Specifications
Polycom VSX 8400/8800 Specifications
Part No. 3726-17108-001 Rev. 6/04
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ITU H.323 and H.320 compliant
Cisco AVVID Certified
Bandwidth
• Maximum Data Rate IP and Serial/V.35:
Up to 2 Mbps
• Maximum Data Rate ISDN: Up to 2 Mbps
Video Standards & Protocols
• H.261, Annex D
• H.263+ Annexes: F, I, J, L, N, T
• H.263++ Annexes: W
• H.264
• ITU 60-fps full screen – Pro-Motion
Frame Rates (Point-to-Point)
• Intelligently selects frame rate for best
performance video
• 30 fps at 56 kbps up to 2 Mbps
• 60 fields per second up to 2 Mbps
Video Inputs: 4 Connectors
• 1 x S-Video; Professional Y/C BNCs (main
video camera)
- 1 x DB15; PowerCam and PowerCam Plus power,
PTZ control, IR, mic input
• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN
(second camera with PTZ control)
• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN (VCR or DVD player)
• 1 x VGA (Content input from laptop)
Serial Data Port: 2 Connectors
• 2 x DB9
• Control port for custom integration with remote
devices such as Crestron and AMX control systems
• Integration with Polycom Vortex® Installed
Voice Products
• Communication port for transmission of serial data
(i.e. medical devices) over ISDN calls
• Auxiliary camera control
Video Outputs: 4 Connectors
• 1 x S-Video; Professional Y/C BNCs (main display)
• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN (second display)
• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN (VCR or DVD player)
• 1 x VGA (Content display)
Video Formats
• NTSC/PAL
• Graphics: XGA, SVGA, VGA
People Video Resolution
• Pro-Motion interlaced video (60/50 fields full-screen
video for NTSC/PAL)
• 4SIF (704 x 480)
• 4CIF (704 x 576)
• SIF (352 x 240)
• CIF (352 x 288)
• Choice of 4:3 or 16:9 display aspect ratios
• Display People on VGA Second Monitor
Content Video Resolution
• XGA (1024 x 768), SVGA (800 x 600), VGA (640 x 480)
for Content on VGA displays
• People video support for 4CIF and SIF on
VGA Display
• Up to 4CIF for Content on NTSC/PAL displays
Audio Standards & Protocols
• Polycom Siren 14 Stereo ready
• 14 kHz bandwidth with Siren™ 14 on IP, ISDN, and
IP/ISDN mixed calls
• 7 kHz bandwidth with G.722, G.722.1
• 3.4 kHz bandwidth with G.711, G.728, G.729A
Audio Features
• Seamless integration with Polycom Vortex Installed
Voice Products
• Audio add-in using SoundStation VTX 1000
conference phone
• Audio add-in over ISDN
• Audio add-in over POTS
• Full-duplex digital audio
• Instant Adaptation Echo Cancellation
• Automatic Gain Control (AGC) – Voice activated
• Automatic Noise Suppression (ANS)
• Audio Mixer (Mic, VCR, line-in)
• Built-in tonal speaker test
• Real-time audio level meter for local and far-end
microphones
• Microphone and VCR input audio mixing
• Ability to talk over VCR audio
• Ability to turn off Echo Cancellation when external
audio equipment is used
Audio Inputs: 6 Connectors
• 1 x Conference link
- Supports up to (3) microphones
- Supports SoundStation VTX 1000
conference phone
• 2 x RCA/Phono, line level input for VCR, DVD player
or audio mixer
• 2 x Phoenix connectors; balanced line level or direct
microphone inputs with 24 V Phantom power
• 1 x RJ-11 for analog speaker telephone
Audio Outputs: 6 Connectors
• 2 x Phoenix connectors; balanced line level output
• 2 x RCA/Phono, Line Level output for VCR record
• 2 x RCA/Phono, Line Level output for speakers
Polycom Digital Tabletop Microphone
• 360˚ voice pick up, 4.8 dB less reverberant than
omni microphone
• Three cardioid elements per microphone
• Flotation feet reduce transmission of tabletop noise
• Integrated mute button
• Can be mounted to ceiling or walls
Other ITU-Supported Standards
• H.221 communications
• H.224/H.281 far-end camera control
• Annex Q standard for FECC in H.323 calls
• H.225, H.245, H.239, H.241
• H.231 in multipoint calls
• H.243 MCU password
• H.233, H.234, H.235V3 encryption standards
• Bonding, Mode 1
Network Interfaces Supported
• IP (LAN, DSL, cable modem)
• Single 10/100 Ethernet port (10 bps/100Mbps/Auto)
• Optional ISDN QBRI (Basic Rate Interface) Module
• Optional ISDN PRI (Primary Rate Interface) Module
T1/E1
• Optional Serial Module (V.35/RS-530/RS-449 with
