Overview
Verbatim Owner's Manual 1-1
1 Overview
1.1 Product Description
The Verbatim
TM
autodialer functions as a remote alarm monitor, typically
monitoring critical facilities which are not staffed 24 hours a day.
The Verbatim autodialer may be factory configured for different input and
output configurations. Your Verbatim may have as many as 32 discrete inputs,
16 analog inputs, 8 digital outputs and 96 Remote Channels. The minimum
configuration of the Verbatim autodialer monitors 4 internal input channels.
The internal inputs are sometimes called Physical Channels (PCs). PCs monitor
user-supplied external sensors such as float switches, limit switches, etc.
Sensors connected to discrete inputs are usually dry (non-powered), isolated
contacts which close or open to indicate the sensed condition. In most cases,
the outputs of logic controllers may be connected directly to Physical Channel
inputs without the need for interfacing relays or other signal conditioning.
Remote Channels (RCs) do not directly connect to sensors. RCs monitor PLC
I/O and data table locations as defined by the user. RC data is kept current by
the Verbatim constantly making queries to PLC data registers over the
industrial network connection.
An alarm condition can be indicated by change at a sensor, by new data from a
Remote Channel (RC), or by loss of AC power. When an alarm occurs, the
Verbatim accesses the standard phone line to which it is connected, dials the
appropriate phone numbers and delivers the user’s own pre-recorded voice
message corresponding to those particular alarm conditions that are currently
active.
Dialing continues repeatedly through the entire list of up to 16 programmed
phone numbers, until the alarm is acknowledged by touch tone command or by
calling the Verbatim autodialer back.
The Verbatim autodialer incorporates many flexible, voice-supported program-
ming and message recording options, to meet a wide range of user require-
ments. Yet, in most cases, the user may rely on pre-existing default pro-
grammed parameters, greatly simplifying programming. Even default voice
alarm messages are provided.
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