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Options > Multimedia Devices Configuration
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Multimedia Devices Configuration
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The
Multimedia devices utility allows you to set up your system multimedia
objects:
•
Alarm
sound
•
Video
capture devices
•
Signature
capture devices
•
Video
feature devices
Selecting
an Alarm Sound
1 -
From the
Options main window, select the
button.
2 -
Check
the
option if you want an alarm sound notification.
3 -
Select
a sound from the displayed list.
4 -
Select
a
level
for the selected sound so that it is played when an alarm defined with
this priority is sounded.
Note: The Priority level refers to the order in which alarm
messages are displayed in the Alarm desktop. In EntraPass, O is associated
with the highest priority, and 9 to the lowest. For more information,
see Event
Parameters Definition.
5 -
Click
the
button to listen to the selected sound. The system will play the selected
sound.
6 -
Click
the
button
to add a new sound from your personal files. Clicking on this button displays
a new window allowing you to add new alarm sounds.
Note:
The
selection
section
displays the sound currently selected (in use). You can adjust the delay
of the alarm sound in the
Delay
field.
Defining
Video Options
1 -
From the
Multimedia devices window, select the
tab.
2 -
Check
the
box
to enable the video capture options in your system.
•
:
Standard Windows® capture drivers.
•
:
Twain capture drivers. (Recommended).
•
:
Option activated for image capture devices.
•
:
Activates options (such as zoom, pan and tilt) on image capture devices,
if applicable.
•
:
Select identification number of MCI device.
•
:
Enables portrait orientation of captured images.
•
:
Enables landscape orientation of captured images. (Default value).
3 -
Click
the
button to verify if the video camera is functional.
Setting
Up the Signature Capture Device
1 -
From the
Multimedia devices window, select the
tab.
2 -
Check
the
option
to enable the use of a signature pad device.
3 -
From the
displayed list of supported Signature pad devices, select the driver for
the signature pad you want to use.
4 -
Check
the
box if the signature device is setup as such.
5 -
Select
a
Pen
width
.
6 -
Use
the
Test
button
to check if the driver selected is functional. When you click the
Test
button,
the
Signature
Pad Test
window
appears. This window appears whenever you choose the Signature pad option
(Card, Visitor and Daypass definition windows).
7 -
Select
the
tab
to set video options for use with the Video Integration feature. This
option allows you to choose between the windows or video format for Video
playback (for Intellex only).
•
option:
DirectX is a Windows® technology that enables higher performance in graphics
and multimedia, including video and sound. By default, DirectX is enabled
with the Video feature. However, you may want to disable it; if for example
Video images are not correctly displayed or are not displayed at all,
disabling DirectX can be useful. However, when DirectX is disabled, the
system will use more system resources.
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The
Video bandwidth control
option
allows you to reduce or increase the bandwidth required to stream live
video without compromising video storage quality and computer performance.
The range value is between 64 KB/s and 8192 KB/s.
Note:
The video
bandwidth control value cannot
exceed
the EntraPass Server value (see page 476).