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Getting Started Guide
September, 2003 Edition
3725-21286-002/A

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  • Page 1 Series ™ Getting Started Guide September, 2003 Edition 3725-21286-002/A...
  • Page 2 Visual Concert ™ are trademarks of Polycom, Inc. in the United States and various other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Patent Information The accompanying product is protected by one or more U.S. and foreign patents and patents pending held by Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Adding, Editing, and Deleting Directory Entries ............14 Categorizing Directory Entries ................... 15 Including Multiple Sites in Calls About Multipoint Calls ....................... 17 Placing a Multipoint Call ....................17 Supplying a Password for External MCU Calls .............. 18 © Polycom, Inc.
  • Page 4 Hearing Audio Confirmation When You Dial ..............21 Adjusting for Strong Room Lighting ................21 Collaboration Tips Tips for Great Meetings ...................... 23 Tips for Great Video ......................23 Tips for Great Audio ......................23 Tips for Sharing Documents ....................24 www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...

  • Page 5: Using This Guide

    You can even use the system to share content with others in the same room when no call is in progress. Using This Guide Before you make your first call with your Polycom ® VSX system, you may need this type of basic “how-to”...

  • Page 6: System Basics

    (followed by Delete) Deletes letters or numbers Enters a dot in an IP address Lets you enter numbers or text; stores Clears snapshots sent by camera positions when pressed for far-site systems two seconds; moves the camera to a stored position www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...

  • Page 7: Getting More Information

    >> You do not need to do anything. (The call connects automatically.) If you see Near on your screen, then your system is configured to automatically mute near-end audio when a call comes in. To unmute your system, press Mute. © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 8: Placing A Call

    Press Call-Hang Up to place the call. You can set the Directory to show only local entries, global entries, or entries in a category you define. For more information, see Categorizing Directory Entries on page www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...
  • Page 9 Your system administrator may have set up a customized Contacts or Speed Dial button to let you quickly access calling information for specific sites. When you place a call from this list, you choose from a list of names and numbers. © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 10: Ending A Call

    Phone number of the far-site gateway and the extension (E.164 address) of the far site. Enter the extension after the far site’s number. Or, wait until the gateway prompts you for the extension and then use the remote to enter it. ISDN Phone number www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...

  • Page 11: Controlling What You See

    If you see this icon... This video source is selected... Near-site source Far-site source Press the arrow buttons to move the camera up, down, to the left, or to the right. Press Zoom to zoom out or in. © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 12: Setting And Using Camera Presets

    If you see this icon... This video source is selected... Near-site source Far-site source Adjust the camera or video input. Press and hold a number from 0 to 9 to store the preset. Any existing preset stored at that number is replaced. www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...

  • Page 13: Switching Between Full Screen And Home View

    The Picture-in-Picture (PIP) gives you another view of your videoconference, so that your call is more like a face-to-face meeting. The view shown in the PIP changes automatically, depending on how the system is set up and what is © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 14: Controlling The Sound

    Adjusting Volume During a call, you use the remote control to raise or lower the volume of the sound you hear. Changing the volume affects only the sound you hear at your site. To adjust the volume: >> Press Volume. www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...

  • Page 15: Muting The Microphone

    Sharing Content from a Laptop or PC If your VSX system has a Visual Concert VSX device connected to it, you can ™ attach a laptop or PC and share content that is stored on the computer. Because you © Polycom, Inc.
  • Page 16 640x480, 75 Hz 800x600, 75 Hz 1024 x 768, 75 Hz 640x480, 85 Hz 800x600, 85 Hz 1024 x 768, 85 Hz 1280 x 1024, 60 Hz To set the resolution and refresh rate, go to your laptop’s Display Control Panel. www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...

  • Page 17: Sharing Content From A Document Camera, Vcr, Or Dvd

    The Directory on your VSX 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 © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 18: Adding, Editing, And Deleting Directory Entries

    Name that will appear in the Directory list and in incoming call messages. ISDN Number ISDN Number to use for calling the site Call Quality Quality to use for ISDN calls to the site. IP Number LAN address for the system. Extension The system’s gateway extension. www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...

  • Page 19: Categorizing Directory Entries

    Directory. Select a local entry and then select Delete. Categorizing Directory Entries When you categorize your local entries, you can find calling information quickly by searching just the entries in a category instead of the whole directory. © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 20: Including Multiple Sites In Calls

    You can use the VSX system to participate in multipoint conferences. During a multipoint conference, a multipoint conferencing unit (MCU) enables the video to switch to the various sites so that you can see and hear the participant who is www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...

  • Page 21: About Multipoint Calls

    Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all sites are connected. To place a multipoint call using a multisite Directory entry: Press Directory on the remote control. Spell the entry name using the number buttons on the remote to go directly to an entry. © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 22: Supplying A Password For External Mcu Calls

    You can, however, make outgoing calls. To temporarily refuse incoming calls: On the Place a Call screen, select in the lower right corner of the screen. Select On to set Do Not Disturb. www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...

  • Page 23: Answering Calls Automatically

    To mute automatically-answered calls: Go to System > User Settings. Specify whether you want the system to mute all automatically-answered calls. Press Home to save your change and return to the Place a Call screen. © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 24: Customizing Your Workspace

    Select PIP. Press and choose one of the settings shown in this table. Choose this setting... To show the PIP... Auto On connection and when you press any of the camera control buttons. On connection and during the call. www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...

  • Page 25: Displaying The Far Site's Name When The Call Connects

    In most situations, you do not need to use the Backlight Compensation setting. However, adjusting brightness can be helpful when the room arrangement results in strong light coming from behind the people in the picture. © Polycom, Inc.
  • Page 26 To turn backlight compensation on or off: Go to System > User Settings. Select the Backlight Compensation box and press to enable or disable compensation. Press Home to save your change and return to the Place a Call screen. www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...

  • Page 27: Collaboration Tips

    Speak in your normal voice without shouting. Ask the people at the other site if they can hear you. Have them introduce themselves so you can be sure that you can hear them. © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 28: Tips For Sharing Documents

    Visual Concert VSX). You can then show documents that are stored on the laptop or PC to the other people in the conference. Check that your system has the application you need to share your documents, ® ® such as Microsoft PowerPoint , Project, or Word. www.polycom.com/videodocumentation...

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