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TANDBERG Videoconferencing System

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General use

mic off

Microphone on/off

To mute your microphone during a call, press 

M

IC

 O

FF

. An on screen indicator will appear when the

microphone is off. In a call, if audio is detected, the on-screen symbol will start to flash. Pressing 

M

IC

 O

FF

one more time will activate the microphone again.

P

RESSING

 

M

IC

 O

FF

 

WILL

 

MUTE

 

AUDIO

 

INPUTS

 M

IC

1-2. I

T

 

WILL

 

NOT

 

MUTE

 

AUDIO

 

FROM

 

AUDIO

 

INPUT

 3&4.

General use

Adjusting volume

Press the 

V

OLUME

 keys to adjust the volume level. An on-screen indicator will show the current level.

View outgoing video (selfview)

Press the 

S

ELFVIEW

 key to view your outgoing video.

To change the image being viewed on the monitor during a call press 

S

ELFVIEW

 until the desired

image is shown (far end/selfview/still image or Duo Video).

Press 

M

OVE

 PIP

 to move your selfview as a Picture-in-Picture to different corners of the screen or to

switch it off.

+

-

selfview

move pip

NOTE

Summary of Contents for 770

Page 1: ...1 Software version E3 D12788 05 This document is not to be reproduced in whole or in part without permission in writing from UserManual 990 880 770 ...

Page 2: ...2 TANDBERG Videoconferencing System ...

Page 3: ...m or by any means electronically mechanically by photocopying or otherwise without the prior written permission of TANDBERG Nationally and internationally recognized trademarks and tradenames are the property of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged Portions of this software are 1996 2004 RADVision Ltd All intellectual property rights in such portions of the Software and documentati...

Page 4: ... produce heat Grounding or Polarization Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician Power Cord Protection Route ...

Page 5: ... Directory 24 General use 27 Adjusting volume 27 View outgoing video selfview 27 Microphone on off 27 Do Not Disturb Sleep Mode 28 Selecting video sources 29 Controlling the Main Camera 29 Voice Activated Camera Positioning 30 Presets 31 Far end camera control FECC 32 Sending and receiving snapshots 33 Duo Video 34 MultiSite MCU 36 PC Presenter 40 PC SoftPresenter 40 Web interface 41 T 120 and oth...

Page 6: ... Settings 62 Terminal Settings 66 Network Configuration 66 LAN Settings 71 Call Settings 81 Dataport configuration 84 Language 86 Software Options 86 Diagnostics 87 Peripheral Equipment 92 Interfaces 92 Dual Monitor 94 Document camera 95 Tracker 95 Video Cassette Recorder VCR 96 Extra fixed cameras 97 Additional microphones 97 Appendices 98 Index 108 ...

Page 7: ...acy and security Natural Presenter Package consisting of Duo VideoTF allows participants at the far end to simultaneously watch a presenter on one screen and a live presentation on the adjoining screen Digital ClarityTF participants enjoy presentations of exceptionally high quality resolution video PC PresenterTF an easily accessible PC connection plug supporting XGA resolution PC SoftPresenterTF ...

Page 8: ...ngs ISDN BRI Settings Inputs Outputs AGC Settings Restore Audio Defaults Level Settings Line 3 Setup Exit Diagnostics Focus Brightness Whitebalance Video Name VGA Settings Disconnect Site Terminate Meeting Request Floor Release Floor Chair Control Terminal Names Floor to Site Quick Menu View Site End View Release Chair Take Chair Rel Floor to site System Info Call Status View Current Settings Rest...

Page 9: ...TANDBERG Videoconferencing System 9 The TANDBERG Videoconferencing System Remote Control Microphone Camera Codec ...

Page 10: ...e name Codec Intelligent Call Management ICM and the SoftMux are features built into the Codec Remote control The remote control is used to control all functions of the system There is a separate remote control for operating the monitor Table microphone The high quality table microphone is specially designed to be used on a table during a video conference The ideal location for the microphone is o...

Page 11: ... not approved for connection directly to the telecommunications network This network type is only to be used behind a PABX X 21 network type is not approved for connection directly to the telecommunications network This network type is only to be used together with already approved equipment and is not meant for direct connections to the telecommunication networks V 35 RS 449 RS 366 network type i...

Page 12: ...efore is fed into both audio in sockets on the monitor Connect the other end to Audio Out Video Connect the S video cable to the S video connector on your monitor or Scart adapter If you do not have an S video connector on your monitor connect the RCA RCA video cable to the RCA connector on your monitor Connect the other end to Video Out TV Monitor Scart converter Connecting with Scart DC in 1 Sin...

Page 13: ...WILL NEED THEM LATER TO CONFIGURE THE SYSTEM CONNECTING TO THE SWITCHED 56 NETWORK WHEN CONNECTING TO THE SWITCHED 56 NETWORK YOU MAY USE ONE OF THE BRI INTERFACES ON THE SYSTEM PLEASE REFER TO APPENDIX 2 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 4 Power cable Connect the power cable from the system s power connector to an electrical distribution socket 5a LAN cable To use the system on LAN connect a LAN cable from...

