CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................5
1.1 OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND MODULE TYPE NUMBERS.............................................................................5
2. INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................................7
2.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................7
2.2 UNPACKING.........................................................................................................................................7
2.3 RACK MOUNTING.................................................................................................................................7
2.4 MAINS CONNECTION AND FUSING.........................................................................................................8
2.5 EARTHING REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................................8
2.6 STARTING THE SYSTEM.........................................................................................................................8
2.7 TEST CONFIGURATION..........................................................................................................................8
3. CONNECTING TO THE MATRIX...................................................................................................11
3.1 CONNECTING THE PORTS....................................................................................................................11
3.2 CONNECTING THE PC TO THE ORATOR SYSTEM...................................................................................11
3.2.1 Connection via a PC COM port using RS232 protocol............................................................... 11
3.2.2 Installing a CardPort ISA to PCMCIA adaptor into a desktop PC.............................................. 12
3.2.3 Installing a PCMCIA download card in a laptop computer ........................................................ 12
3.2.4 Installing PathFinder Lite ......................................................................................................... 13
3.3 OTHER CONNECTIONS ........................................................................................................................14
3.3.1 Matrix Ports..............................................................................................................................14
3.3.2 Camera Connector.................................................................................................................... 14
3.3.3 Alarms...................................................................................................................................... 15
3.3.4 Serial Link ................................................................................................................................15
3.3.5 20M bit/S Link ..........................................................................................................................16
3.3.6 GPI O Connector...................................................................................................................... 17
3.3.7 Beltbox .....................................................................................................................................18
4. CONTROL PANELS ..........................................................................................................................19
4.1 STANDARD CONTROL PANELS ............................................................................................................19
4.1.1 500-30 Series Standard Control Panel Rear View...................................................................... 20
4.1.2 500-30 Series Control Panel Connections..................................................................................20
4.1.3 500-30 Series DIP Switch Settings.............................................................................................21
4.2 500-39-30 / 31 1U 12 KEY STANDALONE PANEL WITH LOUDSPEAKER..................................................22
4.2.1 Connector Pin Out....................................................................................................................22
500-39-30 Rear View.............................................................................................................................23
4.3 500-41 SERIES DESKTOP PANELS........................................................................................................24
4.4 500-40 SERIES EXPANSION PANELS ....................................................................................................25
4.4.1 Connector Pin Out....................................................................................................................25
4.4.2 500-40 Series Control Panel Rear View..................................................................................... 26
4.4.3 Typical expansion panel configuration ......................................................................................27
4.4.4 Expansion panel interconnection cables ....................................................................................29
4.5 CONNECTING VIA STRUCTURED CABLING ............................................................................................29
5. OTHER EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................................................31
5.1 BELT BOXES ......................................................................................................................................31
5.2 TELEPHONE INTERFACES.................................................................................................................... 32
5.3 RT EQUIPMENT.................................................................................................................................. 33
5.4 ISDN INTERFACE (500-22-00)............................................................................................................33
5.4.1 ISDN Interface Connector Pin-Outs ..........................................................................................34
5.4.2 Notes ........................................................................................................................................34
6. SPECIFICATION ...............................................................................................................................35
6.1 GENERAL...........................................................................................................................................35
6.2 MATRIX AUDIO SPECIFICATION ..........................................................................................................35
6.3 REAL TIME PERFORMANCE.................................................................................................................35
6.4 PANELS..............................................................................................................................................35
6.5 GPIO SPECIFICATION.........................................................................................................................36
