Talkaphone AOR-8, AOR-16 Installation Instructions Manual

Area of Rescue Command Unit

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Part Number

Description

AOR-8 or AOR16

8- or 16-Station Area of Rescue Command Unit

AOR-TR16

Trim Ring for Flush Mounting(Optional)

6-32 Screw for Flush Mount Trim Ring Assembly

2 12VDC, 4.5Ah Backup Battery

1 Audible and Visual Indicator of Incoming Area of Rescue

Emergency Phone

Installation Instructions

Model AOR-8 / Model AOR-16

I. Introduction

This manual is for installation and programming of the AOR-8 or AOR-16 Area of Rescue Command Unit. For instructions on programming individual Talkaphone Area of Rescue Emergency Phones, please refer to the Installation & Operation Manual for Emergency/Information Phones.

This manual will guide you through the installation of this product and provide comprehensive operating instructions. Please read this instruction manual completely and thoroughly before installing this product.

II. Contents

Before beginning installation, make sure you have all the included components. Each AOR-8/16 includes:

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III. Technical Requirements

General: 115-230 VAC, 50-60Hz power source

Maximum impedance between the Talkaphone Area of Rescue Emergency Phones and the AOR-8 or AOR-16 is 25 Ohms. Maximum cable length will vary with gauge (See Frequently Asked Questions, p.10).

For Local Mode Only No external phone line (i.e. POTS line) is required.

For Remote Mode or Day/Night Mode Three (3) dedicated POTS/PSTN lines (i.e. analog telephone lines or analog PBX lines).

If connected to a PBX, the extension(s) must provide:

1. At least 24 Volts at 20 mA off-hook (no current is drawn on-hook

2. Either a disconnect pulse (voltage drop at end of call) or 30-seconds or silence after hang-up (no re-order or howler feature)

If connected to a POTS/PSTN line, there must be no special features, such as hook-flash, call-waiting, auto-redial when busy or voicemail. If the telephone company has activated any such features, contact them to have these features turned off.

IV. Installation

1. Remove Area of Rescue Command Unit from packaging carton and inspect for possible damage during shipment. If the unit is damaged, or any of the components are missing, contact your Talkaphone Co. distributor immediately. Do not discard any hardware or packing material before you are certain you have all the items listed above, and the unit is installed and functioning correctly.

2. Remove the two (3) Phillips screws from the right side of the unit which secure the hinged front cover shut.

3. Remove the packaged front cover door handle from the telephone compartment and install to the outside surface of the unit using the provided screws.

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4. Carefully open the hinged front cover taking care there are no loose items which may have shifted during transportation.

5. The AOR-8 or AOR-16 may be either surface mounted onto a wall or flush mounted into a wall.

NOTE: For flush mounting units, AOR-8 and AOR-16 units should be ordered with the available AOR-TR16 Flush Mount Trim Ring (sold separately).

NOTE: Conduit knockouts exist on the rear, top, and bottom sides of the enclosure for access to power and communication lines. Determine the method of bringing in these power and communication lines before mounting the enclosure.

NOTE: Whenever possible, it is best to keep the maximum clearance possible between analog phone lines and alternating current. Running phone lines too close to hot VAC lines will produce undesired effects on the phone line.

6. For mounting the unit directly to the surface of an interior wall, The AOR-8 and AOR-16 has six (4) surface mounting keyholes.

7. For Flush Mounting the Unit

The AOR-8 and AOR-16 each have eight (8) 7/32 [in] knockouts located on the

top, bottom and sides which can be used for either mounting the unit within a wall or to fasten the available AOR-TR16 Flush Mount Trim Ring. This trim ring may be installed in contact with the closed cover without inhibiting the functionality of the hinge.

8. Secure the AOR-TR16 to the AOR-8 or AOR-16 unit in the desired location using the provided 6-32 screws, two (2) washers, and hex nut

9. Installation of Strobe/Siren Mount the strobe/siren assembly on a wall in an appropriate location per the

instructions packaged with the strobe/siren assembly.

