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1. 0 cccccccceccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 41 Example 1 Different Daytime and Nighttime Messages Automatic D y Parting zarte 41 Example 2 Customer Triggered Commercials cccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 42 Example 3 Non stop Repeating Message ccccccccccnocccoccccccccccnananannnnnos 43 Example 4 Keypad mode Playlists and Schedules 43 Autoplay Installation Instructions ooooonnnnnnnnnncnccnnnnnnnnnncccccccccnnnnnns 45 ALARMCO INTRODUCTION USING THE ALARMCO AUTOPLAY RECORDER ANNOUNCER Autoplay is frequently used to provide a series of messages to someone who has called on the telephone and been put on hold Another common use is to broadcast recorded announcements in stores Storecasting with automatic day parting Music is usually played between announcements and often at reduced volume during the announcements The default settings cause all messages to be continuously repeated in numerical order with 30 second spacing between them A single Autoplay can provide continuous messages along with scheduled messages and user selected messages All functionality can be provided within the same machine at the same time For example you can provide storecasting messages throughout the day and still schedule store closing announcements to be said automatically at the appropriate time With keypad mode you can randomly select and queue prerecorded announcements simply
2. 14 10 Er ts NG MM aii RS485 Optional 9 j _ 1 Ca 3 C4 CONTROL INPUTS Legend 1 Line Leval Record Source 2 Background Audio Input 3 Line Level Audio Output 4 Optiona connections for Second Audio Output Channel or Addressable Autoplays 5 Primary Power 6 Battery Backup Standard Form C Relay Relay A Optional Form C Relay Relay B Optional Serial Link Control Inputs Control Phone RJ11 Connection Optional Externa Phone RJ11 Connection Microphone XLA Connection or mw O 09 te r ii ea rg steer aaa Sr ee ee E ole ln ad J os elle tree ile m Autoplay USER MANUAL amp INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ALARMCO Guilford CT U S A 203 458 2646 intelligent message repeaters ALARMCO Autoplay intelligent message repeaters and the ALARMCO logo are trademarks of ALARMCO Copyright 1999 ALARMCO All rights reserved WARNING This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual it may cause interference to radio communications The rules with which it must comply afford reasonable protection against such interference when it is used in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense 2 ALARMCO TABLE OF CONTENT
3. 9 4 would play message 14 twice message 148 message 12 twice and finally message 9 Pressing cancels any keypad entries since the last 4 For example 202 4 93 94 4 will cause messages 202 and 94 to be broadcast If you haven t used the keypad for a while it s a good idea to hit before entering your request just in case someone has bumped the keypad Note If you re using Autoplay in keypad mode you ll probably want to stop the playlist 5 0 or to enter a playlist of only those messages which should be broadcast automatically If the playlist is set for ALL Autoplay will cycle through all of the messages whenever the phone is on hook Scheduled messages continue to be broadcast at the appropriate time whether the announcer is in keypad mode or not Keypad requests playlist requests and scheduled announcement requests are queued and made on a first come first served basis Keypad Mode PA Request While in keypad mode Autoplay allows live announcements to be made over the PA system by pressing 0 This live feedthrough will be active until you hang up the phone If a message is being broadcast at this time it will be aborted Any requests in the queue will be said after the live PA announcement Note For information on using Keypad Mode from a remote telephone please refer to Chapter 9 intelligent message repeaters 23 24 ALARMCO CHAPTER 8 OUTPUT RELAY OPTION Relay A Default ON
4. CHAPTER 6 RECORD SPEED MESSAGE MUSIC PA SOURCE SET RECORD SPEED Default 1007 Press 8 and listen Autoplay has twelve different recording speeds numbered from 1000 to 1011 The slowest recording speed is 1000 the fastest is 1011 and the default is 1007 You can use the SET RECORD SPEED command to fine tune the speed of the recordings Lower recording speeds give lower fidelity and longer recording time Higher speeds give higher fidelity but shorter recording time The RECORD command will tell you the total recording time available in your unit at the present speed setting If you have plenty of time at a higher speed use it If not use a lower speed for some or all of your messages If you record different messages at different speeds Autoplay will automatically play each one back at the correct speed AUTOPLAY RECORDING CAPACITIES Min Sec Record Speed MODEL 330 430 540 650 760 860 7 10 8 57 10 45 3 35 7 10 8 57 10 45 1 0 53 47 40 33 Recording Speed Low 1000 Standard 1007 Default High 1011 intelligent message repeaters 21 SET MESSAGE MUSIC Default ON Press 9 4 and listen Having message music means that the background music is on quietly during your message The actual volume is set with a volume control on the back of the unit This command lets you turn it off completely if your background music includes talking or if your recorded messa
5. 30001 4 30001 2 30001 3 30000 With the press of the button message 1 starts to play After message 1 if the switch is still on it sequences to message 2 If it is off it will proceed to message 2 when the button is pressed again Likewise for message 3 NOTE See Chapter 8 Output Relay Option for additional playlist entries 18 W ALARMCO Scheduled Announcements Autoplay can make store closing or other time scheduled announcements automatically You have to set Autoplay s 7 day clock and enter the desired schedule of announcements The next 4 commands let you do this SET CLOCK Autoplay has an internal 7 day clock Days are numbered 1 to 7 for Sunday through Saturday Military 24 hour time is used For example 10 15 AM is 1015 and 4 52 PM is 1652 If the clock is stopped no scheduled announcements will be made Press 21 and listen The clock is stopped after a reset and so it will say Day 0 time 000 Set the clock to the present day and time For example if it s Monday at 9 45 AM press 2 945 Press 21 to verify that it s set SCHEDULE MESSAGE Messages are scheduled by day and time For example day 3 time 1400 message 6 If day 0 is specified the message will be announced every day of the week Press 22 and listen Enter several messages in the schedule particularly for day 4 Remember that days are numbered 1 7 for Sunday Saturday and day 0 means every day of the week Time
6. Opt 12 61 to TIMED RECORD Optional 9 62 to SET RELAY Optional 8 71 to SET CODE Optional 9 127 to RESET 1 6 ALARMCO Autoplay Command Summary 1 RECORD A MESSAGE Press 1 Press message number Speak into control phone or into microphone or play taped message Press 2 HEAR A MESSAGE Press 2 Press 9994 or message number 4 3 ERASE A MESSAGE Press 3 Press 9994 or message number 4 4 SET SPACING BETWEEN MESSAGES Press 4 Press spacing in seconds 5 SET PLAYLIST Press 5 Press 9994 or message number 4 6 HEAR PLAYLIST Press 6 7 SET RECORD SOURCE Press 7 Press 1 2 or 3 8 SET RECORD SPEED Press 8 Press 1000 1011 9 SET MESSAGE MUSIC Press 9 Press 0 1 or 2 10 SET PA SOURCE Press 10 Press 1 2 3 0or4 intelligent message repeaters Starts recording selected message Autoplay records from phone or microphone or aux input Stop recording See 7 below Preview message with control phone To hear all messages or to hear selected message To erase all messages or to erase selected message Set new spacing Define which messages to play To broadcast all messages or to define specific messages to play Hear msg numbers on control phone 1 Mic 2 Aux 3 Phone 1000 longest record time 1011 highest fidelity
7. For example Press 2 then without waiting Press 999 ERASE MESSAGE Press 3 and listen Press 2 Message 2 is now gone and its record time is available again You can verify this with the HEAR MESSAGE command 2 Changing messages If you want to change a message you don t have to erase it before recording it again When you record a message Autoplay automatically erases any previous version The new recording can be either longer or shorter than the original 12 ALARMCO CHAPTER 2 SINGLE PLAYLIST Repeating announcements If you hang up the control phone Autoplay will start broadcasting your recorded messages Depending on the installation your messages will probably go over the PA system or into the telephone system All of the recorded messages will be sent in numerical order with spacing between messages After the last message the list automatically starts over The next 3 commands let you control and change this operation SET SPACING Press 4 4 and listen The spacing between messages is measured in seconds You can select any spacing you want between 0 seconds and 2 45 hours For several hours of spacing please refer to Chapter 4 Manual Spacing If for example you want a spacing of 10 minutes you should press 600 The default value is 30 seconds For this tutorial let s set the spacing at 5 seconds by pressing 5 SET PLAYLISTS A playlist is a list of messages and o
8. Set the background volume MUSIC UNDER MSG to the level of music desired during the message ALARMCO 17 11 IF YOU HAVE THE TELEPHONE CONTROL OPTION attach the telephone line from your PBX or DAA to the modular plug marked T R Do not let the phone line wires touch any other terminals WARNING DO NOT PLUG ANYTHING EXCEPT A STANDARD TOUCH TONE PHONE INTO THE MODULAR JACK MARKED CONTROL PHONE DO NOT PLUG A TELEPHONE LINE ONTO THIS CONNECTOR ATTACHING A TELEPHONE LINE TO THIS MODULAR JACK COULD PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE ANNOUNCER With the control phone on hook place a call to the telephone line you just connected Autoplay should answer the phone and talk to you On the remote phone you used to place the call Press 98304 Autoplay should talk to you some more You can now make any recording or programming changes remotely including changing the security code as described in Chapter 9 4 IF YOU HAVE THE ADDRESSABLE OPTION please refer to Chapter 12 4 IF YOU HAVE A SECOND AUDIO OUTPUT CHANNEL i e 2C or 2M please refer to Chapter 10 The following seven instructions describe how to record the real messages and program the Autoplay a The default RECORD SOURCE is set to MIC Change it to AUX INPUT or PHONE for the real messages if necessary 7 Chapter 1 b Setthe RECORD SPEED 8 Chapter 6 Hint By pressing 1 and listening to hear how much recording time is availabl
9. When you hang up the control phone Message 1 will play endlessly with almost no time between the end of one playing and the start of the next NOTE If you set the playlist to all you ll get a delay of a couple seconds between plays as the announcer checks the other 249 possible messages to see if any of them has been recorded Example 4 Keypad mode Playlists and Schedules have applications in hospitals where need to 1 make periodic announcements that change with time of day e g no smoking in halls 2 make scheduled announcements e g visiting hours are over 3 use keypad mode to page doctors How many recorder announcers do need to do this and how do hook them together Good news You only need one Autoplay 1 Record your no smoking announcements as Messages 249 248 247 and so forth Enter these in playlists and use schedule entries to automatically switch from one playlist to another See example 1 2 Record your visiting hour and other announcements and enter them in the schedule whenever you want them said 3 Record your doctors names and any messages for them e g Call your office as messages 1 2 3 etc After you ve finished programming the announcer set the jumper for Keypad Mode Your Autoplay will do everything you requested Note One thing to remember when using keypad mode is that you never want the playlist set for ALL You don t want the unit to sequence through the doctors names
10. for example you only want them said upon request intelligent message repeaters 43 44 ALARMCO Autoplay Installation Instructions Please refer to the diagram on the back cover for wiring connections Numbers in square brackets relate to this diagram 1 2 Set the volume controls at their midpoints 7 Make any desired connections to the output relay Form C contacts Relay A is normally energized during announcements At rest the Normally Closed NC side is shorted to Common C and the Normally Open NO is open During the mesage playback these states are reversed i e the NC side will open and the NO side will short closed to Common Relay B OFF by default is controlled by the software and must be programmed to operate as described in Chapter 8 5 Prepare 16 VAC or 24 VDC connections to the associated terminals DO NOT APPLY POWER YET External protection should be provided Depending on model Autoplays draw approximately 100 to 400 ma of current 6 If an external 12V battery will be used prepare the connections now including a fuse DO NOT CONNECT THE BATTERY YET 3 Connect the transformer isolated Line Out terminals to your amplifier s line level audio input 2 Connect the music source if any to the screw terminals labled MUSIC IN If the level is more than 0 dBm connect to High H and Ground G Otherwise connect to Low L and Ground G If you re not sure of the level
11. use Low 1 If you re recording from a tape recorder or other line level source connect it to the screw terminals labled AUX IN If its level is more than O dBm connect to High H and Ground G Otherwise connect to Low L and Ground G 12 Connect the microphone if you re using one 10 Connect the a standard touchtone telephone to the RJ11 jack labled CONTROL PHONE not to the RJ11 jack labled T R if present Apply power to the announcer intelligent message repeaters 45 46 Audio from the music source should be present on the LINE OUT terminals Adjust the music volume control to the level desired If music volume is too loud change to High as described in step 7 above If you are using a 9V battery install an alkaline not carbon battery in the holder provided making sure the polarity is correct The battery preserves the memory during short power failures Remove the battery if the announcer is ever taken out of service A fully charged 9V alkaline battery should maintain the memory of your announcer for several hours If more protection is needed a 12V external battery backup with a 2 stage charger is available from ALARMCO Twenty four volts is also acceptable if available If instead of the 9V battery you re using an external 12V battery disconnect the leads to the 9V battery holder Connect the battery battery charger and fuse DANGER Do not connect both 9V and 12V batteries to the Autopl
