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Introduction
Introduction............................................................ 4
Connecting the EX90
Rear sockets access.............................................. 7
The EX90 parts ..................................................... 7
Connecting ........................................................... 7
Connecting for use as PC screen ......................... 7
Connecting a PC to the unit................................... 8
Use as PC screen .................................................. 8
Setting the screen resolution................................. 8
Using an external monitor to show presentations.. 8
Using the EX90
Camera adjustments............................................ 10
Use as document camera.................................... 10
Touch controller—initial view................................. 11
Initial settings—before you begin.......................... 12
Calling someone by entering URI or number....... 13
Searching for an entry in any of the lists ............. 14
Calling an entry in any of the lists ........................ 15
Two calls at the same time .................................. 16
Transferring calls.................................................. 17
Calling more than one.......................................... 18
Adding participants to an ongoing call (Multisite) 19
Layout control in MultiSite.................................... 20
Adding participants to an ongoing call (Multiway) 21
History.................................................................. 22
Searching............................................................. 22
Directory .............................................................. 22
Favorites .............................................................. 22
Do not disturb ...................................................... 23
Using Touch Tones (DTMF).................................. 23
Far end camera control........................................ 23
Sharing contents—conducting presentations....... 24
The Settings using Touch
Setting the EX90 in standby ................................ 26
Shutting down the EX90 ...................................... 26
Reverting to factory default settings.................... 26
Gaining access to the Settings ............................ 27
System Information.............................................. 28
Call settings ......................................................... 28
Call Status............................................................ 29
Camera Control and Settings .............................. 30
Display Settings ................................................... 31
Ringtone & Sound Settings.................................. 32
Background.......................................................... 33
Administrator Settings—Date, Time & Location.... 34
Administrator Settings—Call Settings ................... 35
Administrator Settings—IP Settings ...................... 36
Administrator Settings—H.323 Settings ............... 37
Administrator Settings—SIP Settings....................38
Administrator Settings—Provisioning.................... 39
Administrator Settings—Multiway Settings ...........40
Administrator Settings—EMC Resilience Mode .... 41
Administrator Settings—Factory Reset ................. 42
The web interface
Entering the web interface...................................44
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Chapter 1
Introduction
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Introduction
The objective of this documentation is to
provide the reader with assistance in using and
conguring the product. The specications for
the product and the information in this Guide are
subject to change at any time, without notice, by
Cisco/TANDBERG. Every eort has been made
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567mm
172mm
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Chapter 2
Connecting the
EX90
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Connecting the EX90
Connect the cables as shown. Sockets are located behind the rear cover. If you
have one LAN connection only—and need that for your PC—the EX90 has a built in
Gigabit ethernet switch that enables you to connect your PC to the EX90 to access
the LAN through the EX90.
Connecting for use as PC screen
Your EX90 has an HD display, which
also may serve as your PC screen.
Connect your PC to the sockets on the
rear panel as shown below.

Connect your PC video to and PC audio to 
A resolution of 1920×1200 is recommended. For a list of other
screen resolutions supported, see “Setting the screen resolution”
on page 9.
Connecting
The EX90 parts
Rear sockets access


Connect your PC here if you need to share a single LAN connection with the
EX90.
Connect your EX90 to the LAN.
USB socket (for future use).
Connect the touch screen controller.
HDMI In (inner socket) and HDMI Out*(outer socket).
Connect power here.



    

