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    User manual software version f4 d13642.05 march 2006 this document is not to be reproduced in whole or in part without permission in writing from:.

  • Page 2: Trademarks and Copyright

    Tandberg 1500 mxp ii trademarks and copyright all rights reserved. This document contains information that is proprietary to tandberg. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronically, mechanically, by photocopy...

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    User manual iii ecos ecos, the embedded configurable operating system. Copyright (c) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 red hat, inc. Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 john dallaway copyright (c) 2002, 2003 nick garnett copyright (c) 2002, 2003 jonathan larmour copyright (c) 2002, 2003 andrew lunn copyright ...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp iv disclaimer the information in this document is furnished for informational purposes only, is subject to change without prior notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by tandberg. The information in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable; however tandber...

  • Page 5: Environmental Issues

    User manual v environmental issues tandberg visual communication products significantly reduce the need for travel and thereby help reduce various types of pollution. Tandberg recommends the use of low energy peripherals, such as energystar™ monitors. Thank you for buying a tandberg product. Battery...

  • Page 6: Operator Safety Summary

    Tandberg 1500 mxp vi operator safety summary for your protection, please read these safety instructions completely before operating the equipment and keep this manual for future reference. The information in this summary is intended for operators. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and inst...

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    User manual vii isdn cables - caution - to reduce the risk of fire, use only no. 26 awg or larger telecommunication line cord. Servicing - do not attempt to service the apparatus yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltages or other hazards, and will void the warranty....

  • Page 8: Contact Us

    Tandberg 1500 mxp viii contact us if you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please see the online support section at www.Tandberg.Net . It is also possible to send a fax or mail to the attention of: product and sales support tandberg p.O. Box 92 1325 lysaker norway tel: +47 67 125 125 fax:...

  • Page 9: Table of Contents

    User manual ix table of contents 1 introduction............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 at a glance ..............................................................................................................

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp x 3.12.4 chair control............................................................................................................ 76 3.12.5 assign floor and release floor from participant .................................................... 77 3.12.6 view site and end view...........

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    User manual xi 4.4.6 video quality.......................................................................................................... 144 4.4.7 default call settings .............................................................................................. 147 4.5 audio .....................

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp xii 6.13 appendix 13 ..................................................................................................................... 243 6.14 appendix 14 ..................................................................................................................... 244 ...

  • Page 13: 1 Introduction

    1 introduction the tandberg 1500 mxp provides a reliable, secure and wireless capable video communication system with superior presentation capabilities for small groups and offices. Audio quality high-performance audio provides a richer, more complete visual communication experience. The mpeg4 aac-...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 2 no missing features when traversing the firewall – works with h.264, mpeg4 audio, encryption. Outside systems, such as home offices, to be part of the enterprise dial plan. Dialing to systems by uri, e.G. User@company.Com. New h.460, itu standardized firewall traversal, support n...

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    Introduction 3 unicast streaming – which allows broadcasting of audio/video via an ip network to a single compatible client (realmedia™ or apple quicktime™) or streaming server. The on-screen menu: provides an easy interface for first-time users with symbols and descriptions. Builds upon the familia...

  • Page 16: 1.1 At A Glance

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 4 1.1 at a glance camera the high quality color main camera is mounted on top of the monitor. The main camera is controlled manually. Monitor the monitor displays the far-end and near-end videoconferencing sites in addition to the menus. Note that the monitor pictures/drawings used...

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    Introduction 5 sitting in an open plan office, this can cause problems. Use the little, white switch placed under the batteries to change the reach of the signal from 20 meters to 2 meters. This will prevent you from unintentionally controlling another video system, when you control your own system....

  • Page 18: 1.2 Menu Structure

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 6 1.2 menu structure the menu structure is divided into two parts. The main menu is available for all users and contains all the functionality of the system. The administrator menu contains all the settings of the system. The administrator settings are accessible from the main menu...

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    Introduction 7 note that the system features and menu settings may vary depending on network selection and software package..

  • Page 20: 2 Installation

    2 installation precautions: never install communication wiring during a lightning storm. Never install jacks for communication cables in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations. Never touch uninstalled communication wires or terminals unless the telephone line has be...

  • Page 21: 2.1 Unpacking

    Installation 9 2.1 unpacking when unpacking the tandberg 1500 mxp, you will find the following items:.

  • Page 22: 2.2  Connecting Cables

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 10 2.2 connecting cables connect the cables according to the figure below:.

  • Page 23: 2.3 Monitor Configuration

    Installation 11 2.3 monitor configuration note that all necessary default monitor settings are done prior to shipping the product and the following steps concerning monitor adjustments are not required if these settings have not been altered. Turn on the tandberg 1500 mxp turn on the tandberg 1500 m...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 12 select monitor language open the setup menu on the monitor. Select language and choose your desired language. Note that for best performance, tandberg recommends always using the volume control on the tandberg remote control when adjusting the volume. For systems shipped with th...

  • Page 25: 2.4 System Configuration

    Installation 13 2.4 system configuration the system must be configured for each installation. Configuration settings can be made via the system menu. Navigate through the menu system using the arrow keys and ok. Remember to press the save button on the bottom of each menu to save the changes. Press ...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 14 5. Screen settings when using wide screen (16:9) monitors, set tv monitor format to wide (16:9). Tandberg also recommends setting picture layout to picture outside picture when using 16:9 monitors. Picture outside picture provides a display layout optimized for wide screen monit...

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    Installation 15 5. Data port please refer to data port for details 6. Save changes remember to save any changes made in the menu by selecting the save button on the menu line and pressing ok. * the international name field is only visible if the system name contains asian and non-latin character tex...

  • Page 28: 3 General Use

    3 general use wake up the system when the system is not in use, it is in standby mode and the screen is black. Wake up the system by picking up the remote control. An incoming call or pressing any key on the remote control will also wake up the system. If the system does not respond: make sure that ...

  • Page 29: 3.1 The Welcome Screen

    General use 17 3.1 the welcome screen when the system is switched on, the welcome screen will be displayed. The welcome screen presents the menu and displays your main camera image in the background (display main camera is the default setting). The isdn/ip numbers and the system name are displayed i...

  • Page 30: 3.2 Using The Remote Control

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 18 3.2 using the remote control the system is controlled with a remote control. Think of the remote control as a mobile phone with number keys and call keys. Use the arrow keys and press ok to navigate through the menus. The system’s most commonly used functions are also accessible...

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    General use 19 in and out.* 12. Selfview displays your outgoing video. Press selfview again to turn selfview off, see selfview . 13. Use the phone book to store and recall video contacts for easy placement of calls, see phone book . 14. Use the red end call key to end the current call. Pressing this...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 20 the remote control (trc 4)**: 1. Change video source. If possible, you will start open a dual stream. Press the video source button again to stop the dual stream. 2. Mic off turns your microphone on and off, see mic off . 3. Arrow keys are used for navigation in the menu and for...

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    General use 21 presentation source. If the presentation key is held down for 1 second then the presentation video sources menu will appear, see presentation key . 12. Press ok/menu to show the menu and to select menu items, see navigation . 13. Use zoom + and – to zoom the camera in and out.* 14. Se...

  • Page 34: 3.2.1 Navigation

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 22 3.2.1 navigation arrow keys and ok navigate in the menu with the arrow keys on the remote control. The orange selector on screen shows the selected item. Press ok to select. Cancel key in the main menu, pressing cancel (x) will hide the menu. If the menu is hidden, bring it back...

  • Page 35: 3.2.2

    General use 23 3.2.2 selfview the term “selfview” means the outgoing image. In a normal call using the main camera, this is the image of you. The selfview button toggles the images between far end, selfview and dual video (if any). How to use selfview: 1. Outside a call, pressing the selfview button...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 24 example: you are using the system as a pc and get an incoming call. When the setting “use screen as local pc monitor” is on, you will keep your pc image displayed locally and the incoming call pops up in a pip or as smaller images in a 1+3 layout, depending on your system. You w...

  • Page 37: 3.2.3

    General use 25 3.2.3 layout the layout of the screen can either be shown as picture in picture (pip) or picture outside picture (pop) when displaying more than one video image. The behavior of the layout button is dependent on the picture layout setting in screen settings . 3.2.3.1 picture in pictur...

  • Page 38: 3.2.4

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 26 3.2.4 mic off to mute the microphone during a call, press the mic off button. An on-screen indicator appears in the upper right corner when the microphone is off. In a call, if audio is detected, the on-screen symbol will start to flash. Pressing the mic off button one more time...

  • Page 39: 3.2.5

    General use 27 3.2.5 volume + and - press the volume key to adjust the volume level. An on-screen indicator will show the current level..

