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Polycom
TPX
HD 306M
®
User Guide
Version 1.5
April 2008 Edition
1725-27396-002/A
Version 1.5

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  • Page 1 Polycom HD 306M ™ ® User Guide Version 1.5 April 2008 Edition 1725-27396-002/A Version 1.5...
  • Page 2 Safety and Regulatory Information Please refer to all safety and regulatory information in the Polycom TPX HD 306M Installation Guide before making any modifications to the TPX HD 306M. © 2008 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 3: About This Guide

    TPX HD 306 room, and provides general guidelines for conducting successful meetings. This guide is intended for all users of the Polycom TPX HD 306M. For additional information about the TPX HD 306M, refer to these other documents: •...
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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Reserving a Polycom TPX HD 306M Room ....... . 4-3...
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  • Page 7: Introducing The Tpx Hd 306M

    Key Features and Benefits The key features and benefits of the Polycom TPX HD 306M include: Feature Benefit...
  • Page 8 When not used for telepresence conferencing, participants can room be seated all around the TPX HD 306M table. In this way, the room can be used as both a telepresence suite and a traditional conference room, maximizing the room’s use for your organization.
  • Page 9: Using The Touch Panel

    Using the Touch Panel The Touch Panel is your interface to the TPX HD 306M. It enables you to place video and audio calls, hang up calls, control the audio, and perform other telepresence conferencing tasks. Note If your organization has signed up for Video Network Operations Center (VNOC) services, the VNOC may handle many or all of the telepresence conferencing tasks for you.
  • Page 10: Making Calls

    Polycom TPX HD 306M User Guide To access the Home screen from the Start screen: Touch Start. The Home screen provides you with access to the buttons you may need to use during a telepresence conference. For example, you can use the Home screen to place, answer, and hang up calls, as well as view the call indicators.
  • Page 11: Making An Audio Call

    If you want to add or remove any of the Speed Dial buttons on your Touch Panel, contact your system administrator. Your system administrator can refer to the Polycom TPX HD 306M Installation Guide for information about how to edit the System_Config.ini file to change the Speed Dial buttons.
  • Page 12 Polycom TPX HD 306M User Guide To make an audio call: 1. From the Home screen, touch Audio Call. 2. Do one of the following: — To speed dial, touch the Audio Speed Dial button that corresponds to the telephone number you want to call. For example, if you often call the CEO’s cell phone, you might see an Audio Speed Dial button...
  • Page 13: Answering Calls

    Answering Calls This section describes how to answer video or audio calls that you receive when in a TPX HD 306M room. Answering a Video Call When you receive a video call, you hear a ringing sound, but you do not have to do anything to answer the call.
  • Page 14: Understanding The Touch Panel Call Indicators

    — All three indicators light up when you are connected to a TPX HD 306M or a Polycom RPX HD 400 Series. — The left and center indicators light up when you are connected to a Polycom RPX HD 200 Series.
  • Page 15: Controlling Audio

    When you place a video call, the audio level defaults to the volume it was set at the last time the TPX HD 306M was used. A horizontal bar on the Touch Panel shows the audio level. You can change the audio in these ways: •...
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  • Page 17: Viewing People And Content

    What can you expect to see on the displays during a telepresence conference in a TPX HD 306M room? That depends on the type of system you are calling at the other site and whether your call is to one site (point-to-point) or multiple sites (multipoint).
  • Page 18 The following illustrations show what you might see with two TPX HD 306Ms and one RPX HD 400 Series in a multipoint call. The illustration on the left shows the view from the TPX HD 306M site; the illustration on the right shows the view from the RPX HD 400 Series site.
  • Page 19: Viewing Content

    RPX HD solutions) or 16:9 aspect ratio (such as the TPX HD 306M). For example, if you call a Polycom TPX HD 306M room from an RPX HD 200 Series Suite, the image on the displays in the RPX HD Suite adjusts for the 16:9 TPX HD 306M room.
  • Page 20: Showing Content With A Laptop

    Touch Panel to share content. As soon as you share content, the content appears as follows: — If the TPX HD 306M room has tabletop content displays, the content appears on all of these displays.
  • Page 21: Using The Content Displays

    If content is being received from another site, the content displays automatically show the content from the far site. Even if you are using the Polycom TPX HD 306M room for a regular meeting rather than for a telepresence conference, you can still use the content displays to display content from your laptop.
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  • Page 23: Conducting Successful Meetings

    Conducting Successful Meetings Conducting a successful meeting in a TPX HD 306M room is easy. Because you don’t have to manage cameras, microphones, speakers, remote controls, and other equipment, you can be free to concentrate on making your meeting as effective as possible.
  • Page 24: Audio Tips

    For example, you should try to begin and end your meeting on time and you may want to prepare an agenda. As the meeting coordinator in a Polycom TPX HD 306M room, follow these additional guidelines: •...
  • Page 25: Reserving A Polycom Tpx Hd 306M Room

    Conducting Successful Meetings Reserving a Polycom TPX HD 306M Room In some organizations, you can use a Polycom TPX HD 306M room at any time, whereas at other organizations, you must reserve the room. When reserving a TPX HD 306M room, keep these guidelines in mind: •...
  • Page 26: Caring For The Room

    • If you need any of the TPX HD 306M equipment powered on or powered off, you should contact your system administrator. If your building loses power, all of the TPX HD 306M equipment will automatically power back on when the power to the building is restored.
  • Page 27 Conducting Successful Meetings Component Recommended Cleaning Procedure Leather chairs Gently dust chairs regularly with a dry, soft cloth. For cleaning up spills or stains, remove as much soil or stain as possible by brushing or wiping with a soft cloth. Use warm water and mild soap to remove any remaining residue.
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