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OPT-SW-PHXEAS-MS (V1.1)

EAS OPTION (+EAS) MANUAL SUPPLEMENT

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Integration with Cobalt TTS

Option 

+EAS

 can be co-installed on Cobalt cards and BBG-1000 standalones 

that are also licensed with Text-to-Speech Option 

+TTS

. The same GPI (or 

other control signals or conditions) used for EAS triggering can also be used 
(to a large extent) for TTS triggering if desired. On any model where 

+EAS 

is 

available, 

+TTS 

is also available.

If using 

+EAS

 in conjunction with 

+TTS

, care should be taken to 

make certain the text fed to 

+TTS

 and 

+EAS

 is identical.

Troubleshooting

This section provides troubleshooting information specific to the 

+EAS

 

function (for general troubleshooting information, please refer to the Product 
Manual for the card or device). If any error indication (as described in this 
section) occurs, use this section to correct the condition. 

Table 2

Troubleshooting Processing Errors by Symptom

Symptom

Error/Condition

Corrective Action

Manual EAS insertion 
does not work

EAS Start bound to other 
action (such as GPI)

For manual insertion mode (EAS > Manual EAS Entry > 
Generate Manual EAS Message), EAS Mode must be set to 
Immediate. (See EAS > General Setup, p. 5.) If EAS 
insertion requires an event to trigger, EAS won’t play out 
unless the specified event occurs.

Automated EAS insertion 
does not work

• EAS insertion not enable 

in DashBoard

• Default EAS controls set EAS insertion to disabled. EAS 

must be set to mode other than Disabled in two places:
- In General Setup subtab, make certain EAS Mode is set

to desired mode other than Disabled (see
EAS > General Setup, p. 5).

- In Crawl subtab, make certain Crawl Overlay is set to

Enabled (see EAS > Crawl, p. 7).

• Message not received

• All messages propagated via the COM connection should 

show up in the Queued EAS Message Text status field in 
the EAS > Interface subtab. If expected message is not 
present, this means message was not received. Check 
COM settings, connections, and upstream alert device(s).

Note: A Manual Entry test is useful for distinguishing COM 

setup/data errors from other setup errors. Perform 
manual test first whenever COM error is suspected (see 
EAS > Manual EAS Entry, p. 9.)

Summary of Contents for +EAS

Page 1: ...Galen Drive Champaign IL 61821 Voice 217 344 1243 Fax 217 344 1245 www cobaltdigital com OPT SW PHXEAS MS V1 1 Cobalt Digital Inc Emergency Alert System Text Crawl Generation Option EAS Manual Supple...

Page 2: ...d for inaccuracies Furthermore Cobalt Digital Inc reserves the right to make changes to any products herein to improve readability function or design Cobalt Digital Inc does not assume any liability a...

Page 3: ...edded in the received serial data are commands which set the message severity to be shown by the keyed crawl severity is correlated to user specified text color and background color for the crawl User...

Page 4: ...be installed in order to use the EAS option Consult Rear Modules in card Product Manual or the card s web page for rear module assortment and descriptions available for the card Figure 2 Typical Inte...

Page 5: ...e the Serial Number of your card displayed in the Card Info pane when contacting us for your feature key A key is tied to the card s serial number and will only work with that card Please indicate if...

Page 6: ...S Figure 3 shows the typical serial coding used in a Sage ENDEC message sent by the device to be received as encoded text by a receiver such as EAS Present in typical EAS serial data received by optio...

Page 7: ...ere this is a concern a GPI signal is typically provided as a ready go signal to activate the crawl See Event Setup Controls p 10 for an example of GPI triggering setup Immediate EAS text string will...

Page 8: ...plays queued text string as well as associated severity status Clear allows status display and the corresponding message to be cleared If a crawl is currently in progress clicking Clear Queued Message...

Page 9: ...e burn in at top of image For SD usage burn ins positioned near the top of the active image will impinge on and corrupt line 21 closed captioning waveform Make certain burn in is not positioned in thi...

Page 10: ...pically it is recommended to have Character Opacity text set at the maximum setting for optimal readability in most cases Table 1 EAS Option Control List and Descriptions continued Crawl insertion spa...

Page 11: ...t Pressing Confirm and confirming with prompt immediately starts the burn in insertion on the output raster Selection sets the type of message to be inserted in manual test Note The manual EAS entry f...

Page 12: ...oute These presets would be user defined presets that perform special audio routing when a crawl is active and resume to normal after the crawl has stopped Note Refer to Product Manual for detailed de...

Page 13: ...ides the logo graphic used by the card device The conversion consists of an online tool that takes in a png and outputs the image bin file which is then uploaded to the card device as described in the...

Page 14: ...ptions continued Positioning with H and V controls at zero origin Positioning with H and V controls both at 50 Origin 0 0 x 100 y 100 Station ID Logo Insertion Setup Example A card device GPI is ideal...

Page 15: ...does not work EAS Start bound to other action such as GPI For manual insertion mode EAS Manual EAS Entry Generate Manual EAS Message EAS Mode must be set to Immediate See EAS General Setup p 5 If EAS...

Page 16: ...sible in output raster Insertion positioned too low in raster for format being carried On the EAS Interface subtab if the Vertical Position control is set too close to maximum 100 0 the crawl may not...

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