Page 14: ... to your monitor manual If you are using S video from the system remember to select S Video input to avoid a black and white picture Select Audio Video input on monitor Selection of Audio Video input used is generally performed by pressing the 0 AV button on the TV remote control several times Please refer to your monitor user manual for further information ...

Page 15: ... the number keys as on a mobile phone Select the language you want to use in Terminal Settings Language If you are using two monitors set Utilities Dual Monitor On To activate MultiSite and or Presenter enter an option key see paperwork accompanying your system see Terminal Settings Software Options Press CONNECT on the remote control A dial tone should be heard if the network is active Using the ...

Page 16: ...Settings in this manual ISDN configuration For each installation of the system it is necessary to configure the unit All configuration parameters are available via the menu system Press MENU on the remote control Select the menu Terminal Settings then Network Specify the settings for the network For details follow the instructions in chapter Terminal Settings Network Configuration in this manual F...

Page 17: ...er a few seconds you should see the Welcome menu on the monitor If this does not help verify that your monitor is switched on To switch the monitor on you normally push the power button on the front of the monitor depending on monitor type Welcome menu After the system has performed a self test routine product logo and a Welcome menu will be displayed on the monitor This menu should provide you wi...

Page 18: ...screen The text inside the blocks will change depending on which menu is selected The three Quick Keys have different colors Preset keys Activate pre stored camera positions Video source keys Activate connected video sources Camera control and menu navigation keys Frequently used keys allowing you to control your own camera and the far end camera control your volume select and move self view switc...

Page 19: ...f channels are dropped during a meeting Downspeeding automatically maintains the connection without interrupting the call in progress The SoftMux also enables you to dial to other videoconferencing equipment phones and mobile phones in the same way and provides you with on screen real time feedback on the progress of a call LAN call To make a call via a LAN enter an IP address by using a as the do...

Page 20: ...star after the number and then enter the sub address extension address Example 12345678 10 number Sub address extension address MCU password When calling to external MCU s requiring a password TSC 1 this password can be added after the star If no password is specified a menu will prompt you to enter the password after connected to the MCU SUB ADDRESS IS USED TO ADDRESS DIFFERENT SYSTEMS ON THE SAM...

Page 21: ...ll then be displayed NOTE TIP Choose the preferred quality by selecting the desired call rate in the Call Rate field You may also press the Set as Default Quick Key in order to make the selected bandwidth the default bandwidth for subsequent calls Set Set Restrict 56k to On to make a restricted call An indicator 56k will be shown behind the number RESTRICTED CALL ARESTRICTED CALL IS A CALL TO A 56...

Page 22: ...erred choice for this and all subsequent calls If Auto is selected the system will select a network based upon the following criteria If an IP address e g 123 3 0 12 is entered LAN H 323 is selected If the first digits in the number match those set in H 323 Prefix under H 323 Settings LAN is selected In other cases ISDN H 320 is selected If you want to assign a specific prefix to the network selec...

Page 23: ...answer facility is switched off See Utilities in Advanced use End a call To end a call press DISCONNECT Correcting keying mistakes To delete the last digit or character entered press DELETE ENDING A CALL SWITCHING OFF THE MONITOR S WILL NOT DISCONNECT A CALL TO DISCONNECT A CALL YOU SHOULD PRESS THE DISCONNECT KEY connect disconnect delete TIP ...

Page 24: ...e entries will not be displayed when you are in a call By using the dataport file system or external management systems like the TANDBERG Management Suite it is possible to store 400 additional entries These entries can only be changed from the dataport or the management system When the system receives an incoming call and the calling party s number is found in the directory the calling party s na...

Page 25: ...be specified 2x64 or 2x56 calls 3 Select Quality to specify call rate to be used 4 Select Set Restrict 56k to On to restrict the call rate A restricted call is a call to a 56Kbps network 5 Select Net to specify the network profile to be used See Selecting setting default network 6 Select Save to save the entry and return to the Directory menu Delete Entry When Delete Entry is pressed the selected ...

Page 26: ...RIES ARE ADDED ONE WITH 384KBPS AND ONE WITH 128KBPS 1 SINCE ALL SITES MUST USE THE SAME BANDWIDTH QUALITY PER SITE WILL BE 128KBPS 2 IN ADDITION MAXIMUM BANDWIDTH PER SITE CANNOT EXCEED THE TOTAL BANDWIDTH AVAILABLE DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF SITES IN THIS CASE THE MAXIMUM BANDWIDTH PER SITE CANNOT EXCEED 512 2 256KBPS IF THE BANDWIDTH IN 1 IS HIGHER THAN THIS BANDWIDTH THE QUALITY PER SITE SETTING...

Page 27: ...O INPUTS MIC1 2 IT WILL NOT MUTE AUDIO FROM AUDIO INPUT 3 4 General use Adjusting volume Press the VOLUME keys to adjust the volume level An on screen indicator will show the current level View outgoing video selfview Press the SELFVIEW key to view your outgoing video To change the image being viewed on the monitor during a call press SELFVIEW until the desired image is shown far end selfview stil...

