Polycom VSXTM 8000 User Manual

Polycom®VSX™8000

The ultimate in an easy-to-install, high performance
video conferencing system

Benefits

Form Factor – Sleek 1U rack mount design
that's perfect for integrated environments

Professional-Grade Connectivity –
Phoenix-style audio connectors for
balanced, line-level input and output as
well as S-Video, serial and VGA input and
output for video

Solutions Oriented Interoperability –
Designed to seamlessly integrate with
Polycom Vortex Installed Voice Products,
SoundStation VTX 1000™ conference
phone and Polycom MGC™ audio and
video bridge products

Versatility in Peripheral Choice – Add
on a touch panel control device, teletype
device for closed-captioning, medical
control device or secure encryption devices

Modular Network Interfaces – Use the
10/100 Ethernet connection built-in or plug
in a QBRI or PRI ISDN network module or
a Serial (V.35/RS-530/RS-449) network
module

The Polycom Solution – Everything you
need to deploy and manage a complete
video conferencing network with Polycom
Global Management System™, Polycom
PathNavigator™, Polycom Conference Suite
and the Polycom MGC™.

Connect. Any Way You Want.

A sleek rack mount design, professional grade connectivity and
versatile interoperability make this product the perfect choice
for integrated and custom environments.

If you are looking for a video conferencing system that combines ease of installation with the highest quality audio
and video, the Polycom VSX 8000 offers the perfect marriage of form and function.

The VSX 8000 is specially designed with professional integrators in mind. Starting with the slim, highly integrated,
1U design including: professional grade connectivity, direct VGA input supporting People+Content™ collaboration
and versatile slide-in trays to support circuit switched connectivity options (QBRI, PRI, Serial (V.35/RS4449/RS530).

Audio integration flexibility is unparalleled with Phoenix-style connectors, true balanced signals along with the
ability to support mixers, direct microphone inputs with phantom power as well the Polycom Digital Tabletop VSX
Microphones. Polycom’s patent pending Siren™ 14 Stereo Audio is an integral part of every system and is easily
configured for any room. Video participants can hear far-end participant’s voices project in stereo through left and
right speakers for a truly life-like meeting experience.

The VSX 8000 delivers video performance that will impress even the most demanding customers using the
industry’s most advanced video technologies, H.264 and Pro-Motion™. Standards based H.264 video offers out­standing video quality at call speeds up to 512 kbps, providing superior video without weighing down the network.
For higher bandwidth calls, Pro-Motion, high-resolution, television-like video is an excellent choice for the absolute
highest quality picture.

The VSX 8000 offers a rich feature set including an easy to use, customizable user interface, AES encryption
software, built-in quality of service and quality of experience with Polycom’s implementation of audio and video
error concealment, SNMP support and Gatekeeper and Firewall utilities. Control of the VSX 8000 is accomplished
over multiple serial ports for complete API control by external control systems, a full range of IR options as well as
control passing with the popular Polycom Vortex Installed Voice Products. All in all, a complete package for integra­tors to design into a wide range of video conferencing applications.

The ultimate choice for professional integrators. The power of Polycom conferencing and collaboration solutions.

With integrated video, voice, data, and Web capabilities, only Polycom solutions let your customers connect,
conference, and collaborate anytime, anywhere and any way they want. It’s our commitment to making distance
communications as natural and interactive as being there. Install systems faster, smarter, and more efficiently
with Polycom VSX 8000 and other Polycom conferencing and collaboration solutions.

Polycom VSX 8000 Specifications

Part No. 3726-17107-001 Rev. 6/04

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ITU H.323 and H.320 compliant
Cisco AVVID Certified

Bandwidth

• Maximum Data Rate IP and Serial/V.35:
Up to 2 Mbps

• Maximum Data Rate ISDN: Up to 2 Mbps

Video Standards & Protocols

• H.261, Annex D

• H.263+ Annexes: F, I, J, L, N, T

• H.263++ Annexes: W

• H.264

• ITU 60-fps full screen – Pro-Motion™

Frame Rates (Point-to-Point)

• Intelligently selects frame rate for best
performance video

• 30 fps at 56 kbps up to 2 Mbps

• 60 fields per second up to 2 Mbps

Video Inputs: 4 Connectors

• 1 x S-Video; Professional Y/C BNCs (main
video camera)

- 1 x DB15; PowerCam™ and PowerCam Plus
power, PTZ control, IR, mic input

• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN
(second camera with PTZ control)

• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN (VCR or DVD player)

• 1 x VGA (Content input from laptop)

Serial Data Port: 2 Connectors

• 2 x DB9

• Control port for custom integration with remote
devices such as Crestron and AMX control systems

• Integration with Polycom Vortex® Installed
Voice Products

• Communication port for transmission of serial data
(i.e. medical devices) over ISDN calls

• Auxiliary camera control

Video Outputs: 4 Connectors

• 1 x S-Video; Professional Y/C BNCs (main display)

• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN (second display)

• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN (VCR or DVD player)

• 1 x VGA (Content display)

Video Formats

• NTSC/PAL

• Graphics: XGA, SVGA, VGA

People Video Resolution

• Pro-Motion interlaced video (60/50 fields full-screen
video for NTSC/PAL)

• 4SIF (704 x 480)

• 4CIF (704 x 576)

• SIF (352 x 240)

• CIF (352 x 288)

• Choice of 4:3 or 16:9 display aspect ratios

• Display People on VGA Second Monitor

Content Video Resolution

• XGA (1024 x 768), SVGA (800 x 600), VGA (640 x

480) for Content on VGA displays

• People video support for 4CIF and SIF on
VGA Display

• Up to 4CIF for Content on NTSC/PAL displays

Audio Standards & Protocols

• Polycom Siren 14 Stereo ready

• 14 kHz bandwidth with Siren™ 14 on IP, ISDN, and
IP/ISDN mixed calls

• 7 kHz bandwidth with G.722, G.722.1

• 3.4 kHz bandwidth with G.711, G.728, G.729A

Audio Features

• Seamless integration with Polycom Vortex Installed
Voice Products

• Audio add-in using SoundStation VTX 1000™
conference phone

• Audio add-in over ISDN

• Audio add-in over POTS

• Full-duplex digital audio

• Instant Adaptation Echo Cancellation

• Automatic Gain Control (AGC) – Voice activated

• Automatic Noise Suppression (ANS)

• Ability to turn off Echo Cancellation when external
audio equipment is used

• Audio Mixer (Mic, VCR, line-in)

• Built-in tonal speaker test

• Real-time audio level meter for local and far-end
microphones

• Microphone and VCR input audio mixing

• Ability to talk over VCR audio

Audio Inputs: 6 Connectors

• 1 x Conference link

- Supports up to (3) microphones

- Supports SoundStation VTX 1000
conference phone

• 2 x RCA/Phono, line level input for VCR, DVD player
or audio mixer

• 2 x Phoenix connectors; balanced line level or direct
microphone inputs with 24 V Phantom power

• 1 x RJ-11 for analog speaker telephone

Audio Outputs: 6 Connectors

• 2 x Phoenix connectors; balanced line level output

• 2 x RCA/Phono, Line Level output for VCR record

• 2 x RCA/Phono, Line Level output for speakers

Other ITU-Supported Standards

• H.221 communications

• H.224/H.281 far-end camera control

• Annex Q standard for FECC in H.323 calls

• H.225, H.245, H.239, H.241

• H.231 in multipoint calls

• H.243 MCU password

• H.233, H.234, H.235V3 encryption standards

• Bonding, Mode 1

Network Interfaces Supported

• IP (LAN, DSL, cable modem)

• Single 10/100 Ethernet port (10 bps/100Mbps/Auto)

• Optional ISDN QBRI (Basic Rate Interface) Module

• Optional ISDN PRI (Primary Rate Interface) Module
T1/E1

• Optional Serial Module (V.35/RS-530/RS-449 with
RS-366 dialing)

Network Features

• Integration with Cisco Systems' CallManager
Version 4.0

• Automatic IP/ISDN calling

• Down speeding over IP and ISDN

• Audio & Video Error Concealment over IP and ISDN,
mixed calls

• IP address conflict warning

• Fast Connect IP for quick video connections

• Maximum call length digital timer

• Auto SPID detection and line number configuration

• MGC Click&View™ for individual screen layouts

• Polycom OneDial™ intelligent call management
attempts call on preferred network (IP or ISDN)
and automatically rolls over to secondary network
if needed

• Polycom PathNavigator™ support for easy call
placement and network cost optimization

• TCP/IP, DNS, WINS, DHCP, ARP, HTTP, FTP, Telnet

• Basic SIP* (Session Initiation Protocol)
implementation

• Chair control through API command or Integrated
Web Interface

• Software Upgradeable Inverse Multiplexer (IMUX)

Conference on Demand

• Initiates unscheduled MGC calls from the endpoint

• Utilizes Polycom Office (PathNavigator and MGC)

• Auto selects either the internal or external bridge

• Dials all participants simultaneously

Security

• COMSEC tested by Titan Systems, Information
Security Systems Division, and independently vali­dated to operate with approved government encryp­tion technologies

• KG-194/KIV-7 encryptor support with on screen and
address book dialing

• Enhanced integration for independently certified,
classified encryption devices

• Account validation number entry

• Secure password authentication

• Unique factory default passwords

• Administrator password

• Dial-in meeting password

• Encrypted password for VSX Web access

• Ability to disable remote interfaces (FTP, Telnet,
HTTP, SNMP)

• Ability to disable mixed protocol multipoint calls

• Auto-Answer (On/Off)

• Allow access to user settings (On/Off)

