Understanding Camera Setup Choices For Room Lighting; Troubleshooting Cameras - Cisco CTS-3010 Administration Manual

Managing Hardware Setup

Understanding Camera Setup Choices for Room Lighting

If your room has windows that contribute a significant amount of natural light, you can set your CTS to
automatically compensate for variable lighting conditions. This compensation is an average adjustment
and will not be as accurate as the color settings you select for a room that uses fixed, artificial room
lighting.
Table 9-2
display and camera. See the
more information.
Table 9-2
Physical Room Configuration
No windows, or all external light is covered or blocked Disable
One window
Two adjacent windows (corner office configuration)
Two opposing windows
Windows on three sides
Windows on four sides
1. Cisco recommends that you cover at least one of the windows.

Troubleshooting Cameras

Use the information in
Table 9-3 Troubleshooting Cameras
Problem
Camera image appears on the
wrong display.
Image not positioned correctly.
Cisco TelePresence System Release 1.6 Administration Guide
9-16
contains recommendations for desirable display and camera settings when you set up the
"Testing the CTS 3010 and CTS 3210 Cameras" section on page 9-7
Room Configuration and Camera Setup Choices
1
Table 9-3 to troubleshoot cameras.
Possible Cause
Cables are plugged into the
wrong connector ports.
Camera is not aligned correctly.
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting the CTS 3010 and CTS 3210
Camera Auto Brightness and 
Camera Auto Color Balance Setup Choices
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• Check that the cables from each camera are
plugged into the correct connector on its respective
codec.
Two connections are made for the camera, an
•
RJ-45 cable plugs into the large connector and a
video-to-DVI-I cable plugs into the small
connector. Connect them as follows:
– Plug the center camera into the primary codec.
– Plug the participant's left camera into the left
secondary codec.
– Plug the participant's right camera into the
right secondary codec.
Adjust and focus the camera using the targets.
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