Getting Started Guide for the VSX Series

to four video sites, plus one audio site. The VSX 8000 provides multipoint support for calls that include up to six video sites, plus one audio site.

To place a multipoint call by adding sites to a call:

1.Call the first site.

2.When the call connects, press Call on the remote control.

3.Select Add Call, and place a call to the next site.

4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all sites are connected.

To place a multipoint call using a multiple-site directory entry:

1.Press Directory on the remote control.

2.Find the multiple-site entry in the directory list.

3.Press Call to place the call.

To place a cascaded multipoint call:

1.Place a multiple-site call from the directory, or place calls one at a time to several other sites.

2.Ask each site to call additional sites.

You can connect up to 10 sites total through placing a cascading multipoint call.

Supplying a Password for Bridge Calls

Bridges such as the Polycom MGC sometimes require you to enter a password in order to join a conference. Depending on your system configuration, you can set up the system to enter the meeting password for you.

If you need to generate touch tones (DTMF tones), press

 

on the remote

 

control, then use the remote control keypad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To configure a meeting password:

1.Select System from the Place a Call screen.

2.Select User Settings from the System screen.

3.Enter the password in the Meeting Password field in one of these ways:

Press the remote control number buttons, using the text-entry method commonly used with cell phones.

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Polycom 9.0.6 manual Supplying a Password for Bridge Calls