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Muting Audio Inputs
By default, when you press the
LifeSize MicPod, the system mutes all audio inputs, including the microphone and audio
from any devices connected to the system that may be sending audio in a presentation,
such as a DVD player connected to the system. A red mute icon
Red LEDs on LifeSize Phone or LifeSize MicPod indicate that these microphones are
muted. Pressing the
An administrator can configure the system to mute only the microphone when you press the
mute button so that devices connected to the system such as a personal computer or a DVD
player continue to send audio during a presentation while the microphone is muted. The
Audio Mute field in the System Information page indicates which devices, either all audio
inputs or only the active microphone, are muted when you press the mute button. To access
the System Information page, refer to "The System Menu" on page 10.
Managing PIP
Your display shows the far-end and near-end video conferencing sites in addition to the
menus and video images from connected video sources.
Picture-In-Picture (PIP) is a smaller window placed in one of the corners of the call screen.
This second image is placed on top of the main image and always displays the primary
(near) input by default. You can change the default setting so that PIP never appears or
always appears by adjusting the User Preferences : Appearance : Picture in Picture
preference. To change the primary input, refer to "Changing Video Inputs" on page 27.
Managing Video Layout
During a call, video images from connected callers appear in your display. You can change
the screen layout of near and far end video images that appear in the display.
Understanding Screen Layouts
Screen layouts appear as one of the following types:
• A far end participant appears as the largest video image.
• Your site (the near end participant) appears as the largest video image.
• All video images from all participants are the same size.
• A presentation appears as the largest video image (when a presentation is in progress).
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button on the remote control, LifeSize Phone, or
button again re-activates the audio inputs.
appears in the display.
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