Amperes MR1301 MK II User manual

Thank you for choosing another quality product from Amperes Electronics.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MR1301 MK II
EVAC Message Recorder / Player
VER 4 / 2021
MR1301 MK II is a totally revamped EVAC Message Player which utilised Web Technology inline with current trends
of today's demanding requirement in PA system. System set up has been made easier and more flexible through web
browser, including file uploads and downloads, remote monitoring and controls.
It is born out of years of experience in developing and improving the needs for a reliable EVAC messaging tool. With
valuable feedbacks, we are proud to present this remarkable tool to further enhance the effectiveness of message
deliveries.
As previous versions, it can integrate conveniently with other conventional products such as with PT1801, MX2222,
EP1200 and so forth. Employing MR1301 MK II is definitely a great way of enhancing your system, and also you shall
be assured of its quality and reliability.

Parts Identification
Front View
1. MICROPHONE INPUT PORT
2. LCD
4. CONTROL BUTTONS
Buttons for LCD menu navigation and various playback, recording and volume controls.
5. MESSAGE KEYS
PAGE 2
Rear View
13 4
11
14
25
67
9
10 12 13
3. RECORDING LED
This LED shall lit when MR1301 enter recording mode
6. POWER CONNECTOR
24V DC input for power, use only regulated power supply or Amperes PS9400 power supply unit.
7. POWER SWITCH
Power switch for the unit.
8. RESET BUTTON
Dynamic mic with 1/4” phone jack is inserted to this port for speech recording.
8
REMOTE MESSAGE ( COM -VE TRIGGER )
ON/OFF
RESET
+ -
DC 24V
100mA IN OUT
REC MESS
LEFT
RIGHT
MR 1301
MESSAGE REC / PLAYER
amperes electronics
Another Quality Product From
MADE IN MALAYSIA
ETHERNET
BALANCE OUT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[ MESSAGE 1-8 ] [ MESSAGE 9-16 ]
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TRIG COM
-B+A
COM
CONTACT
NO MESS TRIG
RS485RECORD
GND
+OUT
-OUT
MK II
15 16
2 X 16 characters LCD to show MR1301 status and configuration instructions when navigate the LCD menu via front
panel buttons.
8message keys for message 1 to message 8 activation. Press SHIFT + message key allow us to activate message 9
to message 16. When a message is playing, the corresponding LED indicator shall lit.
Hold this button for 5 sec to reboot MR1301. This button also allow the unit to enter bootloader mode. Please refer
to firmware update section for details.
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

Parts Identification
9. ETHERNET PORT
10. RECORDING INPUT
12. EXTERNAL TRIGGER PORT
Dry contacts to trigger the stored messages 1 to 16. Only voltage free contact is allowed to avoid damage.
13. DRY CONTACT
11. AUDIO OUTPUT (UNBALANCED)
Unbalanced line level output for message playback.
14. RECORDING TRIGGER PORT
Ethernet port for connection to network switch.
RCA ports for recording from external source with line level output, such as CD, MP3 players, etc.
This dry contact will get activated whenever a message playback is activated. It can be used to activate other
devices such as volume controller, zone selector and etc.
External dry contact can trigger recording via this port. Latch the contact to activate recording, release to stop the
recording.
15. RS485 PORT
16. AUDIO OUTPUT (BALANCED)
Fire Alarm Interface, FI6100, can activate message playback on MR1301 via this RS485 port.
Balanced line level output for message playback.
PAGE 3
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

