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Copyright © PLANET Technology Corp. 2004.

Contents subject to revision without prior notice.

PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET Technology Corp.  All other trade-

marks belong to their respective owners.

Disclaimer

PLANET Technology does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in 

all  environments  and  applications,  and  makes  no  warranty  and  representa-

tion,  either  implied  or  expressed,  with  respect  to  the  quality,  performance, 

merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

PLANET has made every effort to ensure that this User’s Manual is accurate; 

PLANET  disclaims  liability  for  any  inaccuracies  or  omissions  that  may  have 

occurred.

Information in this User’s Manual is subject to change without notice and does 

not represent a commitment on the part of PLANET. PLANET assumes no re-

sponsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this User’s Manual. 

PLANET makes no commitment to update or keep current the information in 

this User’s Manual, and reserves the right to make improvements to this User’s 

Manual and/or to the products described in this User’s Manual, at any time 

without notice. If you find information in this manual that is incorrect, mislead-

ing, or incomplete, we would appreciate your comments and suggestions.

FCC Warning

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regulations for 

a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits 

are  designed  to  provide  reasonable  protection  against  harmful  interference 

when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment 

generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed 

and used in accordance with this user’s guide, may cause harmful interference 

to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is 

likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to 

correct the interference at his own expense.

CE Mark Warning

In  a  domestic  environment,  this  product  may  cause  radio  interference,  in 

which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Revision 

User’s manual for PLANET Internet Conferencing Phone

Model: ICF-1500

Rev: 1.0 (April 2004)

Part No. EM-ICF1500

Summary of Contents for ICF-1500

Page 1: ...ight to make improvements to this User s Manual and or to the products described in this User s Manual at any time without notice If you find information in this manual that is incorrect mislead ing o...

Page 2: ...rester will function and reduce the chance of being shocked Do not connect the grounding wire to a gas or water pipe If possible switch power off and unplug the machine during a thunder storm Do not t...

Page 3: ...3 3 2 General Settings 14 3 3 Network 18 3 4 H 323 22 3 5 Exit the System Configuration 25 3 6 Phone Book Setup 25 Chatper 4 Getting Started 27 4 1 Making Video Calls 27 4 2 Using the Hand free functi...

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Page 5: ...ners quick and cost effective The ICF 1500 has two video inputs which can be used to connect to external cameras for group meetings and or a document camera for showing detailed documents or photograp...

Page 6: ...RCA Audio Video Output for TV connection 1 2 Specification Product Internet Video Conferencing Phone Model ICF 1500 Hardware LAN 1 x 10 100Mbps RJ 45 port Camera Built in High quality CCD Camera adjus...

Page 7: ...eway Microsoft NetMeeting Multipoint Control Unit MCU LAN standard IEEE 802 3 Ethernet IEEE 802 3u Fast Ethernet Network and Configuration Connection Type ADSL Cable VPN LAN Access Mode Static IP PPPo...

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Page 9: ...e ICF 1500 x 1 2 Power Adapter AC Cord x1 3 RCA Cable x1 4 User Manual x1 If any of these pieces are missing or damaged please contact your dealer immediately if possible retain the carton including t...

Page 10: ...6 2 2 Front Panel introduction The following show the front panel of ICF 1500 and its button definition...

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Page 13: ...nnect to external cameras for group meetings and or a document camera for showing detailed documents or photographs It also provides 1 set of RCA AV output connector for connecting to TV projector or...

Page 14: ...or PAL M model the Video out connector can only supply black white image 2 The device is a power required device it means the de vice will not work until it is powered If you need to use it all the ti...

Page 15: ...11 2 Plug in power cord and use the supplied cable to connect the ICF 1500 Con nect the network cable to your switch hub cable modem xDSL modem or the wall socket which connect to switch hub...

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Page 17: ...blished The conferencing phone should take about 50 seconds to make power on self test and system start up In this period the screen is still blank Please do not press any button on this period After...

Page 18: ...e Incoming calls can be answered only when receiver picks up the handset or presses the Spk key 5 Press Enter key to confirm the setting 3 2 2 Picture Quality This function is responsible for the vide...

Page 19: ...QCIF is suggested for getting real time image The following table shows the maximum frame rate for each picture format on different bandwidth settings Bandwidth Kbps Picture Format Maximum frame rate...

Page 20: ...Menu key to enter the Main Menu of System Configuration 2 Press p or q key to select the System Sleep 3 Press Enter key and use number key to input sleep time Up to 99 min utes NOTE To disable the Sys...

Page 21: ...to enter the Main Menu of System Configuration 2 Press p or q key to select the Security 3 Press Enter key to show the choice list 4 Press p or q key to select the setting you want Yes Security funct...

