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Sending Model 6 Commands

Every station in the system should have at least one station button on the Model 26 so

their station status can be displayed and their station address used by system buttons.

Usually this button would be a “Station Alert” button. All other station commands are

more efficiently handled (space wise) by system buttons.

Each station command that can be associated with a station button or system button is

discussed in the following paragraphs.

STATION ALERT WITH PA

This command changes a station’s status to “Alert” at a primary Model 6, and enables the

station’s PA system. Some Fire Departments only do station alerting.

Before the Model 6 returns a PA ON status it must first finish sending any alert tones that

have been programmed to sound (refer to Model 6 Station Transponder Product Manual,

Part No. 025-9157). Once the Model 26 receives the PA ON status from the Model 6, the

dispatcher can key the microphone at the Model 26 and speak. If the Wait for Dispatcher

Time-out expires (refer to

Wait for Dispatcher Timeout on page 46) without the

microphone being keyed, the Model 26 sends a PA OFF command to the Model 6.

As long as the dispatcher’s microphone remains keyed, the PA at the Model 6’s station

remains active, broadcasting the dispatcher’s announcements. When the dispatcher

unkeys the microphone, the Model 26 waits for the Hold After Dispatch Time-out to

expire before sending a PA OFF command to the Model 6.

There are no buttons representing this command on the Model 6 (i.e. the Model 6 cannot

alert itself). Typically there is one of these station buttons for each station in the system,

and it is the only station-type button defined for each station. For more information on

how the Model 26 controls PAs through the Model 6, refer to

Alert with PA Commands

on page

95.

STATION ALERT WITHOUT PA

This command changes a station’s status to “Alert”, at a primary Model 6, but does not

enable the station’s PA system. This status typically indicates that there is an emergency

and for the station to stay alerted, but no units are needed yet. This command would be

used instead of “Station Alert With PA” command if the Model 6 does not control the

station’s PA system.

STATION ALERT OFF

This command changes a station’s status from “Alert” to “Not Alerted” at a primary

Model 6, and turns off the PA at the station (if the PA is controlled by the Model 6). This

command can be initiated at a primary Model 6 when the “STA ACK” button is pressed.

Initiating this command at the Model 6 does not turn off the station PA however. Station

buttons for this command are not normally found on the Model 26. This station command

is more efficiently handled by a system button representing the same command.