CENCOM Gold Horn Ring Input - no Airhorn Option

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Hi All,


I've been bench testing a CenCom Gold, and I can't make the siren produce an Air Horn Tone on Horn Ring input. It will cycle the siren tones in HF Mode, and acts as Manual in Siren Mode, but I cannot get it to produce air horn on standby.


I read one thread that suggests that this is not possible, but I was hoping to get a second opinion.


Any suggestions would be welcome.

 

[Thermoman24]

http://www.buschandassociates.com/technical/CenCom_software_guide.pdf


Should be the same as the cencom red software from looking at the software guide. just click the radio buttons and flash the unit. if it still isn't working confirm correct wiring and then try the forums again I suppose. Hope you figure it out, and I didn't just annoy you.

Horn Ring


Description - The Horn Ring input can be used to activate various siren tone functions. If the siren is currently inactive,


pressing the Horn Ring will broadcast the 'Siren Inactive Tone' selected (Airhorn, Ramp Stop, Ramp Coast or Manual


Mechanical).


If the siren is currently active (Wail, Yelp, or Tone3 sounding), pressing the Horn Ring will activate the 'Wail, Yelp, T3


Override Mode.'


• If the sounding tone is Wail or Yelp, the “Wail, Yelp, T3 Override Mode” causes the tone to change from


Wail to Yelp, or Yelp to Wail respectively.


• If the sounding tone is Tone3, the 'Wail, Yelp, T3 Override Mode' activates the 'T3 Override Tone'.


Details - This input is enabled by default. It can be disabled and becomes unused if the function is not desired. The


Horn Ring input can be programmed to be Positive or Ground activated. Refer to the Manual Button (MAN) for “Siren


Override” and “Siren Inactive” tone activation preferences.


In addition, individual outputs can be selected to turn ON using the appropriate check boxes on the left. Any output that


is checked will activate when the Horn Ring is pressed during Hands-Free operation in ‘Hands-Free’ mode. These


outputs will only be active when a tone is active. These outputs will be deactivated when the siren is shut off.

 

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As a follow up to this, I had originally programmed the unit with CenCom Gold ARM programmer 4.2 when I experienced the issue.


I reprogrammed with CenCom Gold ARM programmer 5, and the option for standby tone was accessible on the "HORN RING" input config. The newer version of software solved the issue.