Polycom VSX Series Manual De Usuario
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Video Conferencing Tips
Read through these quick tips for ideas on how to optimize your video
conferencing experience. You’ll find general tips for a better meeting, as well
conferencing experience. You’ll find general tips for a better meeting, as well
as simple suggestions for improving video and audio quality, and for showing
documents.
Tips for Great Meetings
Make sure you have the video number(s) of the site you want to call or
that the site is listed in a directory.
that the site is listed in a directory.
Set your camera presets before you start your call so that you can quickly
use them during the call. (You can set up to 100 near-site presets.
Depending on the system you call, you may also be able to use the
Depending on the system you call, you may also be able to use the
presets stored on the far-site system.)
Add peripherals to your system to expand its use. For example, you can
add a VCR if you want to show a videotape or, for VSX 7000 systems, you
can add a Visual Concert VSX if you want to share data from a laptop or
desktop PC.
desktop PC.
Tips for Great Video
Avoid wearing bright colors, all-light or all-dark clothing, or very “busy”
patterns (such as small checks or narrow stripes). Light pastels and
patterns (such as small checks or narrow stripes). Light pastels and
muted colors look the best on the screen.
If there are windows in the room, close any drapes or blinds. Daylight is a
variable light source and can conflict with interior room lighting.
Use natural gestures when you speak.
When adjusting your cameras during the meeting, try to fill the screen as
much as possible with people rather than with the table, chairs, walls, or
much as possible with people rather than with the table, chairs, walls, or
the floor.
Tips for Great Audio
Speak in your normal voice without shouting.
Ask the people at the other site if they can hear you. Have them
introduce themselves so you can be sure that you can hear them.
introduce themselves so you can be sure that you can hear them.
Since the audio has a very slight delay, you may want to pause briefly for
others to answer you or to make comments.
others to answer you or to make comments.
As with any meeting, try to limit side conversations.
VSX 7000 and VSX 8000
Place the microphone on the table in front of the people in the meeting. If
your room is very large, consider adding another microphone.
If your video conferencing room is configured to use stereo sound, the
microphones are positioned at the end of the conference table nearest the
video conferencing system. One microphone pod is positioned on the left
video conferencing system. One microphone pod is positioned on the left