Schematic Diagram
PAGE 4
O
I
PA 2120
a m pe r e s
SI G N A L -40 dB
SI G N A L -10 dB
PO W ER
PR O T E C T
CL IP
2120
PA
120 Watts
PO WE R
PO WE R
OF F SE L E C T
TU N E R
CD
CA S S
OF F
M A S T ER
MU S I C SO U R C E
SI G IN
BA S S
MA XMIN
EX T IN P U T
MAX MAXMIN
SO UR C E
MIN
SI G IN
CH I M E MI X ER TR E B L E
MA XMIN
TO N E C TR L
CH 5 CH 6CH 4
SI G INSI G IN SI G IN
MA XMIN MA XMIN MIN
CH 3C H 1 C H 2
SI G INSI G IN
MA XMIN MA XMIN MA XMI N MA X
AU X
SI G IN
amperes
M X 2 2 2 2
a m p e r e s
OV E R R I D E
OV E R R I D E
MR1301 MESSAGE
RECORDER / PLAYER
External Contacts for Message
Triggering ( Up to 16 contacts )
MX2222
EP1200
AMPLIFIERS
ZS5121
VC VOLUME
CONTROLLERS
SPEAKERS
Balanced Audio
( line in )
Bal. Audio
to Pre-Amp input
Amp input
100V Output
2 x 100V Audio
2 x 24V Override
24V Override Trigger
to ALL CALL Conn.
Alternative Bypass:
Audio and Trigger
direct to EP1200
Note:
With direct
connection to
EP1200, message
shall bypass
audio signal from
MX2222 with
higher priority
FIRE
The above diagram shows typical schematic using MR1301 as message player, either for general repetitive message
playback or for emergency voice evacuation purpose.
Note:
Only Voltage free contacts
allowed for remote triggering
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

Connecting the Unit
PAGE 5
PT1801
PROG.TIMER
MR1301
MESSAGE
RECORDER / PLAYER
Audio output to Power
Amplifiers, etc
Option A :
Using MR1301 for Normal Message Source
Stored messages can be played either from the front buttons or via the remote triggering ports.
The above diagram shows connections of 3 output channels of PT1801 connected to 3 individual triggering ports of
MR1301. It is intended to perform 3 different times to playback 3 different messages. Activation of each message is
via
negative grounding.
Note :
MR1301 can be used as :
- Source playback unit, for delivering pre-recorded messages or songs, and if repetitive playback at certain times is
required,
it can be used together with a timer.
-Emergency broadcast message playback unit, which is linked to external triggering devices or systems, such as
alarm, BAS or emergency push button.
Connections of both applications are shown in the diagrams below.
REMOTE MESSAGE ( COM -VE TRIGGER )
ON/OFF
RESET
+ -
DC 24V
100mA IN OUT
REC MESS
LEFT
RIGHT
MR 1301
MESSAGE REC / PLAYER
amperes electronics
Another Quality Product From
MADE IN MALAYSIA
ETHERNET
BALANCE OUT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[ MESSAGE 1-8 ] [ MESSAGE 9-16 ]
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TRIG COM
-B+A
COM
CONTACT
NO MESS TRIG
RS485RECORD
GND
+OUT
-OUT
MK II
Output from MR1301 can be unbalanced using RCA jack, or balanced signal using mini phoniex connector. Both outputs
are in mono
mode, with line level signal.
Activation of a stored message can be either momentarily or latched contact to ground. To activate from PT1801 timer,
we recommend that the contact option at the channel output to be set to Pulse. By default, MR1301 shall consider a
pulse that less than 8 sec as a momentary contact otherwise it shall be regarded as a latched contact. The 8 sec can be
changed in System configuration of MR1301.
L
R
L
R
CH9CH10
LINE
LINEMIC
( PM1030 )
REMOTE MIC
12
PHANTOM
POWER
CHANNEL
3
4
PHANTOM
POWER
CHANNEL
5
6
PHANTOM
POWER
CHANNEL
7
8
PHANTOM
POWER
CHANNEL
INPUT
+IN
GND
-IN
INPUT
+IN
GND
-IN
INPUT
+IN
GND
-IN
INPUT
+IN
GND
-IN
INPUT
+IN
GND
-IN
INPUT
+IN
GND
-IN
INPUT
+IN
GND
-IN
INPUT
+IN
GND
-IN
CH1CH2CH3CH6 CH5 CH4CH7CH8
- +
DC 24V
CH-B
+OUT
GND
-OUT
CH-A
+OUT
GND
-OUT
OUTPUT
+OUT
GND
+OUT
GND
+IN
GND
+IN
GND
CH-B
REC OUT
CH-A
WARNING !
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION
CH12
PRIORITY
CH11
4) GND
3) NC
2) COM
1) NO
8) +AUDIO
7) GND
6) -AUDIO
5) +24V
LINEMICLINEMICLINEMICLINEMICLINEMICLINEMICLINEMIC
500mA
RJ45 PIN CONFIGURATION: AMPERES ELECTRONICS
amperes
R
MODEL : MX2322
PRE AMPLIFIER MIXER
MADE IN MALAYSIA
SER.
AC220-240V 50/60Hz 12W
AC220-240V 50/60Hz
FUSE: 500mA
Option 1 : Unbalanced Audio Option 2 : Balanced Audio
MX2322
MIXER
Dry Contact Balanced Audio
MESSAGE INPUT MAIN OUTPUT
SIRENMIC
BALANCE LINE LEVEL
VOLUME
RESET
ETHERNET
-
+
DC 24V
NO
AB
RS485
SIREN
TRIG
MESSAGE
TRIG
RELAY
CONT
iEP 1200
ETHERNET EMERGENCY PAGING PANEL
PRE-AMP INPUT
amperes electronics
Another Quality Product From
MADE IN MALAYSIA
iEP1200 / EP1200
EMERGENCY PAGING
MICROPHONE PANEL
NO
COM
NO
COM
NO
COM
NO
COM
CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4
NO
COM
NO
COM
NO
COM
NO
COM
CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8
RELAY DRY CONTACT
RS485
A - B
WEEKLY PROGRAM TIMER
PT 1801
MK II
GND
+OUT
-OUT
ON/OFF
RESET
+ -
DC 24V
100mA
ETHERNET
amperes electronics
Another Quality Product From
MADE IN MALAYSIA
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

