Tourmaster User Manual
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1. DE ERROR code PRESS AMY KEY e When complete the Tourmaster will resume from its previous setting or select the default route and commentary segment Selected ROUTE is City Tour Selected SEGMENT is Art Gallery e The Tourmaster has finished powering up and is now in operating mode If all required GPS conditions are met the display will show GPS TRACKING on the second line This is normal operation GPS conditions have been met and the Tourmaster is now GPS tracking Powering the Tourmaster OFF e Press the POWER key once The Tourmaster will power down The power is now OFF 4 1 2 Selecting a ROUTE Available routes are selected with the keys labelled ROUTE e The following messages appear when ROUTE UP or DOWN are pressed You must press the PLAY PAUSE button to accept the change in ROUTE Hor F Ff LAY T ACCEPT on ard of The next Route is displayed Press PLAY PAUSE to accept this new route Hoe on awd of f Selected Route is now Hop on and off First Stor The first segment First Stop is shown e If the PLAY PAUSE key is not pressed to accept the new route within 5 seconds the Tourmaster will revert to its previously selected route 4 1 3 Selecting an audio SEGMENT Once the required Route is selected all available audio segments within the route can be selected with the SEGMENT keys e Pressing segment UP or DOWN will scroll up or down through th2. key until you get the following display then press the Yes key to modify this option 3 You should see the following OFF MIC A MIC B or BOTH may appear Press the SEGMENT UP key until you chose the VOX option you want 5 Press any key to return to normal operation Changes have been saved 6 2 11 Enable or Disable language channel change over when idle e Default setting OFF This enables or disables the capability to change the language channels to an entertainment channel between commentaries This allows music or other audio to play between commentaries e OFF Language channels are silent between commentaries The audio present at the AUDIO OUT connector is identical to the audio on the selected headphone channel when set using the SET AUDIO OUT menu option e ZON All language channels are switched to the first ZONE channel between commentaries If a language channel is chosen to be output from the AUDIO OUT connector using the SET AUDIO OUT menu option only the audio commentary will be present at the connector and will be silent between commentaries e ZON All language channels are switched to the first ZONE channel between commentaries The audio present at the AUDIO OUT connector is identical to the audio on the selected headphone channel when set using the SET AUDIO OUT menu option e 6 AIN All lang
3. 1 4 USB This is a USB2 0 Full speed compliant mass storage device interface Use this interface via PC to modify and update commentaries and music on the head unit When using the USB ensure the Tourmaster is powered ON USB CONNECTOR USB type B CABLE Required cable is A B 1 5 Mainloom Two modular RJ45 connectors supply digital audio channels and power to all connected passenger audio controllers via two CAT 5 cable looms One loom connects near side seats the other connects off side seats CIC 8 CONNECTORS CABLE ORANGE WHITE ORANGE GREEN WHITE BLUE BLUE WHITE GREEN BROWN WHITE BROWN 1 8 1 MAIN LOOM oO he RJ45 8 8 for solid conductor CAT 5 CAT 5E or CAT 6 Default setting ON This option turns the GPS tracking function on and off This option should be ON unless there is no GPS antenna connected to the Tourmaster 1 2 Enter the option menu Press a No key until you get the following display then press the Yes key to modify this option PRR a mbt Aa Pio Lan Hf SET G OFF PLAY OTHER S H You should see the following ON or OFF may appear Press the SEGMENT UP key until you chose the option you want GPS STATUS OH SEGMENT UF PLAY Press any key to return to normal operation Changes have been saved 6 2 6 Modify GPS trigger radius Default setting 100 metres Note This option will only be available if SET GPS ON OFF opt
4. EXAMPLE 3 SEGMENT 3 NAME Leaving Park GPSLAT 1234 5678S GPSLON 12345 6789E EXIT RADIUS 5000 This waypoint is an EXIT mode waypoint This waypoint mode will play the commentary when you are heading away from the POI and get to within 5km from it Note that if the RADIUS switch is not used the default radius value will be used 100m which is probably too small EXAMPLE 4 SEGMENT 4 NAME Top of Hill This segment has no GPS or other switch information When the Drivers control panel is used to save the GPS location for this segment the GPSLAT and GPSLON switches are added to the SEGMENT folder name See 5 2 Saving a GPS waypoint EXAMPLE 5 SEGMENT 5 NAME Up Main Road GPSLAT 1234 5678S GPSLON 12345 6789E HEADING NW By using the HEADING switch this commentary segment will only play if you are heading toward the POI on a North westerly heading 45 degrees EXAMPLE 6 SEGMENT 6 NAME Entering zone GPSLAT 1234 5678S GPSLON 12345 6789E HEADING S ENTRY RADIUS 1250 This example combines most available switches In this case the commentary will only play when the vehicle is heading towards the POI on a Southerly heading and gets to within 1 250m from it Naming and switch formatting errors If any errors are found in the formatting of the filenames folder names or switches an error message is displayed on the Tourmaster after it has completed building an information database 16 AUT LODING DE
5. N North will have a tolerance anywhere from N USAGE E to NW EXIT EXIT RADIUS 1250 SEGMENT folder name only lt value gt can be any of the following N S E W NW NE SE SW EXAMPLE GPSLAT 1234 567885 3 3 Other switches ZONE lt space gt lt value gt DECRIPTION This switch is the name of a folder found inside the main MUSIC folder Each ZONE folder represents a separate audio controller channel All audio files contained within each ZONE will play in random order USAGE GPSLON 12345 6789E 15 HEADING NE Hee on ard After 5 seconds the Tourmaster will revert to GPS TRACKIHG GPS tracking e To re select the same segment after the 5 seconds press either segment key once The previously selected segment will show again Pressing the segment keys again from here will increment decrement through the available segments 4 2 Manually playing commentaries To play the audio commentaries manually follow this example e Select the following route and segment Cite Toure Route City Tour Entering city Segment Entering city e If the system was initially GPS tracking you must press the PLAY PAUSE key within 5 seconds otherwise the system will revert back to GPS tracking You should then see the following message FLAVI HG AUDIC The Tourmaster will be now playing the Enterin cites audio commentary for Entering city e f you need t
