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The Roving Alarm Notification System (RANS) was developed specifically to provide rapid alarm information to responding personnel. Providing alarm information to roving personnel has the advantages of:

• rapid announcement to responding personnel regardless of their location and
• ability of on-station personnel to monitor a larger area, thus reducing the number of personnel required.

RANS-DV receives alarm signals from a contact closure or RS-232 serial data input from another alarm system or device. The alarm causes activation of a voice message specifically tailored to provide precise alarm information in clearly spoken English (or any other) language. The RANS-DV alarm output is configured for easy connection to:

• RANS-Voice portable alarm receivers
• Pocket pagers from major manufacturers
• A customer-owned ``walkie-talkie" radio system
• A paging amplifier and loudspeakers
• An intercommunications system

The basic alarm encoder is configured to receive up to 64 alarm inputs from closed-contact-type alarms or solid state outputs of other alarm equipment. ``Piggy back" expansion boards allow up to 256 separate alarm inputs. When the encoder receives an alarm, it searches for the alarm response and the audio message that was pre-programmed for that alarm input.

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RANS-DV

DIGITIZED VOICE ALARM ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM

• Provides Rapid Alarm Announcement
• Reduces Personnel Required
• Personnel Alerted Regardless of Location
• Alarms are Clearly Spoken English (or any other) Language

Alarm messages can be reconfigured in the field without removing the system from service. You decide the alarm messages you wish to send.

Encoder circuitry stacks multiple alarm messages and sends them out one after the other. No alarms are lost. A built-in test feature sends alarm messages through the internal amplifier and loudspeaker.

The radio transmitter provides a nominal two-watt or five-watt radio frequency output for communication to the RANS-Voice receivers or two-way radios. HF, VHF, UHF, and 900 MHz frequencies are available.  The radio transmitter is remotely located near the antenna and communicates to the alarm encoder via a telephone line type connection.

The RANS-DV portable alarm receiver functions like a voice message pocket pager. Each receiver has its own unique code but can also be called as a group for alarm messages. When an alarm is sent, the RANS-DV portable alarm receiver emits an alarm tone followed by the audio alarm message. Alarm receivers can be configured for use as a radio paging system as well as an alarm system. RANS-DV portable receivers are ruggedly constructed and can be provided with optional leather holsters for added protection. Battery chargers and storage racks are also available.