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AXIS P5522 PTZ Dome Network Camera
Video and Audio
The Talk/Listen mode is configured from the Audio tab in the AMC control panel (see AXIS Media Control on page 11),
Simplex - Network Camera speaker only - Audio is transmitted from the client to the Axis product and played by the speaker
connected to the product. To send a udio, the Talk and Microphone buttons in the A MC toolbar must bo th be enabled. Click either
button to stop audio transmission.
Simplex - Network Camera microphone only - Audio captured by the microphone connected to the Axis product is transmitted from
theproducttooneormoreclients.
For more information about these settings, please see t he online help
.
Audio Input
An external microphone or a line s ource can be connected to the product’s Audio-in connector. Config ure the audio input settings
under Video & Audio > Audio Settings.
Note
A m ulti-connector cable (available from Axis; Multi-Connector Cable (sold separately)) is required when connecting external
audio equipment to the Axis product.
Source - Select Microphone for an external microphone or Line for a Line in device, e.g. an audio mixer for multiple microphones or
a microphone with a built-in ampli fier.
Microphone power - Microphone power should only be u sed with electric microphones that have no battery and w hen using the
internal microphone. This setting should not be enabled when using a dynamic o r battery powered microphone.
Input gain - Control the volume (dB F ull Scale) of the audio input. If the sound is too low, choose a higher dB. If the sound is too
high, choose a lower dB. The Level bar gives a visual representation of the audio signal in dB Full Scale.
• Green — the signal is at a good level.
• Yellow — the signal is becoming distorted.
• Red — The signal is distorted
Encoding - Select digital audio encoding format.
• G711 is an unlicensed standard codec that is useful when integrating audio into a VoIP system.
• G726 is an unlicensed speech codec that is m ost commonly used within the security industry.
• ACC requires a license for both encoding and d ecoding. AAC is the least complicated and most wide ly used c ode c. If
achieving the best possible audio quality is a priority, AAC is the recomme nded codec to use. An AAC license is included
in the Axis product.
Sample rate - The number of times per second the sound is sam pled . A higher sample rate w ill provide better audio quality, but
also requires a greater bandwidth.
Bit rate - Set the required bit rate depending on the selected encoding. A higher bit rate will give bette r a udio qua lity. A lower bit
rate may have
latency or delay, but will re quire less bandwidth.
For mor
e information about these settings, please see the online help
.
Audio Output
An external speaker can be connected to the pro duct’s Audio-out connector. Configure the audio output settings under Video
&Audio> Audio Settings.
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