6. OFF Microphone channels are disabled The first language channel appears on headphone channel 0 Enter the option menu Press a No key until you get the following display then press the Yes key to modify this option SET MICS ONAOFE LAY N r ae 5 fs Hmp omp 3 You should see the following ON or OFF may appear Press the SEGMENT UP key until you chose the VOX option you want MICS AYE Hi a i 5 Press any key to return to normal operation Changes have been saved 6 2 10 Enable or Disable VOX microphone overrides e Default setting OFF This enables or disables the VOX override circuit on the microphone inputs This option is only available if the microphone option is set to ON See 6 2 9 Enable or Disable Microphone channels e OFF MIC A and MIC B inputs only operate on their dedicated channels 0 and 1 respectively if microphones are enabled e 6 MIC A Speaking into microphone connected to MIC A will cause the audio controller channels except the microphone channels to redirect to the MIC A channel All channels will revert back to their normal programme a short delay after speaking stops 32 6 2 7 Modify microphone VOX and audio input volumes This allows adjustment of the audio input connectors so all audio controller channels can be equalised to identical headphone volume levels e MIC A and M
7. Tour route does not have GPS information One or more segments in this route do not yet have GPS waypoints saved for them 23 12 3 Control switches 5 GPS Switches are special upper case words present in the file or folder name that allow the Tourmaster to GPS Global Positioning System is a network of satellites that when used in conjunction with a GPS interpret the information into a database The switches must be in upper case and separated with a comma receiver such as the one connected to the Tourmaster can determine your location anywhere on the earth to There is a single space between the switch and the value associated with the switch within a few metres By using the GPS receiver and comparing the received position from the satellites to the positions stored in the Tourmaster tour database GPSLAT and GPSLON values we are able to determine how far we are 3 1 Required switches away from these stored POI locations to within a few metres These switches are mandatory for proper operation The Tourmaster system calculates the current vehicles position and compare this to the GPS waypoint F information stored in the tour database This determines the distance between the vehicle and the stored e ROUTE lt space gt lt value gt POl s This information is then used to determine when to play back an audio commentary DESCRIPTION l l The conditions that must be met to successfully use automatic GPS tracking are This dictates the
8. as provided via the drivers control panel See 5 5 Modify microphone VOX and audio input volumes VOLUME DOWN VOLUME UP CHANNEL SELECT LED DISPLAY selected channel VOX SWITCH VOX circuit enable for MIC A only E i BEWARE The VOX enable circuit is a combination of the Drivers control panel setting and also the integrated control panel setting Below is a truth table of these settings in combination for MIC A VOX switch setting Drivers panel setting Actual VOX setting 1 7 1 Using the integrated panel To adjust the input volume settings for the microphones and audio input channels or the sensitivity of the VOX circuit on MIC A use the following e Remove the panel cover e Use the CHANNEL SELECT button to select the channel to adjust A b V 0 1 or 2 e Use the VOLUME UP and DOWN buttons to adjust the input volume level or sensitivity for the selected channel e When finished press the CHANNEL SELECT button until the LED display is blank to finalise the adjustment e Replace the cover stops for lunch and the vehicle is turned off and you want the Tourmaster to remember where it was up to in the tour DEFAULT This option always loads the default Route and Segment when powered up Example You travel the same route every day possibly a day tour Enter the option menu See 6 1 Getting to the OPTION menu Press a No key
9. number of the route This lt value gt is used to determine the sequence displayed e The Tourmaster is receiving a fix from the antenna USAGE e Each commentary segment in the selected route has GPS waypoint information Route folder name only lt value gt from 1 to 1000 accepted EXAMPLE eer Eyit ROUTE 1 NAME City Tour xit trigger point na e SEGMENT lt space gt lt value gt o 9 Proximate trigger point DESCRIPTION This dictates the number of the segment The lt value gt is used to determine the sequence displayed when the user searches through segments with the Drivers control panel Entry trigger point USAGE Selected nea L Segment folder name only lt value gt 1 to 1000 accepted EXAMPLE SEGMENT 4 NAME Top of Hill Vehicle heading NW Figure 5 Example of travelling through a GPS waypoint e NAME lt space gt lt name gt DESCRIPTION This is the name of the ROUTE or SEGMENT that will be displayed on the Drivers control panel It 5 1 GPS rules for playback can be of any length but only the first 16 characters will be displayed on the panel The name There are a number of rules you can use on a segment by segment basis to limit playback of commentaries cannot contain any commas or any other upper case switches as part of the lt name gt This switch to certain situations These are activated by adding or removing these rules from each SEGMENT folder can also be use
10. the changes QPTI ae UPDATED PRESS AHY FEM ws Press any key to return to normal operation Changes have been saved 6 2 4 Modify time delay between alert and commentary start e Default setting 3 seconds This is the time 0 to 9 seconds between the activation of the commentary segment via GPS tracking or manually via the drivers control panel and the actual playback of the audio During this delay the audio controllers in the seats will flash to attract the passengers attention and a chime if enabled will play over the headphones These actions alert passengers to put on their headphones Note A chime delay of zero 0 disables the seat audio controllers from flashing and starts the playback of commentaries immediately Enter the option menu Press a No key until you get the following display then press the Yes key to modify this option SET CHIME DELAY PH dad PET BT ma ma bi FLEVY A A aa pan a B Press the SEGMENT UP key until you have select the required delay time 0 9 seconds Press any key to return to normal operation Changes have been saved 6 2 5 Enable or Disable GPS tracking function 29 1 5 1 Double deckers For double decker buses signal splitters are available to split the two main RJ45 loom outputs into four This enables each of the 4 looms to supply for example both near and off sides of upstairs and downstairs 1 5 2 Terminators Each main RJ45 loom
11. the segment that does not have GPS waypoint information GPS information need to be saved for this segment See 5 2 Saving a GPS waypoint The selected commentary segment does not have GPS information saved for it 5 4 Operation without GPS If the GPS option is not supplied with the Tourmaster or for some reason GPS is not functioning the Tourmaster can be operated manually GPS antennae is not supplied In this case the GPS operation should be turned off to prevent the display flashing the NO GPS SIGNAL message continuously See 6 2 5 Enable or Disable GPS tracking function o The driver selects the correct ROUTE and SEGMENT o When approaching the POI the PLAY PAUSE key is pressed once See 4 2 Manually playing commentaries o The chime if enabled will sound over the headphones and the commentary will subsequently play o When finished the Tourmaster will auto increment to the next commentary segment ready for PLAY GPS system is not working There are typically only a few reasons for the GPS not to work Check out 5 3 GPS messages first During normal operation sometimes the GPS antennae can lose its fix This is where it cannot see enough satellites to triangulate where it is on the Earth The most probable causes for this is an obstructed view of the sky tunnels narrow roads with tall buildings dense trees In this case the display will blink NO GPS FIX The Tourmaster must be ope