Page 28: ...s symbol will be shown when the microphone is muted turned off It will also start to flash if audio is detected in the room during a call When the system is On Air in a Multisite conference this symbol will be shown On Screen Symbols The system has a number of symbols signalling different settings This double padlock symbol will be shown when AES encryption Secure Conference is active This padlock...

Page 29: ...ually focus the Main Camera see Video Settings in Advanced use When Sleep Mode is selected the following quick keys are displayed Pressing Sleep Now puts the monitors in sleep mode The system will still accept incoming calls Pressing 60 Minutes or 3 Hours will delay entering sleep mode accordingly Pressing any key or picking up the remote control will deactivate Do Not Disturb Sleep Mode To see nu...

Page 30: ...g by pressing CamTrack On in the Preset 0 9 menu which is activated by pressing the P button on the remote control An on screen indicator CamTrackOn will appear When activating another video source e g document camera camera tracking will be temporarily disabled until you re select MainCam or a MainCam preset Pressing MIC OFF will temporarily disable camera tracking A Voice Detector makes the syst...

Page 31: ... P3 are the same presets as when pressing P and then a number key 1 3 Storing presets To store the current camera position audio and video source Press STORE once and wait for the on screen indicator to appear Then press one of the keys P1 P2 P3 or a number key 0 9 store P1 P2 P3 Storing preset 10 to 15 To store preset 10 15 the TANDBERG Tracker has to be used Select which preset to be used on the...

Page 32: ...o control the far end camera use the keys below for pan tilt and for zooming Far end presets can be activated by pressing the keys P1 P2 P3 or the number keys 0 9 to activate presets P0 P9 Selection of far end videosources is achieved by pressing the buttons below when in FarEndCamera mode IT DEPENDS ON THE FAR END SYSTEM CONFIGURATION IF THE FAR END DOCUMENT CAMERA IS DISPLAYED WHEN DOC CAM IS PR...

Page 33: ...ed on your screen Press SELFVIEW to return to normal view REQUIRES AUTO DISPLAY SNAPSHOT ON IN PRESENTATIONS Receiving a snapshot A received snapshot will automatically be displayed on your screen Press SELFVIEW to return to normal view REQUIRES AUTO DISPLAY SNAPSHOT ON IN PRESENTATIONS Requesting a snapshot Press FAR END until the FarEndCamera on screen indicator is displayed Press SNAPSHOT A sna...

Page 34: ...owing menu will be displayed Select video source to transmit on Duo Video Press CONNECT to add Duo Video AUTOMATIC DUO VIDEO HANDLES DUO VIDEO WITHIN THE SAME CALL IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO MAKE A NEW CALL AND THE CONNECT TIME DECREASES A LOT DUO VIDEO BORROWS BANDWIDTH FROM THE MAIN CONNECTION WHEN DUO VIDEO IS CLOSED THE BANDWIDTH IS RETURNED TO THE MAIN CONNECTION THIS DUO VIDEO IS ALSO UNI DIRECT...

Page 35: ... source in PIP and vice versa Pressing SELFVIEW will not change anything on the main monitor in a dual monitor setup Pressing MOVE PIP will move PIP only on the 2nd monitor in a dual monitor setup Controlling the camera changing video source and using presets will affect the video source currently displayed in full screen mode EXAMPLE IF DUO VIDEO IS SHOWN IN FULL SCREEN ON THE 2ND MONITOR PRESSIN...

Page 36: ...ablished with the first site the other sites are connected one by one It is possible to either dial out to the sites or the sites can dial in to the MultiSite Both ISDN IP and mixed ISDN IP conferences can be encrypted if all systems supports encryption Optional feature SEE UTILITIES CONTINUOUS PRESENCE TO CHANGE MODE TIP MULTISITE WHICH QUALITY CAN BE USED ON EACH SITE NO OF SITES BANDWIDTH 4 SIT...

Page 37: ...ntinuous Presence mode The cascaded systems connect to two other video sites plus one audio site each These systems will automatically run Voice Switched mode and transmit a full screen image to the host Establishing MultiSite meetings using Directory It is possible to pre define meetings using the Directory All sites will then be connected automatically instead of having to add sites one by one P...

Page 38: ... that you do not run out of bandwidth EXAMPLE IF THE SYSTEM HAS 512KBPS AVAILABLE AND YOU WANT TO CONNECT 3 SITES IN ADDITION TO THE HOST 128KBPS SHOULD BE SELECTED FOR THE FIRST CALL THE SYSTEM WILL THEN AUTOMATICALLY USE 128KBPS WHEN CONNECTING THE OTHER SITES When the first site is connected add a site to the conference using the following procedure IT IS POSSIBLE TO CONNECT SEVERAL TELEPHONES ...

Page 39: ...umber 3 To dial in to the MultiSite on ISDN PRI Dial the main number of the system My ISDN Number All sites can dial the same number To dial in to the MultiSite on IP Dial the IP Number or the IP Address of the system My IP Number My IP Address When the MultiSite receives an incoming call the following menu is displayed Pressing CONNECT is equivalent to pressing Accept Pressing DISCONNECT is equiv...

