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General Information
The Model MS05-101 Desktop Master Station is designed to operate with the GAI-Tronics MI05-10x
Series Merge/Isolat e Cabinets in a multi-zone Page/P arty
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communicat ion syst em.
The Model MS05-101 Desktop Master Station can selectively merge and isolate up to five zones that
normally op erate independently. When merged, the zones share a page line and a party line. F or exa mple,
two zones can be merged while the r ema ining z ones are is olated a nd c ontinue to op erate independently.
Voice pages generated from handset s tations within one zone c an be heard in another zone when the two
zones are merged. The Model MS05-101 Master Station controls the actual merging and isolating of the
zones.
Additiona l f eatures a re availab le depending on model of the merge/ isolat e cabinet and the system’s
accessories. Refer to GAI-Tronics publications for the Model MI05-101, MI05-103, and MI05-104
Merge/I solat e C abinets for system and ma ster sta tion capabilities. These include:
• Initia ting voice pa ges to selective zones
• Conduc ting two-way conversat ions with handset s tations
• Monitoring voice pages fr om selective zones
• Merging p age and p arty line channels
• Receiving visual a nd audible call-in signals from handset sta tions
• Activating and res etting a l arm t ones
The MS05-101 Master Station consists of the following components:
• MS05-101S Desktop Subset
• MS05-101A Remote Handset/Speaker Amplifier
• MS05-101E Amplifier Enclosure
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Installation
Mounting and Wiring T erminations
1. Drill or punc h the conduit or cable openings prior t o mounting the amplif ier enclosure. All entr ies to
the amplif ier enclosure should be made from the b ottom or s ides.
OTE: Use caution when drilling holes to avoid damage t o interna l electrical components and wiring.
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2. Surfa c e mount the amplifier enclosure using the four mounting holes loca ted on the rear of the
enclosure. The amplifier enclosur e can be mounted at a remote location, not to exceed the length of the
15-foot subset cable.
3. Connect all part y lines and the page line wiring t o TB1 and TB2 i n the enc l o sure.
Refer to the Wiring Terminations Table.
4. Connect the RS - 485 data line wiring to TB3 the encl osure.
Refer to the Wiring Terminations Table.
5. If a n ex terna l speaker is used, connect the sp eaker wires to TB1.
• 8-ohm speaker: TB1-4 and TB1-5
• 16-ohm speaker: TB1-4 and TB1-6
6. Plug the 15-f oot ca b l e connector f rom the subset to the socket on the front of the amplifier enclosur e.
7. Connect 120 V ac power conductors t o TB1-1 (H), TB1-2 (N), and TB1-3 (GND) of the amplifier
enclosure.
8. Plug th e ampl i fier int o the enc l o sure a n d tighten t he screw in each c o rner of the a mplif i er.
9. Apply power.
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Connections to the Merge/Isola te Cabinet
1. Locat e the Termi n at i o n PCBA in t h e l o wer lef t corner of the mer g e/is o l at e cabinet .
2. Connect the mast er st ation cable t o TB6 in the cabinet. Refer to the Wiring Terminations Table.
A 9-pair cable (No. 18–20 AWG) is recommended for this connection.
Wiring Terminations Table
Terminals
Master Station Merge/Isolate Cabinet
Function
TB3-23 and TB3-24 TB6-1 and TB6-2 RS-485 data line (+ /-)
TB3-25 TB6-3 Data ground
TB1-10 and TB1-11 TB6-5 and TB6-6 Page monitor (See note.)
TB1-8 and TB1-9 TB6-7 and TB6-8 Page line (See note.)
TB2-12 and TB2-13 TB6-9and TB6-10 Party Line 1
TB2-14 and TB2-15 TB6-11 and TB6-12 Party Line 2
TB2-16 and TB2-17 TB6-13 and TB6-14 Party Line 3
TB2-18 and TB2-19 TB6-15 and TB6-16 Party Line 4
TB2-20 and TB2-21 TB6-17 and TB6-18 Party Line 5
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OTE: If connecting to Model MI05-101 Merge/Isolate Cabinet, jumper the page line (TB1-8 and
TB1-9) to the page monitor line (TB1-10 and TB1-11). If these lines are not tied together, the master
station sp eaker w ill not br o adc as t .
