MODEL: MA-4U (Master Room Station with Video Monitor)
- INSTRUCTIONS -
(namesandfunctions)
(T) Speaker
(^ Video monitor
(3) Contrast control (3-level)
(4) Brightness control
(?) Monitor button
Door release button
(7) Volume control for call tone and monitoring
(s) Handset
(^ Indicator LED for communication with
door station
Call button for addtional room station
(feautres)
• System may include up to 2 door stations (one MA-D/MA-DC with camera and one IB door station without camera)
and up to 3 room stations (one MA-4U and 2 additional room stations, either MAH-1 CD with video monitor or IBH-ICD
without video monitor).
• Just one coaxial cable for calling, communication and picture between door station and MA-4U room station.
• Thin and compact design.
• Monitor button allows you to both see and hear outside, without picking up handset.
• Door release button activates electric door strike.
• Extension chime call speaker may be installed in system.
(specifications)
* Power source:
* Current consumption:
* CRT (Cathode Ray Tube):
* Resolution:
* Carrier frequency:
* Communication:
* Calling:
* Wiring:
DC-24V. Use PS-24M Power Supply Adaptor.
1.3 A maximum with illumination lamp.
0.9A maximum without illumination lamp.
0.25A in standby mode.
1.5 CRT (2.25 CRT through lens).
Vertical
Horizontal
Transmission
Simultaneous with handset.
2-stroke electronic chime from MA-D (or MA-DC) to MA-4U, MAH-1 CD & IBH-ICD.
4-stroke electronic chime from IB door station to MA-4U, MAH-1 CD & IBH-ICD.
Electronic tone between room stations: MA4U and MAH-ICD (or IBH-ICD).
One coaxial cable between MA-4U and MA-D plus a pair wire for illumination lamp.
One coaxial cable between MA-4U and MA-DC.
A pair of wires between MA-4U and IB door station (non-polarized).
One coaxial cable plus 9 wires between MA-4U and MAH-ICD.
6 wires between MA-4U and IBH-ICD.
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more than 250 lines.
more than 250 lines.
6.5 MHz.; Reception
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6.0 MHz.
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* Wiring distance;
Audio/Video;
Coaxial cable
Maximum distance
Illumination lamp;
Wire gauge0.8 mm dia.
Max. distance
3C-2V, RG-58/U or equivalent
100 m300 m
330’
100 m
5C-2V, RG-59/U or equivalent
1000’
1.2 rnm dia.1.6 mm dia.
200 m300 m
Wire gauge
Max. distance
• Up to 150 m (450’) with 0.65 mm dia. wires (22 AWG) between MA4U and IB door station without camera.
• Up to 75 m (230’) with 5C-2V (RG-59/U) and 0.65 mm dia. (22 AWG) between MA-4U and the remotest MAH-ICD.
• Up to 75 m (230’) with 0.65 mm dia. (22 AWG) between MA4U and the remotest IBH-ICD.
• PS-24M power supply must be located close to MA4U. Do not exceed 10 m with 1.2 m dia. wire (35’ with 16 AWG).
20 AWG
330’
16 AWG
660’1000’
14 AWG
CCOMPONENTS AVAILABLE FOR USE WITH YOUR MA-4U VIDEO INTEROOM SYSTEM)
MAW-B: Relay box for additional
light.
EL-9S: Electric door release.
MAW-JB: Flush mounting back box
for MA- 4U.
MAW-RB: Surface mounting back
box for MA-4U.
MAW-J: Flush mounting back box
for MA-D/MA-DC and MAH-ICD.
MAW-R: Surface mounting back
box for MA-D/MA-DC.
MAW-R A: Surface mounting back
box for MAH-ICD.
MAW-E: Hood for MA-D/MA-DC
installation. Recommended when
the unit is exposed to rain or
strong light.
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III
MA4U: Master room station with
I video monitor and door release
I
button. Replies to either door
I station and also allows calling and
talking with other room stations.
MAH-ICD: Additional room station
with video monitor and door
release button. Replies to either
door station and also allows calling
and talking with other room stations.
IBH-ICD: Additional room station
with door release button, but
without video monitor. Replies
to either door station and also
allows calling and talking with
other room stations.
MA-D: Door station with camera,
illumination lamp & beam sensor.
MA-DC: Door station with camera
and beam sensor, but without
illumination lamp.
PS-24M: Power supply adaptor,
DC-24V, 1.5A. One required per
system.
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In addition to one MA-D/MA-DC door station with camera, the system may include one conventional intercom door station
from below selection;
IB-DA: Door station with plastic
cover (surface mount).
