CTE Bells System Cyberdata Paging Server

General Info

  • Controls Bells for all of CTE
  • https://ctebells.ccisd.adremc1.org
  • Login with admin and <password in lastpass>
  • ONLY holds one schedule. This is not a big deal because you can import and export schedules as needed. This means you can create a 1/2 day schedule, export it, a normal day schedule, export it and then be able to just import the schedule as needed replacing the old one.

How to Modify the Bells Schedule

  • Go to the server at: https://ctebells.ccisd.adremc1.org
  • Log in with user: admin and the admin password
  • Click on the Schedules button on the top row of menu buttons
  • To save the current schedule scroll to the bottom and select Export schedule. Save it on your computer so that later you can re-upload it if you need. This way you can have many schedules saved to your machine and just re-upload them (import them) to change bell schedules quickly.
  • Here you can create new bell events, edit existing events or delete bell events

Upload New bell sounds

To create your own sound and/or bell files

  • They can be of the format(s): RIFF (little-endian) data, WAVE audio, Microsoft PCM, 16 bit, mono 8000 Hz
  • So of format RIFF or WAVE/PCM at 16bit, mono with 8khz sampling rate.
  • Use the free Audacity audio editing tool to create the files.
  • When you export an audio file with this program, you can save the output as "WAV (Microsoft) signed 16 bit PCM

Test Bell Volume

  • Log into the Cyberdata Bells system: https://www.cyberdata.net/pages/user-uploadable-bells
  • Go to the Audio Files button at the top
  • Scroll all the way to the bottom. There will be a Bells bold heading in the lower left
  • Underneath Bells you can click "Play" next to the .wav file listed. This will play the tone out to the PA Zones 2 and 3. You can then tweak the volume on MIC 1 for the Zones 2 and 3 amps. Tweak it very slowly as moving it just a millimeter will adjust the volume noticeably.