Whelen Engineering Company WPS-4000 Series User manual

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©2001 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.13575G (050911)
WPS-4000 SERIES
HIGH POWER VOICE
& SIREN SYSTEM
OPERATING AND TROUBLESHOOTING
MANUAL

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Table Of Contents
Section I: Overview of System Components
a) Station Component Locations .......................................................................... page 4
b) Station Components Defined............................................................................ page 6
Section II: System Operations
a) Remote Operations ............................................................................................ page 9
b) Local Operations ............................................................................................... page 9
Section III: Understanding Station Addressing
Central Point Source.............................................................................................. page 11
Governmental ......................................................................................................... page 17
Section IV: Troubleshooting
Audio Loss .............................................................................................................. page 18
AC Battery Charger............................................................................................... page 19
Solar Regulator....................................................................................................... page 20
Digital Voice ............................................................................................................ page 21
Partial or Full Diagnostic Failure......................................................................... page 21
Section V: System Maintenance
Frequency of Testing and Activation.................................................................... page 22
Quarterly Maintenance ......................................................................................... page 23
Visual Siren Station Inspection............................................................................. page 24
Siren Cabinet and Components ............................................................................ page 24
Speaker Assembly and Pole Top Equipment ....................................................... page 24
Station Performance Testing ................................................................................. page 25
Maintenance Check List........................................................................................ page 28
Illustrations
Fig. 1: Station Wiring Diagram....................................................................................................... page 3
Fig. 2: WPS 4000-3 / WPS 4000-4 Siren Cabinet Components.................................................... page 4
Fig. 3: WPS 4000-8 Siren Cabinet Components............................................................................ page 5
Fig. 4: Station Control Panel........................................................................................................... page 10
Fig. 5: Solar Regulator Connector Pin-Out ................................................................................... page 20
Fig. 6: System LED Diagnostic Indicators..................................................................................... page 30
Fig. 7: Control Board Wire Colors ................................................................................................. page 31
IMPORTANT! THIS MANUAL ASSUMES THE READER/TECHNICIAN HAS AN
INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN THE
FIELD OF ELECTRONICS.