12. until you get the following display then press the Yes key to modify this option You should see the following DEFAULT or RESUME may appear Press the SEGMENT UP key until you select the option you want STATUS DEFAULT SEGMENT DF PLAY Once you have made your selection press the Yes key to accept the changes OPTIONS UPDATED a a 3 mab i Pa mm Peo PY MELT sos Press any key to return to normal operation Changes have been saved 6 2 2 Modify power up ROUTE and SEGMENT defaults e Default setting ROUTE 1 SEGMENT 1 Note This option will only be available if INITIAL R S option is set to DEFAULT This option allows the user to select which Route and Segment the Tourmaster will default to when the system is powered up 1 Ensure the Initial R S option is set to default Use the ROUTE and SEGMENT keys to select the route and segment you wish to make default If the system was initially seeking after 5 seconds the display will revert back to that mode This is normal operation and the route and segment you have just selected will still be remembered Enter the option menu Press any No key until you get the following display then press the Yes key to modify this option SET DEFAULT Res PLAY OTHERS H You will see the following message Press Yes to accept or any other No key to decline Li MTT rah b a GL La
13. 1 SYSTEM folder This is where Tourmaster system files are kept Do not modify or delete this folder or files 2 3 2 MUSIC folder Size Type File Folder File Folder File Folder The MUSIC folder is optional and may contain your music entertainment The MUSIC folder if it is required must exist at the root of the disk This folder allows the Tourmaster to operate in a similar fashion to a multi channel Juke Box Note that these music channels will appear on the headphone channels after the final language channel e Inside the MUSIC folder there may be several ZONE folders Each ZONE represents a separate headphone channel e Inside each ZONE folder there may be several music files WAV stereo files These files random play on their own headphone channel e The folders ZONE 1 thru ZONE 10 are valid zones 5 5 Notes on using Google Earth GE Google Earth is an excellent software program to obtain GPS location information for your tour if you do not want to save the locations with the drivers control panel It also is handy to check the GPS locations that you have gathered via other means If you use this program to get GPS information to manually insert into you Tour In the SEGMENT folder name make sure you select the correct GPS format e Goto menu item TOOLS and select OPTIONS e Under the 3D view panel check the radio button Degrees decimal minutes in the Sho
14. A database of all tours is created each PLEASE mi Lit PRES WAL T time the system powers up ERROR oode There is invalid incorrectly formatted or AHY EEY missing information in a Tour 3 5 1 Database errors Formatting errors may be caused by missing or misspelt required switches or possible missing information such as providing the GPS latitude value but not the GPS longitude value etc The code message that is displayed gives a hint to the potential problem They are listed below Route value out of range Values from 1 to 1000 are valid Segment value out of range Values from 1 to 1000 are valid Zone value out of range Values from 1 to 10 are valid Language value out of range Values from 1 to 20 are valid O O O O OO Name switch does not exist Name exists but does not have text content GPS values are out of range GPSLAT is present without GPSLON or vice versa Incorrect GPS format GPSLAT must be in the format lt ddmm mmmmh gt GPSLON must be in the format lt dddmm mmmmh gt Leading zeros must be present Hemisphere must be upper case Radius value is out of range Values from 25 to 12000 with no commas or spaces are valid 25 metres to 12 kilometres HEADING switch present with missing or invalid heading Values N E W S NE NW SE SW in upper case are valid An audio file is in the incorrect format Audio files must be in MONO 16 bit PCM 44 1kHz wav f
15. E WAYPOINT key If you accidentally play the commentary instead you must pause then stop the commentary before attempting to resave the GPS waypoint If successful you will have the following displayed Note that the physical GPS location of the vehicle is read at this point therefore driving further down the road will not change the waypoint value to be saved ZALE Press and hold PLAY PAUSE then press Tor ROUTE DOWN to save a GPS waypoint Press PLAY PAUSE to save the waypoint Any other key will abort the save process Follow the prompts to save the waypoint Follow the display prompts PLAY PAUSE is yes any other key is no If successful you will have the saved GPS location similar to below on the display You can write this information down if needed Press any key to return to normal operation The Tourmaster displays the location so you can write them down for future use LAT 123d Ser LOM 12345 6r oE You have now successfully saved a GPS waypoint for the commentary segment Top of Hill Now that all Segments POPs for City Tour have GPS information you should see the following on the display ites Tour All GPS information is now saved for City TRACEI HG an Tour so GPS tracking can now be used Note Any segment that already has GPS waypoint information saved for it can be updated The old GPS information is simply over written with the new information 5 3
16. GPS messages There are several messages that blink on the top line of the control panel giving the user the current status of the GPS system Before you can successfully use the GPS features you must make sure that there is a GPS antenna connected to the Tourmaster and the GPS option is turned ON in the option menu see 6 2 5 Enable or Disable GPS tracking function The following SEEKING message displays when the Tourmaster is operating correctly It is seeking for when the vehicle is near any POI locations Lr The Tourmaster will use GPS tracking if all required GPS conditions are met Cita To GPS TRACKING 24 In this mode when the vehicle heads away from a POI and is at a certain distance from it via the hag e ee eee he ea aan ill aol oe a a ny e a A Address B JACOMMENTARYIROUTE 1 NAME City Tour SEGMENT 1 NAME Art Gallery GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 12345 6789E oe POI y y FPA Folders x Name Size Type on i J i E Desktop LANGUAGE 1 NAME German 1 885KB Wave Sol This mode is selected by including the EXIT switch to the required segment folder name LANGUAGE 2 NAME Mandarin Erana onii 4 My Documents HEADING 4 My Computer LANGUAGE 3 NAME Japanese 700 K6 Wave Sal j CE i 2 LANGUAGE 4 NAME Spanish 830 KB Wave Sol You can also limit playback of commentaries on a segment by segment basis by adding the gt ee a HEADING switch See 3 2 Optional switches
