Digital Alert Systems DASAMC User Manual Download Page 10

 

Digital Alert Systems 

AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide 

 
 

Revision 3.0 

 

Page 10 of 31 

AMC Home Screen 

The AMC provides a very simple screen layout with three primary menus; 

Home

Logs

, and 

Configure

 in the top menu bar. 

Other areas of the 

Home

 screen are highlighted below. 

 

 

1. 

Top Menu Bar 

2. 

Name of logged in user 

3. 

Log Out link 

4. 

Channel Expand/Collapse 

5. 

Master controls 

6. 

Individual channel status and controls (when 
expanded) 

7. 

TTS Data field shows any text currently in the 
queue for playout. User text is also entered here. 

8. 

System Summary indicating playout in Manual 
operating mode. Clicking 

>

 expands the selection 

providing more details 

9. 

Alert Queue with number of audio messages 
currently in the queue. Clicking 

>

 expands the 

selection providing more details 

10.  MultiPlayer status indicator indicating the AMC is 

properly communicating with the device.  Clicking 

>

 expands the section providing individual GPI 

and GPO status. 

 

Expanded Home Screen 

The 

Home

 screen can be expanded to provide more details and controls as explained below. 

 

 

1. 

Expanded channel controls for access to 
individual channel controls. Clicking the 

 icon 

will expand or collapse the individual channel 

controls. Clicking the 

 image expands and 

collapses all channel controls. 

 

2. 

Expanded Alert Queue showing the number of 
items in the queue. Clicking the 

Clear All 

button 

removes all items from the queue. The 

Cued 

Text

 field displays the current text during playout 

or clicking in the box changes to 

Input Text

 

ready for typing or cut & pasting the desired text 
for conversion. When editing the buttons 

Update 

and 

Canel 

appear. Clicking Update will return to 

display whatever is active while it converts the 
text to audio. When the TTS is completed the 
Alert Queue will update and the text will appear 
during playout. Cancel will ignore any input and 
return. See next section for more on Alert Queue 
management. 

3. 

Expanded 

System Summary

 features 

information on several system parameters. 
Clicking the 

Settings 

button allows Admin users 

access to the Configure menus. 

4. 

Expanded MultiPlayer GPI/O status screen. Each 
GPI and GPO is displayed with a red or green 
status indicator. Green indicates active - input is 
closed, output relay is closed). Red indicates 
inactive - no input and output relay is open. Each 
indicator can be labeled and it’s operation 
defined in the 

Configure > GPIO

 menu. 

Home Screen - Queue Manager 

Summary of Contents for DASAMC

Page 1: ...Information herein is considered accurate at the time of publication We constantly strive to improve our products and services therefore some specifications are subject to change without notice MultiP...

Page 2: ...ting Modifying IP Address 7 MultiPlayer Resetting Default IP 7 MultiPlayer Audio Port Configuration 8 STEP 2 AMC INSTALLATION AND INITIAL CONFIGURATION 9 Mounting 9 Wiring 9 Configuring 9 AMC Menus 9...

Page 3: ...o Speech TTS convertor prepare it for playback on the different audio channels then provide audio and triggering signals on all configured channels under a single user interface Figure 2 Digital Alert...

Page 4: ...t attention tone then quickly returns to normal programming The user can upload a WAV file of their liking perhaps a two tone burst or a pre recorded announcer indicating Additional audio information...

Page 5: ...IA equipment rack using the standard mounting holes on the front panel Mounting screws are included in the shipping box MultiPlayer AMS Configuration Examples The Multiplayer features four Ports each...

Page 6: ...efault ORIG AES digital without input stereo pair uses internal reference clock generates AES silence when not playing ANALOG Analog mono balanced audio input and output SLAVE Analog stereo combinatio...

Page 7: ..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Use the following steps to modify MultiPlayer IP Address 1 Power up the MultiPlayer by inserting the AC cord and attaching to 100 240 VAC power source 2 While the MultiPlayer...

Page 8: ...navigate to the Audio Port Configuration page In the factory configuration all channels are set as AES digital channels Each port operates independently and is not bonded to another port The current s...