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RED
SPEAKER DRIVER
CONTROL BOARD
1 2
RFP
/PTT
BLACK
+
1
2
-
GROUND
BLACK
GROUND
+VBAT
WHITE
(J4) (J1)
NEUTRAL
HOT
BATTERY CHARGER
3
BIAS
AUDIO IN 1
AUDIO IN 2
SI TEST ADJ
/OUTPUT 1
/OUTPUT 2
/OUTPUT 3
/OUTPUT 4
/OUTPUT 5
+VBAT
GROUND
CH GRANT 3
5
DTMF OUT
SQUELCH 4
6
VBAT
GROUND 7
RADIO IN 8RADIO IN
GROUND VBAT SQUELCH DTMF OUT CH GRANT /PTT RFP
GROUND
VBATT1
CHGR ON/OFF
AC SENSE
/INTRUSION
GROUND
2
1
GROUND
A
B
C
D
RSTROBE
5V ROTOR
POWER UP
CCW RELAY
CW RELAY
CCW MICRO
CW MICRO
ROTOR RELAY BOARD
+5V ROTOR POWER UP CCW RELAY CCW MICRO CW RELAY CW MICRO STROBE D
GROUND A B C GROUND +24V
GROUND
+12V
/STROBE
STROBE/ GROUND +12V
RED
BLACK
BC2-2
BC2-1
GRY
ORG
WHITE WHITE
4
1
2
3(J5)
/PA RELAY 1
AMP PWR UP
1
WHT/GRN /OUTPUT ON
9
VBAT VBAT
GROUND GROUND
MOTHERBOARD
AMPLIFIER 3
OUT1
OUT2
AMPLIFIER 1
AMPLIFIER 2
OUT2
OUT1
/OUTPUT ON
WHT/GRN
WHT/GRN /OUTPUT ON
9
OUT1
OUT2
OUT2
OUT1
9/OUTPUT ON
WHT/GRN
AMPLIFIER 4
AMPLIFIER 5
WHT/GRN /OUTPUT ON
9
OUT1
OUT2
/PA RELAY 1
AMP PWR UP
SI TEST ADJ
AUDIO IN 2
AUDIO IN 1
BIAS
/OUTPUT 5
/OUTPUT 4
/OUTPUT 3
/OUTPUT 2
/OUTPUT 1
OUT2
OUT1
9/OUTPUT ON
WHT/GRN
AMPLIFIER 10
AMPLIFIER 9
WHT/GRN /OUTPUT ON
9
OUT1
OUT2
OUT2
OUT1
9/OUTPUT ON
WHT/GRN
WHT/GRN /OUTPUT ON
9
OUT1
OUT2
AMPLIFIER 7
AMPLIFIER 6
OUT2
OUT1
AMPLIFIER 8
MOTHERBOARD
9/OUTPUT ON
WHT/GRN
CHGR ON/OFF
AC SENSE GRY
ORG
BLACK
RED
/AC
/DC
/PARTIAL
/FULL
/ROTOR
PARTIAL FULL ROTOR
STATUS LEDS
AC
DC +12V
+12V
(J11)
1
2
3
4
5
6
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
RED
GREEN
BROWN
YELLOW
BLUE
VIOLET
1
(J3)(J2)
(J1)
3
1
(J6) 1
2 3
(J7)
(J15)
YELLOW
BLACK
GREEN
RED
3
7
5
8
(J10)
+12V
BLACK
2,4
GROUND BROWN
YELLOW BLACK GREEN RED BLACK BROWN
1
DVMOUT
MSG START
MSG ACTIVE
SERIAL CMD
RED BLACK
BLACK RED
3 2 1
+12V
DVMOUT GROUND SERIAL CMD MSG ACTIVE MSG START
ORANGE
ORANGE
WHITE
BLACK
9
(TYPICAL)
BLACK
RED
WHITE RED
BC3-1
METER+
NC
+12V 9+12V
RED
BLACK
VIOLET BLUE YELLOW BROWN GREEN RED
SHOWN FOR REF.
RED
BLACK
1 1 2 2
(J13)
(J4)
2
3
4
5
11
10
9
7
6
8
AMP PWR UP
/PA RELAY 2
/OUTPUT 10
/OUTPUT 9
/OUTPUT 8
/OUTPUT 7
/OUTPUT 6
SI TEST ADJ
AUDIO IN 2
AUDIO IN 1
BIAS
8
6
7
9
10
11
5
4
3
2
/OUTPUT1
/OUTPUT2
/OUTPUT3
/OUTPUT4
/OUTPUT5
BIAS
AUDIO IN1
AUDIO IN2
SITEST ADJ
AMPPWRUP
/PA RELAY2
1
(J4)
GREEN
YELLOW
ORANGE
BROWN
RED
BLUE
GREY
WHITE
WHT/BLK
WHT/RED
BLACK
WHT/ORG
WHT/ORG
BLACK
WHT/RED
WHT/BLK
WHITE
GREY
BLUE
RED
BROWN
ORANGE
YELLOW
GREEN
BLUE WHT/RED GREEN YELLOW VIOLET ORANGE BROWN
GREEN 4STROBE OK
STROBE OK 4GREEN
6
(J7) (J8) 6
6
(J9)
(J10) 6
6
(J11)
(J6)
BLACK
1 2GROUND
WHITE +24V
6
6
6
6
6
(J7)
(J8)
(J9)
(J10)
(J11)
(WPS4000 SERIES)
(WPS2806-WPS2810 SERIES)
(OPTIONAL)
DIGITAL VOICE
(OPTIONAL)
STROBE BOARD
(OPTIONAL)
RADIO INTERFACE
BOARD
(OPTIONAL)
+-
BATTERY
+-
BATTERY
GREY 4POWER UP
4
ORANGE 10 SITEST ADJ
7
BLK/WHT 1AUDIO IN2
1
BLUE 2AUDIO IN1
2
BROWN 3BIAS
3
WHITE 11,13,15 VBAT
BLACK 12,14,16 GROUND
YELLOW 5/PA RELAY
5
GREY 4POWER UP
4
ORANGE 10 SITEST ADJ
7
BLK/WHT 1AUDIO IN2
1
BLUE 2AUDIO IN1
2
BROWN 3BIAS
3
WHITE 11,13,15 VBAT
BLACK 12,14,16 GROUND
YELLOW 5/PA RELAY
5
GREY 4POWER UP
4
ORANGE 10 SITEST ADJ
7
BLK/WHT 1AUDIO IN2
1
BLUE 2AUDIO IN1
2
BROWN 3BIAS
3
WHITE 11,13,15 VBAT
BLACK 12,14,16 GROUND
YELLOW 5/PA RELAY
5
GREY 4POWER UP
4
ORANGE 10 SITEST ADJ
7
BLK/WHT 1AUDIO IN2
1
BLUE 2AUDIO IN1
2
BROWN 3BIAS
3
WHITE 11,13,15 VBAT
BLACK 12,14,16 GROUND
YELLOW 5/PA RELAY
5
GREY 4POWER UP
4
ORANGE 10 SITEST ADJ
7
BLK/WHT 1AUDIO IN2
1
BLUE 2AUDIO IN1
2
BROWN 3BIAS
3
WHITE 11,13,15 VBAT
BLACK 12,14,16 GROUND
YELLOW 5/PA RELAY
5
GREY 4POWER UP
4
ORANGE 10 SITEST ADJ
7
BLK/WHT 1AUDIO IN2
1
BLUE 2AUDIO IN1
2
BROWN 3BIAS
3
WHITE 11,13,15 VBAT
BLACK 12,14,16 GROUND
YELLOW 5/PA RELAY
5
GREY 4POWER UP
4
ORANGE 10 SITEST ADJ
7
BLK/WHT 1AUDIO IN2
1
BLUE 2AUDIO IN1
2
BROWN 3BIAS
3
WHITE 11,13,15 VBAT
BLACK 12,14,16 GROUND
YELLOW 5/PA RELAY
5
GREY 4POWER UP
4
ORANGE 10 SITEST ADJ
7
BLK/WHT 1AUDIO IN2
1
BLUE 2AUDIO IN1
2
BROWN 3BIAS
3
WHITE 11,13,15 VBAT
BLACK 12,14,16 GROUND
YELLOW 5/PA RELAY
5
GREY 4POWER UP
4
ORANGE 10 SITEST ADJ
7
BLK/WHT 1AUDIO IN2
1
BLUE 2AUDIO IN1
2
BROWN 3BIAS
3
WHITE 11,13,15 VBAT
BLACK 12,14,16 GROUND
YELLOW 5/PA RELAY
5
GREY 4POWER UP
4
ORANGE 10 SITEST ADJ
7
BLK/WHT 1AUDIO IN2
1
BLUE 2AUDIO IN1
2
BROWN 3BIAS
3
WHITE 11,13,15 VBAT
BLACK 12,14,16 GROUND
YELLOW 5/PA RELAY
5
NOT AVAILABLE FOR
WPS-4000 SERIES
NOT AVAILABLE FOR
WPS-4000 SERIES
LED
STATUS
BOARD
1
WHT/YEL
WHT/BLK
WHT/GRN
WHT/BLU
WHT/ORG
WHT/BRN
VIO
BLU
ORG
YEL
GRN
3
2
4
5
6
7
11
10
8
9
1
WHT/YEL
WHT/BLK
WHT/GRN
WHT/BLU
WHT/ORG
WHT/BRN
VIO
BLU
ORG
YEL
GRN
3
2
4
5
6
7
11
10
8
9
Fig. 1: Station Wiring Diagram

