Polycom Webcam - Manual (Page 243)

Chapter 7 - Using the System with a PC
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Closed Caption is particularly well suited for people participating in
video communications who can only communicate through written
messages or who need to have the verbal exchange of other
participants transcribed or translated on the fly for them. Closed
caption is also a useful tool for the hearing impaired or foreign
speakers.
Accessing and Using Closed Caption
To access Closed Caption:
1. Start Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher or Netscape 6.0 or higher.
2. Place a call to the far site.
3. To launch your system’s Web interface, enter your system’s IP
address in the Address field of your Web browser.
4. On the main page of your system’s Web interface, select Show
Closed Caption
.
5. The Enter Network Password dialog box appears. Enter your
name and a password, if one is required. The password is the
Meeting Password
, which is set in the Security screen (System
Info > Admin Setup > Security ) of the system, or in the User
Setup screen (System Info > User Setup).
6. You are now in the Closed Captioning screen.
To use Closed Caption:
1. Enter your text in the Current field. You can enter up to 250
characters per line at a time.
2. Press the Enter key on your PC keyboard to display your text in
the History field. This action will also send and display your
text to the near-site and the far-site system. The message is only
displayed for 15 seconds.
Additional Information About Closed Caption
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Closed Caption works in a call and out of a call.