Polycom ViewStation FX User manual

ViewStation FX is the highest performance, set-top video
conferencing system in the Polycom ViewStation product line.
Polycom®ViewStation®FX
Performance video communications for any conference
or board room
Connect. Any Way You Want.
Benefits
Superior video quality – Premium video from low
bandwidth to high with support for standards-based
H.264 and ITU 60 fields
Extensive viewing options – Simultaneously
supports up to four video monitors for near and mul-
tiple far side views plus a fifth XGA video output for
high-resolution monitor or data projector
Maximum calling capability – Embedded
MPPlus connects up to four video sites (IP, ISDN
or mixed) plus an additional universal analog tele-
phone line; cascading support up to 14 sites (10 IP,
ISDN or mixed video plus 4 audio)
See presenter and live, high-resolution multi-
media presentation – Add high resolution XGA
content and audio while still seeing live presenter
Security you can trust – Optional internal
encryption provides security via standard-based,
NIST/FIPS validated AES support - up to 2 Mbps
for point-to-point or multipoint calls
Choice of single or dual high resolution
displays – For a natural meeting environment.
Coupled with the high fidelity audio system
which delivers 270W of total power, with a
powerful amplifier, subwoofer, and two (2)
satellite speakers
With integrated MPPlus, multipoint functionality
for IP, ISDN and mixed networks, 2 Mbps support
over IP and ISDN, and extensive feature support
for auxiliary cameras, VCR’s and audio-add over
analog telephone, the ViewStation FX is ideal for
conference rooms, boardrooms, and classrooms
planning multipoint conferences. Polycom video
conferencing and collaboration solutions provide
superior audio pickup with 360-degree microphone
arrays that enable meeting participants to be heard
from anywhere in the room. With an RS-232 con-
trol/ data port, optional network support for ISDN
and private networks (V.35 RS-530, RS-449, with
RS-366 dialing), and standard-based AES encryp-
tion (NIST/FIPS validated), the FX can be config-
ured to meet your every demand.
With multiple monitor and projector support, the
FX offers and unmatched experience for lifelike
multipoint conferencing. For going beyond face to
face meetings, laptops can be quickly connected
to the FX to make sharing high resolution (XGA)
content and PC audio as easy as pushing a button.
The ViewStation FX is available with the flexible
Polycom Media Center, which offers high-end
performance, large displays and precision audio
– create a quality video meeting environment,
anywhere you need it, quickly and easily. Choose
dual displays (XGA/TV grade) for sharing high
quality video and high-resolution meeting data
from remote or local viewers
The performance of the ViewStation FX.
The power of Polycom conferencing and
collaboration solutions.
With integrated video, voice, data, and Web
capabilities, only Polycom solutions let you con-
nect, conference, and collaborate any way you
want. It’s our commitment to making distance
communications as natural and interactive as
being there. Work faster, smarter, and more effi-
ciently with the Polycom ViewStation FX and other
Polycom conferencing and collaboration solutions.

Polycom ViewStation FX Specifications
Part No. 3726-06361A Rev. 5/04
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User Interface
• User-friendly graphical interface
• Customizable home screen
• Custom logo on main screen
• Administrator controlled speed dial numbers
accessible from custom logo
• Kiosk mode for custom applications
• Speed Dial List
• Alert Signal on home page
• Keypad audio dialing confirmation
• Do Not Disturb (On/Off)
• Web interface
• Picture-in-Picture (PIP) On/Off, Automatic
Remote Control
• Enhanced, grip-sensitive remote control
• Quick buttons for most common tasks
• Color-coded buttons grouped by functionality
Video Features
• Intelligently selects frame rate and video
algorithm for best performance video
- Up to 30 fps and 60 fields per second
• Automatic VCR recording of all endpoints
based on the person who is talking
• Automatic Picture-in-Picture (PIP)
• See graphics content and far video on a
single monitor
• MGC™ Click & View™ for individual screen
layouts in MGC bridge calls
Video Standards & Annexes
• H.261: D
• H.263+: F, I, J, L, N, T
• H.263++: U, W
• H.264
• ITU 60 fields per second: Letter-box
Video Inputs: Main Camera + 3 Connectors
• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN
(Second camera with PTZ control)
• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN (Document camera)
• 1 x Composite; RCA/Phono (VCR)
Video Outputs: 7 Connectors
• 4 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN
(Support for 4 independent monitors)
• 1 x Composite; RCA/Phono (Main monitor)
• 1 x Composite; RCA/Phono (VCR)
• 1 x XGA (Graphics display)
Video Formats
• NTSC / PAL
• Graphics: SXGA, XGA, SVGA, VGA
Video Resolution
• Interlaced video (60/50 fields for NTSC/PAL):
Letter-box
• 4CIF (704 x 576)
• CIF (352 x 288)
• QCIF (176 x 144)
• SQCIF (128 x 96)
• Display aspect ratios: 4:3
Main Camera
• Ultra-quiet, ultra-fast action pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ)
• Tilt Range: +/- 25° (Up/Down)
• Pan Range: +/- 100° (Left/Right)
• Zoom: 12x Zoom (10x optical & 1.2x digital);
f=4.2 to 42mm
• Horizontal field of view: 65°
• Total horizontal field of view: 265°
• Auto focus
• Automatic white balance
• Camera presets: 20
Local camera 10; Far-end camera 10
• Voice activated camera positioning to 10 presets
Audio Features
• Full-duplex audio
• Instant Adaptation Echo Cancellation
• Automatic Gain Control (AGC) – voice activated
• Automatic Noise Suppression (ANS)
• Built-in tonal speaker test
• Real-time audio level meter
• Audio mixer: Mic, VCR, telephone, line-in
• Ability to talk over VCR audio
Audio Protocols
• 7 kHz bandwidth with G.722.1, G.722 on IP/ISDN
• 3.4 kHz bandwidth with G.711, G.728 on IP/ISDN
Audio Inputs: 5 Connectors
• 1 x RJ-9 to microphone arrays
• 2 x RCA input for VCR
• 1 x RCA input for mixer
• 1 x RJ-11 for analog speaker telephone
• Integrates with Polycom Vortex® installed
voice products
Audio Outputs: 5 Connectors
• 2 x RCA for main audio
• 2 x RCA for VCR record
• 1 x RJ-11 for analog speaker telephone
• Integrates with Polycom Vortex installed
voice products
Digital Tabletop Microphone Array
• 360 degree voice pick-up
• Cardioid elements per microphone array: 3
• Integrated mute button
• Can be mounted to ceiling or wall
• Number of microphone arrays in base unit: 2
People+Content™ Collaboration
• Receive or Transmit dual images
(View/Send people and high-resolution
content simultaneously)
• Dual audio (Transmits audio from room
microphones and laptop simultaneously)
• Supports IP, ISDN and Serial calls
• Supports People+Content dual streams from
any endpoint (not just host site)
• Maximum graphics resolution:
1280 x 1024, 60 Hz Input
1280 x 1024, 60 Hz Output
• Table-top audio input for laptop*
• Second table-top projector output*
• Triple 10/100 table-top Ethernet hub*
Other Collaboration Solutions
• PC Presents™ for Microsoft® PowerPoint®
• Polycom SNAP™
• T.120 Microsoft NetMeeting® support over
ISDN calls
• Streaming in and out of a call compatible with
Apple® QuickTime®, Cisco® IP/TV
Content Resolutions
• SXGA (1280 x 1023), XGA (1024 x 768), SVGA
(800 x 600), VGA (640 x 480)
• Up to 4CIF with motion
• Up to 16CIF still images (H.263)
• Up to 4CIF H.261 Annex D still images
Network Features
• Automatic IP/ISDN calling
• Polycom OneDial™ intelligent call management
attempts call on preferred network (IP or ISDN)
and automatically rolls over to secondary net-
work if needed
• Downspeeding over IP and ISDN
• IP address conflict warning
• Maximum call length digital timer
• Auto SPID detection and configuration
• Software upgradeable Inverse
Multiplexer (IMUX)
• PathNavigator™ support for easy call placement
and network cost optimization
• TCP/IP, DNS, WINS, DHCP, ARP, HTTP, FTP, Telnet
• SNMP for enterprise management
• T120 interface for Microsoft NetMeeting
• Chair control from endpoints or host systems
on IP and ISDN
Bandwidth
• Maximum Data Rate IP or Serial: Up to 2 Mbps
• Maximum Data Rate ISDN: Up to 2 Mbps
Network Interfaces Supported
• Ethernet port: Dual (10/100 Mbps)
• Integrated analog speaker phone for audio
add-in
• ISDN BRI (Basic Rate Interface) Quad BRI*
• ISDN PRI (Primary Rate Interface) T1/E: PRI*
• Serial Network Interface (V.35/RS-530/RS-449
with RS-366 dialing)
• Wireless LAN support via Ethernet port*
- Compliant with IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g
- Support for 64-bit to128-bit encryption (WEP)
- Infrastructure or ad hoc mode
Conference on Demand
• Initiates unscheduled MGC calls from
the endpoint
• Utilizes Polycom Office™ (PathNavigator
and MGC)
• Dials all participants simultaneously
Embedded MultiPoint
• Embedded MultiPoint Capacity: 5 sites
(4 IP/ISDN sites + 1 telephone)
• Supports mixed multipoint calls: IP, ISDN,
analog telephone
• Supports IP and analog telephones
• Automatic IP and ISDN MP Downspeeding
• Automatic mixed IP/ISDN downspeeding
• Dial-in and Dial-out during MP calls
• Continuous presence - see all locations
• Voice switched - view current speaker
• Automatic MPPlus presentation modes to auto-
matically switch between presenter and continu-
ous presences modes
• Cascading up to 14 sites (10 IP, ISDN and mixed
sites + 4 telephones)