  • Page 40: 3.2.6

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 28 3.2.6 number and letter keys pressing a number key when outside a call will bring up the call menu. When in a call, the number keys are used for camera presets. Press a number and go to the corresponding camera preset (see camera presets). However, when accessing an input field ...

  • Page 41: 3.2.7

    General use 29 3.2.7 touch tones to activate dialing touch tones during a call, press the touch tones button. Otherwise the number keys will activate the corresponding camera presets. An indicator will let you know that touch tones are enabled. Finish with ok to exit touch tone mode..

  • Page 42: 3.3 On-Screen Indicators

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 30 3.3 on-screen indicators the system has a number of icons signaling different settings: microphone off this indicator is shown when the microphone is turned off. Press the mic off button again to turn the microphone back on, see mic off for details. Volume off this indicator is ...

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    General use 31 telephone this indicates that there is a telephone participant in the conference. The displayed number indicates how many telephone participants there are in the conference..

  • Page 44: 3.4 Using The Menu

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 32 3.4 using the menu press the menu button on the remote control to display the menu. The menu contains all functions needed in order to control the system. The menu contains the following items: make a call / add another call standby / end call camera control presentation confere...

  • Page 45: 3.5 Make A Call

    General use 33 3.5 make a call display the call menu by either: 1. Select make a call from the menu, or 2. Press the green call button on the remote control the tandberg system can make both video calls and telephone calls . Call settings specifies the quality of the call. It is possible to alter th...

  • Page 46: 3.5.1

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 34 3.5.1 place video call in the make a call menu enter the dial number either: 1. Manually, or 2. Select the book symbol in order to display the phone book and select a conference participant. When dialing manually, toggle between abc/abc by pressing the # button on the remote con...

  • Page 47: 3.5.2

    General use 35 3.5.2 place telephone call in the make a call menu, enter the dial number either: 1. Manually, or 2. Select the book symbol in order to display the phone book and select a conference participant, see phone book for details. When entering a dial number manually, toggle between abc/123 ...

  • Page 48: 3.5.3

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 36 3.5.3 add call (optional feature) conference systems with built-in multisite can handle up to 4 video calls and 3 telephone calls simultaneously. It is possible to both set up a conference with many participants and also add participants during a conference. Set up a conference ...

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    General use 37.

  • Page 50: 3.5.4 Call

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 38 3.5.4 call settings the call settings specifies the quality of the call. Each call will be set up with the default call settings if the settings are not altered. In this case the field is labeled default call settings. If the settings for some reason are altered for the current ...

  • Page 51: 3.5.5

    General use 39 3.5.5 streaming streaming lets you broadcast your meeting to participants on the web. The web participants can listen to the meeting, see snapshots, but not participate themselves. Snapshots of current stream (if multisite), selfview, far end and duovideo streams are accessible via ht...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 40 streaming source* auto: enables streaming of both local and far end video. Selection of which site to be streamed is done using voice switching (the site that speaks is streamed). Local: only the local video will be streamed. Remote: only the far end video will be streamed. Loca...

  • Page 53: 3.6 Answer An Incoming Call

    General use 41 3.6 answer an incoming call how to answer an incoming call: to accept an incoming call, press the ok button or the green call button on the remote control. How to reject an incoming call: to reject an incoming call, select the reject icon and press the ok button, or press the end call...

  • Page 54: 3.7  End Call

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 42 3.7 end call how to end a call: press the red end call button on the remote control, or press the menu button on the remote control to display the menu and select end call. When the end call dialog box is displayed either: press the red end call button on the remote control agai...

  • Page 55: 3.8 Standby

    General use 43 3.8 standby the system will automatically go to standby mode when it is not in use. In standby mode, the screen(s) are black. It is however still possible to receive incoming calls. How to enter standby mode manually: select standby from the menu and select standby now, or press the e...

  • Page 56: 3.8.1

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 44 3.8.1 delay standby for 1 hour delay standby for 1 hour postpones the system from entering standby mode for 1 hour. This function is useful when using the monitors for a local presentation to prevent the system from automatically blanking the monitors. It is also possible to pos...

  • Page 57: 3.8.2

    General use 45 3.8.2 delay standby for 3 hours delay standby for 3 hours postpones the automatic standby mode for 3 hours. This function is useful when using the monitors for a local presentation to prevent the system from automatically blanking the monitors. It is also possible to postpone the syst...

  • Page 58: 3.8.3

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 46 3.8.3 do not disturb to prevent the system from accepting any incoming calls, activate the do not disturb function. The caller will hear a busy tone when calling the system. The monitor will be black when do not disturb is active, see figure below. This is useful when using the ...

  • Page 59: 3.9 Phone Book

    General use 47 3.9 phone book the phone book is available via the phone book button on the remote control or from the make a call menu. Using the phone book is time saving and prevents the user from inadvertently calling the wrong number. The contacts are sorted alphabetically. The contact names are...

  • Page 60: 3.9.1 Call

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 48 3.9.1 call log the call log lists placed calls, missed calls and received calls. That allows the user to see which calls that are made in the past. The lists contain a maximum of 30 numbers and the numbers are stored in these lists until the system is restarted. If the contacts ...

  • Page 61: 3.9.2 My

    General use 49 3.9.2 my contacts my contacts are the locally stored contacts on the system. This means that it is possible to add new contacts and edit or delete existing contacts. My contacts can store up to 200 contacts. How to make a call using my contacts: 1. Find the desired contact using the a...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 50 the following functions are available from my contacts: call now new contact new multisite contact edit contact delete contact close.

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    General use 51 3.9.2.1 add new contact the new contact function is available from my contacts . Add a new contact to my contacts by: 1. Select the new contacts button to open the new contacts dialog box. 2. Enter name by using the letter keys on the remote control. Input will automatically be interp...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 52 3.9.2.2 new multisite contact (optional feature*) the new multisite contact function is available from my contacts . It is possible to pre-define the participants of a conference meeting as a multisite contact. All participants in the multisite contact will then be connected aut...

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    General use 53 bandwidth for a multisite contact call when calling a multisite contact, the system will try to call the participants with their specified bandwidths. If the total bandwidth exceeds the system's maximum bandwidth the system will downspeed and distribute the available bandwidth equally...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 54 3.9.2.3 edit contact the edit contact function is available from my contacts . How to edit a contact in the local phone book: 1. Select the contact that is to be edited. 2. Press the left arrow on the remote control, followed by the down arrow until the edit contact icon is sele...

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    General use 55 3.9.2.4 delete contact the delete contact function is available from my contacts . How to delete a contact: 1. Select the contact that is to be deleted. 2. Press the left arrow on the remote control, followed by the down arrow until the delete contact icon is selected. The delete cont...

  • Page 68: 3.9.3 Global

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 56 3.9.3 global contacts when selecting phone book the phone book opens showing the global contacts* or the corporate directory** below the folders placed calls, missed calls, received calls and my contacts. These contacts cannot be changed locally by the system, only from the mana...

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    General use 57 3.9.3.1 up one level global contacts can be arranged in a tree structure with several sub folders. Use the up one level button to navigate up in the tree structure. When a search in the global phone book is made, by using the search function, only contacts matching the search text are...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 58 3.9.3.2 search the phone book can contain an unlimited amount of global contacts. Using search makes it easier to find the wanted contact. How to search in the global phone book: 1. Select the search icon. 2. Enter search text in the dialogue box that appears and press the ok bu...

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    General use 59 3.9.3.3 copy contact to my contacts the copy contact to my contacts function is available from the placed calls, missed calls, received calls and global contacts folders, see phone book for details. It may be wise to copy contacts that are often used to my contacts. Note that the loca...

  • Page 72: 3.10 Camera Control

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 60 3.10 camera control manual camera control the tandberg 1500 mxp has manual camera control. You can focus the camera using the handle on top of the camera. Tilt the camera to the desired position..

  • Page 73: 3.10.1   Far End Control

    General use 61 3.10.1 far end control far end control allows you to control your conference partner’s camera. An example of when this feature could be especially helpful is if it is not possible to see what a participant at the far end is writing on their white board. Use far end control to move the...

  • Page 74: 3.11 Presentation

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 62 3.11 presentation the presentation functionality in the system enables you to show other available video sources in addition to your main camera. This is perfect for meetings where you would like to show a powerpoint presentation, for example. You can even use arrow keys up and ...

  • Page 75: 3.11.1   Presentation Key

    General use 63 3.11.1 presentation key the quickest way to show a presentation is to use the presentation key on the remote control. The presentation key is used to start and stop a presentation. The presentation key will display pc (default*). When holding the presentation key for 1 second, the pre...

  • Page 76: 3.11.2 Presentation

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 64 3.11.2 presentation menu the presentation menu offers you all available video sources; main camera, pc, document camera, vcr, aux and vnc. All these sources can be used as main video stream or dual video stream (duo video / h.239). Not all systems has all video sources available...

