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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Polycom V500 manual Configuring the TV Monitor, To configure the TV monitor, Go to System Admin Settings Monitor

V500 specifications

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The device also boasts a range of connectivity options, including HDMI, which ensures that organizations can connect to a variety of display devices and peripheral equipment. The inclusion of a network interface card allows for flexible connections to both wired and wireless networks, catering to different organizational needs.

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