Remote Monitoring Audio Communication Options

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Remote Monitoring Audio Communication Options

• By
• Tom Turkington
• Telex Communications

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Common Questions
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I Want More Wireless Headsets, Can You Help?
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Is there a way to add single wireless headsets
to an existing intercom channel without tying up
another 4 man base station?
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2 cranes almost collided during our refuel, is
there a way to make emergency announcements to
multiple intercom lines?
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We need more than the 1 or 2 intercom channels
we have now, can you provide more?
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Can we use our existing communication equipment
too?
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What About Interfacing Our 2 -Way Radios?
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with ADAM Zeus wireless matrix systems, the
answer is YES!!!
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Who Benefits From This?

• Crane Operators Riggers
• HPs
• RPs
• ALARA Programs
• Fuel Handlers Control Rooms
• SG Crews
• Basically everyone involved in outages!!!

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Introducing ZEUS Wireless Audio Integration
Systems
24 Port System Digital Audio Matrix
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Zeus Features

• 24 Ports (Audio I/O)
• True Matrix Design
• Digital Audio Quality
• User Programmable Language
• 8 I/O Relay Drivers Expandable to 256

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Zeus Daddy ADAM-CS
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ADAM CS Features

• All the features of Zeus PLUS
• Expandable to 64 ports
• Up to 64 Intercom Lines
• Intelligent Linking of ADAM -CS Systems
• Dual Power Supply Dual Processor
  Protection (Built-In Redundancy)

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Most Flexible Industrial Communication System
Available

• Multiple Simultaneous Intercom Party Lines HP,
  JIB Polar Crane Crews, Fuel Movers, etc..
• ALL WITHOUT INTERUPTION
• ALL FULL DUPLEX (unlike 2-way radios)
• ALL CREATED On the Fly for maximum
• flexibility
• VARIABLE SIZE INTERCOM LINES
• GLOBAL ANNOUNCEMENT ZONE PAGING
• to headsets, monitor stations and/or
• public address system

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Other Features

• 24 Special List functions allow simple
• communication across Intercom Party Lines
• Point to Point Communications. Talk/Listen to a
• specific beltpack or other intercom stations on
• the system
• Intercom beltpacks may be a variety of wired
  wireless
• communications
• Channel Assignment Changes Updates do not
• interfere with Current on line communications

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User Friendly Control Software
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Zeus System Integration
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Audio Monitor/Intercom Stations

• Audio Monitor Stations (Key Panels). Talk/Listen
  to
• Separate intercom lines, point to point
  communications,
• as well as any other audio source

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Advanced Audio Monitor /Intercom Stations
32 Button Key Panel with Separate Talk / Listen
Feature
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Virtual Key Panel
Windows NT and Windows Compatible On
Screen Communications PC Cards
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Wireless Communications
Telex Radiocom BTR300 4-man wireless system VHF
System 150-216MHz TV Channels 7-13
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Wireless Communications
Single or Two Intercom Channel Assignment
BTR500 Individually Addressable Beltpack 520-608
MHz 614-760 MHz TV Channels 31-59
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Wireless Communications
2 Channel with ALL CALL, ZONE PAGE or
EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT
BTR500 2 channel beltpack with Emergency Intercom
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BTR-800 Wireless Intercom

• UHF, Two Channel, Frequency Agile Communications
  System

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Key Features

• All UHF operation
• Four beltpacks per base station
• Two intercom channels
• Stage Announce with relay closure
• Wireless Talk Around (ISO)
• Cast Magnesium beltpack
• Enhanced ClearScanTM technology

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TR-800 Beltpack

• Cast Magnesium
• Field replaceable antennas
• Ergonomic design
• Operates on either AAs or NiMH
• LCD Display
• Auto-Sensing headset connector

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Beltpack Functionality

• Digi-Latch Talk button
• Channel Select switch
• WTA (ISO) button
• Wireless Talk Around
• SA button
• Stage Announce
• Level Control
• All buttons are fully programmable