12. A 7xxx entry in a playlist between two messages will turn on the relay at the end of the first message The spacing between messages comes after the relay operation starts The LOCK feature lets one set of commands override another For example even though a playlist is running 24 hours a day and trying to operate Relay A each time it makes an announcement the schedule may lock the relay OFF from 9 00 PM until 8 00 AM 26 ALARMCO CHAPTER 9 TELEPHONE CONTROL OPTION The Telephone Control TC option lets you dial into the Autoplay over a switched telephone system from a standard touch tone phone Once the announcer answers the calling phone can remotely control the Autoplay to record new messages change playlists and so forth After the announcer detects ringing and answers the caller must usually enter a code number security code before the announcer will accept commands Once the proper code has been entered the operation of the remote phone for controlling the unit is very similar to that of the local control phone plugged directly into the announcer WARNING DO NOT PLUG ANYTHING EXCEPT A STANDARD TOUCH TONE PHONE INTO THE MODULAR JACK MARKED CONTROL PHONE DO NOT PLUG A TELEPHONE LINE ONTO THIS CONNECTOR ATTACHING A TELEPHONE LINE TO THIS MODULAR JACK COULD PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE ANNOUNCER Accessing the Announcer from a Remote Phone When you dial the announcer s extension number on your phone system the
13. Each step shortens record time and increases fidelity Music on during message 0 Off 1 On 2 On for odd only 1 Mic 2 Aux 3 Phone 4 Msg 250 21 SET CLOCK Press 21 Press day time 22 SCHEDULE MESSAGE Press 22 Press day time message number 23 HEAR SCHEDULE Press 23 Press day or 9 24 CANCEL SCHEDULE Press 24 Press day number or 999 Press 1 41 SET PLAYLISTS Press 41 Press playlist number Press message number 42 HEAR PLAYLISTS Press 42 Press playlist number 43 SET PLAYLIST NUMBER Press 43 Press playlist number 44 CANCEL PLAYLIST Press 44 Press playlist num or 999 127 RESET Press 127 Press 1 Autoplay Optional Commands For optional commands please refer to Chapters 8 through 12 day 1 7 time 24 hour time enter day time and message number for each message being scheduled Select day then for each entry To keep entry in schedule or to delete entry from schedule Cancel one day s schedule or cancel entire schedule To confirm that you really want to Used to enter multiple playlists Select playlist to define For each message to add to the list Select playlist to review Select which playlist to run Cancel one playlist or cancel all playlists Resets Autoplay to Factory Defaults To confirm that you really want to ALARMCO
14. I d like to play a commercial over the PA to advertise items in the store Let s say have 6 commercials want to sequence through tripping the next one each time a car drives in How can do it PS can give you a contact closure each time the gas pump is activated Connect your contact closure between Input 2 and common Record your commercials as messages 1 to 6 Then enter the following Playlist Press 5H then Press 30001 4 The announcer will wait until Input 2 the contact closure is ON and then proceed to play message 1 It will then again wait for Input 2 before playing message 2 After each commercial it will wait for the contact closure just the way you want NOTE If your trigger happens as the cars arrive you may want to insert a time delay between the contact closure and each announcement thereby allowing the driver time to get out of the car before the commercial starts For example Press 5 then Press 30001 4 10010 4 1 30001 10010 24 etc 42 ALARMCO Example 3 Non stop Repeating Message have a recording of background sound effects e g jungle sounds for my store want the recorded message to play over and over endlessly with no pause between plays How can do it First record your sound effects as message 1 Then set the playlist to play only message 1 and set the spacing to zero Press 5 1 Play one message only Press 4 0 Define no spacing between plays
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16. areas the sum of RENs should not exceed five 5 0 To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to the line as determined by the total RENs contact the telephone company to determine the maximum REN for the calling area If the announcer causes harm to the telephone network the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required But if advance notice isn t practical the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible Also you will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC if you believe it is necessary The telephone company may make changes in its facilities equipment operations or procedures that could affect the operation of the equipment If this happens the telephone company will provide advance notice in order for you to make the necessary modifications in order to maintain uninterrupted service If trouble is experienced with this announcer please contact ALARMCO at 203 458 2646 for repair and or warranty information If the trouble is causing harm to the telephone network the telephone company may request you remove the equipment from the network until the problem is resolved No repairs to the announcer should be performed by the user This equipment cannot be used on public coin service provided by the telephone company Connection to Party Line Service is subject to state tariffs Contact the state public utility commissio
17. as Messages 249 248 247 and so forth Enter these in playlists and use schedule entries to automatically switch from one playlist to another See example 1 2 Record your visiting hour and other announcements and enter them in the schedule whenever you want them said 3 Record your doctors names and any messages for them e g Call your office as messages 1 2 3 etc After you ve finished programming the announcer set the jumper for Keypad Mode Your Autoplay will do everything you requested Note One thing to remember when using keypad mode is that you never want the playlist set for ALL You don t want the unit to sequence through the doctors names for example you only want them said upon request intelligent message repeaters 43 44 ALARMCO Autoplay Installation Instructions Please refer to the diagram on the back cover for wiring connections Numbers in square brackets relate to this diagram 1 2 Set the volume controls at their midpoints 7 Make any desired connections to the output relay Form C contacts Relay A is normally energized during announcements At rest the Normally Closed NC side is shorted to Common C and the Normally Open NO is open During the mesage playback these states are reversed i e the NC side will open and the NO side will short closed to Common Relay B OFF by default is controlled by the software and must be programmed to operate as described in Cha
18. code results in the unit s hanging up on you The caller has 30 seconds to enter the code before the announcer hangs up If you enter the wrong code number just start over with the key intelligent message repeaters 27 SET CODE Changing the Security Code Number The default value of the code number is 98 304 To hear the current value and possibly change it Press 71 and listen Then Press new code number Press 71 and listen to verify the new code number Security code numbers can range from 0 to 1 000 000 000 Remote Recording of Messages When the 1 record command is used from a remote phone the recording source is always the remote phone This does not affect the recording source specified by the 7 command which is used when the local control phone is off hook TIMED RECORD When recording messages for a specific amount of time the TIMED RECORD command may be used The sequence of operations is Press 61 message number recording time 4 The Autoplay records from the Control Phone either local or remote for the specified number of seconds The touch tone detector is turned off during the message recording This command is thus useful if the message to be recorded contains touch tones or music or speech that imitates touch tones The command will be rejected if a recording time greater than 860 seconds is specified If memory capacity is exhausted recording will stop The touch t
19. for your playlist entries All entries can all go in one playlist or they can be distributed any way you want among multiple playlists HEAR PLAYLISTS This command lets you review the message numbers that are on different playlists Press 42 and listen Now select any playlist number and listen Autoplay will read back the message numbers you have entered For example to hear playlist 1 press 42 1 intelligent message repeaters 15 SET PLAYLIST NUMBER This command lets you select which playlist to run when you hang up the control phone Press 43 4 and listen Autoplay tells you the current playlist number and then lets you optionally enter a new choice Your choices are 0 Don t run any playlist 1 20 Run the selected playlist 999 Play all recorded messages in sequential order Default For example to define playlist 7 as the current playlist press 43 74 CANCEL PLAYLIST This command lets you cancel a single selected playlist You can also cancel all of the playlists Press 44 and listen Your choices are 1 20 Cancel the selected playlist 999 Cancel all playlists For example to cancel playlist 3 press 44 4 34 16 ALARMCO CHAPTER 4 SPECIAL PLAYLIST ENTRIES There are several numbers you can enter in a playlist to handle special requirements 0 Stop Announcing A zero in the playlist stops any further playlist announcing For example 3 5 0 Message 3 will be
20. in the holder provided making sure the polarity is correct The battery preserves the memory during short power failures Remove the battery if the announcer is ever taken out of service A fully charged 9V alkaline battery should maintain the memory of your announcer for several hours If more protection is needed a 12V external battery backup with a 2 stage charger is available from ALARMCO Twenty four volts is also acceptable if available If instead of the 9V battery you re using an external 12V battery disconnect the leads to the 9V battery holder Connect the battery battery charger and fuse DANGER Do not connect both 9V and 12V batteries to the Autoplay Pick up the control phone You should hear a voice prompt over the control phone each time it s taken off hook As long as the control phone is off hook no messages will be broadcast over the PA system however music will continue to play through Record a test message and play it back a Turn the microphone on and get ready to talk into it b Take the control phone off hook c Press 1 and listen Press 1 to start recording message 1 d Talk into the microphone e Press to stop recording f Press 4 and listen Press 5 to set the spacing between messages to 5 seconds Hang up the phone You should hear your recording on the Line Out terminals with 5 seconds of music between repeats Set the message volume MSG to the desired level
21. into the microphone something like This is message 4 or Message 4 sounds like this Press to stop the recording Do the same for messages 1 2 and 3 Make messages 2 and 3 at least ten seconds long You don t need to press 1 again once is enough Don t start each recording until you re ready to talk Stop each recording as soon as you finish If you messed up one of the messages record it over again saying something like This is a new version of message 3 If you want to find out how much recording time is still available press 1 HEAR MESSAGE You can review your recordings by using the HEAR MESSAGE command Press 2 and listen Press 999 4 and listen How did they sound Want to hear message 2 again Press 2H If you want to hear just the first several seconds of a message press message number 1000 Press 1002 to hear the beginning of message 2 Press 1004 for message 4 Press 1999 to hear the first part of all messages If they didn t sound great don t worry There are some tips in Chapter 10 that will make your recordings sound much better The objective was to record several messages and you succeeded intelligent message repeaters 11 Saving time Autoplay s prerecorded instructions are there for your benefit Once you ve done a command a few times though you don t need most of them If you know what keys you re going to press next don t wait Go ahead and press them
22. is 24 hour military time e g 1700 for 5 00 PM For example to enter Tuesday 4 15 PM message 9 press 34 1615 9 If you realize you ve made a mistake e g entered time 200 instead of 1400 for 2 00 PM you can abort the entry by reentering 22 You can place up to 100 entries in the schedule There are special entries that enable you to perform more sophisticated functions such as turning the playlists on and off at scheduled times Please refer to Special Schedule Entries later in this chapter intelligent message repeaters 19 HEAR SCHEDULE This command lets you review the schedule one day at a time and cancel individual messages Press 23 and listen After you enter the day you re interested in i e 0 7 Autoplay recites the first schedule entry for that day To delete that entry press 9 To leave it alone press Autoplay then recites the next entry CANCEL SCHEDULE This command lets you cancel all schedule entries for an entire day or for the entire week The Hear Schedule command can be used to cancel individual announcements Press 24 and listen To cancel one day s schedule press day number where day number is 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 To cancel the entire schedule press 999 4 Special Schedule entries There are several message numbers you can enter in a schedule to handle special requirements These entries enable you to automatically turn playlists on and off and chang
23. of each of the recorded messages press 1999 rather than the usual 999 28 ALARMCO STOP REMOTE Terminate Remote Control Session An announcer will stop responding to remote commands and hang up when any of the following happens 1 The Stop Remote Programming command sequence 51 4 1 is entered by the caller 2 While Autoplay is waiting for a command more than 30 seconds passes without receipt of the 4 touch tone During a timed message recording the 30 second timeout starts at the end of the recording time 3 A RESET command 127 1 4 is executed 4 The local control phone is taken off hook Remote Keypad Mode If an Autoplay is jumpered for keypad mode Control Input 3 is ON when the announcer is called the operation is different from that described above If the security code number is 0 the announcer immediately enters keypad mode and is ready to accept message numbers from the remote phone If the code number is not 0 the announcer waits for code number to be entered If the code is correct the announcer enters keypad mode otherwise it hangs up The user has 30 seconds to enter the first message number and 15 seconds for each subsequent entry Once the time is exceeded the announcer hangs up Message number O request for PA when done on the local control phone is ignored from the remote phone In Keypad Mode the only way to terminate a session is to let 15 seconds pass wit