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IB-JA: Door station with stainless
steel cover (flush mount).
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IB-RA: Door station with brown
metal cover (semi-flush mount).
IB-RAG: - do —, with green metal
cover.
IB-FY: Door station with aluminum
cover (flush mount) (Not available
in N. America).
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IB-NA: Door station with plastic
cover (semi-flush mount).
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CMA-4U TERMINAL LOCATIONS)
„ VIDEO UNIT i
• 4P connector: |Z+| , |Z—I , 0 , E]
• 5P connector: 75 ohm jumper, [U] , [U , [U
• [a] : Terminal for coaxial cable to door station
(1) Avoid to install MA-4U room station in a place where it is exposed to
direct sunlight, air conditioning heat, frost, high temperature, vapor,
water, dust, iron dust, chemicals, etc.
(2) Determine MA-4U installation height so that the center of the video
monitor would be at the standard eye level: adults’ average height
minus 10 cm (4”),
(3) When using conduit for running cable, please put sponge or the like
at both ends to avoid acoustic feedback through the conduit.
adults: average
HEIGHT MINUS 10 CMl
(4”) 7
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MA-4U
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CCOAXIAL CABLE CONNECTION)
Please use 5C-2V, RG-59/U or equivalent.
Impedance: 75 ohm.
Observe the size of cable of 5.5 mm (7/32”) thick as shown to be firmly secured by the clamp.
When using 3C-2V, RG-58/U or equivalent, strip the insulation and fold back the braided conductors as shown to avoid
shorting to core conductor.
5.5 mm (7/32”)
16.5 mm (5/8")
3 mm
(1/8”)
8.5 mm (3/8”)
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Type: 5C-2V
(RG-59/U)
C
SEMI-FLUSH MOUNTING TO WALX)
5.5 mm (7/32”)
Type: 3C-2V
Note: Use MAW-JB back box when mounting MA-4U recessed to
concrete wall in new construction.
(RG-58/U)
(1) Use the provided template to open a
hole of H: 224 mm x W: 250 mm
(8-13/16” X 9-13/16”) securing depth
of 60 mm (2-3/8”) or deeper.
(2) Provide backup wooden frame for
securing mounting bracket.
(3) Attach the mounting bracket to wall
with 4 wood screws, so as to be fitted
vertically to the floor.
(4) Connect coaxial cable. After connecting
cable by wire nuts, plug in connector
(male) on MA-4U.
(5) Fit the MA-4U intercom unit first and
then Video unit to the mouting bracket.
Attach top and bottom of each unit
by 2 screws.
(6) Hide the head of the upper screws by
the caps provided.
(surfacemountingtowalQ
(1) Attach MAW-RB surface-mounting back
box to wall with 4 wood screws.
(2) Attach the mounting bracket to surface
mounting back box with 4 screws.
(3) Connect coaxial cable. Remove connec
tor (female) and connect to wires by
wire nuts and plug in to connector
(male) on MA-4U.
(4) Fit MA-4U intercom unit first and then
Video unit to the mounting bracket.
Attach top and bottom of each unit
by 2 screws.
(5) Hide the head of the upper screws by
the caps provided.
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(wiringdiagram)
(1) MA-4U SYSTEM WITH
MA-D DOOR STATION
DOOR STATION #2
(IB-DA, etc.)
ROOM STATION (MA-4U)
ADDITIONAL ROOM
STATION (MAH-1CD)
ADDITIONAL ROOM
STATION IMAH-1CD)
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(wiringdiagram)
(2) MA-4U SYSTEM WITH 2
ADDITIONAL ROOM
ADDITIONAL ROOM
(3) MA-4U SYSTEM WITH ONE EACH MAH-1 CD AND IBH-ICD
ROOM STATION (MA-4U)
PS-24M MUST BE LOCATED CLOSE TO MA-4U.
CONNECTING WIRE MUST BE 1.2 MM DIA.
(16 AWG) OR THICKER.
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(operations)
• CALLING FROM DOOR STATION
Momentarily depress CALL\ /After chime sounds, pick up
button. J Vjiandset and reply,
At MA-D or MA-DC
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Sounds DING-DONG at
all the room stations.
At IB-DA, etc.
* Chime sound distinguishes
which door station has called.
* After chime sounds, pick up
handset and picture appears,
Sounds DING-DONG,
DING-DONG at all the
room stations.
* After room station replies,
talk handsfree.
and talk to the person in the
picture.
* Timer circuit automatically
shuts off communication ap
proximately one minute after
you pick up handset. You can
turn on the circuit again by
depressing the monitor button.
* Communication indicator
LED gets lit when you pick up
handset, at your MA-4U
station.
