Siren 6 – SmartThings configuring sound and volume Print
- June 7, 2024
- Aeotec
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This page provides step by step instructions to setting the sound and volume of Siren 6 and 2 separate examples of using it in SmartThings Connect using the standard device handler by SmartThings and form part of the larger Siren 6 user guide.
Follow these steps to configuring your Siren 6 output sound when used with SmartThings Home Monitor, these steps assume that your Siren 6 is already paired to your SmartThings home network:
Steps
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Open SmartThings Connect app
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Find your Siren 6 Widget in the list of devices.
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Tap on the Siren 6 widget to open up the Siren 6 page.
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Tap on More Options (3 dot icon – located top right corner)
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Tap on Settings in the popup screen
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You should now be on the sound/volume control screen (known as preference/setting page), this will give you 3 settings to configure, and an option to send your set configuration.
- Endpoint – this determines what 8 available sounds that you could configure.
- Browse – also the main/parent sound control of Siren 6
- Tamper – known as sound 2 in the list of controllable devices, this controls the sound/volume played when the vibration sensor or tamper sensor is triggered (when you move the Siren 6 too often).
- Button one – determines the sound/volume of button one when pressed, or when Sound 3 is controlled from SmartThings.
- Button two – determines the sound/volume of button two when pressed, or when Sound 4 is controlled from SmartThings.
- Button three – determines the sound/volume of button three when pressed, or when Sound 5 is controlled from SmartThings.
- Environment – determines the sound/volume when Siren 6 receives a environment type z-wave alarm command. (ie. smoke sensors, CO2 sensors, etc)
- Security – determines the sound/volume when Siren 6 receives a security type z-wave alarm (ie. motion sensors, door sensors, etc)
- Emergency – determines the sound/volume when Siren 6 receives a emergency type z-wave alarm.
- Volume set in % – this determines the volume level of your sound
- Sound # – this determines which of the 30 sounds are played, you can refer #1-30 to the sound previews found on this page here: https://aeotec.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/6000223793-siren-6-sound-previews-
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First input Endpoin t, for SmartThings Home Monitor, we want this to be set to 1.
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Second input Volume set in % , decide what you want here, but for an alarm, I would recommend inputting 100.
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Third input Sound # , refer to the sound preview page and decide which sound # you want.
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When you are done, click on the toggle switch on step 4 which will push your configuration you’ve done between steps 7-9.
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You can test if the sound changed by playing the “ Main ” sound by clicking on “ Siren and Strobe ” under it.
For this example, this will cover how to configure Button one to play “Ding Dong Tubular” which is sound #2 with volume level 70. To break this down for individual settings:
- Endpoint = 3
- Volume set in % = 70
- Sound # = 2
Steps
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Open SmartThings Connect app
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Find your Siren 6 Widget in the list of devices.
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Tap on the Siren 6 widget to open up the Siren 6 page.
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Tap on More Options (3 dot icon – located top right corner)
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Tap on Settings in the popup screen
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You should now be on the sound/volume control screen (known as preference/setting page), this will give you 3 settings to configure, and an option to send your set configuration.
- Endpoint = 3
- Volume set in % = 70
- Sound # = 2
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Click on the toggle switch next to “4. Send sound and volume configuration” which will push this configuration to Siren 6.
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Press Aeotec Button linked to Siren 6 which should play the newly configured sound.
For this example, this will cover how to configure Button one to play “Ding Dong Tubular” which is sound #2 with volume level 70. To break this down for individual settings:
- Endpoint = 2
- Volume set in % = 0
- Sound # = any number between 1 – 30 (it doesn’t matter)
Steps
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Open SmartThings Connect app
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Find your Siren 6 Widget in the list of devices.
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Tap on the Siren 6 widget to open up the Siren 6 page.
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Tap on More Options (3 dot icon – located top right corner)
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Tap on Settings in the popup screen
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You should now be on the sound/volume control screen (known as preference/setting page), this will give you 3 settings to configure, and an option to send your set configuration.
- Endpoint = 2
- Volume set in % = 0
- Sound # = 15
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Click on the toggle switch next to “4. Send sound and volume configuration” which will push this configuration to Siren 6.
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