Polycom 9.0.6 - Manual

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 3 Calling and Answering Answering a Video Call The Polycom system can answer incoming calls in one of these ways: • The system prompts you to answer the calls manually. • The system answers incoming calls automatically. When a call comes in, y...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 5 Calling from the Contacts or Speed Dial List You may be able to access calling information for specific sites using the Speed Dial or Contacts list on the home screen. To place a call using the Speed Dial or Contacts list: 1. Select Speed Di...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 6 © Polycom, Inc. Types of Calls You Can Make Depending on your system configuration, you may be able to make calls using ISDN, IP, or V.35.The following table lists some possible call combinations. Placing Audio-only Calls and Adding Audio-only Sites You may...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 8 © Polycom, Inc. Ending an Audio-only Call To hang up from an audio-only call: 1. Press Hang Up on the remote control. 2. Select the audio-only site from the Hang Up screen to hang up the call. Controlling What You See Selecting and Adjusting a Camera or Oth...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 10 © Polycom, Inc. Setting and Using Camera Presets Camera presets are stored camera positions that you can create ahead of time or during a call. Presets allow you to: • Automatically point a camera at pre-defined locations in a room. • Select a video source...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 11 4. Press and hold a number to store the preset position. To store a double-digit preset, press the first digit quickly and hold the second number down. Any existing preset stored at the number you enter is replaced.The system uses preset 0 ...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 13 Showing, Moving, and Turning Off the PIP Your system may be configured to display a Picture-in-Picture (PIP) window. During a call on a single-monitor system, the PIP displays what your main camera is sending to the far site. If the far sit...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 14 © Polycom, Inc. 5. Press Home to save your change and return to the home screen. Enabling Automatic Camera Tracking (PowerCam Plus Only) If you are using a VSX 7000e or VSX 8000 with the Polycom PowerCam™ Plus camera, you can set the camera to automaticall...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 15 Controlling What You Hear Adjusting Volume Use the remote control to raise or lower the volume of the sound you hear. To adjust the volume:  Press Volume . Changing the volume affects only the sound you hear at your site. Muting the Microp...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 16 © Polycom, Inc. To unmute your main speakers:  Press Snap on the remote control. The sound from the main speakers is restored to the previous level. Enjoying Stereo Audio in Video Calls If your video conferencing room is configured to use stereo sound, th...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 17 Showing Content with People+Content IP To install the People+Content IP application on a computer: 1. On a computer with Windows XP or Windows 2000, open a web browser and go to the Polycom web site at www.polycom.com/support/video . 2. Dow...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 18 © Polycom, Inc. Showing Content with a Visual Concert VSX or ImageShare II Before you show content, check that the computer video is configured to use one of these supported resolutions and refresh rates: To start showing content using a Visual Concert VSX...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 19 2. Press Graphics or Camera on the remote control to choose another content source. To show content using an ImageShare II: 1. Connect the computer to an ImageShare II: 2. Press the blue ImageShare selection button to start and stop display...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 20 © Polycom, Inc. Working with Director y Entries The directory on your Polycom system stores dialing information that helps you make calls quickly and easily. When a site listed in the directory calls your system, the system displays the name on the screen ...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 21 Adding, Editing, and Deleting Director y Entries You can create entries for point-to-point calls and multipoint calls and save them in the Polycom system’s directory. To add a single-site entr y to the director y: 1. Press Directory on the ...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 22 © Polycom, Inc. 3. Add numbers to this multiple-site entry in one of these ways: — Select entries from the directory. — Add entries manually. The number of sites that you can add depends on the capabilities of your system. 4. Specify a speed for the call. ...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 23 To delete a group: 1. Press Directory on the remote control. 2. Select Group . 3. Select Edit Groups . 4. Scroll to the group name you want to delete and then select Delete . To assign an entr y to a group: 1. Press Directory on the remote ...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 24 © Polycom, Inc. Including Multiple Sites in Calls Your system may be configured to participate in multipoint calls. During a multipoint call, multiple sites can see and hear each other. You can also share content in a multipoint call, just as you can in a ...