Station Sitter Manual

Chapter 9: Operation

CHAPTER 9: OPERATION

After installation and programming have been completed, the

STATIONSitter is fully operational. This chapter explains how the

STATIONSitter operates.

ALARM DIALOUT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

There are three stages to a complete alarm event: 1) Alarm

Recognition, 2) Alarm Notification, 3) Acknowledgment. Note that not all alert conditions will go through each stage. For example, some may not meet the recognition time.

Alarm Recognition

1. STATIONSitter monitors eight zones plus sound level and power failure. When the status of a zone changes or exceeds user-programmed limits, it causes an alert condition.

2. If the alert condition lasts long enough to meet its programmed recognition time, the alert condition becomes an alarm and the

STATIONSitter begins the alarm notification sequence.

Alarm Notification

The STATIONSitter can make three types of phone calls: Voice,

Numeric Pager, and Alphanumeric Pager.

Dialout Note: Call Progress

The STATIONSitter monitors call progress when dialing out. If the STATIONSitter dials out and encounters a busy signal or no answer within 30 seconds, the unit hangs up, waits the programmed intercall delay time, and then dials the next phone number.

Note: Dial-tone and call-progress detection may optionally be disabled.

Alarm Dialout—Voice

When dialing out to a destination programmed as “voice,” the

STATIONSitter waits for the phone to be answered, then recites its user-recorded identification message, then the message identifying the zone that has gone into alarm.

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Below is an example of what the STATIONSitter might say during a typical “voice” dialout:

“Hello, this is 555-2278, ‘Building 3 at the Oak Ridge Pump

Station,’ Zone one alarm, water depth in feet, it is now 15, too high.”

“Hello, this is 555-2278, ‘Building 3 at the Oak Ridge Pump

Station,’ Zone one alarm, water depth in feet, it is now 15, too high.”

“Hello, this is 555-2278, ‘Building 3 at the Oak Ridge Pump

Station,’ Zone one alarm, water depth in feet, it is now 15, too high.”

“Enter acknowledgment code.”

In this example, the number of Voice Message Repetitions was set to three.

Note: If the call reaches an answering machine, the message will be recorded, but the STATIONSitter will be talking over your outgoing message, so you will probably lose part of the first alarm message repetition.

Alarm Dialout - Pager

When dialing out to a destination programmed as “Numeric Pager,” the STATIONSitter leaves its programmed ID number on the display of a numeric pager along with the zone number(s) in alarm.

IMPORTANT: When dialing out to a phone number programmed as “Numeric Pager,” the STATIONSitter DOES NOT speak a voice message. It calls the pager company or service, enters the number to be displayed on the beeper, then hangs up.

Alarm Dialout - Alphanumeric Pager

When dialing out to a destination programmed as “Alphanumeric

Pager,” the STATIONSitter leaves a text message up to 160 characters long on the display of an alphanumeric pager or wireless phone.

IMPORTANT: When dialing out to a phone number programmed as “Alphanumeric Pager,” STATIONSitter DOES NOT speak a voice message. It calls the pager company or service, transmits the information to be displayed on the pager, then hangs up.

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