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    General use 65 3.11.3 pc presenter (dvi/vga input) (optional feature - not available on all systems) users often have their presentations on a laptop that is brought into the meeting room. Remember to connect your pc to the codec before you press the presentation button. Note that the image will app...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 66 3.11.4 pc soft presenter and vnc (optional feature) pc softpresenter is used to display pc images on your system without using a vga cable (pc presenter). The system and your pc must be connected to the same lan. In addition, vnc (virtual network computing) server software must ...

  • Page 79: /h.239)

    General use 67 3.11.5 dual stream (duovideo tf /h.239) (optional feature - not available on all systems) with dual stream you have the opportunity to show two different live video streams simultaneously, main video and one additional source. This is handy when showing a presentation. You see the liv...

  • Page 80

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 68 3.11.6 take new snapshot the system can take a snapshot of your live video. Snapshot is handy when you are in a call with a system that does not support dual stream. Use snapshot to show a snapshot of your presentation and continue the meeting with main camera. How to use snapsh...

  • Page 81: 3.11.7   Display Snapshot

    General use 69 3.11.7 display snapshot the system stores the last sent or received snapshot. The snapshot is deleted automatically after the call. How to display snapshots: 1. To view a stored snapshot, first choose the snapshot header. 2. Select display snapshot in the presentation menu. 3. Press t...

  • Page 82: 3.12 Conference Services

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 70 3.12 conference services a multipoint control unit (mcu) enables several sites to participate in the same conference. During an mcu conference, the status line will provide information about the conference. You can make a multipoint conference in different ways. The conference s...

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    General use 71 example of multisite for mid- to low end systems. Note that the illustrations may differ from the actual product. Using the system’s internal mcu, multisite tf * most tandberg mxp systems have an optional built-in mcu, which is called multisite*. It supports up to 6 video calls and 5 ...

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 72 using an external mcu with limited chair control support you may have the following services with an external mcu that does not support h.243, you have the following services: request/release floor terminal names * the multisite option is not available on the tandberg 550 mxp, t...

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    General use 73 3.12.1 request floor and release floor when requesting floor, your video will be broadcasted in full screen to all other participants in the conference. Request floor is useful when you want to speak or display something in front of all participants. Release floor when you are done an...

  • Page 86

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 74 3.12.2 conference layout (only supported by tandberg multisite*) with a tandberg multisite you can choose between the layouts: auto split, 4 split, 5+1 split and voice switched view. Auto split displays all participants on the screen simultaneously. 4 split displays the 4 last s...

  • Page 87: 3.12.3   Terminal Names

    General use 75 3.12.3 terminal names choose terminal names to see a list of the participants of the multisite conference. Press cancel to go back..

  • Page 88: 3.12.4

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 76 3.12.4 chair control (not supported by tandberg mcu or multisite) as chairman, you have access to more multisite services. Select chair control to assume the role of chairman of the conference. Select release chair to end the role as chairman. A chair indicator appears when you ...

  • Page 89: Participant

    General use 77 3.12.5 assign floor and release floor from participant assign floor allows the chairman to select which of the conference participants are to be broadcasted to all other participants..

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 78 3.12.6 view site and end view (not supported by tandberg mcu or multisite) view site allows you to view any participant in the conference regardless of who has the floor and chair. Choose end view to go back to normal..

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    General use 79 3.12.7 disconnect participant disconnect participant allows the chairman to disconnect any participant in the conference. In a multipoint call, this is equivalent to disconnecting a participant from the end call menu..

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    Tandberg 1500 mxp 80 3.12.8 terminate meeting terminate meeting allows the chairman to terminate the conference altogether. In a multisite call, this is equivalent to pressing end all calls from the end call menu..

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    General use 81 3.12.9 more about multisite (embedded mcu) (optional feature*) calling in to a multisite any system can be part of a multisite conference by calling in to a multisite. The dial-in numbers to the multisite depends of the network that is used. To dial in to the multisite on ip: dial the...

  • Page 94: 3.13 Control Panel

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 82 3.13 control panel the control panel contains the features: diagnostics text chat audio demonstration administrator settings restart user guide.

  • Page 95: 3.13.1 Diagnostics

    General use 83 3.13.1 diagnostics diagnostics allows testing of individual system components and displays the current system settings. Diagnostics contain: system information channel status call status system selftest view administrator settings ip address conflict check warnings.

  • Page 96: 3.13.2 System

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 84 3.13.2 system information select system information to view system numbers, line status, software version, hardware serial number and other useful information. Press arrow key up and down to scroll in the system information list. System information contains: system name my isdn ...

  • Page 97: 3.13.3 Channel

    General use 85 3.13.3 channel status comprehensive information about the call progress is available through the channel status window. This window indicates the various stages each b-channel goes through whilst establishing a connection. Status - bri comments idle calling connected sync active relea...

  • Page 98: 3.13.4 Call

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 86 3.13.4 call status comprehensive information about the call is available through the call status window. The menu has two columns, one for transmitted and one for received audio/video/data information. If dual stream or multisite is available on your system and in use, pressing ...

  • Page 99: 3.13.5 System

    General use 87 3.13.5 system selftest the system performs a check to determine internal hardware integrity. System selftest is useful when you want to check if your network connection is active..

  • Page 100

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 88 3.13.6 view administrator settings this window displays all the system settings. Use the arrow key on the remote control to scroll through the list. View administrator settings may contain*: general settings system name language dual monitor auto answer max call length access co...

  • Page 101

    General use 89 pc document camera vcr aux vnc split screen default call settings call type network bandwidth restrict (56k) auto h320 bandwidth auto h323 bandwidth sip audio settings inputs mic1 mic2 mic3 audio4 audio5 audio6 mix mode vcr ducking level settings mic1 mic2 mic3 audio4 audio5 audio6 ou...

  • Page 102

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 90 white balance brightness video name main cam aux doc cam vcr pc vga vnc network type isdn-bri\pri\leased e1\t1\enternal h331 isdn switch type etsi (euro isdn),… line1 setup on number1 number2 spid1 spid2 line2 setup on number1 number2 spid1 spid2 line3 setup on number1 number2 s...

  • Page 103

    General use 91 ip address ip subnet mask gateway ethernet speed h.323 settings e.164 alias use gatekeeper gatekeeper ip h.323 prefix advanced h.323 settings rsvp nat nat address qos ip precedence audio video data signaling ip type of service (tos) diffserv audio video data signaling snmp settings sn...

  • Page 104

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 92 3.13.7 ip address conflict check the system will give a warning if there is an ip conflict. The user may initiate this check by selecting ip address conflict check..

  • Page 105: 3.13.8 Warnings

    General use 93 3.13.8 warnings any warnings registered by the system will be displayed in the warnings menu. Open a warning in the list to get more information about the warning. The following warnings may be displayed if detected by the system, depending on system type and configuration: isdn bri w...

  • Page 106

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 94 there is something wrong with the leased e1/t1 line (blue alarm). Please check your network connection. (192) there is something wrong with the leased e1/t1 line (yellow alarm). Please check your network connection. (193) h323 gatekeeper warnings could not register to the gateke...

  • Page 107: 3.13.9   Text Chat

    General use 95 3.13.9 text chat while in an isdn or ip call to another system supporting text chat (t.140), select text chat from the control panel. Enter text in the displayed window. How to use text chat: 1. Choose text chat from the control panel to open the text chat window. 2. Enter text with t...

  • Page 108: 3.13.10 Audio Demo

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 96 3.13.10 audio demo note that the audio demo will only appear in the user guide if a digital natural audio module is connected to the codec..

  • Page 109

    General use 97 3.13.11 administrator settings administrator settings contains the configuration of the whole system. It is recommended to password protect administrator settings to prevent occasional users from making changes to the system. See administrator settings for further details..

  • Page 110: 3.13.12  Restart

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 98 3.13.12 restart restart the system by pressing the restart button. You are prompted with a dialog box saying: do you want to restart the system? Press ok to restart, press cancel (x) to abort..

  • Page 111: 3.13.13   User Guide

    General use 99 3.13.13 user guide the on screen user guide takes you through a quick step-by-step introduction to videoconferencing. It gives the user basic skills in how to use the system..

  • Page 112: 4 Administrator Settings

    4 administrator settings administrator settings contain all the settings of the system. Making changes to administrator settings will change the behavior of the system. It is recommended to password protect the access to administrator settings to prevent occasional users from making crucial changes ...

  • Page 113: 4.1 General Settings

    Administrator settings 101 4.1 general settings when installing the system, go through the general settings menu to ensure that you have the right settings for your system, see system configuration . General settings contain: language system name / international name * auto answer phone book setting...

