953.053UK User Manual
Setting the Current Time and Day
To set the current time/day, hold down the CLOCK SET (5) for 5 seconds and the hour characters will flash in the display.
Message number 1 and 5 buttons will now operate as up (
˄
) and down (
˅
) buttons for the number setting.
Adjust the hour setting using the
˄
and
˅
buttons, then press the SCHEDULE/REC button to move to the minutes setting.
Adjust the minutes setting using the
˄
and
˅
buttons, then press the SCHEDULE/REC button to move to the day setting.
Adjust the day setting using these
˄
and
˅
buttons and then press the SCHEDULE/REC button to complete the time
setting process.
Pressing the CLOCK SET button at any point above will also complete the current time and day setting process.
Recording a Message
As described above, any mp3 file can be re-named to
“
M001
…
M099
”
and stored in the
MESSA
folder on the SD card.
Alternatively, any of the first 8 tracks can be recorded directly from the Mic/Line input (2) as follows:
1.
Press the PAGE button (3) in to the
“
on
”
position (the LED will illuminate & the MIC/LINE input will become live).
2.
Press the REC (4) button and the word
“
REC
”
will flash in the display.
3.
Select a number from 1 to 8 on the message buttons (7) and recording will commence for that message number.
4.
When recording starts, begin speaking into the microphone (or playing audio) connected to the Mic/Line input.
5.
A timer will display elapsed minutes and seconds during recording.
6.
Press the REC button or PAGE button off when finished to store the recording in the selected message number.
7.
Press the selected message number button to play back the recorded audio back for checking.
Playback of Tracks
To play any of the first 8 tracks M001 - M008, press the relevant direct trigger button for that message (7).
There is a white strip next to each direct trigger button on the front panel for labelling if required.
During playback, a
►
symbol will be shown in the display and the output indicator (10) will show the level at the output.
Pressing the PAGE button (3) will stop any message playback (this will activate the MIC/LINE input
–
pressing again will
deactivate it). If any message button is pressed whilst a message is already playing, it will override the current message.
The CLOCK SET button (5) is also a REPEAT ( ) button. Pressing this briefly before or during playback will cause the
symbol to show in the display and the current playing track will loop continuously until either the CLOCK SET button is
pressed again, which will end the repeating function, or if the PAGE button is pressed, the track will stop immediately.
In addition to control from the front panel, screw terminals numbered 1 to 8 are provided on the rear panel for remote
playback (14). Connecting one of these terminals to the GND (GrouND) terminal via a momentary switch will initiate
playback of that numbered track whenever the switch is closed.
(e.g. wiring the “7” and Ground terminals to a push
-to-make switch will cause M007 to play when the switch is pressed)
If the switch is held closed (as with a latching switch), the track will play repeatedly, retriggering until the switch is open.
If connecting the DM-8 to a fire or security alarm panel with a trigger voltage output, use a relay switch that operates at
the appropriate trigger voltage to close the required contacts when the alarm is activated.
The message priority is fixed as 1>2>3>4>5>6>7>8, with lower numbers overriding higher numbers if both connected
to GND. Wiring a momentary switch to the STOP terminal and Ground will provide a switch to stop all playback.
The 2 leftmost screw terminals are a pair of RELAY contacts which are closed when any message is playing back.
This can be used to complete a circuit for a lamp to act as a visual message indicator or for any other device up to 1A
current.
The tracks and schedule are played directly from files stored on the inserted SD card and not read into internal memory
on the DM-8. Removing the SD card will stop all functions and the display will show that the notification
“
No SDCARD
”
.
