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- Page 1 DS1404 4-Ch. PC programmable soundmasking level controller ver. 1.0 1/15/08 Dynasound, Inc. 6439 Atlantic Blvd. Norcross, GA. 30071 800.989.6275...
- Page 3 Creating a Transition Schedule Downloading Schedules to the DS1404 Downloading Weekly Schedules Downloading Date Events Setting Options for the DS1404 Date and Time Daylight Saving Time Options Soft-Start Option Specifications Warranty and Repair Dynasound, Inc. 6439 Atlantic Blvd. Norcross, GA. 30071 800.989.6275...
- Page 4 The DS1404 is a four channel, PC programmable, line-level attenuator used primarily to control soundmasking levels based on date and time-of-day. The DS1404 can also be used to provide attenuation schedules for background music or paging signals. Highly configurable custom schedules can be created and downloaded to the DS1404 using the provided Windows based software.
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Page 5: Bypass Switches
It is important to note that the inputs and outputs of the DS1404 share a “common” terminal which is on the right side (when facing the rear of the unit) of each Phoenix™ connector. “Common” and “Positive” terminals must not be interchanged or the DS1404 will not properly attenuate signals. -
Page 6: Establishing Communications
When the program starts, use the menu to select “Settings > Communications”. the screen should appear as below. You must select the correct com port based on your PC. The PC and DS1404 cannot communicate if the correct port is not chosen. - Page 7 It is important to understand that when creating soundmasking schedules, that you are programming the amount of attenuation that will be introduced by the DS1404, not the actual final volume levels of the sound system. In other words, a setting of 15 would produce the most attenuation of the system (the least volume); a setting of 0 would introduce no attenuation (the most volume).
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Page 8: Modifying Weekly Schedules
(longer duration) in the morning and faster ramp down(shorter duration) in the evening. As you can see there are endless variations. The example to the left shows the Ramp-down time being modi- fied for every Tuesday evening. Dynasound, Inc. 6439 Atlantic Blvd. Norcross, GA. 30071 800.989.6275... -
Page 9: Creating Date Events
“ups” and “downs” inside a workday for lunch periods or breaks. Creating Date Events In addition to storing a routine weekly schedule for each channel the DS1404 can be programmed for holiday or non working days. Date “events” such as Holidays may be programmed as one-time or reoccurring events. - Page 10 One Time Holiday. The reoccurring event will be added to the Reoccurring Events table. One time or reoccurring events can be removed by clicking on the row pointer of the line you want to remove and pressing the PC’s delete key. Dynasound, Inc. 6439 Atlantic Blvd. Norcross, GA. 30071 800.989.6275...
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Page 11: Creating A Transition Schedule
The process to create a transition schedule, basically creates a series of One-Time Events in order to gradually transition the soundmasking. One-Time Holidays cannot be scheduled on the same day as a Transition Schedule date. Dynasound, Inc. 6439 Atlantic Blvd. Norcross, GA. 30071 800.989.6275... -
Page 12: Downloading Weekly Schedules
Any change to date events requires a complete erasure and download. While this process is very easy, it does take several minutes and cannot be interrupted. To download date or holiday information into the DS1404, have selected the Date Events tab and click the menu as shown above. General progress status will be displayed in the controller response area. -
Page 13: Date And Time
Setting Current Date and Time While communicating with the DS1404, you may sync the time on the DS1404 Contoller to that of your PC by selecting the menu item shown above. You will receive a confirmation response back from the controller, verifying the change. -
Page 14: Daylight Saving Time Options
2026. The factory downloaded dates are shown on the Date Functions tab of the DS1404 software and can be modified and downloaded into the DS1404 if a change or update is needed. -
Page 15: Soft-Start Option
DS1404. You should receive a confirmation reponse from the DS1404. If the Soft Start feature is activated at night, or while any given channel is attenuated, the DS1404 will soft start from 20 dB attenuation and slowly ramp to the correct level based on the programmed schedule. -
Page 16: Specifications
0:00 AM 10dB increase 0 minute duration Thursday 05:00 PM 10dB decrease 0 minute duration Friday 0:00 AM 10dB increase 0 minute duration Friday 05:00 PM 10dB decrease 0 minute duration Dynasound, Inc. 6439 Atlantic Blvd. Norcross, GA. 30071 800.989.6275... - Page 17 TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THE PROFESSIONAL SOUNDMASKING EQUIP- MENT DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL. 4. DYNASOUND shall not in any event be liable for special, inci- DYNASOUND expressly warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 5 YEARS from...
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