Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU12 and MCU24 Release 5.1
Using the Cisco Audio Message Utility

Table Of Contents

Using the Cisco Audio Message Utility

Introduction

Launching the Cisco Audio Message Utility

Playing a Message

MCU Messages

Procedure

Recording a Message

Replacing a Message

Uploading a Message to a Device

Viewing Message Details

Exiting the Utility

About Express Setup

Using Express Setup


Using the Cisco Audio Message Utility


This section describes the following topics:

Introduction

Launching the Cisco Audio Message Utility

Playing a Message

Recording a Message

Replacing a Message

Uploading a Message to a Device

Viewing Message Details

Exiting the Utility

About Express Setup

Using Express Setup

Introduction

The Cisco Audio Message Utility is an interactive GUI that enables you to record and replace messages and upload new messages to the call routing mechanisms in Cisco devices.

Default built-in audio messages are in English. The Cisco Audio Message Utility allows you to record new messages in a different language or with different content to suit your requirements. The Cisco Audio Message Utility also enables you to replace and upload new messages to the target Cisco device.

There are two ways of using the Cisco Audio Message Utility. The standard utility functions enable you to play, record or replace messages. The Express Setup guides you through the recording, replacing and upload procedure for each of the voice messages.

Before You Begin

Before you can record, play and upload messages to the target Cisco device, you must

Save recorded messages as WAV files.

Know the IP address of the target device.

Launching the Cisco Audio Message Utility

This section describes how to install and launch the Cisco Audio Message Utility.

Procedure


Step 1 Copy the Audio Message Utility folder from the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Software CD-ROM to your local computer.


Note You cannot run the Audio Message Utility from the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Software CD-ROM.


Step 2 To run the utility, double-click the IvrRecordingUtility.exe file.


Playing a Message

This section describes how to play an audio message. Available messages depend upon the device selected in the Target Type field.

MCU Messages


Note The devices available in the Target Type drop-down list vary according to the Cisco devices included in your installation.


MCU Messages

The following MCU messages are available:

Table 6-1 MCU Messages 

ID
Message Name
Recorded Message
Played for ...
Played when ...

0

Connected indication

Audio signal

single participant

a participant first connects to a conference

1

Enter conference PIN

"Thank you for attending the conference. Please enter the conference PIN code followed by the pound sign now."

single participant

a participant connects to a PIN-protected conference (played after the Connected indication message)

2

Wrong PIN, disconnecting

"You have entered an invalid PIN code. Please check with the conference organizer and try again."

single participant

a participant tries to join a PIN-protected conference after entering the wrong PIN three times in a row

3

Wrong PIN, enter a valid one

"You have entered an invalid PIN code. Please enter a valid PIN code followed by the pound sign now."

single participant

a participant tries to join a PIN-protected conference after entering the wrong PIN (less than three times in a row)

4

Reserved

N/A

reserved for future use

5

First participant in conference

"Thank you for attending the conference. You are the first participant. Please hold."

single participant

the first participant joins the conference (after the Connected indication and the Enter conference PIN messages)

6

New participant joined conference

Audio signal

all participants

a new participant has joined the conference

7

Participant left conference

Audio signal

all participants

a participant has left the conference

8

Success indication

Audio signal

single participant

a DTMF command has succeeded

9

Enter party number

"To dial out, please dial the number of the party you wish to invite to the conference, followed by the pound sign."

single participant

you are in invite mode (after dialing *8 via DTMF) and you do not dial any number for a period of time

10

Reserved

N/A

for future use

11

Error indication

Audio signal

single participant

a DTMF command has failed

12

Reserved

N/A

for future use

13

Chair privileges required

"This action requires chair privileges. Please take the chair and try again."

single participant

you perform a DTMF command that requires chair privileges without first taking the chair

14

Chair already taken

"Chair already taken."

single participant

you try to take the chair via DTMF, but someone else has already taken the chair

15

Reserved

N/A

for future use

16

Initial menu

"The following conference commands are available— To return to the conference, press pound. To take chair, press 1. To mute or unmute your line, press 2. To control the volume of your line press 3."

single participant

you are in DTMF command mode (after dialing * or ** via DTMF) and you do not enter any command for a period of time

17

Enter chair PIN

"Please enter the chair PIN code followed by the pound sign."