Page 9: ...P Address at 192 168 0 210 and DHCP client for network administrators wishing to manage DHCP access to these devices The media access control address MAC address is printed on the rear panel of the de...

Page 10: ...dividual channel controls Clicking the icon will expand or collapse the individual channel controls Clicking the image expands and collapses all channel controls 2 Expanded Alert Queue showing the num...

Page 11: ...will display Replay The blue box number indicates the number of selected items Clicking the arrow at the right expands and collapses the queue window 2 Basic fields are ID file time date file source a...

Page 12: ...fications and configuration changes User level privileges provide complete playback control text entry and log access but are not allowed in the Configure menu An admin can easily grant or deny users...

Page 13: ...e Minute and Seconds value represents the amount of time after the Attention Alert audio sequence is complete before replaying the sequence over again This process will continue until an operator clic...

Page 14: ...down selects an available interface type automatically filling the other fields with standard presets 2 The Name field is used to create a unique designation for the interface and will appear in a lis...

Page 15: ...ayed on the Home screen therefore it is a good idea to use a station s ID along with the type of channel to better understand the action a user should expect on that channel For example entering WQRR...

Page 16: ...space Note Several features require Internet access making these entries important to overall operation 3 Optional Enter any Search Domains the AMC should look for simple or directed resolution Not r...

Page 17: ...sh voice standard on all AMC s Additional 2 The fields for Voice Language are preset as well as the licensing fields for the standard voice These are grayed out and non editable 3 Clicking the Options...

Page 18: ...eme examples 1 The lexicon table will be updated and the numeric indication incremented 2 To review or preview the sample highlight the text by hovering over the line then click the triangle play butt...

Page 19: ...erver is one of many available via the Internet 2 To change NTP servers enter the address in the associated field Note If the NTP is an Internet name the network settings must have a DNS location for...

Page 20: ...access to the Digital Alert System customer support network This feature provides a mechanism for greater detailed support and evaluation however should only be enabled when requested by DAS technica...

Page 21: ...tion Each GPI and GPO features mnemonic area allowing each input or output to be labeled thereby making it easy to identify which device is either sending or receiving the intended signal These labels...

Page 22: ...hing is playing when it is switched off that channel will stop play pulse any Momentary End GPO s and leave all assigned GPO s open o While switched off the channel will display in gray on the UI If a...

Page 23: ...re Ignores any GPI state Table 7 AMC GPI Channel Commands GPO Settings assigned by Port Duration Closed while the channel is playing audio Cued Channel is loaded with audio and ready for playback Mome...

Page 24: ...Live Wire system is straightforward is very simple for an operator to configure Configuration Steps 1 Open the Live Wire application 2 Locate the output settings area as shown in Figure 16 3 Select th...

Page 25: ...Connection Network connection from NewsTicker to AMC via FTP push Overview The NewsRoom Solutions NewsTicker product creates one or more XML files storing them in a specific directory The files corres...

Page 26: ...please refer to the contact information below Once this is completed the station should proceed with additional setup steps as outlined below BTI Breaking News Alerts Stations using BTI for breaking...

Page 27: ...nes 0 7 User selectable Stations using the BTI Contact Closure GPO unit may choose an open contact to wire to the MultiPlayer to control audio playback Optional GPI O wiring to the AMC A Wire 2 wires...

Page 28: ...EW903 2 On the Configure Job EW903 screen set the number of cycles to run the transmission Typically this has a value of 2 as shown in Figure 22 Figure 22 BTI Configure Job EW903 screen with number of...

Page 29: ...assword Default anonymous Can be modified if necessary otherwise leave as default value 10 Contact to close to play alert tones 0 7 User selectable Stations using the BTI Contact Closure GPO unit may...

Page 30: ...l Version 4 TCP IP then the Properties button Helpful advice Note the current settings on this page BEFORE making any further changes to reset the computer back to the original values 3 Next click the...

Page 31: ...program in female XLR Audio Outputs varies by configuration settings Digital Audio Balanced AES EBU digital audio program out switched 110 ohm male XLR Auto set to incoming sample rate or 48 KHz witho...

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