Aiphone GT System User manual

Aiphone GT Video-intercom System Guide

Aiphone GT Video Intercom System Guide

This guide may make it easier to understand the capabilities of the Aiphone GT video intercom system, by providing:

● More detail than is presented in the Aiphone GT brochures.

● A broader overview than provided in the Aiphone GT module data-sheets.

● More accessible presentation of some of the information that is provided in the Aiphone GT installation manuals.

This guide is brought to you by Clever Home, and is intended to supplement (and not replace) the above Aiphone documents, to which links are provided on the last page below.

Suitable Applications for the Aiphone GT video-intercom

Multi-tenant dwelling apartments, units, or offices, where outside visitors need to be able to selectively call two or more dwellings from the site or building entrance.

For single residences or offices, consider using the beautiful Aiphone JK video intercom instead.

Aiphone GT System Capacity

● 1-16 entrances, each with their own video intercom, or audio intercom, and access control entrance station.

● 2-500 tenants, each individually callable from entrance stations.

● 0-500 access codes, with each tenant having a unique code.

● 5-6 digit access codes.

● 1-4 video intercom stations per apartment, with audio broadcast communications between internal stations.

● 0-1 video intercom door stations per tenant, if the GT-2C master monitor station is used, where each door station is located immediately outside each tenant's door.

(No more peep holes.)

● 0-1 door bell buttons per tenant, located immediately outside each tenant's door, when any GT master monitor station is used.

● 0-4 Concierge stations that may individually call other Concierge stations, individual tenants, receive manual calls from tenants, receive automatically diverted calls from entrance station to individual tenants (after hours for example), and receive Aiphone Security Suite alarms.

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GT Entrance Stations

Two types of entrance stations are available for the Aiphone

GT video intercom system, Integrated and Combined:

Integrated Entrance Stations on a single flush-mount stainless steel plate (i.e. the GT-DM), which includes a 170° wide (and 100° high) angle digital PTZ video inter-intercom camera, 10 key keypad, 3.5” colour LCD display (for a greeting message, tenant names and numbers, and system status), motion sensor, and voice annunciation.

Combined Entrance Stations with semi-flush mount interchangeable steel faceplate modules, that mount within different size and shape steel frames. The modules available for Combined type entrance stations include the:

● Camera module (GT-VA) with 170° wide (and 100° high) angle digital PTZ .

● Audio Speech module (GT-DA) that supports voice annunciation, and which can be used with or without the GT-VA camera module,

● 10 key module (GT-10K),

● Switch module (GT-SW) with 4 directory cards and 4 direct call buttons, and call button panels with 1, 2, 3 or 4 buttons as an alternative to the GT-10K when there are less than 4-8 tenants, and

● Name Scrolling module (GT-NS) with VFD display for a greeting message, tenant names and numbers, and system status.

● Prox card reader modules that may be used with the Combined

Type GT entrance stations

(GF-HID, GF-HID-I, GH-XP).

Aiphone GT-DM

Aiphone GTV-DES202 Aiphone GTA-DES Aiphone

GTV-DES104



GT Door Stations

Are GT Door Stations different to GT Entrance Stations?

Yes. While GT entrance stations are located at the entrance to a building, set of units, or office complex, and allow a visitor to contact any one of the many tenants,

GT door stations:

● Are located immediately outside the tenant's door.

● Allow a visitor standing outside a tenant's door to contact that tenant only.

● Use different video intercom modules than entrance stations.

● Can replace old-style tenant door peep holes.

● Only work with Aiphone GT-2C master monitor stations.

A GT door station may only be used outside an apartment, unit, or office, if the GT master monitor station used by that tenant is an Aiphone GT-2C. Other GT master monitor stations do still however support a door bell button located immediately outside the tenant's door (as does the GT-2C as well).

There are four different door stations that may be used with the GT video intercom system.

Video intercom camera door stations from the single residence Aiphone JK Series may be used with the GT-2C master monitor station, when placed immediately outside the tenant's door. Choose from the flush mount stainless steel plate JK-DVF door station, the JK-DV surface mount zinc die-cast (left) door station, or the plastic surface mount JK-DA. All of these JK door stations feature a 170° wide angle digital

PTZ camera, similar to that used in the GT video intercom entrance stations.