24. said then message 5 then announcing will stop and this playlist will not be repeated The playlist can be started over again with a momentary contact closure on the Stop Start input Control Input 4 by hanging up the control phone or with a schedule entry If the first entry in the playlist is O no announcements will be made This is used when the Autoplay s messages are not to be repeatedly announced but rather only triggered by the schedule or through Keypad Mode 1 250 The selected message will be played 901 910 Splash Tones The selected announcement tone will be played followed by a short pause The various tones can be auditioned by using the 2 HEAR MESSAGE command and then entering 901 902 and so forth Entries 901 905 are splash tones with a slight pause after each Entries 906 909 are individual tones with almost no pause after them They are used to create your own melody Entry 910 is 1 2 second of silence for use after or during your own sequence 1001 1020 Say Playlist Once An entry of 1000 playlist number will cause the requested playlist to be played once and then the current playlist will continue This can be used to conserve entries if a long sequence shows up in several playlists Define it once as a separate playlist and then request it from each of the original lists intelligent message repeaters 17 10000 19999 Manual Spacing If you want to individually c
25. sec 15 min We used day 0 because we want the same schedule 7 days a week If you wanted different times on different days we would make schedule entries for each day The final steps are to set the clock to the correct day and time and to set the Playlist Number and Spacing to the values you want to be operating when you hang up the control phone For example Press 21 3 1100 To set the clock to Tuesday 11 00 AM Press 43 1 To start with Playlist 1 Press 4 300 To start with 5 minute spacing intelligent message repeaters 41 Example 2 Customer Triggered Commercials have a convenience store Each time a customer drives in to buy gasoline I d like to play a commercial over the PA to advertise items in the store Let s say have 6 commercials want to sequence through tripping the next one each time a car drives in How can do it PS can give you a contact closure each time the gas pump is activated Connect your contact closure between Input 2 and common Record your commercials as messages 1 to 6 Then enter the following Playlist Press 5H then Press 30001 4 The announcer will wait until Input 2 the contact closure is ON and then proceed to play message 1 It will then again wait for Input 2 before playing message 2 After each commercial it will wait for the contact closure just the way you want NOTE If your trigger happens as the cars arrive you may want to insert a time delay between t
26. to all of the announcers This broadcast stream contains the telephone touch tones to control the announcers and any announcements that are to be recorded Each announcer s messages playlists schedules and so forth can be changed remotely at any time No on site personnel are involved Addressable Autoplays contain features designed specifically for this type of operation as described in this section You should be thoroughly familiar with the standard features as described in earlier sections of this manual Addressable Autoplay Commands The following commands are used to program Addressable Autoplays either from the local control phone or via the remote control channel Press 9276 Address To Address Unit to RECORD to ERASE to SET SPACING to SET PLAYLIST to SET RECORD SPEED to SET MESSAGE MUSIC to SET PA SOURCE Press to SET CLOCK to SCHEDULE MESSAGE to CANCEL SCHEDULE to SET PLAYLISTS to SET PLAYLIST NUMBER to CANCEL PLAYLISTS to STOP REMOTE to TIMED RECORD to SET RELAY Optional lr H OH OH H OH OH H OH OH HHH HHH OH The following commands are valid if the Autoplay is being programmed locally or by using its unique hardware address not a group address 52 to SET GROUP NUMBERS 53 to HEAR ADDRESS 127 to RESET intelligent message repeaters 35 Addressing over the Satellite or SCA Channel Each addressable Autoplay constantly monitors the control cha
27. to define playlist 7 as the current playlist press 43 74 CANCEL PLAYLIST This command lets you cancel a single selected playlist You can also cancel all of the playlists Press 44 and listen Your choices are 1 20 Cancel the selected playlist 999 Cancel all playlists For example to cancel playlist 3 press 44 4 34 16 ALARMCO CHAPTER 4 SPECIAL PLAYLIST ENTRIES There are several numbers you can enter in a playlist to handle special requirements 0 Stop Announcing A zero in the playlist stops any further playlist announcing For example 3 5 0 Message 3 will be said then message 5 then announcing will stop and this playlist will not be repeated The playlist can be started over again with a momentary contact closure on the Stop Start input Control Input 4 by hanging up the control phone or with a schedule entry If the first entry in the playlist is O no announcements will be made This is used when the Autoplay s messages are not to be repeatedly announced but rather only triggered by the schedule or through Keypad Mode 1 250 The selected message will be played 901 910 Splash Tones The selected announcement tone will be played followed by a short pause The various tones can be auditioned by using the 2 HEAR MESSAGE command and then entering 901 902 and so forth Entries 901 905 are splash tones with a slight pause after each Entries 906 909 a
28. Autoplay USER MANUAL amp INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ALARMCO Guilford CT U S A 203 458 2646 intelligent message repeaters ALARMCO Autoplay intelligent message repeaters and the ALARMCO logo are trademarks of ALARMCO Copyright 1999 ALARMCO All rights reserved WARNING This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual it may cause interference to radio communications The rules with which it must comply afford reasonable protection against such interference when it is used in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense 2 ALARMCO TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction cie ia aa oa ct n di ba aaa a ba dia ica Autoplay Command SUMMA seca co a cec ae a a de aa ea aa Autoplay Optional COMMANOS sida Chapter 1 Recording Messages cee nenea GGG STAC O TN You first Command rasen The RESET Command 2er Setting the RECORD SSOU AE nie RECORD MESSAGE A ea HEAR MESSAGE cosa SN SUE OCE Ree TREI SR URI Re de aed OREI Re ERIN ERASE MESSAGE Sa Sean toni feat oi Changing messages Se RE OREI ee Chapter 2 Single Playlist nana Repeating announcements 40uuunnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn SET SPAGING sta ga o oad nds
29. Autoplay detects ringing on its line and answers the phone What happens next depends on the announcer s current code number If the security code number is set to 0 the announcer stops its normal announcing activities talks to you over the phone and is ready to accept touch tone commands without entering a password If the code number is in the range of 1 99 999 the announcer stops its normal announcing activities and tells you to Press Star Number Pound If you enter the correct code the unit will talk to you and be ready to accept commands An incorrect code causes the unit to hang up If the code is 100 000 or larger the announcer does not talk to you but instead continues its normal announcing If you enter correct code number it stops announcing talks to you and is ready to accept commands An incorrect code results in the unit s hanging up on you The caller has 30 seconds to enter the code before the announcer hangs up If you enter the wrong code number just start over with the key intelligent message repeaters 27 SET CODE Changing the Security Code Number The default value of the code number is 98 304 To hear the current value and possibly change it Press 71 and listen Then Press new code number Press 71 and listen to verify the new code number Security code numbers can range from 0 to 1 000 000 000 Remote Recording of Messages When the 1 record command is use
30. CHAPTER 1 RECORDING MESSAGES This chapter tells how to record messages Autoplay lets you record up to 250 messages and change them at any time The only limitation is that the combined length of your messages cannot exceed the total recording time available for your unit Getting started Any standard touch tone telephone can be used to program the Autoplay Simply connect a standard touch tone telephone into the RJ 11 jack labeled Control Phone on the back of the Autoplay If you have supplied power to the unit it should now be operable For detailed installation instructions please refer to page 45 of this manual Pick up the handset on the control phone and listen to it Hang up and then pick it up again Hang up in the middle of the speech and pick it up again You can always hang up at any time Autoplay will stop whatever it is doing So if you ever get confused just hang up and start over Notice where the key and the key are You ll be using them a lot as all commands begin with and end with Your first command Let s do as the voice suggests and press the keys 0 Autoplay will start reciting the command list to us After listening to the first few commands press 0 again This time after listening to a command or two press Any time you press Autoplay stops what it s doing and gets ready for a new command That means you can restart a command or switch to a new one at any time Since
31. Command ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 25 Special Schedule and Playlist Entries ooooooocoocccccnncccconocccccaccconnnnnannn 26 Chapter 9 Telephone Control Option 27 Accessing the Announcer from a Remote Phone 27 Changing the Security Code Number nenea 28 Remote Recording of Messages ccce nenea 28 TIME DARE GORD sn een 28 Remote Hearing of Messages cue nenea 29 STOP REMOTE Terminate Remote Control Session 29 Remote Keypad Mode a as 29 Telephone Control Option Consumer Information ceeeee 30 Chapter 10 Second Channel Options 31 Second Channel 26 casio io acs ce i ie anat 31 Second Channel with Music 2M oooooonnccnnnnncccnnnccnnnnncnnnncccnnnccnnnnnnnnnos 31 Chapter 11 Serial Link Option ooooooonininnnccccnnnnncccnncncncccncnononcnanannnos 33 Chapter 12 Addressable Announcer Option 4444440 35 Addressable Autoplay Commands mnnnneeeeeee nenea 35 Addressing over the Satellite or SCA Channel 36 Unique Hardware Address nenea anna 36 SET GROUP NUMBERS Define Group Addresses 36 SET RECORD SPEED aora p n spate 37 Terminating a Control Channel Session 37 Control Channel Connections se sic cite we tat oct ea 38 Chapter 13 Tips on Recording Good Messages 39 Chapter 14 Programming Examples
32. HEAR MESSAGE command Press 2 and listen Press 999 4 and listen How did they sound Want to hear message 2 again Press 2H If you want to hear just the first several seconds of a message press message number 1000 Press 1002 to hear the beginning of message 2 Press 1004 for message 4 Press 1999 to hear the first part of all messages If they didn t sound great don t worry There are some tips in Chapter 10 that will make your recordings sound much better The objective was to record several messages and you succeeded intelligent message repeaters 11 Saving time Autoplay s prerecorded instructions are there for your benefit Once you ve done a command a few times though you don t need most of them If you know what keys you re going to press next don t wait Go ahead and press them For example Press 2 then without waiting Press 999 ERASE MESSAGE Press 3 and listen Press 2 Message 2 is now gone and its record time is available again You can verify this with the HEAR MESSAGE command 2 Changing messages If you want to change a message you don t have to erase it before recording it again When you record a message Autoplay automatically erases any previous version The new recording can be either longer or shorter than the original 12 ALARMCO CHAPTER 2 SINGLE PLAYLIST Repeating announcements If you hang up the control phone Autoplay will st
33. PA SOURCE Press to SET CLOCK to SCHEDULE MESSAGE to CANCEL SCHEDULE to SET PLAYLISTS to SET PLAYLIST NUMBER to CANCEL PLAYLISTS to STOP REMOTE to TIMED RECORD to SET RELAY Optional lr H OH OH H OH OH H OH OH HHH HHH OH The following commands are valid if the Autoplay is being programmed locally or by using its unique hardware address not a group address 52 to SET GROUP NUMBERS 53 to HEAR ADDRESS 127 to RESET intelligent message repeaters 35 Addressing over the Satellite or SCA Channel Each addressable Autoplay constantly monitors the control channel i e the satellite or FM SCA source To address a single announcer the control channel must send the following touch tone sequence 9276 address Up to 5 addresses can be sent as in the following touch tone sequence 9276 addr1 addr2 addr3 addr4 addr5 Each announcer will compare each address broadcast with 1 Its own unique hardware address 2 The group addresses if any assigned to it If a match occurs the addressed announcer will stop its normal announcing and enter the Remote Programming mode In Remote Programming mode the announcer will accept touch tone commands received over the control channel If no match occurs the announcer will ignore all commands received over the control channel Unique Hardware Address Each addressable Autoplay has a unique hardware address To d
