Vialta Beamer BM-80 User Manual
Beamer BM-80 User’s Guide
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Please read this User’s Guide.
Table of Contents
Important Safety Precautions........................................2
Introduction....................................................................3
What’s Included with your Beamer................................3
Installing your Beamer...................................................4
Installing your Beamer with a Single-Line Phone .....4
Installing your Beamer with a Two-Line Phone ........5
Two-Line Phone with a Single Wall Jack .............6
Two-Line Phone with a Double Wall Jack ............7
Placing a Video Call with your Beamer.........................8
Receiving a Video Call with your Beamer...................10
Locating your Beamer’s Features ...............................10
Using your Beamer’s Features....................................11
Start/Views Button ..................................................11
Snapshot Button and Privacy Feature ....................12
Detail/Movement Button .........................................14
Line Quality Indicator ..............................................14
Brightness Adjustment ...........................................15
Caller ID Switch ......................................................15
Tips..............................................................................16
Lighting ...................................................................16
Movement ...............................................................16
Call Waiting and Three-Way Calling ...........................16
Compatibility................................................................17
Care and Maintenance................................................17
Troubleshooting Guide................................................18
Specifications ..............................................................19
Service ........................................................................20
Limited Warranty ....................................................21
FCC Statement............................................................22
FCC Part 15 Information ........................................22
FCC Part 68 Information ........................................22
Important Safety Precautions
Always follow these basic safety precautions when using
your Beamer. Thiswill reduce the risk of fire,electricshock,
and injury.
• Unplug Beamer from both the power outlet
and the wall jack before performing care and
maintenance.
• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the
housing, unplugBeamer and have it checked
by qualified personnel before operating it
again.
• Do not use this product near water or when
you are wet.
• Slots and openings on the Beamer are for
ventilation to prevent overheating. Do not
cover them up.
• Do not pl ace Beamer near a heat source or in
direct sunlight.
• Place Beamer on a stable, l evel surface.
Serious damage to Beamer m ay result if it
falls.
• Do not disassemble Beamer. There are no
user-serviceable parts inside. Disassembly
of Beamer will void your warranty.
• Only use the AC power adapter included with
Beamer. Using any other power adapter
will void your warranty.
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Introduction
Welcome to Beamer™, the world’s first Phone Video
Station™ (PVS™). We know it wi ll bring you closer to your
friends and loved ones.
Beamer is the easiest way to see and talk with f riends and
family, whetherthey live acrosstown… or on the other side
of the world. With Beamer, staying in touch is more than
just a voice on the other end of the phone line; it’s l ive, full
color video at up t o 15 f rames per second right in front of
you. And, since Beamer uses your regular phone line, a
video call with Beamer costs the same as a regular phone
call.
Please take a moment to fill out the enclosed Warranty
Card to activateyour warranty. You can also register online
at www.vialta.com/beamer
What’s Included with your Beamer
Everything you need to install your Beamer is included i n
the package:
• Standard 3-foot phone cord (RJ-11)
• AC Power Adapter
• This User’s Guide
• Warranty Card
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Installing your Beamer
You can use your Beamer with any home phone, including
a cordless phone or a s peakerphone, for a hands-free
experience.
Note: Connect the phone line directly to your Beamer; it is
not designed to be used with a PBX (Private Branch
Exchange).
Installing your Beamer wi th a Single-Line Phone
1) Unplug t he phone cord from your phone and plug it
into the LINE IN jack on the back of your Beamer.
2) Connect one end of the supplied phone cord to your
phone and the other end to t he PHONE jack on the
back of your Beamer.
3) Pl ug the AC power adapter’s pin into t he POWER IN
jack on the back of your Beamer.
4) Pl ug the power cord into a wall socket.
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Your Beamer will display the message “Beamer is
now ready.” to let you know when it is ready for you to
place or receive a video call.
Installing your Beamer with a Two-Line Phone
Your Beamer also works with a two-line phone. Be sure t o
place and receive video calls on Line 1 only. If you are on a
video call and receive a phone call on Line 2, Beamer will
let the call ring t hrough to that line. We recommend t hat
you useanotherphone to answer the callinsteadof putting
the video call on hold. If you put your Beamer video call on
hold to answer a new call on the second line, your video
call may be disconnected.
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Two-Line Phone w ith a Single Wall Jack
If you have a t wo-line phone that connects to a single wall
jack, connect your Beamer to the wall jack and to the L1 or
L1/L2 jack on your two-line phone.
1) Unplug t he phone cord from your t wo-line phone and
plug it into t he LINE IN jack on t he back of your
Beamer.
2) Connect one end of the suppliedphone cordto the L1
or L1/L2 jack of your two-line phoneand theotherend
to the PHONE jack on the back of your Beamer.
3) Pl ug the AC power adapter’s pin into t he POWER IN
jack on the back of your Beamer.
4) Pl ug the power cord into a wall socket.
L2
L1/L2
Your Beamer displays the message“Beameri s now ready.”
to letyou know whenit’s ready for you to place or receive a
video call. See the figure on page 5.
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