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1. appearing on the main channel Main GPO gt gt This means any crawl or text displays on the main channel such as ____ Main Program Audio Main Program Audio p Stereo Analog or AES 3 Stereo Analog or AES i weather alerts emergency conditions etc separate of actual SAPGPO O Z OoOo O O je newscasts or EAS alerts must be voiced on the SAP channel In secondary Audio Program Secondary Audio Program jy Stereo Analog or AES Stereo Analog or AES addition an attention signal or tone must be inserted on the main channel to alert or indicate to viewers emergency audio is available on Figure 1 Simplified AMS block diagram incoming data is converted to audio and played back on Main or SAP channels the secondary channel The AMS is a two part system consisting of a DAS Audio Message Controller AMC and its companion MultiPlayer whose front panels are shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 respectively together provide proper message audio for both Main and SAP audio streams The DAS AMS is designed to aggregate information from a variety of sources convert the text information to audio using a high quality Text To Speech TTS convertor prepare it for playback on the different audio channels then provide audio and triggering signals on all configured channels under a single user interface AUDIO MESSAGE CONTROLLER MODEL DASAMC Digital Alert ystems a division of MONROE ELECTRONICS MULTI2. In MultiPlayer Password enter guest 5 Click The indicator dot to the left of the word Online should turn green indicating the AMC and MultiPlayer are now paired If the indicator remains red assure the IP address is correct and the spelling of either the Username or Password is correct no spaces before or after Clicking the blue text MultiPlayer Audio Port Configuration will open another window to the MultiPlayer configuration menu The AMC allows multiple simultaneous access for review or operational control Users are afforded one of two levels of Privileges Users with Admin privileges have complete access with permission to make modifications and configuration changes User level privileges provide complete playback control text entry and log access but are not allowed in the Configure menu An admin can easily grant or deny users access by simply checking or unchecking the Enabled box in their respective row 44 Audio Management System Home Logs Configure Hello Administrator Log Out Configure MultiPlayer TTS Date Time GPIO System v Administrator Username admin First Name Administrator Last Name Password Privilege Admin Cancel Revision 1 1 1 Click Configure on the top menu bar then the User tab The user admin is preloaded into the system 2 To add anew user click the button in the left margin a new sub page will appear 3 Enter the appropriate information in each of
3. Main Main 4 Using the pull down menu select the Audio Type ils niiin either Main or SAP defined in Table 1 i above v WTEA Main Main P eae 5 Click the button to save any changes Revision 1 1 Page 14 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide Setting Network AMC Configure gt 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 With this information a network administrator may assign a specific IP address to the unit from the network DHCP server The current network settings will be displayed in the individual fields when this menu is opened Modifying the IP address and other network parameters will over ride the current settings CAUTION Improper or incorrect settings may result in no access and restoring the default settings may be the only way to regain access to the unit Setting a Static IP Address Een eau a a ion inane ae 1 Using the Configure IPv4 pull down menu select Manual The other fields are now editable Configure Values shown at right are examples only and may not reflect the required network values User Playout Sources Channels Network MultiPlayer TTS Date Time GPIO System 2 Enter the IP Adaress the Subnet Mask the Gat
4. MultiPlayer Port with the Audio Type or action Home 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 Channel Control 2 port Selecting de selecting the box in the Enabled column will turn on or of the respective channel When updated these changes are reflected on the Home screen Name Type Status The Name field allows a channel to be labeled with the information entered here Man oy being displayed on the Home screen therefore it is a good idea to use a station s ID along with the type of channel to better understand the action a user should se EJ expect on that channel For example entering WQRR Main for the Main channel Man or WQRR SAP for the secondary audio channel would let a user on the Home screen ve EJ 44 Audio Management System Home amp Logs Configure Hello Administrator Log Oft 1 Click Configure on the top menu bar then the Channels tab the default values are preloaded When updated changes are reflected on the Configure Home screen as indicated in by the boxes 2 Selecting de selecting the box in the Enabled column will turn on or off the respective channel User Playout Sources Channels Network MultiPlayer TTS Date Time GPIO System 3 Enter any descriptive text in the Name text box Enabled MP Port Name Type Best practice is to enter a station s call letters 7 3 WEAT
5. PLAYER MODEL DASMP Digital Alert ystems POwt IA cert LERT ALERT Onam ALga a division of MONROE ELECTRONICS pak Pt ubao pinia Owan Figure 3 Digital Alert Systems MultiPlayer Part 2 of the Audio Management System How it works Both the Audio Message Controller and MultiPlayer are linked via a standard Ethernet TCP IP network which provides a properly credentialed operator system configuration and control using any standard web browser Once configured the AMC gathers emergency information from a variety of sources by monitoring network file locations or by other systems transferring files to it then applying input filters to retrieve the appropriate information for text to speech conversion and subsequent queuing and playout Besides actively monitoring data sources an operator may load a pre produced audio file enter message text directly or cut and paste message text for automatic Text To Speech conversion The AMC then handoffs the WAV file or the TTS audio file to the MultiPlayer readying it for playback i http www gpo gov fdsys pkg BILLS 111s3304enr pdf BILLS 111s3304enr pdf Revision 1 1 Page 3 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide Once an audio message is loaded queued in the AMS the playback can be triggered in one of three ways 1 Automatically immediately after the audio message is loaded 2 By GPI trigger 3 By the operator clicking the Play
6. as shown in Figure 14 Clicking Aee syeltige will open additional window for editing modifying the links to the external watch folders Hello Administrator Log Out 1 p 2 In the Type field the pull down selects an available interface type automatically filling the other fields with standard presets The Name field is used to create a unique designation for the interface and will appear in a list in the left most columns Just right of Attention is the audio file name set IP Address the network reachable IP address of the watch folder Username the watch folder s login name Password the watch folder s login password Source Directory the watch folder s file path where source XML files are stored updated Be sure the pathname is complete including any characters File Names The AMC is able to monitor multiple files in a watch folder Simply list all monitored filenames separated by a space e g breaking xml or breaking xml closings xml To accept any changes to this menu click the button Sources may be enabled or disabled using the check box alongside the name in the leftmost column In this way an operator can control access or the specific files folders the AMC will monitor for source data Revision 1 1 Page 13 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide Setting Channels e AMC Configure gt Channels The Channels menu links the