Page 40: ...or make sure that your PC transmits the image to the VGA Output and that the PC transmits a supported VGA format see tip below Consult your PC operating manual to see how to transmit a VGA image from your PC typically Fn F5 PC Presenter input VGAIn VGAOutput PC SoftPresenter PC SoftPresenter is used to display PC images on your system without using a VGA cable The system and your PC must be connec...

Page 41: ...LAN Settings in Advanced use for further information Start your Web browser In the address field type the IP address of the codec Enter the password and the Web page of the codec will be shown The default password is TANDBERG THE SYSTEM MUST BE RESTARTED BEFORE CHANGES IN THE LAN SETTINGS MENU CAN TAKE EFFECT NOTE Text Chat Closed Captioning While in an ISDN or IP call to another system supporting...

Page 42: ... Premier Windows HyperTerminal Procomm Plus and so forth The system has been specially designed to work with interactive programs and includes a data channel that can send and receive data to and from the far end at speeds of up to 38 400 baud Streaming To view streaming select Streaming from the Web page of the codec See separate Streaming section in this manual for further information Snapshots ...

Page 43: ...Menu Password It is possible to password protect the menus on the TANDBERG system To activate this feature specify a Menu Password in the Utilities menu By doing this only dialing and camera control commands will be available When pressing the MENU key the user will be asked to enter the Menu menu Advanceduse A MENU STRUCTURE MAP IS PROVIDED IN THE SECTION MENU STRUCTURE AT THE FRONT OF THIS MANUA...

Page 44: ...e transmitted and enabled Auto Interlaced video capabilities iCIF will be transmitted and enabled Off Interlaced capabilities will not be transmitted Useful if far end can not handle these capabilities H 264 Auto Optimized video quality depending on what is available Off H 264 video compression and decompression will not be used VGA Resolutions Auto VGA capabilities VGA SVGA XGA and SIF capabiliti...

Page 45: ... and decompression H 263 Normal video compression and decompression H 261 Legacy video compression and decompression Off No video is transmitted Resolution Auto The setting of Video Auto Motion Sharpness in Call Quality will be used see tip above 4CIF Digital Clarity 704 x 576 pixels only for H263 CIF High resolution video 352 x 288 pixels QCIF Low resolution video 176 x 144 pixels H 331 Off Stand...

Page 46: ...n use Motion Duo Video is optimized for smooth motion video This mode is ideal if the image from two W A V E cameras should be simultanously transmitted to the far end Sharpness Duo Video is optimized for sharp video Digital Clarity This mode is ideal when using a document camera or a PC on Duo Video If the far end does not support 4CIF live video CIF will be selected Duo Video Mode Auto Pressing ...

Page 47: ...deo Snapshot Source Select which video source Duo Video transmits If you want the document camera to be the default source when using Duo Video snapshot select Duo Video Snapshot Source DocCam To use the same video source as on the first connection for Duo Video snapshot select Duo Video Snapshot Source Current Auto Display Snapshot Select On to automatically display a received snapshot If this se...

Page 48: ...Off You must manually answer all incoming calls by pressing the CONNECT key Far end camera control On The far end will be able to Control your camera Select your video sources Activate your presets Request snapshots Off None of the four features above on the local system can be accessed by the far end however you will still be able to control the camera on the far end Dual Monitor On Selfview snap...

Page 49: ...ying the video image of a different participant Off The active site will be displayed in full screen during a MultiSite conference Also called Voice Switched mode MCU status line On The MultiSite MCU DuoVideo indicators will be displayed and provide information about the conference Off The MultiSite MCU DuoVideo indicators will not be displayed Auto The MultiSite MCU DuoVideo indicators will be di...

Page 50: ...te control the user will be asked to enter the Password written here Web Snapshots The system is able to generate JPEG snapshots and provide them to the world outside by request as http get or via ftp See Appendix 5 for descriptions of the possible snapshot files On Snapshots generation is enabled Off Snapshots generation is disabled SNAPSHOTS ARE NOT GENERATED IF THE CONFERENCE IS SECURE NOTE ...

Page 51: ...he same time Chairman Control functionality enables one participant to control the meeting by selecting which of the conference participants is to be broadcasted to the other participants THIS SYSTEM HAS AS AN OPTIONAL BUILT IN MCU MULTISITE WHICH SUPPORTS UP TO 3 VIDEO CALLS 4 SITES AND ONE TELEPHONE CALL THE MULTISITE SUPPORTS BOTH VOICE SWITCHED AND CONTINUOUS PRESENCE MODE SEE SECTION MULTISIT...

Page 52: ...r will change to Release Floor If View Site is selected View Site will change to End View Selecting Take Chair will send a request to take chair If granted the Quick keys will be If Floor to Site is selected Floor to Site will change to Rel Floor To Site If Release Chair is selected you will return to the original Quick menu When MultiSite If Voice Switched is selected Voice Switched will change t...

Page 53: ...NG THE DOC CAM OR PC VIDEO SOURCES Release floor You choose Release Floor to take you Off Air You should do this when you wish to make the floor available to the other participants in the conference Terminal Names Allows you to see the site numbers or name if supported of other sites connected in the conference View site Allows you to view any participant in the conference other than the participa...

