Eventide DIR911, Quick Reference Manual

Page 1: ...s Ready Ready to play record Recording Unit is in record mode recording a new message Playing Playing current message Paused Current message paused play continues Paused End At the end of the current message PLAY Screen The PLAY screen comes up when you press RECALL The display shows Current date and time 18 May 00 11 45 32 Saved message indicator Message number 003 Status Playing Paused Paused En...

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Page 3: ...Installation and Operation Eventide Model DIR911 Digital Instant Recall Fifth Edition 2000 Eventide Inc One Alsan Way Little Ferry NJ 07643 USA 201 641 1200 http www eventide com logger eventide com ...

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Page 5: ... Panel Connections and Controls 8 System Configuration 9 Security Configuration 16 Figure 1 DIR911 Rack Mount Unit Front View 22 Figure 2 DIR911 Rack Mount Unit Back View 23 Figure 3 DIR911 Desk Top Unit Front View 24 Figure 4 DIR911 Desk Top Unit Rear View 25 Appendix A DIR911 Accepted External Time Source Protocols 26 Appendix B Chassis Grounding 27 Appendix C Auxiliary Audio Input Connections 2...

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Page 7: ... Identification ANI Remote Control and external time synchronization Live monitor output with adjustable volume level Playback speaker and headphone jack with adjustable volume level Re Record output with adjustable volume level Off hook detection External closure record activation Optional UPS Uninterruptable Power Supply giving 40 minutes of backup power available from Eventide Typically the DIR...

Page 8: ...e DIR911 first then plug the power supply into the AC outlet B Telephone Line The DIR911 has two RJ11 female connectors on the back panel The phone line can be plugged into either they are electrically connected together inside the DIR911 Both connectors are wired as follows Pin 2 is phone plug tip pin 3 on 6 pin connector Pin 3 is phone plug ring pin 4 on 6 pin connector Two connectors are provid...

Page 9: ...ata bits no parity 1 stop bit Autorestore 0 25 seconds Traffic Light Above is a list of those parameters that can be configured by the user with the factory defaults If the default settings are suitable for your application you need only set the date and time and the optional password security feature and your unit will be ready to use Instructions for changing the other setting are given below Fo...

Page 10: ...eping time in the DIR911 The DIR911 can synchronize externally to NENA Standard Time Code Formats 0 1 or 2 SET THE TIME Screen Set the date and time Press the SET TIME soft key to display this screen Here you can set the date and time for the DIR911 The CURSOR key moves activity from one quantity to the next the INCREASE and DECREASE keys affect the value of the display When finished the DIR911 wi...

Page 11: ...et your own password or disabled the security feature see CHANGING SECURITY LEVEL below your unit is now ready for use The MAIN screen is where all operations begin From this screen the user can record play cycle through messages restore to current message and check all saved messages PREV MSG previous message changes the current message to the one before and starts to play it NEXT MSG next messag...

Page 12: ...f playback 100 Message date and time 07 Oct 97 09 11 23 Caller ID DTMF 2016411200 ID Message time length 00 05 11 REWIND jumps back 1 25 seconds in the message and continues to play from that point forward numerous presses move the time in the message back 1 25 seconds each press FAST FWD moves ahead 1 25 seconds in the message and continues to play from that point forward numerous presses move th...

Page 13: ...is trim pot allows you to control the volume level of the beep tone injected onto the telephone interface line Off Hook Adjust This trim pot allows you to control the off hook level of the telephone line Aux Audio In A 3 5mm jack input for auxiliary audio input e g two way radio recording Port A DB9 connector Serial Input Output used for Timesync Remote Control Pin 1 External Closure Contact Pin P...

Page 14: ...used as a power switch if modified by a certified Eventide technician Power Supply Input Mini XLR This 3 pin locking mini XLR is connected to the power supply Do not use any power source other than the unit supplied with the DIR911 Front Panel Connections and Controls See Figure s 1 and 3 Speed Control Used to control the speed of playback Range is 50 200 with a default of 100 Turning the wheel to...

