Broadcasting messages - Sipelia 2.13

Sipelia™ User Guide 2.13

Product
Sipelia
Content type
Guides > User guides
Version
2.13
ft:locale
en-US
Last updated
2023-04-11

You can broadcast dynamic messages using the public address feature. You can choose to broadcast live, text-to-speech, or pre-recorded messages.

Before you begin

  • Create paging zones with extensions.
  • Log into Security Desk with a user that has a VoIP SIP extension assigned.

Procedure

To broadcast a message live:

  1. From the Security Desk homepage, open the address book and launch a paging zone.
  2. In the Public address setup window, select Microphone as the broadcast source.
  3. Use the headset connected to the Security Desk workstation and click Broadcast to talk live.
    Your voice broadcasts on all the speakers that are connected to the paging zone.

To broadcast a message from text:

  1. From the Security Desk homepage, open the address book and launch a paging zone.
  2. Open the address book and launch a paging zone.
  3. In the Public address setup window, select Text to speech as the broadcast source.
  4. Write the text message and click the plus sign to Add a message.
    It cannot contain special characters.
    NOTE: You can switch languages using the Windows language feature and link multiple languages for the same message.
  5. You can select the Repeat icon to loop the message up to three times.
  6. Click Broadcast to start the public address call.

To broadcast a pre-recorded message:

  1. From the Security Desk homepage, open the address book and launch a paging zone.
  2. Open the address book and launch a paging zone.
  3. In the Public address setup window, select a pre-recorded audio file.
    Files that were previously uploaded on your Sipelia server are available as MP3 or WAV files. The selected file plays on the speakers connected to the paging zone.
  4. Click Broadcast to play the audio file.