Polycom VSX Series manual System Basics, Using the Remote Control

Getting Started Guide

for the VSX™ Series

When you attend a meeting using the Polycom® VSX system, you’ll see that it’s very much like any other meeting you attend in a physical conference room:

‰You see and hear other people and they see and hear you.

Depending on how your system is configured, you can make video calls to one or more sites using ISDN or IP connections.

‰You can show information to other participants and they can show you information.

You can share different kinds of information from a variety of sources. For example, you can show a paper document or an object on a document camera or a videotape from a VCR. If you have a VSX 7000 or VSX 8000, you can also show documents stored on your laptop or PC.

Before you place your first call with your VSX system, use this guide to get some basic “how-to” information. This guide includes overview information that you may find helpful when you’re just starting to learn about the capabilities of the system or when you have experience, but you need a quick refresher.

System Basics

Using the Remote Control

The remote control lets you perform meeting tasks, such as placing a call and adjusting the volume. You can use the remote control to navigate screens and select options.

You can also use the remote control to type text by pressing the number buttons using the text-entry method commonly used with cell phones. For example, to enter a “b”, press the number 2 button twice. Alternatively, you

can press Keyboard and use the on-screen keyboard to enter text.

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