Polycom V500 manual Configuring the TV Monitor, To configure the TV monitor

Chapter 4 - Designing the User Experience

Configuring the TV Monitor

The V500 system allows you to customize the display to suit your room and equipment configuration.

To configure the TV monitor:

1.Go to System > Admin Settings > Monitor.

2.Configure these settings:

Setting	Description
Monitor	Specifies the monitor’s aspect ratio:
	• 4:3 — Select if you are using a regular TV monitor.
	• 16:9 — Select if you are using a wide screen monitor and
	configuring for dual-monitor emulation.
	You can set a wide-screen monitor to 16:9 to resize the UI screens
	even if you do not configure it for dual-monitor emulation. The
	far-site video is displayed in the same way for both settings.
	NOTE: If you select 16:9, you will also need to set up the monitor for
	full-screen display. In the monitor’s setup menu, choose the setting
	that stretches the picture uniformly without clipping the edges.
	Use this setting:	Not this setting:

PIP	Specifies PIP (Picture-in-Picture) behavior:
	• On — The PIP window stays on fo r the duration of the call.
	• Off — The PIP window is not displayed during the call.
	• Auto — The PIP window is displayed when a user picks up the
	remote.
	NOTE: PIP settings are also available in the User Settings screen.
	Users can turn the PIP on or off and change its location on the
	screen using the PIP button on the remote control.
Display Icons in a Specifies whether to display all on-screen graphics, including icons
Call	and help text, during calls.
Snapshot	Lets you choose whether to have snapshots time out after a period
Timeout	of four minutes, after which the system returns to live video.
	If you want to return to live video before four minutes have elapsed,
	press the Near button on the remote control twice.
Dual Monitor	Specifies whether both sites are displayed in a split-screen mode
Emulation	when using one monitor.

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