Panasonic Kx Vc300 Operating Manual

							Making Remote Control
Settings
You can specify a remote control ID from 1, 2, or 3 for
both the remote control and the unit. The unit responds
to signals from any remote control with the same remote
control ID as itself. If you do not specify an ID, the unit
responds to signals from all remote controls. You can
confirm the remote control ID for the unit on the Home
screen (Page 30).
1. Press  [Menu] .
• The Menu screen is displayed.
2. Use  [
][] to select  "Settings"  and press
[Enter] .
• The system settings screen is displayed.
3. Press  [
].
• The second page is displayed.
4. Use  [
][] to select  "Remote Ctrl ID " and press
[Enter] .
• The remote control settings screen is displayed.
5.Use  [][] to select the following items for input:
"Remote ID enable" : Use [
][] to select
"ON"  or "OFF"  (default).
• When  "ON" is selected, you can set a specific
remote control ID for the unit.
• When  "OFF"  is selected, the unit will respond
to all remote controls.
"Remote control ID" : Use [
][] to select a
remote control ID ( "ID1" [default]/ "ID2"/"ID3" ) for
the unit.
"Check ID mismatch" : Use [
][] to select
"ON"  (default) or  "OFF".
•When  "ON" is selected, if the unit receives a
signal from a remote control that has an ID
different from the one specified on the Home
screen, a warning is displayed. Follow the
procedures on the screen to change the remote
control ID.
• When  "OFF"  is selected, even if the unit
receives a signal from a remote control that has
an ID different from the one specified, no
warning is displayed on the Home screen.
Note
•If multiple remote controls with assigned
IDs are being used close together, it is
recommended that you select  "OFF" for
"Check ID mismatch" .
6. Press  [G].
• A dialog box to confirm the saving of settings is
displayed.
7. Use  [
][] to select  "Yes" and press  [Enter].
8. When "Remote ID enable" is set to
"ON" (Page 101):
The dialog box for changing the ID of the remote
control is displayed. Proceed to step  9.
Note
•While the dialog box is displayed, video
conference calls cannot be received.
When "Remote ID enable" is set to
"OFF" (Page 101):
The system settings screen is displayed. Press
[Home]  to return to the Home screen.
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							9.Use the following procedure to change the ID of the
remote control.
1. Press and hold  [·] and  [#] at the same time.
2. Within 2 seconds after you release the buttons,
press the number ( 1 to  3) corresponding to the
ID that you specified for  "Remote control ID"
in step  4.
– 1: ID1
– 2: ID2
– 3: ID3
10. Press  [Enter] .
• The dialog box disappears and the remote
control ID of the unit will be saved.
Note
•If the dialog box does not disappear, repeat
the procedure above, several times if
necessary. If the dialog box still does not
disappear, turn the power off and then back
on to cancel the settings. For details,
contact your dealer.
11. Press  [Home] .
• The Home screen is displayed.
Making Language Settings
1. Press  [Menu] .
• The Menu screen is displayed.
2. Use  [
][] to select  "Settings"  and press
[Enter] .
• The system settings screen is displayed.
3. Press  [
].
• The second page is displayed.
4.Use  [][] to select  "Language Setting"  and
press  [Enter] .
• The language settings screen is displayed.
5.Press  [Enter]  and use  [][] to select the desired
language.
Note
•The language you can select is as follows:
English(US)  (default), Français(CFR) :
Canadian French,  Español: Spanish,
: Japanese,  English(UK) , Deutsch :
German,  Français(FR) : French, Italiano:
Italian,  Nederlands : Dutch, Português :
Portuguese,  Русскийязык : Russian
6. Press  [Enter] .
7. Press  [G].
• A dialog box to confirm the saving of settings is
displayed.
8. Use  [
][] to select  "Yes" and press  [Enter].
• The system settings screen is displayed in the
selected language.
Note
•If you accidentally choose the wrong
language, follow the steps below to change
the language setting.
1. Press  [Home] .
2. Press  [Menu] .
3. Press  [
] four times to select the fifth
item from the top, press  [Enter].
4. Press  [
].
• The second page is displayed.
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							5.Press  [] three times to select the
fourth item from the top, press  [Enter].
• The language settings screen is
displayed.
6. Repeat the procedure from step  5.
9. Press  [Home] .
• The Home screen is displayed.
