Use the Manage Audio Messages dialog to edit the camera's voice messages.
The camera can record, play and manage voice messages. To record voice messages, you can either use your telephone or the camera's integrated microphone.
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Alternatively, you can transfer one or more messages recorded by another camera as an audio file via your computer to this camera.
1. Using the Telephone
The camera calls the telephone number or SIP address you entered so that you can record the voice message. Hang up the phone to stop the recording.
2. Using the Internal Microphone
To record a voice message, start recording the message using the camera microphone as soon as the top three (M12) or all LEDs (all other models) start blinking. The camera automatically stops the recording after the specified time.
Note: Note that LED signaling will only work if the LED main switch in the LED Setup dialog has been set to Default Configuration or Custom Configuration.
Once the recording is finished, additional options are displayed:
Note: This section is only available if you already have created and stored at least one voice message.
The name and size of the individual voice messages are displayed in the list. You can execute these actions on each voice message:
Play | The voice message is played back using the camera's speaker. |
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Call & Play | The camera calls the telephone number entered in Phone Number to Call and plays back the voice message. |
Delete | Removes the corresponding voice message. |
The last line of this section displays information on the amount of storage space that the voice messages are using.
Note: This section is only available if you already have created and stored at least one voice message.
You can download one or several voice messages to archive them on your local computer. In order to select several files, keep the Ctrl key pressed and select the desired files with your mouse.
You can either keep such an archive for backup purposes or upload it to other cameras.
First, select the format of the file you would like to upload:
.tar | A compressed audio archive that can contain several packed .al files and that has been generated by a camera. Use this format for exchanging voice messages between cameras. |
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.wav | Use this format if you have recorded an audio file on a Windows computer by means of the Sound Recorder. When saving the file, make sure to set Format to CCITT A-law and Attribute to 8 kHz, 8 Bit, Mono. |
.al | A-law encoding is frequently used for digitally transferring analog signals. This encoding system needs very few digitizing levels for improving the quality of voice transfer. The camera expects an A-law file with the following specifications: 8,000 Hz sampling rate, mono, 8 bit. |
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