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VP-773A - The OSD Menu
To setup and activate the alert system on the
VP-773A
:
1. Set the dedicated EAS Ethernet connection port type and port number
through which the
VP-773A
will be listening, as a client, to
intercept
alerts.
By default, the dedicated EAS port settings are TCP, 5005. To change these
setting
see the
“Emergency Alert Configuration” in the table in
Section
13.4
.
2. Make sure that the
VP-773A
is connected to Ethernet.
3. Make sure that Alert System in the Miscellaneous menu is set to On (see
Section
6.8
).
The
VP-773A
is now ready to receive any alert and display it.
Note that you can use the Emergency Alert System Web page to connect to an EAS
server and create a local message (see
Section
9.8
).
6.8.2.1
EAS Requirements
The following table specifies the EAS requirements:
Text Length Definitions
Attribute Name
Max Size
Status
20
Certainty
20
Urgency
20
Severity
20
Event
45
Headline
45
Description
240
Instruction
240
Sender
30
Sent
30
Max 30 contiguous chars per word
Output Resolution
The output resolution needs to be at least 1280x768