Polycom CX8000 Quick Tips
Upload a PowerPoint Presentation
Before or during a meeting, you can upload a
Microsoft
®
PowerPoint® presentation to share.
1 On your computer, open the meeting
invitation and click Join Lync Meeting.
2 In the Lync client, click and click
PowerPoint.
3 Select your file and click Open. Your file is
uploaded and listed as presentable content
in Lync.
After you upload the file, you can share the
presentation as content from the CX8000 system.
Select Content
You can select content from multiple whiteboards
and presentations and share those at the meeting.
1 From the table console or touch screen
monitor, tap Content.
2 Select your content and tap Start
Presenting.
Present Content from a Laptop
Computer
You can also present content from a laptop
computer connected to the CX8000.
1 Connect a laptop video output to the CX8000
video input by using either an HDMI-HDMI or
HDMI-VGA cable.
The CX8000 table console provides a
prompts you to start presenting.
2 Ta p Yes to start presenting the desktop
screen.
Note: Annotation is not available on a shared
desktop screen.
Quick Tips for the Polycom® CX8000® for Microsoft® Lync
®
Polycom® CX8000 for Microsoft® Lync® is
a room video collaboration solution
specifically designed for Microsoft Lync
environments. The CX8000 solution
offers an intuitive user interface on a table
console that includes rich collaboration
features, such as allowing local and
remote participants to join Lync meetings.
Start a Meeting
1 Ta p Meet Now on the table console.
2 Enter each participant’s name into the
search box.
3 Tap the names to add people to the list,
and tap Start Meeting.
Schedule a Meeting
You can schedule Lync meetings in Microsoft Outlook
on your computer.
1 In Outlook, click New Lync Meeting.
2 Add a conference room that includes
the Polycom CX8000 as a participant.
3 Add participants as required.
4 Click Send.
Join a Scheduled Meeting
To join a meeting:
» Do one of the following:
Local participants: Tap the desired
meeting block on the table console or on the
touch screen monitor, and tap Join on the
meeting block.
Remote participants: Click the Join Lync
Meeting link in an Outlook meeting
invitation.
Table console
When the CX8000 solution is
used with the Polycom
®
CX5100, the system offers a
360-degree panoramic view of
the meeting room. The
CX5100 also provides an
active speaker view and
excellent audio quality.
Polycom CX5100
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Quick Tips
for
Polycom
®
CX8000
for Microsoft
®
Lync
®
Use the Table Console Buttons
To access the convenient features of the table
console, you can use the buttons on the side
toolbar.
Button Description
Power on or off.
Mute the microphone in the local
meeting room.
Adjust the speaker volume to a higher
level.
Adjust the speaker volume to a lower
level.
Select an application. Accesses
custom controls unique to the CX8000
solution.
Start a Whiteboard
You can start a new whiteboard from your table
console or the touch screen monitor.
1 Select New Whiteboard from the menu.
2 On the touch monitor, select a drawing tool
at the bottom of the monitor, and begin
drawing with your finger.
Change the Display mode
In the Display menu, you can change the display
mode based on the number of screens. The figure
below shows Single display options on the left and
Dual Display options on the right.
Email Meeting Notes
You can email annotated whiteboards in PNG
format directly from the table console. The email is
sent to the meeting organizer by default.
1 Select Email Whiteboard.
2 Select the whiteboard(s) to email.
3 Click Add to add contacts.
4 Click Send.
More information
For more information about setting up and using the
CX8000 solution, refer to the CX8000 Support page
on Polycom Support.
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