AVTECH Installation Note

Room Alert Panic Button

The Room Alert Panic Button is a large red button that can be easily located and activated in an emergency. It is useful in situations where someone is working alone and may need help in a hurry although is unable leave to get help or spend time contacting people by phone or other methods. Security stations or manufacturing lines are also good locations.

Staff should be trained for the exact circumstances under which the Panic Button is to be used. We recommend that its use be restricted to a specific set of circumstances so that the recipients of the alarm messages have a clear idea of what important event has occurred.

The persons who are designated to receive the alert notifications initiated by the Panic Button should be trained as to the exact procedure that is to be carried out.

The Panic Button should be attached to a wall at head height, or optionally installed at a help desk, security station, or even to the floor where it can be used as a foot-operated Panic Button.

There are two different switches inside of the Panic Button. One is Normally Open while the other is Normally Closed. This means that one switch is activated when the Panic Button is up while the other is activated when the Panic Button is down or depressed.

The two Normally Open connectors in the alarm switch are wired to the Room Alert ID Box using sensor cable. The Normally Open switch has the letters ‘N.O.’ printed on the switch in very small letters and is gray in color.

Sensor cable can be any low voltage cable such as bell wire, speaker cable, data cable or telephone cable. Minimum voltage insulation 50v, minimum current carrying capacity 1A. Maximum recommended length is approximately 900 feet although shorter lengths will yield more reliable performance. Test your setup.

When the Panic Button is pressed during use, the red button stays in (depressed) until it is manually released (pulled out) by the user.

When the Panic Button is pressed, Room Alert will send an alarm to PageR Enterprise for proper alert notification based on your setup. The alarm will continue until the Panic Button is manually reset (pull out until you hear a solid click) to the up position. If a user turns off the alert notification via the PageR Enterprises web browser interface, it is important to remember to reset the Panic Button.