• Password protection for incoming calls
• Audio bridge: 5 sites (4 IP + analog)
Quality of Service and Experience –
iPriority™
• Video and Audio Error Concealment
• IP Precedence (ToS)
• Diffserv DSCP (CoS)
• Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation
• Proactive Network Monitoring
• Packet and jitter control
• Network Address Translation (NAT) support
• Automatic NAT discovery
• Configurable video/audio/FECC service value
• Asymmetric speed control
• TCP/UDP fixed-port firewall support
• Lip synchronization
• Echo cancellation and suppression
• Auto gatekeeper discovery
• Automatic gateway dialing profiles
• Specify outbound call routing for gateway/ISDN
• Closed captioning and text chat support both in
and out of calls
Security
• COMSEC tested by Titan Systems, Information
Security Systems Division, and independently
validated to operate with approved government
encryption technologies
• KG-194/KIV-7 encryptor support with on screen
and address book dialing
• Account validation number entry
• Secure password authentication
• Unique factory default passwords
• Administrator password
• H.243 MCU password
• Do not disturb control for point-to-point calls
• Auto-Answer Point-to-Point (On/Off)
• Password protect individual menu screens
• SNMP security alerts for failed and successful
password authentication attempts
• Ability to disable remote interfaces: FTP, Telnet,
HTTP, SNMP
• Ability to disable mixed network calls
Embedded Encryption
• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
• FIPS validated by National Institute of Standards
& Technology (NIST) certified agency
• 128-bit key length
• Standard-based AES H.235 version 3 (IP)
• Standard-based AES H.233/H.234 (ISDN/Serial)
• Maximum Encrypted bandwidth: 2 Mbps
- IP, ISDN, Serial
• Automatic key generation and exchange
• Supported in People+Content
• Supported in point-to-point and multipoint calls
Directory Services
• 10,000+ number global directory*
• 1,000+ number local directory
• Limitless multipoint entries
• Live address book with Polycom Global Directory
Services automatically and quickly updates
directory with address changes, new endpoints,
or systems being turned off*
• Polycom Global Directory Services integrates
with Active Directory/LDAP*
• Automatic ISDN localization of calls
System Management
• SNMP management
• Diagnostics and software upgrades via PC, LAN
• Software upgrades via ISDN call
• Integrated remote Web management
• Remote administrator video-only monitoring of
room or calls from integrated Web server
(enabled/ disabled from endpoint for security)
• Place a call from Web interface
• System configuration from Web interface
• Call Detail Record (CDR) – Reports calls made
from the system along with call statistics
• Web interface for viewing CDR data
• Downloadable CDR files for processing
• Account number validation at call initiation inte-
grated with Polycom Global Management
System™ for billing purposes*
• Administrator-configurable dialing speeds
• Complete support for The Polycom Office:
- Polycom Global Management System*
- Polycom OneDial*
- Polycom PathNavigator*
- Polycom Conference Suite*
- Polycom MGC*
RS-232 data port
• Control port for custom integration with
remote devices such as Crestron and AMX
control systems
• Communication port for transmission of serial
data (e.g. medical devices) over ISDN calls
Other ITU-Supported Standards
• H.221 communications
• H.224/H.281 far-end camera control
• Annex Q standard for FECC in H.323 calls
• H.225, H.245
• H.231 in multipoint calls
• H.331 broadcast over Serial Network Interface*
• Bonding, Mode 1
Language Support
• Number of Languages Supported: 9
- Chinese, English, French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish
• Translated documentation
• Translated user interface
• Translated keypad audio dialing confirmation
• Translated web interface
• Translated remote control
Electrical
• Auto sensing power supply
• Operating voltage/power: 90-260 VAC,
47-63 Hz/60 watts
Environmental Specifications
• Operating Temperature: 0 to 40° C
• Operating Humidity: 10 to 85% R.H.
non-condensing
• Non-Operating Temperature: -40 to 70° C
• Non-Operating Humidity (Non-condensing):
10 to 90%
Physical Characteristics
• Base Unit Dimensions (WxHxD): 33 x 15 x 23 cm
• Base Unit Weight: 2.7 kg / 6.0 lbs
Warranty
• Parts and labor: Three-year
* Optional
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Polycom, the Polycom logo, Vortex and ViewStation are registered trademarks and MGC, Click & View, Polycom SNAP, PathNavigator, Polycom OneDial, VisualConcert,
Polycom Office, Global Management System, People+Content and iPriority are trademarks of Polycom, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.