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Sonix Ms12 Technical Manual
SONIX MS12 TECHNICAL MANUAL
TM371 / A June 2022 www.eaton.com
6 .2 .2 .1 Idle operation
These are indications displayed by the unit when no
playback or record is active.
Pattern
Description
All off
No message loaded or disabled by configuration
Solid green
Valid message loaded and available for playback
Table 9 – Idle message status indicator description
6 .2 .2 .2 Remote initiated playback
These are indications displayed by the unit when
initiating messages through the rear inputs or an access
panel. The front panel switch is not used in the scenario.
Pattern
Description
All off
No message loaded or disabled by configuration
Solid green
Valid message loaded
Slow flashing
green
Message is being played
Table 10 – Playback message green status indicator description
The red indicator is used to show the disabled status of
a message slot.
Pattern
Description
All off
Message slot is enabled
Solid red
Message slot is disabled
Table 11- Playback message red status indicator description
6 .2 .2 .3 Front panel-initiated playback
These indications are only displayed by the unit, while
using the front panel switch in the “Select message”
option.
Pattern
Description
All off
No message loaded
Solid green
Valid message loaded and available for playback
Fast flashing
green
Message pre-selected for playback
Slow flashing
green
Message is currently being played
Table 12 - Front panel green playback indicator description
The red indicator is used to show the disabled status of
a message slot.
Pattern
Description
All off
Message slot is enabled
Solid red
Message slot is disabled, can be accessed to check
message content using the front panel.
Table 13 - Playback message red status indicator description
6 .2 .2 .4 Front panel record
These indications are only displayed by the unit, while
using the front panel switch in the “record” option.
Pattern
Description
All off
No message loaded or message is too short
Solid green
Valid message loaded and available for re-recording
Fast flashing
green
Message location pre-selected for start of erase and
recording cycle
Fast flashing
red
Current message is being erased, ready for recording a new
message
Solid red
Starting to record new message into current slot
Fast flashing
green & solid
red
Message location pre-selected for re-recording into a
disabled slot.
Fast flashing
red
Current message is being erased, ready for recording a new
message
Solid green
& red
a. Message loaded but disabled by configuration but is
available for re-recording
b. Message currently recording in this slot is longer than
minimum allowed length for valid message
Table 14 - Front panel record indicator description
ote:
N
The “line input” must be enabled in the configuration before the
record function is available.
6 .2 .3 Message check
The MS12 message check indicator is used to show
when the unit has detected an error with the memory
erase and write management.
Pattern
Description
Off
No error detected
Solid red
Message memory error
Table 15 – Message check indicator description
6 .2 .4 Line in
Set by configuration to allow the user to enable
the 3.5mm jack audio input along with all recording
functions, including erasing of existing messages.
Pattern
Description
Off
Recording of new messages disabled
Solid green
Recording of new messages enabled
Table 16 – Line in indicator description
6 .2 .5 USB
This option is currently not in use, reserved for future
expansion.
