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Planet ICF-1000S User Manual

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Copyright © PLANET Technology Corp. 2003.
Contents subject to revision without prior notice.
PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET Technology Corp. All other trade-
marks belong to their respective owners.
Disclaimer
PLANET Technology does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in
all environments and applications, and makes no warranty and representa-
tion, either implied or expressed, with respect to the quality, performance,
merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.
PLANET has made every effort to ensure that this User's Manual is accurate;
PLANET disclaims liability for any inaccuracies or omissions that may have
occurred.
Information in this User's Manual is subject to change without notice and does
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sponsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this User's Manual.
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this User's Manual, and reserves the right to make improvements to this User's
Manual and/or to the products described in this User's Manual, at any time
without notice. If you find information in this manual that is incorrect, mislead-
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FCC Warning
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regulations for
a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with this user's guide, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own expense.
CE Mark Warning
In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in
which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
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User's manual for PLANET Internet Conferencing Station
Model: ICF-1000S
Rev: 1.0 (August. 2003)
Part No. EM-ICF1000S

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  • Page 1 Trademarks Copyright © PLANET Technology Corp. 2003. Contents subject to revision without prior notice. PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET Technology Corp. All other trade- marks belong to their respective owners. Disclaimer PLANET Technology does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in...

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions Please read and understand all instructions before using this product. • All openings on the housing of this product are designed for ventilation. Do not block or cover them. Do not insert any foreign objects in the openings. Doing so might cause a short circuit, electrical shock and/or fire.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Features 1.2 Specification Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Package Contents 2.2 Front Panel introduction 2.3 Back panel introduction 2.4 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 System Configuration 3.1 Power On and Access Configuration Menu 3.2 General Settings 3.3 Network 3.4 H.323 3.5 Exit the System Configuration...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Microsoft NetMeeting. With Gatekeeper and MCU support, the ICF-1000S from PLANET make communication with your business partners quick and cost-effective. The ICF-1000S have three video inputs which can be used to connect to external cameras for group meetings and/or a document camera for showing detailed documents or photographs.

  • Page 5: Specification

    • 1-pair RCA Audio/Video output for TV connection • 1 VGA Video output for Monitor connection 1.2 Specification Product Internet Video Conferencing Station Model ICF-1000S Hardware 1 x 10/100Mbps RJ-45 port Camera Built-in High quality CCD Camera, adjustable focus/tilt Audio/Video Input...
  • Page 6 Audio Standard G.723.1, G.711 Control Standard H.245 Compatibility Compatible with Gatekeeper, H.323 Videophone, H.323 VoIP gateway, Microsoft NetMeeting, Mul- tipoint Control Unit (MCU) LAN standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet Network and Configuration Connection Type ADSL, Cable, VPN, LAN Access Mode Static IP, PPPoE, DHCP Bandwidth Usage...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 INSTALLATION 2.1 Package Contents Check the contents of your package for following parts and quantity: 1. ICF-1000S x1 2. Power Adapter & AC Cord x1 3. RCA Cable x1 4. Microphone Pod x 1 5. Remote Controller x 1 6.

  • Page 9: Front Panel Introduction

    2.2 Front Panel introduction The following show the front panel of ICF-1000S. Note: 1. Please keep the camera cover in a known place and cap the cover back if ICF-1000S is not using for long time.

  • Page 10: Back Panel Introduction

    2.3 Back panel introduction The real panel of ICF-1000S has three video inputs which can be used to connect to external cameras for group meetings and/or a document camera for showing detailed documents or photographs. It also provides 1 set of RCA AV output connector for connecting to TV, projector or stereo.

  • Page 11: Hardware Installation

    2.4 Hardware Installation The remote controller is the key device to operate ICF-1000S. While using / controlling, please aim the remote controller at the IR receiver of the ICF-1000S unit. (Please refer to section 2.2 for the detailed location).
  • Page 12 IP addresses of some regularly called parties. 16. Del. For correction purpose. 17. Enter Confirm your current selection. 18. Menu Enter System Configuration. 19. IR Transmitter The IR transmitter that should aim to the IR receiver in front of ICF-1000S...