Making Multicast Setting
Note •This setting should not be changed by the user.
Changing Video Camera
Settings
1. Press  [Menu] .
• The Menu screen is displayed.
2. Use  [
][] to select  "Settings"  and press
[Enter] .
• The system settings screen is displayed.
3. Press  [
] twice.
• The third page is displayed.
4. Use  [
][] to select  "Camera Settings"  and
press  [Enter] .
• The video camera settings screen is displayed.
5.Use  [][] to select the following items for input:
"CAM ctrl from remote site(s)" : Use [
][] to
select whether to allow the other party to control
your video camera.
– "ON" : Allows the other party to control your
video camera.
– "OFF"  (default): Prevents the other party from
controlling your video camera.
"Pan Direction" : Use [
][] to select the
direction in which the video camera will move when
the buttons on the remote control are pressed.
– "Normal"  (default): The video camera will
move in the left/right direction, as viewed from
the video camera.
– "Reversed" : The video camera will move in the
left/right direction, as viewed from the subject.
"FIX Cam's Remote Ctrl Rcvr" : Use [
][] to
select whether the FIX camera or the unit will
receive commands from the remote control.
– "ON" : The FIX camera will receive commands
from the remote control.
– "OFF"  (default): The unit will receive
commands from the remote control.
Note
•If a FIX camera is not connected or depending
on the model of the FIX camera, the unit will
receive commands from the remote control
even if  "ON" is selected.
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							Performing System
Maintenance
Display Unit Information
You can view the setting information for the unit.
1. Press  [Menu] .
• The Menu screen is displayed.
2. Use  [
][] to select  "Settings"  and press
[Enter] .
• The system settings screen is displayed.
3. Press  [
] three times.
• The fourth page is displayed.
4. Use  [
][] to select  "System Info."  and press
[Enter] .
• The unit information screen is displayed
(Page 85).
5. Press  [Home] .
• The Home screen is displayed.
Checking Enhanced Features
You can check which features have been activated due
to software enhancement (Page 117).
1. Press  [Menu] .
• The Menu screen is displayed.
2. Use  [
][] to select  "Settings"  and press
[Enter] .
• The system settings screen is displayed.
3.Press  [] three times.
• The fourth page is displayed.
4. Use  [
][] to select  "Enhancement"  and press
[Enter] .
• The enhanced feature confirmation screen is
displayed.
Note
•For details about  "Activated Features" ,
refer to Page 117.
5. Press  [Home] .
• The Home screen is displayed.
Performing a Network Test
You can confirm whether a network connection can be
established with a particular IP address.
Note
•You cannot perform a network test from the
contact list screen or the call history screen.
1. Press  [Menu] .
• The Menu screen is displayed.
2. Use  [
][] to select  "Settings"  and press
[Enter] .
• The system settings screen is displayed.
3. Press  [
] three times.
• The fourth page is displayed.
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							4.Use  [][] to select  "Network Test"  and press
[Enter] .
• The network test screen is displayed.
5.Enter an IP address.
Note
•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]
6. Press  [R].
• The network test starts. After the network test is
finished, if the network test was successful or
timed out, the details of the results are
displayed. If the network test failed, a message
indicating the failure is displayed.
7. Press  [Home] .
• The Home screen is displayed.
Performing Self Diagnosis
You can check how your image will be displayed and
how your voice will be heard to the other party before
starting a video conference call, using your own display
and speakers.
Note
•Self diagnosis can be performed even when a
headset is connected.
1. Press  [Menu] .
• The Menu screen is displayed.
2.Use  [][] to select  "Settings"  and press
[Enter] .
• The system settings screen is displayed.
3. Press  [
] three times.
• The fourth page is displayed.
4. Use  [
][] to select  "Self Diag."  and press
[Enter] .
• The self diagnosis screen is displayed with the
dialog box.
Note
•You can hide or display the dialog box by
pressing  [B].
• Set the microphone at least 1 m (3.3 ft)
away from the speakers.
5. Press  [R].
• The self diagnosis starts.
Note
•Check the image that is displayed from the
main video camera.
• To avoid feedback, slowly raise the volume
using the remote control’s  [+] button.
• When someone speaks into the
microphone, confirm whether the sound
plays back through the speakers.
• During self diagnosis, all Boundary
Microphones will be set to  "Center
stereo" .
