-GENERAL INFORMATION:
The 680 Digital Communicator transmits coded messages over
to a Digital Receiver located at a central monitoring stat
lines are not required. The 680 is intended for use with d
as those o=ESCOA, FRANKLIN or DCI .
the telephone system
,ion. Special leased
igital receivers such
The 680 consists of a printed circuit board chassis and cover that may be installed
in any suitable enclosure, such as the Nos. 204 or 205 Cabinets, or the lower
section of a No. 1023, 1024, BClO26 or BClO28 Alarm Processing Center’s cabinet.
( Note :
The upper section of a No. 1023, 1024, BC1026 or BClO28’s cabinet may be
usedas well,
if the 680 is mounted behind or in lieu of the APC’s normal control
chassis. 1
The 680 may be powered by a low cost 6V. dry battery (Ademco Nos. 460 or 866) or
a rechargeable 6V.. DC f i I tered power supply (Ademco Recharge-A-Packs Nos. 96, 97,
492, 493, 497). The No. 89 pack may not be used. It may be triggered from any alarm
control or other equipment that has a 6,to l2V. DC output, by normally open dry
contacts or, by the addition of a resistor,
norma I I y c 1 osed dry contacts.
The 680 has 2 sending channels. Channel A has an abort/non-abort option and Channel
B is non-abort only as explained later.
The channels may be used for a variety
of purposes. The first channel may be used to transmit a fire alarm and the second
+o send a burg.lar alarm message. Alternatively,
the first may, be used for burglary
.Id the second for a panic or holdup alarm.
Either channel can also be used to
monitor other functions such as freezers, oil burners, building temperature, machine
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perations, etc.
See the ACCESSORIES section at the end of these instructions for a description of
items that are available to increase the versatility,of the 680.
OPERATION:
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Whenever a channel is activated, transmission to the central monitoring station occurs
as follows:
I. First, the 680 checks for dial tone on the telephone line. If dial tone is
detected, the 680 immediately and automatically dials the preprogrammed
telephone number of the central monitoring station. Any number of digits,
from one to eleven, may be .progranmed.
The probability of immediate dial tone detection is high, but if a dial tone
is not detected within several seconds, the 680 will dial anyway, on the
assumption that the connection may be good even though the dial tone is not clear.
2. When connection is made with the central monitoring receiver, a “handshake”
tone (acknowledgment) is sent over the telephone lines by the Receiver to
the 680. This “handshake” confirms,
to the 680, that connection has been
camp leted to the receiver.
If “handshake”
is not received, the communicator will disconnect itself from
the telephone line. After waiting long enough to disconnect any outgoing or
incoming calls which might interfere with dialing (“anti-jam” which only works
i n “ca I led party”
control exchanges),‘the 680 will reconnect to the telephone
line, and again check for dial tone and dial fi described in Step I. Note: “Anti-
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