Centre PictureTel 680 User manual

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Table of Contents
PictureTel 680 Overview
Controlling the PictureTel 680
Understanding People + Content
Placing a call
Adding a Document
Point to Point vs. Multi-Point Calls
Using the MP-Conferencer
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Overview
USAWC Network Overview
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PictureTel 680 Overview
PictureTel 680 Overview

The PictureTel collaboration system automatically
starts upon user login. The system will display a
splash screen indicating the system is auto-callibrating.
Depending on the system state, prior to logging in,
the PictureTel iPower theme may be heard.
If the collaboration application is closed by accident
or fails to execute upon login, the application may
be started by:
1) clicking the start button
2) selecting the PictureTel icon named “Collaboration”
(right)
PictureTel 680 Overview
Operating System: Windows 2000
Processor: Celeron 566
Memory: 128 MB RAM
Connectivity: Quad-BRI and 10/100
interfaces
Supports: H.323, H.320, T.120
Voice Tracking Pan, Tilt, and Zoom (PTZ)
camera
Starting the Collaboration
Application
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Connectivity Video
and
Audio
Data
Collaboration
Integration of data collaboration, video and audio, and connectivity
identifies the PictureTel 680 as the best portable (set-top)
videoconferencing appliance on the market today.
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Controlling the PictureTel 680
Controlling the PictureTel 680

The PictureTel 680 can be controlled with the infrared remote or
wireless keyboard and GUI (Graphic User-Interface, pronounced
goo-ey). The chart below relates the remote buttons to the wireless
keyboard and GUI.
Controlling the PictureTel 680
PictureTel GUI Remote Function
Mute audio
(GUI shown with
mute on)
Volume control
Control pan, tilt,and
zoom of the camera
Call or disconnect
Menu controls
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Controlling the PictureTel 680
PictureTel GUI Remote Function
Hide the GUI
far end shown
full screen
Enable voice
tracking
(Auto-point)
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Understanding People + Content
Understanding People + Content

The PictureTel 680 GUI and keyboard or GUI and remote permit the
selection of two types of videoconferencing objects: People or
Content. The People+Content concept is an integral component of
PictureTel’s iPower Platform. The People+Content model allows the
local endpoint the ability to maintain constant view of the far-end
video stream while application sharing or collaborating on a document
(The PictureTel 680 supports dual
monitor configuration which enhances
People+Content).
Understanding People + Content
People
People refers to any camera input
that provides a video stream used
in the videoconferencing call.
Simply put, cameras used to view
“people” are referenced as people
items.
Content
Content denotes any input that is
not affiliated with tracking the near
end.
Content commonly includes:
VCRs, DVD players, document
cameras (visual presenters), or
shared applications or documents.
When an item is available, it appears in the GUI. In the example
(above), the PictureTel 680 camera, PT680, is the only item available.
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Placing a Call
Placing a Call

A call is made by selecting the
“Make a Call” GUI button or the
“CALL/ANSWER” remote button.
Placing a call
Make a Call GUI
Remote buttons
The PictureTel 680 displays the dialing dialog. Users may place a
call by selecting a previously dialed number from the diretory, typing
the number with the keyboard, or using the remote’s number pad.
Note: The dot
in TCP/IP
dialing is
obtained by
using the right
arrow key.
To commence
dialing, the
user must: click
the “Call Now”
button or the
check button
(below).
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Once a call is negotiated, the GUI’s call status bar (CSB) is displayed. Several key features
are noted by the status bar.
Duration of the call is viewed on the left-hand portion of the CSB, 0:00 in the above example.
The green “camera,” located in the right hand portion of the CSB, appears if the Auto-point
(voice tracking) is enabled. The arrow pointing down indicates that Auto-point is enabled
on the near or local end. When auto-point is enabled on the far end, a green “camera” with
an arrow pointing up will appear.
The “networked letter,” also located in the right hand portion of the CSB, denotes that the
T.120 protocol is enabled. T.120 is the protocol which allows application sharing, document
collaboration, file transfers, whiteboard sharing, and chatting.
Placing a call
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Adding a Document
Adding a Document

Adding a Document
T.120 must be enabled
The T.120 protocol must be enabled in
order to conduct application sharing or
data collaboration.
If the “networked lettter” icon in the CSB
(Call Status Bar), is not shown, then
application sharing and data collaboration
will fail.
If T.120 is enabled
The first step in sharing a document is selecting
the “Add or Remove Documents” button located
on the GUI in the the Content section. This
can be achieved by using the wireless keyboard
or the infrared remote.
When using the remote, press the blue
“Content” button and then use the down arrow
button to highlight “Add or Remove
Documents.” Next, press the “Check” button.
Pre-loading or loading documents on the fly
The PictureTel software permits the loading of documents before a
VTC call is made. During the course of the call, a document may
be selected at any time. A document or
application may also be “loaded on the
fly.”
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The PictureTel 680 prompts the
user with the dialog box on the
right. At this point, a user may
choose to scan the local hard
drive for a file to share, “Hard
Drive (C:)” or a networked drive,
“Browse...” button
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The user is then prompted with
a file/directory list box which
enables the browsing of files
and folders. The user selects
the file they would like to share.
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The PictureTel interface then
displays the user’s selection.
To accept the selection, click the
“Ok” button or the check mark
on the remote. To cancel the
file selection, select the “Cancel”
or X-button on the remote.
After “approving” a document,
the file will appear in the Content
listing of the People+Content
menu.
To display the document, select
its name from the Content list.
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Point to Point vs. Multi-Point Calls
Point to Point vs. Multi-Point Calls

Point to Point
VTC Endpoint VTC Endpoint
One to One
Point to Point network topology denotes one videoconferencing
endpoint calling another, a one to one relationship.
Network Topology
In order to understand Point to Point vs. Multi-Point videoconferencing
calls, basic network topologies must be observed. Discussion of
network topologies does not reflect common connectivity methods
which include: TCP/IP only, ISDN only, or a combination of TCP/IP
and ISDN.
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