Chapter 4 - Designing the User Experience

Configuring Telephone and Audio Settings

1.Go to System Info > Admin Setup > Phone/Audio.

2.Configure these settings:

Setting

Description

 

 

System Telephone

Specifies the phone number of the system, including country

Number

and area codes for the system’s location.

 

If you do not select System Telephone Number, the Telephone

 

selection is not available from the main screen.

 

 

Room Phone

Enter the telephone number of the room where the system is

Number

located.

 

 

Echo Canceller

Lets you specify whether to use the system’s built-in echo

 

canceller.

 

Note: If you are using a Polycom Vortex® system with your

 

ViewStation system, and you want to use to the Polycom Vortex

 

echo cancellation feature, clear this selection.

 

 

Mute Auto-Answer

Selects whether to mute incoming calls.

Calls

Incoming calls are muted by default until you press the mute

 

 

button on the microphone pod or the remote control.

 

 

Sound Effects

Sets the volume level of the ring tone and user alert tones.

Volume

 

 

 

Audio Quality

Specifies the audio quality preference depending on call

 

bandwidth.

 

 

Configuring for Use with a Touch Panel Control

1.Go to System Info > Admin Setup > Software/Hardware > RS-232.

2.Configure these settings:

Setting

Description

 

 

Baud Rate

Set the baud rate to the same value that it is set on the touch

 

panel control.

 

 

RS-232 Mode

Select Control. This allows any device connected to the RS-232

 

port to control the system.

 

 

Flow Control

Set this to match the touch panel control.

 

 

For a list of all available API commands, see the API Guide for ViewStation EX,

ViewStation FX, and VS4000, available at www.polycom.com/videodocumentation.

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