Specifications
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Contents
- Room Integration
- Setting Up a Room for Video Conferencing
- Integrating Video
- Connecting Polycom Cameras
- Polycom EagleEye HD Camera as the Main Camera up to 30 ft Away
- Polycom EagleEye HD Camera as the Second Camera up to 30 ft Away
- Polycom EagleEye HD Camera as the Main or Second Camera up to 100 ft Away
- Polycom EagleEye 1080 or Sony EVI-HD1 PTZ as the Main or Second Camera
- PowerCam as the Main Camera up to 10 ft Away
- PowerCam as the Second Camera
- PowerCam Plus as the Main Camera up to 10 ft Away
- PowerCam Plus as the Second Camera up to 10 ft Away
- Connecting Sony and ELMO Cameras
- Connecting Vaddio and Canon Cameras
- Connecting Polycom Cameras
- Integrating Audio and Content
- Cables
- Network Cables
- Video and Camera Cables
- S-Video Cable
- BNC to S-Video Cable
- BNC to S-Video Adapter
- DVI to VGA Monitor Cable
- HDMI Monitor Cable
- BNC Monitor Adapter Cable
- Polycom HDX Component Monitor Cable
- HDX Component Video Cable
- DVI-D Monitor Cable
- Component A/V Monitor Cable
- HDCI Analog Camera Cable
- HDCI Digital Camera Cable
- HDCI Camera Break-Out Cable
- VCR/DVD Composite Cable
- Composite Video Cable
- PowerCam Plus Primary Cable
- HDCI PowerCam Cable
- HDCI PowerCam Plus Adapter Cable
- HDCI VISCA Adapter Cable
- HDCI Polycom EagleEye 1080 Camera Cable
- HDCI Polycom EagleEye View Camera Cable
- HDCI Sony VISCA Adapter Cable
- HDCI EagleEye 1080 or Sony Adapter Cable
- PowerCam Primary Camera Cable
- PowerCam Break-Out Cable
- PowerCam Plus/VISCA Control Cable
- Audio Cables
- Serial Cables
- Straight-Through Serial Cable
- Using the API
- System Commands
- About the API Commands
- !
- abk (deprecated)
- addrbook
- addressdisplayedingab
- advnetstats
- alertusertone
- alertvideotone
- all register
- all unregister
- allowabkchanges
- allowcamerapresetssetup
- allowdialing
- allowmixedcalls
- allowusersetup
- amxdd
- answer
- areacode
- audiometer
- audiotransmitlevel
- autoanswer
- autoshowcontent
- backlightcompensation
- basicmode
- bri1enable, bri2enable, bri3enable, bri4enable
- briallenable
- button
- calendardomain
- calendarmeetings
- calendarpassword
- calendarplaytone
- calendarregisterwithserver
- calendarremindertime
- calendarresource
- calendarserver
- calendarshowpvtmeetings
- calendarstatus
- calendaruser
- calldetail
- calldetailreport
- callencryption (deprecated)
- callinfo
- callstate
- callstats
- camera
- cameradirection
- camerainput
- chaircontrol
- cmdecho
- colorbar
- configchange (deprecated)
- configdisplay
- configparam
- configpresentation
- confirmdiradd
- confirmdirdel
- contentauto
- contentsplash
- country
- cts
- daylightsavings
- dcd
- dcdfilter
- defaultgateway
- dhcp
- dial
- dialchannels
- dialingdisplay
- diffservaudio, diffservfecc, diffservvideo
- directory
- display (deprecated)
- displayglobaladdresses
- displaygraphics
- displayipext
- displayipisdninfo (deprecated)
- displayparams
- dns
- dsr
- dsranswer
- dtr
- dualmonitor
- dynamicbandwidth
- e164ext
- echo
- echocanceller
- enablefirewalltraversal
- enablekeyboardnoisereduction
- enablelivemusicmode
- enablepvec
- enablersvp
- enablesnmp
- encryption
- exit
- exportdirectory
- farcontrolnearcamera
- farnametimedisplay
- flash
- gabk (deprecated)
- gabpassword
- gabserverip
- gaddrbook
- gatekeeperip
- gatewayareacode
- gatewaycountrycode
- gatewayext
- gatewaynumber
- gatewaynumbertype
- gatewayprefix
- gatewaysetup
- gatewaysuffix
- gdsdirectory
- gendial
- gendialtonepots (deprecated)
- generatetone
- get screen
- getcallstate
- getconfiguredipaddress
- gmscity
- gmscontactemail
- gmscontactfax
- gmscontactnumber
- gmscontactperson
- gmscountry
- gmsstate
- gmstechsupport
- gmsurl
- h239enable
- h323name
- h331audiomode
- h331dualstream
- h331framerate
- h331videoformat
- h331videoprotocol
- hangup
- history
- homecallquality
- homemultipoint (deprecated)
- homerecentcalls
- homesystem
- homesystemname
