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Table of Contents

Important Safety Precautions........................................2

Introduction....................................................................3

What’s Included with your Beamer................................3

Installing your Beamer...................................................4

Installing your Beamer with a Single-Line Phone .....4

Installing your Beamer with a Two-Line Phone ........5

Two-Line Phone with a Single Wall Jack .............6

Two-Line Phone with a Double Wall Jack ............7

Placing a Video Call with your Beamer .........................8

Receiving a Video Call with your Beamer ...................10

Locating your Beamer’s Features ...............................10

Using your Beamer’s Features....................................11

Start/Views Button ..................................................11

Snapshot Button and Privacy Feature ....................12

Detail/Movement Button .........................................14

Line Quality Indicator ..............................................14

Brightness Adjustment ...........................................15

Caller ID Switch ......................................................15

Tips..............................................................................16

Lighting ...................................................................16

Movement ...............................................................16

Call Waiting and Three-Way Calling ...........................16

Compatibility................................................................17

Care and Maintenance................................................17

Troubleshooting Guide................................................18

Specifications ..............................................................19

Service ........................................................................20

Limited Warranty ....................................................21

FCC Statement............................................................22

FCC Part 15 Information ........................................22

FCC Part 68 Information ........................................22

Summary of content (24 pages)

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Table of Contents Important Safety Precautions ........................................2 Introduction....................................................................3 What’s Included with your Beamer................................3 Installing your Beamer...................................................4 Installing your Beamer with a Single-Line Phone .....4 Installing your Beamer with a Two-Line Phone ........ 5 Two-Line Phone with a Single Wall Jack .............
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Important Safety Precautions Always follow these basic safety precautions when using your Beamer. This will reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury. • Unplug Beamer from both the power outlet and the wall jack before performing care and maintenance. • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the housing, unplug Beamer and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it again. • Do not use this product near water or when you are wet.
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Introduction Welcome to Beamer™, the world’s first Phone Video Station™ (PVS™). We know it will bring you closer to your friends and loved ones. Beamer is the easiest way to see and talk with friends and family, whether they live across town… or on the other side of the world. With Beamer, staying in touch is more than just a voice on the other end of the phone line; it’s live, full color video at up to 15 frames per second right in front of you.
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Installing your Beamer You can use your Beamer with any home phone, including a cordless phone or a speakerphone, for a hands-free experience. Note: Connect the phone line directly to your Beamer; it is not designed to be used with a PBX (Private Branch Exchange). Installing your Beamer with a Single-Line Phone 1) Unplug the phone cord from your phone and plug it into the LINE IN jack on the back of your Beamer.
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Your Beamer will display the message “Beamer is now ready.” to let you know when it is ready for you to place or receive a video call. Installing your Beamer with a Two-Line Phone Your Beamer also works with a two-line phone. Be sure to place and receive video calls on Line 1 only. If you are on a video call and receive a phone call on Line 2, Beamer will let the call ring through to that line. We recommend that you use another phone to answer the call instead of putting the video call on hold.
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Two-Line Phone with a Single Wall Jack If you have a two-line phone that connects to a single wall jack, connect your Beamer to the wall jack and to the L1 or L1/L2 jack on your two-line phone. 1) Unplug the phone cord from your two-line phone and plug it into the LINE IN jack on the back of your Beamer. 2) Connect one end of the supplied phone cord to the L1 or L1/L2 jack of your two-line phone and the other end to the PHONE jack on the back of your Beamer.
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Two-Line Phone with a Double Wall Jack If you have a two-line phone that connects to a double wall jack, connect your Beamer to Line 1 of your double wall jack, and to the L1 or L1/L2 jack on your two-line phone. 1) Unplug the phone cord from the L1 or L1/L2 jack of your two-line phone and plug it into the LINE IN jack on the back of your Beamer. 2) Connect one end of the supplied phone cord to the L1 or L1/L2 jack of your two-line phone and the other end to the PHONE jack on the back of your Beamer.
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Placing a Video Call with your Beamer When placing a call with your Beamer, the person you are calling must also have a Beamer or H.324 compatible device. To maximize your Beamer’s performance capabilities, and to take full advantage of its great features, we highly recommend that both parties use Beamers when placing a video call. (See Compatibility on page 17.) 1) Use the phone connected to your Beamer to place the call.