17. IC B Adjust microphone gain e VOX A and VOX B Adjusts the sensitivity to trigger the VOX circuits for MIC A and MIC B This adjustment will be unavailable if the VOX option is turned off o VOX sensitivity set too low The person operating microphone connected to either MIC may not be able to cause the VOX to activate or activate erratically Increase the VOX sensitivity for the microphone in question in this case o VOX sensitivity set too high All audio controller channels erratically switch or will be permanently set to a microphone input even when no one is speaking into the microphone Decrease the VOX sensitivity for the offending microphone input in this case e AUDIO IN channels 0 1 2 Adjust input levels for external audio systems connected to AUDIO IN channels 0 1 and 2 1 Enter the option menu 2 Press a No key until you get the following display then press the Yes key to modify this option ADJUST VOLUMES E cs TLIC mr IE h Ys a E g pn a Ba 3 You should see the following Use the ROUTE UP and DOWN keys to select the audio input that requires adjustment CHAEL MICA LAHAN HAI H 4 Use the SEGMENT UP and SEGMENT DOWN keys to adjust the volume setting for the selected input Once you have made your selection press the Yes key to accept the changes 5 Press any key to return to normal operation Changes have been saved 6 2 8 Modify aud
18. Rules Adding this switch will tell the Tourmaster ma to only play the commentary segment only if the vehicle is heading in the correct direction For J instance to play a certain commentary segment only if you are heading North you would add the J following to the SEGMENT folder name J g i oe HEADING N TOURMASTER 3 3 COMMENTARY Heading values have a tolerance of 45 degrees therefore in this case the vehicle does not need O ROUTE 1 NAME City Tour to be heading exactly north but anywhere between NE and NW will satisfy the heading rule of N fae SEGMENT 1 NAME Art Gallery GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 12345 6789E SEGMENT 2 NAME Entering city GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 12345 6789E D SEGMENT 3 NAME Leaving park GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 12345 6789E O SEGMENT 4 NAME Top of Hill E O SEGMENT 5 NAME Up Main Road GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 12345 6789E 5 2 Saving a GPS waypoint SEGMENT 6 NAME Entering zone GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 12345 6789E Before the Tourmaster can be used successfully to use GPS tracking to play commentaries all SEGMENT en en eee folders must have GPS waypoints saved for each There are two ways to achieve this ee yP y Figure 4 A demo SEGMENT folder for a POI and audio files e Manually editing the SEGMENT folder name to add the GPS information see 3 1 Required switches i p n e Driving to the location of each POI with the vehicle and use the drivers control panel to save
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20. chime alert on or off Set the delay between the chime sounding and the start of the commentary Turn the GPS tracking function on or off Set the GPS trigger radius Adjust volumes for the microphones audio inputs and VOX circuit sensitivities Set which audio channel appears at the AUDIO OUT connection Enable or disable the microphone channels Enable or disable VOX override capability on MIC A Enable or disable the language channel idle override Note Within the option menu the PLAY PAUSE key is the YES key any other key except POWER is a NO key 6 2 1 Modify power up ROUTE and SEGMENT to resume or load defaults This determines which route and segment is selected when the Tourmaster is powered up There are two options e Default setting DEFAULT e RESUME This remembers the last route and segment selected before the Tourmaster was turned off or the power was lost Using GPS tracking removes the need for this option Example The tour party 2 2 Folder and File format This chapter assumes that the user has a working knowledge of creating folders files and general disk and file management using Windows Explorer The examples here are explained using Windows XP but can also be duplicated with earlier newer versions of Windows Note Any reference to a disk relates to the disk that is integral to the Tourmaster system This internal disk holds all commentary and also music aud
21. coachsoundc www coachsound com Tourmaster MLA2500 User Manual Siri _ ae 2009 All rights reserved Coachsound a loco registered tradem are of Sirian Pty Ltd Map ual version 1 02 AIN All language channels are switched to the first AUDIO IN channel between commentaries The audio present at the AUDIO OUT connector is identical to the audio on the selected headphone channel when set using the SET AUDIO OUT menu option 1 Enter the option menu Press a No key until you get the following display then press the Yes key to modify this option 3 You should see the following OFF ZON ZON AIN or AIN may appear Press the SEGMENT UP key until you choose the language channel override option you want Press any key to return to normal operation Changes have been saved 34 e MIC B Speaking into microphone connected to MIC B will cause the audio controller channels except the microphone channels to redirect to the MIC B channel All channels will revert back to their normal programme a short delay after soeaking stops e BOTH Speaking into either microphone will cause the audio controller channels except the microphone channels to redirect to the microphone input triggered by the VOX circuit All channels will revert back to their normal programme a short delay after speaking stops 1 Enter the option menu 2 Press a No
22. d for each commentary audio file for naming reference but is not used by the name Tourmaster USAGE ROUTE SEGMENT folder names and optionally the audio commentary filenames 5 1 1 Tracking rules EXAMPLES Proximate default This is the default operating mode The Tourmaster will begin to play the commentary at the closest approach to a POI which is at point A in Figure 5 This mode should be used in almost all cases and will typically begin to play commentaries within a few metres of the saved GPS ROUTE 1 NAME City Tour folder name SEGMENT 1 NAME Top of Hill folder name LANGUAGE 1 NAME German wav file name waypoint ie 3 ENTRY FANCY nar cepacers values In this mode when the vehicle heads towards a POI and is at a certain distance from it via the RADIUS switch the associated audio commentary will begin to play at point B in Figure 5 Note DESERTON that the term POI is loosely used here as the commentary will actually play at the radius not at the This is the sequence in which the commentary audio files languages are presented on the audio POI y y Pay i controllers channels The Tourmaster will recognise up to 20 audio files with lt value gt from in 7 ro LANGUAGE 1 through to LANGUAGE 20 This mode is selected by including the ENTRY switch to the required segment folder name EXIT 13 22 4 4 Headphone channel order Sone All audio comme