- hostname
- importdirectory
- ipaddress
- ipdialspeed
- ipisdninfo
- ipprecaudio, ipprecfecc, ipprecvideo
- ipstat
- isdnareacode
- isdncountrycode
- isdndialingprefix
- isdndialspeed
- isdnnum
- isdnswitch
- keypadaudioconf
- language
- lanport
- ldapauthenticationtype
- ldapbasedn
- ldapbinddn
- ldapdirectory
- ldapntlmdomain
- ldappassword
- ldapserveraddress
- ldapserverport
- ldapsslenabled
- ldapusername
- linestate
- listen
- localdatetime
- marqueedisplaytext
- maxgabinternationalcallspeed
- maxgabinternetcallspeed
- maxgabisdncallspeed
- maxtimeincall
- mcupassword
- meetingpassword
- monitor1 (deprecated)
- monitor1screensaveroutput
- monitor2 (deprecated)
- monitor2screensaveroutput
- mpautoanswer
- mpmode
- mtumode
- mtusize
- mute
- muteautoanswer
- natconfig
- nath323compatible
- nearloop
- netstats
- nonotify
- notify
- ntpmode
- ntpserver
- numberofmonitors (deprecated)
- numdigitsdid
- numdigitsext
- ocsdirectory
- oobcomplete
- pause
- phone
- pip
- popupinfo
- preset
- pricallbycall
- prichannel
- pricsu
- pridialchannels
- priintlprefix
- prilinebuildout
- prilinesignal
- primarycallchoice (deprecated)
- prinumberingplan
- prioutsideline
- priswitch
- reboot
- recentcalls
- registerall (deprecated)
- registerthissystem
- remotecontrol
- remotemonenable
- requireacctnumtodial
- resetsystem
- roomphonenumber
- rs232 baud, rs232port1 baud
- rs232 mode, rs232port1 mode
- rs366dialing
- rt
- rts
- screen
- screencontrol
- secondarycallchoice (deprecated)
- serialnum
- session
- setaccountnumber
- setpassword
- showpopup
- sleep
- sleeptext
- sleeptime
- snmpadmin
- snmpcommunity
- snmpconsoleip
- snmplocation
- snmpsystemdescription
- snmptrapversion
- soundeffectsvolume
- spidnum
- st
- subnetmask
- sysinfo
- systemname
- tcpports
- techsupport
- teleareacode
- telenumber
- telnetechoeol
- timediffgmt
- typeofservice
- udpports
- unregisterall (deprecated)
- usefixedports
- usegatekeeper
- usepathnavigator
- useroompassword
- v35broadcastmode
- v35dialingprotocol
- v35num
- v35portsused
- v35prefix
- v35profile
- v35suffix
- validateacctnum
- vcbutton
- vcraudioout
- vcrrecordsource
- version
- vgaqualitypreference
- videocallorder
- voicecallorder
- volume
- vortex
- waitfor
- wake
- wanipaddress
- webmonitoring
- webport
- whoami
- Room Design and Layout
- Status Messages
- Polycom HDX 9000 Series Specifications
- Index

System Commands
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vcbutton
Controls a content video source. It can also register or unregister the API
session to receive notification of content events.
Syntax
vcbutton play {2..5}
vcbutton <get|stop|register|unregister>
vcbutton map <get|{2..5}>
vcbutton source get
Feedback Examples
If not registered for notifications:
Parameter Description
play
Starts sending the content from the specified content
video source. If no content video source is specified,
starts sending content from the default content video
source. Starts content from any content video source
without the need to change source mapping and
without needing to stop the currently playing content
video source. Fails and does not stop the current
content video source if the specified content video
source is not valid. Stops the current content video
source if the specified content video source is valid but
is currently unavailable.
{2..5}
Specifies a content video source.
get
Returns the current setting (play or stop).
stop
Stops sending content from the content video source
that is currently playing.
register
Registers the API session to receive notifications about
content events.
unregister
Unregisters the API session to receive notifications
about content events.
map get
Gets the content video source currently specified for
control.
map {2..5}
Specifies the content video source to control.
Note: This parameter is only necessary if no video
source was specified when using the vcbutton play
command.
source get
Gets the content video source that is currently playing.