Raco Verbatim - Description & Phone Number Dialing

Verbatim Autodialer Specifications
Verbatim Owner's Manual I-1
I Verbatim
TM
Series VSS
Autodialer Specification
I.1 Description & Phone Number Dialing
The autodialer shall be a solid state component capable of dialing up to 16
phone numbers, each up to 60 digits in length. Phone numbers and Standard
pulse dialing or Touch Tone DTMF dialing are user programmable via the
system’s keyboard or Touch Tone phone. Further, the autodialer shall be
capable of connecting, via a single serial interface cable, to a variety of
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Distributed Control Systems (DCSs)
& SCADA systems. Serial interfacing methods shall incorporate commonly
used standard industrial network protocols such as Modicon, Inc. Modbus RTU
I.2 Solid State Voice Message Recording
and Playback
The unit shall have two different categories of speech message capability, all
implemented with permanent non-volatile solid state circuitry with no
mechanical tape mechanisms. The unit shall allow for message recording from a
remote telephone as well as from the front panel.
I.2.1 User Field Recorded Messages
The user may record and re-record his own voice messages, for each input
channel and for the Station ID.
1. There shall be no limit on the length of any particular message, within the
overall available message recording time, which shall be 409 seconds for
36 total channel units and 624 seconds for 57 total or more channel units.
2. The unit shall allow selective recording of both Normal and Alarm
advisory messages for each input channel.
3. The unit shall provide for automatic setting of the optimum speech
memory usage rate for the total set of messages recorded, in order to
achieve optimum recording sound quality.
4. Circuit board switches or jumper straps shall not be acceptable means of
manipulating message length or recording rates.