Polycom Communicator C100 User manual

POLYCOM®
COMMUNICATOR
MODEL NO. C100
USER
USER
GUIDE
GUIDE
POLYCOM
®
COMMUNICATOR
March, 2007

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Contents

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Introduction
Thank you for choosing the
Polycom®Communicator C100.
The Polycom Communicator C100
is a PC speakerphone that delivers
the high-fidelity voice quality you
have come to expect from Polycom
in a small, portable device with an
intuitive user interface.
The Polycom Communicator C100
connects to your computerÊs USB
port, giving you full-duplex, two-
way telephone conversations over
Internet softphone applications.
This package contains everything
you need to get started. If you are
missing any of the items shown
on this page, please contact your
reseller immediately.
Polycom®Communicator
User Guide
Carrying Case

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LED
Volume Up
Application
Launch
Volume Down
Call Pickup/
Hangup
Mute
Features
Speaker
Stereo Headphone
Jack (3.5mm)
Keypad (See
enlargement below)
Back Cover/Stand
USB Cable
(Attached to unit;
located under back
cover/stand)
Microphones
Keypad (Enlargement)

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Please begin by installing the IP
softphone application on your
computer.
After you have completed the
installation of your Internet
softphone application, connect the
Polycom Communicator C100 to
the port on your computer in the
following manner:
Flip open the back cover of the
Polycom®Communicator C100
unit.
Unwind the USB cable.
Open up the back cover/stand
to its locked position. (For best
acoustic performance, the unit is
designed to stand at a 40À angle to
the surface it rests upon.)
Insert the USB cable of the unit
into a USB port on your computer.
To download software for
integration with Polycom PVX
applications, please go to:
www.polycom.com/support/
communicator
Download the file called „Polycom
Communicator version 2.0.X for
PVX‰.
Setup

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The Polycom®Communicator is
ready to use after completion of
software and hardware installation.
In order to use the Polycom
Communicator C100, you will
need to have an Internet softphone
application installed on your
computer.
In order for the Polycom®
Communicator C100 to function
properly, the microphone and
speaker volume (in Windows
Sounds and Audio Devices)
settings must not be set to „mute‰.
The controls on the keypad allow
you to have basic call control
functionality:
Launch the Internet softphone
application
Answer an incoming call
Hang up a completed call
Volume Up
Volume Down
Mute
Getting Started

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In order to use this device, you
will need to have Microsoft®
Windows®XP installed on your
computer.
For best acoustic performance,
always use the device with its back
cover/stand opened to the locked
position.
For private conversations,
stereo headphones can be plugged
into the side of the Polycom®
Communicator C100 unit. If you
have a set of desktop PC speakers
you can plug them into the 3.5mm
headphone port on the side of the
Polycom Communicator for stereo
sound.
You can use the Windows®
Sounds and Audio Devices
screen to adjust the volume of the
microphones and speaker.
Please note that the Polycom
Communicator automatically becomes
your default Windows Audio Device
(Mic & Speaker) when it is plugged
into your computer. If you do not want
the Polycom Communicator to be your
default Windows Audio Device you can
change your audio settings by doing the
following: Select „Start‰  „Se ttings‰
„Control Panel‰  „S ounds and Audio
Devices‰  „A udio‰  then select
your embedded sound card from the
drop-down menu for „Default Audio
Device‰.
If you make this change you will then
need to go to the audio settings within
the Internet softphone application
and make Polycom Communicator the
default sound device.
For additional information about
the Polycom®Communicator C100
or other Polycom® products,
please visit www.polycom.com.
Tips

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This device complies with part
15 of the FCC Rules. Operation
is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any
interference received, including
interference that may cause
undesired operation.
U.S. and Canada Regulatory and
Compliance Information
Part 15 Rules
Class B Digital Device or Peripheral
NOTE: This equipment has been
tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interfer-
ence in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interfer-
ence will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio
or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the

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equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiv-
ing antenna.
Increase the separation between
the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an
outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is con-
nected.
Consult the dealer or an experi-
enced radio/TV technician for help.
Modifications
In accordance with part 15 of the
FCC rules, the user is cautioned
that any changes or modifications
not expressly approved by Polycom
Inc. could void the userÊs authority
to operate the equipment.
Canadian EMC Class B
This Class [B] digital apparatus
complies with Canadian
ICES -003.
Cet appareil numérique de la
classe [B] est conforme à la
norme NMB-003 du Canada.