34. S Introduction cie ia aa oa ct n di ba aaa a ba dia ica Autoplay Command SUMMA seca co a cec ae a a de aa ea aa Autoplay Optional COMMANOS sida Chapter 1 Recording Messages cee nenea GGG STAC O TN You first Command rasen The RESET Command 2er Setting the RECORD SSOU AE nie RECORD MESSAGE A ea HEAR MESSAGE cosa SN SUE OCE Ree TREI SR URI Re de aed OREI Re ERIN ERASE MESSAGE Sa Sean toni feat oi Changing messages Se RE OREI ee Chapter 2 Single Playlist nana Repeating announcements 40uuunnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn SET SPAGING sta ga o oad nds US died SEDA SET AY ETS ES s i erecta eles doit te e at ata e aa HEAR PLAYLIST nee iso paria ii freee re eee AI Chapter 3 Multiple Playlists Day Parting SET PLAYLISTS ostasi AN AA Solel HEAR PLANOS TS SET PLAYLIST NUMBER oia GANGECLPLA E Sd Chapter 4 Special Playlist Entries 0 SIop Annolneng a se ez coca aa che brida ba Aveda ba bb ib Hesse 901 910 Splash TONES a cozi zeii cet cautau bt aaa ata a cd uda dalla uta 1001 1020 Say Playlist Once neeaaaaa 10000 19999 Manual Spacing cccccnncccccccccnnccccnnnnnnananccnnnncncnnnnnnns 30000 30001 Press to Continue eee Chapter 5 Scheduling with the 7 Day Clock Scheduled Announcements eee rnnr rnrn nrnna SETOLOO sitas crite ua aa ai oi a SCHEDULE MESSAGE ne en aa Ca e ia ri iar pal
35. TOPLAY RECORDING CAPACITIES Min Sec Record Speed MODEL 330 430 540 650 760 860 7 10 8 57 10 45 3 35 7 10 8 57 10 45 1 0 53 47 40 33 Recording Speed Low 1000 Standard 1007 Default High 1011 intelligent message repeaters 21 SET MESSAGE MUSIC Default ON Press 9 4 and listen Having message music means that the background music is on quietly during your message The actual volume is set with a volume control on the back of the unit This command lets you turn it off completely if your background music includes talking or if your recorded messages include their own music As a third choice you can have message music on for all odd numbered messages and off for even numbered messages For example use odd numbers when recording your home made or voice only messages and even numbers for studio productions that include their own music Press 0O to turn off message music 1 to turn it on 2 to turn it on for odd numbers off for even Note If you have two audio output channels please refer to Chapter 10 SET PA SOURCE Live Announcements Default MIC Press 10 and listen Autoplay can feed live audio straight through overriding its normal announcing if its PA control input is on Your installer may have provided a switch to turn the PA on If so this command is used to select the audio source The possible sources are Microphone Aux or Phone A fourt
36. WHEN TALKING Relay B Default OFF Autoplay comes standard with one Form C output relay that is energized ON during announcements and OFF otherwise The output relay OR option provides a total of 2 output relays Form C contacts and enables you to control them both with touch tone commands playlist entries and schedule entries Relay Operation Description Number Relay A 2000 If unlocked setto OFF 2001 If unlocked setto ON 2002 If unlocked setto WHEN TALKING 2003 2004 Unlock and setto OFF 2005 Unlock and setto ON 2006 Unlock and setto WHEN TALKING 2007 Pe 2008 Unlock and setto OFF then Lock 2009 Unlock and setto ON then Lock 2010 Unlock and setto WHEN TALKING then Lock Relay B ___2020 Setto 2021 Set to Setto ON 7001 7999 Set ON amp hold for 0 1 99 9 sec then OFF The default value for Relay A is unlocked when talking When talking means that it s ON during announcements OFF otherwise The default value for Relay B is OFF SET RELAY Touch Tone Command To manually control the relay with touch tones press intellige Aneela PRAN number 25 Special Schedule and Playlist Entries By placing a relay operation number in a schedule or playlist Autoplay will coordinate the relay commands with messages to produce the specified results With a 7xxx entry the playlist or schedule turns on the B relay and then proceeds immediately to the next entry while the relay is doing its timed pulse
37. a HEAR SCHEDULE science oi zi ii it ii fi cita a a iti CANCEL SCHEDULE ados Special Schedule entries m nenea nenea nana Chapter 6 Record Speed Message Music PA Source SET RECORD SPEED are ze e e tiu a tuia ui bal ip ia SET MESSAGE MUSIG sta ceia e i ani d tai ti i do SET PA SOURCE Live Announcements ccccceeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeee intelligent message repeaters Chapter 7 Keypad Mode nenea nana 23 Keypad Mode PA Request island 23 Chapter 8 Output Relay Option ooooooocoooocccccnnccccccccccconaccnononcnanannnos 25 SET RELAY Touch Tone Command ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 25 Special Schedule and Playlist Entries ooooooocoocccccnncccconocccccaccconnnnnannn 26 Chapter 9 Telephone Control Option 27 Accessing the Announcer from a Remote Phone 27 Changing the Security Code Number nenea 28 Remote Recording of Messages ccce nenea 28 TIME DARE GORD sn een 28 Remote Hearing of Messages cue nenea 29 STOP REMOTE Terminate Remote Control Session 29 Remote Keypad Mode a as 29 Telephone Control Option Consumer Information ceeeee 30 Chapter 10 Second Channel Options 31 Second Channel 26 casio io acs ce i ie anat 31 Second Channel with Music 2M oooooonnccnnnnncccnnnccnnnnncnnnncccnnnccnnnnnnnnnos 31 Chapter 11 Serial Link Option o
38. art broadcasting your recorded messages Depending on the installation your messages will probably go over the PA system or into the telephone system All of the recorded messages will be sent in numerical order with spacing between messages After the last message the list automatically starts over The next 3 commands let you control and change this operation SET SPACING Press 4 4 and listen The spacing between messages is measured in seconds You can select any spacing you want between 0 seconds and 2 45 hours For several hours of spacing please refer to Chapter 4 Manual Spacing If for example you want a spacing of 10 minutes you should press 600 The default value is 30 seconds For this tutorial let s set the spacing at 5 seconds by pressing 5 SET PLAYLISTS A playlist is a list of messages and or commands that control how the Autoplay functions Press 5 and listen This command lets you play all recorded messages in numerical order the default value or to enter the specific playlist you want For example 1 will cause only message 1 to be played over and over Let s say you have recorded several messages but currently want to use only 1 2 and 7 Then you should enter 1 2 7 intelligent message repeaters 13 You can also get fancy Let s actually enter the following 5 1 5 28 5 3 This will repeat message 5 every other time If you specify a message that isn t r
39. as an internal 7 day clock Days are numbered 1 to 7 for Sunday through Saturday Military 24 hour time is used For example 10 15 AM is 1015 and 4 52 PM is 1652 If the clock is stopped no scheduled announcements will be made Press 21 and listen The clock is stopped after a reset and so it will say Day 0 time 000 Set the clock to the present day and time For example if it s Monday at 9 45 AM press 2 945 Press 21 to verify that it s set SCHEDULE MESSAGE Messages are scheduled by day and time For example day 3 time 1400 message 6 If day 0 is specified the message will be announced every day of the week Press 22 and listen Enter several messages in the schedule particularly for day 4 Remember that days are numbered 1 7 for Sunday Saturday and day 0 means every day of the week Time is 24 hour military time e g 1700 for 5 00 PM For example to enter Tuesday 4 15 PM message 9 press 34 1615 9 If you realize you ve made a mistake e g entered time 200 instead of 1400 for 2 00 PM you can abort the entry by reentering 22 You can place up to 100 entries in the schedule There are special entries that enable you to perform more sophisticated functions such as turning the playlists on and off at scheduled times Please refer to Special Schedule Entries later in this chapter intelligent message repeaters 19 HEAR SCHEDULE This command lets you review the schedule one day a
40. ay Pick up the control phone You should hear a voice prompt over the control phone each time it s taken off hook As long as the control phone is off hook no messages will be broadcast over the PA system however music will continue to play through Record a test message and play it back a Turn the microphone on and get ready to talk into it b Take the control phone off hook c Press 1 and listen Press 1 to start recording message 1 d Talk into the microphone e Press to stop recording f Press 4 and listen Press 5 to set the spacing between messages to 5 seconds Hang up the phone You should hear your recording on the Line Out terminals with 5 seconds of music between repeats Set the message volume MSG to the desired level Set the background volume MUSIC UNDER MSG to the level of music desired during the message ALARMCO 17 11 IF YOU HAVE THE TELEPHONE CONTROL OPTION attach the telephone line from your PBX or DAA to the modular plug marked T R Do not let the phone line wires touch any other terminals WARNING DO NOT PLUG ANYTHING EXCEPT A STANDARD TOUCH TONE PHONE INTO THE MODULAR JACK MARKED CONTROL PHONE DO NOT PLUG A TELEPHONE LINE ONTO THIS CONNECTOR ATTACHING A TELEPHONE LINE TO THIS MODULAR JACK COULD PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE ANNOUNCER With the control phone on hook place a call to the telephone line you just connected Autoplay should answer the p
41. by entering their numbers on a telephone keypad while Autoplay continues announcing its repeated messages Should you want Autoplay only to play messages that are triggered by a telephone keypad or with the internal 7 day clock the automatic message repeating function can simply be suspended To control Autoplay you use a standard touch tone telephone You talk to Autoplay in touch tone It talks to you in English Once you specify the command you want to perform e g RECORD Autoplay gives you instructions telling you what to do Autoplay is easy to use This manual will lead you step by step as you record a message change it and so forth intelligent message repeaters 5 This chart contains a brief summary of Autoplay s commands More complete descriptions can be found in the appropriate chapters For simple applications you only need to read Chapters 1 2 and 6 COMMAND LIST CHAPTER Press gt e A to RECORD 1 2 to HEAR MESSAGE 1 3 to ERASE 1 4 to SET SPACING 2 er gt er to SET PLAYLIST 2 6 to HEAR PLAYLIST 2 o ko H to SET RECORD SOURCE 1 8 to SET RECORD SPEED 6 ee to SET MESSAGE MUSIC 6 10 to SET PA SOURCE 6 21 to SET CLOCK 5 22 to SCHEDULE MESSAGE 5 23 to HEAR SCHEDULE 5 24 to CANCEL SCHEDULE 5 41 to SET PLAYLISTS 3 42 to HEAR PLAYLISTS 3 43 to SET PLAYLIST NUMBER 3 44 to CANCEL PLAYLISTS 3 51 to STOP REMOTE Optional 9 52 to SET GROUP NUM
42. cations you only need to read Chapters 1 2 and 6 COMMAND LIST CHAPTER Press gt e A to RECORD 1 2 to HEAR MESSAGE 1 3 to ERASE 1 4 to SET SPACING 2 er gt er to SET PLAYLIST 2 6 to HEAR PLAYLIST 2 o ko H to SET RECORD SOURCE 1 8 to SET RECORD SPEED 6 ee to SET MESSAGE MUSIC 6 10 to SET PA SOURCE 6 21 to SET CLOCK 5 22 to SCHEDULE MESSAGE 5 23 to HEAR SCHEDULE 5 24 to CANCEL SCHEDULE 5 41 to SET PLAYLISTS 3 42 to HEAR PLAYLISTS 3 43 to SET PLAYLIST NUMBER 3 44 to CANCEL PLAYLISTS 3 51 to STOP REMOTE Optional 9 52 to SET GROUP NUM Opt 12 61 to TIMED RECORD Optional 9 62 to SET RELAY Optional 8 71 to SET CODE Optional 9 127 to RESET 1 6 ALARMCO Autoplay Command Summary 1 RECORD A MESSAGE Press 1 Press message number Speak into control phone or into microphone or play taped message Press 2 HEAR A MESSAGE Press 2 Press 9994 or message number 4 3 ERASE A MESSAGE Press 3 Press 9994 or message number 4 4 SET SPACING BETWEEN MESSAGES Press 4 Press spacing in seconds 5 SET PLAYLIST Press 5 Press 9994 or message number 4 6 HEAR PLAYLIST Press 6 7 SET RECORD SOURCE Press 7 Press 1 2 or 3 8 SET RECORD SPEED Press 8 Press 1000 1011 9 SET MESSAGE MUSIC Press 9 Press 0 1 or 2 10 SET PA SOURCE Press 10 P
43. character e No spaces or tabs may be included within the line e The DELETE character will delete the last character entered e The CONTROL X character will delete the entire current line To set Autoplay s unit number use the Control Phone to enter the command 71 unit number intelligent message repeaters 33 34 ALARMCO CHAPTER 12 ADDRESSABLE ANNOUNCER OPTION With this option each Autoplay has its own unique hardware address and can be addressed as a member of a group as well Any number of addressable Autoplays can be individually controlled over a single control channel that is broadcast to all of the announcers This broadcast stream contains the telephone touch tones to control the announcers and any announcements that are to be recorded Each announcer s messages playlists schedules and so forth can be changed remotely at any time No on site personnel are involved Addressable Autoplays contain features designed specifically for this type of operation as described in this section You should be thoroughly familiar with the standard features as described in earlier sections of this manual Addressable Autoplay Commands The following commands are used to program Addressable Autoplays either from the local control phone or via the remote control channel Press 9276 Address To Address Unit to RECORD to ERASE to SET SPACING to SET PLAYLIST to SET RECORD SPEED to SET MESSAGE MUSIC to SET
44. d 5 The local control phone is taken off hook intelligent message repeaters 37 Control channel connections A single audio channel e the control channel can be used to supply both touch tones and messages to the addressable announcers In this case the DTMF and Aux low level inputs are jumpered together and fed by the control channel as noted in the following diagram If the DTMF tones and audio to be recorded are available independently such as with two separate satellite channels the source for the DTMF control signals should attach to the DTMF screw terminals and the channel of the audio to be recorded should attach to the AUX screw terminals An addressable Autoplay continuously monitors the DTMF screw terminals for touch tones The desired input level for EACH tone of the touch tone pair is 800 mV peak to peak 0 283 V rms 38 ALARMCO CHAPTER 13 TIPS ON RECORDING GOOD MESSAGES 1 If possible use a microphone You ll get a much fuller richer sound than you will using the phone Do NOT hold the microphone in your hand Use a stand or prop it up on something solid Turn slightly sideways to the mic so that the p in a word like punch doesn t blast into the mic Record in a quiet place You don t need a studio but watch out for noises that you re so used to that you don t hear them anymore That includes things like ringing phones PA announcements refrigerators water fountain cooler