Page 54: ...ease chair Allows you to release the privileges of chairmanship of the conference Floor to site Allows the chairman to select which of the conference participants is to be broadcast to all other participants Release Floor To Site Allows the chairman to release the floor Disconnect site Allows the chairman to disconnect any participant in the conference Terminate meeting Allows the chairman to term...

Page 55: ... presets Mic 1 and 2 are intended for electret type microphones The microphone inputs are balanced with 11V phantom power Audio input 3 is intended for connection to external playback devices As there is no acoustic echo canceller on this input it should not be connected to any microphones The audio entering this input will be heard from the local speaker EXTERNAL MIXER WHEN USING AN EXTERNAL MIXE...

Page 56: ...io input levels according to which external audio equipment is connected The on screen audio level indicator will make it easier to set the correct input level settings The input level should be adjusted so that the average level reaches the preferred level marker The audio inputs are adjustable in steps of 1 5 dB from 0 dB to 22 5 dB The default levels for Mic 1 and 2 are set for use with an Audi...

Page 57: ...ended for connection to a VCR or other recording equipment The signal is a mix of audio from far end and local end NEVER CONNECT AUDIO OUT 2 TO A LOUDSPEAKER PLACED IN THE SAME ROOM AS THE MICROPHONES CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM DOING THIS WILL CAUSE HOWLING AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE SPEAKER SYSTEM If an output is Off no audio will be sent to that output NOTE ...

Page 58: ...s are very significant the echo canceller may take a second or two to re adjust You can choose to switch off the echo canceller for the available audio sources Noise Reduction In addition to echo cancellation the system has built in noise reduction NR NR reduces constant background noise e g noise from air conditioning systems cooling fans etc In addition a highpass filter Humfilter reduces very l...

Page 59: ...ted Carpets curtains etc might require lower settings Adjust the setting NOTE on the far end if one of the following symptoms occur There is still some echo of your own audio Increase the setting The system adapts slowly to acoustic changes in the room Decrease the setting After a change the system will need a few seconds to re adjust Motion If you experience echo caused by movements in the room i...

Page 60: ...s well as the signal Therefore in noisy environments it is advisable to turn the AGC off Tips for improving the echo canceller performance Place all microphones as far as possible from the loudspeaker Minimum loudspeaker microphone distance should be 1 meter Place all microphones as close as possible to the persons speaking By using several microphones the ratio distance loudspeaker to mic mic to ...

Page 61: ...ble to return all audio settings to their factory default settings by using Restore Audio Defaults The echo canceller tries to estimate the echo path from the speaker system to the microphones Moving objects change this path therefore try to avoid moving objects Be especially aware of large objects and objects placed close to either the microphone or the speaker system as these objects will cause ...

Page 62: ...of a document camera with an S video output can configure the system to activate an S video input when pressing doc cam on the remote control Video2 Video Input 2 S video will be activated when pressing doc cam on the remote control Video3 Video Input 3 Composite will be activated when pressing doc cam on the remote control PC Configure what should be activated when pressing PC VGA Pressing PC wil...

Page 63: ...eys to adjust Whitebalance In Auto mode the whitebalance is continuously updated To update the whitebalance manually select Manual and press OK A WHITE OBJECT SHOULD BE HELD IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA A FEW SECONDS BEFORE AND AFTER SELECTING MANUAL WHITEBALANCE TIP Video Name As a default each video input corresponds to the name used on the remote control To edit the name use the number keys on the re...

Page 64: ...ed if you want to use a TV monitor as your main monitor VGA Out Quality VGA Out Quality changes the resolution of the VGA signal available on the VGA Out connector at the rear of the codec IF YOU SET VGA OUT TO MAIN MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A VGA MONITOR CONNECTED TO THE VGA OUTPUT ON THE SYSTEM NOTE ICIF WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE WHEN VGAOUT IS MAIN OR DUAL NOTE Auto Will sense the resolution on the VGA in...

Page 65: ...er the menu Start using VNC To activate VNC press PC on the remote control See also PC SoftPresenter section for further information VNC Settings VNC SERVER SOFTWARE SETUP BOTH THE PC AND THE VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM MUST BE CONNECTED TO THE SAME LAN AVNC SERVER MUST BE INSTALLED ON THE PC FREE SOFTWARE CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM HTTP WWW UK RESEARCH ATT COM VNC INSTALL THE SOFTWARE BY RUNNING THE DOW...

Page 66: ...REQUEST AN AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF THE LINE SPID SETTINGS SWITCH MUST SUPPORT GR 2941 CORE NOTE NOTE MANDATORY ISDN BRI SETTINGS TO MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM WILL WORK PROPERLY USING ISDN BRI MAKE THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS SET ISDN SWITCH TYPE ENTER ISDN LINE NUMBERS SPIDS IF REQUIRED DISABLE UNUSED LINES NOTE Terminal Settings This menu provides basic network setup for the unit and should be used whe...

Page 67: ...TANDBERG Videoconferencing System 67 Advanced use 1TR6 SHOULD ONLY BE USED IF YOU ARE OPERATING THE SYSTEM BEHIND A PABX NOTE ISDN switch type Select the type of ISDN network connected to your unit ...