:
AC 220 - 240V 50/60Hz
Connecting the Unit
PAGE 6
Option B :
Using MR1301 for Emergency Announcement
ZS5121
ZONE SELECTOR
MR1301
MESSAGE
RECORDER / PLAYER
MX2222
MIXER
EP1200
EMERGENCY
PAGING PANEL
MR1301 can be used as essential message source to PA system, linked to external activation device such as
BAS system, emergency push button, etc.
100V
AMP 4
ZS 5121
+
AMP 1
REMOTE SELECT
100V
ZON2
100V
COM
100V 100V
COM COM
ZON1 AMP 2
COM
100V
COM
COM
AMP 3
100V
ZON3
COM
ZON12AMP 7
COM
ZON6
COM
COM
ZON4
100V
COM
100V
AMP 5
100V 100V
AMP 6
COM
ZON5
COM
100V
REMOTE SELECT
100V
100V
AMP10ZON8
100V 100V
ZON7
COM
COM
COM
AMP 8
100V 100V
100V
COM
COM
COM
AMP 9 ZON9
100V
100V
COM
COM
COM
ZON10 AMP11
100V
100V
100V
COM
COM
ZON11 AMP12
DC 24V
CON
RLY
TRIG
RLY
PR
ZS
Amplifiers input and output connections
Zone selector triggering connectors to TD zone decoder
24V relay contact to
volume controllers for
overriding
Switch or sensor for
message activation
Gnd
Bal.audio out
Bal.audio out
Audio output to
power amplifier
2C cable
2C cable
Triggering Pre Recorded Message via UART ( RS485 )
MR1301 allows remote message activation via RS485 through the port available at the rear panel. To use this feature,
please enquire from us for further technical details.
See Note Below
Note:
The dry contact at the MR1301 is used to trigger EP1200, thus overriding the normal audio source for priority paging. It is
then connected to the Emergency Relay trigger at the Zone Selector, providing a dry contact for connecting 24V DC to
override external volume controllers.
REMOTE MESSAGE ( COM -VE TRIGGER )
ON/OFF
RESET
+ -
DC 24V
100mA IN OUT
REC MESS
LEFT
RIGHT
MR 1301
MESSAGE REC / PLAYER
amperes electronics
Another Quality Product From
MADE IN MALAYSIA
ETHERNET
BALANCE OUT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[ MESSAGE 1-8 ] [ MESSAGE 9-16 ]
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TRIG COM
-B+A
COM
CONTACT
NO MESS TRIG
RS485RECORD
GND
+OUT
-OUT
MK II
MR1301 dry contact is in latched state as long as the message playback is ongoing. This shall perform bypass of mixer
audio output at EP1200 until the message is stopped.
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