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Setting the Station’s Address
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Eac h ma ster sta tion in the sys tem requir es a uniqu e address. If two mas ter stations have the same address,
data collision will occ ur when communicating with the merge/isolat e cabinet, resulting in a f ault c ondition.
The master station addresses must be set in sequence starting at 1. Do not skip any numbers when
assigning addresses .
The I/ O control board is located ins ide t he desktop subset . This determines t he s tation address and als o
controls the s tat ion’ s zone and alarm selection fea tur es by scanning the switches a nd then transmitting the
selection to the merge/isolate ca b i net over a data line. There are sever al switc hes and jumper s on the I/O
board that must be set correctly for the station to operate correctly. Refer to Figure 1 below for I/O
contr oller boa rd out line and switc h locations.
Figure 1. I /O Controller B oard
Switches S1 and S2
S1 and S2 are hexadecimal s witches that are used to set the I/O board’s address. If the sys tem contains
more tha n one ma ster station, each st ation’ s I/O board must be set wit h a different sequential addres s
starting with 01 . Swit c h S2 sets the first digit and switch S1 sets the second digit.
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Switch Setting Examples
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Switch
S2
Switch
S1
Master Station
Address
0 1 1
0 2 2
0 3 3
0 4 4
0 5 5
0 6 6
0 7 7
0 8 8
OTE: The fact ory defa ult set ting is 0 1 since typically there is only one master sta tion per system.
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OTE: The switch set ting is recognized only when eit her t h e I/O Contro l l er is powered up, o r when the
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ESET button is pressed. Momentarily press the RESET button each time a switch is c hanged.
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DIP Switch Settings
The I/O controller switch S4 is an 8-position DIP switch that is used to set the data baud rate. This switch
is fa c tory set and should not be changed. If rep lacing the I /O controller, be su re to set the swit c h as
follows:
Figure 2. S4 DIP Switch
Switch Position Open/Close Switch Position Open/Close
S4-1 Open S4-5 Open
S4-2 Open S4-6 Close
S4-3 Open S4-7 Close
S4-4 Open S4-8 Open
Momentarily press the R
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Operation
ALARMS
ZONE SELECT
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Figure 3. Model MS05-101S Desktop Master Subset Outline
Merging Zones
When merged, the s tat ions in each zone share a page line and party line 1. Voic e p ages generated from
handset stations within one zone can be hear d in another z one when t he t wo z ones are merged. Party line 1
can also b e u sed to condu c t a two-way c onversation bet ween zones .
It is possible to merge some zones while the remaining zones are isolated. Complete the following st ep s to
merge zones:
1. Select t he desired Z
group of zones, or all zones. The green LE D indicators loc ated a bove each selected zone push button
illuminate.
2. Press the MERGE push button.
3. To isol at e the zon es, press the MERGE pu sh button again followed by the Z
push button.
OTE: If the ALL push button is pressed, it merges all z ones aut oma tica lly— the MERGE push button
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does not also need to be p ressed. To isolat e t he zones , press the Z
ONE SELECT push buttons (1 through 5 or ALL). This could be two zones, a
ONE SELECT RESET
ONE SELECT RESET push button.
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Communicati on on Party Line 1
The mas ter s tat ion c an select ively communicate wit h f ield sta tions in eac h z one, or wit h other master
stations. T o c ommunicate with a field st ation:
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1. Lift the handset and select party line 1 on t he P
2. Select t he desired Z
ONE SELECT push button (1 through 5 or ALL). This c ould be a single zone, a
ARTY LINE rotary selector switch.
group of zones, or all zones. The green LED indicator(s) above the selected zone(s) illuminates.
3. Press the MERGE p ush button. T wo- way communica tion with handsets stations in the selected zones
is now available.
4. When conversation is c omplet e, press the Z
ONE SELECT RESET push button.
The zone switches are not needed to communicate with ot her master stations. Simply lift the handset and
select party line 1 on the P
ARTY LINE selector switch. Two-way communica tion with ot her master stations
is now available.