7. choose an open contact to wire to the MultiPlayer to control audio playback Optional GPI O wiring to the AMC A Wire 2 wires the selected GPO from BTI Attendant Solutions to one or more of the GPI s on the MultiPlayer B Inthe AMC Configuration gt GPIO page assign the input to Play All Note you can label the input BTI making it easy to identify the input source C Click Update to save the configuration 11 number of seconds to keep the contact closed Default 60 Can be modified if necessary otherwise leave as default value 12 Click then again Revision 1 1 Page 26 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide BTI Weather Alerts Stations using BTI for weather alerts will get the new Transmission EW903 see the yellow highlight in Figure 20 To produce text this may run stand alone or BTI can program it into the current broadcast weather alert transmission 1 To configure the EW903 weather transmission from the Transmission Status screen click the Configure Z button 3 Transmission Status po n sade m D Take lt Al Device Alias Status Port Configure Content Job Id Name Device Status Start lt All Devices gt f WTHR BTI O1 Off Line a EW1 Weather Alerts to VERTIGO_XG CAROLYNW idle AL ERRE A Ew19 WeatherAlersto VERTIGO_XG CAROLYNW idle WCNCBTI 01 Off Line ewag FTP Weather Alert XML for H
8. indicating playout in Manual amp E EJ operating mode Clicking gt expands the selection se On providing more details g ii 9 Alert Queue with number of audio messages currently in the queue Clicking gt expands the selection providing more details AADiaital Alert 10 MultiPlayer status indicator indicating the AMC is A Systems properly communicating with the device Clicking a division of MONROE ELECTRONICS gt expands the section providing individual GPI and GPO status Expanded Home Screen The Home screen can be expanded to provide more details and controls as explained below a4 Audio Management System Home Logs Configure Hello Administrator Log Out 1 Expanded channel controls for access to individual channel controls Clicking the icon will expand or collapse the individual channel gt Home pias controls Clicking the image expands and collapses all channel controls E Stop All amp Return to Program Audio ere 2 Expanded Alert Queue showing the number of ee items in the queue Clicking the button removes all items from the queue The TTS Data field displays the current text during playout and can be used to enter user generated text by clicking in the field then typing ams_atin wav or cut and paste the desired text for conversion senile When editing the field will highlight and two buttons Mnd appear Clicking Update will return to display whatever
9. is active while it converts the text to audio When the TTS is completed the Alert Queue will update and the text will appear during playout Cancel will ignore any input and return MultiPlayer Port 2 Port 3 Expanded System Summary features information on several system parameters Clicking the button allows Admin users access to the Configure menus 4 Expanded MultiPlayer GPI O status screen Each GPI and GPO is displayed with a red or green status indicator Green indicates active input is closed output relay is closed Red indicates inactive no input and output relay is open Each indicator can be labeled and it s operation defined in the Configure gt GPIO menu Revision 1 1 Page 10 of 30 Digital Alert Systems Setting MultiPlayer Connection AMC Configure gt MultiPlayer Home amp Logs Configure Hello Administrator Log Out 44 Audio Management System Configure User Playout Sources Channels Network MultiPlayer TTS Date Time GPIO System Online MultiPlayer IP Address 192 168 15 220 MultiPlayer Username guest MultiPlayer Password a Multiplayer Audio Port Configuration Adding Deleting Users AMC Configure gt User AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide 1 Click Configure on the top menu bar then click the MultiPlayer tab 2 Inthe field MultiPlayer IP Address enter the proper address of the MultiPlayer 3 In MultiPlayer Username enter guest 4
10. is very simple for an operator to configure Configuration Steps Open the Live Wire application Locate the output settings area as shown in Figure 15 Select the check box Output Crawl to XML via FTP Enter the IP address of the AMC in the FTP Site box Enter incoming wxxml xml in the Destination File box Note capitalization and forward slash are important Assure there are no spaces before or after Enter anonymous in the Username box Enter anonymous in the Password box You will not be able to see the letters so be sure the spelling is correct Again assure there are no spaces before or after Configuration complete Customer Support ai 1 978 983 6351 File View Template Setup Tools Help IP Address of AMC Address shown is example only FF Output Crawl to Text E crawd_output_test txt F Output Crawl to XML C WX_XML encanl aml FF Output Crawd XML via FTP FF Output Crad to Text E crawi_output_test tat E Output Cravd to XML C AWX_XML enoml al F Output Crawi XML via FTP ay Aincoming wexxml xml radar visit wtsp com and stay tuned to 10 News for live o fon Before Time Cravd Direction 2 os J Display E p z d Timezone in Message Dn F Display Static Text During Crawi E Inciude State Names FF Display Imagery During Crawl F Treat Zones as Counties Delete Selected F Display DataCycle During Craw Figure 15 WSI Live Wi
11. the MultiPlayer see Table 3 MultiPlayer GPI amp GPO connections Port 1 shown as example other ports follow same configuration Each GPI and GPO features mnemonic area allowing each input or output to be labeled thereby making it easy to identify which device is either sending or receiving the intended signal These labels and the current state are also shown in the MultiPlayer expanded view on the Home screen 44 Audio Management System Home Logs Configure Hello Administrator Log Out 1 Each of the GPI s and GPO s can be labeled by editing the text box above each of the pull down menus Configure Values shown at right are examples only and User Playout Sources Channels Network MultiPlayer TTS Date Time GPIO System may not reflect the required or desired configuration Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 SE m Name Namo Name 2 Using the pull down menu select the desired ignore ignore ignore ignore action for each of the GPI s and GPO s The was ae actions for each function are described in the tables 6 7 amp 8 below ignore Ignore ignore Ignore If there is no action required leave the action in GPI3 Name Name vam ree the default states of Ignore for GPI or Disabled for GPO Ignore lt Ignore Ignore g Ignore GPI 4 Name Name Name Name Ignore Ignore Ignore Ignore p TE 3 To accept any changes click the Y C EO ace acl button or to ignore discard any changes click Disabled
12. the new Guimet Mosk 255 205 206 0 settings This may require changing the web Gateway 192 168 15 1 address or refreshing the page DNS Servers 75 114 81 1 75 114 81 2 Additional DNS Servers Op tiona I Search Domains 3 Enter any additional DNS Severs or Search Additional Search Do Domains in their respective fields Multiple entries should be separated with a space ite 4 Click the button Not required for standard AMC operation Resetting to default IP If necessary please contact the factory for information on resetting the default IP support digitalalertsystems com Revision 1 1 Page 15 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide Setting Text To Speech Options e AMC Configure gt 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 The TTS engine uses a lexicon file for special instructions on how to speak a word or phrase in a particular way For example the word wind can be pronounced both as wind with a long I sound meaning to coil or wrap something or w eh nd as in a High Wind Warning Also the text abbreviation T Storms may be used as an abbreviation for the word Thunderstorms Adjusti
13. AA Digital Alert ystems ital Alert ystems y AUDIO MESSAGE CONTROLLER MODEL DASAMC Digital Alert ystems a division of MONROE ELECTRONICS Dicital Alert MULTI PLAYER MODEL DASMP ystems a division of MONROE ELECTRONICS J S A 4 Dio PENOIN ALERT ON AIR ALER PENDING PENDING Audio Management System User Manual Version 1 1 Build 9 Digital Alert Systems Revision 1 1 Publication DASAMSMAN 0930 A division of Monroe Electronics Copyright 2011 2015 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 Lyndonville NY 14098 improve our products and services therefore some specifications are subject to change as without notice MultiPlayer and EAS Net are trademarks of Digital Alert Systems and www digitalalertsystems com Monroe Electronics All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS AUDIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INSTALLATION OPERATION amp INTEGRATION 3 Introduction 3 How it works 3 Installation 4 CONFIGURATION STEPS 4 STEP 1 MULTIPLAYER INSTALLATION AND INITIAL CONFIGURATION 5 MultiPlayer Mounting 5 MultiPlayer AMS Configuration Examples 5 MultiPlayer Wiring 6 MultiPlayer Audio Connections 6 MultiPlayer GPl s am
