audio, activate any
output, etc., based on the time of day. With the ACT software, scheduled events can be set up to occur at
any interval (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, etc.).
To provide the system with the capability of broadcasting live speech messages, the AMI includes a
connection for an external push-to-talk (PTT) microphone. The microphone input can be configured to
have any level of priority. For example, the live speech pages can be configured to perform emergency
pages by assigning the microphone input to the highest priority level of “0” (zero).
AMIs equipped with the optional 69501-xxx Telephone Interface provide the ability to perform live
speech pages from a telephone. For this feature to function, the AMI must be connected to an analog
station port of a PBX type telephone system, or directly to a Central Office telephone line on the public
switched telephone network (PSTN). See the Specifications section for telephone line requirements.
With telephone paging, acoustical feedback, or howling, is a common problem. To prevent feedback, the
AMI includes a built-in feedback eliminator. If the system is configured to use the feedback eliminator,
incoming telephone pages are recorded and stored until the telephone connection is terminated. After the
telephone connection is terminated, the AMI broadcasts the page. The delay between the recording and
the playback of the page eliminates any possibility of feedback.

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The telephone interface has multiple operational modes. The appropriate mode is configurable by the
AMI Configuration Tool software application. Not all modes are available to all models of AMI.
Page/Party®, Mixed, and Manual/Disable modes are available for wall-mount AMI units equipped with
33-ohm Page/Party®Interface card. The modes of operation are as follows:
•Page/Party®- Delivers a live voice page (not pre-recorded) to the page line output. The party line is
held open following the page.
•Record Page - Records a page, and delivers it to the page line output.
•Mixed Mode - Records a page, delivers it to the page line output, and holds the party line open
following the page.
•Live Page Mode - Delivers a live voice page (not pre-recorded) to the page line output. The party
line is not open following the page.
•Ring Mode – Does not deliver a page, but instead plays a configured message on the page line to
signal the incoming call.
•Manual/Disabled – The telephone interface does not automatically answer a phone call. However,
an input can be configured for “Manual Access” to allow an attendant to manually answer the phone,
and transfer calls to a party line.
The AMI can provide secure telephone access to the system. Using the ACT software, the AMI can be
configured to allow telephone access only if the correct Remote Access Security Code is entered. The
remote access code is used to prevent unwanted callers from directly accessing the system. If the system
is configured to use a security code, callers are required to enter the correct code to gain access to the
system. Day and Night modes can have different security codes.
The Model 10959-001 and 10959-003 each includes a Page/Party®system Interface card. This interface
card provides the capability to broadcast any audio generated by the AMI on a GAI-Tronics Page/Party®
system. When coupled with a telephone interface card, the Page/Party®card provides telephone callers
access to full-duplex party line communications.
In the event that a Page/Party® user does not answer the page within a reasonable amount of time, the
Telephone Interface provides a re-page feature. If the caller enters a DTMF “#” while waiting for a party
to answer, the system prompts the caller to make another page. For example, if the original party is not
available to answer the page, the caller has the option to re-page another person.
The AMI supports two modes of operation: Day and Night Mode. The day and night modes are
configured independently of each other. See the ACT on-line help for more details regarding configuring
day and night modes.
As an example of the Day and Night modes, day mode may be configured to allow callers the ability of
paging and subsequent party line communications. The night mode may be configured to play a tone over
the paging system alerting personnel of an incoming call. In this mode, the call can be answered at any
Page/Party®station.
With an AMI that includes both a telephone interface and a Model 10960 Series option with the amplifier
steering module, a telephone caller can direct a page to a specific zone or zones. Please see the Remote
Commands section of this manual for more details.
Additionally, on wall-mount AMI models that include the 33-ohm Page/Party®Interface card, the AMI
can be configured to allow a telephone caller to direct the telephone call to a specific party line. Please
see the Remote Commands section of this manual for more details.