Operation; Matrix Router Arm-880; Selecting The Signal Sources For The Zones; Announcements Via Mic 1 - Monacor ARM-880 Bedienungsanleitung

6 Operation

6.1 Matrix router ARM-880

Switch on the unit with the POWER switch (1) .
The power indication (2) lights up . The zone
displays (3) show the selected signal source for
each zone . The monitor display (11) shows the
zone selected for monitoring via the integrated
speaker .
6.1.1 Selecting the signal sources
for the zones
For the zones to which the wall module ARM-
880WP1 or ARM-880WP2 is connected, the
signal source can only directly be selected
with the buttons SOURCE (64) at the module .
The corresponding buttons SOURCE (9) at the
matrix router have no function .
1) Press the button SOURCE
edly or keep it pressed to select the signal
source . The display (3) shows the source:
L 1 – L 8 = signals of the inputs LINE 1 – 4
(34) and LINE / MIC 5 – 8 (36)
L = signal of the additional input (22)
or of the wall module connected (ARM-
880WP1, ARM-880WP3)
OF = none of these signals has been
selected (OFF)
2) After the selection the number on the
display flashes for 10 seconds . Press the
button ENTER (14) during this time to con-
firm the selection . Otherwise the previous
selection is kept . A procedure of selection
can be stopped at any time with the button
ESC (15) .
3) For selection of the same signal for all zones
(even those to which a wall module is con-
nected), this can be made conveniently with
the button BGM ALL (17) . After selection
press the button ENTER .
4) If required, readjust the volume of the
selected signal source separately for each
zone with the control SOURCE .
5) Adjust the overall volume of the mixed sig-
nal of signal source and announcements
via MIC 1 ( chapter 6 .1 .2) separately for
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each zone with the control MASTER (16) .
Hint: When the signals of the inputs 1 – 8 cannot
be heard in any zone, check the position of the DIP
switches (28) [ ☞ chapter 5, step 1] .

6.1.2 Announcements via MIC 1

If a microphone has been connected to the
jack MICROPHONE 1 (40), announcements for
certain zones or for all zones can be made via
this microphone .
1) Adjust the volume for the announcements
separately in each zone with the control
MIC 1 (6) . Set the controls of the zones to
"0" where the announcements are not to
be heard .
2) The microphone signal can be added to
the signal source selected for each zone
or it can interrupt the signal of the source
(automatic talkover) . Press the button
PRIORITY (10) for the zones where the
signal of the source is to be interrupted
for an announcement . The LED MIC 1 (4)
14
lights up . Press the button PAGE ALL (18) to
activate the automatic talkover function for
all zones .
Note: After switching the matrix router off and on
again, the automatic talkover function is deactivated .
If re quired, reactivate the function .

6.1.3 Monitoring the zones via the speaker

To check the zones or to select a signal source
for one zone, each of the eight zones can be
monitored via the integrated speaker . This
speaker exactly reproduces the signals pres-
ently heard in the selected zone .
1) Press the button ZONE SELECT (12) repeat-
edly or keep it pressed to select the zone .
The display (11) shows the zone number .
2) After selection, the number flashes on the
display for 10 seconds . Press the button
or (9) repeat-
  ENTER (14) during this time to confirm the
selection . Otherwise the previous selection
is maintained . A procedure of selection can
be stopped at any time with the button
ESC (15) .
3) Adjust the monitoring volume with the con-
trol MONITOR (16) . The LED chain OUTPUT
LEVEL (13) shows the signal level of the
selected zone output (19) .
6.2 Zone paging microphone
ARM-880RC
1) Switch on the microphone with the POWER
switch (48) . The POWER indication (55)
lights up .
2) First select the PA zones in which the an-
nouncement is to be heard with the buttons
SPEAKER ZONES (57), if necessary use the
buttons of the extension modules ARM-
880RCE . To select all zones, press the but-
ton ALL CALL (53) . The selected zones are in
each case indicated by an LED showing blue
and can also be deselected with the corre-
sponding button or the button ALL CALL .
If an announcement is made from a
second zone paging microphone, the LEDs
of the zones where the announcement can
be heard show orange . Then these zones
cannot be selected .
3) Keep the button TALK (52) pressed for an
announcement, possibly wait for the chime,
and then speak . If the LED of the button
TALK flashes, no zone has been selected .
4) The microphone signal is shown by the
LED chain OUTPUT LEVEL (54) . The red LED
should only shortly light up . If it lights up
for a longer time, speak at a lower volume,
increase the distance to the microphone or
turn the control MIC (45) counter-clockwise
accordingly .
If the volume of the announcement is
too low, turn the control clockwise accord-
ingly, speak at a higher volume or move
closer to the microphone .
Note: The announcements from a zone paging
microphone take priority over other signal sources
and interrupt their signals in the selected zones .
Only alarm signals take an even higher priority
( ☞ chapter 4 .3) .

6.3 Wall modules

6.3.1 ARM-880WP1 and ARM-880WP2

As soon as the matrix router is switched on, the
power LED (65) of the module lights up and the
display (63) shows the selected signal source:
L 1 – L 8 = signals of the inputs LINE 1 – 4 (34)
and LINE / MIC 5 – 8 (36)
L = signal of the additional input (22) or wall
module ( ☞ step 3)
OF = none of these signals is selected (OFF)
1) To switch on another signal source, press
the button SOURCE or
 
or keep it pressed .
2) Adjust the desired volume with the control
SOURCE LEVEL (66) . If the volume cannot
be adjusted to a sufficiently higher volume,
turn up the corresponding control SOURCE
(7) and/or MASTER (8) at the matrix router
accordingly .
3) A microphone* may be connected to the
jack MIC INPUT (60) of the module ARM-
880WP1 and a unit with line output to the
RCA jacks LINE INPUT (59) to be able to
hear their signals in the corresponding zone .
a) Use the button SOURCE
switch the display indication to "L" .
Thus, the jacks LINE INPUT and MIC
INPUT are selected .
b) Set the control SOURCE LEVEL to mid-
position approximately and turn up the
control LINE LEVEL (61) for the con-
nected audio unit and / or the control MIC
LEVEL (62) for the microphone so that
the signals can be heard well . If an input
is not connected, set the corresponding
control to "0" .
c) Adjust the definitive volume with the
control SOURCE LEVEL .

6.3.2 ARM-880WP3

As soon as the matrix router is switched on, the
power indication (71) at the module lights up .
1) Connect two microphones* to the jacks
MIC INPUT (67) to be able to hear their sig-
nals in the corresponding zone .
2) Adjust the volume for the microphones with
the controls MIC LEVEL (69) . When a micro-
phone input has not been connected, set
the corresponding control to "0" .
3) When a signal source has been selected
at the matrix router for the corresponding
zone, the microphone signals can be added
to the signal source . The signal source can
also be muted with the button LINE MUTE
(70) so that only the microphone signals
can be heard .
4) The sound can be adjusted separately for
each microphone with the controls (68) .
The controls HF are intended for the high
frequencies and the controls LF for the low
frequencies .
* It is also possible to use microphones requiring a
15 V phantom power . However, no microphone with
unbalanced connection must be used; it may be dam-
aged by the present phantom power .
(64) repeatedly
or to
 