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Audio Management System
Digital Alert Systems
A division of Monroe Electronics
585-765-1155 | fax 585-765-9330
100 Housel Ave. | Lyndonville | NY | 14098
www.digitalalertsystems.com
User Manual
Version 3.0
Copyright © 2011-2016 Digital Alert Systems, a division of Monroe Electronics Inc.
Information herein is considered accurate at the time of publication. We constantly strive to
improve our products and services therefore some specifications are subject to change
without notice. MultiPlayer and EAS-Net are trademarks of Digital Alert Systems and
Monroe Electronics. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Revision: 1 Publication: DASAMSMAN-8116
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- Page 1 Revision: 1 Publication: DASAMSMAN-8116 Digital Alert Systems A division of Monroe Electronics Copyright © 2011-2016 Digital Alert Systems, a division of Monroe Electronics Inc. 585-765-1155 | fax 585-765-9330 Information herein is considered accurate at the time of publication. We constantly strive to 100 Housel Ave.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation / Operation & Integration Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS AUDIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INSTALLATION / OPERATION & INTEGRATION Introduction How it works Installation CONFIGURATION STEPS STEP 1. MULTIPLAYER — INSTALLATION AND INITIAL CONFIGURATION MultiPlayer - Mounting MultiPlayer – AMS Configuration Examples... -
Page 3: Audio Management System Installation / Operation & Integration
Figure 2 Digital Alert Systems Audio Message Controller - Part 1 of the Audio Management System Figure 3 Digital Alert Systems MultiPlayer™ - Part 2 of the Audio Management System... -
Page 4: Installation
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation / Operation & Integration Guide Once an audio message is loaded (queued) in the AMS, the playback can be triggered in one of three ways; Automatically - immediately after the audio message is loaded By GPI trigger By the operator clicking the "Play"... -
Page 5: Step 1. Multiplayer - Installation And Initial Configuration
Step 1. MultiPlayer — Installation and initial configuration The Digital Alert Systems MultiPlayer (model DASMP) is uniquely designed four-channel (designated as Ports 1 thru 4) audio player and program switcher. The MultiPlayer works in conjunction with the AMC to provide independent audio playout for up to four discrete channels whose particular operating attributes are defined in the AMC. -
Page 6: Multiplayer - Wiring
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation / Operation & Integration Guide MultiPlayer - Wiring MultiPlayer - Audio Connections Audio connections are made to and from the MultiPlayer for each audio signal through the XLR connections on the ports labeled 1, 2, 3 & 4 as shown Figure 6. The AMS application does not require the Master Port and this port should remain unused. -
Page 7: Multiplayer - Setting/Modifying Ip Address
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation / Operation & Integration Guide MultiPlayer - Setting/Modifying IP Address The MultiPlayer ships with a factory default static IP Address: 192.168.0.220. To match a station’s network configuration the IP address will most likely need changing which requires initially logging in to the MultiPlayer at the 192.168.0.220 address to modify IP configuration. -
Page 8: Multiplayer - Audio Port Configuration
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide MultiPlayer - Audio Port Configuration Once the MultiPlayer’s network configuration is complete the next step is to configure the audio signals to match the wiring descibed above. The MultiPlayer can support different audio signals per port. -
Page 9: Step 2. Amc - Installation And Initial Configuration
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Step 2. AMC — Installation and Initial Configuration Figure 11 AMC - Audio Message Controller - Front Panel Figure 12 AMC - Audio Message Controller - Rear Panel Mounting The AMC can be easily mounted in any standard 19” equipment rack. Device location is very flexible as it usually only requires AC Power and a network connection able to reach the same network as the associated MultiPlayer. - Page 10 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide AMC Home Screen The AMC provides a very simple screen layout with three primary menus; Home, Logs, and Configure in the top menu bar. Other areas of the Home screen are highlighted below.
- Page 11 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide The Alert Queue on the Home screen provides a list of items in the queue, in the order they were received. The fields for each line include the cue number, the file source, the time and date received as well as the first 15 – 20 characters of the contents.
