Polycom 3725-24004-001/A manual

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Trademark Informati on Polycom® and the Polycom logo design are registered tra demarks of Polycom, Inc. Po lycom PowerC am Presente r™ and VSX™ are trademarks of Polycom, Inc. in the United States and various other countries. All other brand and product names are trademarks or re gistered tra demarks of their respective companies. Patent Infor[...]

iii About this Guide This guide introduces you to the Polycom® PowerCam Presenter ™ , explains how to configure the system, describes how to use automatic camera tracking and other functions, and provides maintenance and trouble shooting information. This gu ide is intended for all users of th e Polycom PowerCam Presenter. For additional informa[...]

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v Contents 1 Introducing the Polycom PowerCam Pres enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Ease of Use . . . . . . . . . . [...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter vi 3 Maintenance and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Maintaining the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Charging the Locator Pack Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Upgrading t[...]

1 - 1 1 Introducing the Polycom PowerCam Presenter The Polycom PowerCam Presenter is an automatic camera tracking device. Its primary components include a camera, a locator pack assembly, a controller, and a remote control. When you have set up the PowerCam Presenter and are ready to use the automatic camera tracking functionali ty, simply attach t[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 1 - 2 System Components These standard components come with the Polycom PowerCam Presenter: Name Component Description Controller The controller receiv es ultrasoun d signals from the camera. The software in the controller processes these signals to locate the person wear ing the locator pack assem[...]

Introducing the Polycom PowerCam Pr esenter 1 - 3 Camera (NTSC or PAL version) The camera has seve ral main functions: • Provides an S-video (P AL or NTSC) or composite video signal. • Points the camera head in response to commands from the controller to change the pan, tilt, or zoom. • Provides a microphone a rray , which sen ds the ultrasou[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 1 - 4 S-video cables In a configuration where you are not usi ng a VSX video conferencing system, the 2 5-foot S-video cable enables you to connect optional S-video devices, such as a VCR, DVD recorder, or a video conferencing system other than a Polyc om VSX system. In a configuratio n where you a[...]

Introducing the Polycom PowerCam Pr esenter 1 - 5 You may also add optional components to y our PowerCam Pres enter. For example, you can add: • A Polycom VSX video conferencing system • A (non-VSX) video confere ncing system • A VCR or DVD player • A display If you connect the PowerCam Presenter to a Polycom VSX system, the PowerCam Presen[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 1 - 6 Key Features This section lists the key features of the Polyco m PowerCam Presenter. Ease of Use • Fluid camera movement that follows the pre senter's walking speed and smoothly stops moving when the presenter stops walking. • The presenter can be spontaneous and fo cus on the task a[...]

2 - 1 2 Using the Polycom PowerCam Presenter This chapter provides guidelin es for setting up the hardware, describes the remote control, and explains how to configure the Polycom PowerCam Presenter. Information about how to us e automatic camera tracking, control the camera manually, set camera preset s, and obtain sys tem information is also incl[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 2 • You can connect a display to connecto r on the controller using S-video or composite; however, be sure to use whichever matches the display’s video input. • Polycom recommends that you do not use audio with the display connected to connector on the controller. If you do so, yo u will [...]

Using the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 3 Keep in mind that the Tight , Wide , Left , and Right button settings described here are merely guid elines, and that you can set and change the settings to best suit your needs. For more infor mation, refer to Setting and Using Pres enter View s on page 2-12 . When the message Remot e control bat teries a[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 4 Configuring the Camera T racking Area The camera tracking area is the area within which automatic camer a tracking will follow the locator. How you choose to set the tracking area depends on a number of factors including the size of your room, whe t her your room contains many, few, or no ref[...]

Using the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 5 3. In the Tracking Area field , select Restricted , Unrestricted , or Not Specified . Refer to the following table for help in determining which setting is best for your situation: Restricted Unrestricted Not Specifi ed Setup Requires you to set up the tracking area. Requires you to set up the tracking are[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 6 4. If you selected Unrestricted or Restricted , press Next to access the Tracking Area screen. If you previously set a tr acking area, the camera’s pan and tilt measurements for that tracking area appear on the screen. Otherwise, the pan and tilt measurements for th e default tracking area [...]

Using the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 7 6. Follow the directions on the screen, and pr ess Set . 7. Continue following the on-screen dire ctions until you have specif ied the complete camera tracking area. Calibrating the Camera The Polycom PowerCam Presenter enables you to calibrate the camera in two ways: calibrate for pointing accuracy and ca[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 8 Configuring LAN Proper ties If you want to connect the PowerCam Pre senter to the LAN, you must configure the LAN properties. Note th at you cannot use the LAN connection to make video calls or view web pages. T o configure the LAN proper ties: 1. Press Menu on the re m ote control. 2. Select[...]

