Polycom PANO User Guide
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1.0 | September 2016 | 3725-42667-001A |
Polycom® Pano
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Contents
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Audience, Purpose, and Required Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Polycom Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting Started with Polycom® Pano Pod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Polycom Pano Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Power On the Polycom Pano System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Power On Self Test (POST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Power Off a Polycom Pano System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Polycom Pano Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Content Viewing Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Annotation Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Content Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Removing an Item from the Content Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Share Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Share Your Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Share Your Screen Using Miracast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Share Your Screen Using AirPlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Stop Sharing Your Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Share Content from a Device Connected to Polycom Pano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Stop Sharing Content from a Connected Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Polycom Pano App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 11
Install Polycom Pano App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Use Polycom Pano App in Standalone Mode . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Share Content Using Polycom Pano App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Check Application Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Connect to a Room System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Automatically Detect Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Connect to an Automatically Detected Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Recent Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Remove a Device from Recent Devices List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Connect to a Recent Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Connect to a Room Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Disconnect from a Room System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Share Local Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Stop Sharing Local Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Annotation Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Annotation Toolbar Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Annotate Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Erase an Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Undo an Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Use Snapshot to Annotate Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Take a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Switch between Live Content and a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Stop Sharing Annotated Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Highlight Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Create a Whiteboard or Blackboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Exit the Annotation Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
View System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Locate the System Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Locate the IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 View Polycom Pano App Log Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Before You Begin
Topics:
●Audience, Purpose, and Required Skills
●Get Help
This guide is for users who want to operate Polycom Panl systems.
Please read the Polycom Pano documentation before you operate the system. The following related documents are available from Polycom Support:
●Polycom Pano Administrator Guide, which describes how to configure, customize, manage, and troubleshoot Polycom Pano systems
●Setup sheets for your hardware
●Release notes
●Polycom Pano Safety and Regulatory Notices, which describes safety and legal considerations for using Polycom Pano systems
Polycom recommends that you record the serial number and option key of your PolycomPano system here for future reference. The serial number for the system is printed on the unit.
System Serial Number: ____________________________________________
Option Key: ____________________________________________________
Audience, Purpose, and Required Skills
The primary audience for this guide are users who want to perform basic to intermediate tasks using the
Polycom Pano system.
Get Help
For more information about installing, configuring, and administering Polycom products, refer to
Documents and Downloads at Polycom Support.
The Polycom Community
The Polycom Community gives you access to the latest developer and support information. Participate in discussion forums to share ideas and solve problems with your colleagues. To register with the Polycom Community, simply create a Polycom online account. When logged in, you can access Polycom support personnel and participate in developer and support forums to find the latest information on hardware, software, and partner solutions topics.
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Getting Started with Polycom®
Polycom Pano
Topics:
●Polycom Pano Power
●Polycom Pano Home Screen
This guide includes information about Polycom Pano systems. It includes information that helps you whether you're just starting to learn about video conferencing or if you just need a quick refresher. It also includes step-by-step instructions for everyday video conferencing tasks.
For detailed information on the most recent feature descriptions, refer to the Polycom Pano Release Notes available at support.polycom.com.
Polycom Pano Power
Powering your system on and off is a simple procedure. Make sure the system is powered off before you connect devices to it. After you have connected all of the related equipment that you intend to use, connect the power on the system.
It is important to note that Polycom Pano systems are designed to stay in a wake state and do not have a power button.
Power On the Polycom Pano System
After setting up your system, you need to power on the Polycom Pano system.
Procedure
1Use the HDMI cable to connect the Polycom Pano system to the monitor.
2Connect the touch monitor USB cable.
3Connect the power cord to the Polycom Pano system or connect the LAN cable to power on the system by Power over Ethernet (PoE).
4If it is not already connected, connect the LAN cable to the system for network connectivity. The Polycom splash screen displays within several seconds.
Power On Self Test (POST)
After being powered on, Polycom Pano systems automatically perform system health checks before the systems are initialized. This process is known as a power on self test, or POST. The status of the POST sequence is displayed with the LED indicator light on the front of the device.
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All test results are logged in the system memory. For more information about what the colors of the indicator lights mean, contact your administrator.
When the POST sequence completes with no severe errors, the Polycom Pano system starts normally.
Power Off a Polycom Pano System
If you need to change out a monitor, you might need to power off the Polycom Pano system.
Procedure
»Disconnect the power cord from the Polycom Pano system or disconnect the LAN cable when the system is powered by PoE.
Polycom Pano Home Screen
The Polycom Pano Home screen invites meeting participants to start collaborating, to share content, or to touch the screen and start writing. When you select Start Writing, a new session begins on a blackboard with a toolbar and content tray. When you exit the session, you return to the Home screen. Before collaborating, you can connect to the system using Polycom Panoapp, Airplay, Miracast, or an HDMI connection. The following information appears on the home screen:
●System Information
●Content Viewing Area
●Annotation Toolbar
●Content Tray
System Information
The following information about the system is available on the Home screen:
●IP Address - Location identifier for the Polycom Pano system used to connect Polycom Pano app. The IP address is also used by administrators to access the web interface to configure the system.
●Room System Name - The name assigned to the system and broadcast to nearby devices.
●Date and Time - Current date and time associated with the system’s configured location.
●PIN - Code that is assigned to the system to limit access.
Content Viewing Area
The content sharing sources display in the center of the Home screen. This area shows a single maximized content source or up to four minimized content sources. For more details about sharing content on the Polycom Pano, see Share Content.
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