User’s Guide for the Polycom RealPresence Group Series and the Polycom Touch Control
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even if the organizer does not. It is important to understand that no one else can unmute your microphone.
They can only request that you unmute.
When your mute status changes due to a Microsoft Lync client organizer muting or unmuting all of the
participants, notification is displayed on the Polycom RealPresence Group system monitor.
Customizing Your Workspace
You can customize what you see on the system screen, depending on how your system is configured.
Allowing the Far-End System to Control Your Camera
If your system administrator has allowed access to user settings, you can allow the far-end system to control
your camera. Far-end participants can also set and use presets for your camera, if their systems support
presets.
To allow others in the call to control your camera:
1 From the Home screen, touch .
2 Touch the RealPresence Group Series System tab.
3 Under Cameras, touch Far Control of Near Camera to enable the option.
Adjusting for Room Lighting
If your system administrator has allowed access to user settings, you can use the backlight control to adjust
the brightness of the video that the main camera sends to the RealPresence Group system. Use backlight
compensation in situations where the subject appears darker than the background. Enabling this setting
helps to darken a bright background, which can impact the tracking performance of the Polycom EagleEye
Director.
To turn backlight compensation on:
1 From the Home screen, touch .
2 Touch the RealPresence Group Series system tab.
3 Under Cameras, touch Backlight Compensation to enable the setting.
Allowing Video Display on the Web
If your system administrator has allowed access to user settings, you can choose whether to allow viewing
of the room where the system is located or video of calls in which the system participates.
Because backlight controls adjust the main built-in camera, these controls
do not make content from a computer or a document camera appear
brighter.