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This How To article describes the procedure of '''preparation and handling of personal audio files''' to be used as [[MoH]] in [[optiPoint]] IP telephones. optiPoint IP phones are shipped with a build-in Music on Hold sample. If you want to use your own music instead, please follow the hints below.
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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.
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{{Warning|If you want to use third party songs or other recordings, you have to consider your local subjects to copyright and other legal regulations!}}
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.
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== Source File Preconditions ==
  
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* Format: [[WAV]]
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* Size: ? KB
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* Duration: ? seconds
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== Operation ==
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[[Image:optiPoint_MoH_Generator.jpg|thumb|300px|Example for calling the MoH file generator for converting the file ''source.wav'' into the result file ''out1.wav'']]
 
Providing a customized MoH requires 4 steps:
 
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 {{File-DL|MoH file generator|zip}} tool and the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/sox 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 {{File-DL|Administration Manual optiPoint 410-420 S family|pdf}}.
 
  
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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# Select a source file with the desired music/voice.
Transforming the file is done by a little command line tool (MoH file generator) that does three things:
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# Download the {{File-DL|MoH file generator|zip}} tool and install it on your Windows PC.
* Performing a command line call to the SOX tool for transforming the audio data
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# Download the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/sox SOX tool] from http://sourceforge.net and install it on your Windows PC.
* adding some information elements specific to the optiPoint phones
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# Because the file format for MoH is proprietary to the optiPoint IP phones, the file has to be created by running the MoH file generator tool.<br />The MoH file generator tool does the following:<br />- Performing a command line call to the SOX tool for transforming the audio data.<br />- Adding some information elements specific to the optiPoint phones.<br />- Merging this data into a result file.
* merging this data into a result file
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# Transfer the converted file to the phone, as described in the {{File-DL|Administration Manual optiPoint 410-420 S family|pdf}}.
  
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').
 
[[Image:optiPoint_MoH_Generator.jpg|none|thumb|Calling the optiPoint MoH tool]]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:41, 11 August 2011

This How To article describes the procedure of preparation and handling of personal audio files to be used as MoH in optiPoint IP telephones. optiPoint IP phones are shipped with a build-in Music on Hold sample. If you want to use your own music instead, please follow the hints below.

If you want to use third party songs or other recordings, you have to consider your local subjects to copyright and other legal regulations!

Source File Preconditions

  • Format: WAV
  • Size: ? KB
  • Duration: ? seconds

Operation

Example for calling the MoH file generator for converting the file source.wav into the result file out1.wav

Providing a customized MoH requires 4 steps:

  1. Select a source file with the desired music/voice.
  2. Download the zip.png  MoH file generator tool and install it on your Windows PC.
  3. Download the SOX tool from http://sourceforge.net and install it on your Windows PC.
  4. Because the file format for MoH is proprietary to the optiPoint IP phones, the file has to be created by running the MoH file generator tool.
    The MoH file generator tool does the following:
    - 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.
  5. Transfer the converted file to the phone, as described in the pdf.png  Administration Manual optiPoint 410-420 S family.