14. Disabled Disabled Disabled the KACARA CERGAS button GPO 2 Name Name Name Name Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Revision 1 1 Page 20 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide GPI O Prioritization Other notes 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 gt Playout The alert remains active until it has played on all configured channels at which point all the GPO s will open Regardless of playout mode the operator can always manually control playback with the UI buttons Multichannel GPI control can create ambiguous inputs conditions For example if one input has Play All on and another input has Stop All on they clearly conflict In cases where multiple conflicting GPls are present simultaneously the AMC use the following prioritization 1 Disable Channel channel will ignore GPI inputs 2 Play Pause Channel _ _ oo 3 Rewind Channel _ _ gt S 4A StopAN 5 Play Pause Al S 6 Playa o 8 Rewind AN 9 Next Table 5 GPI Prioritization shown in order Channel controls take precedence over global controls In another example if a Play All is on for one input and a Stop Channel is also on the Stop Channel takes precedence over the All command and that channe
15. Serial XML etc Local Operator Incoming Data Serial XML etc Router X Router i Data Layer Not Included Data Layer Not Included Signal Layer Signal Layer MultiPlayer used as source MultiPlayer used for signal switching Main GPO gt Main Program Audio 3 Stereo Analog or AES SAPGPO p gt Main GPO Peete ee ee ee ee eee p Main Program Audio Stereo Kae or AES To downstream devices e g embedders etc J gt Main Program Audio Stereo Analog or AES Secondary Audio Program Secondary Audio Program gt Stereo Analog or AES Stereo Analog or AES Secondary Audio Program Stereo Analog or AES Figure 5 AMS wired for program audio switching Figure 4 AMS wired for audio origination triggering downstream devices Revision 1 1 Page 5 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp 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 amp 4 as shown Figure 6 The AMS application does not require the Master Port and this port should remain unused AC Power Figure 6 MultiPlayer rear panel showing connections on Ports 1 4 Master Port is not used MultiPlayer ports are configured by selecting one of the standard audio signals then under the AMC interface s
16. Stations using the BTI Contact Closure GPO unit may choose an open contact to wire to the MultiPlayer to control audio playback Optional GPI O wiring to the AMC A Wire 2 wires the selected GPO from BTI Attendant Solutions to one or more of the GPI s on the MultiPlayer B Inthe AMC Configuration gt GPIO page assign the input to Play All Note you can label the input BTI making it easy to identify the input source C Click Update to save the configuration number of seconds to keep the contact closed Default 60 Can be modified if necessary otherwise leave as default value Click then again Contact Information Business Technology Inc BTI Carolynw bti tv 1 615 591 1900 Ext 701 Business Hours Mon Fri 8 00 AM 5 00 PM CT support bti tv Revision 1 1 Page 28 of 30 Digital Alert Systems Appendix Changing PC Network Settings AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide 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 On the computer open Control Panel then open Network and Internet Right click on the desired network connection then select Properties 2 From the Local Area Connection Properties screen highlight by clicking Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IP then the Properties button Helpful advice Note the current settings on
17. Storm is presented as a commonly used example When the AMS sees the abbreviation it will speak it as thunderstorm described by the phoneme list to the right O T Storm thah0 nderi staoirm oao um qr Speech Rate 2 The Voice section allows for both Pitch and Speech Rate controls for fine tuning the voice The default values are 0 for Pitch and 6 for Speech Rate Adjusting these sliders acts globally affecting the entire speech playback 3 The Test area lets users create a sample Care sentence or words to test the settings of the speech engine before committing to the changes Typing in the text field then clicking the right facing triangle at the end of the line will create a sample audio file that will play on properly configured browsers Note It can take several seconds to create the example audio playback so be patient Revision 1 1 Page 16 of 30 AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide Digital Alert Systems Options 1 Lexicon ER O Literal Text Pronunciation O T Storm f eh1 dh er0 Add Remove Help Literal Text wind 3 5 Pronunciation wehind Cance X https 192 168 15 111 configure tts lexicon_help Xx ht tps 192 168 15 111 configure tts lexicon_help AMS Lexicon Help PEETA key kil The lexicon table is a series of items each of which specify how to voice a ih 4 given word image i 1 m ih0 jh i Each item co
18. button on the user interface There are three Audio Types defined by the AMC and managed by the MultiPlayer Audio Type Action Main Plays attention tone only SAP Secondary Plays attention tone immediately followed by the alert text audio repeated the Audio Program number of times defined in AMC The attention tone is not repeated Preview Provides an audio output for an operator to listen to the queued event without attention tone or interrupting either audio program streams Very useful for evaluating word pronunciations while modifying the TTS lexicon Table 1 AMS Audio Type definitions When activated Main audio plays the preset attention tone then quickly returns to normal programming The user can upload a WAV file of their liking perhaps a two tone burst or a pre recorded announcer indicating Additional audio information is available on your secondary audio channel or use the default three tone alert programed with the unit Simultaneously the SAP Secondary Audio Program port is switched in and plays it s audio message the two times as the rules require or a user defined number of iterations after which it returns to normal SAP audio Installation Each piece of the AMS it designed to be rack mounted in a standard EIA 19 rack assembly The location of each unit is best determined depending on the easiest location for wiring the various audio and video connections Configuration Steps The installation and configura
19. can activate allowing linked access to the Digital Alert System customer support network This feature provides a mechanism for greater detailed support and evaluation however should only be enabled when requested by DAS technical support A Audio Management System Home Logs _ Configure Hello Administrator Log Out 1 Remote Support slider switch activates linked a ae access to the Digital Alert System customer support network This feature provides a Configure mechanism for greater detailed support and evaluation however should only be enabled User Playout Sources Channels Network MultiPlayer TTS Date Time GPIO System when requested by DAS technical support Remote Support Off SerialNumber 000001 Check for Updates AMS OS 1 0 001 000007 Application 1 0 001 000007 m aa ad 2 Clicking the Check for Updates button instructs MultiPlayer SW 02 17 the AMC to check the Digital Alert Systems MultiPlayer HW 02 08 server for any updates Reboot System Restore Defaults 1 The current status of each element will be displayed on an Updates pop up The current version and the latest version of each part of the system is displayed Available 2 If any new updates are available the display will indicate so in the tabular form shown at left Package Installed Available Date AMS 1 0 000 1 0 002 Fri Jun 19 18 03 13 Application UTC 2015 AMS OS 1 0 000 1 0 001 Fri Jun 19 08 13 48 3 Ifall versions are current or to ig
