User`s guide

Control Devices
Polycom, Inc. 10–5
The Polycom HDX 9000 series is compatible with the following IR sensors:
• Xantech
®
480-00
• Xantech 490-90
• Xantech 780-80
• Xantech 780-90
Configuring RS-232 Serial Port Settings
1 Do one of the following:
— In the local interface, go to System > Admin Settings > General
Settings > Serial Port (select if necessary).
— In the web interface, go to Admin Settings > General Settings >
Serial Port.
2 Configure these settings for a Polycom HDX 9000 series, Polycom HDX
8000 series, Polycom HDX 7000 series, or Polycom HDX 4000 series
system:
Setting Description
RS-232 Mode Specifies the mode used for the serial port. Available
settings depend on the Polycom HDX system model.
•Off—Disables the serial port.
•Control—Receives control signals from a touch-panel
control. Allows any device connected to the RS-232
port to control the system using API commands.
• Camera PTZ—Provides control signals to a PTZ
camera.
•Closed Caption—Receives closed captions from a
captioning service using a modem, or directly from a
captioner’s computer via Telnet.
• Vortex Mixer—Provides control signals to a Polycom
Vortex mixer.
• Pass Thru—Passes data to an RS-232 device
connected to the serial port of the far-site system.
• Polycom Annotation—Provides control signals to the
Polycom Instructor™ FS.
• Interactive Touch Board—Provides control signals to
a Polycom SMART board device.
Baud Rate, Parity,
Data Bits, Stop Bits
Set these to the same values that they are set to on the
serial device.