TANDBERG MXP User Manual

TANDBERG MXP User Manual

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Thank you for choosing TANDBERG!
TANDBERG video conferencing offers the
natural communication experience of a
face-to–face meeting in ways that other
technologies cannot.
Your TANDBERG MXP video endpoint has
been designed to give you many years of
safe, reliable operation.
This user guide has been divided into
several chapters, all of which provide
different information. You can access the
chapters directly by clicking on the menu
bar at the top of this page.
You will find that some places information
has been copied from other chapters (but
adapted, when needed) to let you have all
the relevant information there and then. This
helps eliminating the need to read through
long sections before you can even think of
getting started.
Our main objective with this user guide was
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Software version F7.x
D14034.04—MAY 2008
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  • Page 1: User Guide

    TANDBERG video conferencing offers the natural communication experience of a face-to–face meeting in ways that other technologies cannot. Your TANDBERG MXP video endpoint has been designed to give you many years of safe, reliable operation. This user guide has been divided into several chapters, all of which provide different information.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features What’s in this user guide? Getting started Answering an incoming call ............ 21 No dual video stream? ............39 About incoming calls and privacy ........
  • Page 3 MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Chapter 1 Getting started In this chapter… Waking up the system Remote control details Navigating in the menus...
  • Page 4: What's In This User Guide

    Any incoming call will wake up the system when in standby. The navigation principles of your TANDBERG system are presented here and on the following There are some restrictions to this if the Do not pages.
  • Page 5: Remote Control Details

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Remote control details Switch to a predefined Don’t let the number of keys on the remote control presentation source.
  • Page 6: Navigating In The Menus

    Basic navigation principles... Once you have navigated to a topic of interest, Your TANDBERG system is operated by means of press OK to select that topic. You will then enter the remote control. All you need to know to get you the corresponding submenu.
  • Page 7: Entering Text In Text Fields

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Entering text in text fields Using the number keys in text fields The type of entry Whenever text entries are expected by the system,...
  • Page 8: Terminology Used

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Terminology used About dual video stream Using Selfview outside calls... Your video system supports the use of dual There are few terms in need of a proper definition: video streams in video meetings.
  • Page 9: Controlling Your Own Camera

    Press the Cancel key • The TANDBERG Tactical MXP and Centric 1700 to remove the main MXP both have a camera that can be moved menu from the screen, if up and down. Focus is adjusted manually even needed… on these.
  • Page 10: Defining Camera Presets

    TANDBERG Tactical MXP a preset. • TANDBERG Compass/Utility For the other MXP endpoints a total of 15 presets (0–14) can be defined. Use the Arrow keys to move the Determine which preset number on During a video meeting the far end may get access...
  • Page 11: Screen Layout

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Screen layout Picture in Picture (PIP) When Picture Layout is set to PIP, the Layout The layout of the screen can either be shown as...
  • Page 12: Using The Screen As Pc Display

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Using the screen as PC display A small example Using the video system display as local PC display …...
  • Page 13: Standby

    The standby mode of the system should be enabled if the system is to be left idle. Standby is not activated by switching off the power to the monitor(s). Some TANDBERG Outside a call, press OK to systems come with monitors that cannot be produce the main menu, if switched off.
  • Page 14: The Icons On The Screen

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features The icons on the screen Icons you may encounter on the screen … To help you immediately realize the present status...
  • Page 15: Making Calls

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Chapter 2 Making calls In this chapter… Access codes Making calls by dialing the number Altering the call settings...
  • Page 16: Access Codes

    When the system asks for access codes… Whenever text entries are expected by the system, Your TANDBERG system may, or may not, have a small abc or ABC appears in the lower right been set up to require access codes to be typed in corner of the entry field.
  • Page 17: Making Calls By Dialing The Number

    Switching between video and To make a call dialing the number… telephone calls Your TANDBERG system can make both video calls and telephone calls. Telephone calls over IP Before you make a video or telephone call, make … start by may require additional hardware and infrastructure.
  • Page 18: Altering The Call Settings

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Altering the call settings If you want to alter the call settings before you call… There are call settings available for you to specify Navigate to the Call Settings field and the quality of the call.
  • Page 19: Making Calls Using Phone Book

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Making calls using phone book Alternatives To make a call using the phone book … Your video system has more than one way to Making use of the phone book is time saving and operate the system.
  • Page 20: Ending An Ongoing Call

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Ending an ongoing call Ending MultiSite calls Ending an ongoing point-to–point call… Ending an ongoing MultiSite call…...
  • Page 21: Answering An Incoming Call

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Answering an incoming call Using the Do Not Disturb When someone calls you… There is a do not disturb function available on your Answering an incoming call can be automated if system.
  • Page 22: Streaming

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Streaming (I) The streaming settings Setting up for streaming… Address. This is defined as Allow Remote Start. Define...
  • Page 23: Viewing The Streamed Content

