User manual

AXIS P7210 Video Encoder

Video and Audio

• AAC requires a license for both encoding and decoding. AAC is the least complicated a nd most widely used codec.

If achieving the best possible audio quality is a priori ty, AAC is the recommended codec to use. An AAC license

is included in the A xis pr oduct.

Sample rate - The number of times per second the sound is sampled. A higher sa mple rate will provide better audio quality, but

also requires a greater bandwidth.

Bit rate - Set the required bit rate depending on the selected encoding. A higher bit rate will give better audio quality. A lower bit

rate may have latency or delay, but will require less bandwidth.

For more information about these settings, please see the online help

Audio Output

An external speaker can be connected to the product’s Audio-out connector. The output can be used w ith high impedance

headphones or connected to another a mpliﬁer with speakers.

Conﬁgure the audio output settings under Video & Audio > Audio Settings.

Output gain - Control the volume (dB Full Scale) of the line audio output. If the sound is too low, choose a higher dB. If the

sound is too high, choose a lower dB.

Audio Clips

An audio clip is a sound ﬁle that can be played either when an event occurs or manually from the Live View page. Audio clips can

be uploaded to the product or recorded by a microphone connected to the product.

You can add, play, download, modify and remove audio clips from Video & Audio > Audio Clips. For mor e information see the

online help

Note

Audio clips cannot be used if the product’s audio functionality is enabled. The audio functionality is enabled on the Audio

tab under Video & Audio > Video Stream.