45. d from a remote phone the recording source is always the remote phone This does not affect the recording source specified by the 7 command which is used when the local control phone is off hook TIMED RECORD When recording messages for a specific amount of time the TIMED RECORD command may be used The sequence of operations is Press 61 message number recording time 4 The Autoplay records from the Control Phone either local or remote for the specified number of seconds The touch tone detector is turned off during the message recording This command is thus useful if the message to be recorded contains touch tones or music or speech that imitates touch tones The command will be rejected if a recording time greater than 860 seconds is specified If memory capacity is exhausted recording will stop The touch tone detector will not be turned back on however until the specified recording time is completed Because recording memory does not come in one second increments the total recording memory used will not exactly equal the sum of the recording times Remote Hearing of Messages The 2 command turns off the DTMF detector while it is playing messages back over the remote phone If you want to hear just the first several seconds of one or more messages enter 1000 message number instead of the message number For example to hear a short sample of message 5 press 1005 To scan through the first several seconds
46. d to its default value The speed can then be changed to a different value if desired Terminating a control channel session An addressed announcer will stop responding to control channel commands and go back to its normal announcing operation when any of the following occurs 1 The STOP REMOTE PROGRAMMING command sequence 51 1 is received 2 The addressing sequence 9276 is received 3 More than 2 minutes 120 seconds passes without receipt of the touch tone During a timed message recording the 2 minutes start at the end of the recording time 4 ARESET command 127 is executed 5 The local control phone is taken off hook intelligent message repeaters 37 Control channel connections A single audio channel i e the control channel can be used to supply both touch tones and messages to the addressable announcers In this case the DTMF and Aux low level inputs are jumpered together and fed by the control channel as noted in the following diagram SIGNAL CONTROL O GND SHIELD CHANNEL Ol SOURCE If the DTMF tones and audio to be recorded are available independently such as with two separate satellite channels the source for the DTMF control signals should attach to the DTMF screw terminals and the channel of the audio to be recorded should attach to the AUX screw terminals An addressable Autoplay continuously monitors the DTMF screw terminals for touch tones The desired input
47. e you can then adjust the speed as high as possible to provide the highest fidelity c Record the messages to be stored 1 Chapter 1 d After recording listen to the recorded messages over the control phone 2 Chapter 1 e Create any playlists desired 41 4 Chapter 2 f The PA source for live announcements is MIC Change it now if necessary 10 Chapter 6 g Background MESSAGE MUSIC is on by default You can change it if you don t want music with your messages or you want it only sometimes 94 Chapter 6 intelligent message repeaters 47 21 22 23 48 After the real messages have been recorded in the unit hang up the control phone Your first recorded message should play over the LINE OUT terminals Listen to the mesages and readjust the 3 volume controls Adjust the MUSIC UNDER MESSAGE level so that the music level steps down gently before or during a message A final assessment of the playback might include the spacing between messages on playlists if you have them If necessary this spacing can be changed with the 4 command as described in Chapter 2 Unique spacings can be tailored at particular points within a playlist by using the Special Playlist Entries as described in Chapter 2 9 Make any desired connections to the control inputs A contact closure between Common and an input is ON an open circuit is OFF a Input 1 turns on the PA for live announce
48. e spacings at scheduled times 1 250 Play the requested message 901 910 Play the requested announcement tone 1000 1020 1999 Set the playlist number An entry of 1000 Playlist Number will cause Autoplay to switch to the specified Playlist The possible Playlist Numbers are 0 Don t play any playlist 1 20 Play the specified playlist number 999 Play all messages in sequential order 10000 19999 An entry of 10000 spacing will cause the spacing to be set to the specified number of seconds Please refer to Chapter 8 Output Relay Option for additional playlist entries 20 ALARMCO CHAPTER 6 RECORD SPEED MESSAGE MUSIC PA SOURCE SET RECORD SPEED Default 1007 Press 8 and listen Autoplay has twelve different recording speeds numbered from 1000 to 1011 The slowest recording speed is 1000 the fastest is 1011 and the default is 1007 You can use the SET RECORD SPEED command to fine tune the speed of the recordings Lower recording speeds give lower fidelity and longer recording time Higher speeds give higher fidelity but shorter recording time The RECORD command will tell you the total recording time available in your unit at the present speed setting If you have plenty of time at a higher speed use it If not use a lower speed for some or all of your messages If you record different messages at different speeds Autoplay will automatically play each one back at the correct speed AU
49. ecorded Autoplay will not play that entry A playlist can be up to 100 entries long There are other entries for the playlist that put splash tones before messages and handle special applications You can have several different playlists and have them automatically turn on and off during the week For example you might have one playlist running during business hours and a second running nights and weekends These features are covered in later chapters HEAR PLAYLIST Press 6 and listen to hear the message numbers that comprise the playlist recited back to you 14 ALARMCO CHAPTER 3 MULTIPLE PLAYLISTS DAY PARTING You may want to use the internal clock to automatically play one list of messages during business hours another at night and a third on weekends Autoplay lets you enter up to 20 different playlists numbered 1 to 20 and switch back and forth among them The following four commands are used when working with multiple playlists NOTE If you have multiple playlists DO NOT use the 5 4 and 6 4 commands They are for single playlist applications only SET PLAYLISTS This command lets you create up to 20 different playlists Press 41 4 and listen Autoplay first responds by asking you to enter the number of the playlist you want to create Let s create playlist 1 Press 1 and listen Enter the message numbers for the chosen playlist For example 74 10 8 7 24 There is a 100 entry maximum
50. etermine this address plug a phone into the announcer s Control Phone port Press 53 and listen You will hear the hardware address along with any group addresses that you have dynamically assigned to this announcer The hardware address is set at the factory and never changes Some commands e g RESET will not be accepted over the control channel unless the hardware address was used to address the announcer SET GROUP NUMBERS Define Group Addresses Each addressable Autoplay can be dynamically assigned up to 3 group addresses By giving the same group address to several dozen or several hundred announcers those announcers can all be addressed and controlled simultaneously 36 ALARMCO For example a single announcer may be part of a group of announcers in the Eastern Time Zone and part of a particular convenience store chain and part of a particular C store chain that has gas pumps outside Group addresses are either assigned locally or over the control channel When assigning group addresses over the control channel the Autoplay must be addressed with its unique hardware address To set an announcer s group address es enter the following 9276 hardware addr to address a specific announcer 52 4 then for each group address group address or 0 4 for no group addresses Valid group addresses are between 1 and 65535 SET RECORD SPEED Entering Remote Programming mode sets the recording spee
51. ever it is doing So if you ever get confused just hang up and start over Notice where the key and the key are You ll be using them a lot as all commands begin with and end with Your first command Let s do as the voice suggests and press the keys 0 Autoplay will start reciting the command list to us After listening to the first few commands press 0 again This time after listening to a command or two press Any time you press Autoplay stops what it s doing and gets ready for a new command That means you can restart a command or switch to a new one at any time Since you have a typed list of the commands in this manual it s faster to look at it than to have Autoplay read the list to you The RESET command The RESET command erases and cancels everything that s been done to the Autoplay All messages are erased and any programming is canceled Press 127 and listen intelligent message repeaters 9 A RESET is serious business Autoplay makes you confirm you really want to do it by pressing 1 A RESET returns all Autoplay choices to their default values that is their factory settings For example even if someone changed it before the record source is now set for Microphone and any messages you record will be played back with 30 seconds of spacing between them when the control phone is hung up Setting the RECORD SOURCE Default MIC Autoplay can record from a microphone fr
52. ges include their own music As a third choice you can have message music on for all odd numbered messages and off for even numbered messages For example use odd numbers when recording your home made or voice only messages and even numbers for studio productions that include their own music Press 0O to turn off message music 1 to turn it on 2 to turn it on for odd numbers off for even Note If you have two audio output channels please refer to Chapter 10 SET PA SOURCE Live Announcements Default MIC Press 10 and listen Autoplay can feed live audio straight through overriding its normal announcing if its PA control input is on Your installer may have provided a switch to turn the PA on If so this command is used to select the audio source The possible sources are Microphone Aux or Phone A fourth choice is to have message 250 repeat every few seconds whenever the PA input is on Press 1 for Mic 2 for Aux 3 for Phone 4 for Message 250 22 ALARMCO CHAPTER 7 KEYPAD MODE Your installer may have provided a switch to put Autoplay in Keypad Mode When the switch is on the touch tone phone will not talk to you If you press 17 message 17 will be broadcast assuming there is a message 17 If you press again message 17 will be repeated One repeat is the limit Pressing 4 again has no effect If you rapidly press several numbers the requests will be queued For example 14 148 12
53. h choice is to have message 250 repeat every few seconds whenever the PA input is on Press 1 for Mic 2 for Aux 3 for Phone 4 for Message 250 22 ALARMCO CHAPTER 7 KEYPAD MODE Your installer may have provided a switch to put Autoplay in Keypad Mode When the switch is on the touch tone phone will not talk to you If you press 17 message 17 will be broadcast assuming there is a message 17 If you press again message 17 will be repeated One repeat is the limit Pressing 4 again has no effect If you rapidly press several numbers the requests will be queued For example 14 148 12 9 4 would play message 14 twice message 148 message 12 twice and finally message 9 Pressing cancels any keypad entries since the last 4 For example 202 4 93 94 4 will cause messages 202 and 94 to be broadcast If you haven t used the keypad for a while it s a good idea to hit before entering your request just in case someone has bumped the keypad Note If you re using Autoplay in keypad mode you ll probably want to stop the playlist 5 0 or to enter a playlist of only those messages which should be broadcast automatically If the playlist is set for ALL Autoplay will cycle through all of the messages whenever the phone is on hook Scheduled messages continue to be broadcast at the appropriate time whether the announcer is in keypad mode or not Keypad requests playlist requests and scheduled annou
54. he contact closure and each announcement thereby allowing the driver time to get out of the car before the commercial starts For example Press 5 then Press 30001 4 10010 4 1 30001 10010 24 etc 42 ALARMCO Example 3 Non stop Repeating Message have a recording of background sound effects e g jungle sounds for my store want the recorded message to play over and over endlessly with no pause between plays How can do it First record your sound effects as message 1 Then set the playlist to play only message 1 and set the spacing to zero Press 5 1 Play one message only Press 4 0 Define no spacing between plays When you hang up the control phone Message 1 will play endlessly with almost no time between the end of one playing and the start of the next NOTE If you set the playlist to all you ll get a delay of a couple seconds between plays as the announcer checks the other 249 possible messages to see if any of them has been recorded Example 4 Keypad mode Playlists and Schedules have applications in hospitals where need to 1 make periodic announcements that change with time of day e g no smoking in halls 2 make scheduled announcements e g visiting hours are over 3 use keypad mode to page doctors How many recorder announcers do need to do this and how do hook them together Good news You only need one Autoplay 1 Record your no smoking announcements
55. hone and talk to you On the remote phone you used to place the call Press 98304 Autoplay should talk to you some more You can now make any recording or programming changes remotely including changing the security code as described in Chapter 9 4 IF YOU HAVE THE ADDRESSABLE OPTION please refer to Chapter 12 4 IF YOU HAVE A SECOND AUDIO OUTPUT CHANNEL i e 2C or 2M please refer to Chapter 10 The following seven instructions describe how to record the real messages and program the Autoplay a The default RECORD SOURCE is set to MIC Change it to AUX INPUT or PHONE for the real messages if necessary 7 Chapter 1 b Setthe RECORD SPEED 8 Chapter 6 Hint By pressing 1 and listening to hear how much recording time is available you can then adjust the speed as high as possible to provide the highest fidelity c Record the messages to be stored 1 Chapter 1 d After recording listen to the recorded messages over the control phone 2 Chapter 1 e Create any playlists desired 41 4 Chapter 2 f The PA source for live announcements is MIC Change it now if necessary 10 Chapter 6 g Background MESSAGE MUSIC is on by default You can change it if you don t want music with your messages or you want it only sometimes 94 Chapter 6 intelligent message repeaters 47 21 22 23 48 After the real messages have been recorded in the unit ha
