Polycom TPX HD 306M User Manual

Release Notes

Polycom® TPX® HD 306M Version 2.7

Polycom announces the general availability release of its Polycom Telepresence Experience™ (TPX) HD 306M, version 2.7. This document provides the latest information about this release.

Topics

Introducing the Polycom TPX HD Version 2.7 Release ...................................................................... 2

What‟s New in TPX HD Version 2.7? .................................................................................................... 2

What‟s New in TPX HD Version 2.5 and 2.6? ...................................................................................... 2

Software and Firmware Used in Version 2.7 ........................................................................................ 3

Checking and Upgrading the Firmware on LG European Displays .................................................. 3

Upgrading the Software to Version 2.7 ................................................................................................. 4

Issues Fixed in This Release .................................................................................................................. 4

Known Issues and Limitations ................................................................................................................ 5

For Users ............................................................................................................................................ 5

For Administrators ............................................................................................................................. 7

Where to Get the Latest Product Information ....................................................................................... 8

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Introducing the Polycom TPX HD Version 2.7 Release

Polycom is pleased to announce the release of the Polycom TPX HD 306M, version 2.7.

The TPX HD offers Polycom’s Ultimate High Definition real-size video and extraordinary StereoSurround™ audio in a comfortable, professional meeting environment. With true-to-life people dimensions and no technology in the way, you will truly feel as if your colleagues are sitting across the table from you rather than located across the world.

What‟s New in TPX HD Version 2.7?

TPX HD version 2.7 provides the following functionality:

Optimize bandwidth with H.264 High Profile, a standards-based video compression technology

that delivers full HD quality while lowering your bandwidth requirements by up to 50 percent. H.264 High Profile is supported only on TPX HD systems with HDX 8000 series codecs.

Simply and easily view a list of scheduled meetings and join those meetings using the Polycom

Conferencing for Microsoft® Outlook® feature.

Experience striking 1080p video resolution with the new Polycom EagleEye™ II 1080p cameras.

Their sharp focus and clear, crisp, natural colors provide the ultimate HD images. The new cameras are supported only on TPX HD systems with HDX 8000 series codecs.

Generate DTMF audio tones through the Touch Panel in all calling modes. This feature enables

you to access advanced conferencing controls from the TPX HD system.

Optionally disable the power saving feature on the LG Electronics® displays introduced with

TPX 2.6.

Information on the configuration of these and other TPX features is provided in the Polycom Immersive

Telepresence (ITP) Administrator’s Guide.

Important Note: With the release of TPX HD version 2.7 software, the View Content on the Right Display Screen feature is no longer an optional feature, and it has been removed from the product

documentation. However, if you enabled this feature in an earlier version of TPX software, it will continue to work after loading the version 2.7 software.

What‟s New in TPX HD Version 2.5 and 2.6?

TPX HD version 2.6 and 2.5 provide the following functionality:

Display clear video on your content monitors whether they are 16:9 or 4:3 format by using the

Polycom Telepresence Tool to specify either Standard VGA 1024x768 (for 4:3 displays) or Widescreen VGA 1280x720 (for 16:9 displays).

Save power through the power-saving feature on the new LG Electronics displays. This feature

dims the displays if there is no video motion on a particular display for five minutes. For example, if only two participants are in a video call and are seated at the two center seats at the main table, the left and right displays will dim after five minutes if there is no motion on these two displays.

This feature saves approximately two-thirds the power when compared to displays at full power. The normal power consumption for a display is 600W; however, when dimmed, a display uses

only 206W over the same time period. The displays return to full power as soon as motion begins. This feature is optionally disabled in TPX HD version 2.7 software.

View either the Enhanced or the Classic user interface on the Touch Panel:

o The Enhanced UI provides access to advanced functions, such as Meeting Composer. To use

this UI, your TPX HD must be equipped with the 10” Touch Panel.

o The Classic UI provides continuity for users who are comfortable with the current interface.

Browse and search the local or the Polycom Converged Management Application™ (CMA™)

directories for telepresence suites and other sites.

Launch a multipoint meeting from the Touch Panel using the new Meeting Composer feature

(available only with the 10” Touch Panel):

o Select sites and call dynamically. o Add or remove conference participants on the fly. o Automatically escalate a conference from point-to-point to multipoint.

Create multisite directory entries to streamline calls to a predefined group of sites. Use Voice Activated Room Switching (VARS) as an alternative conferencing mode to Room

Continuous Presence for ITP rooms (available with the Polycom Multipoint Layout Application (MLA), version 2.7). With VARS, the speaker’s site is the only site seen by others.

Software and Firmware Used in Version 2.7

TPX HD version 2.7 uses the following software and firmware:

Polycom Telepresence Tool version: 2.7.0.9 (TelepresenceTool_2.7.0.9.msi) HDX software version: polycom-hdx-hf-2.6.1_00_itp27-5201.pup HDX software version without encryption: polycom-hdx-hf-2.6.1_00_itp27_ne-5201.pup Crestron software version: 2.7-7 (TPX_2.7-7.zip) Crestron AV2 firmware version: 4.001.1012 (Feb 17 2009)

(pro2_av2_cp2_cp2e_rack2_pac2_4.001.1012.zip)

Crestron Touch Panel firmware version: 3.001.0015 (tps-3000_tps-3000l_tps-3100_tps-4000_tps-

4000l_3.001.0015.zip)

Polycom CMA version (if enabling global directory integration): 4.1.4, or 5.0.0 – for the latest

information refer to the Polycom Immersive Telepresence (ITP) Deployment Guide.

LG Electronics firmware for European displays: 3.23 (LGE_v3.23_60PS7000.epk)

Checking and Upgrading the Firmware on LG European Displays

If you are installing European displays from LG Electronics, you must first check the firmware version on the displays and then, if needed, upgrade the firmware. If you have LG displays for North America or Australia, you do not need to check or upgrade the firmware.

You must check and upgrade the firmware on the European displays prior to installing the displays in the credenza. For complete information about how to perform these procedures, refer to Chapter 2,

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