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Using the Public Address System
Informer-IP Series C
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Fields
Description
Playback
Audio Button
Allows the control point operator to view all recorded calls and select
any recorded call for playback.
When the EOC is talking, the Informer can listen but not talk. The
EOC is in control of which Informer is included in the call and when
the Informer can talk or listen.
Record Check
box
If checked, the Intercom Talk and Listen Chat session is recorded
until the Intercom session is ended by clicking End Call. The Informer
individual configuration settings determine if and when the Intercom
Chat session can be recorded. Recordings are stored in a WAV file
in the AudioCapture subdirectory within the Commander program
directory.
2. Select the Informer to configure within the All Informers window. If the row is double
clicked, the Status Detail dialog box for the device appears.
3. Sort the Informers within the All Informers window by clicking the buttons at the top
of each column to sort by RTU#, Status, or Name.
Using the Public Address System
The Public Address system provides three selections:
• Standard Public Address using microphone connected to the PC/Server with
Commander
• Broadcast of WAV file from the PC with Commander
• Broadcast of Text to Speech (TTS)
Select Start PA to initiate a live PA broadcast. The Select Sites to Activate dialog box
appears to allow selection of RTU and/or zone.
Select PA from WAV to broadcast a stored WAV file. The Select WAV file dialog box
appears to allow selection of a WAV file.
For text-to-speech (TTS) broadcast enter the text to broadcast or select from a
predetermined list of stored text messages. The Select Sites to Activate dialog box
appears to allow selection of RTU and/or zone.
