Sony SNC-CS20 Security Camera User Manual


 
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 motion detection
function.
You can output the audio from the speaker connected to
the camera in synchronization with an alarm event
triggered by the sensor input or the motion detection
function.
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 the use of the SNC audio upload tool, see page 80.
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 the audio file, set Voice alert to Off.
Test
When the 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 motion detection function, 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: The external sensor that is connected to
sensor input of camera I/O port.
Motion detection: The alarm detected by the motion
detection function.
Click Detection, and the Motion detection menu is
displayed to allow you to set the motion detection
function (page 75).
Notes
If voice alert is activated linked with a different alarm
event while another voice alert is going on, the first
voice alert is canceled and the second one is output.
If two or three audio files are set to be output
simultaneously linked with the same alarm event, the
priority is given in the order Voice alert 1, 2 and 3.
In the case where a preset position is specified in
Position at alarm in the Preset position menu, the
alarm event that happens when the display area moves
to the preset position will be invalid.
Effective period
Set the period during which the alarm detection is
effective.
Always: The alarm detection is always effective.
Schedule: You can specify the period during which the
alarm detection is effective.
Click Schedule, and the menu for the effective
period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule —
Schedule Menu” on page 73)
OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 28.