Digital Alert Systems: DASDEC User Manual
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8.
Select
Download Linked File…
or
Save link as…
9.
Navigate to the location you wish to store the configuration file on the external computer or storage device (ie USB
stick, network drive, etc.)
10.
Click
Save
to store the backup copy of the configuration file.
NOTE: the network interface IP addresses are
purposely not retained in the configuration file. It may be useful to record this numbers in a separate file or take a
screen shot of the Setup > Network page for your records.
Uploading an audio file in a DASDEC
Step One – Generate an acceptable audio message.
The EAS handbook recommended a very simple message "This is a test of the Emergency Alert System."
There is no requirement regarding the message contents, however brief is good.
1. Have one of your announcers create an RMT audio message and store this as a .wav file.
(It is recommended that you name the file xxxx-RMT.wav where xxxx is your station ID)
2. Place the file on a computer with access to the DASDEC
Step Two – Load the .wav file into the DASDEC
There are several ways to upload an audio file into the DASDEC, this is just one.
1. Log into the DASDEC.
2. Go
to
Encoder > Send EAS > General EAS
3. Go to the bottom of the page and select the box
Display audio record and upload interface (hidden, check to
display).
4. When he box expands click "Choose File"
5. Browse the file options and locate the xxxx-RMT.wav file
6. Select the file and select "Choose" or "OK" The file name should now appear in the blue box.
7. Select "Upload .WAV file" This will place the file in the DASDEC and make it selectable when executing an EAS
event
8. Process is complete – you can exit now
Step Three – Using the .wav file in an EAS message
Once the file has been uploaded it is available for selection as part of the EAS play out.
To use this for an RMT:
1. Log into the DASDEC.
2. Go
to
Encoder > Send EAS > General EAS
3. Set all the standard EAS parameters for RMT, duration, and effective time.
4. Set all the FIPS codes
5. Go to the audio selection pull down menus. There are three pull-down selection menus;
Optional Pre-Alert Audio Announcement;
Select Alert Audio Message;
Optional Post-Alert Audio Announcement
6. Using the Select
Alert Audio Message;
pull-down select the xxxx-RMT.wav file
You can select any of the pre-loaded audio files in any of the three locations. The optional Pre-Alert and
Post-Alert selections will bracket the EAS event with audio messages, HOWEVER if you want it to be
part of the EAS message you must select the audio file using the
Select Alert Audio Message
pull
down.
7. Send the EAS message.
The audio will be quack, tones, xxxx-RMT.wav, quack
9.
Message complete
