Polycom VSX Series manual Via the System’s Serial RS-232 Port

Administrator’s Guide for the VSX Series

6.To stop sending closed captions, close the transcription application.

Via the System’s Serial RS-232 Port

Closed captioners can provide captions from inside the conference room, using equipment connected directly to the serial port of the VSX system, as shown in the following diagram.

VSX System

RS-232

Serial

Stenograph machine

PC with computer-aided

transcription software

To supply closed captions using equipment connected directly to the serial port:

1.Ensure that the computer and the VSX system are configured to use the same baud rate and parity settings.

2.Go to System > Admin Settings > General Settings > Serial Port and set the RS-232 mode to Closed Caption.

3.On the computer, start the transcription application.

4.Enter text using the stenographic machine connected to the computer.

5.To stop sending closed captions, close the transcription application.

Via VSX Web

Closed captioners can provide captions from inside the conference room, or from a remote location, by entering the captions directly into VSX Web, as shown in the following diagram.

VSX Web

VSX System

LAN	LAN
	port

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