Valcom V-2901A manual

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    VSP - V - 2901A Issue 4 1 947301A V - 2901A UNIVERS AL DOOR ANSWERING SYSTEM INTRODUCTION The V - 2901A, Universal Door Answering System, when used with Valcom Doorplate Speakers, provides voice paging with handsfree reply to a door from any telephone location. The V - 2901A initiates ring - in on the telephone system and sends a confirmation tone [...]

  • Page 2

    2 Features • Compatible with PABX, E - Key and 1A2 telephone systems • Switch selectab le - loop or ground start access • Provides handsfree talkback • RJ11 modular connector for Tip and Ring connections • Power ON LED • Provides door unlock contacts • Programmable options: Programming access code Ring pattern Activate lock relay Dura[...]

  • Page 3

    3 * A single line telephone cannot be connected to both the V - 2901A and an incoming central office line. ** It is recommended that one talkback speaker be used. Use of more than one talkback speaker may result in damage to t he V - 2901A. Up to 40 one - way amplified speakers may be connected to the V - 2901A speaker output. DESIGN The V - 2901A,[...]

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    4 ___ 4. If using a door button with the talkback speaker, connect normally open, single pole push - button switch to Door Button connecti on pin 33 (R/G) and pin 9 (BR/R) Ground. (Figure 5 depicts the speaker/door button hookup). ___ 5. Move slide switch SW1 (located on the V - 2901A board) to the ON position if the telephone system is to ring whe[...]

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    5 26 1 27 2 28 3 29 4 30 5 31 6 32 7 33 8 34 9 35 10 36 11 37 12 38 13 39 14 40 15 41 16 42 17 43 18 44 19 45 20 46 21 47 22 48 23 49 24 50 25 W/BL BL/W W/O O/W W/GR GR/W W/BR BR/W W/S S/W R/BL BL/R R/O O/R R/G G/R R/BR BR/R R/S S/R BK/BL BL/BK BK/O O/BK BK/G G/BK BK/BR BR/BK BK/S S/BK Y/BL BL/Y Y/O O/Y Y/G G/Y Y/BR BR/Y Y/S S/Y V/BL BL/V V/O O/V V[...]

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    6 Phone to Speaker Music Gnd Start Loop Start SW2 Off On Speaker to Phone Ringer SW1 RJ11 Power LED Figure 3 - Connector and Control Locations V-2901A VPB-260 Figure 4 - Battery Backup TYPICAL APPLICATIONS Handsfree Speaker Tip Handsfree Speaker Ring Door Button Ground (R/O) (O/R) (R/G) (BR/R) P 32 P 7 P 33 P 9 T R PB Figure 5 - Doorplate Speaker w[...]

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    7 TYPIC AL APPLICATIONS (Continued) Remote Gr ound (G/R) P 8 (BR/R) P 9 Momentary Single Pole, N. O. Single Throw Switch 66 Block Equipment Customer Provided Figure 7 - Remote/Confirmation Pushbutton for Manual Door Release Station Gr ound (BL/R) P 6 (BR/R) P 9 66 Block Equipment Customer Provided - + Indicator 50mA, -24 Vdc current maximum availab[...]

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    8 Volume Adjustments There are four volum e controls on the V - 2901A. See Figure 3 for location of these controls. ___ 1. Phone to Speaker: Adjusts speaker volume. ___ 2. Speaker to Phone: Adjusts talkback volume from the speaker. IMPORTANT: Set this volume at the lowest practical level. S etting this control too high will increase background nois[...]

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    9 Activate Lock Relay (Door Unlock) This code would be used to operate the door unlock contacts which can be used to open an electric lock used at a doorway or gate. The default access code to activate the lock relay is *. This code can be from 1 to 7 digits and the asterisk (*) sign can be programmed in this code if desired. To change this code: 1[...]

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    10 To enable the door alarm after it has been disabled: 1. Lift handset, press # to receive dial tone. 2. Press 6. 3. Receive dial tone. Alert Tone The phone and station receives a ringback tone prior to connection. Default the station receives the tone. To remove the alert tone: 1. Lift handset, press # and receive dial tone. 2. Press # 1 2 3 # 9.[...]

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    11 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE When trouble is reported, make certain there are no broken connections leading to this system. Table 1 identifies some possible problems with solutions. Assistance in troubleshooting is available from the factory. When calling, you should have a VOM and a telephone test set available and be calling from the job site. Call (5[...]

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    12 PROGRAM CHART RECORD AND FILE IN A SECURE PLACE FUNCTION DEFAULT REPROGRAM PARAMETER NEW PROGRAM Master Access Code (MAC) 1 2 3 # # # # 1 2 3 * * *______* * * 7 digits excluding # and * Ring Pattern Amer ican Ring British Ring Dutch Ring American Ring # # MAC * 5 # # MAC * 6 # # MAC * # Activate Lock Relay * # # MAC #1 ________ # 7 digits includ[...]