Data Sheet
1.0 General Description
1.1 The Alpha Communications® CS Series Emergency Phone Station shall be rectangular in appearance and made of a powder coated
aluminum construction. The Call Station shall stand 36 high and be capable of being wall or optionally pole mounted. The words EMERGENCY
TELEPHONE with bright reflective lettering shall be located on the front and the words EMERGENCY on the sides. The phone shall be
compliant with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and be powered with (select 85W or 130W) solar powered panels. Line powered is
not acceptable.
1.2 The Emergency communication component shall comply with the American with Disabilities Act. The Phone shall have the ability to be
programmed with up to 5 emergency phone numbers. Upon activation of the emergency push button; a call will be automatically placed, the
strobe shall instantaneously flash and any ancillary devices tied into the Phone will be activated until the call has been disconnected by the
called party.
2.0 Construction
2.1 The Emergency Call Station shall be constructed of powder coated, rust resistant aluminum that is manufactured with a weather and
corrosion resistant finish.
2.2 Stainless steel shall be an available option. The Stainless Emergency Call Station shall be constructed in 14 gauge, 304 Stainless Steel,
with a B4 Brushed Finish and seam welded on the front to a class one workmanship standard.
2.3 The Emergency Call Station is to be 36 high, 10.375 wide and 8.0 deep with all components of its construction to be vandal resistant.
2.4 The Emergency Phone plate shall be made of 12 gauge Stainless Steel and is 11.25 inches high and 8.25 inches wide.
2.5 The Emergency Phone button shall be located on the Call Station and is to be located no more than 48 above ground level to ensure
conformance with the ADA requirements.
2.6 The Call Station must have a Braille faceplate stating �EMERGENCY PHONE™ �PUSH FOR HELP™ to ensure conformance with ADA
requirements.
2.7 The strobe shall be mounted within overall construction of unit enclosed behind a Lexan window. Strobe will come fully assembled.
2.8 Phone electronics and most electrical connections must be housed in a NEMA 4 enclosure within the Emergency Call Station.
3.0 Mounting
3.1 The Emergency Call Station is to be mounted on a flat wall surface or on a pole (using optional Alpha Communications® model ABLPMBCS
pole mounting bracket).
4.0 Electrical
4.1 Electrical connections are to be made inside a NEMA 4 enclosure or with waterproof wire nuts provided by Alpha Communications®.
4.2 The Emergency Call Station shall come equipped with a transformer to step down from 120vac to 12vac. It must also be available with
277vac or 480vac transformers (optional extra).
4.3 All internal operating electronics shall be 12vac.
4.4 When cellular phone type stations are used, the compatible cellular phone service (GSM or CDMA) shall be provided by the installing
contractor.
5.0 Lights
5.1 The 12v Strobe light shall be located within the Emergency Call Station. The strobe shall be activated upon pushing of the emergency
phone button.
5.2 Single Element Strobe light flashes when phone is activated.
5.3 The 12v Dual Element Strobe light is constantly on and Strobe flashes when phone is activated. If optional photocell is selected, unit
must turn constant light on at dusk and off at dawn.
6.0 Communications
6.1 The unit shall have an ADA compliant and vandal resistant speaker phone.
6.2 The Phone shall activate with one push of the button. Once the button has been pushed, the phone will call programmed emergency
numbers and two-way communication will open up. The Phone must be capable of being programmed with up to (5) emergency numbers.
6.3 The phone shall have Location Message capability. The phone must have a minimum 18 second recordable message capability,
programmable to play once, twice, or continuously until the * key is pressed by the called party.
6.4 The phone shall be capable of allowing the called party to replay the location message (Location Message feature) if necessary to
ensure an understanding of the location of phone station.
6.5 Once the call has been made (button pushed), the call can only be terminated by the called party.
6.6 The phone plate must have a red LED that will light up upon push of the button. The light shall be a solid color when the phone is
activated, and will flash when call has been answered.
6.7 The speakerphone must be capable of being programmed and reprogrammed on-site and remotely.
6.8 The phone must have a built in phone line consolidator feature. Phones must be capable of sharing phone lines with up to 10 Alpha
Communications® Phones if required by end user to reduce operational cost.
6.9 Line powered phones and Dip Switch programming are not acceptable.
6.10 Standard Cellular Phone features:
Programmable with up to five (5) emergency phone numbers
Weather Resistant speaker
Weather Resistant microphone
Operating Temperature of between -40 deg. F to +150 deg. F (-40 deg. to + 65 deg.C)
Programmable passwords
On-Site or Remote Programmable
EEPROM memory to protect programming
Adjustable speaker and microphones levels