129 Software Installation (ELK-120/124 ONLY)

NOTE: The following ELK-129 Sound Recording Software installation is not required for the ELK-MM447 or ELK-MV480 modules. These modules are programmed through the Magic Module Programming Software. See previous page.

If you have an ELK-120 or ELK-124:

Please read through the manual before starting.

Insert the ELK-129 Installation disk into your 3 ½” floppy drive and run SETUP.EXE as follows:

Windows 3.1: In Program Manager, click on the File menu. Under the File menu, select Run. Type A:\SETUP (or the correct disk drive letter for your 3 ½” floppy), then click on OK.

Windows 95-98-2000-XP: Click in the Start button in the left corner of the startus bar. Then click Run and type A:\SETUP (or the correct disk drive letter for your 3 ½” floppy), then click OK.

The Setup program will guide you through the installation. Normally, you should choose the default directory suggested by setup, but you may change the drive and / or directory, if needed. Once setup has finished, find the new program group labeled Cool Edit. Click on the Cool Edit icon to start Cool Edit. Read & close the license agreement, then Press OK to get past the registration screen.

To test Cool Edit, click on the File menu, then click Open and double-click on the ELK120 directory. You may need to double-click on the COOL folder first, if you are not already in this directory (the product folder(s) is located beneath the COOL folder). You should see the channel one and channel two default audio message files there (ch1.wav and ch2.wav). Click on one of these files and then click OK. Click on the Play button to hear the file. If you do not hear the file playing from your computer’s speakers, check the computer’s volume settings. If your computer came with a “mixer” program, make sure all of the sliders or knobs are turned up and no outputs are muted. If you have determined that the volume control is turned up and you still don’t hear the file when you click on Play, check to make sure your speaker cable is plugged into the correct jack on the computer and on the speakers themselves. Also, make sure the speakers are turned on (amplified speakers only), and that their volume is turned up. Make sure speakers are connected to a power adapter (and that the adapter is plugged into the AC). You can close the Cool Edit program for now.

ELK-120 / 124 Versions 1 & 2 Hardware

ELK-120/124 Versions 1 & 2 Channel Activations as related to the ELK-129 Operation:

This section describes how channels are activated (triggered) on various Recordable Modules. A channel must be activated (playing) to accept a new recording. Channels on version 1 modules can be activated by using SW1 on the ELK-129. Version 2 modules use SW1 in addition to DIP Switches to activate the desired channel to be recorded.

ELK-120 V1 Original version featuring 2 Voice Channels of 10 seconds each.

Turn SW1 to CH1 to activate Channel 1 or to CH2 to activate Channel 2.

ELK-120 V2 Version 2 featuring 4 Voice Channels of 120 seconds each and DIP switches to select channel to be recorded. Turn SW1 to CH1 to power the module, then move any DIP Switch to the ON position to activate a corre- sponding channel.

ELK-124 V1 Original version featuring 4 channels of 30 seconds each.

Place ribbon cable on J1, move SW1 to CH1 to record Channel 1 or move SW1 to CH2 to record Channel 2. Place ribbon cable on J2, move SW1 to CH1 to record Channel 3 or move SW1 to CH2 to record Channel 4.

ELK-124 V2 Version 2 featuring 8 channels of 60 seconds each. Set Channel Polarity jumpers to “+”. Turn SW1 to CH1 to power the module, then move any DIP Switch to the ON position to activate a corresponding channel.

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Elk 129 specifications Software Installation ELK-120/124 only, ELK-120 / 124 Versions 1 & 2 Hardware

129 specifications

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