ProAudio — Setting Up Paging Using the Config Tool

Modified on Sat, 25 Apr at 12:28 AM

The ProAudio supports a paging system that allows an announcement or audio source to be broadcast across selected zones when a physical switch is triggered. Up to two paging switches and two paging presets can be configured.

This guide covers setup using the ProAudio Config Tool.

How Paging Works

When a paging switch is activated, the ProAudio interrupts normal zone audio and broadcasts the paging source audio across all zones configured to allow paging in the active preset. When the switch is released, normal audio resumes.

Two presets (Preset 1 and Preset 2) can be configured with different behaviour — for example, Preset 1 could broadcast to all zones at a fixed volume, and Preset 2 could broadcast to a subset of zones only.

Step 1 — Configure the Paging Switch

Click the Paging tab, then click the Switch Configuration sub-tab.

For Switch 1 (and Switch 2 if a second switch is connected), set the Mode dropdown from Disabled to the appropriate mode for your switch type.

Set the Preset dropdown to select which paging preset (Preset 1 or Preset 2) this switch will trigger.

Set the Time value in milliseconds if a delay is required between the switch being activated and paging beginning.

Step 2 — Configure a Paging Preset

Click the Preset 1 sub-tab (or Preset 2 for the second preset).

Set the Initial Delay — the time in milliseconds between the paging switch being activated and audio beginning. Default is 20ms. Increase this if your paging microphone or source needs time to stabilise before audio is broadcast.

Set the Minimum Page Time — the minimum duration a page will run before the system allows normal audio to resume. Default is 2000ms (2 seconds). This prevents very brief accidental switch activations from interrupting audio.

For each zone (both Analog and Digital zones are shown), configure the per-zone paging settings:

Allow Paging dropdown — set to Allow Paging to include this zone in the page, or to a restrict option to exclude it.
Source — select the audio source that will be broadcast to this zone during paging. This can be different per zone if required.
Mute during page — controls whether the zone's normal audio is muted when paging begins. Default is Unmute during page.
Page Volume — sets the volume level for this zone during paging. Adjust the slider to the desired paging volume.
Vol Mute checkbox — if ticked, the zone volume will be muted to the Page Volume level rather than set to it. Leave unticked in most installations.

Step 3 — Test the Paging Setup

On the Preset sub-tab, set the Test Page duration in seconds (default is 5 seconds).

Click Test Page to simulate a page activation. The paging audio source will be broadcast to all zones configured to allow paging for the duration set.

Verify that the correct zones receive the page at the expected volume, and that zones set to exclude paging are not affected.

Adjust Page Volume levels per zone as needed and retest.

Step 4 — Save the Paging Configuration

In the sidebar, tick Paging and click Save Selected to save the paging configuration permanently to the unit.

Remember to save. Paging settings are not saved automatically. If the unit loses power before you save, the paging configuration will revert to the previous saved state.

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