Communicati on on Party Lines 2 through 5
Communication between the Model MS05-101 Master Station and field stations is not available unless
each zone’s party lines 2 thr ough 5 a nd the mast er station p arty lines 2 throu gh 5 are c onf igured a s
“common.” This is accomplis hed b y ju mp er sett ings on the T ermination PCBA inside t he merge/ isolat e
cab inet. J umpers are p rovided for party lines 2 throu gh 5 in each zone and for the mast er st ation p arty
lines. R efer to t he Ins tallation section of the merge/isolat e cabinet ma nual for jumper setting det ails.
Ass uming the par ty lin es are s et to common
, communicate on part y lines 2 thr ough 5 from the master
station t o f ield sta tions a s follows:
Lift the mast er station handset and select a part y line ( 2 thr ough 5) on t he P
ARTY LINE selector switch.
Two-way communica tion with ot her master s tat ions and handsets stations in zones 1 throu gh 5 is now
available.
Paging to Other Master Sta tions
To generate a page t o other master sta tions, lift the handset, pr ess the handset p ressbar, and speak directly
into the microphone. The pa ge message is broadc ast from sp eakers at all the other master stat ions. If
two-wa y, part y line (full dup lex ) communicat i on is desired, relea se the hands et pressba r to connec t to the
selected pa rty line.
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Paging to Field Sta tions
To page to field s tations, c omp let e t he following steps :
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1.Select t he desired Z
ONE SELECT push buttons (1 through 5 or ALL). This could b e one zone, a group
of zones, or all z ones . The green LED indicator(s) f or the select ed zone(s) illumina te.
2. Lift the handset, press the handset pr es sba r, and sp eak directly into the microphone. The page message
is broadcast f rom spea kers in t he s elect ed zones .
3. To reset the system, press the Z
OTE: If the ALL push button is pressed, it merges a ll z ones aut oma tically. To reset t he zones , press t he
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ONE SELECT RESET push button.
Z
ONE SELECT RESETpush button.
Speaker Volume Control
Use t h e VOLUME knob on the Model MS05-101S Desktop Master Station Subset to adjust the front panel
spea ker volume. Tur ning the knob clockwis e increas es the sp eaker volume, and tu rning it counterc loc kwise
decreases the volume.
The front panel volume control does not affect any external speaker tha t is connect ed to the master s tat ion.
The sp eaker volume for any externally-mounted spea kers is c ontrolled using the amplif ier volume contr ol
locat ed u nder the GAI- Tronics nameplate on the f ront of the amplifier.
OTE: A small screwdr iver is r equired for ma king this a dju stment.
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Fault Indi cators
Two t yp es of indica tion are pr ovided for data communication f aults bet ween the master sta tion(s) and the
merge/is olate cabin et.
1. If data communication los t between a ma ster sta tion and t he merge/ isolat e cabinet, all the LED
indicat ors on t he affected master sta tion sub set su bset will flash. All alarm and zone select ion f eatures
are disabled during this type of fault. Party line communication on party lines 2–5 is unaffected.
Pa ging is still p ossible t o other master sta tions.
2. The red FAULT indicator on the subset is only f unctional when multiple mas ter stat ions are installed in
the system. When th e FAULT indicator illuminates there is a data f ault between the merge/isolate
cab i net and one of the ot her master s tat ions in the system. It does not
indicate a data fault at the local
master station.
Possible causes of data fault conditions include:
• A defective master I/O controller b oard in the merge/isolate ca binet.
• Improp er s wi tch setting o f the master cont roll er s w i tches in the merg e/is o l at e cabinet;
• Missing or reversed data c able connection between a ma ster sta tion and t he merge/ isolate cab inet .
• A defective I/ O c ontroller board in a master st ation.
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Lamp T est/ R eset
Momentarily press the red push button located on the back of the Model MS05-101 Master Station. All
LEDs should momentarily illuminate. T his action als o resets the I/O controller .
Optional F eatures
These op tions are availa ble only wh en the a ppl i cable kits ar e i n stalled i n the mer g e/is o l at e cabinet.
