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- Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL CAP-DEC 1 Common Alerting Protocol Universal Intermediary Device FCC ID: MVZ CAP-DEC 1 4.23.2015 v2.33 4-23-2015 GORMAN REDLICH 257 West Union St. Athens, Ohio 45701 Ph: 740-593-3150 www.Gorman-Redlich.com email: cap@gorman-redlich.com Page 1 of 14...
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Page 2: Fcc Warning
FCC warning Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment. FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause... - Page 3 WARRANTY For a period of 1 year from date of shipment, Gorman-Redlich warrants the CAP-DEC 1 to be free from defects in materials and workmanship and will repair or replace, at its option, any CAP-DEC 1 unit that fails in normal service without a charge for parts or labor and with a flat $25 fee, prepaid by purchaser, to cover shipping and handling.
- Page 4 Front Panel 1. Intake ventilation grate 2. Universal Serial Bus (USB) port to the right of the ventilation grate 3. Red power LED labeled “POWER” to the right of the USB port Side Panel 1. Exhaust ventilation grate 2. RS232 serial data port labeled “SERIAL PORT” Rear Panel 1.
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Page 5: Hardware Connections
5. Power on the CAP-DEC 1 unit by attaching the 12V 5A AC adapter (labeled CAP-DEC 1 power supply) to the power jack (labeled 12V 5A) on the rear of the CAP-DEC 1 unit and plug it in to the power source. - Page 6 Unit Setup Once the unit is powered up with the above connections, the CAP-DEC 1 unit may be configured as desired to station-specific preferences including network setup, printer installation, monitoring and interface options (e.g. logging devices), USB peripherals (e.g. flash drives), etc. (see Software Setup section below).
- Page 7 Universal Intermediary Device Configuration In the universal intermediary device configuration, the EAS encoder/decoder simply needs to be configured to monitor the audio input channel into which the CAP-DEC 1 audio output is connected. For Gorman-Redlich EAS1 encoder/decoders, this is achieved as follows: 1.
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Page 8: Software Setup
Last IPAWS Feed Update. The bulk of the CAP-DEC 1 software configuration is accomplished in the configuration dialog, which may be reached by clicking the “configuration” button at the top of the main CAP-DEC 1 software dialog. CAP-DEC 1 Software Configuration Dialog... - Page 9 “Remove Selected” button below. Note on CAP-DEC 1 Listening Area – The CAP-DEC 1 listening area is not necessarily the same as the listening area of an EAS encoder/decoder. The CAP-DEC 1 will trigger on any valid (properly formatted, non-expired) CAP message in its listening...
- Page 10 The “Entire State” location code (comprised of the state FIPS prefix with a 000 county code) does not mean that the CAP-DEC 1 will trigger on alert messages addressed to any county in that state. Rather, for a message to be translated and forwarded under this code, the message must be specifically addressed to the entire state by inclusion of the entire state location code –...
- Page 11 Decoder unit has built in support for thousands of USB printers; however, to ensure proper operation of your printer, be sure to follow printer manufacturer's instructions for correct installation and setup. NOTE To ensure printer compatibility with the CAP-DEC 1 unit, please ensure that your USB printer is Microsoft Windows 7 compatible.
- Page 12 If no message audio resource file is associated with the CAP alert and TTS is turned ON, the CAP-DEC 1 will render the CAP “enhanced text” as the audio portion of the message.
- Page 13 In addition to the email and print summary logging capabilities described above in the setup section, the CAP-DEC 1 maintains comprehensive local logs of its alert message activity. Logs are stored on the unit’s main storage device in the CAPEAS directory. These logs may be accessed locally on the unit via connected keyboard, display and mouse interfaces or over your local network from a PC connected to your LAN (as network setups may vary, contact your station IT personnel to set up network file sharing access).
- Page 14 EAS Logging Users may eliminate the need for a physical printer attached to their EAS units with the EAS Monitoring software by Daniel Bissett. Please refer to http://gorman-redlich.com/PDF/EASMonitorGuide.pdf details on using this software GORMAN REDLICH 257 West Union St.
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