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    Create CUSTOM announcements
    • 09 Apr 2024
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    Create CUSTOM announcements

    • Updated on 09 Apr 2024
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    Create your announcements specific for your airport/premises on the Paging library tab.  You have three different options for how to create a new announcement for your audience depending on your preferences or sources:  

    Announcement scriptThe text-to-speech function can be used for creating your custom announcement.
    Audio file uploadUpload an audio file from your working station directly to your cloud instance. 
    Microphone recording Use your working station's microphone to record your custom announcement. 

    Announcements can have a visual message/transcript defined so that they cannot only be heard from the amplifiers, but also seen on displays. This means that zones will have to be selected that include both audio device outputs and display configurations before the announcement can be played. Templates with a visual paging component must be assigned to these displays, as described in the Visual paging tutorial.

    After you create your custom announcements on the Paging library tab they will automatically become available on the Paging tab for playback, but you can also add them to other configurations on the Announcement configuration tab. For example, you can add them to configuration of the Trip type for the Arrival paging and Departure paging tabs, etc. 

    Create your folder structure on the Paging library tab to organize your announcements. Just use the "New folder" button and move your announcements to it.

    Note: For your demo instance we have already added to the library one announcement. 

    Topics covered      
    • Paging library tab

    TUTORIAL STEPS:

    Option 1 - Script announcement

    A) Paging library 

    1. Open the Paging library tab.
    2. Click the New announcement script button.







    B) Announcement script

    1. Name your new announcement script. Choose a name that reflects the announcement content.
    2. This section is for selecting the languages in which the announcement will be created.
    3. Enter the announcement content for the appropriate language variant in the Content text field.
    4. You can create new custom variables and drag & drop them into Content text field. 
    5. Save your new announcement. 

    Visual paging: The text content will be shown on the displays during announcement playback if zones with display configurations are selected and the templates assigned to those displays have pre-configured visual paging elements.

    Note: The Ear button is an additional feature to prelisten your announcement.

    C) The new announcement is now available:
    • on the Paging library tab for further editing if needed, 
    • and on the Paging tab for playback. See the Play GENERIC announcements tutorial.

    Option 2 - Audio file upload

    A) Paging library 

    1. Open the Paging library tab.
    2. Click the New recording button.









    B) Audio file

    1. Name your new audio file announcement.
    2. This section is for selecting the languages in which the announcement will be created. Currently, only English is supported.
    3.  Click on the Select/Upload recording button.

    C) Audio file selection in Media library
    The Media Library window opens for file recording selection.

    1. Click on the Upload button and select a file from your working station.
    2. Select the uploaded item by clicking on it. You can navigate the folder structure and create a new folder for your item.

    D) Save your new announcement.

    Note: You can enter the text content of the announcement into Recording transcript field and it will be shown on the displays during announcement playback if zones with display configurations are selected and the templates assigned to those displays have pre-configured visual paging elements. 

    E) The new announcement is now available:
    • on the Paging library tab for further editing if needed, 
    • and on the Paging tab for playback. See the Play GENERIC announcements tutorial.

    Option 3 - Microphone recording

    A) Paging library 

    1. Open the Paging library tab.
    2. Click the New recording button.









    B) Microphone recording

    1. Name your new recording.
    2. This section is for selecting the languages in which the announcement will be created. Currently, only English is supported.
    3.  Click the Record message button. 




    C) Record your message

    1. Name your recording for the selected language.
    2. Click the button with the microphone icon to start recording. The microphone icon changes to the stop icon. Click it again to stop recording. Note: By default, noise reduction is enabled (checkbox is selected), this function helps to remove ambient noise in the recording. To disable it, clear the checkbox. 
    D) Save the recorded message

    1. After you stop recording, you will have the option to Preview recording - allowing you to listen to the recorded message, Transcribe to text - allowing you to generate the visual message from the recording using speech-to-text function, and Discard recording - to cancel it if you wish to make a new one.
    2. Save your new recording.

    Note: If you use the Transcribe to text option, the Recording transcript will be shown below, where you can check if it is correct.
    E) Save your new recording. 

    Note: If you used the Transcribe to text option, the transcription will be added to the Recording transcript field and will be shown on the displays during recording playback if zones with display configurations are selected and the templates assigned to those displays have pre-configured visual paging elements.

    F) The new announcement is now available:
    • on the Paging library tab for further editing if needed, 
    • and on the Paging tab for playback. See the Play GENERIC announcements tutorial.


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