• During self diagnosis, the tone will be set to
"Standard" .
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							6.Press  [R].
• The self diagnosis ends.
Note
•If you do not press  [R], the self diagnosis
will automatically end after about
10 minutes.
7. Press  [Home] .
• The Home screen is displayed.
Performing Remote
Maintenance
The following operation is for performing remote
maintenance by your dealer. After performing the
operation, you cannot use the unit until remote
maintenance is finished. However, turning the power off
and then back on cancels remote maintenance, and you
can use the unit. For details, contact your dealer.
1. Press  [Menu] .
• The Menu screen is displayed.
2. Use  [
][] to select  "Settings"  and press
[Enter] .
• The system settings screen is displayed.
3. Press  [
] four times.
• The fifth page is displayed.
4. Use  [
][] to select  "Remote access " and press
[Enter] .
• The dialog box confirming whether you want to
start remote maintenance is displayed.
5. Use  [
][] to select  "Yes" and press  [Enter].
• The remote maintenance screen is displayed.
Displaying the License
Information
You can display information about the license and Open
Source Software.
1. Press  [Menu] .
• The Menu screen is displayed.
2. Use  [
][] to select  "Settings"  and press
[Enter] .
• The system settings screen is displayed.
3. Press  [
] four times.
• The fifth page is displayed.
4. Use  [
][] to select  "License Info."  and press
[Enter] .
• The license information display screen is
displayed.
• Press  [Back]  to return to the menu screen.
Displaying the End-User
License Agreement
You can display information about the End-User
License Agreement.
1. Press  [Menu] .
• The Menu screen is displayed.
2. Use  [
][] to select  "Settings"  and press
[Enter] .
• The system settings screen is displayed.
3. Press  [
] four times.
• The fifth page is displayed.
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							4.Use  [][] to select  "EULA" and press  [Enter].
• The End-User License Agreement display
screen is displayed.
• Press  [Back]  to return to the menu screen.
Making Administrator
Menu Settings
Note •If a video conference call is received while data
is being entered, a dialog box to confirm if you
answer a video conference call is displayed.
Use  [
][] to select  "Yes" or "No"  and press
[Enter] .
• When  "Yes" is selected, you can answer a
video conference call while any unsaved
data is lost.
• When  "No" is selected, you can continue
entering the data.
Logging in to the Administrator
Menu
1. Press  [Menu] .
• The Menu screen is displayed.
2. Use  [
][] to select  "Settings"  and press
[Enter] .
• The system settings screen is displayed.
3. Press  [
] three times.
• The fourth page is displayed.
4. Use  [
][] to select  "Admin login"  and press
[Enter] .
• The login screen is displayed.
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							5.Use  [][] to select  "Password" , then enter the
administrator password (4–10 digits).
Note
•Please enter the administrator password
that was set during installation.
• If you forget the administrator password,
please contact your dealer.
6. Use  [
][] to select  "Login" and press  [Enter].
• The admin menu screen is displayed.
Making Administrator
Password Settings
1. Login to the administrator menu (Page 107).
• The admin menu screen is displayed.
2. Use  [
][] to select  "Password Settings"  and
press  [Enter] .
• The password settings screen is displayed.
3.Use  [][] to select the following items and enter
a password (4–10 digits):
"Current password" : Enter the current password
(default: 00000000).
"New password" : Enter the new password.
" Retype new password ": Enter the new password
again.
Note
•Please change the default login password
the first time the unit is installed.
• Be sure to keep the password safe.
4. Press  [G].
• A dialog box to confirm the changing of settings
is displayed.
5. Use  [
][] to select  "Yes" and press  [Enter].
• The admin menu screen is displayed.
6. Press  [Home] .
• The Home screen is displayed.
Making Encryption Settings
Note •Be careful when changing encryption settings
because doing so may cause you to become
unable to communicate with other parties.
• There is a danger that encryption settings will
be changed by a third party. Therefore, be
careful when managing the administrator
password and giving users the authority to
change encryption settings.
• If an encryption key is not set for SIP
communication, you cannot enable encryption.
• Be aware that if encryption is disabled,
eavesdropping might be possible on networks
that are not secured against such actions.
1. Login to the administrator menu (Page 107).
• The admin menu screen is displayed.
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							2.Use  [][] to select  "Encryption"  and press
[Enter] .