:
AC 220 - 240V 50/60Hz
Connecting the Unit
Option C :
Using BAS to control MR1301
ZS5121
ZONE SELECTOR
MR1301
MESSAGE
RECORDER / PLAYER
MX2222
MIXER
EP1200
EMERGENCY
PAGING PANEL
The typical connection diagram is illustrated below :
Amplifiers input and output connections
Zone selector triggering connectors to TD zone decoder
24V relay contact to
volume controllers for
overriding
Bal.audio out
Bal.audio out
Audio output to
power amplifier
2C cable
2C cable
CON
RLY
TRIG
RLY
PR
ZS
100V
AMP 4
ZS 5121
+
AMP 1
REMOTE SELECT
100V
ZON2
100V
COM
100V
100V
COM COM
ZON1 AMP 2
COM
100V
COM
COM
AMP 3
100V
ZON3
COM
ZON12AMP 7
COM
ZON6
COM
COM
ZON4
100V
COM
100V
AMP 5
100V
100V
AMP 6
COM
ZON5
COM
100V
REMOTE SELECT
100V 100V
AMP10ZON8
100V
100V
ZON7
COM
COM COM
AMP 8
100V 100V
100V
COM
COM
COM
AMP 9 ZON9
100V
100V
COM
COM
COM
ZON10 AMP11
100V
100V
100V
COM
COM
ZON11 AMP12
DC 24V
BAS System
providing a
voltage free
As EP1200 requires a latched contact to bypass the mixer output audio, BAS system should be able to provide a latched
contact for the duration of the event.
Example, a fire sensor is activated and the BAS pick up the distress signal, it then provides a close contact, which is then
required to mute normal BGM through EP1200. In the same time, activate a warning message via MR1301.
The message shall be repeated until inspection is done and distress status is removed.
In cases where Building Control System or BAS to be the domain controller including emergency voice annoucement, it
can be used to activate particular pre-recorded messages at MR1301.
The BAS would provide a close dry contact, which would activate mixer audio bypass at EP1200, as well as triggering a
message at MR1301.
REMOTE MESSAGE ( COM -VE TRIGGER )
ON/OFF
RESET
+ -
DC 24V
100mA IN OUT
REC MESS
LEFT
RIGHT
MR 1301
MESSAGE REC / PLAYER
amperes electronics
Another Quality Product From
MADE IN MALAYSIA
ETHERNET
BALANCE OUT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[ MESSAGE 1-8 ] [ MESSAGE 9-16 ]
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TRIG COM
-B+A
COM
CONTACT
NO MESS TRIG
RS485RECORD
GND
+OUT
-OUT
MK II
PAGE 7
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

Connecting the Unit
Option D :
Using MR1301 for audio recording
Below schematic utilise PM1030 paging mic as the source of speech. The mic comes with an external box. Connect the box’s
dry contact to MR1301 rear RECORD port. When paging start, the dry contact activate the recording and stop the recording
when paging is ended. Speech audio is sending to MX2222 mixer amp. It is then received and recorded by MR1301 via front
mic input.
PAGE 8
MX2222
REMOTE MESSAGE ( COM -VE TRIGGER )
ON/OFF
RESET
+ -
DC 24V
100mA IN OUT
REC MESS
LEFT
RIGHT
MR 1301
MESSAGE REC / PLAYER
amperes electronics
Another Quality Product From
MADE IN MALAYSIA
ETHERNET
BALANCE OUT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[ MESSAGE 1-8 ] [ MESSAGE 9-16 ]
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TRIG COM
-B+A
COM
CONTACT
NO MESS TRIG
RS485RECORD
GND
+OUT
-OUT
MK II
MR1301
Front
MR1301
Rear
2 - core (screened)
PM1030 External Box
Cat 5
Audio &
Dry Contact
PM1030
2 - core
2 - core (screened)
RECORD
Recording level at front jack is Mic level, balanced
Switch to Mic Level
:
AC 220 - 240V 50/60Hz
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

