User Manual

EASy-PLUS
®
User Manual
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TRILITHIC
Rev 1.02
SECTION 4
BASIC PROGRAMMING OF THE EASy-PLUS
®
ENCODER/DECODER
4.1 INTRODUCTION
You may skip the BASIC PROGRAMMING in Section 4 and proceed directly to Section 5 to program the entire
EASy-PLUS
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encoder/decoder’s nonvolatile memory and storage. The following procedure will require a PC or
Laptop computer running Microsoft Windows 95 or later.
The encoder/decoder does not need its setup software to be programmed. The basic functionality of the
system can programmed from the front panel keypad to make the system functional for your headend. Basic
functions include setup items such as radio station channels to monitor, record and playback of “tune-to” audio
track, selecting manual or automatic mode, two-tone duration, time and date, selection of county/FIPS code,
and sending an RWT message and EOM.
4.2 ACCESSING FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU
To access the menuing system, press the button labeled with the (?) check mark and then enter the factory
default passcode of 2179. The letters EASy = 2179 for the passcode.
Using the UP/DOWN ARROWS to navigate you will have access to the following menu items:
4.3 FRONT PANEL MENU ITEMS
SETUP MONITORING
Select which channels are to be monitored (channels 1-6 at the rear panel inputs)
Select which channel is assigned to LP-1, and LP-2 respectively
Select which channel is assigned the NOAA frequency (WX1 - WX7) (Optional)
TONE CALIBRATION
Setup the 853 Hz, 960 Hz dual tone amplitudes and setup the 1560 Hz and 2083 Hz mark and space
amplitudes.
Select frequency, the tone is played on the speaker and audio outputs
AUDIO VOLUMES
Select speaker or master audio output levels
Select to play an attention tone or route a channel to the speaker/audio output
Allow user to change speaker/audio output volume
PLAYBACK AUDIO
Play recorded E.A.S. message or prerecorded (tune-to) audio track
SETUP AUDIO SOURCE
Select speaker or audio output
Select channels one through six, or NONE
SETUP MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC MODE
Messages are automatically forwarded or require a user to manually resend messages.
SETUP ATTENTION TONE DURATION
Duration of tone specified between 8 and 25 seconds.
SETUP TIME AND DATE
Enter HH:MM:SS for Time
Enter MM/DD/YY for Date
Encoder Message
Select to send a RWT, EOM, or allow PC to upload a message to encode
After selection, will send RWT/EOM or will wait for E.A.S. header from serial port