Administrator’s Guide for ViewStationEX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000
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Configuring a VCR to Record Calls
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:
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.
Setting Description
VCR Record
Source •Auto — Automatically records the current speaker.
•Near — Records the near site video only.
•Far — Records the far site video only.
Note: Audio from all sites is always recorded.
VCR Audio Out
Always On Species how the audio output behaves.
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.