[Asterisk-Users] Start of all recordings cut off

[Olle E. Johansson]

John Todd wrote:
> 
> 
>> I'm using a Cisco 7960 with asterisk and any recording
>> on the machine, be it voicemail prompts, time of day,
>> echo test message, etc, is cut off for the first 1/4 to
>> 1/2 second. I've tried setting the phone to gsm but
>> it still happens.
> 
> 
> Before running any application that has sound playback (Playback, 
> Background, VoiceMailMain2, etc.) it would be wise to execute an Answer 
> first, then a Wait(2) to allow for VoIP channels to fully establish and 
> settle.

John, in order to clarify before I add this to the Wiki - is it wise (an advice)
or necessary (it does not work otherwise)?

Is this just the 7960 being slow or a general recommendation?

/O