  • Page 114: 4.1.1 Language

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 102 4.1.1 language the system supports 16 different languages for its on-screen menus; english, german, french, norwegian, swedish, italian, spanish, portuguese, russian, finnish, chinese simplified, chinese traditional, japanese, korean, thai and arabic. Select the preferred langu...

  • Page 115: 4.1.2 System

    Administrator settings 103 4.1.2 system name system name identifies the system: on the welcome page. During an mcu conference call. When using the web-interface. When the codec is acting as an snmp agent. Towards a dhcp server. H323 id. Other systems can call in using this name instead of ip-number/...

  • Page 116: 4.1.3 International

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 104 4.1.3 international name if the system name contains asian and non-latin character text input, the international name using latin characters only, must be specified as well. This is in order to make other systems understand the system name..

  • Page 117: 4.1.4 Auto

    Administrator settings 105 4.1.4 auto answer the auto answer setting decides whether an incoming call is put through automatically or manually. On the system will automatically answer all incoming calls. On+mic off the system will automatically answer all incoming calls and switch the microphone off...

  • Page 118: 4.1.5 Phone

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 106 4.1.5 phone book settings corporate directory on the corporate directory is available in the menu. Off the corporate directory is hidden from the menu and is unavailable for users. Ip address enter the ip address of the management system that provides the phone book. Path the p...

  • Page 119: 4.1.6

    Administrator settings 107 4.1.6 external services settings external services on when set to on external services are available. Off when set to off external services are unavailable. Ip address enter the ip address of the service provider for external services. Path enter the path to the external s...

  • Page 120: 4.1.7 Permissions

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 108 4.1.7 permissions permissions contains settings for incoming mcu calls, incoming telephone calls, far end control, remote software upgrade and fallback to telephony. Access code an access code will help you control the use of the system. All users must enter a code to identify ...

  • Page 121

    Administrator settings 109 far end camera control on the far end will be able to: • control your camera • select your video sources • activate your camera presets • request snapshots off the far end can access none of the four features above on the local system. You will however still be able to con...

  • Page 122: 4.1.8 Screen

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 110 4.1.8 screen settings auto layout on if auto layout is on the system will change layouts automatically depending on the number of participants in a call and if you have a dual video stream or not. Please refer to layout for more information. Off if auto layout is off there will...

  • Page 123

    Administrator settings 111 picture layout the advanced picture layout is related to the layout button on the remote control and it can be used at any time to change the screen layout. For wide screen systems pop mode is recommended. You will get optimized picture layouts for wide screen by pressing ...

  • Page 124

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 112 example of 1+2 picture outside picture (wide screen). Example of 1+3 picture outside picture (wide screen). Note that the following menu settings do not apply for all tandberg mxp systems. Please refer to the actual menu page on your system. Vga monitor format to fully leverage...

  • Page 125

    Administrator settings 113 wide screen vga or tv monitor in normal (stretched) mode. Wide screen vga or tv monitor in wide (native) mode. Vga out quality* the supported range of vga formats will be optimized for the vga display monitor based on the source image. Vga out quality enables the user to c...

  • Page 126

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 114 vga out quality for wide xga: if vga monitor format is set to wide, pc picture format is set to normal, vga out quality is set to auto, the layout on the monitor is either full screen or pop, and the input source to the largest window is pc with resolution 1024x768, the system ...

  • Page 127: 4.1.9 Software

    Administrator settings 115 4.1.9 software options the system requires a valid option key to activate multisite and/or presenter functionality. In order to activate additional bandwidth, you need to enter a bandwidth key. A restart of the system is required after entering a new option and/or bandwidt...

  • Page 128

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 116 4.1.10 date and time settings ntp ip this is the ntp time server address from which the system can get updated time information. See ip services for more details. Auto the ntp ip address is set automatically. Manual the ntp ip address is set manually. Ip address the ip address ...

  • Page 129: 4.2 Menu Settings

    Administrator settings 117 4.2 menu settings menu settings contain the settings: input editor language menu timeout in call balloon help administrator password kiosk mode settings startup icons.

  • Page 130: 4.2.1

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 118 4.2.1 input editor language when the input editor language is set to chinese, korean or japanese the user will be able to enter chinese / korean / japanese characters into an input field like the system name or phone book, using the remote control..

  • Page 131: 4.2.2

    Administrator settings 119 4.2.2 menu timeout in call the main menu appears on the bottom line of the screen. Set menu timeout in call to on if you want the menu to time out automatically when you are in a call. On the menu will time out automatically after 15 seconds if there is no activity on the ...

  • Page 132: 4.2.3 Balloon

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 120 4.2.3 balloon help it is possible to enable / disable the balloon help window. On choose on if you want help text windows to appear. Off there will be no help text window..

  • Page 133: 4.2.4

    Administrator settings 121 4.2.4 administrator password it is recommended to put an administrator password on the system. The administrator password can be maximum 5 digits long. The administrator password dialog box will pop up when you choose administrator settings from the control panel. This wil...

  • Page 134: 4.2.5

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 122 4.2.5 kiosk mode settings kiosk mode in kiosk mode the system is set to a simplified state where it can be controlled with just the four arrow keys and ok. You will get a simplified on-screen menu with only basic functionality available: make calls (using predefined contacts in...

  • Page 135

    Administrator settings 123 if language menu is enabled you will first see the language selection menu. Select language and the welcome menu will be displayed with your desired language. In a call, the system will display far end video in full screen. If max call length is set to a value and the syst...

  • Page 136

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 124 kiosk mode - auto dial* on the system will automatically dial to the first contact in the phone book when he handset is lifted. If this contact is busy, the system will call the second number in the phone book and so on. If the user places the handset in the cradle, the system ...

  • Page 137: 4.2.6 Startup

    Administrator settings 125 4.2.6 startup welcome menu the welcome menu contains the main menu, system status, your system name and dial in numbers. On the welcome menu is shown when the system wakes up from standby mode. Off the welcome menu is not shown when the system wakes up from standby mode. P...

  • Page 138

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 126 display welcome text the welcome text displays your system name and dial in numbers by default. It is possible to hide this information by choosing display welcome text off. On welcome text is displayed on the welcome menu. Off welcome text is not displayed on the welcome menu....

  • Page 139: 4.2.7 Icons

    Administrator settings 127 4.2.7 icons the following indicator icons may be set to on or off: mic off volume off on air encryption bad network telephone see on-screen indicators for details..

  • Page 140: 4.3 Presentation Settings

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 128 4.3 presentation settings presentation settings contain: presentation start h.239 call video source presentation source snapshot source auto-display snapshot pip appearance pip placing vnc settings.

  • Page 141: 4.3.1 Presentation

    Administrator settings 129 4.3.1 presentation start if your system has dual stream capabilities, you can show two video streams at the same time (see also dual stream ). Presentation start is auto by default. This means that you will start dual stream (a second video stream) automatically when start...

  • Page 142: 4.3.2 H.239

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 130 4.3.2 h.239 h.239 supports transmission of two video streams. It combines elements of duo video and people+content. If h.239 is disabled you will still be able to start tandberg dual video stream* enabled enables h.239 disabled disables h.239 * the tandberg 550 mxp can only rec...

  • Page 143: 4.3.3

    Administrator settings 131 4.3.3 call video source the call video source is the default video source you would like to use in a call. If you use main camera as call video source, the system will start with main camera every time you make a call, regardless of what the previous video source was. Exam...

  • Page 144: 4.3.4 Presentation

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 132 4.3.4 presentation source the presentation source is connected to the presentation button on the remote. Pressing the presentation button will put the presentation source on display. Presentation source is pc by default*. You can change the presentation source to any video sour...

  • Page 145: 4.3.5 Snapshot

    Administrator settings 133 4.3.5 snapshot source when you take a snapshot, you get a snapshot of the snapshot source. Current is the default snapshot source. This means that you take a snapshot of the video source that is currently active. You can change the snapshot source to any video source. In t...

  • Page 146: 4.3.6 Auto-Display

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 134 4.3.6 auto-display snapshot select auto to automatically display a received snapshot. Turn auto-display snapshot manual if you wish not to have them displayed on the screen when they are sent or received. The snapshots will be sent and received, but not displayed. With auto-dis...

  • Page 147: 4.3.7 Pip

    Administrator settings 135 4.3.7 pip appearance a picture in picture (pip) is a smaller picture placed in one of the corners of the screen. The pip enables you to see an extra picture in your video conference. Auto pip auto means that picture in picture will appear automatically when it is suitable....

  • Page 148: 4.3.8 Pip

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 136 4.3.8 pip placing pip placing lets you decide where the pip shall appear. You can of course move the pip with the layout button on the remote anytime. Top right pip is placed in the top right corner. Bottom right pip is placed in the bottom right corner. Bottom left pip is plac...

