ɪn mˈɑːdɚn ˌɪnstəlˈeɪʃənz ɐ kəmpjˈuːɾɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvz ænd tɹænslˈeɪts ðə pˈʌlsᵻz; ɪn ʌnmˈænd ˌɪnstəlˈeɪʃənz ɪn smˈɔːl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz, ðə bˈɑːks nˈʌmbɚ mˈeɪ biː sˈaʊndᵻd ˈaʊt baɪ ɐ hˈɔːɹn ɔːɹ bˈɛl ˈɔːdᵻbəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiwˈaɪd.
In modern installations a computer receives and translates the pulses; in unmanned installations in small communities, the box number may be sounded out by a horn or bell audible community-wide.