Depending on the merge/is olate ca binet installed in the system, not all the featur es may be availabl e.
Activati ng an Alarm
NOTE: This feature is only available if a Model 10959-101 or 10959-104 Audio Messenger Interface is
connected to the syst em merge/is olate cabinet.
Alar ms c an be a utomat i c ally broadcast to all zones when activated (automa tic), or can be manu ally routed
to broadcast to a ny c ombination of zones or all zones (selective).
For selective alarm routing, complete the following steps to activate an alarm from a master station:
1. Select t he desi red alarm dest ination u sing the Z
ONE SELECT push buttons (1 through 5 or ALL). The
destination coul d be a single zone, a group of z ones , or all zones. The green LED indicators for the
selected zones illumina te.
2. Press the MERGE push button.
3. Select the a pprop riate ALARM pus h but ton (1 throu gh 7).
The a larm is broadcast int o the selected zones and fr om the ma ster sta tion speaker. The red L ED
indicat or for the selected alarm switch illuminates during the broadcast.
4. To cancel an alarm, press the A
OTE: The zones r emain merged. To i solate the zo n es, pr ess the MERGE pu sh button a gain
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followed by the Z
ONE SELECT RESETpush button.
LARM RESETpush button.
For automatic alarm routing to all zones, complete the following steps to activate an alarm from a master
station:
1. Select the a pprop riate ALARM pus h but ton (1 throu gh 7).
The a larm broadc asts into the all zones and fr om t he master sta tion speaker. The red LED indica tor
for t he s elect ed alarm switch illuminates du ring the broadc ast.
2. To cancel an alarm, press the A
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LARM RESETpush button.
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Call-In Signaling
NOTE: This feature is only available when using the Model MI05-104 Merge/Isolate Cabinet.
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The Call-In s i gnaling featur e (also known as Of f - hook Detection) provides a means to signa l the mast er
station operator t hrough audible and visual indica tors . When a Page/ Party
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handset station in any zone
goes off hook on p arty line 1, the mast er station is signaled in t wo ways: t he s onalert sounds and the zone’s
call-in L ED indica tor illuminates yellow. When t he op erator answers t he call, t he s onalert is turned off.
Pressing the S
The S
ONALERT ON/OFF pu sh button does not reset for each c all-in. I f the sonalert is tur ned off , it
ONALERT ON/OFF p u sh button a l so silences t he sonalert.
remains off until it is manually t u rned on by pressing the button again.
Page Monitoring
NOTE: This feature is only available when using the Model MI05-103 and MI05-104 Merge/Isolate
Cabinets.
The Page Monit oring feature allows the operator of the master s tat ion to selectively monitor voice paging
in any or all zones. The page lines are monitored via the integral s peaker on the mast er station’ s sub set.
When the master s tation operator presses a zone pu sh button, pa ges f rom tha t zone are br oadcast f rom the
mast er station’ s speaker. The operator ca n monit or more than one zone by select ing any combina tion of
zone pus h but tons. To montor zones:
1. Select t he desired Z
zones, or all z ones . The green LED indicator s for the selected zones illu mina te.
OTE: Do not press the ALL but ton when monitoring z ones . This au tomatic ally merges t he z ones .
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ONE SELECT push buttons (1 through 5). This cou l d be two zones, a group of
2.Press the Z
ONE SELECT RESETpush b utton to discontinue monitori ng.
Maintenance
If the equip ment requir es service, c ontact your Regional S ervice Center for a ret urn authoriza tion number
(RA# ) . Equi pment should b e s hipped prepai d to GAI-Tronic s with a retu rn author iz ation number a nd a
purchas e order nu mber. If the equipment is u nder warra nty, repairs or a replac ement will be made in
accordanc e with GAI-Tronic s’ warranty p olic y. Please include a written explanation of a ll defects t o ass ist
our technicia ns in their trou bleshooting eff orts .
Call 800-492-1212 inside the USA or 610-777-1374 outside the USA for help identifying the Regional
Servic e Center closest to you.
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Supplemental Information
For additional information, please reference the drawings listed below.