Setting Up Your System Hardware
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Connecting an ImageShare II to Component Systems
To show material from your computer, you may connect an ImageShare II unit
to any component system in the VSX series. The ImageShare II gives you
control over whether others can see what is displayed on your computer.
Refer to your system’s setup sheet for connection details.
Connecting Computers to Component Systems
You can connect your computer directly to a VSX 7000e or VSX 8000 system.
When you do this, other call participants see everything that you see on your
computer.
Refer to your system’s setup sheet for connection details.
Connecting Control and Accessibility Equipment
The VSX 5000, VSX 7000, and VSX 7000s systems provide one RS-232 port; the
VSX 7000e and VSX 8000 systems provide two. You can use the RS-232 serial
ports to:
• Connect a modem and use a closed captioning service
• Pass data from a device connected to your system to a device connected to
the far site system
• Control the system through a touch-panel using the API
• Provide control signals for an additional camera
• Provide control signals for a Polycom Vortex mixer (VSX 8000)
You will need to configure the RS-232 equipment according to the manufacturer’s
instructions, and you will need to configure the RS-232 serial port on the system
exactly the same way.