Administrating the Camera
Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection — Voice alert Menu
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Outputting Audio Linked
to Alarm Detection
— Voice alert Menu
Click in the Administrator menu to display
the Voice alert menu.
Use this menu to set the voice alert function to output
audio from the line output jack of the camera when an
alarm is detected by the sensor input or detection
functions.
You can output the audio from a speaker connected to
the camera in synchronization with an alarm event
triggered by the sensor input or the detection functions.
The Voice alert menu consists of 3 tabs: Voice alert 1,
Voice alert 2 and Voice alert 3. You can configure an
individual audio file on each tab.
Note
Before using the voice alert function, you need to save
the audio file to the camera using the SNC audio upload
tool stored in the supplied CD-ROM.
For details on use of the SNC audio upload tool, see
page 114.
Voice alert 1, 2, 3 Tab
File
Displays the name of the audio file saved in the camera.
“Not uploaded” is displayed dimly if no audio file is
saved.
To delete the audio file saved in the camera, click
Delete.
Note
Before deleting an audio file, set Voice alert to Off.
Test
When an audio file is saved in the camera, you can check
it by playing it back.
Click Play to play back the audio file once.
Voice alert
To use the voice alert function linked with the sensor
input or the detection functions, select On.
Repeat
Select playback repeat time from 1 to 3.
Alarm
Select the alarm to be linked with the voice alert
function.
Sensor input 1: The external sensor that is connected to
sensor input of camera I/O port.
Camera tampering detection: An alarm that is
triggered if the camera detects tampering, such as
direction shifting or spray.
VMF: An alarm of the VMF detection function.
Motion detection: The alarm detected by the motion
detection function.
Click Detection to display Motion detection menu to
allow you to set the motion detection function
(page 91).
Audio detection: Click Detection, and the audio
detection menu is displayed to allow you to set the
audio detection function (page 91).
Notes
• If voice alert is actively linked with a different alarm
type while another voice alert is occurring, the first
voice alert is cancelled and the second one is output.
• If two or three audio files are set to be output
simultaneously linked with the same alarm type,
priority is given in the order Voice alert 1, 2 then 3.
• Audio detection alarm is off during the playback of
audio files.
Effective period
Set the period during which alarm detection is effective.
Always: Alarm detection is always effective.
Schedule: You can specify the period during which
alarm detection is effective.
Click Schedule, and the menu for the effective
period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule —
Schedule Menu” on page 90)
OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.
Voice alert