RS-366 dialing)
Network Features
• Integration with Cisco Systems' CallManager
Version 4.0
• Automatic IP/ISDN calling
• Down speeding over IP and ISDN
• Audio & Video Error Concealment over IP and ISDN,
mixed calls
• IP address conflict warning
• Fast Connect IP for quick video connections
• Maximum call length digital timer
• Auto SPID detection and line number configuration
• MGC™ Click&View™ for individual screen layouts
• Polycom OneDial™ intelligent call management
attempts call on preferred network (IP or ISDN)
and automatically rolls over to secondary network
if needed
• Polycom PathNavigator support for easy call place-
ment and network cost optimization
• TCP/IP, DNS, WINS, DHCP, ARP, HTTP, FTP, Telnet
• Basic SIP* (Session Initiation Protocol)
implementation
• Chair control through API command or Integrated
Web Interface
• Software Upgradeable Inverse Multiplexer (IMUX)
Conference on Demand
• Initiates unscheduled MGC calls from the endpoint
• Utilizes Polycom Office (PathNavigator and MGC)
• Auto selects either the internal or external bridge
• Dials all participants simultaneously
Security
• COMSEC tested by Titan Systems, Information
Security Systems Division, and independently validat-
ed to operate with approved government encryption
technologies
• KG-194/KIV-7 encryptor support with on screen and
address book dialing
• Enhanced integration for independently certified,
classified encryption devices
• Account validation number entry
• Secure password authentication
• Unique factory default passwords
• Administrator password
• Dial-in meeting password
• Encrypted password for VSX Web access
• Ability to disable remote interfaces (FTP, Telnet,
HTTP, SNMP)
• Ability to disable mixed protocol multipoint calls
• Auto-Answer (On/Off)
• Allow access to user settings (On/Off)
Embedded Encryption
• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
• FIPS validated by National Institute of Standards
& Technology (NIST) certified agency
• 128-bit key length
• AES software encryption on ISDN, IP and Serial/V.35
up to 2 Mbps
• Standards-based H.235V3 (IP)
• Standards-based H.233/H.234 (ISDN/Serial)
• Automatic key generation and exchange
• Supported in People+Content
• Supported in Point-to-Point IP, ISDN and mixed
network calls
User Interface
• User-friendly graphical interface
• Customizable home screen and color themes
• Kiosk mode with scrolling marquee
• User-selectable camera icons and ring tones
• Up to (99) user defined camera presets
• Speed Dial List on home page
• Persistent Preview (Far-site PIP) on all screens
• Picture-In-Picture (PIP) (On/Off, Moveable)
• Dual-Monitor Emulation
• Numerical menu navigation (Similar to
mobile phone)
• Date, Time Server accessibility
• Calendar and Conference scheduling
• Alert Signal on home page
• Do Not Disturb (On/Off)
• VSX Web for remote monitoring
Directory Services
• 4,000+ number global directory
• 1,000+ number local directory
• Limitless multipoint entries
• Live address book with Polycom Global Directory
Services automatically and quickly updates directory
with address changes or new endpoints
• Live address book with Polycom Global Directory
Services automatically and quickly removes end-
points from directory if they are turned off
• Polycom Global Directory Services integrates with
Active Directory/LDAP
• Directory Server backup in the event Polycom Global
Directory is not accessible
• Automatic ISDN localization of calls
System Management
• SNMP for enterprise management
• Diagnostics and software upgrades via PC, LAN
• Integrated VSX Web management tool
• Web Director: Remote administrator video monitoring
and control from VSX Web (enabled/disabled from
endpoint for security)
• Out-of-box setup from VSX Web
• Place a call from VSX Web
• Language independence between set-top interface
and VSX Web
• System configuration from VSX Web
• Recent Calls Log – Records last 99 incoming and out-
going calls
• Call Detail Record (CDR) – Reports all incoming and
outbound calls along with call statistics
• CDR Feature On/Off
• Downloadable CDR data for processing requires no
external management system
• Account number validation at call initiation integrat-