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Streaming (II) Viewing the streamed content Streaming a video meeting… After streaming is started, an easy way to view...
  • Page 24: Calling Two Others At The Same Time

    Calling two others simultaneously … Non-MultiSite systems only! MultiSite capability is an optional feature in many TANDBERG systems. This feature gives you the possibility of arranging video meetings by calling several others and have you all connected together simultaneously. For more on this, see Video conferences.
  • Page 25: Transferring Calls

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Transferring calls Consultative transfer … Non-MultiSite systems only! During a call you may transfer the other party to a third party and disconnect yourself from the call.
  • Page 26: Video Conferences

    ISDN as well as IP. video calls and telephone-only calls simultaneously. This means that some features normally available How many depends on the type of TANDBERG Observe that in order to be able to communicate during point-to–point calls—like far end camera video system you are using.
  • Page 27: Adding Calls To A Conference

    The MultiWay (Beta) feature requires the presence of an external MCU (MultiConference Unit), but also Select this icon and press the OK a TANDBERG Gatekeeper or the TANDBERG VCS. key to open the phone book. This MCU will run the conference for you, if your...
  • Page 28: Phone Book Usage

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Chapter 3 Phone book usage In this chapter… Basic phone book features Searching in the phone book...
  • Page 29: Basic Phone Book Features

    Entering the phone book… • Basic navigation in the phone book is done Your TANDBERG video system contains a phone in the usual way by means of the Arrow keys book functionality, which is very similar to what you of the remote control as well as the OK and find in a mobile phone.
  • Page 30: Searching In The Phone Book

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Searching in the phone book Returning to the alphabetical list Searching in the phone book… When a search in the phone book is made by...
  • Page 31: Adding New Contacts

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Adding new contacts Adding a new contact from the call log Adding new contacts from scratch… If you want to add an entry directly from any of the...
  • Page 32: Editing Existing Entries

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Editing existing entries Discarding an entry Editing an entry… Entries in My Contacts and in any of the call logs may be You may edit and delete entries in My Contacts discarded at any time.
  • Page 33: Creating Multisite Entries

    MultiSite Contacts is an optional feature, which may or may not be installed on your system. Contact your system administrator or your TANDBERG representative for details. The exact number of simultaneous video and telephone participants your TANDBERG video system actually supports is configuration dependent, i.e.
  • Page 34: Editing Multisite Entries

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Editing MultiSite entries Viewing who is part of a MultiSite entry To edit the participants of a group …...
  • Page 35: Video Meeting Features

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Chapter 4 Video meeting features In this chapter… Using near end and far end camera controls Using camera presets...
  • Page 36: Using Far End Camera Control

    TANDBERG To utilize near end camera control: 1700 MXP units will not provide far end camera • Do as described in the Figs 1–5, but be sure to control since the camera on this model is subject to select the Near End tab in Fig.
  • Page 37: Using Far End Camera Presets

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Using far end camera presets Using near end camera presets While in a call, press the OK key to produce...
  • Page 38: Running A Presentation

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Running a presentation Use dual video stream if you can! Connect your presentation source to your Press the Presentation key on the remote video system…...
  • Page 39: Dual Video Stream

    The dual video stream ability is an optional feature, but available as retrofit. Contact your system adminstrator or your TANDBERG representative for details. Your system may have more input options than those shown here. This is system dependent. For a list of which system supports what number of inputs—see the previous page.
  • Page 40: Snapshots

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Snapshots Taking a snapshot using the remote control Taking a snapshot using the menu… In a point-to-point call press the Snapshot key (the The system can take a snapshot of your live video.
  • Page 41: Controlling Far End Video Sources

    The options shown are valid for a large TANDBERG video system only, smaller systems have less options—see text to the right for details.
  • Page 42: Text Chatting In Video Calls

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Text chatting in video calls Using the number keys in text fields Chatting with the other party…...
  • Page 43: Video Conferencing Features

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Chapter 5 Video conferencing features In this chapter… About video conferencing Requesting and releasing floor Assigning the floor to others...
  • Page 44: About Video Conferencing

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features About video conferencing Request, release, and assign floor In MultiSite calls (i.e. video conferences with more than...
  • Page 45: Request And Release Floor

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Request and release floor Automated jumping to full screen Requesting and releasing floor… You may have your system administrator set up the...
  • Page 46: Layout

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Layout The layout options available Setting the display layout… There are altogether four layout options available: When you are...
  • Page 47: Terminal Names

    MXP Video endpoints User Guide What’s in this user guide? Getting started Making calls Phone book usage Video meeting features Video conferencing features Terminal names Displaying terminal names… You may want to see a list of all the participants in a video conference.
  • Page 48 Copyright © TANDBERG 2008. All rights reserved. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS The TANDBERG MXP line of video endpoints covered by this User Guide is protected under copyright, patent, and other intellectual property rights of various jurisdictions. Any applicable software licenses and any limited warranty are located in the License Information section of the...

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