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- Page 1 Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series Version 9.0.6 March 2010 Edition 3725-21286-011/A...
- Page 2 As between the parties, Polycom, Inc. retains title to, and ownership of, all proprietary rights with respect to the software contained within its products. The software is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provision.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Using the Remote Control ............1 VSX Series Remote Control . - Page 4 Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series Categorizing Directory Entries ..........22 Refreshing Global Directory Entries .
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Page 5: Using The Remote Control
Polycom® systems can be customized to show only those options used in your organization. Therefore, there may be options covered in this guide that you cannot access on your system. -
Page 6: Vsx Series Remote Control
Enter a dot in an address Delete letters or numbers Enter letters or numbers; move the camera to a stored position Access the online help; see current system status while in a call © Polycom, Inc. -
Page 7: Calling And Answering
Calling and Answering Answering a Video Call The Polycom system can answer incoming calls in one of these ways: • • When a call comes in, you hear a ringing sound, and you may see a message that includes the number of the person calling. If the person is listed in the directory, you’ll also see the person’s name. -
Page 8: Calling From The Recent Calls List
Call progress indicators appear on the screen to show that the call is in progress. When the indicators turn green, the call is connected. Call to place the call. Help on the remote control. Help and select © Polycom, Inc. -
Page 9: Calling From The Contacts Or Speed Dial List
2. Scroll to the entry you want to call. 3. Press Calling from the Directory The directory is a list of sites stored locally on the Polycom system. If the system is registered with a global directory, the directory also includes entries from the global directory. -
Page 10: Types Of Calls You Can Make
Placing Audio-only Calls and Adding Audio-only Sites You may be able to use your Polycom system to place an audio-only call or add an audio-only call to a video conference. Other audio options are available if your conference room has a Polycom system integrated with a SoundStation VTX 1000®... -
Page 11: Placing An Audio-Only Call
Placing an Audio-only Call You can place an audio-only call from Polycom systems that have Analog Phone or Voice Over ISDN enabled. To place an audio-only call from your system: 1. On the Place a Call screen, enter the number you want to call. To delete a 2. -
Page 12: Ending An Audio-Only Call
2. Select the audio-only site from the Hang Up screen to hang up the call. If the person on the telephone hangs up first, you need to disconnect the call from the Polycom system, just as you would hang up a telephone receiver in a regular phone call. - Page 13 Move the slider to the right to close the privacy shutter, or to the left to To adjust the camera focus on the VSX 3000 system: Focus the camera by turning the focus wheel: © Polycom, Inc. Near or Far to select either near-site or far-site control.
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Page 14: Setting And Using Camera Presets
— Press the arrow buttons on the remote control to move the camera up, down, to the left, or to the right. — Press Zoom to zoom the camera out or in. Preset on the remote control. Near or Far, then choose a near-site Far, then choose a near-site or © Polycom, Inc. -
Page 15: Switching Between Full-Screen Video And The Home Screen
1. Select System from the Place a Call screen. 2. Select User Settings from the System screen. 3. Select © Polycom, Inc. double-digit preset, press the first digit quickly and hold the second number down. Any existing preset stored at the number you enter is replaced. - Page 16 PIP button on the remote control to scroll through the following screen Near and far sites, same size, side by side Far site big, near site small Near site big, far site small Near site, full screen Far site, full screen on the remote control © Polycom, Inc.