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2
3
4
6
5
7
1
8a
Digital Voice Board
Siren Control Board
Radio or Landline Board*
Control Board Serial Port
Amplifier LED Status Board
Strobe Control
Paging Interface
Siren Amp 1
Siren Amp 2
Siren Amp 3
Siren Amp 4
Battery Disconnect Switch
Solar Charger Card
(WPS4000-4)
Rotor Relay Module
Battery Charger
(Optional)
b
8
d
c
8
8
9
11
12
10
GUEST
ON
OFF
8
8
8
8
a
b
c
d
9
PTT
ACTIVE
PARTIAL
LED CODES
AC
DC
FULL
ROTOR
FAULT
(RED)
SQUELCH
5
6
7
WPS4000-3 / WPS4000-4
4
12
11 10
3
2
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Section I: Overview of System Components
a) Station Component Locations
The WPS-4000 High-Power Voice and Siren System is comprised of three basic models:
Model Driver Info Cabinet
WPS-4000-3 Three, 400 Watt Drivers Type II
WPS-4000-4 Four, 400 Watt Drivers Type II
WPS-4000-8 Eight, 400 Watt Drivers Type III
Each system essentially functions in the same manner as do the others. This manual will
provide the necessary information to properly operate, program and diagnose this system
regardless of specific model. If information relevant to a specific model is required, it shall
be presented and noted as such.
The 4000 series systems are comprised of several major components common to all models,
although quantities of some components will vary from model to model.
Fig. 2: WPS 4000-3 / WPS 4000-4 Siren Cabinet Components

