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SMS PRO OUTFITS MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL WITH ICON
         
       
 

Moscow, Russia—Russian-based SMS PRO, a division of Research Audio Development Company, recently outfitted Moscow Airport's newly-constructed International Terminal Vnukovo with a custom intelligent paging system for controlling the terminal's eleven different priority paging zones.
"The paging system is based on two main audio technologies—the Crown IQ System and ICON MZ," elaborates Mr. Eremine, lead engineer on the project. "These products allowed us to design the central and local paging stations for providing custom paging control specific to the international terminal, while ensuring convenient and efficient user operation."

The ICON MZ Series is unique in that it is designed specifically for applications requiring multi-zone paging and program distribution while still providing a platform flexible enough to allow custom user setup and control. The MZ was a perfect fit for the Vnukovo terminal installation, according to Mr. Eremine, because it offered variable levels of priority paging, automatic audio ducking and ramping, customizable end-user controls, custom zone grouping, and external logic control for triggering pre-announce "gong" tones before each page, as well as triggering the Flight Information Display System (F.I.D.S.) for accurate audio/visual coordination.
The ICON MZ also facilitated the creation of custom paging stations, which were engineered by SMS PRO specifically for the Vnukovo installation.
   
 
"Each paging station consists of an ICON Cube-4 programmable remote, a Rolls CL151 compressor/limiter/gate, AKG D542 dynamic microphone, and the Crown IQ System for logical control," explains Mr. Eremine. "These components allowed us to build controls which would be convenient for the airport's employees even in remote locations. In total, there are 11 unique paging zones, so the system required two central paging stations and nine local paging stations."
Because the local paging stations are used by employees on the floor and located throughout the terminal's main area of traffic, SMS PRO required a design which could be quickly and efficiently operated, thereby assuring maximum passenger safety and flow. For example, color buttons provide quick orientation for the operator, while LED indicators visually reaffirm which selections are in use. SMS PRO also included an input level meter, gating LED, and microphone on/off button, all of which are orientated for quick operation. These controls allow employees to both select specific zones in which to page, as well as logically group zones so that multiple areas within the terminal would receive the announcement quickly and effectively.
 
The two central paging stations marry the simple control demonstrated by the local paging stations with a robust LCD display, thereby allowing more complex operations such as fault, high temperature, and load status.
SMS PRO's unique paging system and custom-built paging stations are now fully operational, providing high-quality zoned paging for the International Terminal Vnukovo in Moscow. Major of Moscow U.M. Luzhkov proclaimed the official opening of the terminal with a formal ceremony marking the occasion.
And though SMS PRO's design incorporates specific elements from several different manufacturers, the system as a whole remains flexible for future reprogramming and expansion thanks to the multi-zone matrix mixer at the heart of the system: "the ICON MZ provided the flexibility in programming the paging stations which made our custom design possible."

For additional information on the ICON MZ Series Multi-zone Paging and Program Distribution System or ICON's complete line of matrix mixers, mic/line mixers, and balun Cat 5 distribution devices, please visit www.ICON-GLOBAL.com or info@icon-global.com.