If the tenant requires an audio-only door station, then the Aiphone GT-D door station may be used.

Aiphone GT-D

Audio-only

Door Station

Aiphone

JK-DA Door

Station

Aiphone

JK-DV Door

Station

Aiphone JK-DVF

Door Station



Internal Tenant Stations

Master monitor stations have the capability to support up to three additional sub-master monitor stations, or monitor stations, within the same tenant's apartment, unit, or office.

Sub-master monitor stations must work in conjunction with a master monitor station.

Monitor stations may be used on their own if the tenant only requires only one station inside, or as more economical (but less capable) master and sub-master monitor stations if the tenant requires more than one station.

There are two Aiphone GT master monitor stations, the GT-2C and the GT-1C.

The GT-2C master monitor station would be most tenant's first choice. The GT-2C features include

( blue-highlighted features are unique to this monitor):

● Up to 4 video-intercom monitor stations per tenant; one GT-2C plus up to three GT-

2H sub-master monitor stations.

● All four monitor stations are powered by a

Aiphone GT-2C Master local power supply in the apartment. (One

24VDC 2A power supply may power 4 adjacent tenants with GT-2Cs and no sub-master stations, or two adjacent tenants with sub-master monitors.)

● Support for a tenant door station for better security and elimination of the old-style peep hole.

● Support for a tenant door bell button.

● Digital PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) viewing of 170° wide angle camera views from entrance stations or a local door station .

● Audio communication between internal tenant stations, entrance stations, door station , or concierge/guard stations.

● Optional GT-HS handset may be added for private conversations.

● Video identification of visitors at door or entrance stations.

Aiphone GT-2H

Sub-Master

● Recording visitor images automatically, so you may see who stopped by upon return, or also at any time you like manually.

● Supports Aiphone Suite Security .

● Unlock doors.

● Local NTSC video output for CCTV integration .



The GT-1C master monitor station features include:

● Up to 2 video-intercom monitor stations plus 2 audio-intercom stations per tenant; one GT-1C plus up to one video-intercom monitor station, and up to two audiointercom monitors.

● Powered from GT-VBC and GT-BC.


● Digital PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) viewing of 170° wide angle camera views from entrance Aiphone GT-1C Master stations.

● Audio communication to entrance stations, or concierge/guard stations.

● Optional GT-HS handset may be added for private conversations.

● Video identification of visitors at entrance stations.

● Unlock doors.

The GT-1M-L monitor station may serve as a master monitor, or as a sub-master monitor, and its features include:

● Up to 2 video-intercom monitor stations plus 2 audio-intercom stations per tenant; one GT-

1M-L plus up to one video-intercom monitor station, plus up to two audio-intercom monitors.

● Powered from GT-VBC and GT-BC.


● Audio communication between entrance stations, or concierge/guard stations.

● Video identification from entrance stations.

● Unlock doors.

Aiphone

GT-1M-L

Monitor

The GT-1A hands-free and GT-1D handset audio monitor stations may serve as master monitor, or as sub-master monitors, and their features include:

● Up to 4 audio-intercom stations per tenant.

● Powered from GT-BC.


● Audio communication between entrance stations, or concierge/guard stations.

● Unlock doors.

Aiphone

GT-1A

Audio

Monitor

Aiphone GT-1D

Audio Monitor



The GT-MK concierge or security guard monitor station features include:

● Up to 4 concierge/guard stations per GT video intercom system in expanded configuration, or up to 2 stations in standard configuration.

● Powered from local 24VDC power supply.

● Support for optional local door bell button.

● Audio communication with entrance stations, tenant stations, or other concierge/guard stations – call and answer calls.

● Handset for conversation privacy.

● Visitor screening from entrance stations.

●

●

Unlock doors.

Caller ID with call-back.

Aiphone

GT-MK

Monitor

● Supports and uses call tone and display to clearly distinguish between incoming standard calls, and emergency calls made via the GFK-PS water-proof emergency help module.

● Able to be manually programmed using the GT-MK itself, or by Windows

PC using Free Aiphone GT setup software (see below) connected via a USB socket on the GT-MK.