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 System Configuration

    Chapter 3 System Configuration 3.1 Power On and Access Configuration Menu After power on, the LED on the front panel turns red to indicate it have received power. The LED will then turn green if the Ethernet network connection is established. reminded, the conferencing station should take about 50 seconds to complete the power on self-test (POST) and system start up.

  • Page 15: General Settings

    3.2 General Settings General Settings provides some general parameters on using the ICF-1000S. 3.2.1 Auto-Answer Mode This feature allows the video station to answer incoming calls automatically. 1. Press [Menu] key to enter the Main Menu of System Configuration. 2. Press [ ] or [ ] key to highlight “Auto-Answer Mode”.
  • Page 16 4. Press [p] or [q] key to select the setting you want. CIF –Common Intermediate Format, also known as Full CIF (FCIF). The video resolution is 352 x 288 pixels. QCIF – Quarter CIF. The video resolution is 176 x 144 pixels. SQCIF –...
  • Page 17 3.2.3 Auto-Send Video Allows the user to decide whether to send local image to the remote site automatically or not. If disabled, no image of local site can be sent to the remote site during the call. 1. Press [Menu] key to enter the Main Menu of System Configuration. 2.
  • Page 18 3.2.6 PPPoE Password The PPPoE Password is the name assigned to the PPPoE server. 1. Press [Menu] key to enter the Main Menu of System Configuration. 2. Press [p] or [q] key to select the PPPoE password. 3. Press [Enter] key to enter the on-screen keyboard to input your PPPoE pass- word.

  • Page 19: Network

    2. Press [t] or [u] key to go to the Network page. 3. Press [Enter] key to show the choice list. 4. Press [p] or [q] key to select the bandwidth you need. ICF-1000S supports the following bandwidth settings. No Limit, 768k, 512k, 384k, 256k and 128k 5.
  • Page 20 6. Press [Esc] key to confirm the setting and to return to the previous page. 3.3.4 User IP Address Enter the static IP address assigned to the ICF-1000S. (Please acquire Subnet Mask address from your ISP or your network administrator.) 1.
  • Page 21 ICF-1000S currently supports the dynamic DNS service from DynDNS.org. It allows Internet users to connect to your ICF-1000S using a URL, rather than an IP Address. This also solves the problem of having a dynamic IP address. With a dynamic IP address, your IP address may change whenever you connect, which makes it difficult to connect to you.
  • Page 22 3. Press [p] or [q] key to select the DDNS Hostname. 4. Press [Enter] and use the on-screen keyboard to input your DDNS Hostname. For example, “ICF-1000S.dyndns.org”, “ICF-1000S.homeip.net”, etc. 5. Press [Del.] key for correction. 6. Press [Esc] key to confirm the setting and to return to the previous page.

  • Page 23: H.323

    3.4 H.323 3.4.1 Gatekeeper Mode When register a gatekeeper, you can assign a number to the video station. This makes the video station user-friendly, as users only have to dial a number instead of entering an IP address when making a call. 1.
  • Page 24 6. Press [Esc] key to confirm the setting and to return to the previous page. 3.4.4 Alias Name The alias name is the GK name given to the ICF-1000S by the GK Manager. It may be used in place of an IP address when dialing H.323 calls.

  • Page 25: Audio Format

    3.4.5 Default Setting You can use this function to reset System Configuration back to factory default value. 1. Press [Menu] key to enter the Main Menu of System Configuration. 2. Press [t] or [u] key to go to the H.323 sheet. 3.

  • Page 26: Exit The System Configuration

    After completing the system configuration, please press [Esc] key to save and exit. 3.6 Phone Book Setup The ICF-1000S provides an address book to store access names and numbers. You can make a speed dial directly from the phone book. The ICF-1000S address book can store up to 100 entries.
  • Page 27 1. From the main screen, press [Phone Book] key to enter the Phone Book page. 2. Press [p] or [q] key to select the entries. 3. Press [t] [u] to switch between Name column and Address column 4. Press [Enter] key to input the Name or Address. 5.

  • Page 28: Chapter 4 Getting Started

    Chapter 4 Getting Started Before making a video call, please make sure that the unit has been installed and set up successfully. 4.1 Making Video Calls 1. From the main screen, press [Call /Receive] key and dial the IP Address of the remote site.

