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Event Actions
Event actions for the Speaker Client contain an optional parameter named
Host
. This
parameter can be used to specify the Client to which the audio will be sent.
The format of the parameter is host:instance, where “host” is the host name or IP
addresses of the computer running the Client and “instance” is the instance name of the
Client, for those computers running multiple instances. When the Client is first run, the
instance name is set to “default”. To send the audio to all Clients running on all
computers, leave the Host parameter blank, or use an asterisk (*) for the instance.
Examples:
127.0.0.1
127.0.0.1:default
127.0.0.1:*
To send audio to the specific PC named “myserver”:
myserver
To send audio to the specific instance named “soundcard1” on the PC “myserver”:
myserver:soundcard1
Speaker Client Settings
The
Speaker Options
screen is where parameters can be set for a Client. Different
parameters can be set for each Client, including the voice selection and the attention and
ignore phrases and acknowledgements. Click the Options menu item in the
Speaker
screen
to get to the
Speaker Options
screen.
If the speaker client PC needs to run multiple speaker client applications (such as to
support more than one sound card), the speaker client needs to be launched with its
instance name. Launch the speaker client with a parameter to the exe file with the
instance name like:
Speaker.exe soundcard1
This can be done with a shortcut or from a command prompt. The above command launches
the speaker client with a new instance named
soundcard1
. This new instance has totally
separate settings from any other instance running on the same computer.
Remote Connections
The Speaker client may be accessed from ANY OTHER COMPUTER in the word! This will allow
you to receive text-to-speech announcements and control your RFTCP by voice from your
work computer (for example). To configure the speaker client for remote connections, you
must follow these guidelines:
1) Install the speaker application client on the remote computer. This is
accomplished by running the installer on the CD supplied with your RFTCP and
selecting the option to install only the speaker application.
2) Make note of the “Speaker Client Port” number on the RFTCP Setup
screen (on the General Tab in the “Other Settings” section).
3) Run the speaker application client on the remote screen and open the “Options”