56. hone company may make changes in its facilities equipment operations or procedures that could affect the operation of the equipment If this happens the telephone company will provide advance notice in order for you to make the necessary modifications in order to maintain uninterrupted service If trouble is experienced with this announcer please contact ALARMCO at 203 458 2646 for repair and or warranty information If the trouble is causing harm to the telephone network the telephone company may request you remove the equipment from the network until the problem is resolved No repairs to the announcer should be performed by the user This equipment cannot be used on public coin service provided by the telephone company Connection to Party Line Service is subject to state tariffs Contact the state public utility commission public service commission or corporation commission for information 30 ALARMCO CHAPTER 10 SECOND CHANNEL OPTIONS Second Channel 2C The Second Channel 2C option allows Autoplay to broadcast messages over either or both audio output channels Autoplays with this option are equipped with a second audio output channel that is available on the screw terminals marked LG or DTMF which are to the right of the standard Line Out terminals This is a transformer isolated 600 Ohm line level output No volume control is available Background music fed through the Music In port does not appear o
57. hout sending In other words just hang up after you enter the desired number s When the keypad mode screw terminal is jumpered on the announcer never talks over the remote phone intelligent message repeaters 29 Telephone Control Option Consumer Information This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules On the rear of this equipment is a label that contains among other information the FCC registration number and ringer equivalence number REN for this equipment If requested this information must be provided to the telephone company An RJ11C jack is used for the telephone interface The REN is used to determine the quantity of devices which may be connected to the telephone line Excessive RENs on the telephone line may result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call In most but not all areas the sum of RENs should not exceed five 5 0 To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to the line as determined by the total RENs contact the telephone company to determine the maximum REN for the calling area If the announcer causes harm to the telephone network the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required But if advance notice isn t practical the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible Also you will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC if you believe it is necessary The telep
58. level for EACH tone of the touch tone pair is 800 mV peak to peak 0 283 V rms 38 ALARMCO CHAPTER 13 TIPS ON RECORDING GOOD MESSAGES 1 If possible use a microphone You ll get a much fuller richer sound than you will using the phone Do NOT hold the microphone in your hand Use a stand or prop it up on something solid Turn slightly sideways to the mic so that the p in a word like punch doesn t blast into the mic Record in a quiet place You don t need a studio but watch out for noises that you re so used to that you don t hear them anymore That includes things like ringing phones PA announcements refrigerators water fountain coolers fans air conditioning and printers Maybe you can turn them off for a few minutes Forget the microphone and pretend you re talking to someone you know Picture him holding the phone or listening to the PA Enter 1 4 message number but not the final 4 Say a sentence or two to that person before you start the recording Jim want to tell you about the sale we re going to have take a breath and press the key to start the recording Have a friend coach you the first time He s used to your voice and knows how it sounds when you re talking naturally If possible use the microphone as a PA so that you can hear yourself over a speaker It s amazing how quickly you can develop a good recording voice when you can hear yourself talk When
59. me 24 hour time enter day time and message number for each message being scheduled Select day then for each entry To keep entry in schedule or to delete entry from schedule Cancel one day s schedule or cancel entire schedule To confirm that you really want to Used to enter multiple playlists Select playlist to define For each message to add to the list Select playlist to review Select which playlist to run Cancel one playlist or cancel all playlists Resets Autoplay to Factory Defaults To confirm that you really want to ALARMCO CHAPTER 1 RECORDING MESSAGES This chapter tells how to record messages Autoplay lets you record up to 250 messages and change them at any time The only limitation is that the combined length of your messages cannot exceed the total recording time available for your unit Getting started Any standard touch tone telephone can be used to program the Autoplay Simply connect a standard touch tone telephone into the RJ 11 jack labeled Control Phone on the back of the Autoplay If you have supplied power to the unit it should now be operable For detailed installation instructions please refer to page 45 of this manual Pick up the handset on the control phone and listen to it Hang up and then pick it up again Hang up in the middle of the speech and pick it up again You can always hang up at any time Autoplay will stop what
60. ments The selected PA source Mic Aux Phone is fed through to Line Out b Input 2 is the press to continue input This can be set to wait for either an ON or OFF condition See User Manual Chapter 4 c Input 3 turns on Keypad Mode See User Manual Chapter 7 d Input 4 stops any recorded announcements and cancels any announcement requests which have been queued When released it starts the current Playlist at the beginning ALARMCO intelligent message repeaters 49 50 ALARMCO Autoplay Rear Panel Connections Owe 2 SF i 1s cea iau iR 11 ts i HLGIHLGI LINE LG T r AUX MUSI CUT DTMF VAC BATT we RS485 IN IN rn Optional 9 O 1 Cc 2 3 G 4 CONTROL INPUTS Opt A TR Control Phone A 11 10 Cantrol Phone AJ11 Connection Optional Externa Phone R J11 Connection Microphone XLR Connection Legend a ay Line Level Record Source 27 Background Audio Input 31 Line Level Audio Output 4 Optional connections for Second Audie Output Channel or Addressable Auroplays 5 Primary Power 6 Batlery Backup 7a Standard Form C Relay Relay A 7b Optional Form C Relay Relay B 8 Optional Serial Link 19 Control Inputs 110 111 12 Er no
61. ments and often at reduced volume during the announcements The default settings cause all messages to be continuously repeated in numerical order with 30 second spacing between them A single Autoplay can provide continuous messages along with scheduled messages and user selected messages All functionality can be provided within the same machine at the same time For example you can provide storecasting messages throughout the day and still schedule store closing announcements to be said automatically at the appropriate time With keypad mode you can randomly select and queue prerecorded announcements simply by entering their numbers on a telephone keypad while Autoplay continues announcing its repeated messages Should you want Autoplay only to play messages that are triggered by a telephone keypad or with the internal 7 day clock the automatic message repeating function can simply be suspended To control Autoplay you use a standard touch tone telephone You talk to Autoplay in touch tone It talks to you in English Once you specify the command you want to perform e g RECORD Autoplay gives you instructions telling you what to do Autoplay is easy to use This manual will lead you step by step as you record a message change it and so forth intelligent message repeaters 5 This chart contains a brief summary of Autoplay s commands More complete descriptions can be found in the appropriate chapters For simple appli
62. n public service commission or corporation commission for information 30 ALARMCO CHAPTER 10 SECOND CHANNEL OPTIONS Second Channel 2C The Second Channel 2C option allows Autoplay to broadcast messages over either or both audio output channels Autoplays with this option are equipped with a second audio output channel that is available on the screw terminals marked LG or DTMF which are to the right of the standard Line Out terminals This is a transformer isolated 600 Ohm line level output No volume control is available Background music fed through the Music In port does not appear on this channel To access the second channel add 8000 to the desired message number on a playlist or on the schedule For example 8001 will cause message number 1 to be broadcast on the second channel Second Channel with Music 2M The Second Music Channel 2M option provides the ability to simultaneously play music and broadcast messages over either or both audio output channels Autoplays with this option are equipped with a second audio output channel that is available on the screw terminals marked LG or DTMF which are to the right of the standard Line Out terminals Three volume controls set the music level message level and ducked music volume for both channels The music level is ducked down on the active channel only during messages The other channel is unaffected Music will be ducked beneath the me
63. n this channel To access the second channel add 8000 to the desired message number on a playlist or on the schedule For example 8001 will cause message number 1 to be broadcast on the second channel Second Channel with Music 2M The Second Music Channel 2M option provides the ability to simultaneously play music and broadcast messages over either or both audio output channels Autoplays with this option are equipped with a second audio output channel that is available on the screw terminals marked LG or DTMF which are to the right of the standard Line Out terminals Three volume controls set the music level message level and ducked music volume for both channels The music level is ducked down on the active channel only during messages The other channel is unaffected Music will be ducked beneath the messages appearing on the second channel It cannot be cut completely To access the second channel add 8000 to the desired message number on a playlist or on the schedule For example 8004 will cause message number 4 to be broadcast on the second channel intelligent message repeaters 31 32 ALARMCO CHAPTER 11 SERIAL LINK OPTION With the serial link option Autoplay s announcements can be triggered over an RS 485 serial link The UART in the announcer is set up for serial communication with the following specifications Baud rate 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 2 The elect
64. ncement requests are queued and made on a first come first served basis Keypad Mode PA Request While in keypad mode Autoplay allows live announcements to be made over the PA system by pressing 0 This live feedthrough will be active until you hang up the phone If a message is being broadcast at this time it will be aborted Any requests in the queue will be said after the live PA announcement Note For information on using Keypad Mode from a remote telephone please refer to Chapter 9 intelligent message repeaters 23 24 ALARMCO CHAPTER 8 OUTPUT RELAY OPTION Relay A Default ON WHEN TALKING Relay B Default OFF Autoplay comes standard with one Form C output relay that is energized ON during announcements and OFF otherwise The output relay OR option provides a total of 2 output relays Form C contacts and enables you to control them both with touch tone commands playlist entries and schedule entries Relay Operation Description Number Relay A 2000 If unlocked setto OFF 2001 If unlocked setto ON 2002 If unlocked setto WHEN TALKING 2003 2004 Unlock and setto OFF 2005 Unlock and setto ON 2006 Unlock and setto WHEN TALKING 2007 Pe 2008 Unlock and setto OFF then Lock 2009 Unlock and setto ON then Lock 2010 Unlock and setto WHEN TALKING then Lock Relay B ___2020 Setto 2021 Set to Setto ON 7001 7999 Set ON amp hold for 0 1 99 9 sec then OFF The default value f
65. ng up the control phone Your first recorded message should play over the LINE OUT terminals Listen to the mesages and readjust the 3 volume controls Adjust the MUSIC UNDER MESSAGE level so that the music level steps down gently before or during a message A final assessment of the playback might include the spacing between messages on playlists if you have them If necessary this spacing can be changed with the 4 command as described in Chapter 2 Unique spacings can be tailored at particular points within a playlist by using the Special Playlist Entries as described in Chapter 2 9 Make any desired connections to the control inputs A contact closure between Common and an input is ON an open circuit is OFF a Input 1 turns on the PA for live announcements The selected PA source Mic Aux Phone is fed through to Line Out b Input 2 is the press to continue input This can be set to wait for either an ON or OFF condition See User Manual Chapter 4 c Input 3 turns on Keypad Mode See User Manual Chapter 7 d Input 4 stops any recorded announcements and cancels any announcement requests which have been queued When released it starts the current Playlist at the beginning ALARMCO intelligent message repeaters 49 50 ALARMCO Autoplay M Rear Panel Connections Oca is di rE a SI HLG KLG UNE AUX MUSIC oe VAC 24 BATT IN IN Opt H 4H Control Phone
66. nnel i e the satellite or FM SCA source To address a single announcer the control channel must send the following touch tone sequence 9276 address Up to 5 addresses can be sent as in the following touch tone sequence 9276 addr1 addr2 addr3 addr4 addr5 Each announcer will compare each address broadcast with 1 Its own unique hardware address 2 The group addresses if any assigned to it If a match occurs the addressed announcer will stop its normal announcing and enter the Remote Programming mode In Remote Programming mode the announcer will accept touch tone commands received over the control channel If no match occurs the announcer will ignore all commands received over the control channel Unique Hardware Address Each addressable Autoplay has a unique hardware address To determine this address plug a phone into the announcer s Control Phone port Press 53 and listen You will hear the hardware address along with any group addresses that you have dynamically assigned to this announcer The hardware address is set at the factory and never changes Some commands e g RESET will not be accepted over the control channel unless the hardware address was used to address the announcer SET GROUP NUMBERS Define Group Addresses Each addressable Autoplay can be dynamically assigned up to 3 group addresses By giving the same group address to several dozen or several hundred anno