Page 68: ...SDN lines are not to be used set Enabled Off Line 1 should always be enabled National ISDN and AT T Custom ISDN might require SPID numbers associated with your ISDN numbers If you have received two different SPID numbers for each ISDN line from your telephone company you must program both Example Numbers SPIDS ISDN BRI 1 67838498 016783849800 67838498 016783849810 ISDN BRI 2 23478060 012347806000 ...

Page 69: ... same ISDN telephone number and line The terminals are addressed by using different subaddresses To call a terminal with a subaddress separate the ISDN telephone number and the subaddress with a Example 12345678 2 Up to four digit subaddresses are possible THIS SERVICE HAS LIMITED ACCESS ON SOME ISDN NETWORKS Advanced ISDN settings NOTE ...

Page 70: ...rallel when setting up a BONDING call Off Channels will be dialed one by one which may increase the dialing time Send Own Numbers On The system will send its own numbers to the far end Off The system will not send its own numbers to the far end but please note that the network may still send your numbers to the far end Sending Complete On The system will send the ISDN message information element S...

Page 71: ...client to know which stream to receive If the first codec streams on port 2240 and the second codec on port 2250 the client has to specify which port to listen to Video is transmitted on the specified port audio is transmitted on the port number 4 above the specified video port in this case 2244 and 2254 TTL Router Hops This is used for streaming data to limit how many routers the data should pass...

Page 72: ... session Used by Cisco IP TV Off No announcement packets will be transmitted Video Rate Defines the Video streaming rate from the system Range is 16kbps 320kbps In addition audio G 711 streaming rate is 64kbps providing a maximum streaming rate of 384kbps Password Set password so that only participants entering correct password will be able to view the streaming session Entering a password will pr...

Page 73: ...lias is not set Use Gatekeeper Auto The codec will automatically try to register on any available gatekeeper If a gatekeeper responds to the request sent from the codec within 30 seconds this specific gatekeeper will be used If no gatekeeper responds the codec will not use a gatekeeper for making H 323 calls and hence an IP address must be specified manually Manual The codec will use a specific ga...

Page 74: ...eeper and Gatekeeper IP is disabled Off The codec will not use Cisco CallManager CallManager IP The CallManager IP address specified here will be used if Use CallManager On H 323 Prefix When dialing a number prefixed with digits specified by H 323 Prefix and with Net Auto an H 323 call will be placed Example H 323 Prefix is 555 Dialling 55582 with Net Auto will select LAN Register Pressing Registe...

Page 75: ...rencing system when the IP traffic goes through an NAT router When NAT is On the NAT Server Address will be shown in the startup menu My IP Address 10 0 2 1 NAT NATAddress This must be the external global IP address to the router with NAT support Packets sent to the router will then be routed to the codec In the router the following ports must be routed to the codec s IP address Port 1720 Port 555...

Page 76: ... from 0 to 63 for each type of packets IP Type of Service TOS Helps a router select a routing path when multiple paths are available Delay Tells the router to minimize the delay Throughput Tells the router to maximize the throughput Reliability Tells the router to maximize the reliability Cost Tells the router to minimize the cost Auto will provide the following priority Audio 4 Video 4 Data 3 Sig...

Page 77: ...ines the network address of the codec This address is only used in static mode In DHCP mode the assigned IP address can be found on the Welcome Menu IP subnet mask IP subnet mask defines the type of network This address is only used in static mode Your LAN administrator will provide the correct value for this field Gateway When using DHCP the default gateway will be set automatically If the LAN ut...

Page 78: ...t to the LAN using 10Mbps speed Half Duplex 10 Full 10 Mbps speed Full Duplex 100 Half 100 Mbps speed Half Duplex 100 Full 100 Mbps speed Full Duplex Restart Pressing the Quick key Restart will restart your system without having to use the On Off switch on the codec If IP assignment is changed it is sufficient to use this Quick key to restart the system ...

Page 79: ...ed Used when communication is made through an access point Restart Make sure the corresponding settings are programmed into the access point Press Restart in order to activate the settings Required cards Compaq WL110 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Lucent Orinoco 11 Mbit s SILVER Lucent Orinoco 11 Mbit s GOLD Cisco Aironet 350 series AIR PCM 350 series Enterasys Networks RoamAbout 802 11 DS High Rate Melco B...

Page 80: ...ex numbers Encryption Select if you want to encrypt your Wireless LAN connection Use Key Select which of the keys shown below you want to use Key 1 4 The 64 bit keys can consist of a leading star and 5 characters The 128 bit key can consist of a leading star and 13 characters Start with a and then the text Example 128 bit key secretkeyhome INCREASED ENCRYPTION LEVEL WILL DECREASE PERFORMANCE NOTE ...

Page 81: ...he agent to inform the manager about important events SNMP Trap Host identifies the IP address of the SNMP manager Traps can be sent to multiple SNMP Trap Hosts Enter the IP address of up to three SNMP managers All traps will then be sent to the hosts listed SNMP Community SNMP Community names are used to authenticate SNMP requests SNMP requests must have a password in order to receive a response ...