23. do m Press any key to return to normal operation Changes have been saved 6 2 3 Enable or Disable audio commentary chime alert 28 6 Changing system options 6 1 6 2 The Tourmaster is very configurable The following options allow the system to be set up to best match your type of tour Note Please read the option descriptions carefully as changing options may cause the Tourmaster to operate in an unexpected way Getting to the OPTION menu Before you are able to change any options you need to access the option menu This is how to access it Press and hold down the PLAY PAUSE key Whilst holding down this key press BOTH SEGMENT UP and SEGMENT DOWN keys You should be holding down three keys now If you accidentally play the commentary instead you must pause and stop the commentary before attempting to regain access to the option menu You should see the following rit MOOTEY OPTIONS Press and hold PLAY PAUSE then press PLAY OTHERS SEGMENT UP and SEGMENT DOWN Press PLAY PAUSE to enter the option menu any other keys will exit You should now be in the option menu The options All available options that can be changed with the Tourmaster are listed below Here is a summary of the options Choose whether to resume same Route and Segment from last power cycle Set the default Route and Segment that is selected when the system is powered Turn the headphone pre commentary
24. e audio files WAV mono files Each audio file represents a language on a separate headphone channel 10 Se ee ee ROUTE 1 TOUR FOLDER ROUTE 2 TOUR FOLDER SEGMENT 1 POI FOLDER SEGMENT 2 POI FOLDER SEGMENT 3 POI FOLDER SEGMENT x POI FOLDER SEGMENT 1 POI FOLDER SEGMENT 2 POI FOLDER SEGMENT 3 POI FOLDER SEGMENT x POI FOLDER Figure 3 COMMENTARY folder and file structure 11 LANGUAGE 1 WAV LANGUAGE 2 WAV LANGUAGE 1 WAV LANGUAGE 2 WAV LANGUAGE 1 WAV LANGUAGE 2 WAV LANGUAGE 1 LANGUAGE 2 LANGUAGE 1 WAV LANGUAGE 2 WAV LANGUAGE 1 WAV LANGUAGE 2 WAV LANGUAGE 1 WAV LANGUAGE 2 WAV LANGUAGE 1 WAV LANGUAGE 2 WAV Use the segment UP and DOWN keys to select the segment Top of Hill Note that the blinking message has changed from WAYPOINTS REQ D as with item 4 above to NO GPS WAYPOINT This indicates that this segment does not have GPS information and requires a GPS waypoint saved for it NO GPS WAYPOINT flashing means this segment is missing a GPS waypoint HO GPS WAYPOINT T a gane p 7 EEI LiT mLELL We will now save the GPS location information to this segment Press and hold down the PLAY PAUSE key Whilst holding down this key press the ROUTE DOWN SAV
25. e available commentaries The order the Segments appear is determined by the SEGMENT switch in the folder name on and off Route Hop on and off Lor Current segment First Stop Segment UP key pressed once Next segment Second Stop oF on and off cond Stor e After 5 seconds without a keypress if the GPS tracking option in enabled and all required GPS conditions are met then the Tourmaster will revert back to GPS tracking 19 3 4 3 5 Name of a folder inside MUSIC only lt value gt can be from lt 1 gt to lt 10 gt EXAMPLE ZONE 9 Switch examples The following are examples of how to set up the SEGMENT folder names to enable the Tourmaster to operate in different tracking modes and settings These examples can also be found as sample routes and segments on the supplied Tourmaster EXAMPLE 1 SEGMENT 1 NAME Art Gallery GPSLAT 1234 5678S GPSLON 12345 6789E This example has a GPS waypoint already saved for it signified by GPSLAT and GPSLON switches The commentary will play at the GPS location EXAMPLE 2 SEGMENT 2 NAME Entering City GPSLAT 1234 5678E GPSLON 12345 6789S ENTRY RADIUS 12000 This waypoint is an ENTRY mode waypoint This waypoint mode will play the commentary when you are heading towards the POI and get to within 12km of it Note that if the RADIUS switch is not used the default radius value will be used 100m in this case which is probably too small
26. gits lt gt decimal point dot lt mmmm gt fractional minutes must be 4 digits lt h gt hemisphere N or S in upper case EXAMPLE GPSLAT 234 50 1 35 GPSLON 12345 6789E e GPSLON lt space gt lt dddmm mmmmh gt DESCRIPTION This is the GPS longitude that will trigger this commentary segment When combined with the GPSLAT value it creates the location that will cause the commentary to play for this POI Saving a GPS waypoint using the drivers control panel will automatically add or update this switch in the SEGMENT folder name See 5 2 Saving a GPS waypoint USAGE SEGMENT folder name only required for fully automated GPS tracking The format must be as above with leading zeros if necessary lt ddd gt whole degrees must be 3 digits lt mm gt whole minutes must be 2 digits lt gt decimal point dot lt mmmm gt fractional minutes must be 4 digits lt h gt hemisphere E or W in upper case EXAMPLE GPSLAT 1234 5678S GPSLON 12345 6789E 3 2 Optional switches Rules These switches are optional and contain additional rules for the GPS tracking to further refine the playback of commentaries see 5 1 GPS rules for playback e ENTRY DESCRIPTION This rule added to the SEGMENT folder name will cause the audio commentary to play only when the vehicle is lt RADIUS gt metres away from the POI and heading towards it USAGE Segment folder name only this switch is ty
27. hance your understanding of system operation These demo routes can be safely deleted when not required TOURMASTER J File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q pack QJ wi po Search IE Folders fi Address J Folders Desktop E B My Documents S Y My Computer Se Windows C 3 DVD RW Drive D F T E aoe COMMENTARY O ROUTE 1 NAME City Tour SEGMENT 1 NAME Art Gallery GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 12345 6789E SEGMENT 2 NAME Entering city GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 12345 6789E ENTRY RADIUS 12000 SEGMENT 3 NAME Leaving park GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 12345 6789E EXIT RADIUS 5000 C SEGMENT 4 NAME Top of Hill SEGMENT 5 NAME Up Main Road GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 12345 6789E DIRECTION NW x Name COMMENTARY music SYSTEM 3 SEGMENT 6 NAME Entering zone GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 12345 6789E DIRECTION 5 ENTRY RADIUS 1250 ROUTE 2 NAME Hop on and off SEGMENT 1 NAME First stop GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 01234 5678E C SEGMENT 2 NAME Second stop GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 01234 5678E O SEGMENT 3 NAME Third stop GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 01234 5678E SEGMENT 4 NAME Fouth stop GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 01234 5678E C SEGMENT 5 NAME Fifth stop GPSLAT 1234 56785 GPSLON 01234 5678E music O ZONE 1 O ZONE 2 O ZONE 3 O ZONE 4 O SYSTEM M n ok Figure 1 Demo Routes showing required Folder and File structure 2 3
