Specifications

Choose your modem from the connection device list, and enter the phone number to call. It's

necessary to enter all required digits here, regardless of system dialing profiles. In addition to

the numbers 0-9, * and #, you may also use these characters:

A-D

These are actually touch-tone characters that are not on common phones, but

which may be recognized by so

me systems as part of a command sequence

1/2 second hook flash (for 3-way calling, etc.)

Wait for approximately 3 seconds before proceeding

W or w

Wait for a dial-tone before proceeding

Wait for "quiet answer" (several seconds of silence after a ring) before proceeding

Wait for a "billing signal" (such as a credit card prompt tone)

If you have a Honeywell 4286 Phone Module, for example, you might want to sound the Panic

Alarm by dialing XX,111111, where XX is your 2-digit phone code.

If you supply an Alt #, this will be used in place of the Phone # in the case of a Watchdog timer

(See 7.10) alert.

You may choose "play audio file" if your modem is capable of playing sound. If it is, you will

see the modem's audio playback device listed as something like "Modem#0 Line

Playback." The above screen shot actually shows the system speaker device, which was used

to test the Phone Alert. You may choose a pre-existing sound file by clicking the "..." button, or

record your own voice message by clicking "record."

The Disconnect after setting determines the amount of time the phone will remain off-

hook. You should allow for the total of dialing time, ringing time, and then the amount of

actual connection time. The Wait at least setting determines the amount of time to wait

between successive telephone alerts if the camera continues to be triggered.

If you have a simple "data modem" you should set the Connection attempts to 1. This type of

modem is not capable of detecting rings, busy signals, etc., so it cannot communicate a

successful connection to Blue Iris. If you have a "voice modem" with "call progress detection"

capabilities, you may set the connection attempts as high as 10. If the telephone alert is

unable to complete the call (busy, no dial tone, etc.), it automatically retries with a 30 second

interval.