User`s manual

AXIS P7214 Video Encoder

Video and Audio

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

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

is included in the A xis product.

Sample rate - The number of times per second the sound is sampled. A higher sample rate will provide bette r 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 qua lity. A lower bit

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

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

Audio O utput

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

headphones or connected to another ampliﬁer 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 playe d either when an event occurs or manually from the Live View page. Audio clips c an

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 more 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.