Ecler ECLERNET MANAGER - Manual (Page 89)

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7.8.2. Configuring a module as DUCKER
This operating mode of PAGER/DUCKER modules is suitable for the configuration of a voice
announcement system in real time via a microphone (handheld, desktop, headset, etc..) or pre-recorded
voice messages played on an external audio file player. The announcement signal is broadcast in the
destination zones, the rest of the signals played back in these zones being attenuated. The selection of
destination zones or outputs affected by the DUCKER function can be done by programming MIMO88
with EclerNet Manager or in real time from EclerNet Manager remote clients. It is important to notice that
the configuration of the DUCKER can be stored in Presets, so that different Presets define different
combinations of destination zones for a PAGER module.
Once one of the four modules has been selected in the list, its operating mode as DUCKER is chosen
using the TYPE selector.
Then, the INPUT selector defines the MIMO88 audio input your microphone, audio player or sound
source will be connected to in order to act as a trigger of the DUCKER function. The list shows the 8 or
16 available inputs of the system, depending on the 8x8 or 16x16 configuration (2 MIMO88s linked as
MASTER-SLAVE).
The PRIORITY selector determines the module priority level between 1 and 4, level 1 being the highest
priority. In a configuration of two DUCKER modules with different priority levels, the module with the
highest priority may interrupt the lower priority one if destination zones overlap during the emission of a
message. This interruption may be total or partial in terms of message length, and affects only those areas
where there is overlap. When the two modules have the same priority level, the first one that holds a zone
(or several) has priority for the duration of its message, holding the zone(s) up to their release.
Priority management and zones holding as explained in the previous example (two DUCKER modules) is
also applicable in other cases: two PAGER modules or one DUCKER module + one PAGER module.
The destination zones keys in the central part of the section (1 to 8 or 1 to 16, depending on the MIMO88's
operating mode, 8x8 or 16x16 ) allow you to select the destination zones for a PAGER module by a mouse
click. If a zone is selected (green LED indicator), the DUCKER module will affect it when the input signal
exceeds the threshold. Even if an output channel is set to stereo, you can select or deselect any of the two
zones that compose it from this configuration screen.
The light indicator inside the keys has different colour combinations to indicate the zone status. The
"tooltip" indicator that appears when the cursor is positioned over a key also displays its status. Possible
status:
 Unlit: free zone (not hold by another DUCKER or PAGER, if any)
 Lit in green: zone selected by the DUCKER to broadcast the following message
 Lit in red: zone not selected in the DUCKER, but hold by another highest priority DUCKER (or
PAGER)
 Lit in orange: zone selected by the DUCKER, but hold by another highest priority DUCKER (or
PAGER)
The DUCK key gives is a representation of the active or inactive status of the DUCK function for the
selected module that doesn't allow you to enable or disable any function of the DUCKER module. It lights
up in green when the DUCKER function is active.