Configuring Rs-232 Serial Port Settings - Polycom HDX 4000 Series Administrator's Manual

Configuring RS-232 Serial Port Settings

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The Polycom HDX 9000 series is compatible with the following IR sensors:
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• Xantech 480-00
• Xantech 490-90
• Xantech 780-80
• Xantech 780-90
Do one of the following:
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— In the local interface, go to System > Admin Settings > General
Settings > Serial Port (select
— In the web interface, go to Admin Settings > General Settings >
Serial Port.
Configure these settings for a Polycom HDX 9000 series, Polycom HDX
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8000 series, Polycom HDX 7000 series, or Polycom HDX 4000 series
system:
Setting Description
RS-232 Mode Specifies the mode used for the serial port. Available
settings depend on the Polycom HDX system model.
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Baud Rate, Parity, Set these to the same values that they are set to on the
Data Bits, Stop Bits serial device.
if necessary).
Off—Disables the serial port
Control—Receives control signals from a touch-panel
control; allows any device connected to the RS-232
port to control the system using API commands
Camera PTZ—Provides control signals to a PTZ
camera (not supported on HDX 4000 series systems)
Closed Caption—Receives closed captions from a
captioning service using a modem, or directly from a
captioner's computer via Telnet
Vortex Mixer—Provides control signals to a Polycom
Vortex mixer (not supported on HDX 4000 series
systems)
Pass Thru—Passes data to an RS-232 device
connected to the serial port of the far-site system
Polycom Annotation—Provides control signals to the
Polycom Instructor™ FS (not supported on HDX 4000
series systems)
Interactive Touch Board—Provides control signals to
a Polycom SMART board device (not supported on
HDX 4000 series systems)
Control Devices
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