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Making video connection 3) To send a video image, the receiving party must press their START/VIEWS button. The receiving party should not press their START/VIEWS button until the initial video connection - from you to the person you’re calling - is complete. Combo view 4) To end your video call, simply hang up the phone.
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Receiving a Video Call with your Beamer 1) Answer the call with the phone connected to Beamer. 2) Follow steps #2 and #3 in Placing a Video Call with your Beamer on page 8. Locating your Beamer’s Features Your Beamer places everything you need right at your fingertips.
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Using your Beamer’s Features Start/Views Button Use the START/VIEWS button to start a video call. During a video call, press the START/VIEWS button to step through the three viewing options: • Combo view (see yourself and the other party) • Other Party view (see only the other party) • Self view (see only yourself).
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Snapshot Button and Privacy Feature Use the SNAPSHOT button to send a single high resolution still picture instead of live video. You can continue talking while showing the other party a detailed picture, like a document or photo. You can also use this feature for privacy because the other party sees only the still picture that you sent, not any activity in front of your Beamer. When you’re ready to resume sending live video, just press the SNAPSHOT button again.
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2) When the other party receives the high resolution still picture that you sent, you’ll see “Snapshot sent” on your screen. You won’t see any more messages, but you will see a green snapshot icon as a reminder that you are in Snapshot mode. The other party sees similar status messages indicating the progress of the transmission. They will also see a blue snapshot icon as a reminder that they are seeing a snapshot.
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Detail/Movement Button The DETAIL/MOVEMENT button adjusts the sharpness of the video you see. It is a balance between detail and movement. Press the DETAIL side of the button to increase picture sharpness. Press the MOVEMENT side of the button to see more fluid motion. When you press the DETAIL/MOVEMENT button, an indicator bar shows the current setting. Adjust video Line Quality Indicator Line The quality of your video call depends on the quality of your phone line.
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When the line quality drops too low to support a video call, Beamer will automatically attempt to improve the connection, which may take up to 20 seconds. During this time a beep and a “Please wait” message will be heard. If the connection has improved enough to support a video call, a second beep will be heard and you may continue your video call. However, if the connection still cannot support a video call, Beamer will display “Line condition cannot support video. Returning to voice only call.
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Tips Follow these tips to get the best results with your Beamer. Lighting Correct lighting is important for good picture quality. For optimal results, we recommend front or side lighting. A standard desk light should be sufficient. Don’t place lights or mirrors behind you, since they may shine into the camera lens. Movement If you make rapid movements, the other party may see a slightly blurred picture. Just move naturally in front of the camera.
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Compatibility Both parties need a Beamer or compatible H.324 device to view Beamer’s live full color video. Your Beamer will work with most videophones that meet the H.324 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standard. Care and Maintenance To keep your Vialta Beamer working and looking good, follow these simple guidelines: • Avoid putting your Beamer near heating appliances and devices that generate electrical noise. (For example, motors and fluorescent lamps.
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Troubleshooting Guide Problem What to Do No dial tone on phone connected to Beamer. Make sure Beamer’s LINE IN jack is connected to your phone wall jack and that the phone is connected to Beamer’s PHONE IN jack. Can’t be heard by other party. Make sure mute is OFF on your phone. While establishing a video call the audio is muted until you see the other party. Beamer won’t connect. Ensure that the AC power cord is connected securely. Only use the supplied AC power adapter.
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Specifications System ITU-T Standard H.324 Resolution CIF 352 x 288 pixels QCIF 176 x 144 pixels SQCIF 128 x 96 pixels Screen 3.5” Active Matrix TFT LCD Adjustable Brightness Built-in Camera Imaging Device 1⁄4” CMOS 101k pixels Dynamic Range > 72dB Min. Illumination < 31lux@f1.2 Auto Exposure and White Balance Connections RJ-11 Phone Line Jack, Power Input Jack POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service phone Communications lines) Max. 33.
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Service The FCC requires that this product be serviced only by the manufacturer or its authorized service agents. In accordance with FCC requirements, changes or modifications not expressly approved by Vialta, Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate this product. For instructions on how to obtain service refer to the warranty included in this guide or call Vialta Customer Care at 510-870-3198. Or send email to: support@vialta.
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Limited Warranty Vialta Beamer BM-80 Be sure to keep your original sales slip. Attach it to this User's Guide and keep both accessible. Also, keep the original box and packing material in case you need to return your Beamer for service. Limited Warranty Vialta, Inc.
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FCC Statement FCC Part 15 Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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the number of devices that may be connected to a line, as determined by the total RENs, contact the local telephone company. For products approved after July 23, 2001, the REN for this product is part of the product identifier that has the format US:AAAEQ##TXXXX. The digits represented by ## are the REN without a decimal point (e.g., 03 is a REN of 0.3). For earlier products, the REN is separately shown on the label.
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