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A. Music/Intercom Speaker Capacity
The number of rooms you can have intercom
communications and play music in depends on the
number of intercom speakers you can put on the
system.
B. Door Speaker Capacity
All NuTone music/intercom and intercom systems
can handle three doors except the IMA-516 which
can handle up to two door speakers.
C. Number of Room Selector Switches
Room selector switches allow you to choose what
is sent to each room speaker. The room switch can
be set to one of four settings:
1. Radio Intercom
2. Intercom Only
3. Monitor
4. Off
Why would you have a speaker switch set to any-
thing other than the first - Radio Intercom? Well,
if you’re an early riser, you may want to set the
bedrooms to Intercom Only. That way you can
play music and not disturb your sleeping children
or spouse. The Monitor setting allows you to
monitor rooms and broadcast the sound from the
monitored room through the rest of the intercom
speakers inside and out. Off setting turns off all
intercom, music, and chime sounds to the room.
The IM-4406 and IM-3303 systems have these
four switch options. The IM-3204 has Radio
Intercom, Off and Monitor. Monitor, intercom,
and music control features for the IMA-516 and
IM-5000 are located directly on the room speakers.
D. Music Muting during Intercom or Chime
During intercom, the music is muted allowing for
clear voice communication. The music is also
muted when the chime button is pushed.
E. Constant-On 24 hour Intercom
The intercom is always on. You can use the
intercom function at a moment’s notice.
F. Monitors Room Speaker
On radio/intercom units, position room selector
switch at the master to Monitor to instantly check
on a room. On the IMA-516 and IM-5000, press
the “TALK LOCK/MONITOR” button on the
room speaker.
G. Selective Call
Selective intercom calling is available on the IM-
5000. To make a selective call, first enter the two-
digit room number corresponding to the room you
wish to call. After the second digit is pressed, a
call tone is heard at both stations to indicate a call
is being made and intercom audio from the called
station is heard. To talk to the selected room, sim-
ply press the “TALK” button. To hear the reply,
simply release the “TALK” button.
H. Room to Rooms (All Call) Intercom
Press a button in any room to speak to the other
rooms. Most NuTone intercom systems are “all
room” intercom systems. This means that when
you press the talk button you speak to all rooms
that have intercom speakers. Our IM-5000 is both
an “all call” and “selective call” system. With this
system, you can specifically call one room from
another. A selective call intercom system is well
suited to business installations like dentist or
doctor’s offices or other small businesses. One
advantage to an “all room” system is that often
when calling an individual, particularly children,
they may have moved from one room to another.
With a NuTone “all call” intercom you’ll immedi-
ately be able to communicate with the individual.
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