Aiphone GT Setup Software

Free setup software for Windows PCs is available to make creating and modifying tenant names, locations, and access codes for your Aiphone GT multi-tenant video intercom system easier. This free software may be downloaded from: http://www.cleverhome.com.au/software/Aiphone-GT-video-intercom-setupsoftware.zip

Your Windows PC connects to your Aiphone GT multi-tenant video intercom by

USB cable to the GT-NS-V/GT-NS Name Scrolling entrance display module, the GT-

DMV/GT-DM integrated entrance station, or the GT-MK concierge/guard station.

Alternatively, all of the above stations may be programmed manually directly at the stations – the PC software simply provides a more productive way of managing tenant information for your GF video intercom system.



GT Monitor Station Option Connectors

GT monitor stations have one or two Options connectors on their back, which have the pin-outs and functions identified below.

Door Bell input allows a door bell button located immediately outside the tenant's door to be connected to the tenant's master monitor station. The door bell should have contacts that are normally open, and be non-latching (momentary action).

Emergency Alarm Input allows connection of a switch to generate a security alarm. Switch contacts should be normally closed, and be latching.

Security/Utility inputs 1 to 3 allow connection of security sensors or switches for

Aiphone Security Suite support, or other utility functions.

Doctor Call Input allows connection to a switch to automatically allow entry of a doctor or other emergency service. generate a security alarm. Switch contacts should be normally closed, and be latching.

Option Contact output may be used to activate lights or an external call buzzer, using the GT-RY relay to buffer the Option Contact output.

Video Out output provides an NTSC direct video signal for displays <3m away.

Only live video is sent to the Video Output, there is no video output when viewing previously recorded pictures, or menu pages. CCTV integration support is provided by via this NTSC video output, and Display Transfer output relay contacts that may be used to activate external monitors via an optional GT-RY external signalling relay. Both of these outputs are accessed using the 4 pin option connector on the back of the GT-2C master stations. This connector is not provided with the GT-2C, even though the 12 pin option connector is.



GT Video-intercom System Configurations

There are two different system configurations, the Standard Configuration for smaller systems, and the Expanded Configuration for larger systems. The maximum capacities for each type of GT video intercom system configuration are compared in the table below.

Maximum Supported

Entrance Stations

Standard

Configuration

5 (3 per trunk)

3 if a door release button is connected to a direct select type entrance station.

Tenant Stations per

Sub Trunk Line

Concierge/Security Guard

Stations

Tenant Stations

N/A

2

48 (25 per trunk)

100 if only the GT-1D and

GT-1M-L monitor stations are used.

(50 per trunk for GT-1D)

(25 per trunk for GT-1M-L)

4 (2 monitor stations) Stations per Tenant

(other than GT-2C)

4-way Video Junction

Units

6 per trunk

Expanded

Configuration

16 (8 per trunk)

125 (25 per trunk)

4

500

4 (2 monitor stations)

N/A

Bus Control Units 1

GT-2C Master Stations per

Tenant

Sub-master Stations

1

3 3

Maximum Supported Modules Table.

1 per common trunk line

1 per sub trunk line

1

PolyEthylene 2 core cable

Two core PolyEthylene (PE) cable that is unshielded, untwisted, and has a PVC outer protective jacket, a must be used for audio and video distribution wiring for any GT installation. The most readily obtainable PE cable is 0.9mm. There is a table in the GT video-intercom installation manual indicating the maximum cable distances between all GT modules – you should refer to the 0.8mm column in this table if 0.9mm PE cable is being used in the installation.



GT Standard Configuration

The Standard Configuration for a GT video-intercom system is illustrated below.

The configuration from the residence (or tenant) trunk lines to the tenant monitor stations is the same for the Standard and the Expanded Configurations, and is illustrated is a subsequent section.

The video output from the video entrance station is connected to the GT-VBC Video

Bus Control Unit, which has 6 trunk line outputs.

The audio and control output from the entrance station is connected to the GT-RC

Bus Control Unit, and then out to 6 trunk lines from a Distribution Point (that must be provided by the installer).

The separation of the video and audio/control distribution allows an audio intercom-only system to be implemented by omitting the video component of the modular entrance station, the GT-VBC, and all of the video distribution cabling.

There is a table in the GT video-intercom installation manual indicating the maximum cable distances between all GT modules, depending upon the gauge of

PE cable used. The 0.8mm column should be used from this table if 0.9mm PE cable is being used in the installation.