After conversation,
hang up handset.
' Replace handset onto the
cradle properly. The handset,
if dropped or struck, may be
damaged.
• TRANSFERRING A
CALL FROM DOOR
TO ANOTHER ROOM
STATION
* Ask the visitor to wait for a
moment. Depress ROOM
CALL button to call the
second room station.
* After you hang up handset,
the transferred station may
reply to door station, by
momentarily hanging up hand
set.
* When the second room station
does not answer, momentarily
hang up handset to resecure
communication with door
station.
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ROOM STATIONS
* To call other room station,
pick up handset and depress
ROOM CALL button.
* When you see LED lit on your
MA-4U station, other room
station is communicating with
door station. Please call later.
* During conversation, an in
coming call from door station
is heard softly through your
handset. Hang up handset at
both stations and either sta
tion may pick up handset
again to reply to door station.
*When system includes 3 room
stations, please call each sta
tion by different signal, i.e.
to call kitchen by
to call bedroom by
to call living room by
• MONITORING THE
DOOR STATION
* Momentarily depress MONI
TOR button and picture and
sound come ON. You can
watch and hear the outside
without picking up handset.
* In the monitoring mode, the
room station can not be heard
at the door station. You may
pick up handset for talking to
door station, if necessary.
*MA-4U and MAH-ICD sta
tions can receive a call from
door station while monitoring.
* Approximately one minute
after MONITOR button is de
pressed, the system turns back
to standby mode automatical
ly.
* When you need to stop moni
toring, pick up handset once
and hang up.
RELEASING DOOR
LOCK
* Depress and hold down elec
tric door release button.
* While the door release button
is held down, the door release
will remain open, and a
buzzing sound is heard at the
door.
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(ADJUSTING CALL TONE VOLUME)
(ADJUSTING CONTRAST)
* Call tone volume can be adjusted to
* The picture contrast may be adjusted to
3 levels as desired.
STRONG MEDIUM SOFT
Cadjustingbrightness)
NIGHT
DAY
Notes: (1) To obtain the best picture, please set contrast switch to DAY position during daytime, and to NIGHT position
during the night, and then adjust brightness.
NEVER HOLD HOOK SWITCH DOWN, WHILE YOU PICK UP HANDSET. IF CALLED FROM DOOR JUST
(2)
AT THAT MOMENT, THE CHIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED LOUDSPEAKING THRU HANDSET AND
WOULD RUPTURE YOUR EARDRUM.
Do not keep MONITOR button in depressed position by tape, etc., which may cause damage.
(3)
(trouble-shootingguide)
No.MODE OF TROUBLE
Unit totally dead.
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Cannot call and communicate, and picture tube lights,
but no picture.
2
Can call and communicate, and picture tube lights,
but no picture.
3
Can call and communicate, but picture tube remains
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dark.
Cannot call from door station.
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Picture is okay, but no audio signal.
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7Inferior sensitivity and contrast of picture tube.* Worn-out vidicon (A general life of vidicon is approximately
Fuzziness in bright area.
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Spots in picture.
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“Negative” image (reversal of black and white).
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* Power supply not plugged.
* Connector leads to power supply disconnected.
* Short in connector leads to power supply.
* Inferior connector of coaxial cable at the terminal end.
* Short in coaxial cable connections at the terminal end.
* Break in coaxial cable.
* Coaxial cable disconnected.
* Defective door station (in camera).
* The shutter has closed to protect the vidicon in the camera from
direct sunlight . . . this is normal operation, not a fault.
* Defective door station (in camera).
* Defective room station (in video monitor).
* Defective door or room station.
* Defective door or room station.
3 years in normal application).
* Worn-out picture tube (A general life of picture tube is
approximately 4 years in normal application).
LOOK FOR
(cautions)
* DO NOT OPEN THE BACK COVER OF THE MA-4U UNIT, WITHOUT FIRST REMOVING PLUG OF PS-24M POWER
SUPPLY FROM AC OUTLET. The high voltage is loaded on the monitor unit inside.
* Do not connect any terminal on MA-4U to AC power lines.
* NEVER HOLD HOOK SWITCH DOWN, WHILE YOU PICK UP HANDSET. IF CALLED FROM DOOR JUST AT
THAT MOMENT, THE CHIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED LOUDSPEAKING THRU HANDSET AND WOULD
RUPTURE YOUR EARDRUM.
* Avoid to run the coaxial cable thru doors or windows or between furniture, which may pinch coaxial cable.
* Please handle MA-4U unit with utmost care. The unit, if dropped or struck, may be damaged.
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