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TBA Multi-Channel Amplifier Series  
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Description
Guardian’s TBA Talk/Back Amplifiers are designed for safe, reliable and cost-effective communication. They provide easy to operate paging with the versatility of hands-free slave speakers.
Utilizing explosion proof slave speakers, Talk/Back units are very useful in hazardous areas where hands-free communication is required, and Talk/Back systems are ideal in applications such as land based or off-shore drill rigs for communication between the doghouse, drill floor, monkey board, etc.
Product Features
• Easy master/slave operation
• Only one station required for master/slave communication, reducing costs
• Internal microphone or option to use master speaker as microphone, providing flexibility
• Push to talk (PTT) switch on faceplate
• Option for remote hand/foot push to page switch
• Post announcement tone from master to slave option
• Slave operator ring tone to master station option
• Attenuation of master speaker when paging to prevent feedback
• External programming, eliminating need to declassify area when making changes
• 24V AC/DC, 120/230VAC powered. Also available as 240 VAC, 24 VAC, and 24 VDC. Contact a Guardian Telecom sales representative for details.
• Water/dust tight NEMA 4X (IP66) explosion proof enclosure
CONTROLS
• Separate master and slave speaker volume controls on faceplate
• Internal master microphone, talk/back gain and speaker controls
• Internal ring tone volume control
• External programming method for easy switching of slave operations
Applications
Guardian’s EX-TBA Talk/Back system provides reliable point-to-point communication in Class I & II, Division 1 hazardous areas such as on drilling rigs between drill floor and monkey board. The TBA can be used anywhere where hands free communication is required from slave operator end in hazardous areas.

Standard Compliance
• CSA COMPLIANCE (Canada and United States)
• Class 4818 02 – Signal Appliances – Audible
– For Hazardous Locations
• Class 4818 82 – Signal Appliances – Audible
- For Hazardous Locations
• Certified to US Standards
• Class l, Div. 1, Groups B, C and D; Class ll, Div. l, Groups E, F and G
• Canada: Class l Zone 1 Ex d llB+H2 T5
• United States: Class l Zone 1 AEx d llB+H2 T5;
• Class ll Zone 21