  • Page 149: 4.3.9 Vnc

    Administrator settings 137 4.3.9 vnc settings vnc settings is necessary when using a vnc presentation. See chapter pc soft presenter and vnc for more information on how to use vnc. Address the ip-address of the pc with the vnc software installed. To find the ip- address of the pc, place the mouse po...

  • Page 150: 4.4 Call Quality

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 138 4.4 call quality call quality contains the settings: video algorithm audio algorithm aac-ld 128kbps natural video max upstream rate video quality default call settings.

  • Page 151: 4.4.1 Video

    Administrator settings 139 4.4.1 video algorithm the system will automatically select the best video algorithm based on the video source and the capabilities of the remote system. Use this menu to disable video algorithms in case you have interoperability issues calling other systems. H.264 bandwidt...

  • Page 152: 4.4.2 Audio

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 140 4.4.2 audio algorithm the system will automatically select the best audio algorithm based on the call rate and the capabilities of the remote system. Use this menu to disable audio algorithms in case you want to remove “low quality” audio, or if you have interoperability issues...

  • Page 153: 4.4.3

    Administrator settings 141 4.4.3 aac-ld 128kbps (stereo audio) specify a call rate for 128kbps aac-ld. From this call rate and above, "128kbps aac-ld" is available. On lower call rates "64kbps aac-ld" is available. Stereo audio requires twice the bandwidth as mono cd-quality audio. Therefore we reco...

  • Page 154: 4.4.4 Natural

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 142 4.4.4 natural video choosing natural video will enable 60 fields* per second true interlaced picture for high motion video. The use of natural video requires the h.263+ and h.263++ video protocols. Natural video will be disabled in h.323 multisite calls and in h.320 continuous ...

  • Page 155: 4.4.5

    Administrator settings 143 4.4.5 max upstream rate (kbps) the max upstream rate (kbps) defines the desired maximum transmitted call rate. This is to be able to limit the outgoing bandwidth whilst keeping the maximum incoming bandwidth, especially useful for home offices with different upstream and d...

  • Page 156: 4.4.6 Video

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 144 4.4.6 video quality the different video sources need different video quality settings. Main camera, vcr, aux and split screen have motion as default. Pc, document camera and vnc have sharpness as default. Motion* optimized for smooth motion video (cif/sif or w288p for low bandw...

  • Page 157

    Administrator settings 145 sharpness*: improved quality of detailed images and graphics, lower frame rate, ideal for enhancing quality at lower bandwidths. 4cif will be used from a pal video input, digital clarity 4sif from ntsc, digital clarity w720p will be used from a wide format (hd720p) input v...

  • Page 158

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 146 native pal: 4cif (704 x 576 pixels), digital clarity 448p (576 x 448) icif (352 x 576 pixels), natural video cif (352 x 288 pixels) qcif (176 x 144 pixels) sqcif (128 x 96 pixels) native pc resolutions: xga (1024 x 768 pixels), digital clarity svga (800 x 600 pixels), digital c...

  • Page 159: 4.4.7

    Administrator settings 147 4.4.7 default call settings default call settings are connected with call settings in the call menu. If you leave call settings unchanged when making a call, the system will use the default call settings in the call. In addition to the call settings call type, net, bandwid...

  • Page 160

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 148 select h.323 to ensure that the call is set up as an h.323 call. Select sip to ensure that the call is set up as an sip call. Bandwidth bandwidth decides the quality of the video picture. When set to auto the system will establish a connection using a proper bandwidth for the c...

  • Page 161

    Administrator settings 149 place this type of call by: set network to isdn set bandwidth to 128 kbps a field for the 2nd number pops up in call settings. Enter the second number in the call settings field. For 128 kbps calls that use bonding, ignore the second number field and just enter one number ...

  • Page 162: 4.5 Audio

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 150 4.5 audio audio contains the settings: inputs outputs echo control stereo settings audio leveling (agc) alert tones and volume.

  • Page 163: 4.5.1 Inputs

    Administrator settings 151 4.5.1 inputs mic and audio input l-r (vcr left/right) by default, all inputs are enabled. Just plug in an audio source and it is active. Audio inputs that are on will automatically be mixed. Unconnected inputs will automatically be muted. Select off to prevent audio/noise ...

  • Page 164

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 152 audio inputs vcr left/right are set to a default level which is adhered to by most manufacturers of audio-visual equipment and is a level at which most audio-visual equipment (cd-players, vcrs or dvds) will work. Signal levels - microphone inputs clipping level nominal level in...

  • Page 165

    Administrator settings 153 signal levels - line level inputs clipping level nominal level input menu level settings vpp dbu dbu 0.0 db 15.5 vpp 17.0 dbu -1.0 dbu 1.5 db 13.0 vpp 15.5 dbu -2.5 dbu 3.0 db 11.0 vpp 14.0 dbu -4.0 dbu 4.5 db 9.2 vpp 12.5 dbu -5.5 dbu 6.0 db 7.8 vpp 11.0 dbu -7.0 dbu 7.5 ...

  • Page 166: 4.5.2 Outputs

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 154 4.5.2 outputs audio out audio out is internally connected to the monitor loudspeakers. The signal is a mix of audio from far end and local end audio in (vcr left/right). If an output is "off", no audio will be sent to that output. Level settings adjust the audio output level to...

  • Page 167: 4.5.3 Echo

    Administrator settings 155 4.5.3 echo control microphone the microphone input has an acoustic echo canceller. In addition to echo cancellation, the system has built-in noise reduction (nr). Nr reduces constant background noise (e.G. Noise from air-conditioning systems, cooling fans etc.). In additio...

  • Page 168: 4.5.4 Stereo

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 156 4.5.4 stereo settings stereo input mode (stereo audio) if stereo input mode is on, audio in l/r (vcr left/right) will behave as a stereo input pair. The vcr ducking and agc setting for audio in r will in this case apply to both audio in l and r. Audio out to the left loudspeake...

  • Page 169: 4.5.5

    Administrator settings 157 4.5.5 audio leveling (agc) on select on to allow automatic adjustments (automatic gain control) of audio levels. When on, the agc maintains the audio signal level at a fixed value by attenuating strong signals and amplifying weak signals. Very weak signals, i.E. Noise alon...

  • Page 170: 4.5.6

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 158 4.5.6 alert tones and volume video call alert tone and telephone alert tone to help distinguish between incoming video calls and ordinary telephone calls, it is recommended to use different ringing tones for video calls and telephone calls. Alert volume you may change the volum...

  • Page 171: 4.6 Video

    Administrator settings 159 4.6 video video contains the settings: mcu status line floor to full screen web snapshots multisite picture mode video name.

  • Page 172: 4.6.1

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 160 4.6.1 mcu status line on the multisite / mcu / duovideo indicators will be displayed and provide information about the conference. Off the multisite / mcu / duovideo indicators will not be displayed. Auto the multisite / mcu / duovideo indicators will be displayed for a few sec...

  • Page 173: 4.6.2

    Administrator settings 161 4.6.2 floor to full screen when "floor to full screen" is enabled, someone who requests floor will be seen by all participants as full screen. When "floor to full screen" is "off", someone who request floor in a multisite conference using the 5+1 layout will be seen in the...

  • Page 174: 4.6.3 Web

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 162 4.6.3 web snapshots the system is able to generate jpeg snapshots and provide them when requested (as ‘http get’ or via ftp). See appendix 6 for descriptions of the possible snapshot files. On snapshots generation is enabled. Off snapshots generation is disabled. Note that web ...

  • Page 175: 4.6.4

    Administrator settings 163 4.6.4 multisite picture mode multisite* picture mode determines the default layout of a multisite call. Available layouts are: auto split, 4 split, 5+1 split, and voice switched. You can change the layout during a call using the layout option in multisite services. Auto sp...

  • Page 176

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 164 voice switched mode.

  • Page 177: 4.6.5 Video

    Administrator settings 165 4.6.5 video name as a default, the video inputs are given the names main cam, pc, doc cam, vcr, aux or vnc, dependent on what video sources are available on your system. The video names cannot exceed eight characters. The names correspond to the video names in the presenta...

  • Page 178: 4.7 Security

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 166 4.7 security security contains the settings: encryption encryption mode passwords.

  • Page 179: 4.7.1 Encryption

    Administrator settings 167 4.7.1 encryption (country specific) auto the system will try to set up calls using encryption. Point to point calls: if the far end system supports encryption (aes or des), the call will be encrypted. If not, the call will proceed without encryption. Multisite calls*: in o...

  • Page 180: 4.7.2 Encryption

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 168 4.7.2 encryption mode auto the system will try to use the most secure encryption - aes, dependent on the capabilities of the other sites. For sites that do not support aes encryption, des encryption will be tried. Aes the system will try to use aes with 128 bits encryption when...