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Intelligent Power ControlTM

• Automatically reduces beltpack power 10dB from
  50mW to 5mW when beltpack is in close proximity
  to base.
• Reduces desensing created by near/far situations
• Saves battery life.
• Reduces intermodulation

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Battery Options

• Standard AAs
• 14 hours
• NiMH rechargeables
• 11.5 hours
• Thermister sensor
• Modular four bay recharging system

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BTR-800 Base Station

• LCD Graphical User Interface
• Single RU configuration
• Telex, RTS and Clear-Com compatible
• Integrated, dual talk/listen User Station

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Graphical User Interface

• Status Screen
• What beltpacks are doing
• Group/Channel Screen
• Preselected, intermod free groups
• Frequency Screen
• The actual operational frequencies

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Frequency Range
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Enhanced ClearScanTM

• Searches the operational 18MHz bandwidths for the
  best possible frequencies
• Scans all of the factory preselected groups as
  well as the user definable groups
• Functions from the base and the beltpack with the
  same button combination

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Intercom Interface

• Two separate intercom channels
• Input and Output level controls
• 2 or 4 wire intercoms
• Telex, RTS and Clear-Com compatible

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Auxiliary Input/Output

• Bring in program feed or other line level source.
• Use output as squawk box monitor
• Separate in/out level controls

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Integrated User Station

• Full talk/listen functionality
• Monitor or Talk to A, B or both channels
• Mic gain and level adjust

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Rear Panel
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Wired Beltpacks
Telex AudioCom wired Intercom systems
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Telephone Intercom System Interfaces
TIF-951 (Dual telephone interface with Dial-Out /
Dial-In Capabilities)
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Interfaces with Most ExistingCommunication
Systems

• 2 or 4 wire intercom systems
• 2-Way Radios
• Public Address / Paging Systems
• Telephone Line Interface
• Digital Announcers

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From 1000 feet to 1000 Miles!

• The Matrix Systems can be configured in a variety
  of
• different ways
• Standard 3 twisted pair copper wire
• Fiber Optic Link
• IP Addressable Link for LAN
• Coax Cable
• (requires external interface device)

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Installations
STP Texas Outage System

• 17 individually addressable wireless beltpacks
• 3 additional 2 channel beltpacks with ALL CALL
• 2 channel beltpacks
• 1 Key Panel (Audio Monitoring)
• 1 Zeus Matrix Processor

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Installations
STP Texas HP System

• 40 wireless beltpacks / single channel
• 4 Key Panels for Audio Monitoring
• Adam 64 Port Matrix

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Installations
Arkansas Nuclear One

• 1 Zeus Processor added to control traffic of
  existing wired
• wireless beltpacks
• 4 Virtual Key Panels PC based Windows NT
  controlled
• 4 Standard Key Panels
• 4 system interfaces for existing wired
  wireless communications
• (including existing Telex wired wireless
  beltpacks)
• Custom ANO written software

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Installations
Darlington (Canada)

• 1 Zeus Matrix Processor
• 19 Single / Two Channel Wireless Beltpacks
  (individually assign)
• 1 Key Panel
• 1 System Interface to tie into existing wired
  system

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Installations
Comanche Peak Texas

• 1 Zeus Matrix Processor
• 11 Single Channel Wireless Beltpacks (individual
  assign)
• 3 Two Channel Wireless Intercom with ALL CALL
  Option
• 2 Key Panels (Audio Monitoring)

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Installations
Chernobyl Ukraine

• DIDNT HAVE ONE!!!

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Benefits Of Better Communications

• Increased Productivity
• Cost Savings
• (STP saved 10 days on refuel outages)
• (STP HP system is planned to cut contract HPs in
  ½)
• Multi-Tasking (several independent intercom
  channels)
• Full Duplex (like a telephone) eliminates Push
  Button
• unreliable voice activation
• Reduced Stress from High Quality Audio No Push
  To Talk
• Full Monitoring Capability for scheduling
• SAFTEY

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Questions
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