Video Conferencing Tips; Tips For Great Meetings; Tips For Great Video - Polycom VSX Series Getting Started Manual

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Video Conferencing Tips

Tips for Great Meetings

Tips for Great Video

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To answer a call while using the VSX 3000 system as a PC monitor:
1. When you hear a ring, press the Input button on the front of the
system to switch to the video conferencing system.
You must answer within 90 seconds, or the system will automatically
reject the call.
2. Press Call on the remote control.
If you use the VSX 3000 system as your PC monitor, Polycom recommends that you set
up the system so that calls must be answered manually. This ensures that callers do not
unexpectedly see or hear you at your desk.
When the system is set up for manual call answering, the system rings to indicate an
incoming call. To answer the call, switch to the video conferencing system and answer
manually. If you do not answer manually, the call will not connect.
Read through these quick tips for ideas on how to optimize your video
conferencing experience. You'll find general tips for a better meeting, as well
as simple suggestions for improving video and audio quality, and for showing
documents.
Make sure you have the video number(s) of the site you want to call or
that the site is listed in a directory.
Set your camera presets before you start your call so that you can quickly
use them during the call. (You can set up to 100 near-site presets.
Depending on the system you call, you may also be able to use the
presets stored on the far-site system.)
Add peripherals to your system to expand its use. For example, you can
add a VCR if you want to show a videotape, or add a Visual Concert VSX
or ImageShare II if you want to share data from a laptop or PC. Connect
and test your peripheral before any meeting.
Avoid wearing bright colors, all-light or all-dark clothing, or very "busy"
patterns (such as small checks or narrow stripes). Light pastels and
muted colors look the best on the screen.
If there are windows in the room, close any drapes or blinds. Daylight is a
variable light source and can conflict with interior room lighting.
Use natural gestures when you speak.
When adjusting your camera, try to fill the screen as much as possible
with people rather than with the table, chairs, walls, lights, or the floor.
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