  • Page 181: 4.7.3 Passwords

    Administrator settings 169 4.7.3 passwords administrator password, ip access password, streaming password, vnc password, access code and remote software upgrade password are duplicated from their respective menus. Using the security menu gives you a quick way to change all passwords of the system..

  • Page 182: 4.8 Network

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 170 4.8 network the network menu contain: isdn-bri settings lan settings network profiles data port.

  • Page 183: 4.8.1 Isdn-Bri

    Administrator settings 171 4.8.1 isdn-bri settings to make sure your system will work properly using isdn-bri, make the following settings: 1. Set isdn switch type 2. Enter isdn line numbers (and spids, if required) 3. Disable unused lines some software versions do not support 6 isdn lines, therefor...

  • Page 184

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 172 advanced isdn settings sub address using a sub address enables you to connect up to eight isdn terminals to the same isdn telephone number and line. The terminals are addressed by using different sub addresses. To call a terminal with a sub address, separate the isdn telephone ...

  • Page 185: 4.8.2 Lan

    Administrator settings 173 4.8.2 lan settings lan settings contain: ip settings h.323 settings sip settings wireless lan settings snmp settings ip services quality of service 802.1x settings.

  • Page 186

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 174 4.8.2.1 ip settings remember to restart the system after making changes to ip settings. This can be done by selecting the “save and restart” at the bottom of the ip setting menu. Changes in ip settings menu will not have any effect until the system is restarted. Ip protocol ipv...

  • Page 187

    Administrator settings 175 ethernet speed auto the codec will auto-detect the speed/duplex on the lan. 10/half the codec will connect to the lan using 10mbps speed/half duplex. 10/full 10 mbps speed/full duplex. 100/half 100 mbps speed/half duplex. 100/full 100 mbps speed/full duplex. Ip access pass...

  • Page 188

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 176 dns settings dns server 1-5 dns server defines the network addresses for dns servers. Up to 5 addresses may be specified. If the network addresses are unknown, please contact your administrator or internet service provider. Dns domain name dns domain name is the default domain ...

  • Page 189

    Administrator settings 177 4.8.2.2 h.323 settings e.164 alias this is the e.164 address of the system. The e.164 address is equivalent to a telephone number, sometimes combined with access codes. Valid characters are 0-9,* and #. When using a gatekeeper, the system will send a message to the gatekee...

  • Page 190

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 178 gatekeeper settings gatekeeper discovery auto the system will automatically try to register to any available gatekeeper. If a gatekeeper responds to the request sent from the codec within 30 seconds this specific gatekeeper will be used. This requires auto discovery on the gate...

  • Page 191

    Administrator settings 179 callmanager settings callmanager ip this is the callmanager ip-address that is used if you specify h.323 call setup: callmanager..

  • Page 192

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 180 advanced h.323 settings the advanced h.323 settings only have an effect if they are supported by your ip infrastructure. Nat nat, network address translation, is used when a pc and a videoconferencing system are connected to a router with nat support. Nat support in the videoco...

  • Page 193

    Administrator settings 181 h.323 ports static when selecting static h.323 ports for tcp connections the ports 5555 to 5574 will be used for q.931 and h.245 respectively. Dynamic the system will allocate which ports to use when opening a tcp connection. The reason for doing this is to avoid using the...

  • Page 194

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 182 4.8.2.3 sip settings mode on setting the sip mode to on will enable the system for incoming and outgoing sip calls. Off setting the sip mode to off will disable incoming and outgoing sip calls from the system. Display name the display name part of the sip address (uri) is usual...

  • Page 195

    Administrator settings 183 server address the server address is the manually configured address for the outbound proxy and registrar. It is possible to use a fully qualified domain name, or an ip address. The default port is 5060 for tcp and udp, but another one can be provided. Server address: exam...

  • Page 196

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 184 rfc 2190 rtp payload format for h.263 video streams rfc 2429 rtp payload format for the 1998 version of itu-t rec. H.263 video (h.263+) draft-ietf-avt-rfc2429-bis-05.Txt - draft for advanced video signaling including resolution, mpi, annexes and custom formats. Rfc 3047 rtp pay...

  • Page 197

    Administrator settings 185 4.8.2.4 wireless lan settings ssid (service set identification) example “wlannetwork”. Defines a local network id for this wireless region. It must be the same for all end points and the access point. An endpoint will find the access point if the ssid is correct, however i...

  • Page 198

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 186 encryption select encryption if you want to use wep encryption on your wireless lan connection. Increased encryption level will decrease performance. Use key select which of the keys shown below you want to use. Key 1- 4 the 64-bit keys can consist of a leading star (*) and 5 c...

  • Page 199

    Administrator settings 187 4.8.2.5 snmp settings snmp settings snmp trap host identifies the ip-address of the snmp manager. Snmp (simple network management protocol, snmp ver 1) is used for monitoring and configuring of different entities in a network. The system's snmp agentresponds to requests fr...

  • Page 200

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 188 4.8.2.6 ip services ntp ip this is the ntp time server address from which the system can get updated time information. This is a requirement for proper operation if h.235 authentication is implemented. The network time protocol (ntp) is used to synchronize the time of the syste...

  • Page 201

    Administrator settings 189 4.8.2.7 quality of service qos type off no qos is used. Diffserv diffserv qos method is used. Please see below for details. Ip precedence ip precedence qos method is used. Please see below for details. Ip precedence video used to define which priority audio, video, data an...

  • Page 202

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 190 auto will provide the following priority: audio 4 diffserv video used to define which priority audio, video, data and signaling packets should have in an ip network. The priority ranges from 0 to 63 for each type of packets. Diffserv telephony used to define which priority audi...

  • Page 203

    Administrator settings 191 4.8.2.8 ieee 802.1x 802.1x the system may be connected to an ieee 802.1x lan network. Supported 802.1x protocols are eap-md5, eap-peap and eap-ttls. The 802.1x authentication are enabled by setting 802.1x mode to on. On 802.1x authentication enabled off 802.1x authenticati...

  • Page 204: 4.8.3 Network

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 192 4.8.3 network profiles this menu consists of 7 network profiles; a prefix can be added for each profile. If you add a prefix to a profile, this prefix will automatically be added in front of the number being dialed. Example: 0 is added as a call prefix to the 2nd profile, isdn....

  • Page 205: 4.8.4 Data

    Administrator settings 193 4.8.4 data port the system provides up to two standard rs232 serial ports to allow a computer to be connected for data transfer and control purposes. Note that when connecting to a pc the connecting cable must be a straight through rs232 cable. Baud rate, parity, data bits...

  • Page 206: 4.8.5

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 194 4.8.5 restore default settings restore default settings will restore all administrator settings. Note that this will not affect your call directory information, network type, line setup numbers or your spid numbers..

  • Page 207: 5 Peripheral Equipment

    5 peripheral equipment using the optional peripheral devices outlined in this chapter and the many others available, you will be able to build your own applications for use with the system, thereby better integrating the system into your business environment. This chapter will explain how to connect...

  • Page 208: 5.1 Interfaces

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 196 5.1 interfaces 5.1.1 video 1 video input 1 vga/dvi-i (dvi = digital video interface, i = integrated digital & analog) input, analog or digital. Vga formats supported on 'dvi-i in': svga (800x600) 60hz, 72hz, 75hz, 85hz xga (1024x768) 60 hz, 70hz, 75hz sxga (1280x1024) 60hz hd72...

  • Page 209

    Peripheral equipment 197 pin signal assignment pin signal assignment pin signal assignment 1 t.M.D.S. Data2- 9 t.M.D.S. Data1- 17 t.M.D.S. Data0- 2 t.M.D.S. Data2+ 10 t.M.D.S. Data1+ 18 t.M.D.S. Data0+ 3 t.M.D.S. Data2/4 shield 11 t.M.D.S. Data1/3 shield 19 t.M.D.S. Data0/5 shield 4 t.M.D.S. Data4- ...

  • Page 210

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 198 signal name conn. 1 conn. 2 conn. 3 conn. 4 conn. 5 cable color ddc clock 6 15 orange ddc data 7 12 white vertical sync 8 14 yellow ddc power (+5v) 14, 16 9 red digital return 15 5, 10 black rgb red c1 1 red coax rgb green c2 2 green coax rgb blue c3 3 blue coax horizontal sync...

  • Page 211: 5.1.2 Audio

    Peripheral equipment 199 5.1.2 audio 2 audio inputs 2 audio inputs (line level) via rca connectors. All audio inputs are active by default. For further information, refer to chapter audio . Audio input connector specification: connector label microphone(s) audio input(s) signal type balanced unbalan...

  • Page 212

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 200 audio output connector specification: connector label audio outputs signal type unbalanced connector (codec) female rca/phono, sleeve-ground, centre-signal output impedance 680 ohms max output level when set to maximum output level and volume control set to max. Max output leve...

