ZETRON 025-9581M Manuel

Model 26 Fire Station Dispatcher Product Manual 025-9158L

Introduction 10 025-9158L Backwards Compatibility Since its initial release in the early part of the 1990s, the Model 6/Model 26 system has had a num

Appendix A: Programmable Settings and Defaults 100 025-9158L Parameter Default Setting Actual Setting VOX Poll Time 0:00:10.00 Stations per P

PA Configuration 101 Parameter Default Setting Actual Setting Trunking Grant Retry Delay 0.00 seconds Data Mute Active Polarity LOW PA Rea

Appendix A: Programmable Settings and Defaults 102 025-9158L Beeper Configuration Parameter Default Setting Actual Setting Power Up (Beep) Volu

Transmitter Connector (J14) 103 Appendix B: Connection and Jumper Record Transmitter Connector (J14) Pin # Description Connection 1 PTT 2 GND

Appendix B: Connection and Jumper Record 104 025-9158L Receiver Connector (J13) Pin # Description Connection 1 XBUSY + 2 XBUSY 3 4-WIRE RX AUD

Jumper Settings 105 Appendix C: Communication Interface Examples This appendix various general examples for interfacing the Model 26 Station Disp

Appendix C: Communication Interface Examples 106 025-9158L Model 26 / Conventional Radio / Series 4000 Console Conventional Radio ChannelModel 26Mode

Model 26 Conventional - Dedicated Radio / Series 4000 Console 107 Model 26 Conventional - Dedicated Radio / Series 4000 Console Zetron Model 4010

Appendix C: Communication Interface Examples 108 025-9158L

Equipment for these Procedures 109 Appendix D: Setting Model 6 and Model 26 Audio Levels This procedures presented here will guide you quickly th

General 11 Figure 1: Complete Layout of Maximum System Model 26Master UnitModel 26Slave UnitModel 26AUX UnitModel 26AUX UnitModel 26AUX UnitModel

Appendix D: Setting Model 6 and Model 26 Audio Levels 110 025-9158L • As an alternative to an oscilloscope, a DVM with True RMS capability down to t

Setting FFSK Levels in a Radio-based System 111 Setting FFSK Levels in a Radio-based System Model 26 FFSK Transmit Level Set the Model 26 Transmit

Appendix D: Setting Model 6 and Model 26 Audio Levels 112 025-9158L Figure 27: Model 26 Jumper Locations JP11JP12JP6JP1JP7JP2JP8JP9JP3JP10JP4 JP5 ♦

Setting FFSK Levels in a Radio-based System 113 Note In a radio system, the volume of the receiving radio may have to be adjusted. Ideally, the F

Appendix D: Setting Model 6 and Model 26 Audio Levels 114 025-9158L Figure 28: Model 26 Rear Panel Adjustments 1 – PTT 2 – GND3 4 5 6 7 8 9 – A

Setting FFSK Levels in a Radio-based System 115 ♦ Setting the Model 6 FFSK receive level: 1. At the Model 6 location, connect an oscilloscope to

Appendix D: Setting Model 6 and Model 26 Audio Levels 116 025-9158L Figure 29: Model 6 Jumper and Pot Locations 1 1

Setting FFSK Levels in a Radio-based System 117 Model 6 FFSK Transmit Level Set the Model 6 Transmit level by performing the following steps. The

Appendix D: Setting Model 6 and Model 26 Audio Levels 118 025-9158L 5. If the voltage measured at the FFSK test point (TP6) while receiving the FFSK

Setting FFSK Levels in a Wire Line-based System 119 the computer keyboard. If you require more time to make the adjustments, enter the “1” again t

Introduction 12 025-9158L Front Panel Description The front panel of a Model 26 consists of 10 columns of six buttons each for a total of 60 buttons

Appendix D: Setting Model 6 and Model 26 Audio Levels 120 025-9158L 5. If the voltage measured at TP-1, while the test signal is being received, is

Setting Voice Audio Output Level to Station PA System 121 6. Enter the letter “e” as many times as necessary to exit the programming mode. Move s

Appendix D: Setting Model 6 and Model 26 Audio Levels 122 025-9158L once the FFSK receive level is set. If you do need to adjust the audio level goin

Setting Voice Audio Output Level to Station PA System 123 Appendix E: Sample Data Log The following listing is a sample of data log output from t

Appendix E: Sample Data Log 124 025-9158L Cycle power to M26 *** M26 POWER UP *** 12/22/20 01:36:24 Station - 0 Status

Overview 125 Appendix F: General Troubleshooting Guide Overview This section provides some suggestions useful in troubleshooting situations that

