Connect the CX5100 System to Your Laptop, End Calls

●Avoid standing close to the conference table when speaking. Instead, sit at the table or move away from the table so the camera can clearly track your movements.

Connect the CX5100 System to Your Laptop

Before you begin placing video calls, you must connect the CX5100 system to your laptop to use the system.

To connect the CX5100 system to your laptop:

»Plug the USB cable on the CX5100 to the USB 3.0 port on your laptop.

Place a Video Call

Using the Microsoft Lync client on your computer and the CX5100 system, you can place video calls to contacts and systems in your organization.

To place a video call:

1In Microsoft Lync, do one of the following:

Click and scroll to the contact you want to call.

Start typing a name in the search box and

click	. As you type, the system finds
matching names.
 Click	and choose a name from your

Recent Calls.

2Click a name to select it.

3Click to start a video call.

To invite others to join a conference:

»From a conversation window in Microsoft Lync, do one of the following:

 Click and then click Invite More People. Find the person you want and click OK.

Drag a contact from your contacts list into the conversation window.

Answer a Call

When you receive a call, you see a call notification that tells you who is calling.

To answer a call:

»In the incoming call notification, do one of the following:

Click Accept to join the call.

Click Redirect > Reply with an Instant Message to send a message to the caller.

To refuse a call:

»In the incoming call notification, do one of the following:

Click Decline.

Click Ignore.

End Calls

Hanging up a call with another person automatically disconnects the other person. When you hang up from a conversation that includes multiple participants, the other participants remain connected.

To end a call:

»In Microsoft Lync, click .

Control the Volume

During a call, you can control what you hear at the local site.

To adjust the volume:

» Click in your Windows tray and use the slider control.

Control Audio and Video

During a call, you can control what the far sites can hear and see.

To mute the microphone:

»On the base of the system, touch .

The microphone indicators on the base of the

tabletop unit are red when the system is muted.

You can also mute the system’s audio using the Mute button in the Lync client. However, muting the system in this way may not update the indicator lights on the tabletop unit.

To mute the video:

»Lower the privacy cap on the tabletop unit.

The active video indicator flashes green to indicate that the system is not sending video to the far end.

For complete information on using your CX5100 system, refer to the Polycom CX5100 Unified Conference Station for Microsoft Lync User Guide, available at support.polycom.com.

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