Audio Striking

This function is used to set the parameters and type of Audio striking on the audio output, it is available only for variant with audio output. During audio striking, the sound of bells (or dulcimers or other audio devices) from recordings stored on a connected USB Flash drive is played on the audio output.

When the function is activated, the weekly switching channel for audio output is locked. This channel cannot be unlocked while the audio striking functions is activated. By default, audio striking is disabled.

When activated, the display shows following:

Audio off 22-05h
1/2 Ph10        

22-05h:

Striking off period

1/2:

Striking type

Ph10:

Gap between 1/4 and hour striking at 1/4 striking type

Button function in ‘item edit’ mode

< >:

Move between items

+ -:

Switch flasing item (holding down the button will cycle through the options)

v:

Save edited values and return to page view

x:

Exit without save and return to page view

If necessary, it is possible to prepare your own set of audio files with sounds as described below:

Audio channels:

2

Resolution:

16

Sampling rate:

48 000 Hz

Required file name:

File extensions *.wav

• For striking at the 1/4 hour: bell15.wav

• For striking at the 1/2 hour: bell30.wav

• For striking at the 3/4 hour: bell45.wav

• For striking at the full hour: bell60.wav

• For striking number of full hours: bellxh.wav,
  where x is the hour when the file is played (files must be prepared for all-day striking – bell1h.wav to bell12h.wav)

Audio files

Striking type	15th minute	30th minute	45th minute	60th minute	full hour
1/4	bell15.wav	bell30.wav	bell45.wav	bell60.wav	bellxh.wav
1/2	–	bell30.wav	–		bellxh.wav
1/1	–				bellxh.wav
1/0	–			bell1h.wav	–