Polycom PRS 2000, Getting Started Manual

Page 1: ...1 0 April 2010 3725 78400 002A2 Polycom Recording Studio PRS 2000 Appliance Getting Started Guide...

Page 2: ...made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate Polycom Inc is not responsible for printing or clerical errors Information in this document is subject to change without notice ii Tradem...

Page 3: ...allation Safety Notes 5 Getting Started with the Appliance 5 Back Panel 6 Audio Video Inputs and Outputs 6 VGA RGB Input 7 Dual Head VGA Output 7 Audio Monitor Output 8 Audio Out for Room Sound System...

Page 4: ...Started Guide iv Polycom Inc Capturing Your Experience 16 Starting Capture and Preview 16 Creating an Output 16 Settings and Mix Templates 19 Selected Input Settings 19 Mix Templates 21 Presets 22 Re...

Page 5: ...nd reach of any educational corporate or public event communication by capturing and streaming real time rich media presentations with DVD quality video and high fidelity sound The Polycom PRS 2000 ap...

Page 6: ...bility to perform text recognition on the RGB source for automatic text extraction and slide detection What s Included Ensure that the Polycom PRS 2000 shipment contains the following devices cables a...

Page 7: ...t Analog RGB DVI up to 1280 x 1024 Any combination of 3 of the following inputs 2 S Video 4 Composite video via RCA Video Output Dual DVI I VGA with adapter Audio Input 1 balanced with Preamplifier an...

Page 8: ...lycom PRS 2000 appliance we recommend you discharge static electricity by first touching a metal part of a grounded PC Safety Notice and Warnings FCC Notice This device complies with Subpart B of Part...

Page 9: ...of Regulations Title 22 Division 4 5 Chapter 33 Best Management Practices for Perchlorate Materials This product part includes a battery that contains Perchlorate material Installation Safety Notes Do...

Page 10: ...llowing elements Audio Video Inputs and Outputs The A V adapter cable is used to connect audio and video input sources to the Polycom PRS 2000 appliance and audio output from the appliance Each cable...

Page 11: ...tter cable separates the analog RGB and digital DVI interface signals This separation improves monitor detection Connect the VGA input cable to the lower slot bracket connector as shown in the followi...

Page 12: ...nVidia graphics card must be set to DualView in order to display the audience view If it is set to Span Clone or Single display the audience view will not be displayed in the second VGA output device...

Page 13: ...s with the following accessories USB Optical Mouse USB Keyboard Audio Technica Professional Phantom Power Microphone These devices are shipped in their original packaging manual and installation instr...

Page 14: ...and composite video outputs We recommend using the S Video output for best video quality When using the S Video output connect the camera to the S Video 1 IN or S Video 2 IN input When using the comp...

Page 15: ...rt After Windows starts your appliance is ready to be used We highly recommend however that you first do the following Install all available Microsoft updates through Windows Updates Install all avail...

Page 16: ...r See the Polycom PRS 2000 Administrator Guide for details The installation files are located in C My Documents Expression Encoder Installation Files NOTE If you plan to use the Polycom PRS 2000 appli...

Page 17: ...rted After the Polycom PRS 2000 hardware is configured you can begin creating mixes for your recordings Launch the Polycom PRS 2000 Operator Interface by double clicking the PRS 2000 shortcut on your...

Page 18: ...facilitate the understanding characteristics and management usage of data Inputs Any audio and video input devices connected to Polycom PRS 2000 appliance are detected and displayed under the Inputs...

Page 19: ...d The Polycom Recording Studio Operator Interface right no longer displays the DVD video or DVD audio as available inputs Outputs Under the Outputs tab are the possible output Types The selected outpu...

Page 20: ...nce or Silverlight experience for the web Image for screenshot capture for thumbnail generation Audience for the viewer experience typically displayed from a projector Capturing Your Experience After...

Page 21: ...der Note You can use the Audio Mix window to mix multiple multiple audio sources e g microphone iPod XLR inputs A use case for this could be to use multiple input tracks for different languages along...

Page 22: ...ve a Video Input into the Video Mix window click the input and drag it to the Video Mix window To scale an input in the Video Mix select the video window you wish to scale then use the scroll button o...

Page 23: ...ove for each output type you wish to build to define each experience Settings and Mix Templates Selected Input Settings To configure your input you can also use the Selected Input Settings section loc...

Page 24: ...Polycom PRS 2000 Getting Started Guide Capturing Your Experience 20 Polycom Inc Mouse over each icon to learn its function...

Page 25: ...Capturing Your Experience Polycom PRS 2000 Software Polycom Inc 21 Mix Templates After a mix is created it can be saved as a template for future mixes...

Page 26: ...e 22 Polycom Inc The colors correspond to the various inputs Presets Presets can be made from any mix you define Multiple combinations of elements including visual layout audio tracks volume levels as...

Page 27: ...Audio Outputs you want to put into the Preset To create a new preset 1 Click on PRESET 2 Enter a name 3 Enter a description Recording Your Capture After all outputs are defined you can start a record...

Page 28: ...created in a directory named with the recording s date time stamp Within this folder are each of the outputs defined in the Session Properties For example if a recording session includes an output la...

Page 29: ...ted in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interfere...

Page 30: ...egulatory Notices Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Plugs Acts as D...