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INTRODUCTION
Each of us at one time or another has probably heard an endless loop player
repeating a list of movies playing at the local theatre, or advertising a house for
sale through your car radio. Sure could be handy around the house
occasionally, or maybe down at the local flea market. Could you modify a
cassette or CD player to duplicate this function? Good luck! Where could you
even find that sort of machine anyway, and how much would it cost? Enter the
BS1 Bullshooter.
As a stand alone unit, the BS1 is perfect for the task of, say, announcing
repetitive instructions at an event: “
All vendors please report to the registration
desk located at the …“.
Connected to one of our personal broadcasters like the
FM-25, the BS1 is ideal for advertising neighborhood garage sales or school or
church functions. How about a look at the BS1?
You will notice right away that the Bullshooter isn’t your average tape player. In
fact, utilizing one of the latest voice recording chips on the market, the BS1
performs its job without need of a tape. There are no motors, drive belts, or
gears to wear out. With the exception of the front panel controls, there are no
moving parts at all! In addition, the endless loop playback feature makes the
Bullshooter a truly unique device.
A quick push of the “Record” button sets up the BS1 to record up to a full eight
minutes of audio. Use the on-board microphone to record a quick message or
move the pc board mounted jumper to enable use of the line level input for
recording from other sources; cassette, CD, radio, etc. A “Record” LED serves
as the record mode indicator and extinguishes when the maximum memory
capacity has been reached.
The “Play” button selects playback mode which is automatically set up for
endless loop operation. The message recorded will continue playback
indefinitely, looping over and over for as long as the unit remains in play mode.
Through programming of the internal microcontroller the message will always
start from the beginning, thus negating the need for rewinding. The “Play” LED
simply serves as an indicator for playback mode.
The Bullshooter features two sets of audio outputs to best suit the application
at hand. The speaker output (volume controlled by the front panel volume knob)
has sufficient power to drive most speakers well into normal listening volumes.
Although being a monaural device, twin line level outputs are provided for
connection to equipment such as mixers, amplifiers, or transmitters which
would normally require left and right inputs.
