Broadcast audio to one speaker

You can talk or broadcast audio to people near a speaker attached to a camera.

1. On the Audio pane, select a speaker to broadcast audio to.

2. Select and hold down Talk for as long time as you want to talk. If the Talk button is disabled, your computer doesn’t have a speaker installed, or the speaker is disabled. If the list displays No speaker sources, no speakers attached to cameras are available.

   Alternatively, if the camera view item has an overlay button for broadcasting audio, select the overlay button. If the Speakers list is unavailable on the Audio pane, your XProtect VMS system doesn’t support two-way audio.

If the Microphones list shows Missing hardware on local PC, your computer either doesn't have a microphone installed or it is disabled. If it shows No microphone sources, no microphones are attached to the cameras.

Audio and maps

If your views contain maps with speakers, you can broadcast audio by selecting the relevant speaker element.

• Select the speaker element and hold down the mouse button for as long time as you want to talk or broadcast audio.