Datasheet

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Capturing audio and video during a videoconference
is important to keep a record of what was conveyed
during a conference. With the PCS-G50, audio and
video displayed on the main monitor can be
recorded
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directly to Memory Stick™ media in
MPEG-4 format and can be played back on any PC
using QuickTime
®
media player.
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AV recording is not supported when AES is active. Also,
presentation data cannot be recorded.
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Data originated on your PC can be shared with your
videoconferencing counterparts, making communication
even more effective. Any image that can be displayed
on a PC can be sent or received
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in native XGA
resolution, allowing all parties to share data during a
videoconference. In addition, information drawn up
on a digital whiteboard
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can also be viewed in real
time by all parties participating in a videoconference
or captured and stored for later reference.
*3
Sending data requires the optional PCSA-DSB1S Data
Solution Box (DSB); however, the DSB is not required for
receiving data
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Please contact your local Sony sales office for information
on compatible digital whiteboards.
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To broadcast
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your videoconferences to a large
audience, for example, with educational lectures or
live corporate speeches, the PCS-G50 features a
built-in streaming function that allows remote users
to log on from any PC using an Internet browser.
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Simply enter the URL provided by the PCS-G50
administrator into your Internet browser, and you can
have instant access to the active audio and video
from the PCS-G50. With this useful feature,
hundreds of people with access privileges can view
and listen to your videoconference session from
almost any location that has access to a network.
*5
The system must be configured with a multicast router.
*6
Recommended system requirements: Microsoft Windows
®
XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer
®
6.0 or higher, and
QuickTime 6.0 or higher.
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In addition to conventional patterns of display – such
as showing the far-end site on a full screen or
displaying near-end and far-end sites in picture-in-
picture mode – a variety of other display patterns are
available with the PCS-G50. Supporting both
4-screen and 6-screen continuous-presence modes,
the PCS-G50 can display the most appropriate
pattern to match the number of sites that are
connected. In both full-screen and continuous-
presence modes, the following two display options
are available:
Voice Switching Fig 3
The PCS-G50 defaults to voice switching, which
displays the far-end site that is actively talking on the
monitor when the unit is in full-screen mode. In
continuous-presence mode, the site that is actively
speaking is displayed on the largest of the six sub
screens, and the near-end site is displayed on the sub
screen where the original far-end site was.
Fixed Site
As its name suggests, the selected far-end site is
continuously displayed on the monitor when the unit is
in full-screen mode. In continuous-presence mode the
selected far-end site is displayed in the largest of the six
sub screens, and the other sites are fixed as well.
Fig 3 Voice Switching in Continuous Presence Mode
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FAR 4
FAR 5
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NETWORK
Students
(Satellite Campus)
Professor/Lecturer
(Main Campus)
Fig 4 Built-in Streaming Function