Page 82: ...system will accept incoming telephone calls Off The system will not accept incoming telephone calls This is useful to prevent incoming calls from systems other than videoconferencing systems Fallback to telephony On Enables fallback from video calls to telephony speech calls Off Disables fallback Access Code On When pressing CONNECT or any number to make a call an Access Code menu will be shown Th...

Page 83: ...te encryption after the call is connected an open padlock symbol will be displayed When encryption has been established a closed padlock symbol will be displayed Off The system will not send or receive encrypted data Technical encryption information like encryption algorithm and encryption check code can be found in the Call Status menu Encryption Mode Auto The system will try to use the most secu...

Page 84: ...ou can enter the name of a profile prefix and network selection This is useful if you have a fixed prefix for your service provider Network Profiles This menu defines the settings listed when pressing the Quick key Net while in the dial menu Max Call Length This feature will automatically end both incoming and outgoing calls when the call time exceeds the Max Call Length specified Max Call Length ...

Page 85: ...ing this mode it is necessary to have a TANDBERG system at the far end Control mode The control interface provided by the Dataport supports a subset of the Hayes command set as well as a comprehensive set of system specific commands This mode maintains communication with the Dataport s command interpreter at all times All features available from the hand held remote control can be accessed through...

Page 86: ... Codec will automatically detect WAVE cameras If you are using a camera supporting the VISCA protocol select Mode VISCA The Dataport 2 settings will then be enabled If Mode Auto and no camera is connected to the Dataport 2 the Baudrate Parity Databits and Stopbits settings will be enabled For more details on connecting to the Dataport see Peripheral Equipment ...

Page 87: ...ctionality A restart of the system is required after entering a new option key If the option key is invalid the original key will be used Language The system supports 11 different languages for its on screen menus Select the preferred language and then press OK to save The following options are available 1 No option 2 NPP Presenter 3 MultiSite NPP 4 Security NPP 5 Security NPP MultiSite ...

Page 88: ...ess is available through the Channel Status window This window indicates the various stages each B channel goes through whilst establishing a connection Status BRI Comments Idle the channel is idle Calling when calling the network has acknowledged the call Connected when connection is established Sync when the channels are synchronised Active when all available channels are connected Releasing wai...

Page 89: ... 2 No route to specified transit network WAN 16 Normal clearing 17 User busy 18 No user responding 21 Call rejected 28 Invalid number format incomplete number 29 Facility rejected 31 Normal unspecified 34 No circuit channel available 41 Temporary failure 58 Bearer capability not presently available 65 Bearer service not implemented 69 Requested facility not implemented 81 Invalid call reference va...

Page 90: ...r information Call status Comprehensive information about the call is available through the Call Status window The menu has two columns one for transmitted and one for received audio video data information If Duo Video or MultiSite is used pressing the LEFT RIGHT keys will show one page per connected site ...

Page 91: ...Local Loop RequestRemote A request will be sent to set the far end in loop The far end will see and hear the local side varies depending on implementation of loop functionality The local side will see its own video and hear its own audio if the far end supports loop If Far End Loop is set to RequestRemote while in a call and the call is subsequently disconnected Far End Loop will be set to Off Sys...

Page 92: ...defaults You may restore all system settings to the factory default using this function THIS DEFAULT SETTING WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR CALL DIRECTORY INFORMATION NETWORK TYPE LINE SETUP NUMBERS OR YOUR SPID NUMBERS NOTE IP Address Conflict Check The codec will give a warning if there is an IP conflict This check may be initiated by the user by selecting IP Address Conflict Check ...

Page 93: ...ith the system thereby better integrating the system into your business environment This chapter will explain how to connect peripheral equipment to your system First of all however we recommend you examine the figure below detailing the available connectors on the back of the system Interfaces DC in 1 Single 2 Single Videoout Audio out 3 Dual 3 Doc 4 VCR VGA out 1 Mic 1 2 Mic 2 3 1 2 3 4 VCR 1 2 ...

Page 94: ... provide main video incoming outgoing video and menus The other connector provide selfview still image Duo Video The outputs are always active The format of the output will be either PAL or NTSC depending on your country s standard video format 4 Audio Inputs 2 microphone inputs balanced 11V phantom powered via XLR connectors 2 audio inputs line level via RCA connectors All audio inputs are active...

Page 95: ...screen selfview still images and Duo Video To use the system in the Dual Monitor configuration Connect Video Out 3 composite video output on the system to a video input on the dual monitor Set Dual Monitor On in Utilities menu Alternatively you can use a PC monitor as your second monitor Connect VGA Out on the system to your PC monitor Set VGA Out Dual in VGA Settings menu ...

Page 96: ... Document Camera Video2 in Video Settings Pressing DOC CAM on the remote control will then activate the S Video input on the codec doc cam Tracker The Tracker is a small infrared remote control device made to used to steer the system camera to any desired location within the room Typically several Trackers would be used with each system Each Tracker has two buttons One button to point the camera a...

Page 97: ... in Audio Settings Inputs Level Settings The audio from the VCR will be audible in the local speaker system The audio from the VCR and your microphone s will be mixed and sent to the far end When a person talks on either local or far end the VCR audio level will be reduced to make it easier to comment on a video recording when Audio Settings Mix Mode Auto VCR Recording When recording the VCR will ...

