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SECTION 275117 MODIFICATIONS TO PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM PART 1 GENERAL DO NOT USE THE DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING SYSTEM SOLELY AS WRITTEN. IT IS ONLY A GUIDE. MODIFY TO SUIT EXISTING SYSTEM. REFER TO THE ORIGINAL PROJECT MANUAL AND SHOP DRAWINGS FOR AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING SYSTEM. 1.01 DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING SYSTEM A. The existing system operates as a facility-wide zoned public address system. B. The existing system, assembled by Northern Fire Systems, Inc., 7455 Main Street, Parish, New York 13131 includes the following equipment: 1. Building No. 1 (Head End Equipment): a. Rauland - Borg Corp. 250 Watt Power Amplifier, FAX250 (2 used for a total of 500 watts). b. Rauland - Borg Corp. preamps and mixers. c. Soundolier Inc. relays, power supplies, rack. d. Rauland - Borg Corp. SWL25 Room Selector Panels. C. A person places a call from the existing main security console located in the control room in Building No. 1 by selecting the zone or zones in which a message is to be given, then presses a push-to-talk button on the microphone which activates the speakers in the selected zone or zones. 1. All zones may be paged simultaneously by selecting the all-call mode. D. A person places a call from the superintendents office in Building No. 1 by selecting an all-call or zone-select mode (2 position switch), then presses a push-to-talk button on the microphone to activate the speakers. 1. In the all-call mode all zones are paged simultaneously. 2. In the zone-select mode, zones are paged which are selected on the zone select panel in the control room. E. In buildings equipped with local amplifiers, a person may place a call within a local building system by pressing a push-to-talk button on a plug-in microphone which activates the local building system speakers. 1. Housing Buildings: a. Each Housing Building is equipped with 2 microphones, one at each guard station. b. Calls placed from the microphone at a guard