Page 15: ... no headphones plugged into the Phones jack socket then playback audio comes through the speaker The large volume knob allows the user to control the volume level of this output whether to the speaker or through headphones Re Record Output and Adjustment The playback output of the selected message in the DIR911 designed to plug into an external tape machine or headphones The adjustment trim pot al...

Page 16: ...B The CURSOR key moves from telephone gain adjustment to auxiliary gain adjustment or vice versa It is important to note that if the record activation is set to VOX the higher the input gain the more sensitive the VOX detection becomes RECORD ACTIVATION Screen Leads to set record activation test adjust activation level and set record priority From this screen you can set the type of input to be us...

Page 17: ...reen Leads to set Ext Closure Off Hook and VOX level adjustment and test screen Here you can adjust and or test the type of record activation used on the telephone line input All three methods of activation can be tested here as explained in the following screens TEST EXTERNAL CLOSURE ACTIVATION Screen Test the external contact closure First make sure that the external closure pins are connected P...

Page 18: ...evice used with the DIR911 for proper VOX level adjustment The VOX threshold level in decibels is the level that the incoming signal needs to surpass to activate recording Obviously as the VOX level number increases the volume of the incoming signal needed to activate recording will be higher To test the setting just talk into the phone or auxiliary input At normal volume levels the RECORD message...

Page 19: ...cordingly Press DONE to select the value displayed SET RECORDING PRIORITY Screen Set the recording priority to telephone auxiliary or both Although the DIR911 can accept both a telephone and an auxiliary input it can only record one or a mix of both at a given time Here you can set recording priority i e if there is input from both sources which takes precedence If the telephone line is usually mo...

Page 20: ...nitor jack The default beep setting is DISABLED CONFIG 2 Screen Leads to Change View sampling rate security configuration and message information Using configuration screen 2 you can configure change review the sampling rate security configuration including password configuration and security level and message information MORE leads to the Config 3 screen SAMPLING Screen Changing the sampling tran...

Page 21: ...l times and the available recording time The Recorded Messages information includes all messages recorded including saved and not saved The Saved Messages time includes only saved messages and their corresponding times If ERASE ALL is pressed the DIR911 will ask you if you are sure you want to erase all messages and reset them all Simply press YES to reset and NO to keep the existing messages All ...

Page 22: ...rd security level From this screen you can change your password and the security level of the unit CHANGING THE PASSWORD Screen Change your current password If you wish to change your security password then enter the screen above by pressing CHANGE PWD in the SECURITY screen The factory default password is 00000 which displays automatically Press DONE The next screen asks for your new password Ent...

Page 23: ...rmware upgrade select Traffic light or heavy and Autorestore time Press SERIAL I O and jump into the configuration screen Press TRAFFIC to select LIGHT or HEAVY traffic default is LIGHT Press AUTORESTORE to change timing on Autorestore feature default is 0 25 seconds Press DONE when DIR911 configuration is complete CONFIGURE IO Screen Press CONFIG to set up the serial IO communication rates for al...

Page 24: ...rst choice is Internal Caller ID which gets the caller identification number from the phone company directly on the phone line This is the default setting and should be used unless a different source supplies the DIR911 with a serial phone identification stream The second choice is Extract from serial ALI stream Port B Using this setting the DIR911 must be supplied with a standard 16 line x 32 col...

Page 25: ...hes e g 201 641 1200 The dashes MUST be included in the length of the number so the entire number can be scanned by the DIR911 NOTE The format of ALI data changes from state to state and sometimes from county to county You will need to verify the format for your particular location The DIR911 will extract the calling party s number when receiving ALI even if the unit does not have the extra memory...

Page 26: ...r has occurred and new firmware has not been successfully loaded When the upgrade is successfully loaded the unit will reboot with the new firmware version However this new version must now be saved to system ROM Get back to the UPGRADE screen and press SAVE The following screen will appear SAVE UPGRADE Screen Save field firmware upgrade to ROM Assuming the upgrade has loaded successfully press BU...

Page 27: ...can move to the next message directly from the PLAY screen AUTORESTORE Screen Change the time after which unit reverts to the last message The Autorestore interval can be set from 0 25 seconds factory default to 60 seconds This DIR911 has HEAVY TRAFFIC Heavy traffic allows user to jump from message to message in Recall mode CHANGE DONE 07 Oct 97 11 45 32 Msg 003 999 Playing 100 15 May 00 09 11 23 ...

