Panasonic Hd Visual Communication Unit Kx Vc500 Operating Manual

							Video Conference Call Screen
Other party’s information
When registered in the contact list: The other party’
s name/group name is displayed.
When not registered in the contact list: The other party’
s IP address is displayed.Video Image
Displays the other party’
s video, your own video, or video from the secondary video input such as a
computer display or a sub video camera. (

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Depending on the screen layout, your own video or the other party
’s video is displayed here. (

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Page 31) Duration
Displays the duration of the current video conference call.
Guide
Displays operations you can perform with the remote control.
Status Indication
The status of the KX-VC500 is displayed with an icon. (
Page 19)Note
•Pressing  [Full Screen

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							Making a Video Conference Call
You can make a video conference call using one of the following methods. Note
•During a video conference call, you cannot perform the following operations:
–Pressing [Menu] to display the Menu screen.
– Pressing [Contact] to display the Contact List screen.
• Make sure that peripheral devices (e.g., display, main video camera) are turned on.
• If a 
called party does not answer a video conference call within approximately 60 seconds, the call will
be terminated automatically.
• You cannot make a 3-party video conference call by entering an IP address.
• You cannot make a 3-party video conference call using the Call History.
• You cannot add another party to an existing 2-party video conference call to form a 3-party video
conference call.
• During a 3-party video conference call, even if only one party ends the video conference call, the rest
of the parties will also be disconnected.
• If only one party answers a 3-party video conference call, the video conference call will start as a 2-party
video conference call.
Calling Using Speed Dial (2-party Conference/3-party Conference) Note
•To call using speed dial, you need to have a speed dial number programmed in  "Speed Dial" in the
Contact List. (Page 43)
Calling from the Home Screen (Operation with the Main Unit) 1Press [Home].
•The Home screen is displayed. 2
Press [One-Touch Connection ]
  (1 to 5).
• The LED for the One-Touch Connection number
you pressed lights up.
• The information registered to the selected
One-Touch Connection number is displayed. 3
Press [Start] to start the call.
4 When you want to end the call, press  [End].
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							Calling from the Home Screen (Operation with the Remote Control)
1Press [Home].
•The Home screen is displayed. 2
With the dial keys, enter a One-Touch Connection number
(1 to 5).
•The information registered in the selected One-Touch
Connection number is displayed. 3
Press [Start] to start the call.
•You can also start the call pressing  [Enter].
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							Calling from the Menu Screen (Operation with the Remote Control)
Note
•From the Menu screen, you can make a video conference call using up to 99 speed dial numbers ( 1
to 99). (From the Home screen, you can make a video conference call using up to 5 One-Touch
Connection numbers ( 1 to 5).)
1 Press [Menu].
•The Menu screen is displayed. 2
Select "Speed Dial" using [ ][ ], then press [Enter].
• The Speed Dial screen is displayed. Note
•If you press [B], the Contact List modification
screen will be displayed and the entry can be
modified. (Page 44)
3 With the dial keys, enter a speed dial number ( 1
 to 99).
4 Press [Start] to start the call.
5 When you want to end the call, press  [End].
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							Calling from the Contact List (2-party Conference/3-party
Conference)
1Press [Menu].
•The Menu screen is displayed. 2
Select "Contact List" using [ ][ ], then press
[Enter].
• The  Contact 
List screen is displayed. The entries are
grouped in the index tabs and displayed in
alphabetical order of  "Site/Group". Note
•You can also open the Contact List screen
pressing  [Contact] from the Home screen.
3 Select the entry you want to call using   [ ][ ].
• You can switch the index tab back and forth using
[ ][ ]. (Index tabs in which no entries exist will be
skipped.)
4 Press 

[Start] to start the call.
5 When you want to end the call, press  [End].
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							Calling by Entering an IP Address
You can make a video conference call by entering the IP address of the party you want to call. Only 2-party
video conference calls can be made using this method.1 Press [Menu].
•The Menu screen is displayed. 2
Select "Manual Dial" using [ ][ ], then press
[Enter].
• The Input screen is displayed. 3
Enter the IP address.
•If the 
IP address contains 1 or 2 digit numbers, enter
these numbers as they are. Do not enter like [.001].
Example: The IP address is [192.168.0.1].
– Correct entry: [192.168.0.1]
– Wrong entry: [192.168.000.001]
• Make sure that "Auto" (default) is set in "Max.
Bandwidth" . If you want to change the value to
other than "Auto", consult your dealer.
4 Press [Start] to start the call.
•You can also start the call by pressing  [Enter].
5 When you want to end the call, press  [End].
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							Calling from the Call History
You  can 
make a video conference call from the Call History. Only 2-party video conference calls can be made
using this method.
The last 30 video conference calls made and received are stored in the Call History, in order of newest to oldest
call. When making or receiving a 3-party video conference call, the call information of the other two parties is
stored separately. Therefore, it is not possible to identify whether the stored call was a 3-party video conference
call or not.
1 Press [Menu].
•The Menu screen is displayed. 2
Select "Call History" using [ ][ ], then press
[Enter].
• The Call History screen is displayed. Note
•If a party is not registered in your contact list,
their IP address will be displayed.
• When a contact in the Call History is newly
added  to 

your contact list, the Call History will be
updated to display the contact’s information from
the contact list.
3 Select the party you want to call using  [ ][ ].
4 Press [Start] to start the call.
5 When you want to end the call, press  [End].
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							Answering a Video Conference Call
Depending on the system settings, you can either respond to a request to participate in a video conference
call manually (manual answer) or automatically (automatic answer). For details, consult the dealer. Note
•Make sure that peripheral devices (e.g., display, main video camera) are turned on.
When Manual Answer is Set When a video conference call is incoming there will be an incoming call ring, and a dialog box is displayed. Operation with the Main Unit
1 Press [Start].
•The video conference begins. Operation with the Remote Control
1 Press [Start].
•You can also answer the video
conference call by pressing  [Enter].
• The video conference begins. Note
•If you 
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							When Automatic Answer is Set
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							Changing the Screen Layout during a 2-party Video
Conference Call
You can choose from 3 different screen layouts when taking part in a 2-party video conference call.1 Press [Layout].
•The screen will cycle through the available layouts
each time you press  [Layout].
– Layout 1: The other party’s image is displayed
full screen.
– Layout 2: The other party’s image is displayed
full screen, and your own image is displayed in
the upper right subscreen.
– Layout 3: Your own image is displayed full
screen. Note
•You can press [B], [R], or [G] to switch the screen layout to that button’s pre-assigned layout.
–[B] "Other Site" : Layout 1
– [R] "Both Sites" : Layout 2
– [G] "This Site" :  Layout 3
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A Layout 1 Layout 2
Layout 3
A: Other Site
B: This Site