The Cisco Telepresence
touch screen controller
Camera with built-in privacy shutter.
Remove cover to get access to
the connector sockets.
The cover is vented in the
lower left corner (external
view) due to the rear mounted
loudspeaker.
When mounting the cover
back on, make sure the vents
are where the speaker is (as
shown).
Cover vents
Sockets
Pull out
Connect
headphones
and external
microphone here.
*HDMI out is used when connecting an extra monitor (typically for presentations)—see the next
page for more.
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Calling another (optional feature) Calling another (optional feature)
Your EX90 has an HD display, which also may serve as your PC screen.
Connect your PC to the sockets on the rear panel as shown below. For optimal
PC image quality, digital output (DVI) from the PC is recommended. If both DVI
and HDMI are connected, a Source button appears in the setup menu on the
touch screen to let you select which source to use as PC screen.
A resolution of 1920×1200 is recommended. However, other resolutions may
also be used as shown in the below tables.
Connecting a PC to the unit Setting the screen resolution
1920 × 1200 (recommended)
1920 × 1080
1776×1000 (not full screen)
1680× 1050
1600× 1200 (not full screen)
1440 × 900
1400×1050 (not full screen)
1280 × 1024 (not full screen)
1280 × 960 (not full screen)
1280 × 800
1280 × 768 (not full screen)
1280 × 720 (not full screen)
1152 × 648 (not full screen)
1024 × 768 (not full screen)
960× 600 (not full screen)
800 × 600 (not full screen)
Digital input via DVI
1920 × 1200 (recommended)
1680× 1050
1600× 1200 (not full screen)
1440 × 900
1280 × 1024 (not full screen)
1024 × 768 (not full screen)
800 × 600 (not full screen)
Analog input via DVI

Connect your PC video to and PC audio to 
Your EX90 has an HD display, which also may serve as your PC screen.
Connect your PC to the sockets on the rear panel as shown above.
Your EX90 will serve as your PC screen outside calls. In a call tap Presentation
to view your desktop. Your desktop is not exposed to the other side before you
press Present.
You may connect an external monitor to your EX90 to have it work with two
monitors at the same time. The second monitor can be congured to show
presentations instead of having everything on a single screen.
To enable the use of a second monitor the system must be
congured for it. This is done via the web interface using the Video
DefaultPresentationSource setting. Doing so is described in the EX90
Administrator Guide which is available separately for download .
Use as PC screen Using an external monitor to show presentations
Screen resolution must be set via the web interface, using the Video
Output HDMI [1] Resolution setting. For details on this, see the EX90
Administrator Guide, which is available separately for download.
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Chapter 3
Using the EX90
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Camera adjustments Use as document camera
The camera can be
tilted mechanically in
vertical direction.
Turn the
circumference to
activate the privacy
shutter.
Tilt the camera as shown to
use it as a document camera.
Image is automatically turned
upside down, so that both
parties will see the document
correctly.
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Touch controller—initial view
Do not
disturb Microphone mute
(on/o)
Volume
Select between
handset, headset
and speaker
Information bar Selfview on/o
Access to keypad
and directories
Access to
camera control
and settings
Tap the touch
pad to wake up the
system, if needed.
Any messages while
you were away will be
indicated here
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Tap Selfview to see what others will see of you. Tilt the camera
to obtain the best view.
The best view wil be the view that positions
your face as high up on the screen as
possible without cutting o the top of your
head.
If you need to adjust the
camera, tap Camera Control.
Entering Camera Control
will also cause the EX90 to
show selfview, so if you know
that camera adjustments are
needed. you do not have to
activate selfview rst.
Adjust zoom and focus as
required. Tap Back to exit
menu.
Initial settings—before you begin
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Calling someone by entering URI or number
If you need to key in digits
or special characters, press and hold the key
until the character appears.
Tap the CALL button
to place the call.
Terminate the call by tapping
END.
... then tap Search or Dial.Tap Call as outlined, if
needed ...
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... then tap Search or Dial.
... then tap the entry to be called () and
nally tap START () to place the call.
Tap END to
terminate
the call.
Searching for an entry in any of the lists
Tap Call as outlined, if
needed ...
Enter the name, parts
of the URI or parts of the number.
Matches will appear as you write.
Searching will take place within
Favorites, Directory as well as
History (see the next page for
more on these).