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Page 17: Showing, Moving, And Turning Off The Pip
During a call on a dual-monitor system, what you see on each monitor and in the PIP depends on how the Polycom system has been configured. To show, move, or turn off the PIP during a call: •... -
Page 18: Enabling Automatic Camera Tracking (Powercam Plus Only)
5. Press Enabling Automatic Camera Tracking (PowerCam Plus Only) If you are using a VSX 7000e or VSX 8000 with the Polycom PowerCam™ Plus camera, you can set the camera to automatically point to the person speaking or to move to the preset location that is closest to the speaker. Use this feature only if you expect the meeting participants to sit or remain somewhat stationary during the meeting. -
Page 19: Controlling What You Hear
To mute or unmute the microphone: Press For Polycom systems that use a Polycom microphone, you can also mute the call by pressing Muting the microphone does not mute audio being sent to the far site from a VCR, DVD player, or computer. -
Page 20: Enjoying Stereo Audio In Video Calls
VSX component system with an ImageShare™ II connected to it, you can attach a computer and show content that is on the computer. If you have the Polycom People+Content™ IP software application installed on your computer, you can show content from any Windows XP or Windows 2000 computer that is connected to the network. -
Page 21: Showing Content With People+Content Ip
4. Open the content you want to show. 5. Do one of the following: If you have multiple content sources connected to your Polycom system and you press Graphics on the remote control, you are prompted to select the content source to use. -
Page 22: Showing Content With A Visual Concert Vsx Or Imageshare Ii
1. Connect the computer to a Visual Concert VSX device: For more information about using the Visual Concert VSX device, see the Visual Concert VSX Quick Tips, available at www.polycom.com/videodocumentation. 2. Press To stop showing content using a Visual Concert VSX: 1. -
Page 23: Showing Content From A Document Camera, Vcr, Or Dvd Player
To stop showing a document, object, videotape, or DVD in a call: 1. Press 2. Select the camera that is sharing the content. 3. Press © Polycom, Inc. Graphics or Camera on the remote control to choose another content source. -
Page 24: Working With Directory Entries
Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series Working with Directory Entries The directory on your Polycom system stores dialing information that helps you make calls quickly and easily. When a site listed in the directory calls your system, the system displays the name on the screen when the call comes in. If a site that calls you is not listed in the directory, you might be prompted to save the contact information in the directory when the call ends. -
Page 25: Adding, Editing, And Deleting Directory Entries
Adding, Editing, and Deleting Directory Entries You can create entries for point-to-point calls and multipoint calls and save them in the Polycom system’s directory. To add a single-site entry to the directory: 1. Press 2. Select New and specify that this is an entry for one site. -
Page 26: Categorizing Directory Entries
The number of sites that you can add depends on the capabilities of your system. conference is placed at the same speed. Directory on the remote control. Directory on the remote control. Directory on the remote control. Back on the remote control to save the new group. © Polycom, Inc. -
Page 27: Refreshing Global Directory Entries
Next and select the Category. Directory on the remote control. If you do not see a red Polycom logo in the top right corner of the screen, your system is not registered with the Polycom Global Directory Server. Contact your system administrator for more information. -
Page 28: Including Multiple Sites In Calls
You can host multipoint calls using a video conferencing system with multipoint capabilities, or you can use a bridge such as the Polycom MGC™ or the Polycom RMX 2000™. The way a multipoint call is hosted affects the conference as shown in this table: Hosted by... -
Page 29: Supplying A Password For Bridge Calls
You can connect up to 10 sites total through placing a cascading multipoint call. Supplying a Password for Bridge Calls Bridges such as the Polycom MGC sometimes require you to enter a password in order to join a conference. Depending on your system configuration, you can set up the system to enter the meeting password for you. -
Page 30: About Multipoint Viewing Modes
About Multipoint Viewing Modes What you see during a multipoint call can vary depending on how the Polycom system is configured, the number of sites participating, and whether content is shared. The multipoint viewing mode configured on the host system is the one used in the call. -
Page 31: Using Chair Control For Multipoint Calls