20. con entry click the 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 There is no regard for capitalization so Wind WIND WinD would all be spoken the same In the Pronunciation field enter the phonemes to create the sounds the TTS engine will use to speak the word There is a great deal of information available as well as a number of important examples for creating a proper phonemes list by clicking the button Note It takes time and practice to properly create the right set of phonemes and incorrect values will cause the system to simply use the default pronunciation for that word When done click the button to save the entries The lexicon table will be updated and the numeric indication incremented To review or preview the sample highlight the text by hovering over the line then click the triangle play button on the right After a few seconds an audio player control will appear at the bottom and the word or abbreviation text will be played through the browsers speakers The selection can be repeated by clicking the play button on the audio control panel To edit or modify the lexicon entry simply click the line and the entry lines will reappear Make any changes then click the button to save the entries This must be done each time a change is made in order to properly store the modified values Click
21. e is loss of power or power supply failure For clarity the term Audio Signal refers to the physical nature of the signal i e AES digital audio or analog while Audio Type denotes the action that will be applied to the signal during playback MultiPlayer Mounting The MultiPlayer manages the audio and contact closure wiring therefore to facilitate ease of wiring it should be placed in close proximity to audio signal sources and control points The unit is attached to a 19 EIA equipment rack using the standard mounting holes on the front panel Mounting screws are included in the shipping box MultiPlayer AMS Configuration Examples The Multiplayer features four Ports each having an independent audio switch four 4 GPI s and two 2 GPO s Based on the required number of audio channels for the application each port may be used and configured in a different manner Playback control PLAY PAUSE STOP can be independently managed per port however in the AMS application the incoming data is the same for all ports and therefore creates the same audio file which is loaded into each channel For simplicity it may be a good idea to wire the station s Main program audio through Port 1 and the associated SAP channel on Port 2 This is by no means the only configuration as there are a variety of ways the MultiPlayer and AMC can be configured to manage different signal and source scenarios Local Operator Incoming Data
22. electing the audio type In this manner any port may be used for any audio signal as each port is configured for the audio type Main SAP or Preview in the AMC configuration This allows mixing and matching any audio type across the four ports which is especially useful for stations with multiple Main and SAP channels Each of the MultiPlayer s audio input output ports can be configured to handle any one of these audio signals MultiPlayer Audio Signals per port Designation Description AES3 AES digital with input stereo pair locks to incoming AES signal for clock reference Factory default ORIG AES digital without input stereo pair uses internal reference clock generates AES silence when not playing ANALOG Analog mono balanced audio input and output SLAVE Analog stereo combination ties playout with prior port ANALOG channel creating an analog stereo pair Table 2 MultiPlayer supported audio signals and designations From the factory each port is preset for AES audio signal pass thru This may be changed to reflect AES origination or analog mono as explained in Audio Port Configuration section below MultiPlayer GPs amp GPO s The MultiPlayer features four 4 General Purpose Inputs and two 2 General Purpose outputs per each port The table and picture below define the wiring locations and the corresponding labeling in the AMC These ports match the AMC configuration settings
23. eway Add ress and S u b n et M ask in the associated fields Copyright 2014 Digital Alert Systems Figure 8 MultiPlayer Home page 6 Click Save Changes to store the values s d iii 7 Click Restart System with New Values will restart the MultiPlayer with the Digital Alert Systems MultiPlayer TCP IP Configuration new values 8 Disconnect the network connection from the PC and plug into the network Board Status Contro Astim lt o External Links switch router TCP IP Configuration E S e Digital Alert Systems 3 Hardware Version 02 e MultiPlayer Datashee 9 In a networked browser enter the new IP address to confirm connection aus Port configuration p Sare Verson 0218 EE i nie Ye i pit TA e Monroe Electronics The MultiPlayer s home screen should appear alc ea IP Gateway 192 6001 Remote Update IP Mask 255 255 255 0 Home New TCP IP Settings Enter IP GW and mask address and press save chan Then press restart for the changes to take effect IP Address Gateway Address Subnet Mask MultiPlayer Resetting Default IP ET Figure 9 MultiPlayer TCP IP Configuration screen If necessary to reset the MultiPlayer to the default IP Address 192 168 0 220 press and hold the RESET button located in a recess on the back panel for 10 seconds Reset button Figure 10 MultiPlayer RESET button Revision 1 1 Page 7 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation a
24. eway Router and any DNS Servers Multiple entries should be separated with a Status Network Active Configure Ive Manual space Note Several features require Internet IP Address 405 46815127 sie making these entries important to overall operation Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 15 1 3 Optional Enter any Search Domains the AMC DNS Servers should look for simple or directed resolution Not required for standard AMC operation 4 To accept changes click the button The system will immediately use the new settings this may require changing the web address or refreshing the page Search Domains Using DHCP for IP Addressing If the AMC found a DHCP server at start up those values would be shown in their respective fields If there was no server or the unit is switched to Manual the DHCP client shuts off To use a DHCP server to assign networking values 44 Audio Management System amp Home amp Logs Configure Hello Administrator Log Out 1 Select DHCP from the Configure IPv4 pull down ___ lt _ oO menu Values shown at right are examples only and Configure may not reflect the required network moreover any information displayed without an input box were received from the DHCP server and are non editable User Playout Sources Channels Network MultiPlayer TTS Date Time GPIO System Status Network Active Configure IPv4 DHCP 2 Click the BE button Se eee The system will immediately use
25. gned ONE ms at the beginning of queue channel to Play playback for edge ie X Active input high will pause all playing channels Active GPO s remain ee Oellien Active input will closed Audio output return playback to is silent the beginning of MEN me UCF UE Active input causes Deactivated will triggered devices Pause All uU Pulses closed for xx channels OJE ms at the end of playback for edge triggered devices current file and yi Je e GPO remains open regardless of any all channels to Play Pause operation All Deactivated will DIREI IRAE Turns off channel Table 8 AMC GPO Options Pause All channels and inhibits any playback or function zae PE Active input will return playback to the beginning of Ignores any GPI current file and state Pause All Table 7 AMC GPI Channel Commands AOPE Active input will cause playback to jump to next item in queue Table 6 AMC GPI Global Commands Revision 1 1 Page 21 of 30 Digital Alert Systems aa Audio Management System Home Logs Configure User Playout Sources Channels Port 1 GPI1 News System Stop All s HV Peya d Pause All Play Pause All Rewind All Next All f Stop Channel GPI 2 aria Play Pause Channel Rewind Channel Disable Channel F ignore GPI4 Name Ignore GPO1 Main Embedder Momentary Start GPO 2 Name Disabled Configure Network MultiPlayer Port 2 Weather Play All Master Control B P
26. gs Digital Audio e Balanced AES EBU digital audio program out switched 110 ohm male XLR e Auto set to incoming sample rate or 48 KHz without reference input Analog Audio e One pair 1 balanced 600 ohm stereo audio program out male XLR LAN Interface TCP IP Ethernet e One 1 10 100 1000BASE T Ethernet IEEEE 802 3 e RJ 45 connectors suited for wiring CAT 5 or above e Port features link amp data indicators e Assignable IP addressing unit ships fixed at 192 168 0 220 GPI O s General Purpose Inputs Outputs e Four 4 software defined inputs per channel e Two 2 software defined outputs rated 2A 30VDC per channel e 10 pin detachable terminal strip per channel Front Panel Indicators e Alert Pending one per channel Amber e On Air one per channel Red e Master Audio Blue e Power Green Physical Attributes e 19 0 W x 10 0 D x 1 75 H 1RU EIA rackmount Weight e Bibs Power Requirements e e Input 120VAC 25 amps 30 Watts Revision 1 1 Page 30 of 30