10. Three (3) outgoing low voltage power lines from the strobe/siren assembly must be wired to the Black, Red/White, and Orange lead wires from the relays

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located at the upper right interior of the AOR-8 or AOR-16. Same color wires from the strobe/siren and the AOR-8 or AOR-16 should be connected together.

11. Installing Phone lines Bring in analog phone lines through conduit knockouts located on the rear, top,

or bottom sides of the unit. Always try to separate power lines from communication lines as much as possible to reduce undesired effects on the phone line.

12. The AOR-8 can support up to eight (8) emergency analog phones. The emergency analog phones on the system can connect to either the incoming POTS/PSTN line or the local phone built into the AOR-8 unit.

The AOR-16 each support up to sixteen (16) emergency analog phones divided into two (2) banks of eight (8). The emergency analog phones on the system can connect to either the incoming POTS/PSTN line or the local phone built into the AOR-16 unit.

13. Attach the incoming Emergency Phone lines to ports 1-8 in the appropriate bank as labeled on the interior panel. The connections are NOT polarity sensitive. If a POTS/PSTN line or PBX extension line is to be used in addition to the phone built into the enclosure, connect the incoming phone line to the Telco “Telco IN” positions of the same bank.

14. Local Mode

In Local Mode, pressing the button on any of the Talkaphone Area of Rescue

Emergency phones will cause the built in touch-tone telephone to ring.

15. Remote Mode In Remote Mode, pressing the button on any of the Talkaphone Area of Rescue

Emergency phones will cause them to access a phone line to dial out. For this configuration, connect an outside phone(s) line to the “Telco IN” position(s) on the appropriate bank.

NOTE: See Technical Requirements, p.2, for outside phone line requirements.

16. Day/Night Mode

Day/Night Mode is primarily used when a facility has a guard on-site during the

day but not at night. It may also be used in any situation where the guard station is not always manned. When a Talkaphone Area of Rescue Emergency Phone calls and the AOR-8 or AOR-16 is in Day/Night mode, it will ring the

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Command Unit’s built in local handset phone first, ring it a second time if no one answers the first time, then if no one answers the second time it will dial a remote number. If no one should answer the remote number, it will re-ring the local phone and continue this cycle until either the phone is answered or times out (see Emergency Phone manual for information on setting the time-out.) When a guard leaves for the night, she can enter the code *36* to configure the consolidator to ring the remote phone first and then switch to the local phone (see Software Programming, page 6). For Day/Night Mode connect an outside phone line(s) to the “Telco IN” position(s). This programming must be done for each of the consolidators (one (1) consolidator for the AOR-8 or two (2) consolidators for the AOR-16)

NOTE: See Technical Requirements, p.2, for outside phone line requirements.

17. Sharing a Phone Line Another telephone instrument (e.g. fax, modem, standard telephone, etc.) can

share the outside phone line(s) with the AOR-8 or AOR-16 by connecting the

outside phone line(s) to the “Telco IN” position(s) and connecting the telephone instrument sharing the line to the “Telco OUT” position(s). Be sure to set each

consolidator in the AOR-8 or AOR-16 not to answer before your other device picks up (or, if sharing with a standard telephone, be sure to allow enough rings for the person answering the phone to pick up).

WARNING: The other device sharing the line should never be emergency equipment of any kind

18. Once the correct configuration for the AOR-8 or AOR-16 has been determined and appropriately wired, connect incoming 115-230 VAC 50-60Hz power wiring to the power supply board located in the bottom compartment of the unit. The LINE, NEUTRAL, and GROUND terminals are located on the left side of the board.

WARNING: Once the batteries are connected in the next step, power will be supplied to the unit. Verify all connections and take precautions from unintended electrical shock at this time.

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19. Connect the backup batteries. The batteries connect to the power supply board by inserting the connector onto the header pins located on the bottom right of the power supply board which the 115-230 VAC 50-60Hz power supply was connected. Although the pin is polarized, ensure correct polarity when connecting the backup batteries. Red-positive & Black-negative.

