Philips Plena LBB 1965/00 Installation And User Instructions Manual page 47

• In the left hand part of the screen the messages (max. 12) can be filled out. Proceed as follows:
• Put the cursor in the File box of message # 1.
• Type the message file name and location (or use the Browse box to go to the folder where the message is
stored).
• Proceed in the same way for all necessary messages. The Time, Size and Sample (sample rate) fields will
automatically be filled out. During this process the program software will monitor the required memory
capacity and the overall capacity that is available.
• In the right hand part of the screen the sequence of the messages can be determined per trigger input.
Proceed as follows:
• Click on the first [M]-box to invoke a pull-down menu that contains all message numbers that have been
filled out before.
• Select one of the messages.
• Select the next message, using the box to the right hand side of the first [M]-box,. In this way up to four
messages can be selected, thus creating a programmed message sequence. The total time (in s) for this
message sequence will be displayed in the Time field.
• If required click on the appropriate Zone number boxes in order to activate the corresponding zone(s). This
option is only of interest when the message manager is connected to a system pre-amplifier LBB1925.
• Proceed in the same way for the other message sequences.
• By clicking on the Play boxes in both the (left hand) Message screen and the (right hand) Trigger screen, the
programmed messages or message sequences will be audible over the PC's loudspeakers. Click again to
stop this action.
The menu bar at the top of the screen provides access to the File menu, the Setup menu and the Help menu.
Upon selection of File a pull-down menu appears with the following options:
- Open: Opens the dialog box to select a configuration file
- Save: Saves the configuration file; it is recommended to create a separate folder for this purpose
- Save as: Opens the dialog box to save the current configuration file
- Save as text file: Opens Notepad for saving the configuration file as a .txt file or for printing; it is recommended to
select font type Arial for optimum alignment
- Exit: Closes the program
Upon selection of Setup a pull-down menu appears with the options to:
- Select the RS232 Com port on the PC
- Select the language on the screen
Upon selection of Help you can select About Plena message manager to display the program release number.
• Connect the supplied RS232 cable between the PC and the Plena message manager. Use the RS232 female
socket at the rear of the unit.
• Use the Com port selection button (in the pull-down menu under the Setup box) to select Com port 1 or 2 of the
PC.
• Click the Send messages and configuration button to transfer the file to the message manager. During this file
transfer –which, depending on the file size of the messages, may take up to 45 minutes (at 115 kbps)- the
percentage ready bar on the screen indicates the progress of the uploading process. During uploading the
program mode indicator LED (5) on the front is lit.The message indicator LEDs (7) on the front of the unit will be
continuously lit for each message that is present and available in the message manager.
The status bar at the bottom of the screen contains three fields:
- The STATUS field shows the progress of the uploading process.
- The RS232 PORT shows the RS232 data during uploading.
- The rightmost box of the status bar shows the actual upload time.
On the supplied CD-ROM you can find a copy of the program R8brain (r8brain.exe, available as freeware at
www.voxenga.com).
With the help of this program the sample rate of the .wav files can be changed, if required. It is recommended to use
the lowest sample rate that does not degrade the audio quality.
Proceed as follows:
• Start the program r8brain.exe.
• Browse to the .wav file that must be modified.
• Browse to the folder in which the modified file must be placed.
• If required, change the message file name in the Browse menu.
• Enter the output sample rate in the appropriate field or click on the output sample rate in the pull-down menu
(sample rates like 12 kHz are not in the list, but can be entered from the keyboard).
• Select 16-bit for Output bit depth and High or Very High for Conversion quality.
• Click on Perform r8brain. A progress bar shows the progress of the conversion.
• To convert from stereo .wav files to mono use the program Sound Recorder that comes with Windows®.
Generally, you can find this program via Start > Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder.
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