Barnett Engineering ProTalk Plus B1290 - Introduction

Introduction
Description
Basic Operation
The ProTalk Plus model B1290 is a device used to monitor alarms at an un
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attended site. If an alarm occurs, such as building intrusion, power failure,
high or low temperature or equipment failure, the B1290 automatically di
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als out on the telephone line. When the telephone is answered, the B1290
announces in a clearvoice the name of the siteand the alarmcondition that
hasoccurred. Ifthereisnoanswer,theB1290willcontinuetodialthrougha
list of telephone numbers until it reaches someone and is able to report its
alarm.
Thismanual describes thebasicoperation oftheProTalk PlusmodelB1290,
and its most common applications. The B1290 can, however, be pro
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grammed to perform many more functions at the discretion of the user. It
can announce alarms over radio, telephone, a public address system or a
combinationofthese. Itcanalso beprogrammedto send codedtonesalong
with the voice messages to activate such devices as radio pagers, relays or
annunciatorpanels. It can beused asa masterstationto concentratealarms
from a number of remote sites. It can be commanded to perform remote
control functionsby receiving codes froma tone telephone. Expanders can
be added to increase the capacity of the unit from the basic eight alarm in-
puts and four relay outputs up to 64 inputs and 32 outputs.
TheB1290can be completelycustomizedforyourapplication becauseallof
the operating parameters are programmed by the user, including the voice
messages. Like its predecessor, the ProTalk B1270, the B1290 can also be
programmed using a standard tone telephone. A stored voice in the B1290
prompts you step-by-step when you are entering new voice messages or
codes, and speaks back all the values that you have saved.
With the added feature of PC software, it is also possible to program the
B1290from acomputer. Using thePC software all ofthe informationin the
B1290 can be read, written and stored to disk.
Theprogrammingsectionsofthis manual describehow theB1290 isconfig
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uredwith a phone set. Instructions forprogramming withthe softwareap
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plication are found in the Help section of the program.
9 Introduction