ed with Polycom Global Management System™ for
billing purposes
• Administrator-configurable dialing speeds
• Complete support for The Polycom Office™
including:
- Polycom Global Management System
- Polycom OneDial
- Polycom PathNavigator
- Polycom Conference Suite
- Polycom MGC
- Polycom SoundStation VTX 1000
- Polycom Vortex
Quality of Service and Experience – iPriority™
• Video Error Concealment
• Audio Error Concealment
• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
• IP Precedence (ToS)
• DiffServ (DSCP) (COS)
• Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation
• Proactive Network Monitoring
• Packet and jitter control
• Network Address Translation (NAT) support
• Automatic NAT discovery
• Configurable video/audio/FECC service value
• Asymmetric speed control
• Alternate Gatekeeper support
• TCP/UDP fixed-port firewall support
• Lip synchronization
• Echo cancellation
• Echo suppression
• Auto gatekeeper discovery
• Automatic gateway dialing profiles
• Specify outbound call routing for gateway/ISDN
Collaboration Solutions
• Closed captioning support
• Web Streaming in and out of a call, RTP based,
suitable with QuickTime players
Language Support (12 languages)
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English,
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
- Documentation translations in all languages
- User interface translations in all languages
- Keypad audio dialing confirmation in
all languages
- VSX Web translations in all languages
- Remote controls labeled in all languages
Electrical
• Auto sensing power supply
• Operating voltage/power 90-250 VAC, 47-63 Hz/
80 watts
Environmental Specifications
• Operating Temperature: 0-40˚ C
• Operating Humidity: 15-80%
• Non-Operating Temperature: -40-70˚ C
• Non-Operating Humidity (Non-condensing): 10-90%
Physical Characteristics
• Video Base Unit (W/H/D): 17.25"/1.73"/9.68";
438.15 mm/43.83 mm/245.85 mm
• Video Base Unit Weight: 8.4 lbs; 3.8 kg
Warranty
• One-year return to factory parts and labor
• One-year software updates and upgrades
* SIP video extensions are in the process of being
standards ratified.
VSX 8800 Includes
PowerCam™ Plus Camera
Silent, motorized pan-tilt-zoom camera with imbed-
ded microphones enables pointing to presets
• Tilt Range: +/- 25˚ (Up/Down)
• Pan Range: +/- 100˚ (Left/Right)
• Horizontal field of view: 65˚
• Total Field of View: 265˚
• Horizontal resolution: 460 (PAL)/470 (NTSC) TV lines
• Zoom range: 10x
• Auto focus/white balance/brightness/iris
• Standards-based, far-end camera control (FECC)
Polycom Digital Tabletop Microphones (2)
• 360˚ voice pick up, 4.8 dB less reverberant than
omni microphone
• Three cardioid elements per microphone
• Flotation feet reduce transmission of tabletop noise
• Integrated mute button
• Can be mounted to ceiling or walls
People+Content
• Using ImageShare™ II
• Laptop PC/Macintosh® connectivity device
Internal Multipoint Features
• Mixed protocol dialing connects a total of four end-
points (IP/ISDN/Serial) through the internal MCU
• Dial-in/Dial-out Calling (IP/ISDN/Serial)
• Password protection for incoming calls
• Supports IP telephones
• Automatic IP/ISDN down speeding
• Supports People+Content from any endpoint
(Not just the host site)
• Voice Activated Switching – view current speaker
• Continuous Presence – see all locations
• Automatic Presentation – switch between presenter
and continuous presence mode
• MP key installation while in a call
• Audio add-in over ISDN
• Cascading for up to 10 conference participants (mix
of IP/ISDN/Serial Video and ISDN Audio)
Stereo Speaker Kit
• Includes subwoofer, (2) high-fidelity speakers and
speaker stands
VSX 8400 Includes
PowerCam Camera
• Ultra-quiet, ultra-fast action pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ)
• Tilt Range: +/- 25˚ (Up/Down)
• Pan Range: +/- 100˚ (Left/Right)
• Horizontal field of view: 65˚
• Total Field of View: 265˚
• Horizontal resolution: 460 (PAL)/470 (NTSC) TV lines
• Zoom range: 10x
• Auto focus/white balance/brightness/iris
• Standards-based, far-end camera control (FECC)
Polycom Digital Tabletop Microphones (2)
• See details above
People+Content
• See details above
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