TANDBERG 8000 MXP User Manual

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Peripheral Equipment 
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5.3 DVD / VCR 
 
 
 
DVD/VCR Playback 
 
Mono 
 
For playback, connect a cable between Video Out on the VCR and Video In (VCR) on the 
system. Connect a cable between Audio Out on the VCR and the Audio In (VCR) on the system. 
Choose VCR from the Presentation menu to activate the VCR input.  
 
Make sure that Audio In (VCR) is On (see chapter 
Audio
). If audio from VCR is too low, this level 
can be adjusted in Audio Settings, Inputs and 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, VCR Ducking: On. 
 
 
DVD/VCR Recording 
 
When recording a conference in stereo, the VCR will record the video as it appears on the main 
monitor, the local audio and the remote audio. It will record the conference in stereo if stereo 
audio is used in the conference. 
When recording a videoconference, connect a cable between Video Out 2 on the system and 
Video In on the VCR. Connect a cable between Audio Out 2 on the system and Audio In on the 
VCR. 
 
For stereo recording, connect: 
ƒ  Video cable between Video Out 2 on the system to Video In on the VCR 
ƒ  Audio cable between Audio Out 2 (VCR L) to VCR/DVD Audio In (L)  
ƒ  Audio cable between Audio Out 3 (VCR R) to VCR/DVD Audio In (R)  
 
Make sure that:  
ƒ  That Stereo I/O Mode is set to On  
ƒ  128 AAC-LD is enabled 
ƒ  That AAC-LD is enabled 
ƒ  To enable VCR/DVD ducking (reduce volume when speaking), check that VCR Ducking 
under Audio Settings is set to On. 
 
When recording the VCR will record the video as it appears on the main monitor, the local audio 
and the audio from the far end.  
 
 
Note that a system with one video output and one mixed (local and far end) audio output is 
required for recording. For playback, a system with one video input and one audio input 
without integrated echo cancellation is required.