Setting Up the
Polycom® Instructor™ FS HDX
Version 1.5
February 2008 Edition
1725-27077-003/A
Version 1.5
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Contents
Setting Up the Polycom Instructor FS HDX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Unpack the Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Set Up the Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Set Up the Flat-Panel Display and the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard . . . . . . 9
Set Up the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connect the HDX 9002 and VGA Splitter Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Set Up the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connect the Power Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Replace the Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power On the System and Install the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configure and Use the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Regulatory and Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
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