WARNING: The order in which 115-230 VAC 50-60Hz or backup batteries is connected does not matter. However, once either the batteries are connected OR the 115-230 VAC 50-60Hz line is energized, THE UNIT WILL BECOME “HOT” ENERGIZED.

It is the installer’s obligation to ensure compliance with all national,

regional, and local regulations

Programming Instructions

To program the AOR-8 or AOR-16 Command unit, each bank of eight (8) Talkaphone Area of Rescue emergency analog phones must have their own internal consolidator programmed. To program each internal consolidator, call it by either dialing the phone number of the line connected to that bank’s Telco “IN” port or by lifting the selecting the appropriate line of the built in handset. In either case, the consolidator will respond with three beeps. Each consolidator will respond to all programming requests in one of two ways:

1 Beep Command completed successfully 2 Beeps Error(s) detected

If you hear two beeps, enter the code again. If you hear two beeps a second time, hang up and try again.

Remote Mode In Remote Mode, if a standard telephone company phone line is being utilized via

the Telco “IN” connection, the consolidator does not need to be programmed. Move on to Programming the Talkaphone Area of Rescue Emergency Analog Phones.

If a PBX line is being connected to the Telco “IN” port, the consolidator must be programmed for PBX mode:

1. Call the consolidator (listen for 3 beeps)

2. Enter Guard Access Code: *31**

3. Program the Consolidator for a PBX line: *39*2*

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Command

Function

*31* …[up to 8

Guard Access Code entry for phone programming

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Model AOR-8 / Model AOR-16

4. Move on to Programming the Talkaphone Area of Rescue Emergency Analog

Phones

Local Mode

1. Pick up the built in handset and select the press the phone line corresponding to

the bank of phones/consolidator to be programmed (listen for 3 beeps)

2. Enter Guard Access Code: *31**

3. Program the consolidator for Local Mode: *37*

4. Move on to Programming the Talkaphone Area of Rescue Emergency Analog

Phones

Day/Night Mode

1. Call the consolidator or pick up the built in handset and select the press the

phone line corresponding to the bank of phones/consolidator to be programmed (listen for 3 beeps)

2. Enter Guard Access Code: *31**

3. Program the consolidator for Day/Night Mode: *63*

4. Program the consolidator to call either:

Local first, then Remote: *35* Remote first, then local: *36*

5. If a PBX line is being connected to the Telco “IN” port enter the PBX code: *39*2*

6. Move on to Programming the Talkaphone Area of Rescue Emergency Analog Phones

Programming the Emergency Analog Phones

Once each Consolidator has been programmed, each Talkaphone Area of Rescue Emergency Analog Phone must be programmed individually. A call can be routed to the desired phone port by entering the following code:

*4X* Routes to Emergency Analog Phone in port jack number X (X=1-8) For details on programming the Talkaphone Area of Rescue Emergency Analog

Phones, refer to the Installation & Operation Manual for Emergency/Information phones. (Note: if the Consolidator is in Remote Mode or Day/Night Mode and your remote phone line is a PBX extension, be sure to program the emergency phones for Mode 2. See Emergency Phone Manual, pages 11 and 15 for more information on Modes).

Code Summary

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digits]*

(Default Code is *31**)

*30* …[up to 8

digits]*

Master Access Code entry to change Guard Access Code or Master Access Code (Default Code is

*30*12345678*)

*30*14725836*

Resets Consolidator programming to factory defaults

*32* …[up to 8

digits]*

Programs and stores a new Master Access Code

*33* …[up to 8

digits]*

Programs and stores a new Guard Access Code

*34* …[up to 2

digits]*

Sets number of rings before consolidator picks up when it is dialed

*62*

Remote Mode (default)

*37*

Local Mode

*63*

Day/Night Mode

*35*

In Day/Night Mode, call LOCAL PHONE then TELCO IN

*36*

In Day/Night Mode, call TELCO IN then LOCAL PHONE

*39*...[1 or 2]*

Program the type of phone line in the TELCO IN *39*1* for ordinary phone lines (default) *39*2* for PBX lines

*4...[1-8]*

Routes to emergency phone in phone jack number 1-8

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Model AOR-8 / Model AOR-16

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V. Operating Instructions

1. General Information When a push button on the Talkaphone Area of Rescue Emergency Analog Phone is pressed it will automatically either ring the local phone or dial out using the phone line connected to the Telco “IN” port according to how the particular consolidator which it is connected is programmed. If the phone line is being shared with another device (see page 5, sharing a line), the consolidator will seize the line on behalf of the emergency phone.