27. have questions regarding your network connections AMC Menus Log In Screen From a web browser type the IP address of the AMC default is 192 168 0 210 and press Enter The log in screen as shown in Figure 13 should appear If the page does not appear it may require entering the full path http xxx xxx xxx xxx or the secure version https XXX XXX XXX XXX Where XXX XXX XXX XXX IS the AMC s IP address in order to gain access When using https a prompt may ask about the security certificate to allow access Simply respond in the affirmative Default Case sensitive Username admin Password password 44 Audio Management System Figure 13 AMC Log In screen Revision 1 1 Page 9 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp 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 1 Top Menu Bar T Audio Management System Home Logs Configure o Hello Aa Log Out 2 Name of logged in user Home 3 Log Out link e 4 Channel Expand Collapse Channel Control Alert Queue 0 gt Q 5 Master controls e gt Q 6 Individual channel status and controls when sss ernie gt Q expanded 7 TTS Data field shows any text currently in the _ queue for playout User text is also entered here Main On 7 8 System Summary
28. he Internet To change NTP servers enter the address in the associated field Note If the NTP is an Internet name the network settings must have a DNS location for proper address resolution e A red indicator is displayed if the NTP connection is severed or unreachable e An orange indicates the AMC is sync ing with the selected NTP server Recognize it may take up to 10 minutes to sync e Green means the AMC is connected and synchronized with the selected NTP server Using the Time Zone pull down select the location to properly adjust the time offset for all records and logs In other words changing the Time Zone will reflect in the logged time stamps To accept any changes click the button Page 18 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide Installing Updates e AMC Configure gt System The AMC Configure gt 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 an admin operator This means an admin level operator must click the Check for Updates for the system to contact the update server to see if any updates are available In addition there is a Remote Support slider switch which an admin
29. in the Configure gt GPIO menu Notes 1 GPO s are not grounded having two connections Pins 1 and 2 2 The terminal strip is removable to facilitate ease of wiring Port Connection Example Port 1 shown GPO1 Relay 1Pin1 GPO2 Relay 2 Pin 1 GPI1 Input 1 GPI2 Input 2 GND Ground GPO1 Relay 1 Pin 2 GPI3 Input 3 GND Ground GPO2 Relay 2 Pin 2 GPI4 Input 4 Table 3 MultiPlayer GPI amp GPO connections Port 1 shown as example other ports follow same configuration Revision 1 1 Page 6 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide MultiPlayer Setting Modifying IP Address The MultiPlayer ships with a factory default static IP Address 192 168 0 220 To matcha oft CROSSOVER cS station s network configuration the IP address will most likely need changing which requires TX 2 2 TX initially logging in to the MultiPlayer at the 192 168 0 220 address to modify IP configuration RX 3 3 RX Additional information on configuring a PC network connection can be found in the Appendix K A CAT 5 network crossover cable is shipped with the MultiPlayer to allow direct connection from RX 6 6 RX mm a PC network interface to the MultiPlayer network port i CAUTION Before directly connecting a PC to the MultiPlayer always verify the cable is a Figure 7 Ethernet crossover cable crossover by referencing the picture in Figure 7 Failure to use a crossover cab
30. ing the play arrow on the lexicon line will create a new audio preview using the changes The Test area can accept a full string of text allowing a user to preview how a word or an entire sentence or phrase may be voiced including any changes in Pitch or Speech Rate Note that any changes require clicking the play triangle at the end of the text line to create an updated audio preview Page 17 of 30 Digital Alert Systems Setting Date amp Time AMC Configure gt Date Time AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide 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 44 Audio Management System Home Logs Configure Configure User Playout Sources Channels Network v Set Date Time using Network Time Protocol NTP Server lt August 2015 gt Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 02 03 09 10 04 11 12 3 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 4 25 26 27 28 29 Revision 1 1 MultiPlayer TTS Date Time north america pool ntp org Eastern Time America New York A A GPIO Hello Administrator Log Out System Selecting the Set Time Date using Network Time Protocol NTP Server check box will activate synchronization with the NTP server defined in the field The north america pool ntp org server is one of many available via t
31. ip CAROLYNW idle gt KING BTI XG Off Line J Cricket aE KVUE BT Off Line X a Ew97 FTP Crawl for 24x7 as XML CAROLYNW idle Applications lt All Applications gt Election Voting News Update School Closings Spot Producer Show Active Jobs Only CAROLYN idle idle Other Show Hidden obs Refresh 6 Jobs shown Figure 20 Transmission Status screen showing weather alert job EW903 2 On the Configure Job EW903 screen set the number of cycles to run the transmission Typically this has a value ores 2 as ces in Figure 21 E Configure Job EW903 eS SI End Job t Fi i Job Text Files for Audio a Assigned to Device Carolyrw a TSE z Link to Job lt none gt Priority 1 Lo 99 Hi 0 is rt Hide Job from Display ees Hide Job when Active E Datade Copy Job EE Figure 21 BTI STI Configure Job EW903 screen with number of Cycles highlighted 3 Click then 4 After returning to the Transmission Status screen click the Content button i amp Maintain Transmissions Fis End Job at time or after 2 Cycles Job 903 Text Files for Audio Assigned to System CAROLYN w Priority 1 Lo 99 Hi 0 7 Opening Message i Closing Message Save Job Close Figure 22 BTI Maintain Transmissions screen 5 Inthe Maintain Transmission
32. king news transmission from the Transmission Status screen click the Configure 2 button shown in Figure 16 E Configure Job Nu902 End Job ob NUSO2 Breaking News TTS sine Assigned to Device Carlynw x Wae Link to Job Priority 1 Lo 99 Hi 0 7 Hide Job from Display aa 7 Hide Job when Active Daai Copy Job Darev Figure 17 Configure Job NU902 screen with number of Cycles highlighted On the Configure Job NU902 screen set the number of cycles to run the transmission Typically this has a value of 2 as shown in Figure 17 Click then After returning to the Transmission Status screen click the Content button continued Page 25 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide 5 In the Maintain Maintain Transmissions gt a Sox Transmissions Job 902 Breaking News TTS End Job l li k Assigned to System CAROLYN ya page ClIC 9 or after 2 Cycles Customize to Priority 1 Lo 99 Hi 0 7 C E ie th a i News Types Available Sot Order of Transmission Max Items 7 vance BTi Scores for HS Baseball Breaking News User Entered a Move an item i BTi Scores for HS Basketball a ni ae i I Transmission a Scores o e Footbal i Transmission i tball Gir Sponsor parameters a IM Clear C Change Markets Stocks Insert Entertainment News fs i i Fi ial N The Customize section heath News after 0 Items A Internatio
33. l will stop playout o A channel may be switched off at any point If anything is playing when it is switched off that channel will stop play pulse any Momentary End GPO s and leave all assigned GPO s open o While switched off the channel will display in gray on the UI If a channel is switch back on while an alert is ready the channel will cue any Cued GPO s and remains in a Stopped state o Any time Stop is pressed either the channel or Stop All any Cued GPO s for the channel s will be closed In this manner the Stop All function has the effect of resetting to the beginning of alert o GPO s now follow each channel independently meaning GPO duration will be closed for the specific channel as long as it s playing paused o Any GPO s designated Momentary will pulse close for roughly 200ms then open again Global Commands Channel Commands GPO Settings Controls all channels Individual channel controls Stop All all channels opens any GPO s and returns to program audio assigned by Port Stops playback on Sy fe Oey Halt playback on DUE Closed while the individual channel channel is playing opens any GPO s audio for the assigned 01 70 Channel is loaded with port and returns to audio and ready for program audio playback AEVZ UE Active input causes all channels to Play AEM UN Active input Wolulas Pulses closed for xx audio at top of oJ Tilil Ja causes assi
