ZeeVee EAS - Emergency Alert System (QAM & DVB-T/C) - Manual

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Generating EAS Alerts
A P P L I C A T I O N N O T E
EAS FUNCTIONALITY REQUIREMENTS AND PREREQUISITES
This document assumes the reader
has an understanding of the basics
behind configuring both the ZeeVee
device and the Monroe R189 EAS
Encoder/Decoder. For more detailed
instructions, please refer to the user
manuals for the appropriate device.
To set up the EAS within the ZeeVee
system, the following system
functionality and requirements need
to be in place.
Needed for EAS-Net
• Any ZvPro or HDbridge2 device
running 1.9.0 or higher firmware
• Monroe R189 EAS Encoder/Decoder
with additional EAS-Net license
• IPv4 network connectivity between
the ZeeVee devices and the R189
• Connectivity to a Network Time
Protocol (NTP) server
Needed for EAS-MPEG Streaming
• Any ZvPro or HDbridge2 device
running 1.9.2 or higher firmware
• Monroe R189 EAS Encoder/Decoder
with additional Stream MPEG 1/2
license
• IPv4 network connectivity between
the ZeeVee devices and the R189
About the Emergency Alert System (EAS)
ZeeVee devices now support the Emergency Alert System (EAS) by integrating with the Monroe
R189 EAS Encoder/Decoder. Using EAS, you can tie systems into national (Federal, FEMA, etc.)
or local (city, county, state) alert systems. ZeeVee processes alerts sent with either EAS-NET™ or
MPEG streaming Monroe functionality.
When an alert is active, all current audio and video will be interrupted and replaced with the alert.
The text of the alert displays in white font on a blue background. The front panel display also
shows a flashing message indicating that an EAS alert is in progress. The status tab in Maestro
will also display a warning.
When using EAS-NET,™ it is important to ensure that both the R189 and ZeeVee modulator
have synchronized system clocks. When using MPEG streaming, the alert will be processed
immediately which eliminates the need for synchronized system clocks.
To configure your system for EAS generated alerts, you need to:
• Choose to use either EAS-NET or EAS-MPEG Streaming
• Configure Maestro on the ZeeVee unit according to EAS choice
• Configure Monroe EAS R189
Each ZeeVee system requires use of either EAS-Net or EAS-MPEG Streaming.