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Place or answer a call
Adjust the camera; navigate through
Return to the Place a Call (home)
Increase or decrease the sound you
hear from the far sites
Mute the sound you're sending to the
Zoom the camera in or out
Turn automatic camera tracking on
Select a camera or other video
Display the onscreen keyboard so you
can enter text
Start and stop sending content to far
*See the back of this booklet for the basic steps for preparing for a
menus
screen
far sites
or off
source
sites
videoconference session*
End a call
Confirm your current selection;
perform functions on highlighted items
Return to the previous screen
Select a far-site camera or video
source
Select a near-site camera or video
source
Show, move, or hide the Picture-in-
Picture (PIP)
Store camera positions (when
followed by a number); delete all
stored camera positions
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
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Summary of Contents for Polycom VSX 8800
- Page 1 Place or answer a call End a call Adjust the camera; navigate through Confirm your current selection; menus perform functions on highlighted items Return to the Place a Call (home) Return to the previous screen screen Select a far-site camera or video Increase or decrease the sound you source hear from the far sites...
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Page 2: System Basics
System Basics Using the Remote Control You use the remote control to place calls, adjust the volume, navigate screens, and select options. If you need to enter text, you can press number buttons, using the text- entry method commonly used with cell phones. For example, to enter a “b”, press the number 2 button twice. -
Page 3: Ending A Video Call
. For both types of entries, the name appears with its corresponding number, IP address, or both. To place a call from the directory: 1. Press Directory on the remote control. 2. Find the entry to call. 3. Press Call to place the call. Ending a Video Call To hang up from a call: 1. -
Page 4: Setting And Using Camera Presets
1. Press Near or Far to select either a near-site or far-site camera. 2. Press the arrow buttons on the remote control to move the camera up, down, to the left, or to the right. 3. Press Zoom to zoom out or in. Setting and Using Camera Presets Camera presets are stored camera positions that you can create ahead of time or during a call. -
Page 5: Switching Between Full Screen Video And The Home Screen
To delete all presets: 1. If a call is connected, press Near to choose a near-site video source. 2. Press Preset on the remote control. 3. Press Delete to delete all presets. Switching Between Full Screen Video and the Home Screen Before the call connects, you see the near video in a small window on the Place a Call (home) screen. -
Page 6: Controlling What You Hear
To mute or unmute the microphone: >> Press Mute on the remote control. For VSX set-top and component systems that use a Polycom microphone, you can also mute the call by pressing on the microphone. Including Multiple Sites in Calls You can use the VSX system to participate in multipoint conferences. -
Page 7: About Multipoint Viewing Modes
About Multipoint Viewing Modes Your system will be configured to display sites during a multipoint call in a particular way. For example, you may be able to view all of the sites at the same time, or you may only see the site where the speaker is located. The following table describes the different multipoint viewing modes. - Page 8 1. Exit the “Bridgit” session (if you are in one), close any running applications, then log off the workstation 2. Turn off the televisions and projector(s) 3. Put away the Polycom remote (you do not turn the camera (codec) off, it goes to sleep automatically)
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