Creative inPerson User manual

Welcome
We are pleased to present the latest Video Conferencing experience from Creative. Read on to get the most out of your new inPerson™.
Key Features
• High video quality (up to VGA resolution and 2 Mbps bit-rate)
• Excellent low light performance
• Wide-angle lens
• Dual Microphones with Acoustic Echo Cancellation and Noise
Reduction
•Wi-Fi
• Rechargeable, removable Lithium-ion battery
•AutoLogin
• Auto Answer
•ScreenSaver
• Speed dial
• Call History
•ContactList
Usage Scenarios
• Built-in dual microphones, and audio output to external speakers (not
included) with the bundled RCA cables.
• Built-in dual microphones and internal speaker.
• For privacy: bundled microphone and earphones.
• Viewing on a larger screen: video output to TV with the bundled RCA
cables.
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Table of Contents
A Tour of Your inPerson and Remote Control ........................ 3
Power Options ......................................................................... 8
Getting Started ........................................................................ 9
During a Call ............................................................................ 13
Connecting Your inPerson to a TV .......................................... 14
Managing Photos ..................................................................... 15
Managing Your Contact List .................................................... 16
Managing Your Calls ............................................................... 18
Personalizing Your inPerson .................................................. 20
Managing Video Conferencing Settings .................................. 21
Video Conferencing Tips .......................................................... 21
Managing Network Settings .................................................... 22
Upgrading Firmware ............................................................... 23
FAQs/Troubleshooting ............................................................ 24
Information Diagrams ............................................................. 25
Recovery Menu ........................................................................ 25
Specifications .......................................................................... 27
Safety ....................................................................................... 28
Regulatory ............................................................................... 29
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A Tour of Your inPerson and Remote Control 3
A Tour of Your inPerson and Remote Control
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4 A Tour of Your inPerson and Remote Control
NETWORK
5V DC IN AV OUTPUT
Back
Power
Network port Yellow -
Video In jack
Red -
Audio In (Right) jack
Bottom
Removable Battery
Battery Release switch
Tripod mount
White -
Audio In (Left) jack
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The color selectors
Press the red, green, blue or yellow selector on inPerson corresponding to the same color button you want to select on your inPerson’s LCD.
Entering characters
To enter a number, press and hold the numeric button.
To enter an alphabet letter, press the letter's button continuously until the desired letter appears.
To enter symbols, press the * button.
To switch between upper and lower case, press the #button.
Deleting characters
Press the Back button .
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6 A Tour of Your inPerson and Remote Control
We use the term “Highlight“ in this manual to mean the following action:
To move up and down a menu to highlight an item, press the up and down arrows button
Using the Arrows and OK buttons to edit menu items
Highlight the menu item that you want.
To edit a highlighted menu item, press the OK button .
Using the keypad, edit the menu item.
After editing the menu item, press the OK button again.
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Using the Options button
Pressing the Options button displays additional options in the following menu screens. To exit from the Options menu, press the Back button
or press the Options button again.
• Video Conferencing screen
• User Account
•Duringacall
•Contacts
•MainMenu→System→Network Settings→Wi-Fi (Wireless Network)
•MainMenu→Date & Time→Display Clock
• Speed Dial
•Photos
• Call history
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8 Power Options
Power Options
There are two power options available for your inPerson:
•Direct power source via the power outlet: if you are near a power outlet, we recommend you to use the power adapter.
The Direct Power icon appears on the LCD.
•Portable removable battery: if you want the convenience of portability, use the rechargeable Lithium-ion battery.
The Battery Charging icon flashes on the LCD indicating that the battery is charging. When the charging is complete, the Battery Full (but
still charging) icon appears on the LCD. You can then disconnect the power adapter.
To use the removable battery
Attach the battery to your inPerson before proceeding to "Getting Started". You can charge the battery and use your inPerson at the same time.
To remove your battery later
Move the battery lock as shown to release the battery.
Battery charging time Up to five hours.
Battery life Up to two hours (50% LCD brightness).
Up to five hours (connected to TV).
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Getting Started 9
Getting Started
Step 1: Set up your inPerson
1Connect the ethernet cable as shown below.
2Connect your inPerson to a power outlet using the power adapter.
Your inPerson turns on and the LCD lights up after the power adapter is plugged in.
NOTE You do not need to connect the ethernet cable if you are using a Wi-Fi connection.
NETWORK
5V DC IN AV OUT PUT
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Step 2: Set Date & Time
After your inPerson turns on for the first time, you need to set the date and time. Using the Arrows button , set the date and time and then
select Next. After setting the date and time, the Network Settings screen appears.
Step 3: Connect to the network
Connecting via Ethernet/LAN (Wired Network)
1Highlight Ethernet/LAN (Wired Network) and press the OK button .
2To automatically enable your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to assign you an IP address, highlight Automatic.
To manually assign a fixed IP address, highlight Manual.