When a call comes in to the AOR-8 or AOR-16, an LED will light indicating which phone is calling in. If a call is already being answered, any other calls which come in will cause the appropriate LED to blink to indicate they are awaiting an open line. As soon as the initial call has been completed, any calls that were waiting will be put through in the order in which they were placed.

2. Calling Talkaphone Area of Rescue Emergency Analog Phones through the Area of Rescue Command Unit To call from a remote phone, dial the telephone number of the Consolidator. To call from the local phone, simply pick up the phone and select the phone line corresponding to the appropriate consolidator. In either case, you will hear 3 beeps when the consolidator is ready.

Enter the code to route to an Emergency Phone, *4X* where X= phone jack number 1-8. There will be a short pause and then the Emergency Phone will answer with a series of tones.

For more information on Emergency Analog Phones, consult the Emergency/Information Phone manual.

3. Answering the Emergency Analog Phones When a call comes in on either the local phone or a remote phone, the consolidators are effectively transparent. That is, there will exist an open line of communication to the Area of Rescue Emergency Analog Phone from the moment the call is answered.

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Distance from AOR-8/16 to Emergency/Information Telephone

Recommended Wire Gauge

0 - 500 feet

24 G

501 - 750 feet

22 G

751 - 1,000 feet

20 G

1,001 - 1,800 feet

18 G

1,801 - 3,000 feet

16 G

3001 - 5,000 feet

14 G

Distance from AOR-8/16 to Local Phone

Recommended Wire Gauges

0 - 1000 feet

24 G

1001 - 1500 feet

22 G

1501 - 2000 feet

20 G

2001 - 3,600 feet

18 G

3,601 - 5,000 feet

16 G

5,001 - 8000 feet

14 G

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VI. Frequently Asked Questions

1. If I have more than one consolidator can I connect them to the same

phone line either in parallel or in series (using a “daisy chain”)? Each consolidator requires its own phone line or local phone. (Exception: A multi-line local phone, connected to the LOCAL port will allow multiple consolidators to be connected in parallel.)

2. What kind of cable do I need to run from the Emergency Phones to my

Consolidator? We strongly recommend twisted, shielded pairs with the shield

connected to earth ground only at the consolidator end. The resistance on the line is not to exceed 25 ohms. The following chart shows distances and recommended wire gauges:

3. I am using a consolidator in “local” mode. Do I need to program a phone

number into my Emergency Phones? You must enter a phone number (see

Emergency/Information Phone Manual, page 8) even though your Talk-APhone unit is not using this number to connect to the local phone. We recommend the number 1234567.

4. If I made some mistakes during programming is there a way to reset the

programming? If you have forgotten your access code, you may reset the

programming on that consolidator to factory default by entering *30*14725836*. Note: you will NOT have to reprogram your individual Emergency/Information Phones.

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5. Does the consolidator remember its programming if I unplug it? Yes. All memory is non-volatile and does not require a back-up battery.

6. My consolidator is not at my desk where the calls come in. Is there a way to make the LED’s remote so I can see who is calling? Although the LED’s

cannot be made remote, Emergency/Information phones can be purchased with the "V" option which allows a location identifying message to be recorded into the phone. This message is then played as soon as the call is answered. This ensures that no matter what phone answers the call (local or remote) the location will be immediately announced.

Another option is to purchase an EB-100 or EB-200 Base Station. These devices will display a 6-digit code (e.g. 122806 for 1228 Main St. 6th floor) as soon as the call has been answered.

7. Are the Emergency Phones powered by the Area of Rescue Command Unit? Yes.

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