Buzzer
max. SPL: 85 dBA
Speaker Driver Amp
max. output power: 1.6 Wrms
@ 16 Ω
Program Audio Input
input impedance: 28 k
Ω (balanced)
nominal input level: 0 dBU
max. input level: +15 dBu
Direct Mic Output
output impedance: 50
Ω (balanced)
nominal Output Level: + 6 dBu
max. Output Level: +21 dBu
Power Consumption PS 630
current (at 30 V DC):
105 mA quiescent, 140 mA signaling
280 mA at max. signaling
Dimensions & Weight PS 630
width: 337mm / height: 87 mm
depth: 155 mm / weight: 2940 grams
0 dBu is defined as 775 mV into open circuit
ASL reserves the right to alter specifications
without prior notice
7.0
PARTY LINE, TECHNICAL CONCEPT
User stations in an ASL intercom system are
connected via one or several 'party lines'. A party line
offers two way (‘full duplex’) communication and
consists of standard microphone (multi-pair) cable.
One wire is used as an audio line, one as a power line
and the screen of the cable functions as earth/return.
Current drive is used for signal transfer. Each station
utilizes a current amplifier to amplify the microphone
signal and place it on the common audio line where,
due to the constant line impedance (situated in the
power supply between XLR pin 3 and 1), a signal
voltage is developed which can be further amplified
and sent to the headphones or loudspeakers.
This principle has three advantages:
•
the use of a single audio line allows several
stations to talk and listen simultaneously
•
due to the high bridging impedance offered by
each station, the number of stations on the
party line has no influence on the level of the
communications signal
•
power and audio to the intercom stations use
the same cable
The Call signal is also sent as a current on the audio
line. It develops a DC potential over the line
impedance which will be sensed by each station and
interpreted as a Call signal.
8.0
CABLING
The intercom lines (the ‘party lines’) are of the shielded two-conductor microphone cable type. The intercom line
connectors are of the XLR-3 type. Audio and Call signals are on pin 3, DC power is on pin 2 and pin 1 is connected to
the shield of the cable which functions as the common return for audio and power.
The audio signal is transferred in an unbalanced way (see ‘Party Line, Technical Concept’).
To avoid earth loops (hum), the possible effect of electromagnetic fields and to minimize power loss, certain rules
have to be obeyed when installing the cabling of an intercom system :
Use high quality cable
Use high quality microphone cable (shielded two
conductor cable, minimum 2x 0.30 mm2).
In case multi-pair microphone cable is used, it should
be of high quality and each pair should consist of two
conductors (minimum 2x 0.15 mm2) with separate
shield and an overall shield.
Use flexible cable
Use flexible single and multi-pair microphone cable
instead of cable with solid cores, especially when the
cable is subjected to bending during operation or
installation.
Summary of Contents for PS 630
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