EST3 Installation and Service Manual  1.1 
Chapter 1   
 System overview 
Summary 
This chapter provides a descriptive overview of the components 
and subsystems that comprise a system. 
Content 
System description • 1.2
 
System features • 1.3 
Minimum system requirements • 1.4 
System construction • 1.4 
Audio subsystem description • 1.6 
Network audio riser wiring • 1.6 
Amplifiers • 1.7 
Backup amplifiers • 1.8 
3-ASU Audio Source Unit • 1.9 
Firefighter phone • 1.15 
Digital network subsystem • 1.16 
Network data riser wiring • 1.16 
Class B network data risers • 1.16 
Class A network data risers • 1.17 
Download connections • 1.18 
Downloading database files over the network • 1.19 
Foreign language support • 1.22 
Printer use with foreign languages • 1.22 
Bilingual language support • 1.22 
Display device language support • 1.23 
Signature series devices • 1.26 
Network applications • 1.29 
Network layout • 1.29 
Feature/function domain • 1.30 
Audio applications • 1.33 
Audio channels • 1.34 
Manual audio zone selection • 1.38 
Messages • 1.39 
Firefighter phone system • 1.42 
Five phone off-hook limit • 1.42 
One phone per circuit • 1.42 
Five phones per circuit • 1.43 
Limited number of portable telephone handsets • 1.43