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version of the record command. Command 172 performs the same function as Command 171,
but plays a DVR track that says something like "Please record you message now" after you
enter the command and unkey (or press 'D').
When recording using either the prompted or non-prompted command, you must start recording
within 10 seconds of entering the record command and unkeying or you will have to enter the
command again. This is so a record command can't be entered and end up recording someone
that keys up an hour later not knowing that the record command was the last thing entered. The
default 10 second window can be changed with Command 020; it is the "DVR Start Recording
Timer".
The only limit on the length of message that can be recorded is the amount of memory that is
still available. To keep people from leaving long mailbox messages, timer 056 can be set to
limit the length of message that can be left. It defaults to 30 seconds, but can be lengthened or
shortened as desired using Command 020. You may also need to lengthen your time out timer
to record very long messages. Note that because some of the audio switching circuits are
shared between the voice synthesizer and DVR, that only one may be playing at a time. If you
play an exceptionally long DVR message, it may postpone the sending of synthesized voice
ID's and other messages. For this reason, you should keep your DVR messages relatively short.
Playing Messages:
There are many things that can cause a DVR message to be played. For example, Command
170 records a message, then plays it back automatically. Command 172 plays a message to tell
you to start recording a new message, then lets you record it. To simply play a message that
has already been recorded, you can use Command 173. It works a lot like Command 036 does
with the synthesized voice, playing the messages you request. Command 173 can be called
from any macro to provide DVR ID's, courtesy beeps, autopatch off messages, etc.
Erasing Tracks:
There are several reasons to erase tracks. Tracks that have been recorded before must be erased
before they can be recorded again. Tracks that are no longer being used should be erased to
make more storage space available for new messages. Once a track has been erased, there is no
way to recover it, so be careful when deleting tracks, especially when deleting a whole range at
once. Deleting tracks can take several seconds, so don't be surprised if it takes a while before
you hear the message erased message. If you are erasing a single message, the controller will
continue to run normally while it waits for the DVR to finish deleting the message and send
"message erased". If you delete a range of DVR messages with one command, the controller
will stop everything else it is doing while it tells the DVR to delete each of the tracks. When it
is finished, the DVR will speak "message erased" to let you know it is finished.
Recording the Prompting Tracks:
There are several special messages that are played automatically at certain times. They should
be recorded before attempting to use the prompted record command or the mailboxes. The
messages shown below are only suggestions; you can record them to say anything you want
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