Toa RM-200M - Automatic Emergency Announcement Broadcasts

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Step 1. Press the Emergency Activation switch.
The Emergency indicator (Emergency
Activation switch) lights red and VM-
3240VA is placed in emergency broadcast
mode. The indication requesting broadcast
output selection is displayed on the LCD.
Step 2. Press the All-Zone Call Selector key or
Output Selector key to select the broadcast
zones.
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Pressing the All-Zone Call Selector key
causes the All-Zone Call indicator to light
green, allowing emergency broadcasts to
be made over all broadcast zones.
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Pressing the Output Selector key causes
the selected Output indicators to light
green, allowing emergency broadcasts to
be made over the corresponding
broadcast zone(s).
Note
Skipping Step 2 allows emergency
broadcasts to be made over all zones, as
if the All-Zone Call Selector key was
pressed.
Step 3. Press either the Alert or Evacuation Announcement Start key.
The Alert Announcement indicator or Evacuation Announcement indicator and the Emergency Output
indicator both light red, broadcasting the Alert or Evacuation announcement over the selected
broadcast zone(s).
Note
Holding down the Alert Announcement Start key during Alert announcements or the Evacuation Start
key during Evacuation announcements for 3 seconds or more causes the announcement to be
terminated and the indicator to go out.
All-zone Call Selector key
Emergency Activation switch/Emergency indicator
All-zone Call indicator
Alert Announcement
Indicator
Output Selector key
Output indicator
LCD screen
Emergency Output indicator
Evacuation Announcement Start key
Alert Announcement
Start key
Evacuation
Announcement
indicator
[VM-3240VA]
Normal status
E M ER G ENCY
SELECT
O UTPUT
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M ER G E N CY
SELECT
O UTPUT
E M ER G ENCY
ALERT
M ESSA
G E
E
M ER G ENCY
EVACUATE
M ESSA
G E
Broadcast zone selection
request screen
Broadcast zone selection
request screen
or
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ALL OUTPUT 1 – 6
2
ALERTEVACUATE
3
EMERGENCY
Alert announcement in progress Evacuation announcement in progress
6.1.2. Automatic emergency announcement broadcasts
This function makes emergency broadcasts with the key on the VM-3240VA’s front panel by playing back the
Alert or Evacuation tone and message announcements recorded and stored in the VM-3240VA.