Polycom VSX3000 Quick Start

Placing a Multipoint Call
You can place multipoint calls in several ways.
• Place a call, then add more sites to that call by
pressing Call on the remote control,
selecting Add Video Call, and placing a call to
the next site. Repeat until all sites are connected.
• Select Multipoint from the Home screen if your
system is configured to display that button. Enter
the names of the sites you want to call by using
the Directory or by manually entering the phone
numbers of the sites. Press
• Press Directory on the remote control, find a
mulitple site entry in the directory list, and press
Call on the remote control.
• Place a cascaded multipoint call by placing a
multi-site call from the Directory or placing calls
one at a time to up to three other sites then asking
each site to call up to two additional sites.
Selecting a Video Source
1. Press Near or Far on the remote control.
If you see this, you can control a
near-site camera or video source
If you see this, you can control a
far-site camera or video source
2. Press Camera on the remote control, then
press the number button that corresponds to the
camera or other video source you want to select.
Adjusting a Camera
1. Press Near or Far on the remote control.
2. Press the arrow buttons on the remote control to
move the camera up, down, left, or right.
3. Press Zoom on the remote to zoom out or in.
Video Etiquette
Good video conferencing etiquette is really just
common courtesy and respect for the people in your
meeting. Read through these tips for successful
conferencing.
Call .
• Introduce all conference participants when the
meeting starts.
• Introduce yourself when you start speaking.
• Make sure that you can see and hear the far-site
participants.
• Adjust your camera and microphone so that the far
site can see and hear you.
• Place the microphone between the monitor and
the people closest to the monitor.
• Avoid tapping on the microphone or rustling
papers near the microphone.
• Mute the microphone before moving it so that the
far site doesn't hear you moving it.
• Speak in your normal voice without shouting.
• In a multipoint call, mute your microphone when
you are not speaking.
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