Scroll among the
matches, if needed ...
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... then tap Favorites, Directory, or
History.
... then tap the entry to be called () and
nally tap START () to place the call.
Tap END to
terminate
the call.
Calling an entry in any of the lists
Tap Call as outlined, if
needed ...
Scroll among the
entries, if needed ...
Berlin
Favorites. The list of favorites is your own
shortlist of people and places you frequently call
or otherwise want to have easy access to.
Directory. The directory serves as your
corporate phone book. This directory cannot be
edited by you. You may, however, copy entries to
your list of favorites and edit them there.
History lists the received, placed and missed
calls since the last time the list was cleared.
Keypad. Tap the keypad icon to produce the
keypad to enter a number or URI.

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Two calls at the same time
... then tap Favorites, Directory, History,or
key in the URI... ... then tap the entry to be called () and
nally tap START () to place the call.
In a call tap Hold to
put the current call
on hold ...
Click on the person
currently on hold
(here Berlin Sales
Oce) to be oered
swapping of the calls
or transferring the call
on hold to someone
else.
Optional feature:
If you drag Berlin
Sales Oce from the
bottom line and onto
the stage, you will
initiate a MultiSite call
(a video conference)
with yourself, Berlin
Sales Oce and
Peer Gynt.
Click on the person
you currently talk to
(here Peer Gynt) to
terminate or transfer
that call.
Transfer is available to SIP calls only and
the procedure is shown on the next page.

If your EX90 is equipped
with the optional MultiSite
feature you may also set up a
video conference with three
participants and yourself. See
“Calling more than one” on
page 18.
This is the
stage, see
text for
more
You will now be in a call with the
second person, while the rst one is
on hold. In this example, you talk to
Peer Gynt, while Berlin Sales Oce
is on hold.
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... then tap Transfer... Now, tap Contacts to
gain access to the call
lists and dial eld.
Transferring calls
In a SIP call tap the
name along the
bottom line of the
screen.
The call will now be transferred. This will work irrespective of
who initiated the call.
Note that you may combine Transfer with the Hold and
Swap features as much as you want.
This means, for example, that in a call you may:
• Put your current call on hold and call a second party.
• Then initiate a transfer of the one on hold to the second
party.
• You may now disengage yourself by tapping END on your
unit.
Call the person to whom the current
call shall be transfered. When you tap
the green call button (not shown), the
call will be transferred.
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Tap
ADD PARTICIPANT
as outlined to create a
list of participants to be
called.
When both have been added, tap
START to call them all.
The entry will appear on the bottom line of the
touch pad, as outlined.
Calling more than one
Calling several to initiate a video conference is an
optional feature. If your system permits it, you may
dene two participants and then call them both in
one go.
Enter a number or URI, or pick an entry from
the Directory, the list of Favorites, or from the
History.
Repeat the procedure to
add a second participant.
Tap END to terminate the entire
conference. To disconnect just
one of the participants, tap the
participant’s name along the
bottom line and then tap END.
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... then select, in the usual way, whom to add
to the ongoing call.
Adding participants to an ongoing call (Multisite)
While in a call
you may add another
participant,
provided that your
system permits to do
so. Tap Add ...
Once you have selected someone, the ADD TO
MEETING dialog box wil be produced ...
... now, tap ADD TO MEETING to include this
participant in the meeting.
Tap END to terminate the entire
conference. To disconnect just
one of the participants, tap the
participant’s name along the
bottom line and then tap END.
Calling more than one using Multisite is an optional feature that may, or may not, be present on your system. If in doubt, ask your System Administrator.
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Layout control in MultiSite
The one who
speaks gets
the main frame.
The others
are shown as
images below
the main frame.
If you are in a MultiSite
call or in a Point-to-point
call with a presentation,
you may alter the layout
on the screen. To do this
start by tapping More ...
... then tap Layout ... ... and nally select your
preferred layout.
All participants
are shown
in frames of
identical sizes.
The one who
speaks gets the
main frame. The
others are hown
as PiP (Picture in
Picture).
The one who
speaks get the
full screen.
Nothing else is
shown.
Takes you one
menu level back
When a presentation
is included in a call, all
participants will be shown
above the presentation instead
of below. This will provide a
better feeling of eye contact.
Full screen will show the
presentation only.
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