• The encryption settings screen is displayed.
3.Use  [][] to select the following items for input:
Note
•When  "SIP" is set to  "OFF" on the call type
settings screen (Page 111),  "Access
mode (SIP)" , "Encryption (SIP)" ,
"Encryption Key (SIP)"  cannot be set.
• When  "H.323"  is set to  "OFF" on the call
type settings screen (Page 111),  "Access
mode (H.323)"  and "Encryption (H.323)"
cannot be set.
"Access mode (SIP)" /"Access mode (H.323)" :
Use  [
][] to select  "Admin" (default) or
"User" .
• When  "Admin"  is selected, only the network
administrator can enable/disable encryption.
• When  "User"  is selected, any user can enable/
disable encryption (Page 95, Page 121).
"Encryption (SIP)" /"Encryption (H.323)" : Use
[
][]  to select whether to enable encryption.
– "ON" : Encryption is enabled.
– "OFF"  (default): Encryption is disabled.
Note
•If the  "Encryption (SIP)" /"Encryption (H.
323)"  setting does not match that of the
other party in a video conference call, the
video conference call will not start.
• This setting is available only when
"Admin"  is selected for  "Access mode
(SIP)" /"Access mode (H.323)" .
"Encryption Key (SIP)": Enter an encryption key
(4 to 256 characters [alphanumeric, space,
symbols]) (Page 126).
Note
•&, , comma (,), double quotation mark
(") cannot be entered.
• While being entered, the characters of the
encryption key are displayed, but once the
settings are saved, all the characters will be
displayed as asterisks (*), and you will no
longer be able to check the encryption key
on the screen. Record the encryption key
beforehand, and store it in a safe location.
• If the value specified in  "Encryption Key
(SIP)"  does not match the other party ’s, the
video conference call will not start even if
encryption is enabled.
• When the encryption key is displayed as
asterisks (*), pressing  [Y] deletes the entire
encryption key.
4. Press  [G].
• A dialog box to confirm the saving of settings is
displayed.
5. Use  [
][] to select  "Yes" and press  [Enter].
• The admin menu screen is displayed.
6. Press  [Home] .
• The Home screen is displayed.
Making Software Update
Settings
Preparation settings for updating the software can be
made here.
Note
•You must perform DNS server settings in order
to check for and download software updates
(Page 93).
1. Login to the administrator menu (Page 107).
• The admin menu screen is displayed.
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							2.Use  [][] to select  "Update Settings"  and
press  [Enter] .
• The update settings screen is displayed.
3.Use  [][] to select the following items for input:
"Proxy Server Addr." : Enter the IP address of the
proxy server.
• 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]
"Proxy Server Port" : Enter the proxy server port
number ( 1–65535 ).
"Automatic Version Check" : Use [
][] to
select  "ON" or "OFF"  (default).
• When  "ON" is selected, the unit will
automatically look up the DNS server or proxy
server to see if there are updates for your
software on start -up. If updates are available, a
dialog box is displayed on the Home screen.
• When  "OFF"  is selected, the unit will not
automatically look up the DNS server or proxy
server to see if there are updates for your
software on start-up.
4. Press  [G].
• A dialog box to confirm the saving of settings is
displayed.
5. Use  [
][] to select  "Yes" and press  [Enter].
• The admin menu screen is displayed.
6. Press  [Home] .
• The Home screen is displayed.
Making Connection Mode
Setting
1. Login to the administrator menu (Page 107).
• The admin menu screen is displayed.
2. Use  [
][] to select  "Connection mode"  and
press  [Enter] .
• The connection mode setting screen is
displayed.
3. Press  [Enter]  and use  [][] to select the desired
connection mode.
"IP Mode" : Communication is established over the
Internet or an intranet.
"NAT Traversal Mode" : Communication is
established using KX-VC Series NAT Traversal
Service.
Note
•Communication cannot be established with
a party whose connection mode setting
differs from yours.
• "NAT Traversal Mode"  can be used only
after activating KX-VC Series NAT
Traversal Service with an activation key.
For details about KX-VC Series NAT
Traversal Service, refer to the following web
site:
http://panasonic.net/psn/products/
hdvc/nat_traversal/index.html
4. Press  [G].
• A dialog box to confirm the saving of settings
and system restart after saving is displayed.
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