PAGE 9
Connecting the Unit
Option E :
Fire alarm emergency announcement
MR1301 can work with Fire Alarm Interface, FI6000, to auto activate emergency announcement. Both devices communicate
via RS485 interface. The FI6100 can be configured such that when a triggering of fire alarm sensor is detected, it will activate
MR1301 to broadcast messages that assigned to a message key. Multiple MR1301 can be connected to FI6100 in common
bus topology provided each unit are configured with unique device address.
REMOTE MESSAGE ( COM -VE TRIGGER )
ON/OFF
RESET
+ -
DC 24V
100mA IN OUT
REC MESS
LEFT
RIGHT
MR 1301
MESSAGE REC / PLAYER
amperes electronics
Another Quality Product From
MADE IN MALAYSIA
ETHERNET
BALANCE OUT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[ MESSAGE 1-8 ] [ MESSAGE 9-16 ]
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TRIG COM
-B+A
COM
CONTACT
NO MESS TRIG
RS485RECORD
GND
+OUT
-OUT
MK II
2 - core
FI6100
MR1301
Fire Alarm Sensor
Data
PA
Emergency Announcement Audio
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

PAGE 10
Device Setup
We can configure MR1301 device setup using a web browser (Chrome / MS Edge). Open a browser and enter MR1301 IP
address. We shall be able to access the configuration menus. The default IP address is 192.168.0.100. Default username
and password are both “ admin”.
Device Info
Information such as firmware version and
networking addresses are shown here. No
configuration is needed in this page.
Network Configuration
Edit MR1301 IP address, subnet address and
gateway address here to suit your networking
environment. It is recommended to leave the
data port number unchanged. Click the
‘SAVE’ button to save your changes.
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

Device Setup
Message Configuration
This page allows us to assign messages to all 16 message keys. Each MSG KEY # here is correspondong to one of the
front panel message keys and rear panel external message trigger ports.
Click to select a message from a drop down menu. A messages must be pre uploaded to Message Library
before it could appear in the menu. We can assign more than one message to a message key. The sequence of playing
follow top to bottom of the playlist.
The setting allow us to configure number of times we wish a message to be played. Set the value to 0 if we only
want a message to play once.
To remove a message from the playlist, click .
The button allow us to insert a delay between 2 messages or before start playing a message.
Remember to click to save any changes made.
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER
PAGE 11

Messages Playback Sequence
Figure above shows a drag-n-drop way of rearranging messages/ delay position to adjust the playback sequence.
1. Original position of messages
2. Drag-n-Drop “ChimeDown”
to third position
3. Drag-n-Drop “Delay” to
second position
4. New position of messages
PAGE 12
Device Setup
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

Device Setup
Message Library
3
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
Before assigning a message to a message key we need to upload the message from our PC or phone storage to MR1301
memory bank.
Message Library allows us to perform file uploading, downloading, rename, playback and even record a fresh message.
1. :
2. :
3. Media Player : Click the button will invoke a media player. We can then control a message playback via this
player.
4. Check Box : To delete message(s), check this box and click the .
5. Filter : To ease of searching a message file or a group of files that contain the same specific key word, type the key word
here to allow us quickly access to the files.
6. Storage Bar : Show the SD card storage available to store message files.
7. Record : we can activate a recording or stop a recording using button.
8. Log Out : Click this button will bring the browser to MR1301 login page.
Click this button to upload a media file to Message Library. The media file can be .wav or .mp3 file.
MR1301 will convert the file to MP3 format before save it into its internal memory bank.
The PLAY button allow us to listen to a media playback via our PC or mobile phone.
Click the button if we wish to save a recorded message or any message from MR1301 memory to
local PC or phone storage.
Click the button if we want to rename a message file name.
PAGE 13
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