Using the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 9 Configuring Video Output Settings The Video Output Settings screen lets yo u specify the video output signal from connector on the PowerCam Presenter controller. T o configure the video output settings: 1. Press Menu on the re m ote control. 2. Select Video Output Set tings from the PowerCam Presenter scre[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 10 3. Configure these settings: Using Automatic Camera T racking Automatic camera tracking automatically points the camera to the person who is wearing the locator pack assembly. The camera smoothly follows the person as they move about the room, and au tomatically zooms in and out as the perso[...]

Using the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 11 Enabling and Disabling Automatic Camera T racking Most of the time, you’ll wa nt to keep automatic trac king on so you can freely move about the room without having to manually adjust the ca mera. However, at times, you may want to m a nually pan, tilt, and zoom the camera. The Polycom PowerCam Presente[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 12 Setting and Using Presenter Views A Presenter View is a customized automatic camera tracking view. You might want to set a Presenter Vi ew for situations su ch as these: • You want to show the presenter’s fa cial expressions or you want to eliminate distracting background objects from th[...]

Using the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 13 2. Do one of the following: — If you are planning to enable automatic zooming for the Presenter View, stand 20 feet (6 meters) to 30 f eet (9 meters ) from the camera. (If your room is smaller, you may have to stand closer.) — If you are not planning to enable automatic zooming for the Presenter View,[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 14 T o use a Presenter View: ¾ Press one of the Presenter View buttons: — Tight zooms in more closely on the presenter. — Wide zooms out further away fr om the presenter. — Left move s the camera to the left of the presenter. — Right moves the camera to t he right of the presenter. Rem[...]

Using the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 15 Controlling the Camera Manually If you do not want to use automatic ca mera tr acking, you can manually pan, tilt, and zoom the camera. You can manual ly adjust the camera at any time: it does not matter whether the locator pack is p owered on or powered off. T o control the camera manually: 1. Press Off [...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 16 T o use a camer a preset: ¾ Press Preset 1 or Preset 2 on the remote control to move the camera to the position you stored for that preset. If automatic camera tracking is on, it will turn off when you press Preset 1 or Preset 2 . Obtaining System Information The System Information screen p[...]

Using the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 17 • Place the camera so that: — It is no more than 50 feet (15 meters) and no closer than 5 feet (1½ meters) from the person wearing the locator pack assembly. — It is about 6 feet to 7 feet (2 me ters) above the floor, although higher will also work. — The back of the camera is at least 1 foot (½[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 2 - 18 — From greater than 35 feet (11 meters) away from the camera, you can face the camera or turn slightly from side- t o-side as l ong as the locator faces no more than 45° away fr om the center of the camera. Note that if you are within the range above and you turn your back briefly, the ca[...]

3 - 1 3 Maintenance and T roubleshooting This chapter contains maintenance in formation for your Polycom PowerCam Presenter, including how and when to charge the locato r pack batteries, how to upgrade the software, and what the automatic camera tracking specifications are. This chapter also presents problems, likely causes, and corrective actions [...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 3 - 2 When the battery pack is charging, the battery LED on the top of the locator pack lights up red. After ab out three hours, the battery pack will be full y charged and the battery LED will change to green. The battery pack la sts for about 8 hours. When it needs to be recharged, the operating [...]

Maintenance and T roubleshooting 3 - 3 The following table lists ad ditional auto matic camera tracking specifications for the camera: Specification Description Room size 50 feet by 50 feet (15 meters) or smaller Coverage angle (the angular range away from the center point that the camera can track to) Pan: +45°, -45° Tilt: +9°, -30° Pan and ti[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 3 - 4 T roubleshooting the System The following tables lists some common power, hardware, and camera movement problems and the steps you can take to resolve them. Power and Hardware Issues Symptom Problem Corrective Action The system does not start or respond in any way Not all of the power switche[...]

Maintenance and T roubleshooting 3 - 5 The system does not respond to the remote control (cont.) Camera inputs and outputs are not connected correctly . Refer to the Setting up the Pol ycom PowerCam Presenter document, which you received with your system, for information on how to connect the camera correctly . This document is also available at ww[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 3 - 6 Camera Movement Issues Symptom Problem Corrective Action The camera moves slowly Y ou connected or po wered on the camera after the controller was already powered on. Do the following: 1. Power off the contro ller and the camera. 2. Power on the camera. 3. Power on the controller . This is no[...]

