The Vocia Page Active Relay Module (PARM-1) is an optional module that can be fitted to the Vocia VA-8600 series amplifiers. It provides a single 'dry' relay contact connection per VA-8600 amplifier channel (total 8 relays. A relay will activate when paging is active the corresponding amplifier channel above a certain priority (selected in the software on a per-channel basis).
PARM functionality is enabled in the Vocia software under the VA-8600 General Settings dialog window. As the PARM-1 and Failover Module (VFOM-1) both use the Option Slot (Slot 10) they can not be both selected at the same time. If the PARM has been selected, it will not be possible to configure 3:1 or 7:1 Failover. A warning dialog will be shown asking whether you wish to clear PARM functionality settings and use Failover mode instead. Similarly if the 3:1 or 7:1 Failover Mode is selected, PARM functionality will not be able to be configured. The VA-8600 will signal a faulty or incorrectly assigned option module via the Alarms & Logs tab.
Note that for 1:1 Failover mode, a Failover module is not required and a PARM-1 module can therefore be used in conjunction with this manner of Failover.
Please see the PARM-1 Manual for installation instructions.