Bosch Security Systems | 2003-09 | 9922 141 50502en
Plena Message Manager
| Installation and Operating Manual |
en
| 18
•
In the left hand part of the screen the messages (max. 12) can be filled out. Proceed as follows:
•
Put the cursor in the
File
box of message # 1.
•
Type the message file name and location (or use the
Browse
box to go to the folder where the message is
stored).
•
Proceed in the same way for all necessary messages. The
Time, Size
and
Sample
(sample rate) fields will auto-
matically be filled out. During this process the program software will monitor the required memory capacity
and the overall capacity that is available.
•
In the right hand part of the screen the sequence of the messages can be determined per trigger input. Proceed as
follows:
•
Click on the first [
▼
]-box to invoke a pull-down menu that contains all message numbers that have been filled
out before.
•
Select one of the messages.
•
Select the next message, using the box to the right hand side of the first [
▼
]-box,. In this way up to four mes-
sages can be selected, thus creating a programmed message sequence. The total time (in s) for this message
sequence will be displayed in the
Time
field.
•
If required click on the appropriate
Zone
number boxes in order to activate the corresponding zone(s). This
option is only of interest when the message manager is connected to a system pre-amplifier LBB1925.
•
Proceed in the same way for the other message sequences.
•
By clicking on the
Play
boxes in both the (left hand)
Message
screen and the (right hand)
Trigger
screen, the pro-
grammed messages or message sequences will be audible over the PC's loudspeakers. Click again to stop this
action.
The menu bar at the top of the screen provides access to the
File
menu, the
Setup
menu and the
Hel
p menu.
Upon selection of
File
a pull-down menu appears with the following options:
-
Open:
Opens the dialog box to select a configuration file
-
Save:
Saves the configuration file; it is recommended to create a separate folder for this purpose
-
Save as:
Opens the dialog box to save the current configuration file
-
Save as text file:
Opens Notepad for saving the configuration file as a
.txt
file or for printing; it is recommended
to select font type Arial for optimum alignment
-
Exit:
Closes the program
Upon selection of
Setup
a pull-down menu appears with the options to:
-
Select the RS232 Com port on the PC
-
Select the language on the screen
Upon selection of
Help
you can select
About Plena message manager
to display the program release number.
•
Connect the supplied RS232 cable between the PC and the message manager. Use the RS232 female socket at
the rear of the unit.
•
Use the
Com port
selection button (in the pull-down menu under the
Setup
box) to select Com port 1 or 2 of the
PC.
•
Click the
Send messages and configuration
button to transfer the file to the message manager. During this file transfer
-which, depending on the file size of the messages, may take up to 45 minutes (at 115 kbps)- the
percentage ready
bar
on the screen indicates the progress of the uploading process. During uploading the program mode indicator
LED (5) on the front is lit.The message indicator LEDs (7) on the front of the unit will be continuously lit for
each message that is present and available in the message manager.
Operation