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K20W Sound Writer User Guide 

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Step 5 

– Add Sound files and Silence 

 

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Click the “Add” button to add sound files or mute sections or silence in ms. The mute 
sections or silence will not occupy any memory 

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  The sound file must be a 

“wav” file with 

8-bit Mono format

. It is recommended to 

use GOLDWAVE, COOLEDIT or SOUND FORGE for sound editing. 

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  The percentage of the memory used is displayed on the Usage bar below the Add 

button.  

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  To remove a file, right click on the file name and then select 

the “Remove” button. 

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  To playback a sound file, highlight the file name 

and click the “Play” button. 

 

Step 6 

– Edit the Silence and Voice settings  

 

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  Click the Edit button to change the setting of Mute or sound file setting 

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  For Mute section, set the length of Mute 

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  For sound file, select compression or not compression 

 

Step 7 

– Add Sound file or Silence to Voice Group 

 

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  Highlight the Voice Group you want to edit. 

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  Double click the sound file name to add the sound file to the highlighted Voice Group. 

 
Note: You can add any number of sound files. Sound files can be added more than one 
time and it will not increase the memory usage. Any combination of sound files, silence 
sections are also allowed. 

 

Step 8 

– Set Voice Group Trigger Options 

 

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  Double click the Voice Group to set up the Trigger mode of the Voice Group. 

 

Step 9 

– Set BUSY, Remove Sound File, Change Sound File order 

 

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  Double click on the sound file name will enable or disable the BUSY output. 

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  Right-click to display a menu to remove or change the order of sound file. 

 

Step 10 

– Open the Application Note Document 

 

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Click on the “Application Note” button to open the detailed document about the 
functions you have selected. You need to have a PDF reader installed on your 
computer to open this document.  

 

Step 11 

– To Generate the DAT file for Programming 

 

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Click on the “Compile” button to create the DAT. 

 
 
 

 

Summary of Contents for K20W

Page 1: ...K20W Sound Writer User Guide Page 1 of 12 K20W Sound Writer USER GUIDE Kowatec Corporation www kowatec com...

Page 2: ...r User Guide Page 2 of 12 Table of Content Introduction 3 Installation Error Bookmark not defined Running the Software 4 Compiler Window 6 Writer Window 9 Inserting Devices onto the Programmer 11 Tech...

Page 3: ...ng different Options and Trigger Modes of each individual Voice Group The Writer is used to program the voice data into the voice chips that resulted from the Compiler Function The Writer must be conn...

Page 4: ...ime the current supply from USB may not be sufficient to support the Writer In this case an external 5V DC adapter with at least 1A capacity should be connected separately to the power jack center pos...

Page 5: ...the USB cable during the firmware update Otherwise the Writer Programmer board will be damaged permanently Press OK to begin the update process Fig 4 In case of firmware update failure an error messag...

Page 6: ...ile Display Area displays a list of sound files used Voice Group Listing shows the available voice groups and the trigger options Function Buttons to perform the specific functions Memory Usage displa...

Page 7: ...ct Voice Compress Type Click the pulldown list to select the compress type for the input sound file Lower bit compression such as 4 bit ADPCM takes less memory space to store the sound file However th...

Page 8: ...ound file or Silence to Voice Group Highlight the Voice Group you want to edit Double click the sound file name to add the sound file to the highlighted Voice Group Note You can add any number of soun...

Page 9: ...s also displayed If the DAT is corrupted it will have incorrect check sum and will not be loaded Blank Check To Blank check the inserted voice chip Fig 9 to 10 If the Device list box does not show the...

Page 10: ...eft to right to indicate the operation is in progress 3 If the operation is completed and passed the result is displayed in Blue on the Status bar Fig 9 4 If the operation is completed and failed the...

Page 11: ...ted align to the bottom of the 24 pin textool socket SOP Package Additional SOP adapter should be used and align to bottom of the 24 pin textool socket Adapter 16S D2 for K161004 2104 4208 SOP K161004...

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