Polycom VSX Series Administrator's Manual page 141

Via the System's Serial RS-232 Port
Via VSX Web
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Closed captioners can provide captions from inside the conference room, using
equipment connected directly to the serial port of the VSX system, as shown in the
following diagram.
Stenograph
machine
To supply closed captions using equipment connected directly to the serial
port:
Ensure that the PC and the VSX system are configured to use the same baud
1.
rate and parity settings.
2. Go to System > Admin Settings > General Settings > Serial Port and set the
RS-232 mode to Closed Caption.
3. On the PC, start the transcription application.
4. Enter text using the stenographic machine connected to the PC.
5. To stop sending closed captions, close the transcription application.
Closed captioners can provide captions from inside the conference room, or from
a remote location, by entering the captions directly into VSX Web, as shown in the
following diagram.
VSX Web
To supply closed captions for a conference using VSX Web:
1. On a PC, open a web browser.
2. In the browser address line, enter the IP address of the system, for example,
http://255.255.255.255
Chapter 4 - Customizing the VSX System
PC with computer-aided
transcription software
LAN
, to go to the system's web interface.
VSX System
RS-232
Serial
VSX System
LAN
port
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