Polycom FX User Manual

Quick Tips

for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000

Using the Remote Control

Capture an image from a camera and send it to the far sites as a still image

Adjust the camera; navigate through menus

Return to the main (home) screen

Increase or decrease the sound you hear from the far sites

Mute the sound you’re sending to the far sites

Zoom the camera image in or out

Turn automatic camera tracking on or off

Select a camera or other video source

Display the onscreen keyboard so you can enter text

Start and stop sending content to far sites when using the Visual Concert select PowerPoint® presentations

™ FX device;

Place or end a call

Open the address book so you can make a call or work with an entry

Confirm your current selection; perform functions on highlighted items

Return to the previous screen

Toggle between controlling the near-site and far-site cameras

Show or hide the Picture-in-Picture (PIP)

Store camera positions (when followed by a number); delete all stored camera positions

Enter a dot in an IP address

Delete letters or numbers

Enter numbers or text; move the camera to a stored position

Access the online help; access Technical Support if your organization uses the Global Management System

™

Answering a Video Call

>> Press Call-Hang Up.

Ending a Video Call

1. Press Call-Hang Up.

2. Select Disconnect Video Call.

Placing a Video Call

Entering a Name or Number

1. Select Video Call from the main screen.

2. Enter the ISDN number, system name, or IP address.

To enter text, press Keyboard to access the

onscreen keyboard.

3. Enter a second ISDN number, if necessary.

4. Select the call type.

5. Select the call speed.

6. Press Call-Hang Up.

Using the Address Book

1. Press Directory.

2. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the name of the site you want to call.

3. Press Call-Hang Up.

Using the Speed Dial List

1. Select Address Book from the main screen.

2. Press the speed dial number of the site you want to call.

Quick Tips

for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000

Placing a Multipoint Call

1. Select Video Call from the main screen.

2. Select Multipoint from the Video Phone screen.

3. Enter the names of the sites you want to call by using the Address Book or by manually entering the phone number of the site.

4. Press Call-Hang Up.

If you are already in a video call and would like to add

more sites to that call, press Call-Hang Up

and select Add a Video Call.

Adding a Phone Call to a Video Call

1. Press Call-Hang Up after your video call is

connected.

2. Select Add Telephone.

3. Enter the telephone number of the audio participant that you want to add to your video call.

4. Press Call-Hang Up.

5. Once the call connects, press Near or Far.

During Your Videoconference

To do this... Press this...

Mute the microphones

Increase or decrease the volume

Turn the PIP on and off

Enable automatic camera tracking

Mute (or press

on the microphone)

Vol ume

PIP

Auto

Selecting and Adjusting a Camera or Other Video Source

1. Press Near or Far.

If you see this...

2. Press the number button that corresponds to the video source you want to select.

Press this... To select this...

1 Main camera

2 Document camera

3 VCR or DVD player

4 Auxiliary pan/tilt/zoom camera

3. To adjust the main or auxiliary camera:

• Press the arrow buttons to move the camera up,

down, to the left, or to the right.

• Press Zoom to zoom the camera in or out.

You can select and adjust this...

Near-site camera or video source

Far-site camera or video source

Setting and Using Camera Presets

To store a preset:

1. Press Near or Far.

2. Move the camera as needed using Zoom and

the arrow buttons.

3. Press Preset.

4. Press a number from 0 to 9.

To move the camera to a preset position:

>> Make sure the camera is pointing towards you and

press a number from 0 to 9.

Presenting Content

To show any content (such as a slideshow or document) stored on your laptop:

1. Connect the laptop to the optional Visual Concert FX device.

2. Make sure the laptop video is configured to a supported resolution and refresh rate.

3. Press on the Visual Concert or press

Graphics on the remote control.

Getting Help

If you need help using the ViewStation® system, go to www.polycom.com/videodocumentation to access other documents (such as the ViewStation Getting Started Guide), or contact your system administrator.

Polycom, the Polycom logo, and ViewStation are registered trademarks and

Global Management System and Visual Concert are trademarks of Polycom, Inc.

PowerPoint is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.

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