  • Page 213: 5.1.3 Network

    Peripheral equipment 201 5.1.3 network ethernet: 1 x ethernet (rj-45 jack) lan interface (10/100 mb) up to 2 mbps or 2.3 mbps depending on the bandwidth option installed. To connect the system to a lan, use the ethernet cable provided by tandberg (or a standard ethernet cable). The cable specificati...

  • Page 214: 5.1.4 Data

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 202 5.1.4 data port the data port(s) are implemented as data communications equipment (dce). The connector used is female 9-pin d-subs. Signal name direction pin number carrier detect, cd from dce 1 receive data, rxd from dce 2 transmit data, txd to dce 3 data terminal ready, dtr f...

  • Page 215: 5.2 Document Camera

    Peripheral equipment 203 5.2 document camera a document camera can be used for showing text, diagrams and a variety of graphical material as well as small three-dimensional objects. How to use a document camera with your system: 1. Connect the document camera to the doc cam input, if available, on t...

  • Page 216: 5.3 Dvd / Vcr

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 204 5.3 dvd / vcr dvd/vcr playback mono for playback, connect a cable between video out on the vcr and video in (vcr) on the system. Connect a cable between audio out on the vcr and the audio in (vcr) on the system. Choose vcr from the presentation menu to activate the vcr input. M...

  • Page 217: 5.4 Additional Cameras

    Peripheral equipment 205 5.4 additional cameras extra fixed cameras you can connect extra fixed cameras to your system, for example, a whiteboard camera. Connect the video output of the additional camera to one of the available video inputs on the system. Note that additional controllable cameras ar...

  • Page 218: 5.5 Additional Microphones

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 206 5.5 additional microphones if your environment is such that you require more than one microphone for your room, e.G. You have a whiteboard at a distance from your table microphone, it is possible to connect additional microphones to your system. See appendix 4 for more informat...

  • Page 219: 5.6 The Tandberg Dnam and

    Peripheral equipment 207 5.6 the tandberg dnam and speakers tandberg 6000 mxp profile, tandberg 6000 mxp, tandberg 7000 mxp, tandberg 8000 mxp and tandberg maestro the tandberg digital natural audio module, dnam*: the dnam audiosystem is built on two specially designed and separate modules; the dnam...

  • Page 220

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 208 tandberg 6000 mxp profile dnam configuration center speakers + integrated stereo speakers the dnam amplifier*: 3 x 50w continuous average center output power (load specified by dnam center speakers). 2 x 50w continuous average stereo output power (load specified by tandberg lou...

  • Page 221

    Peripheral equipment 209 the dnam loudspeaker cabinet (center speakers)*: 3-way center speaker system frequency range 50hz - 20khz 2 x 130mm low- and midrange loudspeakers, 8 ohms nominal, high quality 1 x 25mm dome tweeter, 6 ohms nominal, high quality crossover filtered audio signals received from...

  • Page 222

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 210 the mini-dnam loudspeaker cabinet*: the mini-dnam speaker cabinet specification: 2 * 15w stereo speakers, high quality frequency range 100hz - 20khz enclosed mdf speaker cabinet integrated stereo speakers**: 2 * 15w stereo speakers, high quality frequency range 100hz - 20khz en...

  • Page 223: 5.7 Stereo Speaker Kit

    Peripheral equipment 211 5.7 stereo speaker kit note that the following applies only for systems with a stereo s/pdif output. The stereo speaker kit provides an pair of floor-standing loudspeakers in addition to the built-in dnam . Using these speakers will enable stereo functionality in your system...

  • Page 224

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 212.

  • Page 225: 5.8 Telephone Add-On

    Peripheral equipment 213 5.8 telephone add-on the system has a built in audio bridge* that can bring in voice over ip (voip) telephony or normal telephone sites using isdn. Note that this requires a system with mixed audio output (audio from local and far end) and one audio input without integrated ...

  • Page 226: 5.9 Dual Monitor

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 214 5.9 dual monitor note that this requires a system with dual monitor video output..

  • Page 227

    Peripheral equipment 215 5.10 xga monitors and projectors (optional) some tandberg systems can be delivered with optional single or dual tv/xga monitors. It can also be connected to any dvi/vga/pal or ntsc display. Note that this requires a system with minimum one dvi-i output..

  • Page 228: 5.11 Vesa Display Power

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 216 5.11 vesa display power management because of the tremendous amount of energy consumed by monitors when operating, the system will reduce power consumption and extend monitor lifecycle by suspending the (switch off) monitors and projectors when the system goes into sleep/standb...

  • Page 229: 5.12 Digital Monitor Power

    Peripheral equipment 217 5.12 digital monitor power management dmpm is monitor power management applied over the digital dvi interface. Tandberg supports dmpm in software f2 and above. Six monitor power states are defined. Monitor on power state transmitter (tandberg codec) and receiver (monitor) ar...

  • Page 230: Data (Edid)

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 218 5.13 extended display identification data (edid) extended display identification data (edid) is a vesa standard data format that will allow the system to communicate its capabilities, including vendor information like the supported vga- formats and frequency range limits to a p...

  • Page 231

    Peripheral equipment 219 tested and verified monitors, edid & timing listed below are some of the monitors tandberg have tested and verified against: adi a715 dell w1700 dell w1900 eizo l367 eizo f730 ergoscan 400s hitachi cm640et hitachi cm769et ibm 9494-hbo ibm g97 ibm e74 ibm 6743-60n jvc lt-23x4...

  • Page 232: 6 Appendices

    6 appendices appendices: appendix 1: technical specification appendix 2: bandwidth information appendix 3: environmental considerations appendix 4: guidelines for setting up videoconferencing rooms appendix 5: security appendix 6: using the file system appendix 7: web interface appendix 8: connectin...

  • Page 233: 6.1 Appendix 1

    Appendices 221 6.1 appendix 1 technical specification unit delivered complete with: 17" wide screen lcd, wireless remote control, integrated camera, microphone, and cables lcd screen wide screen lcd (16:9) wide view angle screen xga resolution auto or manual brightness bandwidth h.320 up to 512 kbps...

  • Page 234

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 222 448p (576 x 448 pixels) native pc resolutions: xga (1024 x 768 pixels) svga (800 x 600 pixels) vga (640 x 480 pixels) wide (16:9) resolutions: w288p (512 x 288 pixels) w448p (768 x 448 pixels) w576p (1024 x 576 pixels) w720p (1280 x 720 pixels) still image transfer cif, sif, 4c...

  • Page 235

    Appendices 223 cp4 and voice switched best impression (automatic cp layouts) h.264, encryption, digital clarity dual stream from any site isdn & ip downspeeding and iplr multisite (h.243) cascading on h.320 & h.323 dial in / dial out chair control for host system snapshot of ongoing conference (jpeg...

  • Page 236: 6.2 Appendix 2

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 224 6.2 appendix 2 bandwidth information for tandberg endpoints model 8000mxp, 7000mxp 6000mxp, maestro bandwidth point to point isdn / ip standard: 768 / 3072 option: 1920 / 4096 standard: 768 / 3072 option: 1920 / 4096 multisite total: 3072kbps 4x768 video + 4 audio 3x1536 video ...

  • Page 237

    Appendices 225 model 3000mxp / 3000net mxp 2000mxp, 1500mxp bandwidth point to point isdn / ip standard: 384 / 1536 option: 512 / 1920 3000net: 384 / 1536 standard: 1920 (ip only) options: 512 / 1920 multisite total: 1536kbps 4x512 video + no audio 4x384 video + 3 audio total: 2304kbps 4x768 video +...

  • Page 238

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 226 picture mode multisite vs, cp4, cp5+1 vs, cp4, cp5+1 model 770mxp 1000mxp bandwidth point to point isdn / ip standard: 768 (ip only) option: 128 / 768 standard: 768 (ip only) options: 128 / 768, 384 / 768 multisite not available not available rate matching not available not ava...

  • Page 239: 6.3 Appendix 3

    Appendices 227 6.3 appendix 3 environmental considerations this section explains how to carry out basic adjustments and simple tests to ensure that you send and receive the best possible image and audio quality when using your system. Iris control and lighting by default the system camera will use a...

  • Page 240: 6.4 Appendix 4

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 228 6.4 appendix 4 guidelines for setting up videoconferencing rooms the following are a set of guidelines to consider when either building a videoconferencing room, or using an existing room for videoconferencing. Lighting: low contrast desired for light intensity. No dark spots. ...

  • Page 241

    Appendices 229 if the system has a separate microphone, it should be placed at the front of the table to ensure that all speech will be detected. The best position for the microphone is at least 2 meters (6.5 feet) in front of the system on a plain, flat table with at least 0.3 meters (12 inches) of...

