Digital Alert Systems: DASDEC User Manual
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If all of the stations are disabled (
from the Setup > Encoder > General Alert and Setup > Decoder >
Forwarding pages
) the alert origination reverts to using the Base configuration, just like a DASDEC II
that does not have Multistation operation licensed.
6.1.3 Custom
Message
The DASDEC II supports a licensed feature called
Custom Messaging
for playing out Civil Alert and
Administrative EAS alerts as well as non-EAS audio/video messages. This feature has extensions beyond the
EAS play-out supported under the standard
Encoder > Send Alert > General Alert
interface. Using Custom
Messaging, the DASDEC II can be used to broadcast custom text messages, play audio messages multiple
times, and use automatic text to speech conversion to have typed text messages automatically generate a
spoken audio track. The messages do not have to be EAS messages, which means the DASDEC II can be used
as the heart of a custom warning or information system.
Encoder > Send Alert > Custom Message
The interface shows the current status of custom messaging operation. While a custom message is being
broadcast, the interface will display message play-out status along with a
Stop Active Message
button. The
Stop button can pressed at any time to force an early end to the message broadcast. See the screen shot.