3Press the OK button .
If you selected Manual
i. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and Preferred DNS Server (See “Using the Arrows and OK buttons to edit menu items” on page 6).
ii. Select Next.
When successfully connected to the network, the Ethernet/LAN icon appears on the LCD.
Connecting via Wi-Fi (Wireless Network)
1Highlight Wi-Fi (Wireless Network) and press the OK button .
2Enter a Profile Name for your Wi-Fi connection and select Ok.
Your configured Wi-Fi settings will be saved under this name for convenient selection in the future.
3Select Scan for available wireless networks or Manual Settings.
To scan for available wireless networks
i. Highlight the Wi-Fi connection that you want, and press the OK button .
ii. Highlight the Network Name, Security or Network Key menu item you want to edit.
iii. Press the OK button and use the keypad to edit the menu item.
iv. After editing the field, press the OK button again.
v. Repeat steps ii. to iv. to edit the other menu items if necessary.
vi. Select Save.
When network connection is successful, the Wi-Fi icon appears on the LCD.
NOTE • If your inPerson is connected to the network using both Ethernet and Wi-Fi, the Ethernet connection will be used.
• Wi-Fi networks requiring a webpage login are not supported.
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To configure Manual Settings
i. Highlight Network Name or Security (if the network is security enabled).
ii. Press the OK button to edit the menu item.
iii. After editing the menu item, press the OK button again.
iv. Select Ok.
When network connection is successful, the Wi-Fi icon appears on the LCD.
Step 4: Sign-in to your account
1Please wait as your inPerson automatically signs in to your account. This may take up to a few minutes. The following will appear:
nUser ID: your ID. This can also be viewed User Details in the CVC conferencing screen.
nDisplay Name: the name your contacts will see. If no display name is entered, your User ID will be displayed.
nPhoto: you can add a display photo to your account after completing the Setup Wizard and when you have a photo library. See “Take a photo of yourself”
on page 13.
2Select Finish.
The User Account screen appears.
3Select Login.
The Video Conferencing screen appears.
Video Conferencing screen
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Step 5: Making a call
1If you already have a contact list in your SightSpeed account, your existing contacts will appear.
If you want to add contacts, see “Add a contact” on page 16.
2Highlight the contact you want.
3Press the Call/End Call button .
When a call is established, you will automatically start receiving and sending audio. To start sending video, press the Video On/Off button .
4To end the call, press the Call/End Call button .
TIP To automatically send and receive video for all future calls, select Main Menu→System→User Settings→Default Conferencing Mode→Audio/
Video On.
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During a Call
Adjust volume
Press the Volume +/- buttons .
Activate Privacy options
1To turn the outgoing audio on or off, press the Audio On/Off button .
2To turn the outgoing video on or off, press the Video On/Off button .
Switch display views
The default view is non-full screen (aspect ratio: 4 x 3).
1To display full screen video (aspect ratio: 16 x 9), select Switch View.
2To display full screen video (aspect ratio: 4 x 3), select Switch View again.
3To switch back to the default view, select Switch View again.
Take a photo of the incoming video
1While video conferencing, press the Options button
2Highlight Photoshot and press the OK button . The photo is taken in about 3 seconds.
3To use this photo as your contact’s display photo. See “Attach a photo to your contact” on page 17.
Take a photo of yourself
1While not video conferencing, press the Options button .
2Highlight Photoshot and press the OK button . The photo is taken in about 3 seconds.
3To use this photo as your display photo. See “Add a display photo to your account” on page 20.
NOTE By default, the outgoing video is turned off when video conferencing starts.
TIP
• To switch views during a call, you can also press the Arrows button .
• To move the outgoing video window when viewing full screen incoming video, press the OK button .
• To show the menu while viewing full screen video, press the yellow selector.
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14 Connecting Your inPerson to a TV
Connecting Your inPerson to a TV
1Connect your inPerson to a TV as shown.
2Press the TV/LCD button .
The LCD will be turned off.
NOTE If you were video conferencing, your inPerson will continue to stream video and audio even if the lid is closed.
NETWORK
5V DC IN AV OUTPUT
4 5 6
89
7
31 2
1Yellow connector
2Red connector
3White connector
4Video In jack - Yellow
5Audio In (Right) jack - Red
6Audio In (Left) jack - White
7Yellow connector
8Red connector
9White connector
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Managing Photos
View photos
1From the User Account or Video Conferencing screen, select Main Menu.
2Highlight Photos and press the OK button .
Thumbnails of your photos are displayed.
To switch display view, press the Options button, highlight Switch View and press the OK button .
3Highlight the photo that you want and press the OK button .
4To return to the thumbnails view, press the Back button .
Delete photos
1From the User Account or Video Conferencing screen, select Main Menu.
2Highlight Photos and press the OK button .
Thumbnails of your photos are displayed.
3Highlight the photo that you want.
4Press the Options button .
5Highlight Delete Photo and press the OK button .
