Introduction - Ramsey Electronics BULLSHOOTER ENDLESS LOOP BS2C Assembly And Instruction Manual

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
BS2C Bullshooter.
As a stand alone unit, the BS2C 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
FM25B, the BS2C is ideal for advertising neighborhood garage sales or school
or church functions. How about a look at the BS2C?
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 BS2C
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 and PLAY buttons sets up the BS2C to record up
to a full eight minutes of audio, depending on how you have set up the sample
rate, and what message location you start at (See "Using the BS2C"). Use the
on-board microphone to record a quick message or press both UP DOWN keys
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 or you
press STOP.
The PLAY button selects playback mode which is set up for single play
operation by default. 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 UP/DOWN
buttons) 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.
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