Device Setup
Event Logs
Event log records below activities :
a. Power on
b. Message activation via front message key or rear remote trigger port
c. Message deactivation via front message key or rear remote trigger port
Recorded log is saved in the internal micro SD card under a “sys” folder . To logs can be downloaded as csv format
Audio Cofiguration
The linear gain control allows adjustment of MR1301 front mic input
and rear RCA input recording volume.
The volume control and 5 band equaliser are for adjusting playback
volume and EQ setting.
PAGE 14
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

Device Setup
Unit Configuration
Device Name : Give the unit a meaningful device name. E.g. BLK-A
Msg Recorder. The name will be shown up in Device Info Page.
Device Address : In order for Fire Alarm Interface, FI6000, to activate
MR1301 messaging via RS485 interface, the device address
configured here must match with address configured in FI6000
configurator. Valid address range is 1 to 255.
LCD Backlight Timeout : Pressing any front panel button or activate a
message via rear panel will turn LCD back light on. This setting
determines the lit time of the back light. The light will goes off when the
time elapsed.
Button Debounce : The lower this debounced time is, the more
sensitive the front panel button is when subjected to a pressing.
Remote Trigger Debounce : The lower this debounced time is, the
more sensitive the rear trigger port subjected to a trigger.
Suggest not to set the setting too low to avoid false triggering.
Remote Trigger Pulse Timeout : We can either remotely activate a message playback via a momentary contact or a latch
contact. A contact is considered momentary if its activation time is shorter than this Timeout A latch contact on the other
hand has its activation time longer than this Timeout.
Example 1, configure the Remote Trigger Pulse Timeout to 8 sec. Activate a momentary contact to activates a playback. In
less than 2 sec, release the contact, the playback will keep going. Activate and release the contact again in less than 2 sec,
this will stop the playback.
Example 2, configure the same 8 sec timeout. Activate a latch contact, this activates the playback. Release the contact 10
sec later. This will immediately stop the playback.
PAGE 15
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

Device Setup
System Date & Time
There are 3 ways to configure the system date
and time.
1) Sync with local Host
Tick the Sync check box and click SAVE. This set
the MR1301 date and time to follow local PC or
mobile phone that used for accessing the
MR1301.
2) Sync with NTP Server
If MR1301 is connected to LAN with internet
access, we can select this option to sync the
date and time with a Network Time Protocol
Server (NTP). Check the “Use Amperes NTP
Server” to sync the time with an Amperes NTP
server.
If there is a dedicated NTP server in your
organisation, we can uncheck the box and enter
the server IP address here. MR1301 will attempt
to sync up the time during power up and once
every 24 hours. Remember to configure the
Gateway Address (under Network Configuration)
to our router IP address in order for MR1301 to
have internet access.
3) Manually configure Date & Time
Click the to configure date and to
configure the time. Click SAVE to save the
changes.
PAGE 16
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

Device Setup
Authentication
The default username and password for web access are both
“admin”. User can alter the authentication here.
Update Firmware
Run a features upgrade or system fixes here if there is a new
firmware available. Details please refer to Firmware Update
section.
Backup & Restore
Backup, restore or reset system settings. Details please refer to
Backup & Restore section.
Backup & Restore
This section allows us to save MR1301 settings and restore it when
necessary.
Backup Configuration
System settings under Message, Network, NTP and System
Configuration can be saved in a MR1301_DD-MMM-YY.config file
and restore to the unit when necessary. This backup excludes
media files and event log stored in the internal micro SD card.
Authentication under System configuration is excluded as well.
Restore Configuration
Click the RESTORE CONFIGURATION button and locate a
MR1301_DD-MMM-YY.config that is previous back up using
BACKUP CONFIGURATION. We can select configurations to be
restored by ticking the check boxes (refer picture on the right) The
restore does not make changes to message media files, event log
and user authentication configuration.
PAGE 17
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

