Digital Alert Systems DASDEC-II MANUAL - Manual (Page 70)

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Plus Package License version features
Manual Forward Control – Plus Package licensing enables the user configurable option of
applying the Auto-Forward EAS and FIPS code filters to the pending manual alerts. This feature
allows an extra measure of protection against accidental forwarding. When this option is used,
pending alerts that DO NOT pass the Auto-Forward filter criteria will be blocked from Manual
Forwarding by not displaying the Manual Forward button. Instead, such alerts state that they are
blocked and provide a quick link back to the Setup > Decoder > Forwarding interface. Following
the link back to the Manual Forward control interface allows the control mode to be changed at will
in case it is too restrictive.
There are three levels of control:
1. Off
2. Apply the Auto-Forwarding criteria to just the manual alert forwarding buttons.
3. Apply the Auto-Forwarding criteria to both manual alert forwarding buttons and the GPI input
forwarding actions.
Setup > Decoder > Forwarding, middle section of web page, showing Forward Mode Timers
All licensed versions feature two Forward Mode Timers that can be enabled independently to
automatically switch the DASDEC II between Manual and Automatic Forwarding modes. The timers can
be set to run on a daily basis, or just on weekends or weekdays. Each timer provides a time setting for
enabling Auto-Forwarding and later disabling Auto-Forwarding. Active timers override the toggle for
setting Auto/Manual Forward Mode. The timers allow a station to schedule auto-forwarding when
unmanned and manual forwarding at other times. For both timers, the start time and the stop time fields
need to be modified by the system administrator to configure when the DASDEC II will go into Auto-
Forward mode and it will go back to Manual mode. In the screen shot above, Auto-Forward Mode is
active from 11PM to Noon on Weekdays and all day on Saturday and Sunday.
4. Configure Pending Alert Acknowledgment
When an EAS alert is decoded during Manual forward mode, while active, it causes the red front panel
status light to flash until the alert is acknowledged. Alerts can be acknowledged from the Decoder >
Decoded Alerts page or by pressing the front panel button. In addition, some configuration options are
associated with alert acknowledgment.
Plus Package License version features:
Pending Manual Forward Acknowledge Announcement
Each type of alert category can be configured to play-out an audio announcement on the front panel
speaker during the time the alert is manually pending forward and before it has been acknowledged.
Use the provided selectors to control audio announcement for each alert severity category.