Working with DW Spectrum > Event Rules > Available Actions

Plays a sound when event occurs.

Basic Parameters

At – Device to play the sound on. (The device should support 2-way audio, see "Using 2-Way Audio".)

Interval of action – Check to repeat no more than once per a given amount of time (to reduce the number of events), or uncheck for the action to be instant.

Play to users – If checked, the sound will be played in the client application of the selected users.

IMPORTANT: Either Play to user or a camera for 2-way audio ("at") must be enabled for this rule to be valid.

(drop down menu) – select a sound from the available options:

Play Sound - 1

Advanced Parameters

Volume – Drag the slider to increase or decrease volume of selected sound.

Test – Preview the selected sound and volume level.

Manage – Click to open the Notification Sounds dialog where you can customize the library of available sounds by adding, renaming or deleting sounds.

•To add a sound:

1.Click Add and select the desired audio file. WAV, MP3, OGG, and WMA formats are supported.

2.Use Clip sound up to to set the duration in seconds the audio file will be played.

3.Choose Custom Title to name the selected sound. If not specified, the file name will be used by default.

4.Click OK to add the sound or Cancel to discard changes.

•To rename the selected sound, click Rename and enter a new title.

•To test the chosen sample, click Play.

•To delete the selected sample, click Delete.

May be caused by

All events.

Why Action may work incorrectly

Event is not configured properly.

Sound is muted. Open any item in layout and check if the sound is muted. Volume settings are applied globally. See "Adjusting Volume"

Too long interval of action is set. Try "instant".

Neither Play to user or camera for 2-way audio is checked.