Polycom ViewStation - Manual (Page 135)

Chapter 3 Using the ViewStation
© Polycom, Inc., 2001 119 ViewStation User Guide
Discussion: In Discussion mode, all of the sites in the video call can
see everyone in the call at the same time. This feature is sometimes
referred to as Continuous Presence. If using one television monitor
with the ViewStation, when the call connects, each site is displayed
on the screen in a separate window. The near site appears in the
picture-in-picture (PIP) window at the lower right of the screen. If two
television monitors are used in a four-way video call (yourself and
three sites), you appear on the second television monitor. The far
sites appear in three separate windows on the first television
monitor. If you are using two television monitors in a three-way video
call, each far site appears full-screen on each of the two monitors,
and you appear in the PIP window on the main television monitor.
Presentation: In Presentation mode, which is also called
voice-activated switching, the person who is speaking appears full
screen to the far sites. If you are using one television monitor, the
speaker appears full screen on your monitor. Your picture
automatically appears in the PIP window when you raise the remote
control. If you are using two television monitors, the person who is
speaking appears on the main television monitor. The other sites
appear in separate windows on the second television monitor.
Full-Screen: In Full-Screen mode, the speaker appears full screen
to all sites. You can easily switch viewing modes either before or
during a multi-point call. To switch modes:
1. If you are currently in a multi-point call, press the MENU button
on the remote to go to the Main Calling screen.
2. Select System Info > Admin Setup > Video Network >
Multi-Point Setup to display the Multi-Point Setup screen.
3. Select Auto, Discussion, Presentation, or Full-Screen mode.
4. Press the MENU button on the remote control until you return to
the Main Menu.
Using Chair Control in a Multi-Point Call
Chair control is a feature that lets any non-multi-point enabled
ViewStations:
• Select which sites to view
• Select which site broadcasts its video to all other sites
• Disconnect sites from a multi-point call