34. lay Pause Channel Name Ignore Ignore lt SAP Embedder Duration Disabled TTS Date Time Port 3 Ignore Disabled z GPIO System Port 4 Name Ignore Name Ignore Name Ignore Name Ignore Nary Name Disabled Narn Name Disabled Hello Administrator Log Out cart Revision 1 1 AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide Each of GPI and GPO can be labeled by clicking and typing in their respective box es Using the pull down menu select the desired operation or function The Ignore and Disabled functions can be used to shut off operation without having to disconnect any wires To accept any changes to this menu click the button or to ignore discard any changes click the ACEM AREETA button Page 22 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp 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 WSI Live Wire Data Type XML XM Connection Network connection via FTP to AMC Overview The WSI Live Wire system is configured to produce an XML file output of the crawl text that is directly transferred to the AMC over a network using FTP Configuring the Live Wire system is straightforward
35. le may either wiring diagram cause the interface to not work and one or both network ports may be damaged To assure a Stable and steady connection with the AMC the MultiPlayer should be configured with a static IP address Consult the IT department to determine the following information Static IP Address __ Gateway ___ nnn Subnet Mask ___ _ Use the following steps to modify MultiPlayer IP Address 1 Power up the MultiPlayer by inserting the AC cord and attaching to 100 Discrete 4 channel EAS Audio Player and Program Switcher 240 VAC power source 2 While the MultiPlayer is booting approximately 10 sec open a web Board status Controi_ TCP IP Configuration e Digital Alert Systems browser on the PC e MultiPlayer Datasheet Audio Port Configuration This page is being served from a web server running inside the DAS e Product Registration EAS4X MuiltiPlayer 3 Inthe address line type 192 168 0 220 and press lt Enter gt You should Audio Playout Control jii ene This web server will enable the end user to Digital Alert Systems MultiPlayer w ee External Links Remote Update be greeted with the MultiPlayer Home page as shown in Figure 8 cece Gai araa 4 On the left side of the page click the TCP IP Configuration link The Pech he screen should now display the TCP IP configuration page as shown in tn a a ie Figure 9 5 Enter the previously obtained information for IP Address Gat
36. mp 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 MultiPlayer Audio Signals per port Designation Description AES3 AES digital with input stereo pair locks to incoming AES signal for clock reference Factory default ORIG AES digital without input stereo pair uses internal reference clock generates AES silence when not playing ANALOG Analog mono balanced audio input and output SLAVE Analog stereo combination ties playout with prior port ANALOG channel creating an analog stereo pair Table 4 MultiPlayer supported audio signals and designations Type the IP address of the MultiPlayer s IP address into a network connected web browser to display the MultiPlayer Digital Alert Systems MultiPlayer Discrete 4 channel EAS Audio Player and Program Switcher home page Click Audio Port Configuration text link on the left to i Sree TCP IP Configuration e Product Registration e Monroe Electronics Audio Port Configuration Select the audio channel assignments for each port navigate to the Audio Port Configuration page aa Audio Playout Control igital audio has embedded left and right channels Analog audio on channels 1 or 3 must be assigned as mono Remote Update Anal
37. nal New of the system contains ie Customize _ the additional setup Top US News ra Hatnsennes Save Job Double Click an i parameters The epee sal o se a pp ro p riate Val ue itin E P een on fields in the Advanced igure aintain TASEEN screen for Transmission aise oe mere Parameters screen should be changed as required 5 Advanced Transmission Parameters l P Val Full pathname of ee 192 168 0 68 neoming Fig ure 1 8 BTI Adva nced fiename no Extension Alert Transmission Screen for setting IP p User Login anonymous ftp User Password anonymous path to AMC Note the add ress Contact to close to play alert tones 0 7 0 192 168 0 68 is shown as an number of seconds to keep contact closed 60 E i ao example only Also note the forward slash separating the IP and the folder name incoming Show Item Id 1 1 Shew ient Cancel Close 6 Full pathname of ftp Site Enter the full path to the AMC in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX incoming where the x s represent the AMC s IP address 7 filename no Extension Default Alert Can be modified if necessary otherwise leave as default value 8 ftp User login Default anonymous Can be modified if necessary otherwise leave as default value 9 ftp User password Default anonymous Can be modified if necessary otherwise leave as default value 10 Contact to close to play alert tones 0 7 User selectable Stations using the BTI Contact Closure GPO unit may
38. ng the lexicon can greatly improve the way a TTS system understands and voices these types of words Along with being able to control individual words Pitch and Speed parameters allow global adjustments to how the system speaks all text There are a number of test buttons to sample any additions or modifications thus allowing a user to very closely refine how the system will speak any text Aa Audio Management System Home Logs Configure Hello Administrator Log Out 1 The standard TTS voice is Callie a female US English voice standard on all AMC s Additional Configure User Playout Sources Channels Network MultiPlayer TTS Date Time GPIO System 2 The fields for Voice Language are preset as well as the licensing fields for the standard voice Callie Volos These are grayed out and non editable E 3 Clicking the button near the bottom will expand the screen to reveal additional settings Company for controlling the text to speech playback License Options 1 The screen displays the lexicon table of uniquely pronounced words or abbreviations Each item Lexicon consists of two fields Literal and Pronunciation where Literal is the exact text of the word or O Literal Text E abbreviation being defined and Pronunciation is a list of phonemes which represent how to pronounce voice the word The value in the Add Remove upper right corner indicates the number of entries in the table The word T
39. nges To ensure all settings have saved click the button If the configuration remains as desired the settings have been properly stored If not repeat the selection of each port as outlined above Revision 1 1 Page 8 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide Step 2 AMC Installation and Initial Configuration AUDIO MESSAGE CONTROLLER MODEL DASAMC SS Digital Alert ystems a division of MONROE ELECTRONICS 12AMP SLO BLO 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 If the USB serial ports are used rarely the distance to the serial data source should be taken in account making placement more distance critical Wiring Connect the AMC to the same network as the MultiPlayer Provide AC power Configuring The AMC is initially configured with both factory default static IP Address at 192 168 0 210 and DHCP client for network administrators wishing to manage DHCP access to these devices The media access control address MAC address is printed on the rear panel of the device so network administrators may assign a specific IP address to the unit through the network DHCP server Please contact your network administrator if you