Page 98: ...nes If your environment is such that you require more microphones for your room e g you have a whiteboard at a distance from your table microphones it is possible to connect additional microphones to your system You can connect up to three microphones to your system The connectors are marked Mic1 Mic2 and Mic3 The connected microphones will by default be mixed When more than one microphone is conn...

Page 99: ...DBERG can provide NT adapters For convenience the NT1 adapters could be placed inside the cabinet If needed use the shorter ISDN cable RJ45 connectors delivered with the NT1 between the codec and the NT1 and the longer ISDN cable between the NT1 and the connector RJ45 at the wall socket Configuring The configuration of the codec is performed in the same manner as described in ISDN BRI Settings The...

Page 100: ... configuration of the Telesync Adapter is necessary Configuration of the system Select network type to National ISDN LINE 1 SETUP NUMBER1 program with number from the first SW56 line NUMBER2 program with number from the second SW56 line SPID1 program with number from the first SW56 line SPID2 Leave blank How to call Important Use the Quick key Set Restrict 56k in the Quality menu to specify a rest...

Page 101: ...nt results Avoid harsh side lighting or strong light from above Strong sunlight from a window or skylight may put part or all of the subject matter in shadow or cause silhouetting If you still have problems with the iris and lighting manual adjustment of the camera parameters might help see Video Settings menu Dim scenes can also be improved by manually adjusting the camera brightness setting Back...

Page 102: ...he possibility of somebody inadvertently walking into the camera s field of view when entering the room Other than the conference participants there should be no moving items in the sent image system Guidelines for setting up videoconferencing rooms The following are a set of guidelines to consider when either building a videoconferencing room or using an existing room for videoconferencing Lighti...

Page 103: ...t to point duovideo jpg Snapshot of the encoded stream if transmitting DuoVideo the decoded stream if receiving DuoVideo Description of the different folders user a folder to be used for custom logos etc remote a folder used for software upgrade of the far end TANDBERG system What can be done by using the file system software upgrade of the far end TANDBERG system B3 or above via ISDN upload of cu...

Page 104: ... logo is located LOGO MAX SIZE 704X480 FILE FORMAT JPG IF THE FILE IS TOO LARGE NO LOGO WILL BE DISPLAYED Type ftp IP address of your local codec Go to the user folder type cd user Upload the logo type put startup jpg The new logo will be displayed the next time you restart your system NOTE ...

Page 105: ...cess txt file on the ftp server in the codec If no access txt file is uploaded to the codec registration of the code will be done without validation E g you can enter whatever code you want and have access to the system The access txt file is a plain text file with one line per access code as shown below 1234 1250 A1 B2 ABC To upload this file to the codec follow these steps Open a DOS window and ...

Page 106: ...assword Services The different IP services on the TANDBERG codec FTP Telnet HTTP SNMP and H 323 can be disabled to prevent access to the system By using the commands below the services can be independently enabled disabled services telnet ftp http h323 remote parameter remote software enable disable services snmp read only enable disable services telnetchallenge enable disable port SNMP Security a...

Page 107: ...ame for systems on either side of an encrypted conference If the Check Codes do not match this would indicate that the call has been exposed to a Man In The Middle attack When a TANDBERG codec with MultiSite functionality hosts a conference the highest possible encryption algorithm will be negotiated on a site by site basis MultiSite conferences can therefore support a mix of AES and DES encrypted...

Page 108: ...108 TANDBERG Videoconferencing System Appendices Appendix 6 Declaration of Conformity ...

Page 109: ...orrecting keying mistakes 23 D Data mode 84 Dataport configuration 84 Declaration of Conformity 104 107 DES 82 106 DHCP 76 Diagnostics 87 Dial in to MultiSite 39 Dialing 19 Digital Clarity 46 Directory Add New Entry 25 Edit Entry 25 Name 25 26 Disconnecting sites 39 Do not disturb 28 Document Camera 62 Document camera 95 Downspeeding 19 Dual Monitor 33 94 Duo Video 34 Duo Video Still Image source ...

Page 110: ...s 46 Preset buttons 31 Presets selecting 31 storing 31 Production of products 3 Q Quality 21 Quick keys 18 R Release chair 54 Release floor 53 Request floor 53 Requesting a still image 33 Restart 77 Restore Audio Defaults 61 Restore defaults 91 Restrict 98 Restricted call 21 RSVP 74 S Seating Area 101 Security 104 Selecting network 22 Selecting video sources 29 Service Set Identification 78 Servic...

Page 111: ... 3 U Unpacking 11 Using a SUB address 69 Utilities 48 V VCR Playback 96 VCR Recording 96 VGA Resolutions 44 VGA Settings 64 Video 44 input 62 inputs 29 93 mode 45 outputs 93 sources 29 Video call 19 Video cassette recorder VCR 96 Video In Name 63 View current settings 91 outgoing video 27 Viewing a still image 33 VNC 62 VNC Settings 65 Voice Activated Camera Positioning 30 Voice Switched 51 Volume...

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