Embedded Encryption

• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

• FIPS validated by National Institute of Standards
& Technology (NIST) certified agency

• 128-bit key length

• AES software encryption on ISDN, IP and Serial/V.35
up to 2 Mbps

• Standards-based H.235V3 (IP)

• Standards-based H.233/H.234 (ISDN/Serial)

• Automatic key generation and exchange

• Supported in People+Content™

• Supported in Point-to-Point IP, ISDN and mixed
network calls

User Interface

• User-friendly graphical interface

• Customizeable home screen and color themes

• Kiosk mode with scrolling marquee

• User-selectable camera icons and ring tones

• Up to (99) user defined camera presets

• Speed Dial List on home page

• Persistent Preview (Far-site PIP) on all screens

• Picture-In-Picture (PIP) (On/Off, Moveable)

• Dual-Monitor Emulation

• Numerical menu navigation (Similar to
mobile phone)

• Date, Time Server accessibility

• Calendar and Conference scheduling

• Alert Signal on home page

• Do Not Disturb (On/Off)

• VSX Web for remote monitoring

Directory Services

• 4,000+ number global directory

• 1,000+ number local directory

• Limitless multipoint entries

• Live address book with Polycom Global Directory
Services automatically and quickly updates directory
with address changes or new endpoints

• Live address book with Polycom Global Directory
Services automatically and quickly removes end­points from directory if they are turned off

• Polycom Global Directory Services integrates with
Active Directory/LDAP

• Directory Server backup in the event Polycom Global
Directory is not accessible

• Automatic ISDN localization of calls

System Management

• SNMP for enterprise management

• Diagnostics and software upgrades via PC, LAN

• Integrated VSX Web management tool

• Web Director: Remote administrator video monitor­ing and control from VSX Web (enabled/disabled
from endpoint for security)

• Out-of-box setup from VSX Web

• Place a call from VSX Web

• Language independence between set-top interface
and VSX Web

• System configuration from VSX Web

• Recent Calls Log – Records last 99 incoming and
outgoing calls

• Call Detail Record (CDR) – Reports all incoming and
outbound calls along with call statistics

• CDR Feature On/Off

• Downloadable CDR data for processing requires no
external management system

• Account number validation at call initiation integrat­ed with Polycom Global Management System™ for
billing purposes

• Administrator-configurable dialing speeds

• Complete support for The Polycom Office™
including:

- Polycom Global Management System

- Polycom OneDial

- Polycom PathNavigator

- Polycom Conference Suite

- Polycom MGC

- Polycom SoundStation VTX 1000

- Polycom Vortex®

Quality of Service and Experience – iPriority™

• Video Error Concealment

• Audio Error Concealment

• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

• IP Precedence (ToS)

• DiffServ (DSCP) (COS)

• Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation

• Proactive Network Monitoring

• Packet and jitter control

• Network Address Translation (NAT) support

• Automatic NAT discovery

• Configurable video/audio/FECC service value

• Asymmetric speed control

• Alternate Gatekeeper support

• TCP/UDP fixed-port firewall support

• Lip synchronization

• Echo cancellation

• Echo suppression

• Auto gatekeeper discovery

• Automatic gateway dialing profiles

• Specify outbound call routing for gateway/ISDN

Collaboration Solutions

• Closed captioning support

• Web Streaming in and out of a call, RTP based,
suitable with QuickTime players

System Options

• People+Content (using ImageShare II)

• PowerCam™ Plus Camera

• PowerCam Camera

• Polycom Digital Tabletop Microphone

• Internal Multipoint Feature

Language Support (12 languages)

Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English,
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

- Documentation translations in all languages

- User interface translations in all languages

- Keypad audio dialing confirmation in
all languages

- VSX Web translations in all languages

- Remote controls labeled in all languages

Electrical

• Auto sensing power supply

• Operating voltage/power 90-250 VAC, 47-63 Hz/
80 watts

Environmental Specifications

• Operating Temperature: 0-40˚ C

• Operating Humidity: 15-80%

• Non-Operating Temperature: -40-70˚ C

• Non-Operating Humidity (Non-condensing): 10-90%

Physical Characteristics

• Video Base Unit (W/H/D): 17.25"/1.73"/9.68";

438.15 mm/43.83 mm/245.85 mm

• Video Base Unit Weight: 8.4 lbs; 3.8 kg

Warranty

• One-year return to factory parts and labor

• One-year software updates and upgrades

* SIP video extensions are in the process of being
standards ratified.

©2004 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved.

Polycom, the Polycom logo and Vortex are registered trademarks and VSX, Polycom PathNavigator, Global Management System, Siren, Pro-Motion, MGC, Click&View, Polycom
OneDial, People+Content, The Polycom Office, iPriority, PowerCam and SoundStation VTX 1000 are trademarks of Polycom, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

VSX 8000 shown with optional QBRI network module installed