Page 28: ...EL ADJUSTMENT DISPLAY SAVE UNSAVE KEY RECAL KEY RE RECORD 3 5mm JACK RE RECORD LEVEL ADJUSTMENT MASTER VOLUME SPEAKER 1 4 PHONES 1 4 MASTER HEADPHONE JACK INTELLI CLEAR SPEED CONTROL TM Slow Fast Digital Instant Recall Eventide MODEL DIR 911 RM Speed Recall Save PhonesVolume Monitor Re Record Out Adj Out Adj Soft Keys Figure 2 DIR911 Rack Mount Unit Back View ...

Page 29: ...S INSIDE Port A Beep Adjust Telephone Line Port B Port C Off Hook Adjust Aux Audio In Power UPS On Off RJ 11 PHONE LINE INPUTS BEEP TONE RECORD LEVEL OFF HOOK LEVEL ADJUSTMENT AUXILIARY AUDIO INPUT POWER SUPPLY INPUT 12V 1 5A POWER UPS ON OFF SWITCH CALLER ID ANI AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION I O PORT ALI AUTOMATIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION I O PORT TIMESYNC AND REMOTE CONTROL I O PORT Figure 3 DI...

Page 30: ...ut Adj Soft Keys Save Recall Slow Fast Speed Digital Instant Recall Eventide MODEL DIR 911 DT LIVE MONITOR 3 5mm JACK LIVE MONITOR LEVEL ADJUSTMENT RE RECORD 3 5mm JACK RE RECORD LEVEL ADJUSTMENT MASTER VOLUME SPEAKER 1 4 PHONES 1 4 MASTER HEADPHONE JACK RECAL KEY SPEAKER GRILL INTELLI CLEAR SPEED CONTROL TM SOFT KEYS SAVE UNSAVE KEY DISPLAY ...

Page 31: ...vided Port A Beep Adjust Telephone Line Port B Port C Off Hook Adjust Aux Audio In Power UPS On Off Digital Instant Recall Eventide MODEL DIR 911 DT RJ 11 PHONE LINE INPUTS BEEP TONE RECORD LEVEL OFF HOOK LEVEL ADJUSTMENT AUXILIARY AUDIO INPUT POWER SUPPLY INPUT 12V 1 5A POWER UPS ON OFF SWITCH CALLER ID ANI AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION I O PORT ALI AUTOMATIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION I O PORT TI...

Page 32: ... LF Line feed I Sync Status sync sync lost Manual Set Space WWW Day of week SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT DD Numerical day of month 1 31 MMM JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YY Year 00 99 HH MM SS Hours Minutes Seconds FORMAT 2 CR LF IQYY DDD HH MM SS XXX LD KEY CR Carriage return LF Line feed I Sync Status sync sync lost Manual Set Q Quality A B C D 1 A 10 B 100 C 500 D 500ms YY Year...

Page 33: ...panel A grounding hardware kit shipped with each unit includes one 10 nut one lock washer two flat washers and one crimp lug It is recommended that a ground wire 18 AWG be connected between the DIR911 and safety ground Flat Washers Lock Washer Nut Stationary Nut do not remove Crimp Lug 18 AWG Wire Connect to safety ground DIR911 Rear Panel ...

Page 34: ...ux Audio Tip Ring Sleeve SHIELD SHIELD SHIELD Option 1 using Single Conductor Shielded Cable Option 2 using Two Conductor Shielded Cable Option 3 using Two Conductor Shielded Cable Appendix C Auxiliary Audio Input Connections It is recommended that there be no direct ground connection between the console and the DIR911 The DIR911 s Aux Audio input uses a transformerless balanced circuit and should...

Page 35: ... this device causes harm to the telephone network the telephone company may temporarily discontinue service The telephone company will attempt to notify you before discontinuing service but if this is not practical you will be notified as soon as possible You will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC The telephone company may make changes in its facilities equipment operations...