The Options dialog window is accessible under the Tools Menu. Once Options is selected from the Tools Menu the Options dialog window will appear. Settings that can be adjusted using this dialog window include Software Environment settings such as the General, Default File Locations, Default Project Options Default Network Card and Log Viewer Settings. If a project is open a Project Settings menu is available for General and Network card settings specific to the project.
Vocia Software and Hardware devices must use the correct version of Software and Firmware. The Firmware Update dialog is used to perform required updates. Please review the Update Firmware section for more details.
This feature causes the Vocia software interface to send out a time synchronization command to all devices that are currently in its configured project file. It is only selectable when the World row of the Layout is highlighted. Also, the current World Time for the MS-1 will be displayed in the main Layout. Please review the Set World Time section for more details.
Vocia's Audio File Manager is used for importing and adjusting .wav files into a Vocia system. It is found under the Tools Menu. The use of this tool allows system designers to import .wav files for Recorded Announcements, Preambles, Emergency Announcements and VoIP Telephone Prompts. Please review the Audio File Manager section for more details.
Control Handles in Vocia are used to tie Control Inputs and Control Outputs together. The menu item can only be selected when a World is highlighted in the Layout, as Control Handles are set up on a per World basis. Please review the World Control Handles and Control Events section for more details.
The Text to Speech Processor is capable of supported many different Voice Packages. These voice packages can be purchased separately from the TTS-1 hardware. Please review the TTS-1 Voice Management section for more details.
The Auto Repeat Message Manager is designed as a troubleshooting tool and is used to review and cancel active Auto Repeating messages created by MS VTP or the MS-1 Scheduler. PS VTP, LSI VTP and TTS VTP triggered Sequences will not appear in the Message Manager. Please review the Auto Repeating Message Manager section for more details.
The Non-Vocia CobraNet devices menu option allows for Non-Vocia CobraNet traffic to be received and transmitted in to a Vocia World. This dialog can also be used to account for additional CobraNet traffic on the network. Additional CobraNet traffic affects the available bandwidth available to Vocia and affects the number of Simultaneous Pages available to the system.
The Vocia software provides a MS-1 Device Maintenance tool as a means of adjusting MS-1 IP settings. The connection from the configuration PC must be made into the CobraNet network (using LAN-2 of an MS-1. Device Maintenance does not function over IP (LAN-1 of the MS-1). Device maintenance allows MS-1 Device discovery if, for example, the IP address of an MS-1 is not known. Please review the MS-1 Device Maintenance section for more details.