Using the SNC audio

upload tool — Transmitting Audio to Camera

The supplied SNC audio upload tool allows you to transmit sound from the computer to the camera. This section explains the setup and operations of the SNC audio upload tool.

The SNC audio upload tool supports the following audio data to be transmitted.

Audio CODEC

Transmission rate

 

 

G711 (µ-LAW)

64 kbps

 

 

G.726

40 kbps

 

 

G.726

32 kbps

 

 

G.726

24 kbps

 

 

G.726

16 kbps

 

 

Note

Only one user can transmit sound to the camera. Meanwhile, another user will not be able to transmit sound to the camera.

Installing the SNC audio upload tool

1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM disc into your computer CD-ROM drive.

After a short time a window will open displaying the files on the CD-ROM.

2 Click the Setup icon of SNC audio upload tool. The “File Download” dialog opens.

3 Click Open.

Note

If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File Download” dialog, you cannot install the tool correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click the Setup icon again.

4 Install the SNC audio upload tool following the wizard displayed.

If the Software License Agreement is displayed, read it carefully and accept the agreement to continue with the installation.

Connecting the Camera to the Computer

1 Connect a speaker to the 5 (line output) jack on the camera.

2 Connect a microphone to the microphone input jack on the computer.

Note

If the microphone input jack of the computer is not set correctly, no sound is transmitted from the computer and nothing is output from the speaker connected to the camera.

Set the microphone input jack from the control panel of Windows.

On Windows 2000

1Select Sounds and Multimedia from Control Panel.

2Click Volume in the Sound Recording section on the Audio tab.

The Recording Control window opens

3Check Select in the Microphone section.

On Windows XP

1Select Sounds and Audio Device from Control Panel.

2Click Volume in the Sound Recording section on the Audio tab.

The Recording Control window opens.

3Check Select in the Microphone section.

Others

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