Sony PCS-G50P User Manual

Capturing audio and video during a videoconference
is important to keep a record of what was conveyed
during a conference.  With the PCS-G50, audio and
video displayed on the main monitor can be
recorded

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directly to Memory Stick™ media in

MPEG-4 format and can be played back on any PC
using QuickTime

®

media player.

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AV recording is not supported when AES is active.  Also,
graphical data cannot be recorded.

Data originated on your PC can be shared with your
videoconferencing counterparts, making
communication even more effective. Any image that
can be displayed on a PC can be sent or received

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in

native XGA resolution, allowing all parties to share
data during a videoconference. In addition,
information drawn up on a digital whiteboard

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can

also be viewed in real time by all parties participating
in a videoconference or captured and stored for later
reference.

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Sending data requires the optional PCSA-DSB1S Data
Solution Box (DSB); however, the DSB is not required for
receiving data

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Please contact your local Sony sales office for information
on compatible digital whiteboards.

The PCS-G50 reproduces clear and natural-sounding
audio using MPEG-4 AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)
at 14 KHz. A built-in echo cancellation system
minimizes unwanted echoes during a
videoconference.

The PCS-G50 is also compatible with a number of
SONY external microphones and speakers, including
unidirectional and omnidirectional models.
Professional A/V integrators will particularly
appreciate the power and flexibility of this system to
be customized for best application match.

For exceptional sound quality in rooms with
conference tables in a U-shape or in a classroom
layout, the optional unidirectional PCSA-A7
microphone is ideal.  Up to 40 units can be daisy
chained to ensure that all participants sitting near a
microphone can be heard.

To ensure clear sound quality in meeting rooms with
as many as 20 participants at a round or oval-shaped
table, the optional CTE-600 Communication
Transducer is ideal. The CTE-600 is comprised of six
radially arranged unidirectional microphones and one
omnidirectional speaker. The system is designed to
pick up the active speaker's voice while minimizing
background noise, and to project clear sound quality
in all directions.  Up to 4 CTE-600 Communication
Transducers can be cascaded using the optional 
CTE-A10 Expansion Adaptor.

With its elegant design and optional stands for both
the camera unit and the codec unit, the PCS-G50
can fit into even the classiest of conference rooms.

Fig 3  Voice Switching in Continuous Presence Mode

FAR 3

FAR 2

FAR 1

FAR 4

NEAR

FAR 5

FAR 3

NEAR

FAR 1

FAR 4

FAR 5

FAR 2

If FAR 5 is talking

If FAR 2 is talking

In addition to conventional patterns of display – such
as showing the far-end site on a full screen or
displaying near-end and far-end sites in picture-in-
picture mode – a variety of other display patterns are
available with the PCS-G50. Supporting both 
4-screen and 6-screen continuous-presence modes,
the PCS-G50 can display the most appropriate
pattern to match the number of sites that are
connected.  In both full-screen and continuous-
presence modes, the following two display options
are available:

Voice Switching

The PCS-G50 defaults to voice switching, which
displays the far-end site that is actively talking on the
monitor when the unit is in full-screen mode. In
continuous-presence mode, the site that is actively
speaking is displayed on the largest of the six sub
screens, and the near-end site is displayed on the sub
screen where the original far-end site was.

Fixed Site  

As its name suggests, the selected far-end site is
continuously displayed on the monitor when the unit is
in full-screen mode. In continuous-presence mode the
selected far-end site is displayed in the largest of the six
sub screens, and the other sites are fixed as well.

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