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2
3
4
6
5
7
1
8a
b
c
Digital Voice Board
Siren Control Board
Radio or Landline Board*
Control Board Serial Port
Amplifier LED Status Board
Siren Amp 1
Siren Amp 2
Siren Amp 3
Strobe Control
Paging Interface
Siren Amp 4
Siren Amp 5
Battery Disconnect Switch
Siren Amp 6
Solar Charger Card
Siren Amp 7
Siren Amp 8
Rotor Relay Module
Battery Charger
(Optional)
8
8
f
d
g
e
h
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
10
GUEST
ON
OFF
8
8
8
8
8
a
b
c
d
e
8
8
8
9
f
g
h
PTT
ACTIVE
PARTIAL
LED CODES
AC
DC
FULL
ROTOR
FAULT
(RED)
SQUELCH
5
6
7
WPS4000-8
4
12
11 10
3
2
1
Fig. 3: WPS 4000-8 Siren Cabinet Components

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b) Station Components Defined
Rotor Control Box - This component (located on the inside of the upper cabinet door)
activates the rotor motor after receiving commands from the control board. It also
transmits the rotor position to the control board. Connections are as follows:
RC1 - Connects the Rotor Control Box to the Control Board
RC2 - Connects the Rotor Control Box to the Rotor
RC3 - Provides Battery Voltage to the Control Box
This component is fused @20Amps.
Control Board - This component (located on the inside of the upper cabinet door) controls
the key functions of the WPS4000 system including:
Tone Generation Remote Activation
Event Timing Rotor Control
Remote Station Status Reporting* (encoding) Local Control
System Diagnostics (incl. SI TEST®)*
* optional equipment
The control board contains a microphone jack for public address and a serial port to allow
connection of a computer (hereafter referred to as a PC) to the remote station. The control
board is also the location of the diagnostic LED’s.
Siren Amps - These components (located on the rear cabinet wall) receive the desired tone
or message generated by the control board, amplify it and deliver it to the siren driver.
Siren Driver - This component (located in the speaker assembly) produces the desired
audible tone or voice message.
Radio or Landline Board (Optional) - This component (located on the inside of the upper
cabinet door) receives signals from either the antenna or landline and delivers them to the
control board for processing. Through the use of the included radio, the station is also
capable of transmitting status information back to the control center.

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Motherboard - This component (located on the inside of the upper cabinet door) distributes
Battery Voltage and signals to all system components that require this voltage. The
motherboard is fused @5 Amps to protect all connected components EXCEPT for the siren
amplifiers and the rotor (they contain their own fuse). The 2nd motherboard (WPS4000-8
only) distributes signals between the amplifiers and the control board.
AC Battery Charger - This component (located on the bottom front of the cabinet door)
uses 110 VAC (or optional 220 VAC) single-phase service to maintain the stations batteries
at their proper voltages.
Solar Regulator (optional) - This component (located on the bottom front of the cabinet
door) uses electrical energy collected by a pole-mounted solar panel to maintain the station
batteries at their proper voltages.
Ammeter - This component (located on the battery charger panel) provides a visual
indication for the charge current flowing into the batteries from the charger or regulator.
Voltmeter - This component (located on the battery charger panel) provides a visual
indication of the DC voltage across the batteries.
Auxiliary Control Status Board (optional) - This component (located on the right inside
wall of the upper cabinet) is wired to remote switches to facilitate remote operation of a
specific siren station.
Batteries - These components (located on the inside of the lower cabinet) provide the
28VDC necessary for the system to operate.
Battery Disconnect Switch - This component (located on the rear inside wall of the
electronics cabinet) allows all system batteries to be completely disconnected from the
system. NOTE: This switch does not disconnect the batteries from the battery charger or
regulator.
Antenna Poly Phaser (optional) - This component suppresses high-voltage (static) charges
that could be present on the antenna.

