Table Of Contents

Working with the Media Master in the Cisco Unity Assistant Web Tool

About the Media Master

Using Sound Files in Your Recordings

Changing Your Playback and Recording Devices

Media Master Keyboard Shortcuts

Working with the Media Master in the Cisco Unity Assistant Web Tool

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•About the Media Master

•Using Sound Files in Your Recordings

•Changing Your Playback and Recording Devices

•Media Master Keyboard Shortcuts

About the Media Master

The Media Master appears on assorted pages in the Cisco Unity Assistant web tool. By clicking the controls, you can make and play recordings with either your phone or your computer microphone and speakers.

Figure 1 Media Master

1	Options menu	7	Stop
2	Recording/playback progress	8	Pause
3	Record list	9	Play
4	Help menu	10	Volume control
5	Playback speed control	11	Playback list
6	Record

Table 1 describes the options available on the Media Master Help menu (4 in Figure 1).

Table 1 Help Menu 

Option	Description
Media Master Help	Open Media Master Help.
About Media Master	Display Media Master version and configuration information.

Using Sound Files in Your Recordings

The Options menu on the Media Master (1 in Figure 1) allows you to work with other sound (WAV) files in your recordings. Table 2 describes the available options.

Table 2 Options Menu 

Option	Description
Open File	Open a WAV file saved on your computer to play on the selected playback device.
Save Recording As	Save a recording as a WAV file to a location that you specify.

Changing Your Playback and Recording Devices

You can choose the devices that you use for making and playing recordings while working with the Cisco Unity Assistant web tool:

Playback devices	•Phone—Cisco Unity Connection calls you, and you listen through the phone handset or through the speakerphone speaker. •Computer speakers (if available).
Recording devices	•Phone—Cisco Unity Connection calls you, and you speak into the phone handset or into the speakerphone microphone. •Computer microphone (if available).

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Tip The phone offers the best sound quality for recordings.

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Note that updates to the Media Master are saved per user, per computer. If you also use another computer to access the Media Master (for example, a computer at home), you need to update the Media Master settings on the second computer as well.

To Change Your Recording or Playback Device

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Step 1 In the Cisco Unity Assistant, from the Preferences menu, click Personal.

Step 2 If applicable, on the Personal Options page, in the Recorded Name field, click Play/Record to display the Media Master.

Step 3 On the Media Master, from the Options menu, click Playback & Recording.

Step 4 Set the applicable device:

Playback Device	Choose the phone or the computer.
Recording Device	Choose the phone or the computer.

Step 5 If you set the phone as your playback or recording device, in the Active Phone Number section, choose your primary extension or enter another phone number. This is the number that Connection calls for you to listen or record by phone.

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Tip Once you have set the active phone number, you can choose devices in the Playback and Record lists on the Media Master (11 and 3 in Figure 1). The lists offer a quick way to change devices, and your selections are saved for all Cisco Unity Assistant pages that contain the Media Master until you change them again.

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Step 6 Click OK.

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Media Master Keyboard Shortcuts

•Alt-O to open the Options menu.

•Alt-H to open the Help menu.