28. io channel sent to AUDIO OUT connector e Default setting CHANNEL 2 First language channel This selects which audio channel will appear on the stereo AUDIO OUT connector The channel selected relates to the audio channel selection on the audio controllers 1 Enter the option menu 2 Press a No key until you get the following display then press the Yes key to modify this option a WaT ms ca rr PLE if I PLev THERS H 3 Use SEGMENT UP to select the channel to appear on the AUDIO OUT connector AUDIO CHAHHEL 2 SEGMEMT UP PLAY 31 1 Electrical connections 1 1 Power and control signals 6 way power connector RELAY1 PCON1 GROUND Earth RELAY2 PCON2 10V 30V DC oo a VIEWED FROM SYSTEM e 10V 30V DC and GROUND These are the main power connections for the system Note Over current protection required 5A 10A fuse e PCON1 PCON2 The Drivers control panel controls the power to the system but optionally short these two connections together to power up the system remotely Do not apply voltage to these connections e RELAY1 RELAY2 Contacts of normally open N O relay The connections close for approximately 1 second at the beginning of each audio commentary These connections can be used for instance to activate a remote chime to alert passengers of the pending commentary Note Power rating of N O relay 30V DC 2A max 1 2 GPS connection RS232 commu
29. io files The correct folder and file structure on the disk is critical to the operation of the Tourmaster system This chapter explains the folder and file format required along with the switches that allow the system to easily read and interpret the data on the disk When you first receive your system the disk contains example folders and files to allow you to become familiar with the system file structure Please explore the contents of the disk and play the supplied audio files Disk and partition structure The disk partition and formatting must be as follows e The disk should only contain one partition Only the first partition will be recognised e FAT16 FAT32 format including long filenames is supported Any other file formats are not supported Audio file formats The Tourmaster system use the standard CD format of 16 bit PCM audio files sampled at 44 1kHz These files must have a suffix of wav All commentary and music files must be in this audio format Compressed audio files such as MP3 and WMA are not supported e Commentary audio files all audio tracks found inside the COMMENTARY folder must be recorded in PCM MONO e Music all audio tracks found inside the MUSIC folder must be recorded in PCM STEREO Route folder and file structure From this point any reference to ROUTES Tours and SEGMENTS Point of Interest and related examples are taken from the Tourmaster disk Please use these examples to en
30. ion is set to On This option sets the default radius for the commentary segments with no RADIUS switch assigned This radius is the distance from the POI at which the Tourmaster will determine that is where the vehicle is headed Day tour vehicles If the tour travels on the open road 100km h then the default radius of 100m will be adequate Hop on Hop off vehicles If the tour is travelling around city streets and the POPs are fairly close together then a radius setting of 50m would be advised 1 Enter the option menu Press a No key until you get the following display then press the Yes key to modify this option You should see the following another distance may appear Press the SEGMENT UP key until you select the distance you want SET TRIGGER SEGMENT UP Press any key to return to normal operation Changes have been saved 30 e Default setting ON This option enables or disables the chime that plays over all audio controller headphone channels except microphone channels before the start of each commentary 1 2 Enter the option menu Press a No key until you get the following display then press the Yes key to modify this option CHIME ONOFF z LAY Y OTHERS H You should see the following ON or OFF may appear Press the SEGMENT UP key until you chose the option you want Once you have made your selection press the Yes key to accept
31. lee dl Cutest tinal Ciba 7 2 FOLDER AND FILE FORMAL sciis a a a O aaa 8 2 1 Diskand partitton strUGt re m serien aa a a A E aE Ea a E e Ea aaia 8 22 Audo MetoMatS aie aa a ea aa e aa a e a aaa e a aa ade tale eel 8 23 Rou tefolder and file St UG sin rna n a E eE eaea a a ERE EE cnet eie 8 2 3 1 SYSTEM folde ens r e r O E OOA P EE E E sera ntened baer 9 Zor MUSIC TONG ie sa E E EN 9 23 97 COMMENTARY TOG alre aoeeoe OOA a EE E AE E AE AE EO EE 10 3 CONTROL SWITCHES aeiaai aaa ech Eaa aSa aa aAA 13 Bel ERO GUISE SWIC OG oree eee E Ee E oe tee E E E E AE EE E 13 32 Optional switches RUES ove tena racascsctns taseeratent ute e E E E E E 14 Ord Other SWITCHES e era E alas ah ale Susie aea r a E ar i E EE 15 DA ZOWITCRIOXEIN DIOS seneese gaa vans a E E E sales E 16 3 5 Naming and switch formatting CrrOrs ois se cccccesaxtetunsasanenesacencunseeacco toned ods wageenceohoaeten one tegusonsdatonsataduenmereimcsee 16 3 5 1 Database CUONS aches mcsenacwacarmansmdersasenncdts detec A E a a a a oes aakcactes 17 A BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION osio a a EEan 18 Ad Drivers Control panel serae E EE r E r E E EEEO 18 4 1 1 Turning the system power ON and FE givciass wenccntasvenuenveusanucceneueusnntetonisnshvovcuulanvedaeneesuntandoes weve 18 ANZ O Eeo a ROUTE e a r r a a r e a A E E OE eer EFEN OE 19 41 37 Selecting an audio SEGMENT isisisi e E E EE E E EE E E 19 4 2 Manually playing COMIMENLATICS cccsssxerencecedeccnssntardncteancossscens cneseadeu
32. ly The disk contains no COMMENTARY folder which is required LIT HS i A Tour database is being created 18
33. nication interface to NMEA 0183 standard GPS receiver The Tourmaster system has been tested to work with the Garmin GPS16 HVS aerial Other aerial brands are not tested nor guaranteed Required aerial settings are 4800 baud rate NMEA 0183 GPRMC sentence output With or without sentence checksum The colours of the GPS antennae cable charted below are typical for the Garmin GPS16 HVS but will differ between brands Please consult the datasheet for the GPS antennae being used for correct connections 1 BLACK Ground Earth 2 WHITE RS232 Receive input 3 RED 12V output 4 no connection 5 BLUE RS232 Transmit output VIEWED FROM SYSTEM Note e Pin2 RS232 Receive Rx Antenna RS232 Transmit Tx e Pind RS232 Transmit Tx gt Antenna RS232 Receive Rx CONNECTOR 5 pin DIN 180 Note that some antenna may have additional power control connections For instance the GARMIN GPS16 requires the yellow remote power wire to be grounded to activate the antenna Please refer the antenna datasheet for more information 4 1 3 Drivers control panel Interface to the drivers control panel Use CAT 5 cable from the MLA2500 head unit to the drivers control panel Supplied cable is 4 metres in length CONTROL VIEWED FROM SYSTEM 1 BROWN GROUND Earth 2 ORANGE WHITE RS232 Receive input 3 BLUE WHITE 12V Output 4 GREEN WHITE PCON 5 ORANGE RS232 Transmit output CONNECTOR 5 pin DIN 180
34. ntary files The order of audio channels or how they stack as they appear on the headphones is as follows l EXAMPLE 1 Microphones 2 channels if enabled then ANGUAGE 1 NAME German wav 2 Language channels The LANGUAGE files in the selected tour then 3 Music channels The ZONE folders then 4 AUDIO IN channels From external audio sources e GPSLAT lt space gt lt ddmm mmmmh gt The audio controllers have a total capacity of 22 audio channels maximum DESCRIPTION This is the GPS latitude that will trigger this commentary segment When combined with the e Microphone channels and Languages each consume 1 X audio controller channel GPSLON value it creates the location that will cause the commentary to play for this POI Saving a e ZONE folders and AUDIO IN channels each consume 2 X audio controller channels GPS waypoint using the drivers control panel will automatically add or update this switch in the Po l SEGMENT folder name See 5 2 Saving a GPS waypoint The Tourmaster will stack all available audio channels in the order listed above until it reaches maximum channel capacity Therefore some channels may not be available if it exceeds the number of available USAGE headphone channels SEGMENT folder name only required for fully automated GPS tracking The format must be as above with leading zeros if necessary lt dd gt whole degrees must be 2 digits lt mm gt whole minutes must be 2 di
