Polycom Webcam User Manual

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Appendix A - Screen Reference

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Note

This multipoint option is not available unless you update your
ViewStation EX system to support multipoint capabilities. For more
information, refer to

Updating System Software From a PC on a

LAN

❑

Mute Auto Answer Calls

—When this option is selected, the

microphone pod is turned off to prevent the far site from
hearing the near site when the system is in Auto Answer mode.
Both sites are notified that the system is muted with a
microphone image located in the lower left side of the main
screen. A red light illuminates on the microphone pod when the
near site is muted.

Note

If the system is already in a call, the Mute Auto Answer Calls
option does not automatically mute the near site.

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PIP

—The PIP (Picture in Picture) feature allows the near site to

adjust near-camera views while in a videoconference. When PIP
is enabled, the Camera icon in the top right corner of the screen
disappears when the remote control is placed on a flat
surface.The following options are available in PIP mode:

•

Auto—

The system shows a PIP window when the call is

first connected and when the remote control is not resting
on a flat surface.

•

On—

The system shows a PIP window which remains in the

lower right corner until the video call is completed.

•

Off—

The system does not show a PIP window.

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Far Control of Near Camera

—This option allows users on the

far site to control the camera at the near end. When this option
is enabled, a far-site user may control the framing and angle of
the camera of the near site by pressing the FAR button on the
remote control.