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Basic Settings
a. Speaker Alias: Alphanumeric name or number that will represent either
the speaker model number or the location of the speaker. Example:
Warehouse.
b. Boot Zone: Zone has a maximum or 32 channels as Channel Members.
These members correspond to the channel number. Members can be
arranged by moving a channel up or down in the list.
c. Speaker Audio Level: Volume is adjustable from 0 (mute) to 10 (loudest).
d. Current Channel: The current channel is settable by selecting the
channel index configured in the Zone.
e. Announcement Chime: When enabled, the speaker automatically emits
ascending tones
at the beginning of a transmission to “introduce” the
subsequent incoming audio. When the person transmitting stops, the
speaker emits descending tones to signal to the listener that the
transmission has ended. You would use this feature to draw attention to
incoming announcements about to be broadcast through the speaker.
Zone
A zone can consist of digital, analog or mixed channels. This list of
channels would consist of your most frequently used channels. The
first channel member in the zone becomes the channel used for the
speaker. Only one zone is available. A maximum of 32 channels can