Avaya 1050 - Manuals

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 7 Codec The Avaya codec compresses outgoing video and audio content and data, transmits this information to the far end of a call, and decompresses incoming information. You should not need to interact with the codec once it has been properly installed i...

8 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Remote Control The Avaya remote control provides wireless control of all Avaya video communications system functions and enables you to navigate the user interface, place and receive calls, and control cameras connected to the system.

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 9 Navigating the User Interface When your Avaya system is idle, a screen saver appears on the display, or the screen is black. An incoming call or pressing any button on the remote control automatically invokes the system. Note: Administrators can config...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 11 • The navigation bar is a grey bar that appears below the system status bar. The navigation bar contains icons that correspond to buttons on the remote control and text that describes the action a button performs. The icons and text change depending o...

12 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide The System Menu To access the System Menu from the main screen, press the button on the remote control. From the System Menu you can do the following: • View selected configuration and status information about your Avaya system in the System Informati...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 13 Controlling Cameras Become familiar with how to control a camera connected to your system before placing a video call. The System Information page identifies the type of camera connected to the system. If the camera type is pan, tilt, and zoom, you ca...

14 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Configuring Camera Presets A camera preset is a predefined camera position that is associated with a numeric key on the remote control. Camera presets enable you to quickly change the position of the near end camera during a call by pressing a single ...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 15 Managing Near End Video Quality Before you place a call, examine the near end video image from the camera connected to your Avaya system. If the image flickers, colors appear unbalanced, or the image appears too dark, you may need to adjust the room l...

16 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 4. Use the arrow keys on the remote control to digitally pan and tilt the camera. Depending on the camera you are using, digital pan and tilt behave as follows: - If you are using Avaya Video Camera 100, digital pan and tilt are available only after y...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 17 Placing a Call from the REDIAL List The REDIAL list on the main screen stores up to 15 recently dialed numbers. A scroll bar appears when more than five entries are available for selection. The oldest entry in the list is automatically removed when th...

18 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Placing a Call from the Directory The directory stores a list of names and numbers from which you can place calls. The directory includes three subdirectories: the local, corporate, and meetings directories. An entry in the local or corporate director...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 19 Manually Dialing a Number from the Main Screen Use the Video Call and Voice Call selections on the main screen to dial a video or voice number manually using the remote control. Manually Dialing a Video Number To dial a video number manually from the ...

20 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Manually Dialing a Voice Number To dial a voice number manually from the main screen, follow these steps: 1. Use the arrow keys on the remote control to select Voice Call and press OK . 2. Enter the number you wish to call. The last manually entered n...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 21 Including Multiple Sites in Calls If your system is hosting a conference call (all callers are connecting to your system), you can add participants to an existing call at any time up to the maximum connections allowed for the system. You can add a sec...

22 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Answering or Rejecting a Call You can configure your system to automatically answer incoming calls by setting preferences in User Preferences : Calls as follows: • Auto Answer —If set to Enabled , the system automatically answers the first incoming ca...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 23 Enabling Do Not Disturb During Calls If you receive an incoming call while you are in another call and Auto Answer Multiway Call is set to Disabled , you can choose Do Not Disturb which ignores the incoming call and prevents any other calls from inter...

24 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Managing a Call During a call, you can view information about the status of the call and the identity of connected callers. You can also manage audio output and video images, control cameras, select input to appear in a display, and initiate a present...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 25 Caller ID When a far end system in a video call answers your incoming call, video from the far end appears in your display. In the upper-left corner of the far video image, the caller ID (phone number or IP address) of the far end system appears. One ...

26 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Hiding or Showing User Interface Elements By default, the system information, status bar, and navigation bar fade from the screen after a call has been connected for 10 seconds. This interval resets after any interaction with the system. You can adjus...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 27 For the Active Microphone Volume preference, Avaya recommends a volume setting of 5 to 8 for most Avaya Video MicPod 1000 applications and 5 to 10 for most Avaya Video Camera 100 applications. Use the meter to visually verify that the transmit level p...

28 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 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...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 29 Changing the Screen Layout of Video Images To change the screen layout, do the following: • Press the screen layout button. The number of the selected screen layout ( x ) and the total number of screen layouts that are available ( y ) appear in the ce...

30 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Using Camera Presets During a Call You can configure a camera preset before placing a call or during a call. To configure a camera preset on the near camera before placing a call, refer to “Configuring Camera Presets” on page 14. To configure a camera...

32 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Initiating a Presentation Avaya systems include support for sharing data from the presentation input (typically a personal computer connected to the codec) while simultaneously showing video from the primary input. This enables you to view a live pres...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 33 If support for presentations is enabled, but a presentation does not start automatically when a video input device is connected to the system, follow these steps to start or stop a presentation manually: 1. During a call, Start presentation appears in...

34 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Viewing Call Statistics To view statistical information about a call, follow these steps: 1. During a call, press the button. 2. Audio and video statistics for the current call display on the screen. Two columns of statistics, Receive and Transmit app...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 35 The following additional information appears below the Audio statistics block: - the call duration - the make and model of the far end video communication device and the software version it is using 3. To hide the statistics, press the button again. S...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 37 Using a Single Display for Local Presentations If your Avaya system has a single display and you wish to show data locally from a device connected to a video input when the system is idle or in a voice call, access User Preferences : Appearance . Set ...

38 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Removing an Entry from the REDIAL List To remove an entry from the REDIAL list, follow these steps: 1. Using the arrow keys on the remote control, select the entry you wish to remove. 2. Press the button. 3. Select Remove from the menu, and press OK ....

40 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Copying an Entry from the Corporate to Local Directory You can copy an entry from the corporate directory to the local directory. 1. Access the directory by pressing the button from the main screen. 2. Select the Corporate directory. 3. Select the ent...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 41 4. Modify values in the Edit Directory Entry or Edit Meeting Entry dialog. a. Press OK to select a field you wish to modify. Note: If necessary, press the button to change the method of text entry for text fields. b. After completing your changes, pre...

42 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Camera Issues If you are unable to pan, tilt, or zoom a camera that has these capabilities, ensure the remote control contains three AAA batteries that are in good working condition. Also verify that no objects are obstructing the sensor on the front ...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 43 Adjusting Camera Brightness Camera brightness refers to the amount of light received through the lens of the camera. You can improve dim scenes by adjusting room lighting and manually adjusting the camera brightness. To adjust camera brightness, set t...

44 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Display Issues The following issues are related to the user interface or the display. Display Failures If data does not appear on the display, ensure cables are properly connected on the display and that the display cable is connected to the Display 1...

Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide 45 Audio Issues An Avaya system automatically selects the best audio algorithm based on the call rate and the capabilities of the remote system. The following issues are related to the audio quality. Absent Dial Tone If you do not receive a dial tone aft...

46 Avaya Video Communications Systems User Guide Connectivity Issues If a call does not successfully connect, verify that you have dialed a working number and that the far end destination is powered on and available. Verify that the network is ready and available. Network status is indicated at all ...