Page 22: ...Press p or q key to select the bandwidth you need ICF 1500 supports the following bandwidth settings No Limit 768k 512k 384k 256k and 128k 5 Press Enter key to confirm the setting 3 3 2 Network Mode...

Page 23: ...y to enter the Main Menu of System Configuration 2 Press t or u key to go to the Network page 3 Press p or q key to select the Subnet Mask 4 Press Enter key and use the number key to input your Subnet...

Page 24: ...e dynamic DNS service from DynDNS org It allows Internet users to connect to your ICF 1500 using a URL rather than an IP Address This also solves the problem of having a dynamic IP address With a dyna...

Page 25: ...Configuration 2 Press t or u key to go to the Network page 3 Press p or q key to select the DDNS User Name 4 Press Enter key to enter the on screen keyboard to input your DDNS User Name Select the and...

Page 26: ...er key to show the choice list 5 Press p or q key to select the setting you want Disable not to register a gatekeeper Auto Automatically search for gatekeeper IP Manual User must input gatekeeper IP a...

Page 27: ...hen dialing H 323 calls 1 Press Menu key to enter the Main Menu of System Configuration 2 Press t or u key to come to the H 323 sheet 3 Press p or q key to select the Alias Name 4 Press Enter key to e...

Page 28: ...q key to select the setting you need Auto The system automatically switch Default G 711 64kbps G 723 6 3kbps 6 Press Enter key to confirm the setting 3 4 7 Software Keyboard Software Keyboard allow y...

Page 29: ...Phone Book key to enter the Phone Book page 2 Press p or q key to select the entries 3 Press t u to switch between Name column and Address column 4 Press Enter key to input the Name or Address 5 Pres...

Page 30: ...key for correction 4 Press key to input the Dot 5 Press q key to select Exit and press Enter to return to the previous page 6 Press Phone Book key again to save and exit the Phone Book sheet NOTE If...

Page 31: ...l the IP Address of the re mote site 2 Press Enter key to establish a connection 3 When the connection is set up successfully the video communication starts and the remote site video will be shown on...

Page 32: ...ress Spk key to end the connection 4 3 Using the Phone Book This Phone Book provides user with a convenient way for retrieving the IP ad dresses of some regularly called parties 1 From the main screen...

Page 33: ...creen 5 Press Spk key to end the connection 4 4 Receiving Video Calls 4 4 1 Auto Answer Mode When a video call comes in the videophone rings and answers it automatically The connection will be establi...

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Page 35: ...unction captures the remote image This function allows the two parties to see more details of the pictures 1 Press Snapshot key once to take a snapshot of the remote site image 2 Press Snapshot key ag...

Page 36: ...er external devices 5 2 1 Video channel 1 Press Channel key to enter the channel selecting function 2 Use t or u to switch to other cameras Main Built in g Channel 1 from A V In 1 g Channel 2 from A V...

Page 37: ...dio 5 3 1 Activate Video Mute 1 Press Privacy key to enter Privacy function 2 Use t or u key to control video On Off Press Privacy key again to exit the privacy setting mode 5 3 2 Activate Audio Mute...

Page 38: ...ing for example connecting time TX RX Bit Rate as well as TX RX Frame Rate and so on For getting better quality you can adjust the settings below under online mode Press Menu key to show the connectin...

Page 39: ...speaker volume 5 Press Menu key again to exit on line adjustment 5 6 2 Adjust Camera Hue This function can adjust video color from camera input 1 Press Menu key to enter on line adjustment 2 Use p or...

Page 40: ...ey to decrease the video saturation from camera input 5 Press Menu key again to exit on line adjustment 5 6 4 Adjust Camera Contrast The function is to adjust the video contrast from camera input 1 Pr...

Page 41: ...ess from camera input 4 Use t key to decrease the video brightness from camera input 5 Press Menu key again to exit on line adjustment 5 6 6 Adjust Display Hue The function is to adjust display video...

Page 42: ...tion 4 Use t key to decrease the display video saturation 5 Press Menu key again to exit on line adjustment 5 6 8 Adjust Display Contrast The function is to adjust display video contrast 1 Press Menu...

Page 43: ...lay video brightness 1 Press Menu key to enter on line adjustment 2 Use p or q to locate Display Brightness 3 Use u key to increase t the display video brightness 4 Use t key to decrease the display v...

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Page 45: ...d H 323 is correct Please reconfirm the remote IP address or DNS name 3 ICF 1500 can t receive an incoming call automatically Press the Menu key and switch the setting page to General and check whethe...

Page 46: ...set the bandwidth of the remote site and local site to the same level 7 The video quality is low The image is blocking or freezing Please check if your bandwidth is broad enough The minimum bandwidth...

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