Device Setup
Backup & Restore
Backup and Restore Media Files and Event Log
Message media files and event log are saved in MR1301 internal micro SD card. To back up these files, turn off the power,
remove the casing top cover. Locate the micro SD card slot, press and pull out the SD card. Put the card in a micro SD card
reader and copy all the content of the card to a local PC.
The files can be restored by copy to a new SD card. To clone one MR1301 content to another unit, make sure we also back
up and restore the configurations ( refer to RESTORE CONFIGURATION section) to the new unit such that message keys
assignment are also restored.
Restore Defaults
RESTORE DEFAULTS will reset most of the configurations to system default settings. This includes remove all the message
keys assignment under Message Configuration, reset IP address to 192.168.0.100, reset username and password to
“admin”. Anyway below settings and files are remain intact.
a. Message Library
b. Media files
c. Event log
d. System date and time
Micro SD Card Slot
Press to remove card
View micro SD card content using a
card reader and PC
PAGE 18
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER

Firmware Update
System firmware shall be updated once in a while when new features are available or to fix bugs. There are 2 methods of
doing;
Update firmware in Normal Operation Mode
1. Open a browser and type in the MR1301 IP address.
2. Under “System” page look for "Update Firmware" section as shown in below.
3. Click "SELECT FIRMWARE" and choose a binary file with ".acfr" extension.
4. Click "UPLOAD".
5. Once the update is completed, the browser shall enter the login page.
Update firmware in Bootloader Mode
1. Turn off the power. Hold the rear RESET button then turn on the power. When the LCD shows "MR1301 MK II Bootloader",
release the RESET button. MR1301 is now enter Bootloader mode.
2. Open a browser and enter the MR1301 IP address, a web page as shown below shall appear.
3. Select" Upload Firmware", choose a binary file with ".acfr" extension and click "Upload".
4. Once the uploading is completed, the browser shall automatically exit the Bootloader mode and enter the login page.
Click the Upload Firmware button Find the firmware file
Click “Upload”
button to upload
the firmware.
Updating in progress
After finish updating firmware, the browser shall enter login page.
Restore Defaults
Restore Defaults
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER
PAGE 19

Message Playback
Message files can be played by activate the front MSG KEYs (Message 1 to 16) or via the rear REMOTE TRIGGER PORTs
Front button activation
Rear port activations
GND
BAS TIMER E/M
For message 9 to 16, press shift + the required button to trigger the message.
[+ ]
SHIFT MSG 2
E.g: To activate Message 10, press SHIFT+ MSG 2
Only voltage free contacts allowed
Activation via rear port can be from any external device or system providing a voltage free contact.
To activate a message, the relevant port shall be grounded and the type of activation can be either momentary or latch
contact.
For momentary contact (pulse), a close circuit will activate the message, and while the message is being played, another
incoming pulse shall deactivate the announcement.
In cases where a latched contact is provided, the message will be played for as long as the contact remains closed circuit.
Lower number message key has the higher playback priority. The same rule applied to rear remote trigger ports.
REMOTE MESSAGE ( COM -VE TRIGGER )
IN OUT
REC MESS
LEFT
RIGHT
MR 1301
MESSAGE REC / PLAYER
amperes electronics
Another Quality Product From
MADE IN MALAYSIA
ETHERNET
BALANCE OUT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[ MESSAGE 1-8 ] [ MESSAGE 9-16 ]
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TRIG COM
-B+A
COM
CONTACT
NO MESS TRIG
RS485RECORD
GND
+OUT
-OUT
MK II
PAGE 20
MR1301 MK II EVAC MESSAGE PLAYER