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Polycom V500 System Getting Started Manual

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Getting Started Guide
for the V500 System
July 2005 Edition
3725-21742-004/A

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  • Page 1 Getting Started Guide for the V500 System July 2005 Edition 3725-21742-004/A...

  • Page 2: Trademark Information

    Polycom® and the Polycom logo design are registered trademarks of Polycom, Inc., and People+Content™, V500™, and VSX™ are trademarks of Polycom, Inc. in the United States and various other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Participating in Calls with Multiple Sites ..........15 Supplying a Password for External MCU Calls................15 Using Chair Control for Multipoint Calls..................15 Changing the Way Calls Are Answered ..........17 Temporarily Refusing Calls .......................17 Answering Calls Automatically ....................17 Muting Automatically Answered Calls ..................18 © Polycom, Inc.
  • Page 4 Hearing Audio Confirmation When You Dial .................20 Adjusting for Room Lighting......................21 Setting Camera Brightness .......................21 Changing the System Color Scheme...................22 Enabling Dual Monitor Emulation ....................22 Video Conferencing Tips ................ 23 Tips for Great Video.........................23 Tips for Great Audio.........................23 POLYCOM VIDEODOCUMENTATION...

  • Page 5: System Basics

    Before you place your first call with your V500 system, use this guide to get some basic “how-to” information. This guide includes overview information that you may find helpful when you’re just starting to learn about video...
  • Page 6 V500 S ETTING TARTED UIDE FOR THE YSTEM V500 System Remote Control Place or answer a call End a call Navigate through menus Return to the Place a Call Confirm your current selection; (home) screen perform functions on highlighted items...

  • Page 7: Getting More Information

    ALLING AND NSWERING Getting More Information If you need additional information about using the V500 system, try these resources: To view help while you’re using the system, press Help on the remote control. For network questions, contact your network service provider.
  • Page 8 10.11.12.13 (IP address) 2555 (extension) stereo.polycom.com (DNS name) Ascot Conference Room (system name) 19784444321 (ISDN number) The system automatically determines the type of call to make based on the information you enter.

  • Page 9: Ending A Video Call

    Depending on your system configuration, when you make a call using an entry with both ISDN and IP dialing information, the system may prompt you to choose which way to place the call. Ending a Video Call To hang up from a call: >> Press Hang Up on the remote control. © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 10: Types Of Video Calls You Can Make

    When you include the extension, you will be given the option of saving both the number and the extension in the directory when the call ends. If you enter the extension after the gateway connects, then you can save only the gateway number when the call ends. POLYCOM VIDEODOCUMENTATION...

  • Page 11: Placing And Ending An Audio-Only Call

    Hang Up on the remote control. If the person on the telephone hangs up first, you need to disconnect the call from the V500 system, just as you would hang up a telephone receiver in a regular phone call. Controlling What You See You can control what you see during a call by moving and focusing your camera, switching views, and adjusting the PIP.

  • Page 12: Switching Between Full Screen Video And The Home Screen

    To learn about adjusting user settings, see Customizing Your Workspace on page 19. To see the video in the full screen: >> Press Near on the remote control. To see the Place a Call screen: >> Press Home on the remote control. POLYCOM VIDEODOCUMENTATION...

  • Page 13: Showing, Moving, And Turning Off The Pip

    Use the remote control to raise or lower the volume of the sound you hear. Changing the volume affects only the sound you hear at your site. To adjust the volume: >> Press Volume on the remote control. © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 14: Muting The Microphone

    PowerPoint® slides Video clips Spreadsheets If you don’t have Polycom People+Content IP, you can still receive content from other video conferencing systems. Showing Content from a Laptop or PC If you have the Polycom People+Content IP option enabled on your V500...

  • Page 15: Receiving Content

    Only one PC at a time can be connected. Receiving Content If you are in a video call with a V500 system and the far site sends content, the content automatically appears on your screen. The content remains on the screen until the far-site system stops sending it.

  • Page 16: Searching The Directory

    Adding, Editing, and Deleting Directory Entries You can create entries for calls and save them in the V500 system’s directory. Everyone at your site who uses the system can use the entries you create, and you can use the entries created by others.
  • Page 17 1. Select Directory from the Place a Call screen. 2. Scroll to the entry you want to delete and then select Delete. While you can delete entries from your local directory, you cannot delete entries from a global directory. © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 18: Grouping Directory Entries

    Select Directory from the Place a Call screen. Scroll to the entry you want to assign to a group and then select Edit. Select Next and select the Group. Select Save to save your changes and return to the directory. POLYCOM VIDEODOCUMENTATION...

  • Page 19: Participating In Calls With Multiple Sites

    You can also share content in a multipoint call, just as you can in a point-to-point call. The V500 system enables you to participate in multipoint calls that use an external MCU. With an external MCU, the call can:...
  • Page 20 Participant Request control of the conference Acquire Chair View the selected site’s video. This View Site does not change what other sites see. Return to viewing the video Stop Viewing selected by the chair or the MCU Site POLYCOM VIDEODOCUMENTATION...

  • Page 21: Changing The Way Calls Are Answered

    2. Select User Settings from the System screen. 3. Scroll to Auto-Answer Point to Point, press on the remote control, and select Yes. 4. Press Home to save your change and return to the Place a Call screen. © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 22: Muting Automatically Answered Calls

    5. Select the site to call from the Directory. 6. Select the date and time for the call. 7. Select Next and specify whether the call recurs. On the scheduled time and date, your V500 system will automatically call the selected site. POLYCOM VIDEODOCUMENTATION...

  • Page 23: Customizing Your Workspace

    On connection and when you pick up the remote. On connection and during the call. Only when you press PIP on the remote control. 5. Press Home to save your change and return to the Place a Call screen. © Polycom, Inc.

  • Page 24: Displaying The Far Site's Name When The Call Connects

    3. Select Next to see more settings. 4. Scroll to Keypad Audio Confirmation and press on the remote control to enable the option. 5. Press Home to save your change and return to the Place a Call screen. POLYCOM VIDEODOCUMENTATION...

  • Page 25: Adjusting For Room Lighting

    Adjusting for Room Lighting Depending on your system configuration, you can use the backlight control to adjust the brightness of the video that the camera sends to the V500 system. Backlight compensation adjusts the camera's iris to take in less light.

  • Page 26: Changing The System Color Scheme

    Changing the System Color Scheme Depending on your system configuration, you may be able to select from a variety of color schemes for your V500 system screens. To change the color scheme: 1. Select System from the Place a Call screen.

  • Page 27: Video Conferencing Tips

    Mute the microphone before moving it during a meeting. Since the audio has a very slight delay, you may want to pause briefly for others to answer you or to make comments. As with any call, try to limit side conversations. © Polycom, Inc.

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