6Select Yes.
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16 Managing Your Contact List
Managing Your Contact List
Add a contact
1Make sure you are logged in to your SightSpeed account.
2From the Main Menu or Video Conferencing screen, select Contacts.
3Select Add.
4Press the OK button to enter your contact’s User ID.
5Using the keypad, enter your contact’s SightSpeed ID (not your contact’s email address).
6After editing, press the OK button again.
If you do not want to associate a display name and photo with your contact, skip to step 12 below.
7Highlight Display Name.
8Following the method described from steps 4 to 6 above, enter the display name for your contact.
9Highlight Photo and press the OK button .
10 Highlight the photo you want.
11 Select Next.
12 Select Save.
Edit your contact’s details
1Make sure you are logged in to your SightSpeed account.
2From the Main Menu or Video Conferencing screen, select Contacts.
3Highlight the contact you want.
4Select Edit.
5Highlight the information you want to edit (User ID cannot be edited).
6Press the OK button .
7Using the keypad, edit your contact’s details.
8After editing, press the OK button again.
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Attach a photo to your contact
1Make sure you are logged in to your SightSpeed account.
2From the Main Menu or Video Conferencing screen, select Contacts.
3Highlight the contact you want.
4Select Edit.
5Highlight Photo.
6Press the OK button .
7Highlight the photo you want.
8Select Next.
9Select Save.
To delete the attached photo, repeat steps 1 to 4 above and select Reset Photo.
Block a contact
1Make sure you are logged in to your SightSpeed account.
2From the Main Menu or Video Conferencing screen, select Contacts.
3Highlight the contact you want.
4Press the Options button , and highlight Block.
5Press the OK button .
Delete a contact
1Make sure you are logged in to your SightSpeed account.
2From the Main Menu or Video Conferencing screen, select Contacts.
3Highlight the contact you want.
4Press the Options button , and highlight Delete.
5Press the OK button .
NOTE All blocked contacts will be unable to contact you.
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18 Managing Your Calls
Managing Your Calls
Add speed dial
1From the User Account or Video Conferencing screen, select Speed Dial.
2Highlight the keypad number you want to assign the speed dial.
3Press the OK button or select Assign.
Your contact list appears.
4Highlight the contact you want assigned to the speed dial.
5Press the OK button .
6Select Yes.
Make a call
1There are several ways to make a call. From the Video Conferencing screen, the following options are available:
nSelect from your Contact list:
i. Select Contacts.
ii. Highlight the contact that you want.
nSpeed dial: Press the pre-assigned keypad number.
nManual SightSpeed ID input:
i. Press any keypad button, and then press the Options button .
ii. Highlight Text and then press the OK button .
iii. Using the keypad, enter your contact’s SightSpeed ID.
2Press the Call/End Call button .
When a call is established, you will automatically start receiving and sending audio. To start sending video, press the Video on/off button .
To automatically send and receive video for all calls, select Main Menu→System→User Settings→Default Conferencing Mode→Audio On/Video On.
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Manage incoming calls
If the incoming call party is on your contacts list, the display name and photo (for contacts with attached photos) will be displayed. For contacts with no
display name, the User ID will be displayed.
To accept a call, select Yes.
To ignore a call, select No.
Enable Auto Answer
This would be useful for remotely monitoring your home or office as your inPerson will automatically answer all calls.
1From the User Account or Video Conferencing screen, select Main Menu.
2Highlight System and press the OK button .
3Highlight User Settings and press the OK button .
4Highlight Auto Answer and press the OK button .
5Highlight the timing you want and press the OK button again.
View your call history
1Make sure you are logged in to your SightSpeed account.
2From the User Account or Video Conferencing screen, select Main Menu.
3Highlight Call History and press the OK button .
4Select < or > to view All Calls, Missed Calls, Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls.
The type of calls appears at the top of the LCD.
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Personalizing Your inPerson
Change Screen Saver settings
1Make sure you are logged in to your SightSpeed account.
2From the User Account or Video Conferencing screen, select Main Menu.
3Highlight System and press the OK button .
4Highlight User Settings and press the OK button .
5Highlight Screen Saver Settings and press the OK button .
Set Date & Time
1Make sure you are connected to the network.
2From the User Account or Video Conferencing screen, select Main Menu.
3Highlight Date & Time and press the OK button .
4Highlight Set Time or Set Date and press the OK button .
5Using the Arrows button , set the date and time and then select Save.
To view the saved time and date, highlight Display Clock and press the OK button .
To change time and date display options, press the Options button .
Add a display photo to your account
1From the Video Conferencing screen, select Logout.
2In the User Account screen that appears, select Edit.
3Enter your SightSpeed password and select Ok.
4Highlight Photo.
5Press the OK button .
NOTE Your inPerson will go into Screen Saver mode after a period of time of non-activity. This time can be changed. You can still receive calls in Screen Saver mode.
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