Appendix F: General Troubleshooting Guide 126 025-9158L is the Master, verify that its address via the rear dip switches are set to “1”. If this Mode

Overview 127 Problem: Upon power up of Model 6, no LEDs light. Solution: Check Model 6 power supply cable, and internal fuse, F1. When the Model 6

Appendix F: General Troubleshooting Guide 128 025-9158L increasing the keyup delays for the radio equipment may help prevent retries from taking plac

Index 129 Index A about screen, 55 address settings model 26, 23 adjustment controls described, 56 AGC circuit enable/disable, 20 Alert Timing,

Front Panel Expansion 13 Front Panel Expansion Up to three expansion panels can be added to a Model 26 giving a total of 240 buttons and 480 LEDs.

Index 130 025-9158L single conventional radio, 106 COR polarity, 21 D data log sample, 123 data logging, 97 data mute active polarity, 43 default set

Index 131 power up log, 48 rekey minimum time, 45 retry period, 43 sense inputs log, 48 set date, 53 set time, 53 stations per poll time, 41 test

Introduction 14 025-9158L In addition, the wire lines must have no AC power supply or DC voltage, such as battery voltage on a dial-up line, attached

Communication Interface 15 Conventional Radio Interface Besides the 2-wire or 4-wire transmit and receive connection, the Model 26 provides an ope

Introduction 16 025-9158L Specifications Parameters Description Buttons 60 momentary, high-reliability pushbutton switches per panel Indicators 2

Equipment Needed 17 Equipment Needed • A second person is required for alignment between the Model 6 and Model 26. One person works at the dispat

Introduction 18 025-9158L

Hardware Jumper Settings 19 Installation This section contains installation and service information. Each jumper, potentiometer, connector, and s

Software License The Zetron software described in this manual is subject to the terms and conditions of Zetron’s Software License Agreement, a c

Installation 20 025-9158L JP1 (RAM SELECT) This jumper selects the size of the on board RAM. There are three choices: Position A = 32K RAM Position

Hardware Jumper Settings 21 JP6 (MODEL 26 CHAIN TERMINATION) JP6 selects the termination resistance for the “CHAIN” interfaces. The “CHAIN” interf

Installation 22 025-9158L JP9 (4 WIRE RCV IMPEDANCE) This jumper selects the impedance of the 4-wire receive audio input. There are three positions f

Option Switch Settings 23 JP12 (RS232 RXD FUNCTION) JP12 selects the routing of the Received Data at J7, the serial interface connector for the CA

Installation 24 025-9158L Figure 7: Option Switch Address Setting Examples ON12345678ON12345678ON12345678M26 Address set to 1 = Primary unitConfig Pg

Electrical Connections 25 Table 1: DIP Switch Positions for Address Settings Dip Switch Positions Binary Address 1 2 3 4 1 ON OFF OFF OFF 2 O

Installation 26 025-9158L These modular, 4-conductor connectors are located on the right side of the rear panel (see Figure 6). They are used to conn

Electrical Connections 27 These ports have voltage and current levels which are RS-232 compatible. The following are the pin descriptions for thes

Installation 28 025-9158L Pin/Signal Description OUT-1&2 (GND) Connected to Model 26 chassis ground. OUT-3 (RXD) This is an input and carries

Electrical Connections 29 J13 Connector This connector is the inside connector of the two on the left side of the rear panel. The following are th

3 Regulatory Compliance FCC Class A User Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital

Installation 30 025-9158L Pin Description 8 (PA READY) This signal is used to signal a dispatch console when it is time for the dispatcher to talk t

Electrical Connections 31 CAD/PRINTER Connector This port has three different functions based on the port configuration in the Serial Port Configu

Installation 32 025-9158L Software Configuration Program Before the final hardware adjustments can be made, several parameters in the software that o

Software Configuration Program 33 The very first line displayed, while in this program, shows the name of the current menu and the current address

Installation 34 025-9158L Figure 10: System Configuration Menu Communication Mode This is the first parameter listed in the System Configuration men

Software Configuration Program 35 Note The COR/VOX LED can be used to track the current state of the COR input to the Model 26 (J13-pin 5); howev

Installation 36 025-9158L Figure 12: Wire Line System Configuration Menu The reason this mode must be used on “star” network wire line systems is be

Software Configuration Program 37 Figure 13: VOX Mode System Configuration Menu Conventional Radio - TX on COR Communication Modes There are two

Installation 38 025-9158L Figure 14: COR Mode System Configuration Menu Trunking Communication Modes There are two different trunking communications