67. numbered 1 to 20 and switch back and forth among them The following four commands are used when working with multiple playlists NOTE If you have multiple playlists DO NOT use the 5 4 and 6 4 commands They are for single playlist applications only SET PLAYLISTS This command lets you create up to 20 different playlists Press 41 4 and listen Autoplay first responds by asking you to enter the number of the playlist you want to create Let s create playlist 1 Press 1 and listen Enter the message numbers for the chosen playlist For example 74 10 8 7 24 There is a 100 entry maximum for your playlist entries All entries can all go in one playlist or they can be distributed any way you want among multiple playlists HEAR PLAYLISTS This command lets you review the message numbers that are on different playlists Press 42 and listen Now select any playlist number and listen Autoplay will read back the message numbers you have entered For example to hear playlist 1 press 42 1 intelligent message repeaters 15 SET PLAYLIST NUMBER This command lets you select which playlist to run when you hang up the control phone Press 43 4 and listen Autoplay tells you the current playlist number and then lets you optionally enter a new choice Your choices are 0 Don t run any playlist 1 20 Run the selected playlist 999 Play all recorded messages in sequential order Default For example
68. om its Aux input usually a tape recorder or from the mouthpiece of the control phone You have to specify which you want to use Press 7 and listen Don t forget you can press 7 again if you want to hear the instructions again If you have a microphone we ll be using it so you don t need to press anything If you don t have a microphone select the phone as the record source by pressing 3 and whenever we say microphone you think phone If you changed the record source press 7 and listen to confirm that it s now set the way you want Should you want to record from the Aux input the entire sequence of commands would be 7 2 When recording from the Aux input you can monitor by listening on the control phone while the recording is being made RECORD MESSAGE Autoplay messages are numbered from 1 to 250 You can record messages in any order Press 1 and listen Autoplay first responds by telling how many seconds of record time are available at the current RECORD SPEED setting as described in Chapter 6 It then tells you the current RECORD SOURCE In addition you can use the control phone to monitor the recording as it is being digitized If you tap on the microphone you should hear it through the phone 10 ALARMCO We re going to record message 4 Get ready to talk into the microphone but don t do anything until we describe the steps When you press 4 recording will start Say
69. one detector will not be turned back on however until the specified recording time is completed Because recording memory does not come in one second increments the total recording memory used will not exactly equal the sum of the recording times Remote Hearing of Messages The 2 command turns off the DTMF detector while it is playing messages back over the remote phone If you want to hear just the first several seconds of one or more messages enter 1000 message number instead of the message number For example to hear a short sample of message 5 press 1005 To scan through the first several seconds of each of the recorded messages press 1999 rather than the usual 999 28 ALARMCO STOP REMOTE Terminate Remote Control Session An announcer will stop responding to remote commands and hang up when any of the following happens 1 The Stop Remote Programming command sequence 51 4 1 is entered by the caller 2 While Autoplay is waiting for a command more than 30 seconds passes without receipt of the 4 touch tone During a timed message recording the 30 second timeout starts at the end of the recording time 3 A RESET command 127 1 4 is executed 4 The local control phone is taken off hook Remote Keypad Mode If an Autoplay is jumpered for keypad mode Control Input 3 is ON when the announcer is called the operation is different from that described above If the security code numbe
70. ontrol the spacing between messages put an entry in the playlist equal to 10 000 Spacing For example 4 12 10000 19 10010 50 Messages 4 and 12 will be separated by the normal spacing Messages 12 and 19 will have zero time between them Messages 19 and 50 will have 10 seconds between them If several hours of spacing is desired between messages multiple playlist entries can be used For example 7200 seconds 2 hours to pause for 4 hours simply enter 17200 on the playlist twice 30000 30001 Press to Continue When the Autoplay reaches a playlist entry of 30000 it will proceed only when Control Input 2 Press to Continue is OFF When it reaches a playlist entry of 30001 it will proceed only when Control Input 2 is ON For example if input 2 is ON when a push button is pressed and this is the playlist 30001 4 30001 2 30001 3 30000 With the press of the button message 1 starts to play After message 1 if the switch is still on it sequences to message 2 If it is off it will proceed to message 2 when the button is pressed again Likewise for message 3 NOTE See Chapter 8 Output Relay Option for additional playlist entries 18 W ALARMCO Scheduled Announcements Autoplay can make store closing or other time scheduled announcements automatically You have to set Autoplay s 7 day clock and enter the desired schedule of announcements The next 4 commands let you do this SET CLOCK Autoplay h
71. oooooonininnnccccnnnnncccnncncncccncnononcnanannnos 33 Chapter 12 Addressable Announcer Option 4444440 35 Addressable Autoplay Commands mnnnneeeeeee nenea 35 Addressing over the Satellite or SCA Channel 36 Unique Hardware Address nenea anna 36 SET GROUP NUMBERS Define Group Addresses 36 SET RECORD SPEED aora p n spate 37 Terminating a Control Channel Session 37 Control Channel Connections se sic cite we tat oct ea 38 Chapter 13 Tips on Recording Good Messages 39 Chapter 14 Programming Examples 0 cccccccceccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 41 Example 1 Different Daytime and Nighttime Messages Automatic D y Parting zarte 41 Example 2 Customer Triggered Commercials cccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 42 Example 3 Non stop Repeating Message ccccccccccnocccoccccccccccnananannnnnos 43 Example 4 Keypad mode Playlists and Schedules 43 Autoplay Installation Instructions ooooonnnnnnnnnncnccnnnnnnnnnncccccccccnnnnnns 45 ALARMCO INTRODUCTION USING THE ALARMCO AUTOPLAY RECORDER ANNOUNCER Autoplay is frequently used to provide a series of messages to someone who has called on the telephone and been put on hold Another common use is to broadcast recorded announcements in stores Storecasting with automatic day parting Music is usually played between announce
72. or Relay A is unlocked when talking When talking means that it s ON during announcements OFF otherwise The default value for Relay B is OFF SET RELAY Touch Tone Command To manually control the relay with touch tones press intellige Aneela PRAN number 25 Special Schedule and Playlist Entries By placing a relay operation number in a schedule or playlist Autoplay will coordinate the relay commands with messages to produce the specified results With a 7xxx entry the playlist or schedule turns on the B relay and then proceeds immediately to the next entry while the relay is doing its timed pulse A 7xxx entry in a playlist between two messages will turn on the relay at the end of the first message The spacing between messages comes after the relay operation starts The LOCK feature lets one set of commands override another For example even though a playlist is running 24 hours a day and trying to operate Relay A each time it makes an announcement the schedule may lock the relay OFF from 9 00 PM until 8 00 AM 26 ALARMCO CHAPTER 9 TELEPHONE CONTROL OPTION The Telephone Control TC option lets you dial into the Autoplay over a switched telephone system from a standard touch tone phone Once the announcer answers the calling phone can remotely control the Autoplay to record new messages change playlists and so forth After the announcer detects ringing and answers the caller must usually enter a code n
73. pter 8 5 Prepare 16 VAC or 24 VDC connections to the associated terminals DO NOT APPLY POWER YET External protection should be provided Depending on model Autoplays draw approximately 100 to 400 ma of current 6 If an external 12V battery will be used prepare the connections now including a fuse DO NOT CONNECT THE BATTERY YET 3 Connect the transformer isolated Line Out terminals to your amplifier s line level audio input 2 Connect the music source if any to the screw terminals labled MUSIC IN If the level is more than 0 dBm connect to High H and Ground G Otherwise connect to Low L and Ground G If you re not sure of the level use Low 1 If you re recording from a tape recorder or other line level source connect it to the screw terminals labled AUX IN If its level is more than O dBm connect to High H and Ground G Otherwise connect to Low L and Ground G 12 Connect the microphone if you re using one 10 Connect the a standard touchtone telephone to the RJ11 jack labled CONTROL PHONE not to the RJ11 jack labled T R if present Apply power to the announcer intelligent message repeaters 45 46 Audio from the music source should be present on the LINE OUT terminals Adjust the music volume control to the level desired If music volume is too loud change to High as described in step 7 above If you are using a 9V battery install an alkaline not carbon battery
74. r commands that control how the Autoplay functions Press 5 and listen This command lets you play all recorded messages in numerical order the default value or to enter the specific playlist you want For example 1 will cause only message 1 to be played over and over Let s say you have recorded several messages but currently want to use only 1 2 and 7 Then you should enter 1 2 7 intelligent message repeaters 13 You can also get fancy Let s actually enter the following 5 1 5 28 5 3 This will repeat message 5 every other time If you specify a message that isn t recorded Autoplay will not play that entry A playlist can be up to 100 entries long There are other entries for the playlist that put splash tones before messages and handle special applications You can have several different playlists and have them automatically turn on and off during the week For example you might have one playlist running during business hours and a second running nights and weekends These features are covered in later chapters HEAR PLAYLIST Press 6 and listen to hear the message numbers that comprise the playlist recited back to you 14 ALARMCO CHAPTER 3 MULTIPLE PLAYLISTS DAY PARTING You may want to use the internal clock to automatically play one list of messages during business hours another at night and a third on weekends Autoplay lets you enter up to 20 different playlists
75. r is 0 the announcer immediately enters keypad mode and is ready to accept message numbers from the remote phone If the code number is not 0 the announcer waits for code number to be entered If the code is correct the announcer enters keypad mode otherwise it hangs up The user has 30 seconds to enter the first message number and 15 seconds for each subsequent entry Once the time is exceeded the announcer hangs up Message number O request for PA when done on the local control phone is ignored from the remote phone In Keypad Mode the only way to terminate a session is to let 15 seconds pass without sending In other words just hang up after you enter the desired number s When the keypad mode screw terminal is jumpered on the announcer never talks over the remote phone intelligent message repeaters 29 Telephone Control Option Consumer Information This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules On the rear of this equipment is a label that contains among other information the FCC registration number and ringer equivalence number REN for this equipment If requested this information must be provided to the telephone company An RJ11C jack is used for the telephone interface The REN is used to determine the quantity of devices which may be connected to the telephone line Excessive RENs on the telephone line may result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call In most but not all
76. re individual tones with almost no pause after them They are used to create your own melody Entry 910 is 1 2 second of silence for use after or during your own sequence 1001 1020 Say Playlist Once An entry of 1000 playlist number will cause the requested playlist to be played once and then the current playlist will continue This can be used to conserve entries if a long sequence shows up in several playlists Define it once as a separate playlist and then request it from each of the original lists intelligent message repeaters 17 10000 19999 Manual Spacing If you want to individually control the spacing between messages put an entry in the playlist equal to 10 000 Spacing For example 4 12 10000 19 10010 50 Messages 4 and 12 will be separated by the normal spacing Messages 12 and 19 will have zero time between them Messages 19 and 50 will have 10 seconds between them If several hours of spacing is desired between messages multiple playlist entries can be used For example 7200 seconds 2 hours to pause for 4 hours simply enter 17200 on the playlist twice 30000 30001 Press to Continue When the Autoplay reaches a playlist entry of 30000 it will proceed only when Control Input 2 Press to Continue is OFF When it reaches a playlist entry of 30001 it will proceed only when Control Input 2 is ON For example if input 2 is ON when a push button is pressed and this is the playlist
