Customize the audible alarm

You can customize the sound and frequency of the audible alarm that is played on thin clients when an alarm is active.

Before you begin this task, your custom alarm sound should be saved as a .wav file in your project's Web folder. For example: <project folder>\Web\CustomAlarm.wav

By default, the audible alarm is a standard system beep that is played once per second (1000 milliseconds). This is determined by settings in your project file, which you can manually edit. You can also completely disable the audible alarm.

Note: This feature is currently supported only on Thin Clients (including the project runtime's local Viewer module). It is not supported on Mobile Access.

To customize the audible alarm:

1. Save and close your project, and then exit the project development software.

   You should not manually edit your project file while it is open in the software.

2. Use a text editor to open your project file, which should be located at: <project folder>\<project name>.app

3. In your project file, locate the following settings:

   [Alarm]

   AlarmBeep=1

   AlarmBeepTime=1000

   AlarmSound=

4. Edit the settings as needed:

   AlarmBeep

   A boolean flag that enables the audible alarm. The default value is 1 for new projects. If you change this setting to 0, the audible alarm will be disabled on all thin clients.

   AlarmBeepTime

   The frequency of the audible alarm, in milliseconds. The default value is 1000 for new projects. If you change this setting, make sure the time is long enough to allow your custom alarm sound to play properly.

   AlarmSound

   The name of the .wav file that contains your custom alarm sound (for example, CustomAlarm.wav). The default value is empty for new projects, and if it is empty, the standard system beep will be played instead. The specified file must be located in your project's Web folder.

5. Save and close your project file.