Configuring Alert Sounds

Alert sounds play when an alarm occurs (if the alarm is configured with one of the available sounds). This section includes instructions to add or modify the available sounds. For instructions to assign the sounds to an alarm type, see Modifying Default Event Policies.

To add or modify alert sounds, do the following:

Step 1            Select Alert Sounds module from the Events & Alarms menu, in the Configuration submenu.

The Alert Sounds main menu appears. 

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Step 2            The main window shows the currently defined alert sounds.

·         To modify an existing alert sound, select the entry and choose Edit... to open the detail window. You can also double-click the entry.

·         To add a new alert sound, click Add... to open the detail window.

·         Click Delete to delete the selected entry.

Step 3            Edit a new or existing alert sound using the detail window:

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a.    Click Import WAV File and select a sound file from a local drive.

Click Play WAV File... to preview the alert sound.

b.  Type a name for the alert sound.

c.     Click Save & Close.

 

See also:

Configuring Custom Event Policies

Configuring Events and Alarms