Multimedia communications products: MMCX, MMCH,
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16. At the Modify config.sys screen, click the SAVE button.
17. The remainder of the software loads automatically.
18. When the load is finished, reboot the PC.
19. Open the PictureTel Live program group from the Windows™ Program
Manager screen.
20. Double click on the PictureTel Live icon. The program takes about 1
minute to open.
How to place a PictureTel video call
1. Turn on the video camera. Be sure the green LED is on.
NOTE:
A problem may be encountered when trying to open th e PictureTel
application software. If the application seems to fr eeze during
initialization (no response for several minutes) then there may be a
conflict with the interrupt (IRQ) port setting. Check the PictureTel
configuration to make sure that the IRQ port is set to 11. If
initialization is still a problem, contact a P ictureTel representative.
2. Open the PictureTel application program.
3. Two windows should appear: one local video and one remote video.
4. Go to the remote video window (the one without the local vid eo image
inside it).
5. Click on the blue phone icon at the top left of the window.
6. A DIAL PAD window opens. Use the keyboard, or mouse and dial pad, to
enter the DATA extension of another multimedia endpoint. If you are dialing
another PictureTel, you can place a 1B (one 74 Kb channel) call by only
filling in the first telephone extension box on the DIAL PAD window. To
make a 2B (two 74 Kb channels) call, you mus t put the same called party
extension in the second telephone extension box on the DIAL PAD
window.
7. To initiate a call, click on the VIDEO CALL button on the top right of the
DIAL PAD window.
8. The dial pad disappears and you see a status window that shows “ringing.”
9. When the connection is made, the status window disappears an d you can
see the connection status on the bottom bar of the remo te video window.
Troubleshooting PictureTel
Symptom: A conference call between a PictureTel and a ProShare has problems
with the video connection or with video switching.
Solution: Be sure the PictureTel is version 1.7 or higher and the ProShare is
version 2.0 or higher.