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Beamer TV (BM-TV) User ’s Guide For the lates t tip s, speci al of fer s, and easy onli ne regi strat ion, vi sit www .vi alt a.com/o wner s Please re ad this User’s Guide . Be amer Guide . boo k Pag e 1 Thu rsday, Ma rch 11, 20 04 1 1:19 AM[...]
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T able of C o nt ents Imp ort an t Sa fety Pre cau tio ns ..... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... . 2 Intro du c tion ... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ... . 3 Wha t’s Inc lude d with y our Be am er TV ....... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... . 3 Ins tal ling you r Be ame [...]
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2 Impo rta nt Safety P reca ution s Always fo llow these basi c safet y prec aution s when using your Beam er TV . This will r educe the ri sk of fi re, elect r ic shock, and i njury . • Unplug Beamer TV fr om both the power outle t and the wall jac k before per formi ng care and ma intena nce. • Should any sol id obj ect or liqui d fall int o [...]
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3 Int ro duc t i on Congrat ulati ons! Y ou have jus t purchas ed Beamer TV ™ - Vial ta’ s fi rst Videoph one St ation ™ that wor ks with your own phone and tel evisi on. Y ou will now b e able to add vi deo, throug h your tel evisi on, to the pho ne calls you mak e and recei ve from friend s and f amil y . Seeing you r friends a nd famil y w[...]
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4 Inst alling you r Beam er TV Y ou can use your Beamer TV wit h any home phone, incl uding a cordles s p hone or a speaker phone, fo r a hands-f ree exper i ence. Y ou’ll al so need a telev isio n with a video i nput jack . Note: Con nect the te lephone l ine direct l y to your Be amer T V ;i ti s not designed to be used with a PBX (Pri vate Bra[...]
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5 Y our telev ision wil l display th e mes sage “Beamer TV is now ready ” to let you know when i t is read y for you to place or rece ive a video c all. Be amer Guide . boo k Pag e 5 Thu rsday, Ma rch 11, 20 04 1 1:19 AM[...]
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6 Inst all ing your Beamer TV with a T wo-Line Phone Y our Beamer TV also works with a two -line phone. Be sur e t op l a c ea n d r e c e i v ev i d e o c a l l so nL i n e1o n l y .I fy o ua r e on a vi deo call an d recei ve a phone call on Line 2, Beamer TV will let the call rin g through t o that li ne. We rec omm end that you us e another pho[...]
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7 Y our telev ision disp lays the message “Bea m er TV is now ready” t o let you know when it’ s ready for you to pl ace or recei ve a video cal l . See the figu r e on page 5. Tw o-Lin e Phone with a Double Wal l Jack If yo u have a t wo- li ne phone t hat connect s to a do uble wall jack, c onnect yo ur Beamer TV to Li ne 1 of your do uble [...]
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8 6) Plug the AC power ada pter’s pin into th e POWER IN jack on the ba ck of your Beamer TV . 7) Plug t he power cord i nto a wall socke t. Y our telev ision disp lays the message “Bea m er TV is now ready” t o let you know when it i s ready for y ou to place or recei ve a video cal l . See the figu r e on page 5. Pr eparin g Beame r TV ’ [...]
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9 Adjusting the Ca mera Angle Y ou can adjust yo ur Beamer TV’ s self-fo cusing camer a lens up and down to ac count for the hei ght of you r telev ision an d where you si t to make your v ideo cal l. Beamer TV is opt imized f or caller s to sit 4 -12 feet fro m the unit. For best resul ts, we re commend si tting bet ween 6-8 feet fr om your Be a[...]
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10 1) Use the p hone connected to your Beam er TV t o place the ca l l. (Audio wi ll only come from the pho ne handse t connect ed t o Beamer TV ) 2) T urn telev i sion on an d set to correct v i deo sour ce. 3) When the other p arty an swers and you are r eady to star t the video cal l, pre ss t he ST ART/VIEWS button. Y ou’ll se e and hear a me[...]
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11 4) T o send a video image, the re ceivi ng par t y must press th eir ST A RT /V IEW S button. The recei ving part y should not press their ST ART/VIEWS button un til the init ial video con nection - from you to the per son you’r e call ing - is complet e. Making video con nection Be amer Guide . boo k Pag e 11 Thurs day, Ma rch 11, 2 00 4 11:1[...]
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12 5) T o end your video cal l, sim ply hang up the pho ne. Rec eivin g a V i deo Cal l wit h your Beamer T V 1) Answer the call wi th the pho ne connected t o Beamer TV . 2) Follo w step s #2, #3 and #4 i n Pl acin g a Video C all with your B eamer TV on page 9. Combo view Be amer Guide . boo k Pag e 12 Thurs day, Ma rch 11, 2 00 4 11:19 A M[...]
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13 Loca ting yo ur Be amer TV’ s F eatur es Y our Beamer TV places ev er ythi ng you need ri ght at your finge rtip s. 1 Start/ Views B utton 2 Remote Control 3 Came ra Le ns 4 Line I n Jac k 5 Ph on e In 6 Power In 1 2V DC 7 Vi deo Out Be amer Guide . boo k Pag e 13 Thurs day, Ma rch 11, 2 00 4 11:19 A M[...]
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14 1 Sn aps hot But ton 2 S t ar t/Vie w s But ton 3 Detail B utt on 4 Mo ve m en t B utt on Be amer Guide . boo k Pag e 14 Thurs day, Ma rch 11, 2 00 4 11:19 A M[...]