35. o pause the commentary while it is still playing press the PLAY PAUSE key once again Whilst paused an audible chirp chirp will emit from the control panel to signify that it has been paused Press the PLAY PAUSE key once more to continue playing PRLUISED ALUDI 0 Press the PLAY PAUSE key once The Entering cits commentary is now paused Press the PLAY PAUSE key once more The commentary is again playing e When the commentary has finished playing the selected segment will automatically increment to the next segment If GPS tracking is enabled and all GPS conditions are met the Tourmaster will revert to tracking The commentary has finished and incremented to the next commentary The Tourmaster will default back to GPS tracking if GPS conditions are met 4 3 Stopping a commentary To stop a currently playing commentary you must first pause it Once paused it can then be stopped e The commentary is currently playing PLAYT MG AUDIO Entering cits e To stop the commentary you must firstly pause it by pressing the PLAY PAUSE button once med bi ma iat PPE PHL C Entering cite e To stop the commentary press the ROUTE UP STOP key once fea bk Tom re Leb i Pair Entering 20 e lf there are any database errors such as invalid or missing information the following will be displayed Errors have been found while building the database See 3 5 1 Database errors
36. or multilingual commentary files STEREO 16 bit PCM 44 1kHz wav for music zone files 17 4 Basic system operation This section explains the general operation of the Tourmaster It shows how to Power the system on and off Select routes and commentaries Play pause and stop commentaries manually Examples shown here are taken from the example routes and segments found on the Tourmaster system 4 1 Drivers Control panel DIGITAL AUDIO INFORMATION SYSTEM b chsound F ROUTE Tate SEGMENT SEGMENT PLAY PAUSE A SEGMENT CN A B C D Select ROUTE and also SAVE GPS WAYPOINT Select ROUTE and also STOP current audio commentary Audio SEGMENT select DOWN and also OPTION menu select Audio SEGMENT select UP and also OPTION menu select PLAY PAUSE audio segment and also OPTION menu accept System power ON OFF Displays currently selected audio SEGMENT Name of the POI Displays currently selected ROUTE Name of the Tour ITOMMOVOW gt Y 4 1 1 Turning the system power ON and OFF Pressing the POWER key toggles the system between ON and OFF Powering the Tourmaster ON Press the POWER key once The Tourmaster will briefly display a model and firmware version The Tourmaster will attempt to build an information database If the disk does not contain invalid information such as missing files or folders certain messages will appear THUGLIO DISE The disk is not formatted or is formatted incorrectly Set up the disk correct
37. output must be terminated at the last PCU431 hub furthest away from the head unit with a PCU42 terminator module In a standard configuration two terminators are required For double deckers using signal splitters 4 terminators are required one for each of the 4 looms 1 5 3 Audio controller capacity The number of audio controllers that can be connected to each RJ45 loom output from the head unit depends on the supply voltage e 12V DC nominal power supply 25 x audio controllers per RJ45 loom output 50 x audio controllers e 24V DC nominal power supply 50 x audio controllers per RJ45 loom output 100 x audio controllers Note this is the total number of connected audio controllers per main RJ45 loom Using PCU432 splitters does not increase this number 1 6 Audio connections S A r AUDIO IN A AUDIO OUT MICROPHONES CH 2 CH 1 CH 0 MIC B MIC A O OQ E E 0 O O O E 1E 1 6 1 Audio In Up to three external stereo audio sources DVD player for example can be connected to the head unit These additional audio channels can then be selected on the passenger audio controllers CONNECTORS RCA AUDIO FORMAT STEREO AUDIO LEVEL 1 3V RMS INPUT IMPEDANCE 10k OHMS VOLUME CONTROL Yes See 6 2 7 Modify microphone VOX and audio input volumes 1 6 2 Audio Out This connection can be set to output any audio channel that is available on the passenger audio controllers This can be an
38. pically used in conjunction with the RADIUS switch 21 14 EXAMPLE GPSLAT 1234 56 138 EXIT DESCRIPTION This rule added to the SEGMENT folder name will cause the audio commentary to play only when GPSLON 12345 6789E ENTRY the vehicle is lt RADIUS gt metres away from the POI and heading away from it USAGE Segment folder only this switch is typically used in conjunction with the RADIUS switch EXAMPLE GPSLAT 1234 56 1 38 RADIUS lt space gt lt value gt DESCRIPTION If this rule exists then this value will override the Tourmasters default trigger radius for THIS audio segment only Note that you do not need to add the RADIUS rule to all segments The default radius setting See 6 2 6 Modify GPS trigger radius is used when the RADIUS rule is not defined and is adequate in most cases The RADIUS setting is typically used in conjunction with the ENTRY or EXIT rule USAGE SEGMENT folder name only lt value gt from 25 to 12000 25 metres to 12 kilometres Do not include commas or spaces EXAMPLE GPSLAT 1234 567885 GPSLON 12345 6789E GPSLON 12345 6789E HEADING lt space gt lt value gt DECRIPTION This rule will cause the commentary to only play if the vehicle on the correct heading when approaching the POI For example you can play a commentary only if you are heading North HEADING has a tolerance of 45 degrees therefore a HEADING of
39. rated manually until a fix is re found See 4 2 Manually playing commentaries 25 MUSIC FOLDER ZONE 1 FOLDER ZONE 2 FOLDER Sh So eo ee es ay STEREO MUSIC Track0O1 wav Track02 wav Track03 wav Track04 wav Track05 wav STEREO MUSIC Track_ABC wav Track_DEF wav Track125 wav Track126 wav Track127 wav Track10 wav Track11 wav Track12 wav Track13 wav Track06 wav Track0O7 wav Track08 wav FILES Track09 wav FILES Figure 2 MUSIC folder and file structure 2 3 3 COMMENTARY folder For the Tourmaster to create a valid database of tour information the structure of the Tours POI s and Audio commentaries must follow a particular format Here is the folder and file format to follow e The folder COMMENTARY must exist at the root of the disk This folder contains your tours e Inside the COMMENTARY folder there may be several ROUTE folders Each ROUTE represents a separate tour e Inside each ROUTE folder there may be several SEGMENT folders A SEGMENT relates to a particular POI point of interest on the tour e Additionally each SEGMENT folder name contains other information such as GPS waypoint and rules to ensure playback of the POI only occurs when expected See 3 1 Required switches and 3 2 Optional switches Rule e Inside each SEGMENT folder there may be several up to 20 languag