single participant

you try to take the chair via DTMF and a chair PIN is defined

18

Chair menu

"The following conference commands are available—To return to the conference, press pound. To release chair, press 1. To mute or unmute your line, press 2. To control the volume of your line, press 3. To change the video layout, press 6. To block admission to the conference, press 7. To dial out, press 8. To mute/unmute all lines except you, press 9."

single participant

you are in DTMF chair mode (i.e. after taking the chair via DTMF) and you do not enter any command for a period of time

19

Join sub-conference

"You have currently joined a sub-conference."

single participant

a participant joins a sub-conference

20

Leave sub-conference

"You have just left the sub-conference."

single participant

a participant leaves a sub-conference

21

Reserved

N/A

for future use

22

Join not allowed

"For security reasons, please join from the MeetingPlace web conferencing interface. Goodbye."

Reserved for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace

23

No video resources

"All video resources are currently in use. Please try again later."

Reserved for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace

24

Reserved

N/A

for future use

25

Conference terminating

"Please note, the conference is about to terminate."

all participants

a conference is about to terminate

26

Organizer not yet joined, please wait

"Please wait until the conference organizer joins the conference."

single participant

you join a conference in waiting room mode before the organizer has joined

27

Organizer joined, conference starts

"The conference will now begin."

all participants

the organizer joins a conference in waiting room mode

28

Organizer left, conference waiting

"You have been moved to the waiting room, please wait."

all participants

the organizer leaves a conference in waiting room mode

29

Organizer back, conference resume

"The conference will now resume."

all participants

the organizer returns to a conference in waiting room mode

30

Wrong chair PIN

"You have entered an invalid chair PIN code."

single participant

you have entered the wrong chair PIN

31

You are the chair

"You are now the chair person."

single participant

you have taken the chair via DTMF

32

Muted

"All participants are now muted."

single participant

you mute yourself via DTMF

33

Unmuted

"All participants are now unmuted."

single participant

you unmute yourself via DTMF

34

Volume control menu

"Volume control. Press 0 to decrease and 1 to increase the volume."

single participant

you are in volume control mode (after dialing *3 via DTMF) and you do not enter any command for a period of time

35

Conference admission blocked

"Admission to the conference is now blocked."

single participant

you block admission to the conference via DTMF

36

Conference admission allowed

"Admission to the conference is now allowed."

single participant

you allow admission to the conference via DTMF

37

Dialing

"Dialing."

single participant

you invite a participant via DTMF

38

Invalid input

"You have entered invalid input".

single participant

you press an invalid key during a DTMF command

39

Chair released

"You are no longer the conference chair."

single participant

you release the chair via DTMF

40

Change layout menu

"Change layout. Please enter the number of participants to be seen on the screen or press zero for automatic layout."

single participant

you are in change layout mode (after dialing *6 via DTMF) and you do not enter any command for a period of time

41

Mute/Unmute All menu

"Press 0 to mute all participants except yourself. Press 1 to unmute all participants."

single participant

you are in mute/unmute all mode (after dialing *9 via DTMF) and you do not enter any command for a period of time

42

All muted

"All participants are now muted."

single participant

you mute all participants via DTMF

43

All unmuted

"All participants are now unmuted."

single participant

you unmute all participants via DTMF

44

Chair blocked menu

"The following conference commands are available—To return to the conference, press pound. To release chair, press 1. To mute or unmute your line, press 2. To control the volume of your line, press 3. To change the video layout, press 6. To allow admission to the conference, press 7. To mute/unmute all lines except you, press 9."

single participant

you are in DTMF chair mode (i.e. after taking the chair via DTMF) in a conference whose admission is blocked and you do not enter any command for a period of time


Procedure


Step 1 In the Target Type field, choose the device that uses the message you want to play.


Note The options available in the Target Type drop-down list vary according to the Cisco devices included in your installation.


The Audio Recordings window displays the messages currently uploaded to the target device.

Step 2 Ensure the message type you wish to play is enabled in the Audio Recordings window.

Step 3 Click on the message type you wish to play in the Audio Recordings window.

Step 4 From the Message menu, select Play Message.

The Play Recording dialog box appears. You can stop or replay the message you have selected to play.


Recording a Message

This section describes how to record a new audio message.

Procedure


Step 1 From the Message menu, select New Recording.

The New Recording confirmation box appears and the MSsound recording utility is invoked.