  • Page 29: Receiving Video Calls

    4. When the connection is set up successfully, the video communication starts and the remote site video will be shown on the local screen. 5. Press [Call/Receive] key to end the connection. NOTE: You can press a number to jump the phone book entry by 10 by using the number keypad [1], [3], [7] and [9].

  • Page 30: Chapter 5 On-Line Operation

    Chapter 5 On-line Operation 5.1 Picture Quality It shows the Picture quality of the system configuration that you set. 1. Press [Pic. Quality] key to show the Picture quality info. 2. Press [Pic. Quality] again to hide the picture quality information. •...

  • Page 31: Frame Rate

    5.2 Frame Rate This function is to adjust local image. It allows you to alter the transmitting speed and sharpness of the video images displayed on your TV. 1. Press [Frame Rate] key to enter Frame Rate adjustment. 2. Press [u] key to increase the TX image quality and decrease the image frame rate.

  • Page 32: View

    5.4 View The ICF-1000S supports PIP (Picture in Picture) for you to view remote site and local site on same screen. You can use this function to switch the video showing mode. There are three modes available for selection. Press [Window] key to switch the video display mode in the sequence as below: Remote and local video Ú...

  • Page 33: Show The Connection Status

    5.6 Show the Connection Status This function is to display the status of Network connecting, for example, connecting time, TX/RX Bit Rate as well as TX/RX Frame Rate and so on. For getting better quality you can adjust the settings below under online mode. 1.
  • Page 34 4. Use [t] key to decrease the speaker volume. 5. Press [Adjust] key again to exit on-line adjustment. 5.7.2 Adjust Camera Hue This function can adjust video color from camera input. 1. Press [Adjust] key to enter on-line adjustment. 2. Use [p] or [q] key to locate Camera Hue 3.
  • Page 35 3. Use [u] key to increase the video saturation from camera input. 4. Use [t] key to decrease the video saturation from camera input. 5. Press [Adjust] key again to exit on-line adjustment. 5.7.4 Adjust Camera Contrast The function is to adjust the video contrast from camera input. 1.
  • Page 36 2. Use [p] or [q] key to locate Camera Brightness 3. Use [u] key to increase the video brightness from camera input. 4. Use [t] key to decrease the video brightness from camera input. 5. Press [Adjust] key again to exit on-line adjustment. 5.7.6 Adjust Display Hue The function is to adjust display video hue.
  • Page 37 5.7.7 Adjust Display Saturation The function is to adjust display video saturation. 1. Press [Adjust] key to enter on-line adjustment. 2. Use [p] or [q] key to locate Display Saturation 3. Use [u] key to increase the display video saturation. 4.

  • Page 38: Activate Video Mute

    5.7.9 Adjust Display Brightness The function is to adjust display video brightness. 1. Press [Adjust] key to enter on-line adjustment. 2. Use [p] or [q] to locate Display Brightness 3. Use [u] key to increase t the display video brightness. 4.

  • Page 39: Activate Audio Mute

    5.9 Activate Audio Mute If you want to temporarily stop audio transmission to remote site during the connection, you can use this function to conceal the local audio. 1. Press [Audio Mute] key once to stop transmitting local voice. 2. Press [Audio Mute] key again to release the voice and return to current video call.

  • Page 40: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Your ICF-1000S is a reliable and easy to use video station. If you encounter any problems when you use this product, please refer to the following solutions, which might help you solve your problems. If none of these solutions are helpful, please contact us for assistance.
  • Page 41 • Please set the bandwidth of the remote site and local site to the same level. 8. ICF-1000S can’t receive the audio sent from the remote site. Check if the remote site microphone is well connected and make sure the local site speakers are correctly connected and turned on.
  • Page 42 14.How to call a VoIP gateway with extension number? Please enable the software keyboard function and dial: “extension number” + “@” + “IP or DNS name”. For example, if you want to dial IP 192.168.0.253 with extension 201, please input 201@192.168.0.253 on the address field. 15.How to configure the NAT router if I install the Video conferencing device be- hind the NAT router.
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