40. s 29 6 2 5 Enable or Disable GPS tracking FUNCTION cceccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeaaeaeeeeeesaeeaeeeeeeeseaneeeeeeeas 29 6 2 6 Modify GPS trigger FACS sx cect sche cas banc aucdstyaceancdanuncaauh ce vcuaiwasicinnnduahenandtacomuadianet aie tia mennid uabotaac tae senataaneies 30 6 2 7 Modify microphone VOX and audio input volumes ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeaeaeeeeeeeaeneeeeeeeas 31 6 2 8 Modify audio channel sent to AUDIO OUT CONNECHOL cc ceeeceecee cee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaaeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeas 31 6 2 9 Enable or Disable Microphone channels oxo csancraccnenewedece cepeudenerevederuseyastusevondsunesecchunedectisvnerddbunceaeveues 32 6 2 10 Enable or Disable VOX microphone overrides cccccceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeaeaeeeeeeseeeaegeeeeesseeeneeeeeenes 32 6 2 11 Enable or Disable language channel change over when idle ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeaaeeeees 33 3 4 Once you have made your selection press the Yes key to accept the changes 5 Press any key to return to normal operation Changes have been saved 6 2 9 Enable or Disable Microphone channels e Default setting ON This enables or disables the MIC A and MIC B microphone inputs e ON MIC A input appears on headphone channel 0 and MIC B input appears on channel 1 The first language channel appears on headphone channel 2 e
41. the Figure 4 shows the LANGUAGE Commentary audio files contained in the folder for the point of interest GPS location The melhod ie described below called Art Gallery These audio files will play over separate headphone channels when either the GPS tracking has triggered them to play or the driver plays them manually g To be able to save GPS waypoints via the drivers control panel the following must be true e The Tourmaster has a GPS antenna connected and enabled e The Tourmaster is receiving a GPS fix park the vehicle outside If you take a look at the example routes on the Tourmaster you will notice that the commentary segment Top of Hill in the City Tour route does not have a GPS location saved for it Here as an example we are going to save a new GPS location for this POI e Ensure that the vehicle is parked outside to gain a GPS fix e Using the drivers control panel select the route City Tour See 4 1 2 Selecting a ROUTE Select this sample route and segment e If the panel display blinks either of the following messages then you cannot yet save any GPS waypoints The GPS antenna is not connected properly Check the connection The GPS antenna is trying to find a fix This may take a few minutes e If the GPS is working and has a fix you should have the following message blinking on the display WAYPOINTS REQ D means that at least one segment but not this one in the City
42. uage channels are switched to the first AUDIO IN channel between commentaries If a language channel is chosen to be output from the AUDIO OUT connector using the SET AUDIO OUT menu option only the audio commentary will be present at the connector and will be silent between commentaries 33 1 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS isi sitccasesinanicsvaucsionetuaiceuaas ieticansionebeautetien de denenasatbedavecbindesanennsannes 4 ti lt Powerand COMTMOISIQN AS eset earren aana aa aunts Date te canine te eels Ea 4 Wee VSR SiCONMCCH OM a tettoalatncdin cue a knaih a hae aed ie lana hola tied tale ve tund tend eenncla te dte Gated 4 Wes Divers control paneles reir tied olen ene aie eons eo aa ieee hac ake hi hilt Genitalia 5 t US Byen a a E E E peaibanadansedsaadasteanda tle aS 5 Ws Malino om ne nienn a a a a a a nie a r tech aanicadel Mate acaukae 5 1 5 1 BreA E KEER E E A A E EE 6 1 5 2 WG RIMAINALORS 3 Se ea eorr ei one aeei E aeae Ei ated exten Gerad A E e ad aeien ae 6 Wo A dio controler capacity sae E et A wR ae ela dae aE Aa EREA eae ca 6 1 6 gt ANUCIO COMMOCTIONS eena a aa des berrae EEE E E A O A e O OEE eluates 6 1 6 1 AdO ee n a E i E E E lateeea net tae 6 16 2 Audo QU ae a a Dents e E E S E e a test 6 16 3 MICGrOpDNONE Siessen a tnt em ee E E ES 7 17 Integrated control panel ereere e e tee eh osha oat E inate earth street 7 1 7 1 Using the integrated Dame lis caitiei dior ec ase Medal di eke dies etl ed leet t
43. w Lat Long pane e Apply settings and exit The GE maps will now show the correct GPS format in the bottom left hand corner of the map Note that the GPS position on the map only shows 3 decimal places You must add another trailing 0 to the decimal value to extend the GPS co ordinate to 4 decimal places as required by the GPSAT and GPSLON switches see 3 1 Required switches 26 e The following message occurs when trying to save a GPS waypoint when the GPS option is turned off see 6 2 5 Enable or Disable GPS tracking function GES OLSABLED The GPS antenna is not turned on Turn PRESS AMY KEY the GPS function on e The following message occurs when there is either no GPS antenna connected to the Tourmaster or there is a wiring fault The GPS antenna does not exist or is not communicating with the Tourmaster e The following message means that the GPS antenna is working properly but has not yet found a fix Make sure the vehicle is in view of the sky Wait longer for a fix or try moving to a new location with a better view of the sky e The following message means that at least one commentary segment in the currently selected route does not have GPS information saved for it This message also means that it is not this segment WAYPOINTS FERDO One or more segments in this route do not Hri Galler have GPS waypoints saved for them e The following message means that the segment Top of Hill is
44. y channel that appears on the headphones MIC A MIC B commentary language music channel or AUDIO IN channel CONNECTORS RCA AUDIO FORMAT MONO STEREO AUDIO LEVEL 1 3V RMS OUTPUT IMPEDANCE 100 OHMS VOLUME CONTROL No Line level out only See 6 2 8 Modify audio channel for more information 6 1 6 3 Microphones Two sets of connectors are present for two independent microphone channels Each microphone channel MIC A and MIC B has two connectors to allow either signal pass through or the connection of multiple microphones to each input Each microphone input appears on different audio controller headphone channels MIC A has selectable voice VOX override that overrides most other headphone channels when voice activated The VOX circuit for MIC A does not override the MIC B channel or audio commentary channels CONNECTORS 2 x RCA per microphone AUDIO FORMAT Dynamic microphone AUDIO LEVEL 0 100mV RMS INPUT IMPEDANCE 600 OHMS VOLUME CONTROL Yes also VOX sensitivity adjust for MIC A See 6 2 7 Modify microphone VOX and audio input volumes for more information 1 7 Integrated control panel This allows for volume adjustment of audio inputs MIC A and MIC B VOX sensitivity for MIC A channel AUDIO IN channels 0 1 and 2 VOX enable ON and OFF for MIC A input This panel provides the similar but not identical volume and VOX adjustments
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