Cisco Systems 14523.02 manual Using in-conference features, Controlling conference views

Using in-conference features

Using in-conference features

After you join a conference, you can control many conference features directly from your video endpoint. Using FECC or DTMF navigation you can:

Control conference views

Select participants

Control a participant’s camera

Controlling conference views

The default behavior of the Cisco TelePresence MCU is to display the "loudest" participants in the most prominent layout panes. If there are more contributors than there are panes available, then the "quietest" participants are not shown.

When you join a conference, it is possible to control the way participants display on the video screen. Typically you can choose from two primary groupings of layouts:

Same-size panes — in these formats, all conference participants display in the same size pane on the video screen and thus have the same level of focus or importance. For example, a conference with four participants might display each in a pane sized to be a quarter (1/4) the size of your video screen.

Variable-size panes — in these formats, conference participants display in various pane sizes on the video screen depending on their “importance”. For example, a layout might display the participant who is speaking in a pane larger than the other conference participants. Or, you might choose to focus on a particular participant

Typically, you will use the navigation keys on your endpoint to scroll through the available conference views.

When you are scrolling through the available conference views, icons will appear on the screen. The table below describes the icons that appear on-screen:

Icon Meaning

You have stopped scrolling through the layout views

You are scrolling up/down through the layout views

Controlling conference views using a hardware endpoint

You can control the conference view using FECC. If FECC is not available on your endpoint, DTMF navigation is automatically enabled.

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