How to play audio when Alarm Input is triggered in Hanwha IP Speaker

Applies to: WAVE 

Summary

This article describes how to play audio when an alarm input is triggered in a Hanwha IP speaker. 

Prerequisites

Set up Text-to-Speech files as shown in How to add Text-to-Speech (.tts) files to Hanwha IP Speaker and add audio as shown in How to add audio (.mp3, .wav) files to a Hanwha IP Speaker.

Configuring IP Speaker to Play Audio when Alarm Input is Triggered

To configure the speaker:

1. Log in to the IP speaker.
2. Navigate to Environment Settings > Device Operation Setting.
3. Set Operation Mode to Controller.
4. Click Apply.
5. Select System Setting > Device Registration.  
6. Move the speaker under Device Search to the right hand side.
   The speaker appears under Registered Device.
   
   
    
7. Click Apply.
8. Select System Setting > Zone Registration. 
   
   
    
9. Select the zone.  If none appear, create a new Zone.
10. Enter Zone Name, select an IP Address from the drop-down menu,
11. Select Channel: audio_output_1.
12. Click Apply.
    
    

Setting up an Event to Trigger Audio

To set up an event:

1. Select System Setting > Event & Preset.
   
   
   
   
2. Under Event, select the IP Address from the drop-down menu.
3. For CP, choose drycontact_in_1.
4. Under Local File Play,  enable Use checkbox.
5. Select IP address; for Local File select the audio file from drop-down.
6. Enter the number for Play count as needed.
7. No setup is needed under Broadcasting Routing, DSP, Source Stream, or CP Out sections.
8. Click Apply.
   
   

   The configured IP Speaker will now play the setup audio whenever the Alarm IO is triggered in the IP Speaker.