Configuring a VCR to Record Calls

Administrator’s Guide for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000

You can connect a VCR or DVD to play recorded material during a call or to record your videoconference. You can also connect two VCRs to play material and record the conference at the same time.

No system configuration is required before playing a VCR into a call.

To configure call recording with a VCR:

1.Go to System Info > Admin Setup > Video/Cameras > VCR.

2.Configure these settings:

Setting	Description

VCR Record	• Auto — Automatically records the current speaker.
Source	• Near — Records the near site video only.
	• Near — Records the near site video only.
	• Far — Records the fa r site video only.
	Note: Audio from all sites is always recorded.

VCR Audio Out	Species how the audio output behaves.
Always On	When this setting is disabled, the system supplies audio to the

	VCR audio outputs only when the system is receiving audio from
	the far site.
	If you use a VCR to record the conference, enable this setting so
	that the audio from the near-site microphone pods and data
	collaboration control are recorded along with the far-site audio.

For information about connecting a VCR to play or record, please refer to Optional

Equipment Setup for VCR on page 2-23.

The VCR inputs are active when you select camera 3.

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Models: VS4000