Software Configuration Program 39 Figure 15: Trunking Mode System Configuration Menu Note The use of Model 6 and Model 26 equipment for data tr

4 025-9158L • Be aware of and avoid contact with areas subject to high voltage or amperage. Because some components can store dangerous charge

Installation 40 025-9158L • Designated Stations = this is basically the number of stations to be polled during a given polling cycle, it is set w

Software Configuration Program 41 Stations per Poll Time Note The parameters Poll Time and Stations per Poll Time appear in all communications m

Installation 42 025-9158L delay occurs at the beginning of each transmission, this parameter should be as small as possible to maximize system perfor

Software Configuration Program 43 Retry Period This parameter is found in the System Configuration Menu. It holds the time interval, in seconds, f

Installation 44 025-9158L PA Ready Active Polarity This parameter is found in the System Configuration Menu. It is used to set the active polarity of

Software Configuration Program 45 Normally the Model 26 polls the Model 6 to verify the receipt of the text. By setting this option to NO, the Mod

Installation 46 025-9158L Figure 16: PA Configuration Menu Wait for Dispatcher Timeout This parameter is found in the PA Configuration Menu. It hold

Software Configuration Program 47 There are two different Port Configuration menus, one for CAD and the other for Data Logging. The menu that is d

Installation 48 025-9158L Baud Rates This parameter is found in the Port Configuration Menu in both the CAD mode and the Data Logger mode. When this

Software Configuration Program 49 Figure 18: CAD Menu Change to Data Logger Mode This parameter is found in the Port Configuration Menu when CAD

Contents 5 Contents Introduction...9 General

Installation 50 025-9158L Figure 19: CAD/PRINTER Baud Rate Select Menu CAD Retry Timeout This parameter is found in the Serial Port Configuration Me

Software Configuration Program 51 Figure 20: Beeper Configuration Menu Each beep type has a number of configurable parameters so the events assoc

Installation 52 025-9158L Model 6 Sense Input This beep occurs whenever the sense input on a Model 6 becomes active. This beep is heard at the master

Software Configuration Program 53 Beep Off Time This parameter holds the number of 50 millisecond time intervals used to set the interval between

Installation 54 025-9158L Figure 23: Reset to Defaults Confirmation Prompt Pressing Y will reprogram all configurable parameters to their factory de

Software Configuration Program 55 Generate FFSK Test Tone This item is found on the FFSK Testing menu. It is used to produce a FFSK test tone for

Installation 56 025-9158L Figure 25: Software Information Supplied by “ABOUT” In the example shown here, 3.22 is the software version number and 1.0

Adjustments 57 finished. Also, there can only be one unit for each address, otherwise conflicts will occur. While adjusting secondary units either

Installation 58 025-9158L mode, measuring across the Rx inputs of the Model 6 while the Model 26 is transmitting an FFSK test tone. (See Appendix D s

Adjustments 59 radio and should be adjusted so background noise is not detected (COR/VOX LED off). The COR/VOX LED should be off when the channel

Model 26 Fire Station Dispatcher 6 025-9158L Adjustments...

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Introduction 61 CAD Interface Installation Introduction This chapter begins with a summary of the connection of a CAD processor to the Model 26 a

CAD Interface Installation 62 025-9158L 3. Press the space bar on the terminal three times and the Main Menu will appear. 4. From the Main Menu, se

Protocol Level 63 Data Packet Data packets are packets with bytes embedded in the middle between the STX and the ETX. Data packets from the CAD ar

CAD Interface Installation 64 025-9158L Response Data Packets (From Model 26) The three Response Data Packets are Station Partial Status (03), Statio

Protocol Level 65 Sequence Numbers, Escapes, and Checksums Low Level Sequence Numbers (LLSEQ#) The low level sequence number is one byte which is

CAD Interface Installation 66 025-9158L Note In order for CAD to generate a checksum, it must add all of the bytes after the STX up to but not inclu

Protocol Level 67 CAD Command with Retry When CAD sends a packet which does not change the state of the Model 6 or any of its units, such as a req

CAD Interface Installation 68 025-9158L CAD Command Station Relay Control When the CAD wants to energize a relay at one of the stations, the followi

Data Level Packet Details 69 A synopsis of the total exchange is described below, which is not inclusive nor does it include all the variations th

Contents 7 Appendix C: Communication Interface Examples ...105 Model 26 / Conventional Radio / Series 4000 Conso

CAD Interface Installation 70 025-9158L A Summary of CAD Commands and Model 26 Responses A Complete list of CAD Commands is included in the following