40. nore any UTC 2015 updates click Cancel 4 To update any one or all of the components Gni select the checkbox under Package on the associated line and then click the YJ EIG button If the Updates page shows more than one module available it is generally advised to check them all to assure the OS and Applications remain synchronized Some features or functions may not operate properly if only a single package is updated IMPORTANT An App update requires a manual browser page refresh and an OS update requires a manual reboot after closing the update dialog for changes to take effect Revision 1 1 Page 19 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide 1 The display will expand to show the download and updating progress as seen in the example Available on the left Updates cc as Sa a asain 2 Once the download and update is complete the J AMS 1 0 000 1 0 002 Fri Jun 19 18 03 13 Yes Application UTC 2015 screen will refresh with the latest information AMS OS 1 0 000 1 0 001 Fri Jun 19 08 13 48 UTC 2015 3 In those cases where a reboot is required it will In Progress display the log in screen Package Current Action AMS Application 1 0 002 Complete AMS OS 1 0 001 Downloading Setting General Purpose Inputs and General Purpose Outputs AMC Configure gt GPIO The AMS provides a number of General Purpose Inputs and General Purpose Outputs using the GPIO connections on
41. nsists of 2 fields bit bihi t LITERAL PRONUNCIATION ship sh ih1 p Where LITERAL is the exact text of the word or abbreviation being defined eh PRONUNCIATION is a list of phones which represent how to pronounce end ehind voice the word get gehit feather f eh dh er0 For example an entry T Storm th ahOn d er1 staol rm ae Will instruct the TTS engine to pronounce the abbreviation T Storm as africa ae1 f r inO k ahO thunderstorm cat k aett bank b ae1 ng k Literal words are not case sensitive This means that t storm T storm and t Storm for example will all be voiced the same way aa aria aa1 r iO ahi An entry can be previewed on a capable browser by clicking the play father f aa1 dh er0 triangle icon which is made visible on the right side when the mouse hovers calm k aa1 im over the entry A full sentence can be played by typing in the Sample Text box toward the bottom of the options pane and clicking on it s play triangle er icon Previews will take 10 seconds or so to generate earth eri th bird b er1 d Once happy with Lexicon pitch and speech rate click the Save button to merge m ert jh make permanent ah about ah0 b awit Literal Text Pronunciation O T Storm f eh1 dh erO S 2 ie O wind wehind gt Add Remove Help Voice 3 i Pitch a MMM Speech Rate 5 2 a o re oOe im H jw Test 4 gt Te gt wind x PP au 0 00 D am Revision 1 1 To add a new lexi
42. og audio on channels 2 or 4 can be asssigned as mono or Slave channels allow for creation ofa stereo pair using the same s playlist In the factory configuration all channels are set as AES PE derpcre selene yr peeimoprlen ORIO All 4 channels MUST be specified before pressing Save Changes digital channels Each port operates independently and is a ee eee Bee Chan 1 Chan 2 Chan 3 Chan 4 AES AES3 AES3 AES3 not bonded to another port The current signal type for each port is shown in the text below Chan x where x is the associated port number To change audio signals use the pull down menus as shown under Port 1 to the right Refer to Table 4 AESS MultiPlayer supported audio signals and designations for Save Changes more information about each selection In the analog mode each port is a single audio channel to create a stereo pair select Port 1 as ANALOG and Port Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 2 as SLAVE This forms a bonded pair for Left and Right Chan 1 Chan 2 Chan 3 audio Similarly setting ports 3 amp 4 in the same way ANALOG SLAVE ANALOG creates a second stereo analog pairing forming a second bonded pair Save Changes NOTE The SLAVE option in only selectable for Ports 2 and 4 IMPORTANT NOTE Selections must be made for each Port regardless if they differ with the current settings Once a selection has been made for all of the ports click on Save Cha
43. p GPO s 6 MultiPlayer Setting Modifying IP Address T MultiPlayer Resetting Default IP T MultiPlayer Audio Port Configuration 8 STEP 2 AMC INSTALLATION AND INITIAL CONFIGURATION 9 Mounting 9 Wiring 9 Configuring 9 AMC Menus 9 Log In Screen 9 AMC Configure gt MultiPlayer 11 AMC Configure gt User 11 AMC Configure gt Playout 12 AMC Configure gt Sources 13 AMC Configure gt Channels 14 AMC Configure gt Network 15 AMC Configure gt TTS 16 AMC Configure gt Date Time 18 AMC Configure gt System 19 AMC Configure gt GPIO 20 STEP 3 DATA SOURCE CONFIGURATION 23 WSI Live Wire 23 WSI TruAlert 24 Newsroom Solutions NewsTicker 24 Business Technology Inc BTI 25 APPENDIX 29 Changing PC Network Settings 29 Specifications 30 Revision 1 1 Page 2 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide Digital Alert Systems Audio Management System Installation Operation amp Integration Introduction The Digital Alert Systems DAS Audio Management System AMS is designed as a simple solution for the Twenty First Century 1 Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 or simply Incoming Data Serial XML etc Local Operator 21CVAA compliance which requires television stations to provide audio description in their Secondary Audio Program SAP channel to aurally i i Not Include represent any emergency information
44. 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 The Attention area shows the audio file currently set and in use The attention file will play on all Main and SAP configured channels For a Main channel only this file will interrupt the programming on a SAP channel the attention file will play first followed by the audio message for the number of times set in Play Loops The Attention file can be changed by clicking the Choose File button and select a new attention file To accept any changes to this menu click the button 44 Audio Management System Home logs Configure Hello Administrator Log Out ie Assign the Play Mode using the pull down menu m for Manual GPI or Auto see text for more information Configure 2 The value in Play Loops field indicates the User Playout Sources Channels Network MultiPlayer TTS Date Time GPIO System number of times the audio mMeSpage will play oH a SAP configured channel Play Mode cp j 3 Just right of Attention is the audio file name set as the attention tone To change click idia k and select a new file The new file Attention ams_attn wav name will now appear Choose File NO file selected 4 To accept any changes to this menu click the button For proper playback the attention tone must be a 16KHz sampled 16 bit WAV mono fo
45. re configuration page LeftToRigt Password ceccccce _ Use Splices Revision 1 1 Page 23 of 30 Digital Alert Systems WSI TruAlert Data Type Connection Overview Configuration Steps Customer Support Newsroom Solutions NewsTicker Data Type Connection Overview Configuration Steps Contact Information Revision 1 1 AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide ASCII Text Network connection via FTP to AMC 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 Configuration requires WSI customer support Contact WSI TruAlert customer support See number below Indicate the system needs be configured to FTP the crawl text to the AMS They will load and run a script on the local machine to configure the transfer then add the System settings to complete the link System settings Host xxx xxx xxx xxx IP Address of the AMC User anonymous Pass anonymous Dir incoming yyyy where yyyy is the file name Tel 1 978 983 6351 Network connection from News Ticker to AMC via FTP push The NewsRoom Solutions NewsTicker product creates one or more XML files storing them in a specific directory The files correspond to the subscribed modules for breaking news severe weather or school closings The Newsroom Solutions support team must complete initial configuration The
46. rmat file Revision 1 1 Page 12 of 30 Digital Alert Systems e AMC Configure gt Sources AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide 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 44 Audio Management System Home Logs Configure Configure User Playout Sources Channels Network Add Source MultiPlayer TTS Date Time GPIO System No sources currently configured Figure 14 AMS Source configuration initial screen 44 Audio Management System Home Logs Configure Configure User Playout Sources Channels Network MultiPlayer TTS Date Time GPIO v New Source Type NewsTicker jist IP Address Username tts Password Source Directory nome tts out File Names breaking xml Hello Administrator Log Out System The AMC establishes a File Transfer Protocol FTP link with the external folder and then periodically checks the designated files in the folder for changes If the file contents have changed the AMC will then process the new information Presently this is only available for setting News Ticker values Future versions are intended to support other interfaces Initially or if no external watch folder sources are configured the display starts
