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Messaging is disabled. If Randomize is enabled, and a
switch is plugged into the SEQ jack then, SCAN (POS)
and SCAN (INV) operate as they do during normal
Sequential Messaging. If no switch is plugged into SEQ,
then SCAN (POS) and SCAN (INV) operate as normal for
Positive Scanning and Inverse Scanning, respectively.
SWITCH LEVELS
Function switch 12 determines whether the indi-
vidual will be activating messages on level 1 or level 2. In
the OFF position, level 1 will be active, and in the ON
position, level 2 will be active.
JOIN LEVELS
For all the types of scanning discussed above,
scanning will be limited to any one level. That is, when
the highest message is reached, scanning will resume
with message 1 of that same level. By enabling Join
Levels (Function switch 11 in the ON position), scanning
will not resume with message 1 of the same level. It will
instead resume with message 1 of the other level. When
the highest message is reached on the new level, scan-
ning will resume with message 1 of the original level. This
effectively daisy-chains the two levels together, allowing
up to 20 messages to be scanned. Scanning will start on
the level determined by Function switch 12, which sets
the default level.
SHIFT LEVELS
Function switch 6 controls the Shift Levels feature.
If Shift Levels is enabled, then button 1 on the keypad (a
switch plugged into jack 1) will not function to activate
message 1. Instead, pressing button 1 will change the
active level, so that the next time another button is
pressed, the non-default level will be used. For example if
Function switch 12 is in the OFF position, messages
recorded and played will be on level 1 only. With the shift
Levels feature, messages on both level 1 and level 2 can
be directly accessed. This allows up to 18 messages to be
directly selected either with the keypad buttons or with
external switches.
RELAY OPERATION
GENERAL
The VoicePal Levels has one internal relay that acts
as a switch to turn battery-operated devices on and off.
The relay can be set to activate during messages 2 & 3
and works with any mode (direct selection, external
switches, scanning, and sequential messaging). The
relay activates devices while the message plays.
Environmental control units such as the FreeSwitch,
FreeHand, and switch-latch, timing devices such as the
Linkswitch can be used to give the relay latch and timing
capabilities.
CONNECTING EXTERNAL DEVICES
The upper, right-hand corner of the VoicePal Levels
has a jack labeled TOY. Plug the device which you intend
to activate utilizing a standard 1/8” (3.5mm) plug into the
jack marked TOY. The relay will automatically function
when messages 2 & 3 are activated. The relay will
activate for the duration of the message.
Remember the FreeSwitch, FreeHand, and
Linkswitch can be used to enhance timing and latching
capabilities.
The following diagram illustrates a typical relay
setup using the VoicePal Levels hooked into a
LinkSwitch, and also plugged into a battery adapted toy.