While only one modular entrance station is shown above, any of the modular entrance stations, or the integrated entrance station may be used. Also, multiple entrance and concierge stations are supported, as indicated in the “Maximum

Supported Modules” table above.



GT Expanded Configuration

The Expanded Configuration GT system uses the GT-VBX Expanded Video Bus

Control Unit and the GT-BCX Expanded Bus Control Unit to provide 4 additional sub trunk lines, allowing up to 4 sets of GT-VBC and GT-BC control units (the same units used in a Standard Configuration GT system) to be used instead of just one set. The GT-VBX and GT-BCX must be mounted adjacent to each other, as their interconnecting cable is only 40cm long.

Two additional GT-BC Bus Control Units are also able to be used to provide two sets of trunk lines for entrance stations and concierge/security guard stations.



GT Tenant Configuration

The below residence/tenant configuration diagram applies for the video and audio/control trunk lines emerging from the BT-VBC and GT-BC units in both the

Standard and the Expanded GT Configurations. Star wiring from a trunk line to a set of 4 adjacent tenant monitors requires a GT-4Z 4-way Video Junction Unit, but tenant station-to-station wiring does not require any additional GT-4Z.



GT Tenant Monitor Station Power Supply Requirements

Non GT-2C monitor stations are powered from the trunk lines.

When GT-2C master monitor stations are used, a local PS24 power supply must be used to power the GT-2C, and all sub-master monitors or monitors connected to each GT-2C. A single PS24 may power the GT-2C and other stations for 2 or 4 tenants under the following circumstances:

● If one or more sub-master monitor stations are connected to a GT-2C for a tenant, then a single local PS24 power supply may power all of the monitor stations (and door stations) for two adjacent tenants with this configuration of monitor stations.

● If no sub-master monitor stations are connected to a GT-2C, then a single local PS24 power supply may power all of the GT-2C master monitor stations

(and door stations) for four adjacent tenants.

● In both of the above cases, wiring should star out from the PS24 from as close as possible to its terminals, to each of the tenant's GT-2C stations.



Further GF Video-intercom System Information Links

Brochures

Aiphone GT video-intercom brochure

Aiphone GT multi-tenant video-intercom brochure

Data Sheets

Aiphone GT-1A video-intercom audio station data sheet

Aiphone GT-1C video-intercom master station data sheet

Aiphone GT-1D video-intercom handset data sheet

Aiphone GT-1M-L video-intercom master station data sheet

Aiphone GT-2C video-intercom master station data sheet

Aiphone GT-2H video-intercom sub-master station data sheet

Aiphone GTA-DES video-intercom entrance station data sheet

Aiphone GT-DM video-intercom entrance station data sheet

Aiphone GT-MK video-intercom concierge station data sheet

Aiphone GTV-DES104 video-intercom entrance station data sheet

Aiphone GTV-DES202 video-intercom entrance station data sheet

Installation and User Guides

Aiphone GT video-intercom system installation

Aiphone GT video-intercom entrance stations installation

Aiphone GF-HID video-intercom prox reader installation

Aiphone GF-HID-I video-intercom prox reader installation

Aiphone GF-OP2/GF-OP3 video-intercom postal lock panels installation

Aiphone GH-XP video-intercom prox reader (stand alone) installation

Aiphone GT-1C video-intercom master station installation

Aiphone GT-1D video-intercom handset installation

Aiphone GT-1M-L video-intercom master station installation

Aiphone GT-2C & GT-2H video-intercom stations installation

Aiphone GT-DIP switch setting matrix installation

Aiphone GTW-LC video-intercom lift control adaptor installation

Software Downloads

Aiphone GT video-intercom setup software download

Where to buy Aiphone GT Video-intercoms in Victoria Australia

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Aiphone GT System User manual

Aiphone GT Video Intercom System Guide

GT Entrance Stations

GT Door Stations

Internal Tenant Stations

Aiphone GT Setup Software

GT Monitor Station Option Connectors

GT Video-intercom System Configurations

PolyEthylene 2 core cable

GT Standard Configuration

GT Expanded Configuration

GT Tenant Configuration

GT Tenant Monitor Station Power Supply Requirements

Further GF Video-intercom System Information Links

Where to buy Aiphone GT Video-intercoms in Victoria Australia

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