
22 | Polycom CX5000 User’s Guide
If you have a Polycom CX5000 connected to your computer, you can place a video call to a contact.
When the contact answers the call, she can see your video feed, even if she does not have a webcam. If
the contact has a webcam connected to his or her computer, then you can see the video feed for that
person in your Conversation window.
You can add video to an existing instant messaging session or phone call, or you can start a video call
from the Microsoft Office Communicator window.
To start a video call from the Contact List
• In the Contact List, right-click a contact and then click Start a Video Call, as shown below in
Figure 12. After the video call is accepted, the Conversation window expands to display the
video.
ReceiveFigure 12. A video call started in the Contact List
A contact is not required to have a Polycom CX5000 or a webcam to accept a video call. If a contact
CX5000 or a webcam, they will be able to view caller’s video feed, but the
on placeholder for contact’s video feed.
does not have a Polycom
caller will see a video ic