Polycom 3150-16966-002, RMX 1000 manual To select a conference video mode, Set the layout

Chapter 9 – Conference/Participant Monitoring

with the conference profile.

To select a conference video mode:

1In the Conferences list pane, double-click the desired conference.

2Click the Video Settings tab on the conference parameter interface.

3Select the required mode in Video Mode.

―Lecture Mode: All the participants’ endpoints will display the lecturer in full screens, and the lecturer’s endpoint will display other participants according to the layout set here. After this option is selected, the Lecture option is activated. Specify a lecturer in the drop-down list. Auto indicates that the voice activation feature will be used to select the participant whose talk time reaches the defined duration as the lecturer. For settings of the talk hold time, see Setting the Talk Hold Time.

―Same Layout: All the participants' endpoints in the conference will display the same image according to the layout set here. This setting will allow sites to see their own loopback images.

―Conference Layout: All the participants' endpoints in the conference can be freely defined to display various multi-screen layouts.

Set the layout

Based on the selected video mode, a user can set to automatically select the screen layout according to the number of added participants or specify a fixed screen layout.

To set automatic screen layout:

1Click Auto at the left part of the layout setting area to display the automatic layout pane.

2Select the maximum screen layout so that the conference site displays at most the number of multi-screen windows set here. In this mode:

―When the number of participants is smaller than or equal to the set number of multi-screens, the system displays multi-screen image according to the actual number of participants and in line with the default rule. For the default rule, see Table 4-9Default Rule of Automatic Layout.

―When the number of participants is greater than the set number of multi-screens, the system uses the voice activation feature, and switches to display the first participants who speak loudest with the largest multi-screen layout selected here. If the number of

participants is greater than 4 and the maximum selection is, the system will display the first four participants who speak loudest

using the layout.

To set fixed screen layout:

Click the desired layout number, and then select the desired layout. The interface shows the thumbnail of the layout. For the video display in each video window, you can select one of the following modes from the drop-down list:

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