3: Using Video And The Polycom Vvx Camera; Handling Video Calls Without A Vvx Camera - Polycom VVX500 User Manual

3: Using Video and the Polycom VVX
Camera
Your administrator can enable your phone—without any optional equipment—to receive video during
calls. When you receive video, you see the other person's video, but because your phone cannot send
video, the person on the other end of the call cannot to see you.
If you attach a Polycom® VVX® Camera to your phone, you can send and receive video during calls. The
VVX Camera is an optional accessory that attaches to the USB port on the top of your phone. For
information about purchasing a VVX Camera, contact your Polycom reseller.
Web Info: Learning More About the VVX Camera
You can find information about the VVX Camera, such as how to attach it to your phone, from the
VVX Camera
The following sections describe how to use your phone both with and without a VVX Camera. You also
learn how to place audio-only calls and learn special tips for when you're in a video call. The topics
include:
 Handling Video Calls Without a VVX Camera
 Using a VVX Camera
 Placing Audio-Only Calls
 Calling Using the H.323 Protocol

Handling Video Calls Without a VVX Camera

This section describes how video call work when you do not have a VVX Camera attached to your phone.
You can receive video, but you cannot send video. When the person you are talking with can send video,
and your phone is enabled to receive video, video always displays.
In this section, you'll learn the following:
 About video calls
 How to handle video during calls
 How to handle a mixture of video and audio-only calls
 How to handle conference calls that include video
 How to view all video on the full screen
 How to view video in normal, cropped, and full modes
 How to set the call rate for video calls
Polycom, Inc.
support page.
66