47. s page click to enter the Advanced Transmission parameters Continued Revision 1 1 Page 27 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide 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 required amp Advanced Transmission Parameters ih Parameter Value Full pathname of ftp Site 192 168 0 68 incoming filename no Extension Alert ftp User Login anonymous ftp User Password anonymous Contact to close to play alert tones 0 7 0 number of seconds to keep contact closed 60 Dan wr H M Show Item Id giia Cancel Close Figure 9 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 Full pathname of ftp Site Enter the full path to the AMC in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX incoming where the x s represent the AMC s IP address filename no Extension Default Alert Can be modified if necessary otherwise leave as default value ftp User login Default anonymous Can be modified if necessary otherwise leave as default value ftp User password Default anonymous Can be modified if necessary otherwise leave as default value Contact to close to play alert tones 0 7 User selectable
48. the fields Username First Name Last Name Enter a password recognizing it must be at least 6 characters in length Select the user s Privilege via the pull down menu either Admin or User Note Once created a username cannot be changed To modify a username create a new user with the desired username then delete the old account 4 Click to store the information 5 To remove a user click the button in their respective row A popup box can either confirm or cancel the deletion Note The admin account cannot be deleted Users can be activated or deactivated by checking or clearing the box next to their name Page 11 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide Setting Playback Controls e AMC Configure gt Playout The System menu set three operational parameters the Play Mode the number of Play Loops 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 playback 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 over playback pause or stop The Play Loops
49. the text playout Initial configuration must be completed by BTI to properly set the system to transfer file s to the AMS please refer to the contact information below Once this is completed the station should proceed with additional setup steps as outlined below BTI Breaking News Alerts Stations using BTI for breaking news alerts will get the new transmission NU902 see the yellow highlight in Figure 16 To produce text this may run stand alone or BTI can program it into the current broadcast Breaking news or Amber alert transmission 7 Transmission Status Al Device Alias Status Port Configure Content Job Id Name Device Status Start Take lt All Devices gt MIRANDA SPORTSTICKER WTHR BTI 01 Off Line SN 203 SPONSORED CAROLYN ae 4085 MIRANDA SPORTSTICKER CHANNELBOX2EX Off Line 5 d mf NU20S STANDARD ee ae KING BTIXG Off Line nns wiplaylist KVUE BTI Off Line NU317 News Update Format VERTIGO CAROLYN idle DB Applications _ Show 0 NU458 KVUE Sports Lower 3rd Miranda CAROLYNW idle lt All Applications gt Active Jobs Only Election Voting NU459 KVUE Sports Lower 3rd Miranda CAROLYNW idle School Closings Tel Ne NU4 2 KING School Net Ticker CAROLYN idle Spot Producer RE Other Sion Hidden En J Refresh 26 Jobs shown O Egt Figure 16 BTI Transmission Status screen showing job NU902 To configure the NU902 brea
50. this page BEFORE making any further changes to reset the computer back to the original values 3 Next click the radio button for Use the Following IP Address 4 Inthe IP Address field enter 192 168 0 200 5 Inthe Subnet Mask Field enter 255 255 0 0 Leave the Default gateway Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server fields blank Click OK 6 Connect the crossover cable between the MultiPlayer and or the AMC and the computer Organize v Disable this network device gt GQ A Local Area Connection a Wireless Network Connectio Aa _ Network cabl Disable gent local 9 GS Atheros ARBI el R WiFi tatus Diagnose Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Rename Properties Networking Sharing Connect using mY Atheros AR8131 PCI E Gigabit Ethemet Controller Configure This connection uses the following items o Client for Microsoft Networks Saos Packet Scheduler I File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP Pv6 FM temet Protocol Verson 4 TCP IPv4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Install al Uninstal f Properties K K KO KKK General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP se
51. tion will cover three major steps Step 1 MultiPlayer Installation and initial configuration Step 2 AMC Installation and initial configuration Step 3 Data Source Configuration Each of these steps is covered in detail within the following pages Additional information is also available in the Appendix and on line at www digitalalertsystems com Revision 1 1 Page 4 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide 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 The four independent ports can be configured for mono analog or stereo AES and ports can be bonded or grouped together to create multi channel audio configurations described below The MultiPlayer s flexible design allows it to be configured to use its internal switching or originate the audio signal s for switching or embedding by downstream devices including independent GPO s to trigger these devices The MultiPlayer features automatic program bypass in the event of power fail thus assuring the program input for any port is automatically routed to the program output of the same port if ther
52. ttings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 0 2 Subnet mask 255 255 o 0 Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server __ Validate settings upon exit Advanced Other versions of Windows have screens with equivalent operation but different names additionally a Macintosh computer may also be used by modifying similar settings in System Preferences gt Network Revision 1 1 Page 29 of 30 Digital Alert Systems AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide Specifications AUDIO MESSAGE CONTROLLER LAN Interface TCP IP Ethernet e One 1 10 100BASE T Ethernet IEEEE 802 3 e RJ 45 connectors suited for wiring CAT 5 or above e Port features link amp data indicators e Assignable IP addressing unit ships fixed at 192 168 0 210 USB Interface e e Four 4 USB 2 0 type A sockets Front Panel Indicators e Power Green Physical Attributes e 19 0 W x 10 0 D x 1 75 H 1RU EIA rackmount e Weight 4lbs Power Requirements e input 120VAC 25 amps 10 Watts MULTIPLAYER Audio Inputs varies by configuration settings Digital Audio e Balanced AES EBU digital audio program in 110 ohm female XLR Analog Audio e One pair 1 balanced 600 ohm stereo audio program in female XLR Audio Outputs varies by configuration settin
53. y create the specific directory and file exports on their system necessary for the AMC to grab and process the audio matching the crawl presentation At setup conclusion the following information will be completed Host xxx xxx xxx xxx IP Address is site specific User tts Pass muAk7tfP Dir home tmp out File s breaking xml closings xml Optional dependent on station config severewx xml Optional depends on station config Newsroom Solutions Client Support Center 704 665 5300 x2 Business Hours Mon Fri 9 00 AM 5 00 PM ET Non Emergency support newsroomsolutions com Emailing automatically opens a ticket and returns to you a ticket number used to track your matter through resolution Page 24 of 30 Digital Alert Systems Business Technology Inc BTI Data Type Connection Overview Configuration Steps Revision 1 1 AMS Installation Operation amp Integration Guide ASCII UTF 8 text file Network connection BTI Attendant Solutions to AMC via FTP push The BTI Attendant Solutions creates an ASCII text output mirroring the text sent to the various character generators When information is updated the system pushes the text file into the AMC for subsequent Text To Speech conversion and loading in to the respective MultiPlayer channels for playout The system may also be linked with a GPO from the BTI Attendant Solutions to invoke audio playback in relative synchronization with
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