77. re sequence of commands would be 7 2 When recording from the Aux input you can monitor by listening on the control phone while the recording is being made RECORD MESSAGE Autoplay messages are numbered from 1 to 250 You can record messages in any order Press 1 and listen Autoplay first responds by telling how many seconds of record time are available at the current RECORD SPEED setting as described in Chapter 6 It then tells you the current RECORD SOURCE In addition you can use the control phone to monitor the recording as it is being digitized If you tap on the microphone you should hear it through the phone 10 ALARMCO We re going to record message 4 Get ready to talk into the microphone but don t do anything until we describe the steps When you press 4 recording will start Say into the microphone something like This is message 4 or Message 4 sounds like this Press to stop the recording Do the same for messages 1 2 and 3 Make messages 2 and 3 at least ten seconds long You don t need to press 1 again once is enough Don t start each recording until you re ready to talk Stop each recording as soon as you finish If you messed up one of the messages record it over again saying something like This is a new version of message 3 If you want to find out how much recording time is still available press 1 HEAR MESSAGE You can review your recordings by using the
78. ress 1 2 3 0or4 intelligent message repeaters Starts recording selected message Autoplay records from phone or microphone or aux input Stop recording See 7 below Preview message with control phone To hear all messages or to hear selected message To erase all messages or to erase selected message Set new spacing Define which messages to play To broadcast all messages or to define specific messages to play Hear msg numbers on control phone 1 Mic 2 Aux 3 Phone 1000 longest record time 1011 highest fidelity Each step shortens record time and increases fidelity Music on during message 0 Off 1 On 2 On for odd only 1 Mic 2 Aux 3 Phone 4 Msg 250 21 SET CLOCK Press 21 Press day time 22 SCHEDULE MESSAGE Press 22 Press day time message number 23 HEAR SCHEDULE Press 23 Press day or 9 24 CANCEL SCHEDULE Press 24 Press day number or 999 Press 1 41 SET PLAYLISTS Press 41 Press playlist number Press message number 42 HEAR PLAYLISTS Press 42 Press playlist number 43 SET PLAYLIST NUMBER Press 43 Press playlist number 44 CANCEL PLAYLIST Press 44 Press playlist num or 999 127 RESET Press 127 Press 1 Autoplay Optional Commands For optional commands please refer to Chapters 8 through 12 day 1 7 ti
79. rical signal levels meet the RS 485 specification All characters are ASCII The format for a command is Unit Command line terminator For example to request unit 1 to say message 5 enter 1 5 RETURN The line must start with e The unit number is one or more decimal digits Single digits are preferred e The unit number must be immediately followed by e The command is one or more decimal digits The command can be a message number between 1 and 250 or a playlist number between 1001 and 1020 A command for a single message will cause that message to be played one time However if a playlist is requested that playlist will run continuously until a new command is received or a previously scheduled command overrides it e The line must be terminated immediately after the command by a LINE FEED character or a RETURN character e No spaces or tabs may be included within the line e The DELETE character will delete the last character entered e The CONTROL X character will delete the entire current line To set Autoplay s unit number use the Control Phone to enter the command 71 unit number intelligent message repeaters 33 34 ALARMCO CHAPTER 12 ADDRESSABLE ANNOUNCER OPTION With this option each Autoplay has its own unique hardware address and can be addressed as a member of a group as well Any number of addressable Autoplays can be individually controlled over a single control channel that is broadcast
80. s fans air conditioning and printers Maybe you can turn them off for a few minutes Forget the microphone and pretend you re talking to someone you know Picture him holding the phone or listening to the PA Enter 1 4 message number but not the final 4 Say a sentence or two to that person before you start the recording Jim want to tell you about the sale we re going to have take a breath and press the key to start the recording Have a friend coach you the first time He s used to your voice and knows how it sounds when you re talking naturally If possible use the microphone as a PA so that you can hear yourself over a speaker It s amazing how quickly you can develop a good recording voice when you can hear yourself talk When you breathe between sentences either do it loud enough to be recorded it sounds natural or so quietly the microphone doesn t pick it up In between sounds like noise If you want to record message 4 again to see if you can do it better record the new one as message 5 Then you can pick your favorite and erase the other Turn on Message Music You ll sound considerably better with music in the background It masks all the little recording problems and makes you sound good intelligent message repeaters 39 40 ALARMCO CHAPTER 14 PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES Example 1 Different Daytime and Nighttime Messages Automatic Day Parting From 10 00 AM un
81. ssages appearing on the second channel It cannot be cut completely To access the second channel add 8000 to the desired message number on a playlist or on the schedule For example 8004 will cause message number 4 to be broadcast on the second channel intelligent message repeaters 31 32 ALARMCO CHAPTER 11 SERIAL LINK OPTION With the serial link option Autoplay s announcements can be triggered over an RS 485 serial link The UART in the announcer is set up for serial communication with the following specifications Baud rate 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 2 The electrical signal levels meet the RS 485 specification All characters are ASCII The format for a command is Unit Command line terminator For example to request unit 1 to say message 5 enter 1 5 RETURN The line must start with e The unit number is one or more decimal digits Single digits are preferred e The unit number must be immediately followed by e The command is one or more decimal digits The command can be a message number between 1 and 250 or a playlist number between 1001 and 1020 A command for a single message will cause that message to be played one time However if a playlist is requested that playlist will run continuously until a new command is received or a previously scheduled command overrides it e The line must be terminated immediately after the command by a LINE FEED character or a RETURN
82. t a time and cancel individual messages Press 23 and listen After you enter the day you re interested in i e 0 7 Autoplay recites the first schedule entry for that day To delete that entry press 9 To leave it alone press Autoplay then recites the next entry CANCEL SCHEDULE This command lets you cancel all schedule entries for an entire day or for the entire week The Hear Schedule command can be used to cancel individual announcements Press 24 and listen To cancel one day s schedule press day number where day number is 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 To cancel the entire schedule press 999 4 Special Schedule entries There are several message numbers you can enter in a schedule to handle special requirements These entries enable you to automatically turn playlists on and off and change spacings at scheduled times 1 250 Play the requested message 901 910 Play the requested announcement tone 1000 1020 1999 Set the playlist number An entry of 1000 Playlist Number will cause Autoplay to switch to the specified Playlist The possible Playlist Numbers are 0 Don t play any playlist 1 20 Play the specified playlist number 999 Play all messages in sequential order 10000 19999 An entry of 10000 spacing will cause the spacing to be set to the specified number of seconds Please refer to Chapter 8 Output Relay Option for additional playlist entries 20 ALARMCO
83. til 9 00 PM want to play messages 1 2 3 4 and 5 with five minutes spacing between each From 9 00 PM until 10 00 AM want to play messages 21 and 22 with fifteen minutes spacing How can do this First set up the daytime and nighttime lists as Playlist 1 and Playlist 2 Press 41 1 then Press 1 2 3 4 5 Press 41 2 then Press 21 22 Then put entries in the schedule to change the playlist number and the spacing every day at 10 00 AM and 9 00 PM don t forget 9 00 PM is 2100 in 24 hour time Press 22 then Press 0 4 1000 4 1001 4 At 10 AM set Playlist Number to 1 0 1000 10300 4 At 10 AM set Spacing to 300 seconds 5 min 0 2100 1002 4 At 9 00 PM set Playlist Number to 2 0 2100 10900 4 At 9 00 PM set Spacing to 900 sec 15 min We used day 0 because we want the same schedule 7 days a week If you wanted different times on different days we would make schedule entries for each day The final steps are to set the clock to the correct day and time and to set the Playlist Number and Spacing to the values you want to be operating when you hang up the control phone For example Press 21 3 1100 To set the clock to Tuesday 11 00 AM Press 43 1 To start with Playlist 1 Press 4 300 To start with 5 minute spacing intelligent message repeaters 41 Example 2 Customer Triggered Commercials have a convenience store Each time a customer drives in to buy gasoline
84. umber security code before the announcer will accept commands Once the proper code has been entered the operation of the remote phone for controlling the unit is very similar to that of the local control phone plugged directly into the announcer WARNING DO NOT PLUG ANYTHING EXCEPT A STANDARD TOUCH TONE PHONE INTO THE MODULAR JACK MARKED CONTROL PHONE DO NOT PLUG A TELEPHONE LINE ONTO THIS CONNECTOR ATTACHING A TELEPHONE LINE TO THIS MODULAR JACK COULD PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE ANNOUNCER Accessing the Announcer from a Remote Phone When you dial the announcer s extension number on your phone system the Autoplay detects ringing on its line and answers the phone What happens next depends on the announcer s current code number If the security code number is set to 0 the announcer stops its normal announcing activities talks to you over the phone and is ready to accept touch tone commands without entering a password If the code number is in the range of 1 99 999 the announcer stops its normal announcing activities and tells you to Press Star Number Pound If you enter the correct code the unit will talk to you and be ready to accept commands An incorrect code causes the unit to hang up If the code is 100 000 or larger the announcer does not talk to you but instead continues its normal announcing If you enter correct code number it stops announcing talks to you and is ready to accept commands An incorrect
85. uncers those announcers can all be addressed and controlled simultaneously 36 ALARMCO For example a single announcer may be part of a group of announcers in the Eastern Time Zone and part of a particular convenience store chain and part of a particular C store chain that has gas pumps outside Group addresses are either assigned locally or over the control channel When assigning group addresses over the control channel the Autoplay must be addressed with its unique hardware address To set an announcer s group address es enter the following 9276 hardware addr to address a specific announcer 52 4 then for each group address group address or 0 4 for no group addresses Valid group addresses are between 1 and 65535 SET RECORD SPEED Entering Remote Programming mode sets the recording speed to its default value The speed can then be changed to a different value if desired Terminating a control channel session An addressed announcer will stop responding to control channel commands and go back to its normal announcing operation when any of the following occurs 1 The STOP REMOTE PROGRAMMING command sequence 51 1 is received 2 The addressing sequence 9276 is received 3 More than 2 minutes 120 seconds passes without receipt of the touch tone During a timed message recording the 2 minutes start at the end of the recording time 4 ARESET command 127 is execute
86. you breathe between sentences either do it loud enough to be recorded it sounds natural or so quietly the microphone doesn t pick it up In between sounds like noise If you want to record message 4 again to see if you can do it better record the new one as message 5 Then you can pick your favorite and erase the other Turn on Message Music You ll sound considerably better with music in the background It masks all the little recording problems and makes you sound good intelligent message repeaters 39 40 ALARMCO CHAPTER 14 PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES Example 1 Different Daytime and Nighttime Messages Automatic Day Parting From 10 00 AM until 9 00 PM want to play messages 1 2 3 4 and 5 with five minutes spacing between each From 9 00 PM until 10 00 AM want to play messages 21 and 22 with fifteen minutes spacing How can do this First set up the daytime and nighttime lists as Playlist 1 and Playlist 2 Press 41 1 then Press 1 2 3 4 5 Press 41 2 then Press 21 22 Then put entries in the schedule to change the playlist number and the spacing every day at 10 00 AM and 9 00 PM don t forget 9 00 PM is 2100 in 24 hour time Press 22 then Press 0 4 1000 4 1001 4 At 10 AM set Playlist Number to 1 0 1000 10300 4 At 10 AM set Spacing to 300 seconds 5 min 0 2100 1002 4 At 9 00 PM set Playlist Number to 2 0 2100 10900 4 At 9 00 PM set Spacing to 900
87. you have a typed list of the commands in this manual it s faster to look at it than to have Autoplay read the list to you The RESET command The RESET command erases and cancels everything that s been done to the Autoplay All messages are erased and any programming is canceled Press 127 and listen intelligent message repeaters 9 A RESET is serious business Autoplay makes you confirm you really want to do it by pressing 1 A RESET returns all Autoplay choices to their default values that is their factory settings For example even if someone changed it before the record source is now set for Microphone and any messages you record will be played back with 30 seconds of spacing between them when the control phone is hung up Setting the RECORD SOURCE Default MIC Autoplay can record from a microphone from its Aux input usually a tape recorder or from the mouthpiece of the control phone You have to specify which you want to use Press 7 and listen Don t forget you can press 7 again if you want to hear the instructions again If you have a microphone we ll be using it so you don t need to press anything If you don t have a microphone select the phone as the record source by pressing 3 and whenever we say microphone you think phone If you changed the record source press 7 and listen to confirm that it s now set the way you want Should you want to record from the Aux input the enti

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