3025EMC Master Control Switching & Channel Branding
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• Type “.#98,V” from the EMC Setup Comms window and look for the EAS option in the MG add-
on options.
OR
• Check the 3000EMC Backdoor Page from the EMC web browser and confirm that the EAS
option is present.
a. Configure the EAS Vertical Position, EAS Font, EAS Height and EAS Rate accordingly. A
True Type Font (ttf) file must
be present in the logos folder of the EMC CF card (or on the
NAS).
b. Configure the EAS Colour Settings for the Watch, Warning and Test foreground and
background colours.
c. From the Audio Input Defaults/Stores tab, select VO4 and configure the channel gain and
ratio accordingly.
d. In the same location configure the PGM Ratio to be 0%.
e. From the Audio Tab of the channel configuration, check that the V/O4 Bus in the Input
Parameters dialogue is configured to use Audio Clips as the Format.
f. In the Audio shuffler Tab select V/O4 from the Audio Input drop-down menu and configure
how the audio channels from the audio clip will be mapped. “N” configures that audio channel
not to duck and not to mix in the alert tone audio.
g. Upload the configuration file to the 3025EMC Channel.
Triggering an EAS Test Message using the One-Button EAS
NOTE: National Emergency Action Notification (EAN) Alerts, EAN/EAT:
For both DASDEC and Trilithic EAS devices supporting DVS168: In order to enable
“Send alert text for National Alerts EAN/EAT” so that the EAN/EAT text messages
can be sent to the downstream device (Evertz keyer via
option in the EAS device setup page. Without this checkmark the EAN/EAT crawl will
not be activated.
For DASDEC, the “Send alert text for National Alerts EAN/EAT” setting can be found
under DASDEC's Web Browser page in SETUP-->NET ALERTS-->EAS NET
-->Send National Alerts (EAN/EAT). Enabled. For Trilithic devices, please check the
NOTE: DVS-168 Digital E.A.S. Protocol IP based EAS implementations, where an
audio wav file is sent to the Evertz keyer, wi
ll not suffice for National EAN alerts.
Analog or digital audio from the EAS device must be used to connect audio to the
Evertz keyer.
11. To trigger a test message, select Encoder then Send EAS. From this tab then select One Button
EAS to open the Encode/Send One Button Weekly Test dialogue page. The “View alert header
and standard translation” diagnostics checkbox should be checked as this will show you the
message that the 3025EMC will display as an EAS Crawl. Click “Send Preconfigured Weekly
Test!” to trigger the One-Button EAS test.
**Note** The One Button Weekly Test can be triggered from a single click or front panel button press.
Triggering an EAS Test Message using the General EAS
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