© Polycom, Inc. Allows chair control if... The call includes: • Polycom VSX systems, Polycom PVX™ systems, ViewStation® EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000™ systems connected by IP, ISDN, or both IP and ISDN • Other systems connected by ISDN only Allowed by the bridge http://10.11.12.13, to go to the video conferencing system’s web... -
Page 32: Changing The Way Calls Are Answered
Return to viewing the video selected by the chair or the host. By selecting... Release Chair View Site Stop Viewing Site Make Me the Broadcaster Select Broadcaster Disconnect Site End Conference Acquire Chair View Site Stop Viewing Site © Polycom, Inc. -
Page 33: Answering Calls Automatically
5. Press If you have a VSX 3000 system that you are using as your computer monitor, Polycom recommends that you set up the system so that you have to answer calls manually. If you receive a call while using the system as a computer monitor, you hear a ringing sound and you can switch to video to answer the call manually. -
Page 34: Muting Automatically Answered Calls
5. Select the directory and then select a single-site or multiple-site entry to 6. Select the date and time for the call. 7. Select On the scheduled time and date, your Polycom system will automatically call the selected site. to enable the option. -
Page 35: Using Lotus Sametime Or Lotus Notes In Audio And Video Calls
3. Scroll to Far Control of Near Camera and press 4. Press Changing this setting takes effect immediately, even if a call is in progress. © Polycom, Inc. option. Home to save your change and return to the home screen. -
Page 36: Displaying The Far Site's Name When The Call Connects
Home to save your change and return to the home screen. Next to see more settings. control to enable the option. Home to save your change and return to the home screen. on the remote on the remote © Polycom, Inc. -
Page 37: Adjusting For Room Lighting
Adjusting for Room Lighting Depending on your system configuration, you can use the backlight control to adjust the brightness of the video that the main camera sends to the Polycom system. Adjusting this setting can be helpful when the room arrangement results in strong light coming from behind the people in the picture. -
Page 38: Changing The System Color Scheme
To activate call forwarding: 1. Make sure that the Polycom system is not in a call. 2. From the Place a Call screen on the Polycom system, dial the Feature 3. Wait for confirmation beeps. To deactivate call forwarding: 1. -
Page 39: Streaming A Conference To The Web
Streaming a Conference to the Web Starting a Stream Your Polycom system may be configured to allow you to make point-to-point or multipoint calls available for others to view using a web browser. Users who view the stream need to know the address of the video conferencing system and the system's room password (if any). -
Page 40: Viewing A Stream
Using the SoundStation VTX 1000 Conference Phone in Video Calls Your conference room may include a Polycom video conferencing system integrated with a SoundStation VTX 1000 conference phone. This configuration lets you use the video conferencing system and the conference phone together to place and manage video and audio-only calls. -
Page 41: Placing A Video Call With The Soundstation Vtx 1000 Conference Phone
Placing a Video Call with the SoundStation VTX 1000 Conference Phone If your Polycom video conferencing system and SoundStation VTX 1000 have been configured to work together, you can use the conference phone to place video calls. To place a video call using the SoundStation VTX 1000 phone: 1. -
Page 42: Muting The Audio In A Call That Includes A Soundstation Vtx Conference Phone
SoundStation VTX conference phones are used as microphones for the video call. Ending a Call To end a call using a Polycom system integrated with a SoundStation VTX 1000 conference phone: From the conference phone: Press the END VIDEO soft key on the phone. -
Page 43: Ending A Call With Audio-Only Participants
Even if you hang up the video call or the audio-only site hangs up, you still need to hang up the audio-only call from your system. If you do not disconnect the audio-only call from the Polycom system, you will hear a tone from the telephone through the conference. -
Page 44: Before You Begin
1. When you hear a ring, press the Input button on the front of the system to 2. Press If you use the VSX 3000 system as your computer 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. -
Page 45: Video Conferencing Tips
• • • © Polycom, Inc. Make sure that you have the video number(s) of the site(s) you want to call or that the site(s) are listed in a directory. Set your camera presets before you start your call so that you can quickly use them during the call. -
Page 46: Vsx Set-Top And Component Systems
Check that your computer has the application you need to show your documents, such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Project, or Word. For a smoother presentation, be sure your file, videotape, or DVD is ready to show. Test it before you start the video call. © Polycom, Inc.