Maintenance and T roubleshooting 3 - 7 Automatic camera tracking does not properly follow you Camera inputs and outputs are not connected correctly . Refer to the Setting up the Pol ycom PowerCam Presenter document, which you received with your system, for information on how to connect the camera correctly . This document is also available at www .[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter 3 - 8 Automatic camera tracking does not properly follow you (cont.) There is an obstruction between you and the camera. Remove objects, such as furniture, plants, and so on, that obstruct the line-of-sight between th e camera and the locator . Y ou are too close or too far from the camera. S tay w[...]

Maintenance and T roubleshooting 3 - 9 Contacting T echnical Suppor t To contact Polycom Technical Support, go to www.polycom.com/support . You can enter information about your sy stem and ask a question or describe your problem. The VSX system Automatic Camera T racking and Automatic Camera T racking to Presets features do not work consistently or[...]

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Safety and Regulator y Notices - 1 Safety and Regulator y Notices Important Safeguards Read and understand the following instructions be fore using the system: • Battery safety is important. Please read and understand the Safety Precautions for Lithium Ion Battery Packs listed in the following table before us ing the Polycom Po werCam Presenter .[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter Safety and Regulatory Notices - 2 W ARNING This product contains a lithium ion rechargeable battery pack. T o reduce the risk of fire or burns, do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external con tacts, or dispose of in fi re or water . CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectl y rep[...]

Safety and Regulator y Notices Safety and Regulator y Notices - 3 Safety W arnings When Charging the Battery W ARNING 1. Be sure to follow the rules listed below whi le charging the battery . F ailure to do so may cause the battery to become hot, rupture, or ignite and cause serious injury . • When charging the battery , either use a specified ba[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter Safety and Regulator y Notices - 4 License Restr ictions THE SOFTW ARE PROGRAMS CONT AI NED OR DESCRIBED HEREIN AR E CONFID ENTIAL INFO RMA TION AND PROPRIET ARY PRODUCTS OF POL Y COM, INC. OR ITS LICENSORS. Buyer shall not sublicense or otherwise distribute any of the Subject Prog rams except to E[...]

Safety and Regulator y Notices Safety and Regulator y Notices - 5 EXCLUSIONS. POLYCOM WILL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINATION DISCLOSE THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR RESULTS FROM: • FAILURE TO FOLLOW POLYCOM'S INSTALLATION, OPERATION, OR MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS. [...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter Safety and Regulator y Notices - 6 Regulatory Notices WARNING This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, th is product may cause radio in terference in whi ch case the user may be required to take adequate measures. USA and Canadian Regulatory Notices FCC Notice Class A Digital Device or[...]

Safety and Regulator y Notices Safety and Regulator y Notices - 7 Konformitätserk lärung: Hiermit erklärt Polycom Ltd., dass der Polycom PowerCam Presenter die grundlegenden Anforderung en und sonstige maßgebliche Bestimmung en der Ri chtlinie 1999/5/EG erfüll t. Vaatimustenmukaisuusva kuutus: Polycom Ltd. vakuuttaa täten, että Polycom Power[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter Safety and Regulator y Notices - 8 Special Safety Inst ructions Follow existing safety in structions and observe all safe guards as directed. Installation Instructions Installation must be performed in accordance with all relevant nati onal wiring rules. Plug Acts as Disconnect Device The socket ou[...]

Index – 1 Index A adapter male RCA to female S-video 1-4 S-video gender changer 1-4 S-video to RCA 1-4 audio, from lapel or lavaliere microphone 3-5 automatic camera tracking calibrating for pointing accuracy 2-7 configuring tracking area 2-4 controlling camera manual ly 2-15 enabling and disabling 2-11 enabling and disabling automatic zooming 2-[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter Index – 2 composite video 2-2 , 3-5 controller power cable 1-3 controller, description of 1-2 D default gateway 2-8 DNS servers 2- 8 documentation, list of 1-5 domain name 2-8 duplex mode 2-9 E ears, rack mount 1-4 equipment optional 1-5 standard 1-2 F feet, rubber 1-4 framing saving settings 2-1[...]

Index Index – 3 Polycom web site for documentation 1-4 for support 3-9 power cable for camera 1-3 controller power cable 1-3 locator pack AC power charger and cord 1-2 powering on the system 3-4 troubleshooting 3-4 PowerCam See camera PowerCam Presenter See Polycom PowerCam Presenter Presenter See Polycom PowerCam Pre s enter Present er View butt[...]

User’ s Guide for the Polycom PowerCam Presenter Index – 4 W warranty information Safety and Regulatory Notices-4 web site 1-4 , 3-9 WINS resolution 2-9 WINS server 2-9 Z zooming, enabling and disabling au tomatic 2-14[...]