Polycom Visual Concert VSX User Manual

Administrator’s Guide for the VSX Series
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Via the System’s Serial RS-232 Port
Closed captioners can provide captions from inside the conference room,
using equipment connected directly to the serial port of the VSX system, as
shown in the following diagram.
To supply closed captions using equipment connected directly to the serial port:
1. Ensure that the PC and the VSX system are configured to use the same
baud rate and parity settings.
2. Go to System > Admin Settings > General Settings > Serial Port and set
the RS-232 mode to Closed Caption.
3. On the PC, start the transcription application.
4. Enter text using the stenographic machine connected to the PC.
5. To stop sending closed captions, close the transcription application.
Via VSX Web
Closed captioners can provide captions from inside the conference room, or
from a remote location, by entering the captions directly into VSX Web, as
shown in the following diagram.
Stenograph
machine
PC with computer-aided
transcription software
VSX System
RS-232
Serial
VSX System
LAN
VSX Web
port
LAN

Polycom Visual Concert VSX Specifications

General

Brand	Polycom
Model	Visual Concert VSX
Category	Conference System
Language	English