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Polycom Immersive
Telepresence (ITP) User’s Guide
Software Version 3.0.3 | October 2011 | 3725-63211-002/A
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Trademark Information POLYCOM®, the Polycom "Triangles" logo and the names and marks associated with Polycom's products are trademarks and/or service marks of Polycom, Inc. and are registered and/or common law marks in the United States and various other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Patent Information The accompanying product may be protected by one or more U.S. and foreign patents and/or pending patent applications held by Polycom, Inc. © 2011, Po
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About this Guide The Polycom Immersive Telepresence (ITP) User’s Guide introduces you to the Polycom Immersive Telepresence (ITP) systems, including the Polycom RealPresence™ Experience (RPX™) Series, Polycom Open Telepresence Experience™ (OTX™) solutions, and Polycom Telepresence Experience® (TPX®) solutions. This guide explains how to use the Polycom Touch Control, describes what you can expect to see on the displays during meetings in the ITP room, and provides general guidelines for
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Contents Contents 1 Introducing the Polycom ITP Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Key Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3 Key Features and Benefits of the Polycom RPX Solutions . . . . . . . . . 1–3 Key Features and Benefits of the Polycom OTX Systems . . . . . . . . . . 1–5 Key Features and Benefits of the Polycom TPX HD System . . . . . . . 1–7 2 Using the Polycom Touch Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Polycom Immersive Telepresence (ITP) User’s Guide 3 Viewing People and Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Viewing People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1 Viewing People in an RPX Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2 Viewing People in an OTX or TPX Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6 Viewing Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of Figures List of Figures Figure 1-1 Polycom RPX 418M Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Figure 1-2 Polycom OTX 300 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Figure 1-3 Polycom TPX 306M Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Figure 2-1 Home Screen Page One (Without Directory Server Registration) . . 2-3 Figure 2-2 Home Screen Page One (With Directory S
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Polycom Immersive Telepresence (ITP) User’s Guide Figure 3-4 Laptop Button on the Show Content Screen in an RPX Suite . . . . . 3-12 Figure 3-5 Laptop Stop Button on the Show Content Screen in an RPX Suite . 3-13 Figure 3-6 People+Content IP Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 Figure 3-7 Start Button on the People+Content IP Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 Figure 3-8 Stop Button on the People+Content IP Toolbar . . . . . . . . .
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1 Introducing the Polycom ITP Systems Imagine walking into a comfortable professional meeting environment, taking a seat, and starting a conversation with your counterparts located across the world. Without technology in the way, you can focus on the business at hand. Welcome to immersive telepresence with the Polycom RealPresence Experience (RPX), Polycom Open Telepresence Experience (OTX) solutions, and Polycom Telepresence Experience (TPX) solutions. The Polycom RPX solutions offer unp
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Polycom Immersive Telepresence (ITP) User’s Guide The Polycom OTX system offers Polycom’s Ultimate High Definition video with true-to-life people dimensions. This real-size video, coupled with Polycom’s superb audio, will enable you to pick up minute facial expressions and gestures, and clearly hear every bit of conversation. Before long, the extraordinary realism will make you feel as if your colleagues were sitting across the table from you rather than being miles away. Figure 1-2 Poly
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Introducing the Polycom ITP Systems The TPX HD offers Polycom’s Ultimate High Definition video with true-to-life people dimensions. This real-size video, coupled with Polycom’s superb audio, will enable you to pick up minute facial expressions and gestures, and clearly hear every bit of conversation. Before long, the extraordinary realism will make you feel as if your colleagues were sitting across the table from you rather than being miles away. Figure 1-3 Polycom TPX 306M Suite Key Fe
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Polycom Immersive Telepresence (ITP) User’s Guide Feature Benefit Easy content You can present content at a moment’s notice (whether you sharing are on or off a video call) by simply plugging a cable into your laptop. All participants can easily view the content on the tabletop content monitors. Polycom Touch The Polycom Touch Control integrates with the rest of the Control and Polycom product line creating a consistent user interface. The updated user Polycom Touch Control enables you to
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Introducing the Polycom ITP Systems Feature Benefit All inclusive Polycom RPX suites include all the furnishings, studio lighting, environment acoustic cloud and walls, and electronics. Multiple, flexible room configurations allow you to choose the solution that suits your application. Room mobility The RPX suite is a true room-within-a-room. Because it is modular and does not attach to the physical room, it installs easily and can be moved to a new location, leaving the original room i
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Polycom Immersive Telepresence (ITP) User’s Guide Feature Benefit New Polycom The Polycom Touch Control integrates with the rest of the Touch Control Polycom product line creating a consistent user interface. The and updated Polycom Touch Control enables you to manage your user interface conference by placing video and audio calls, hanging up calls, adjusting the volume, showing content, and selecting options. Interoperability The Polycom OTX system is interoperable with all standards-bas
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Introducing the Polycom ITP Systems Key Features and Benefits of the Polycom TPX HD System The key features and benefits of the Polycom TPX HD system include: Feature Benefit High definition Polycom’s Ultimate HD high definition video on large-as-life video displays enables you to experience unprecedented video. Three displays are included for TPX HD 306M rooms. Superior audio With Polycom’s Ceiling Microphone Arrays, 22 kHz quality StereoSurround audio, and a professional grade sound sys
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Polycom Immersive Telepresence (ITP) User’s Guide Feature Benefit Transparent With the cameras in the credenza, the microphones technology suspended from the ceiling, the sound system out of view, and no remote controls on the table, the technology is hidden. Therefore, instead of spending time learning how to use the system, you can focus on your meeting. Network options When it comes to setting up your network, you can section off bandwidth from your existing infrastructure or you can i
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2 Using the Polycom Touch Control The Polycom Touch Control is your interface to the Polycom Immersive Telepresence experience. It enables you to place video and audio calls, hang up calls, adjust the volume, show content, and select options. The Polycom Touch Control is located on the table within easy reach of the center seats at the table. The procedures in this chapter pertain to the Polycom Touch Control in both RPX suites and OTX and TPX rooms. Any differences between the RPX, OTX,
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Polycom Immersive Telepresence (ITP) User’s Guide Powering the Polycom Touch Control On and Off To power on the Polycom Touch Control: >> Connect the Ethernet cable to the underside of the Polycom Touch Control. The Home button lights up when the device is powered on. To power off the Polycom Touch Control: 1 From the Home screen, touch User Settings. 2 Scroll to the Power section. 3 Select Touch Control Power. 4 In the menu that appears, select Power Off the Touch Control. Polycom recommend
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Using the Polycom Touch Control Figure 2-1 Home Screen Page One (Without Directory Server Registration) Figure 2-2 Home Screen Page One (With Directory Server Registration) From page two of the Home screen, you can: •Touch Audio to mute or adjust the volume of the audio at your site. •Touch Calendar to display the meeting calendar. •Touch System to display system information for all codecs including: — IP address, model, software version, and system name — Transmit/receive call speed an
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Polycom Immersive Telepresence (ITP) User’s Guide — Software version for the System Controller paired with the Polycom Touch Control Figure 2-3 Home Screen Page Two From page three of the Home screen, you can: •Touch User Settings to display Polycom Touch Control settings including brightness, volume, and power. •Touch Administration to display administration settings. Contact your system administrator if you require any changes to the administration settings. •Touch Call for Help to g