Data Level Packet Details 71 CAD Command 0: Unit State Control Byte # 1 2 3 4 5,6 7 8 9 10 11 LABEL STX LL SEQ# HL SEQ# Cmd Num Station Addr

CAD Interface Installation 72 025-9158L CAD Command 1: Station Relay Control Byte # 1 2 3 4 5,6 7 8 9 10 LABEL STX LL SEQ# HL SEQ# Cmd Num Sta

Data Level Packet Details 73 Model 26 Response 3(1): Station and Unit Status (Fmt 1) Byte # 1 2 3 4 5,6 7 8 9 10 11 12 LABEL STX LL SEQ# HL

CAD Interface Installation 74 025-9158L Model 26 Response 3(3): Station Input Status (Fmt 3) Byte # 1 2 3 4 5,6 7 8 9 10 11 LABL STX LL SE

Data Level Packet Details 75 Model 26 Response 3(5): Station Unit Enables Status (Fmt 5) Byte # 1 2 3 4 5,6 7 8 11 12 LABL STX LL SEQ# HL SEQ#

CAD Interface Installation 76 025-9158L CAD Response: Low Level ACK/NAK HLSeq# High Level Sequence Number = 00 if unsolicited, else 01/FF Resp #

Data Level Packet Details 77 Unit State Codes: 0 = Available In 1 = Available Out 2 = Responding 3 = On Scene 4 = Transporting 5 = Fac

CAD Interface Installation 78 025-9158L CAD Response: Low Level ACK/NAK Seq Num High Level Sequence Number = 00 Resp Num Response Number = 10 S

Data Level Packet Details 79 Model 26 Response: Low Level ACK/NAK, High Level ACK/NAK Seq Num High Level Sequence Number: , Range 01 - 255 Cmd N

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CAD Interface Installation 80 025-9158L CAD Command 11: End Text Byte # 1 2 3 4 5,6 N+8 N+9 LABEL STX LLSEQ# HLSEQ# Cmd. Num Text Chan #

Data Level Packet Details 81 Model 26 Response 9: High Level ACK/NAK Byte # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LABEL STX LL SEQ# HL SEQ# Resp. Num ACK/NAK

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Start-Up 83 Operating the Model 26 Start-Up When the Model 26 is powered-up, it initializes all RAM memory locations to zero and checks the integ

Operating the Model 26 84 025-9158L Polling During inactivity the Model 26 polls each Model 6 at the rate set in the Poll Time parameter (refer to Po

Sending Model 6 Commands 85 Sending Model 6 Commands The buttons on the front panel of the Model 26 are used to send commands to the Model 6 (refe

Operating the Model 26 86 025-9158L ON AIR This command changes a unit’s status to “Available On Air”, at a Model 6. This status typically indicates

Sending Model 6 Commands 87 COND SERVICE This command changes a unit’s status to “Conditionally Out Of Service”, at a Model 6. This status typical

Operating the Model 26 88 025-9158L UNIT ALERT WITHOUT PA This command changes a unit’s status to “Alert” at a Model 6, but does not enable the PA s

Sending Model 6 Commands 89 Every station in the system should have at least one station button on the Model 26 so their station status can be dis

General 9 Introduction General The Model 26 Fire Station Dispatcher is the dispatch end of the Zetron Fire Station Alerting System. This system h

Operating the Model 26 90 025-9158L PA ON This command turns on a station PA for announcements from the dispatcher. Once the Model 26 receives the PA

LEDs 91 DAY/NIGHT MODE TOGGLE This command sends a PA On command to all stations, puts the Model 26 in the Day mode (PA On), and turns both LEDs o

Operating the Model 26 92 025-9158L Front Panel LEDs There is a pair of LEDs, one green and one red, associated with each button on the front panel o

LEDs 93 STATION LEDS Station LEDs are associated with station buttons and indicate station status. The LED states used to represent the status of

Operating the Model 26 94 025-9158L programmed to show input status. Sense inputs can have only two states, active or inactive. One LED pair can disp

Alert with PA Commands 95 Trunking Grant Debounce time period has expired), the Model 26 thinks a channel has been granted and it can transmit. If

Operating the Model 26 96 025-9158L status is a higher priority status than an Alert status, the PA On status becomes the status displayed on the sta

Data Logging 97 Data Logging The Model 26 has the capability to send a time stamped record of its activities to a serial printer, for permanent re

Operating the Model 26 98 025-9158L system, and Model 6 status will be displayed on both. See Model 26 Fire Station Dispatcher CAD Interface Specific

System Configuration 99 Appendix A: Programmable Settings and Defaults System Configuration Parameter Default Setting Actual Setting Wire Line