VAR8 / Variants - Installation Guide
3 Product Specification
General
Supply Voltage Range........................................................................................................18−40V DC
Current Consumption ...................................470mA @ 24V DC supply, backlight off and sounder off
580mA @ 24V DC supply, backlight on and sounder on
Auxiliary DC supply for external equipment ...................................................18 − 36V DC @ 200mA
Fault Log..............................................................................................................................200 events
Real Time Clock (RTC) ................................................................. Built-in (externally synchronisable)
Night Volume Control ................................................Daily time controlled input / Output level control
Format .....................................................................................................19-inch rack mounting frame
Colour........................................................................................................Black with silver annotation
Audio Routing
Balanced Audio Inputs ................................................................................................ Inputs 1 to 8
1,2,3
Unbalanced Audio Input............................................................................................................ Input 9
Number of Digital Messages (DVA) ............................................................... 2x50-second messages
2x66-second messages
Number of Concurrent Host Routes...................................................................................... 20 (max.)
Override per Output............................................................................................................... 20 (max.)
Audio Input
Sensitivity and Impedance Inputs 1 to 8 ..................................................−20dBu (77mV) @ Z ≥20kΩ
Sensitivity and Impedance Input 9 ....................................................... Suits 1–2V RMS units Z ≥5kΩ
Input Overload Margin..................................................................................................................40dB
Input Attenuator Range ....................................................................................................... 0 to –63dB
Equalisation............................................................................................................3 band plus LF Cut
Surveillance Tone.................................................................20–30Hz / Required Level 0 to –40dBFS
Audio Output
Number of Balanced Audio Outputs....................................................................................................8
Separate A and B output connections available on VAR8-NE
Level and Impedance.....................................................................................................0dBu @ 600Ω
Graphic Equalisation ................................................... ±12dB at 125, 250, 500, 1k, 2k, 4k, 8k, 16kHz
Surveillance Tone......................................................................................................10dBu to −30dBu
30Hz Pulsed Mode=1s on 20s off
Gain Control Range.........................................................................................................0dB to −63dB
1
Inputs 1 and 2: Hardwire bypass Fire Microphone inputs.
Supports Fire Microphone, Zoned Fire Microphone, Paging Microphone, Single Button Microphone, or
Miscellaneous Input. Input 1 supports Network Channel.
Supports up to 30 microphone buttons configurable for zone select, DVA routing, play DVA, all-call, cancel-
all-DVA, or route reset.
2
Inputs 3 to 8: Supports Paging Microphone, Single Button Microphone, or Miscellaneous Input. Inputs 3 and 4 support
Network Channel.
Supports up to 20 microphone buttons configurable for zone select, play DVA, all-call, cancel-all-DVAs, or
route reset.
3
Inputs 1, 3, and 4 are used for system networking
Issue: 01 complete, approved
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