Note MSsound is invoked by default. You can use any recording software that supports the WAV format.


The new message must be recorded in the following formats:

WAV file

G.711 (CCITT)

ยต-Law

8-bit

Sampling rate 8kHz

Step 2 Use the recording software, to record a new message and save it to the Cisco Audio Message Utility directory.


Replacing a Message

This section describes how to replace an audio message.

Procedure


Step 1 In the Target Type field, choose the device that uses the message you want to replace.


Note The options available in the Target Type drop-down list vary according to the Cisco devices included in your installation.


Step 2 The Audio Recordings window displays the messages currently uploaded to the target device. Click the message type in the Audio Recordings window you wish to replace.

Step 3 From the Message menu, select Properties.

The Properties dialog box appears showing the name of the message you selected in the Message Type field.

Step 4 (Optional) Enter the text that you want to appear in the Message Type field in the Audio Recordings window.

Step 5 Click Browse to choose the new message you wish to use.

The Replace Recording dialog box appears.

Step 6 Select the file with which you wish to replace the current message and click Open to confirm your selection.

Step 7 Click OK in the Properties dialog box.

Step 8 The new message appears in the Audio Recordings window.


Uploading a Message to a Device

This section describes how to upload audio messages from the Audio Message Utility to a target device.

Procedure


Step 1 From the Actions menu, select Upload Messages To Target.

The Upload dialog box appears.

Step 2 In the General Information section, enter the IP address of the target device.

Step 3 In the Login Information section, enter the user name and password of the target device, as configured in the device network configuration settings.

Step 4 (Optional) Modify the read and write community settings for the target device as follows:

Click Customize SNMP Settings.

The Customize SNMP Settings dialog box displays.

Enter the required read community and write community values and click OK.

Step 5 Click Upload Messages.

The Upload in progress window appears, and the message files are uploaded and burned onto the target device.


Viewing Message Details

You can view the file name and length of the audio messages listed in the Audio Recordings window.

Procedure


Step 1 Click the Target Type drop-down list.

Step 2 Choose the device that uses the message you want to replace.


Note The options available in the Target Type drop-down list vary according to the Cisco devices included in your installation.


The names of audio message files currently uploaded to the target device appear in the Recorded Message field of the Audio Recordings window.

The lengths of audio message files currently uploaded to the target device appear in the Message Length (sec) field of the Audio Recordings window.


Exiting the Utility

This section describes how to exit the Audio Message Utility.

Procedure


Step 1 Open the Actions menu.

Step 2 Select Exit.


About Express Setup

The Express Setup is an alternative way of recording, replacing and uploading messages. The Express Setup guides you through the recording, replacing and uploading procedure for each audio message.

You proceed through the Express Setup sequentially for each message type. You are alternately prompted to select to record a new message and to navigate a path to a new message file with which you wish to replace a current file.

As you proceed through the Express Setup, the dialog box displays the name the current message type and the associated message file.


Note You can skip the recording and replacing sequence for each message by clicking Next at each step in the Express Setup. You can return to any step in the procedure to change the setup for a particular message by clicking Back.


Using Express Setup

This section describes how to use the Express Setup.

Procedure


Step 1 Click Express Setup in the Tools menu.

The Express Setup dialog box is displayed informing you of the name of the first message file in the selection and provides a check box for indicating whether you wish to create a new recording for the message.

Step 2 Check Create a new recording and click Next.

The Express Setup dialog box displays the required format settings for the new message and the MSsound recorder is displayed. Use the MSsound recorder or other recording software to record the new message and save it to the Audio Message Utility directory.

Step 3 When you have finished recording a new message, click Next.

The Express Setup dialog box displays the path of the current file for the specified message type and the Replace button.

Step 4 Click Replace.

The Replace Recording window appears showing the directory containing the current sound files for the device.

Step 5 Select the required file and click Open to replace this file with the current message file for the specified message.

When you have completed the recording and replacement procedure, the Express Setup dialog box displays the new list of message types and message files associated with each type.

Step 6 Click Upload.

The Upload dialog box appears.

Step 7 Enter the IP address of the target device.

Step 8 Enter the user name and password as defined in the network configuration settings of the Cisco device.

Step 9 Click Upload Messages to complete the upload procedure.

The Upload in progress window displays. The message files are uploaded and burned onto the target device.