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Antenna (optional) - This component (located on the utility pole) is capable of either
receiving signals broadcast from the control center (one-way) or can both transmit and
receive signals to and from the control center (two-way), depending how the system was
ordered.
Solar Panel (optional) - This component (located on the utility pole) collects solar energy,
converts it to electrical energy and delivers it to the Solar Regulator to maintain the station
batteries at their proper voltage.
Strobe Control Board (optional) - This component (located on the rear inside wall of the
electronics cabinet) is a user-defined device that controls a pole-mounted strobe light. This
light can be configured to activate during specific conditions (example: when any tone or
message is generated).
Intrusion Alarm (optional) - This sensor (located on the controller front panel) detects the
opening of the cabinet door. If the station is equipped with this option, the alarm is
configured to transmit a signal back to the control center.

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Section II: System Operations
a) Remote Operations
Remote operation of a WPS-4000 series siren involves transmitting signals from the control
center to the desired station. This is accomplished by using either an encoder and
transmitter or, if the station is so equipped, using an auxiliary control status board that has
been wired to switches/controls at the control center. Remote operation is beyond the scope
of this document and will therefore not be addressed. If your system is equipped with an
encoder, please refer to the encoder operating manual for information regarding remote
operation. If your station has been wired to use the auxiliary control status board, refer to
the reference materials provided by the electrical engineer or installer.
b) Local Operations
Local operation is accomplished through the control panel on the front of the station
cabinet. The functions of these controls are as follows:
Cancel Abruptly stops siren tones without the normal “ramp
down” found in several tones. Helpful in the event of an
accidental tone activation.
Wail Produces a slow rise and fall tone.
Attack Produces a faster rise and fall tone (used for designated
Civil Defense National Attack tone).
Alert A steady tone (Civil Defense alert).
Whoop A repetitive rise-only tone.
Hi-Lo An alternating two-tone sound.
Air Horn A pulsing air horn sound.
SI TEST® Initiates SI TEST® tone and the optional diagnostic SI
TEST® routine.
Xmit Carrier Actuates remote station radio transmitter PTT circuit.
When tone squelch is used with the transmitter, the
transmit carrier function is used when adjusting tone
squelch modulation.

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CANCEL
XMIT
AUDIO
KEYPAD
ARM
WAIL ATTACK ALERT
WHOOP HI-LO AIRHORN
SI-TEST®
DVM
TEST
XMIT
STATUS
XMIT
CARRIER
ROTOR
CW
ROTOR
CCW
Xmit Audio For use with remote station radio transceiver, causes
transmission of DTMF tone via RF link for tone
modulation adjustment.
Xmit Status Transmits station status information and battery voltage
to the control center
DVM Test Activates the Digital Voice Message (DVM) assigned to
the test procedure in the configuration software.
Rotor CW Momentary switch actuates rotor motor to rotate
speaker in a clockwise direction.
Rotor CCW Momentary switch actuates rotor motor to rotate
speaker in a counter-clockwise direction
Keyboard Arm Enables local station operation via keypad. Once
pressed, the keypad remains active until either a)
another keypad button is pressed, or b) 60 seconds have
elapsed, whichever comes first. The Keypad Arm button
must be pressed each time a keypad button is to be
pressed. Note that the Cancel button is always enabled
and does not require Keypad Arm to be pressed.
Fig. 4: Station Control Panel