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== Music On Hold ==
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If two parties (say 'A' and 'B') have established a call, one of the parties ('B') may try to connect temporarily to a third party ('C'), e.g. for making a consultation call.
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The other party ('A') is not involved in this new connection, but is put into the "hold" status: Party 'A' is now able to receive audio information (e.g. music or voice) - which is normally done to inform him/her about this "hold" status by playing a so called "Music on Hold (MoH)".
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optiPoint IP phones are shipped with a build-in MoH sample, providing MoH at the near end (i.e. the phone that is being held generates the Music on Hold itself.
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Providing a customized MoH requires 4 steps:
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* Select a source file with the desired voice/speech - pls. '''note''' that this is subject to copyright and other legal regulations.
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* Install the {{File-DL|MoH file generator|zip}} tool and the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/sox SOX] tool on a Windows PC.
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* Convert the source file: The file format for MoH is proprietary to the optiPoint IP phones and has to be created by running the MoH file generator tool.
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* Download the converted file to the phone - as described in the {{File-DL|Administration Manual optiPoint 410-420 S family|pdf}}.
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The source file has to be in the * {{wp|en|Wav|WAV}} format {{fixme| Provide details on format, size, duration of the source file |[[User:Christian.kaehler|Christian.kaehler]] 10:53, 29 November 2006 (CET)}}
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Transforming the file is done by a little command line tool (MoH file generator) that does three things:
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* Performing a command line call to the SOX tool for transforming the audio data
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* adding some information elements specific to the optiPoint phones
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* merging this data into a result file
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The following screen shot shows an example for calling the MoH file generator for converting a file ('source.wav') into the result file ('out1.wav').
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[[Image:optiPoint_MoH_Generator.jpg|none|thumb|Calling the optiPoint MoH tool]]
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Music On Hold

If two parties (say 'A' and 'B') have established a call, one of the parties ('B') may try to connect temporarily to a third party ('C'), e.g. for making a consultation call. The other party ('A') is not involved in this new connection, but is put into the "hold" status: Party 'A' is now able to receive audio information (e.g. music or voice) - which is normally done to inform him/her about this "hold" status by playing a so called "Music on Hold (MoH)".

optiPoint IP phones are shipped with a build-in MoH sample, providing MoH at the near end (i.e. the phone that is being held generates the Music on Hold itself.

Providing a customized MoH requires 4 steps:

  • Select a source file with the desired voice/speech - pls. note that this is subject to copyright and other legal regulations.
  • Install the zip.png  MoH file generator tool and the SOX tool on a Windows PC.
  • Convert the source file: The file format for MoH is proprietary to the optiPoint IP phones and has to be created by running the MoH file generator tool.
  • Download the converted file to the phone - as described in the pdf.png  Administration Manual optiPoint 410-420 S family.

The source file has to be in the * Wikipedia (en) WAV format

The following comment should be fixed | From Christian.kaehler 10:53, 29 November 2006 (CET) | Show fixme list
Provide details on format, size, duration of the source file

Transforming the file is done by a little command line tool (MoH file generator) that does three things:

  • Performing a command line call to the SOX tool for transforming the audio data
  • adding some information elements specific to the optiPoint phones
  • merging this data into a result file

The following screen shot shows an example for calling the MoH file generator for converting a file ('source.wav') into the result file ('out1.wav').

Calling the optiPoint MoH tool