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15 Usin g your B eam er TV’ s Feat ures St art/Views Butt on Use the ST ART/VIEWS b utton on the r emote control or on top of Beamer TV to st art a video c all. Dur ing a vid eo cal l, press ei ther ST ART/VIEWS butt on to step th rough the three viewi ng optio ns: • Com b o vie w (see yo ur se lf and t he o the r part y) • Other Part y view [...]
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16 Snapsh ot But ton and Pri vacy Fea ture Use the SNAPSHOT butto n to send a si ngle hig h res oluti on sti l l pic ture in ste ad of l iv e vid e o. Y ou c an conti nue tal king whil e showing t he other p arty a det ail ed pictu re, like a docu m ent or ph oto. Y ou can also us e this featur e for privac y because the other p arty sees onl y the[...]
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17 2) When th e other p arty r eceives the high reso l uti on stil l pictu re that yo u sent , you’ll see “ Snapshot sent” on your scr een. The other p ar ty see s simil ar stat us messages indic ating the pro gr ess of t he transm ission. T hey wi ll also see a “Sna pshot r eceived ” m essag e as a reminder that they are see ing a snaps [...]
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18 Deta i l/Mov ement Buttons The DET AI L/MOVEMENT buttons adj ust th e sharpness of the vide o you see. It i s a balance bet ween detail and movement . Press t he DET AI L button to inc r ease pic ture sharpnes s. Press the MOVEMENT b u t t o n to see m o re fl uid motion. When you pre ss t he DET AIL/MOVEMENT button s, an indic ator bar s hows t[...]
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19 Line Quality I ndicator The quali ty of your vide o call depen ds on the qualit y of your tel ephone li ne. A blink i ng red “LI NE” will app ear in the upper , right han d corner of the tel evisi on if the li ne quali ty drops by mor e t han 10%. If the Li ne Q ualit y Indic ator appears f requent ly , you may want to try your ca ll agai n [...]
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20 Tips Follo w these ti ps to get be tter resul ts wi th your Beamer TV . Lighti ng Correct l ight ing is i mport ant for good pict ure qual i ty . For optimal result s, we recommend fr ont or side li ghti ng. Don’t place l ight s or mirro rs behind yo u, since they m ay shine into t he camera lens . Best V iew ing Dis tan ce Beamer TV is desi g[...]
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21 Call W aiting and T hree -W ay Call ing If you subs cribe t o Call W aiting, y ou may want to disab l e it before pl acing a video cal l. The Call W ait ing tone may disru pt the vid eo call, causi ng the li ne quali ty to drop and the L in e Quali ty I ndica tor to app ear . Pl ease c heck wi th your telep hone servi ce provi der for t he code [...]
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22 Ca re and Ma i nt en an ce T o keep your Vial ta Beamer TV working and l ooking good , follow these simple gui delines: • Avoid put t ing you r Beamer TV near heat i ng appli ances and dev ices that gener ate ele ctri cal nois e. (For exampl e, motors and flu orescent l amps .) • Do not expose your Beamer TV to direc t sunlight or moisture. [...]
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23 T rou bl es hoot ing G uide Pr oblem What t o Do No di al ton e on pho ne con nect ed to Be am er TV . Make sur e Beame r TV’s LINE IN jac k is c onnec ted to y our tel epho ne wa ll j ack and th at the p ho ne is c o nn ec te d t o B eame r T V ’s PHO NE I N jack . Can ’t be h ea rd by ot he r pa rty . Make sur e mute is OF F on your pho [...]
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24 Sp ec ifi catio ns Infor mation con tai ned in thi s U ser’s Guide i s subject to change at any time, and without notice . Vi alt a®, Be ame r™, Bea mer TV ™, Beam er F X™ a nd V ist aFr ame™ ar e tr ade mar ks of V ial ta, I nc. System IT U-T Standa rd H .3 24 Resolution C IF 352 x 2 88 p ix el s QCI F 176 x 144 pix els SQCI F 128 x [...]
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25 Serv ic e The FCC requi r es tha t thi s product be serviced o nly by th e manufact ur er or i ts author ized serv ice agent s. In accorda nce wi th FCC requi rement s, chang es or modifi cati ons not expr essly appr oved by V ial ta, I nc. coul d void the us er ’s au thori ty to operate t his produ ct. For instr ucti ons on how to obt ain ser[...]
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26 Lim ited Warra nty Vialt a Beam er T V (BM-TV) Be s ure to k eep your orig inal s ales sli p. Attach i t to thi s User' s Gui de and keep b oth ac cessib le. A lso, keep t he or ig inal box and packing materi al in cas e you need to retur n your Beamer TV fo r servi ce. Limited W arranty Vialta, In c. (Vialta) war rants thi s pro duct agai [...]
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27 FCC S t atem ent FCC Part 15 Informati on This e quip ment h as been te sted and found to com ply wi th the lim its for a Class B dig ital device , pursu ant to Part 15 of the Fed eral Co mmuni cation Com mission (FCC) Rules. The se l imits a re des igned to pr ovid e r easonabl e prote ction ag ainst ha rm ful inter ferenc e in a r eside ntial [...]
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28 the numb er of devic es that may be connec ted to a line , as deter mi ned by the total RENs , contact the l ocal tele phone compan y . F or products ap proved after July 23, 2001, the RE N for this prod uct is part of the p roduct iden tifier that has the format US :AA AEQ##TX XXX. T he digi ts repres ented by ## ar e the R EN withou t a dec im[...]
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