DESCRIPTION
BellWiz is an innovative scheduling program which
plays audio files through a public address system from a
standard PC. The program is ideal for playing school bells,
fire drill sounds, scheduled voice announcements, and factory shift
change sounds. For a simple PA or bell system, BellWiz can
save you hundreds of dollars over a costly hardware-only solution
and its scheduling possibilities surpass that of most hardware-only
systems. BellWiz requires only a 486 or higher computer and
runs in the background in system tray, so the computer can still be
used for other tasks. BellWiz is available for $34.95 for a
single license, and steep discounts are given for multiple
license purchases. A free 20-day evaluation version is also
available.
Feature
List:
 |
Flexible scheduler (schedule bells as hourly,
daily, weekly, monthly, annually, weekly (by days of week),
monthly (by day of month, or by day of week of month (ex. 2nd
Monday of each month.) and more. |
|
|
Easy-to-use wizard-based interface which guides you
through the steps of setting up bells. |
|
|
Create holiday/exclusion rules to exclude specified dates,
weekdays, or time ranges for each bell. |
|
|
Synchronize the system clock to the US National Atomic
Clock through multiple servers. |
|
|
Play wav and mp3 files with optional looping. |
|
|
NEW - Support for multiple sound cards. Play sounds to a
dedicated secondary sound card while allowing other PC sounds to
play to the default sound card. |
|
|
Popular bell sounds included in wav format |
|
|
Simple setup with no external DLL files required. |
|
|
Online support options. |
|
|
Illustrated help
file. |
Configurations:
BellWiz can used be used in several different hardware
configurations. The following list contains links to pages
describing different configurations:
Configuration 1:
PC speakers
Description: This is simplist
configuration where a single PC is used to play sounds
to speakers connected to the PC. This setup is popular
for home users for reminders, such as
appointment and medicine reminders. This
configuration could also be used for small store fronts for store
announcements where a PC on the floor is not an issue.
Requirements:
PC with 486 or
higher processor
Sound Card
Computer
speakers
Configuration 2:
Standard Public Address or School Bell System -
Configuration 2: Standard PA or School Bell System
Description:
This configuration is
the most common setup for
BellWiz when used as a school bell system. In this
arrangement, an audio cable is ran directly from the PC
sound card's line out to the
PA system's line
in or auxilliary input. The existing speakers from the amplifier or
PA system are then used to play the audio from BellWiz.
Requirements:
PC with 486 or
higher processor
Sound Card
PA or amplifier with attached
speakers
Configuration 3: Variable Classroom
Schedule
Description: This configuration
is used by
schools which have an extremely
variable classroom schedule. In this case, each classroom has
a PC running BellWiz with local speakers attached to the
PC. When the bell triggers, the students
in local classroom
are dismissed. This configuration could also be used in a store
front with multiple rooms, such as a furniture store, for playing different announcements.
Requirements:
Multiple PCs with 486 or
higher processor
Sound Card on each PC
Computer speakers for each
PC
BellWiz license for each PC running
BellWiz
(volume discounts
available)
Configuration 4: Wireless Audio
Transmission
Description: This configuration
is an option when a PC near the audio source is not
feasible. In this case, a wireless audio transmitter and
receiver are used to transmit the sounds from the PC sound card
wireless to a wireless receiver which should be attached to powered
speakers or an amplifier. Wireless audio transmitters can be
found at most electronics stores or at the links below:
Requirements:
PC with 486 or
higher processor
Sound Card
Wireless audio
transmitter
Powered
speakers
|
|