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Page 12: Amc Configure > Multiplayer
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Setting MultiPlayer Connection • AMC Configure > MultiPlayer Click Configure on the top menu bar, then click the MultiPlayer tab In the field MultiPlayer IP Address enter the proper address of the MultiPlayer... -
Page 13: Amc Configure > Playout
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Setting Playback Controls • AMC Configure > Playout The System menu set 5 operational parameters; the Play Mode, the number of Play Loops, the Replay Mode, Auto Delete, and the Attention audio. -
Page 14: Amc Configure > Sources
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide • AMC Configure > Sources The AMS interfaces with a number of different data sources (see STEP 3 – Data Source Configuration below). Some sources communicate to watch folders in the AMC, while others rely on external watch folders. The Sources tab provides configuration adjustment for external watch folders. -
Page 15: Amc Configure > Channels
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Setting Channels • AMC Configure > Channels The Channels menu links the MultiPlayer Port with the audio Type or action desired for that port. Together with MultiPlayer’s Audio Port Configuration, which sets the audio signal, the Channels menu defines the playback manner of each port. -
Page 16: Amc Configure > Network
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Setting Network • AMC Configure > Network As previously mentioned, the AMC is factory configured with both a default IP Address at 192.168.0.210 and DHCP client. For network administrators wishing to manage DHCP access the media access control address (MAC address) is printed on the rear panel of the device. -
Page 17: Amc Configure > Tts
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Setting Text-To-Speech Options • AMC Configure > TTS This menu is used to select the TTS voices used for text conversions, in addition to adding, deleting or modifying a particular voice’s lexicon. The AMS features the standard “Callie” voice Text-To-Speech (TTS) engine and any future voices available for purchase and inclusion into the system. - Page 18 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide To add a new lexicon entry click the Add button and the screen will expand with two text entry boxes for Literal Text and Pronunciation. Type the word or abbreviation in the Literal Text entry field.
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Page 19: Amc Configure > Date/Time
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Setting Date & Time • AMC Configure > Date/Time The Date/Time functions provide proper time/date stamping of files and logs within the AMS. The system can be run on an internal clock, or synchronized to a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server via the network connection. -
Page 20: Amc Configure > System
The AMC Configure > System page shows several pieces of hardware and software information currently running on the AMC. The system uses a simple Internet based updating mechanism that requires Internet access to the Digital Alert Systems/Monroe Electronics update server. Updates are not “pushed” to the AMC, rather they are only available on “demand” by the Administrator or an admin-level operator. -
Page 21: Amc Configure > Gpio
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide The display will expand to show the download and updating progress as seen in the example on the left Once the download and update is complete the screen will refresh with the latest information. - Page 22 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide GPI/O Prioritization • When an alert is ready to play, any GPO’s designated “Cued” will close prior to play. • Playout can be started manually (Manual), immediately (Auto), or by GPI according to the Play Mode (which is set in Configure >...
- Page 23 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Channel Commands – Rewind Channel Active input will GPO Settings return playback to Individual channel controls (assigned by Port) the beginning of Stop Channel Halts playback on Duration Closed while the...
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Page 24: Step 3 - Data Source Configuration
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide STEP 3 – Data Source Configuration This section outlines the configuration steps for several of the most common data sources providing information to the AMS for processing. If the source is not shown please contact the factory for additional information. -
Page 25: Wsi - Trualert
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide WSI – TruAlert™ Data Type: ASCII Text Connection: Network connection via FTP to AMC Overview: The WSI – TruAlert system is configured to produce an ASCII file output of the crawl text, which is directly transferred to the AMC over a network using FTP. -
Page 26: Business Technology Inc. - Bti
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Business Technology Inc. - BTI Data Type: ASCII (UTF-8) text file Connection: Network connection - BTI Attendant Solutions to AMC via FTP push Overview: The BTI Attendant Solutions creates an ASCII text output mirroring the text sent to the various character generators. - Page 27 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Advanced Transmission parameters. The Customize section of the system contains the additional setup parameters. The appropriate Value fields in the Advanced Transmission Parameters screen should be changed as Figure 20 Maintain Transmissions screen for required.
- Page 28 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide the yellow highlight in ). To produce text this may run stand alone, or Figure 21 BTI can program it into the current broadcast weather alert transmission. To configure the EW903 weather transmission, from the Transmission...
- Page 29 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Parameters screen should be changed as required. Figure 24 BTI Advanced Transmission Screen for setting IP path to AMC. (Note the address 192.168.0.68 is shown as an example only. Also note the forward slash / separating the IP and the folder name “incoming”)
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Page 30: Appendix
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Appendix Changing PC Network Settings To change the MultiPlayer’s IP address you will need a computer whose IP settings can be modified. The following instructions are for a PC running Windows™ 7 1. -
Page 31: Specifications
Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation /Operation & Integration Guide Specifications AUDIO MESSAGE CONTROLLER LAN Interface: TCP/IP Ethernet • One (1) 10/100BASE-T Ethernet IEEEE 802.3 • RJ-45 connectors suited for wiring CAT-5 or above • Port features link & data indicators ...
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