Configuring A Custom Background Image - Cisco 7970G - IP Phone VoIP Administration Manual

Chapter 6 Customizing the Cisco Unified IP Phone
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Configuring a Custom Background Image

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Many graphics programs provide a feature that will resize a graphic. An easy way
to create a thumbnail image is to first create and save the full size image, then use
the sizing feature in the graphics program to create a version of that image that is
25% of the original size. Save the thumbnail version by using a different name.
The PNG files for background images must meet the following requirements for
proper display on the Cisco Unified IP Phone:
Full size image—320 pixels (width) X 212 pixels (height).
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Thumbnail image—80 pixels (width) X 53 pixels (height).
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Color palette (applies to Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970 Series only)—Includes
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up to 12-bit color (4096 colors). You can use more than 12-bit color, but the
phone will reduce the color palette to12-bit before displaying the image. For
best results, reduce the color palette of an image to 12-bit when you create a
PNG file.
If you are using a graphics program that supports a posterize feature for
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specifying the number of tonal levels per color channel, set the number of
tonal levels per channel to 16 (16 red X 16 green X 16 blue = 4096 colors).
To create custom background images for the Cisco Unified IP Phone, follow
these steps:
Procedure
Create two PNG files for each image (a full size version and a thumbnail version).
Ensure the PNG files comply with the format guidelines that are listed in the
"PNG File Requirements for Custom Background Images" section on page
Upload the new PNG files that you created to the following subdirectory in the
TFTP server for the Cisco Unified Communications Manager:
/Desktops/320x212x12
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