Amc Configure > Playout - Digital Alert Systems DASAMC User Manual

Digital Alert Systems
Setting Playback Controls
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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.
The Play Mode defines how the system will respond to data inputs. In the Manual mode audio message will be queued in the
order receive, but will not play unless a user specifically clicks the Play or Play All buttons on the Home screen. When set for
GPI mode, response is governed by a GPI to trigger playback. Under Auto the system will play a message immediately upon
conversion without waiting for an operator or GPI trigger. Regardless of the selected mode an operator always has override
permissions for playback, pause, or stop (see Home screen).
The Play Loops parameter sets the number of iterations the message audio will play on a SAP configured channel.
(Note: as of this writing the 21CVAA rules require message audio be played at least twice after the attention message)
Replay Mode automatically recues the same audio if there are no new items in the queue, meaning the last played item will
remain playable until a new audio file arrives. If an item is in Replay Mode the queue counter will display Replay on the Home
page – indicating the system has an item available for playout, even though it has already played, at least once to completion,
across all active channels. The intent of this feature is to keep the last played Alert audio file in the Alert Queue so it may be
played again without recreating the Alert audio file.
To the right of the Replay Mode check box is the Replay After check box along with Minute / Seconds values. Check the
Replay After check box to continually repeat the Attention audio and the Alert audio. The Minute and Seconds value represents
the amount of time after the Attention/Alert audio sequence is complete before replaying the sequence over again. This process
will continue until:
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an operator clicks the Stop All & Return to Program Audio button on the Home page
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a new alert is received into the Alert Queue
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a GPI trigger is received
The Auto Delete check box enables the automatic deletion of alert audio files based on a time value. Hours and Minutes text
entry fields will appear once this check box is checked. Set the desired amount of time (between 0-99 hours and 0-59 minutes)
before the alert audio files will be removed from the system.
(Note: the Attention audio will not be erased when Auto Delete is enabled)
The Attention area shows the audio file currently set and in use. The attention file will play on all Main and SAP configured
channels. This file will interrupt the programming on a Main channel. On the SAP channel, the attention file will play first followed
by the audio message for the number of times set in Play Loops or when in Replay Mode (with Replay After active). The
Attention file can be changed by clicking the Choose File button and select a new attention file.
To accept any changes to this screen, click the Save button.
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For proper playback the attention tone must be a 16KHz sampled 16-bit.WAV, mono format file.
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1. Assign the Play Mode using the pull down menu
for Manual, GPI, or Auto
2. The value in Play Loops field indicates the
number of times the audio message will play on
a SAP configured channel
3. Enable Replay Mode to keep the last played
alert audio file in the Alert Queue. Replay After
will continually repeat the Attention/Alert audio
sequence.
4. Check the Auto Delete check box to enable the
automatic deletion of Alert audio files based on
time
5. Just right of Attention is the audio file name set
as the attention tone. To change click the
Choose File and select a new file
name will now appear
6. To accept any changes to this menu click the
Save button.
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. The new file