# Voice notification alarms to a PA system **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [May 23, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voice-notification-alarms-to-a-pa-system/106647 "2025-05-23T19:15:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nick\_Heiting](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@Nick\_Heiting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nick_Heiting)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voice-notification-alarms-to-a-pa-system/106647/1 "2025-05-23T19:15:45Z")
I have been able to successfully setup Ignition to call my phone during an alarm condition. I want to call the PA system to give a plantwide announcements for specific alarms. Our IT team who setup the VOIP host said we should be able to reach internal extensions including our PA system. When I am onsite I can call extension 555, then after it picks up, dial the correct zone code, wait 2 seconds, and then speak. 1. Is it possible to dial a phone number, wait for an answer, then dial additional numbers? 2. Is it possible to put in a delay before speaking the message? I tried putting commas between the stages without success. Anyone have an example of how this could be done? ---
**Author:** ![Nick\_Heiting](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@Nick\_Heiting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nick_Heiting)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voice-notification-alarms-to-a-pa-system/106647/2 "2025-06-03T17:27:37Z")
Circling back if anyone was curious... 1. our IT team setup a shortcut and custom extension so we could dial a number directly. 2. We can add a delay by adding "..." to the voice message. Each ellipses (...) adds about a half second delay and they accumulate so a 2 second delay can be created by "hello ... ... ... ... goodbye"