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This is an example of a message that could be forwarded along with the alert that was decoded by your
DASDEC. This option is convenient if you want to get more local and specified information out to the public.
Note: there is a maximum text size.
So, what does this option really do? Because the Forwarding Text Translation + Custom bubble is selected,
that means that when your alert is forwarded over your broadcast, it will first show the decoded message that
your received and then the custom message that you wrote. If you want your message to come first, or if you
want it to be the only message, choose one of the other two options provided.
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The next section on the page allows you to put an audio file in with the decided message before it gets
forwarded. There are three options, a PRE announcement, a POST announcement and you can replace the
entire decoded alert's audio message with your own. If you want to listen to the alert message, go to step 3 of
this section. This is pretty self-explanatory, the pre-announcement will go before the decoded audio, and the
post-announcement will go after the decoded audio if selected.
Where do these audio files come from? There are a few things you can do to get an audio file.
1. If you have some pre-loaded audio files uploaded, then you can select from the pool on the right as your
options.
2. If you want to upload an audio file to use, use the purple field at the bottom to locate that file on your
computer and upload it to the pool on the right. Note: this audio file has to be in a .wav format. For the
steps on uploading an audio file, see the section of the operator's manual that explains that.
3. Lastly you can click the
From there, you can record a specific audio file (This is good if you want to get a message across to the public
in a pinch). Provide it with an Audio Filename BEFORE you start recording, and then it will show up on the
pool on the right when you go back to the previous editing page.
3. The third you thing you can do is listen to the audio that was sent with the decoded alert. You can do this by clicking
on the
panel of the DASDEC. This option DOES NOT play the message over your broadcast; it only plays it on the front
panel so you can hear it. The listen on browser hyperlink takes you to a new page that plays the message on your
internet browser. Just use the back button on your browser to get back to the DASDEC interface.
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button, which will take you to a page that looks like this:
button or hyperlink. The Play -> Front panel button will play the audio on the front
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