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 25 to four video sites, plus one audio site. The VSX 8000 provides multipoint support for calls that include up to six video sites, plus one audio site. To place a multipoint call by adding sites to a call: 1. Call the first site. 2. When the ...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 26 © Polycom, Inc. — Press Keyboard to use the onscreen keyboard to enter characters. 4. Press Home to save your change and return to the home screen. About Multipoint Viewing Modes What you see during a multipoint call can vary depending on how the Polycom s...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 27 Using Chair Control for Multipoint Calls During some multipoint calls, you can use chair control to manage the people video. In this type of call, the chair controller can choose the site whose video is sent to other sites in the conference...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 28 © Polycom, Inc. 5. Select a site from the list and then use the controls in the web interface to perform one of these actions: Changing the Way Calls Are Answered Your system administrator may have configured the system to let you choose the way incoming c...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 29 To temporarily refuse incoming calls: 1. On the home screen, select in the lower right corner of the screen. 2. Select On to set Do Not Disturb. While the system is not accepting calls, you see in the lower right corner of the screen. This ...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 30 © Polycom, Inc. Muting Automatically Answered Calls Depending on your system configuration, you can choose whether to mute the audio when calls connect if your system is configured to answer calls automatically. This prevents callers from overhearing conve...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 31 To view scheduled calls in the calendar: 1. Select System from the Place a Call screen. 2. Select Utilities from the System screen. 3. Select Calendar from the Utilities screen. Using Lotus Sametime or Lotus Notes in Audio and Video Calls D...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 32 © Polycom, Inc. Displaying the Far Site’s Name When the Call Connects Depending on your system configuration, you can specify whether to display the far site’s name when the call connects and how long to leave the name on the screen. To specify when to dis...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 33 Adjusting for Room Lighting Depending on your system configuration, you can use the backlight control to adjust the brightness of the video that the main camera sends to the Polycom system. Adjusting this setting can be helpful when the roo...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 34 © Polycom, Inc. Changing the System Color Scheme Depending on your system configuration, you may be able to change the color scheme of your Polycom system screens. To change the color scheme: 1. Select System from the Place a Call screen. 2. Select User Se...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 35 To transfer a call:1. While in a call, press on your Polycom system remote control to access the tone pad. 2. Press Dot on the remote to activate flash hook. The first far-site system is placed on hold. 3. Wait for a dial tone, then dial th...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 36 © Polycom, Inc. To stop streaming a conference: 1. Select System from the Place a Call screen. 2. Select Utilities from the System screen. 3. Select Web Streaming from the Utilities screen. 4. Clear the Start Streaming option to stop the stream. Viewing a ...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 38 © Polycom, Inc. Muting the Audio in a Call that Includes a SoundStation VTX Conference Phone You can use the mute button on the SoundStation VTX conference phone to mute the audio in video calls. To mute the audio in a call with the SoundStation VTX 1000 c...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 39 From the Polycom system: 1. Press Hang Up on the remote control. 2. On the Hang Up screen, do one of the following: — Select which site to disconnect. — Choose Hang Up All to end the call for all sites. Ending a Call with Audio-only Partici...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 40 © Polycom, Inc. Before You Begin Check that the computer video is configured to use one of these supported resolutions and refresh rates: To use your VSX 3000 system as a computer monitor: 1. Connect your computer to the VSX 3000 system as shown on the set...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series © Polycom, Inc. 41 Video Conferencing Tips Read through these quick tips for ideas on how to optimize your video conferencing experience. You'll find general tips for a better meeting, as well as simple suggestions for improving video and audio quality, and f...

Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series 42 © Polycom, Inc. VSX Set-Top and Component Systems • Place the microphone on the table in front of the people in the meeting. If your room is very large, consider adding additional microphones. • If your video conferencing room is configured to use stereo s...