closed caption is a polycom proprietary software feature that displays text on the main calling screen of the near and far viewstation systems.

    closed caption is used through the viewstation web interface.

    closed caption is particularly well suited to participants in a video conference who can only communicate through written messages or who need to have the verbal exchange of other participants transcribed or translated for them.

    closed caption is also a useful tool for hearing-impaired or foreign language speakers.

    accessing and using closed caption

    to access and use closed caption:

    1. establish a video call with the far site.

    2. on your pc, start internet explorer 4.0+ or netscape 5.0+.

    3. to access the viewstation web interface, enter the near or far site viewstation ip address in the address field of the web browser.

    4. the polycom viewstation web interface page is displayed.

    select the closed caption icon.

    5. the enter network password dialog box is displayed; enter the user name and password (if used).

    6. the closed caption page is displayed. type the text in the current field and press enter.

    closed caption supports up to 250 characters per line.

    the text entered is displayed on the viewstation and in the history field. the history field retains all of the text typed during the current session.

    usage information and restrictions about closed caption

    the following lists some usage information and restrictions about closed caption:

    1 closed caption works in a call for live closed captioning.

    2 closed caption works out of a call to assist in creation of screen shots.

    3 closed caption works over h.323, h.320, and v.35 calls.

    4 closed caption is supported only with viewstation system software version 6.5 or greater.

    5 closed caption is not supported in multi-point calls.

    6 closed caption requires:

    1 a user name

    2 a password (if a password is used).

    7 if you hang up the video call and use closed caption out of a call, you may have to refresh your browser.