  • Page 242: 6.5 Appendix 5

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 230 6.5 appendix 5 security the system has several features both to protect from unauthorized use and system access: access code: when access code is enabled, the user will be asked to enter an access code before he/she is able to make a call. The system will verify if the entered ...

  • Page 243

    Appendices 231 by setting an ip access password on the system, all access to the system using ip (telnet, ftp and web) requires a password. This password can be enabled from telnet or dataport using the command: ippassword . The default ip username and password is "tandberg". To remove this password...

  • Page 244

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 232 backwards compatibility) with extended diffie hellman key distribution via h.320, h.323 and leased line connections. The tandberg aes implementation is validated as conforming to the advanced encryption standard (aes) algorithm, as specified in federal information processing st...

  • Page 245: 6.6 Appendix 6

    Appendices 233 6.6 appendix 6 using the file system it is possible to access a file system within the tandberg system by using ftp: dos- window: ftp , or web- browser: ftp:// description of the different files: all.Prm all settings in the system (including directory) dir.Prm directory entries (up to...

  • Page 246: 6.7 Appendix 7

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 234 6.7 appendix 7 web interface it is possible to access and maintain the system remotely via a local area network (lan) using a standard web-browser. Connect your system to a lan with a network cable. How to configure your system for web interface: 1. Openadministrator settings a...

  • Page 247: 6.8 Appendix 8

    Appendices 235 6.8 appendix 8 (not available on all tandberg systems) connecting the system to pri/t1 using csu adapter connecting the system to the isdn network via the e1/t1-interface using an adtran t1 esf csu ace or equivalent csu, will allow up to 1.54 mbps connection. The e1/t1-interface must ...

  • Page 248: 6.9 Appendix 9

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 236 6.9 appendix 9 connecting the system to the switched 56 network using telesync ts-256 sw56/isdn adapter connecting the system to the sw56 network using a telesync adapter is described below. There are different telesync adapters for different configurations of sw56 networks. Th...

  • Page 249: 6.10 Appendix 10

    Appendices 237 6.10 appendix 10 connecting the system to isdn using nt1 network adapters connecting connect the first isdn cable from isdn 1 on the system to the s-interface on your first nt1 network adapter. Connect the other isdn cables to the appropriate nt1 network adapters. Connect the u-interf...

  • Page 250: 6.11 Appendix 11

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 238 6.11 appendix 11 (not available with tandberg 1500 mxp and set top systems) wave ii camera pinouts and connectors 8-pin rj (shielded modular jack): this connector is used for the power and control signals to the main camera. Pin-8 +12v (presence when connected in daisy chain) p...

  • Page 251

    Appendices 239 6-pin rj (modular jack): this connector is used when cascading cameras: control (out) signal and external camera detection. Note: it does not provide power for cascaded camera. Pri pinout pin-6 gnd pin-5 gnd pin-4 rxd (in) pin-3 txd (out) pin-2 presence (+12v in daisy chain) pin-1 gnd.

  • Page 252

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 240 dimensions front view: side view: rear view: underside view:.

  • Page 253: 6.12 Appendix 12

    Appendices 241 6.12 appendix 12 remote control (trc 3 / trc4) the tandberg remote control transmits ir-signals using the following parameters: protocol siemens sda2208 reference frequency 485khz address 4 & 7 ir wavelength 940nm ir carrier frequency 30khz.

  • Page 254

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 242 remote control key code map: button codes remote control (trc 3 / trc 4) button codes remote control (trc 3) remote control (trc 4) dec hex address button name dec hex address button name address button name 0 00 33 21 0 ok 0 ok 1 01 0 number 1 34 22 0 call 0 call 2 02 0 number...

  • Page 255: 6.13 Appendix 13

    Appendices 243 6.13 appendix 13 cisco callmanager registration configuring an h.323 client on the callmanager 4.0 the registration of a h.323 client in callmanager is supported on the callmanager (ccm) 4.0 software and forward. 1. To configure the callmanager with an h.323 client, log on to the admi...

  • Page 256: 6.14 Appendix 14

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 244 6.14 appendix 14 diagnostic tools for ip to use these tools, will require using a pc and setting up a telnet session towards the system. Q.931 to show q.931 trace during a call you need to issue the command ‘syslog on’. One can get traces for ras, q.931 and h.245 with this comm...

  • Page 257

    Appendices 245 function port type gatekeeper discovery (ras) 1719 udp q.931 call setup 1720 tcp h.245* range 5555-5574 tcp video range 2326-2405 udp audio range 2326-2405 udp data/fecc range 2326-2405 udp multisite + duo video (*) note: while using multisite, if a site is disconnected and reconnecte...

  • Page 258: 6.15 Appendix 15

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 246 6.15 appendix 15 system upgrade before starting the software upgrade of the tandberg mxp system, please make sure to have the new software file, (for instance s050000f30.Pkg) and the release key for this software available. Your tandberg partner will provide this for you. All o...

  • Page 259

    Appendices 247 the following page will now be displayed: figure 1 3. Enter the release key in the ‘release key’ field and press the ‘install software’ button..

  • Page 260

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 248 a new page will now be displayed: figure 2 4. Type in the path to where the new software file is stored, or select the file by using the ‘browse’ button. 5. The progress for the sw upgrade can be tracked by pressing the ‘telnet’ link in the help text box before pressing the ins...

  • Page 261

    Appendices 249 5. Type in your ip password (default is “tandberg”) as password. 6. Type ‘put and press enter. The new software file will now be uploaded to the tandberg mxp system. 7. When the software upload is complete, end the ftp connection to the tandberg mxp system by typing ‘bye’ in the dos p...

  • Page 262

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 250 the following page will now be displayed: figure 3 5. Enter the release key for the system to be upgraded in the ‘release key’ field. If no release key is given, the far end system will use the previously stored release key if possible. This will work when upgrading from a main...

  • Page 263

    Appendices 251 in the menu on the system under ‘control panel/system information’, the installed software should now be displayed as the ‘software version’..

  • Page 264: 6.16 Appendix 16

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 252 6.16 appendix 16 declaration of conformity contact your tandberg representative for a declaration of conformity..

  • Page 265: 7 Glossary

    7 glossary # 199 av1: external input for the tandberg/loewe monitor. 2nd monitor: the second monitor of your videoconferencing system. The second monitor is normally placed on the right side of the first monitor. 4cif: 4 times cif, 704x576 pixels 4sif: 4 times sif, 704x480 pixels a aacld: advanced a...

  • Page 266

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 254 b bandwidth: decides the quality of the video call. High bandwidth gives high quality. C call control data triggered: uses txdata, rxdata and clock signals only. Use data triggered when no handshake signal is available. Call control leased line: is a non-dialing protocol and sh...

  • Page 267

    Glossary 255 diagnostics: allows testing of individual system components and displays the current system settings. Digital claritytf: participants enjoy presentations of exceptionally high quality resolution video. Disconnect site: as a chairman you get the option to disconnect site. Disconnect site...

  • Page 268

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 256 g g.711: audio algorithm for normal quality audio (telephone quality, 3.1 khz) the system will always have g.711 enabled. G.722: audio algorithm for high quality audio (7 khz). G.722.1: audio algorithm for compressed high quality audio (7 khz) g.728: audio algorithm for compres...

  • Page 269

    Glossary 257 m main camera: your camera. Video input 1 max call length: this feature will automatically end both incoming and outgoing calls when the call time exceeds the length specified. Max channels: indicates the maximum number of channels the system is allowed to use on the e1/t1 interface. Mc...

  • Page 270

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 258 non standard facility: the network provider may require service selection in your isdn configuration. Valid nsf codes are from 1 to 31. 0 will disable nsf service codes. Nr: noise reduction. Reduces constant background noise (e.G. Noise from air-conditioning systems, cooling fa...

  • Page 271

    Glossary 259 restart: restarts the system. Restore defaults: restores system settings to the factory defaults. Restricted call: a call to a 56 kbps network. By default the system will dial an unrestricted call (a call to a 64 kbps network) and downspeed to 56 kbps if necessary. S s-vhs: s-video s-vi...

  • Page 272

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 260 streaming source: select between local video and/or far end video to be streamed. Local and far end audio is always streamed. Streaming ttl/router hops: used for streaming data to limit how many routers the data should pass before it is rejected. Streaming video rate: defines t...

  • Page 273

    Glossary 261 w wave ii camera: wide angle view camera - delivers the widest angle of view in the industry. Welcome menu: the welcome menu displays the main menu when you are outside a call. X xga: extended graphics array (1024 x 768).

  • Page 274: 8 Index

    Tandberg 1500 mxp 262 8 index a access code......................................84, 108 add another call........................................36 additional microphone .............................206 administrator password...........................121 alert speaker .................................

  • Page 275

    Index 263 restart .......................................................98 restore defaults.......................................194 s screen settings .......................................110 search .......................................................58 selfview .................................