Specifications

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Once you have all of the words in place, you can program individual lines, groups of words or the entire array at
once. The entire task takes only minutes to complete (once you have your words recorded, of course). Many of
the most common English words are already recorded for you and are supplied with the Sicontroller program.
Changing the voice responses to other languages is as easy as recording your own prompts and uploading
them to the Sicon-8. Saving your audio array also lets you re-program your Sicon-8’s audio if your codec is ever
damaged or the sounds are accidentally overwritten.
The places where words or phrases are used are hard coded. Many words are used in various places so some
care should be used when choosing different words that could alter the intended meaning. For instance, the
word “lower” is used for both the relay response and when referring to lower action and lower critical alarms. If
the word “lower” is replaced with the word “off” or “down” because of the desired relay expression, it would also
appear as “off” or “down” when referring to the alarm limits. Other words will also be used in more than one
place but will only appear on the list once requiring that alternate word choices are appropriate everywhere that
word is used.
The “Other” Tab
The Sicon-8’s last global tab is used to configure several
functions that don’t fit any other category.
Default Settings:
This resets the
audio grid to the
factory default
settings.
Load Setting
:
Loads previously
saved session
settings.
Sicon Play:
Plays audio from
the selected
memory location
through the Sicon-
8’s audio port &
telephone ports.
Save Setting:
This control lets
you save any
changes to
your session
for recall at a
later time.
Preview:
Plays audio
from the grid
through your
PC’s speakers.
Record / Upload:
Uploads audio tracks
from the grid to the
Sicon-8. Single tracks,
multiple tracks or the
entire grid may be
selected for uploading.
Sensor
remapping
–
(ver 5.6+)
substitutes internal sensor data for a user-selected
channel’s normal inputs. Lets you use the alarm functions of that channel. Be careful!
Selecting this option overwrites any existing configuration for the selected channel.
Push to Talk – Closes a relay whenever speaking. Used for radio PTT buttons.
Firmware
updater – Firmware upgrades are released occasionally. The
firmware files can be downloaded from the support section of our Web site.
Note
: Factory reset and firmware upgrades both delete all user configuration
data from your Sicon-8. Be sure to have your config. data saved in the
software before using these options or you will have to program from scratch.