Chapter 5 - Supporting Advanced Users

Table 5-1. Expected Display for Each Monitor (Continued)

 

 

 

Monitor

 

System VGA

 

 

 

 

 

 

or Visual

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concert

Condition

PIP

1

2

3

4

VGA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four-way call:

Near

Far

Far (2)

Far (3)

 

 

discussion mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four-way call:

Near

Far

Far (2)

Far (3)

 

 

presentation mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four-way call:

Near

Far

Far (2)

Far (3)

 

 

full-screen mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four-monitor mode, no VGA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not in a call: main/UI

None

Main

Near

None

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not in a call: graphic

None

Near

Graphic

None

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Point-to-point call:

None

Far

Near

None

None

 

call connect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Point-to-point call:

Far

Main

Near

Far

None

 

main/UI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Point-to-point call:

None

Far

Graphic

Near

None

 

graphic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-way call:

Last

Main

Near

Far (2)

Far

 

main/UI

talker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-way call:

None

Far

Graphic

Far (2)

Near

 

graphic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-way call:

None

Far

Near

Far (2)

None

 

discussion mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-way call:

None

Far

Near

Far (2)

None

 

presentation mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-way call:

None

Far

Near

Far (2)

None

 

full-screen mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four-way call:

Last

Main

Far

Far (2)

Far (3)

 

main/UI

talker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four-way call:

Near

Far

Graphic

Far (2)

Far (3)

 

graphic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four-way call:

None

Far

Near

Far (2)

Far (3)

 

discussion mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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