Controlling a Video CameraIf a PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) camera or a FIX camera is connected to your unit or the other party’s unit, you cancontrol the pan (side-to-side movement), the tilt (up-down movement), and the zoom of the video camera duringa video conference call. You can perform this operation with the main video camera or a sub video camera.Note• In this manual, "PTZ camera" indicates a video camera whose moving parts will rotate when thedirection of the video camera is changed. "FIX camera" indicates a video camera that has no movingparts and does not rotate.• For details about compatible video camera models, contact your dealer.• The features that can be used may be limited depending on your video camera model.(e.g., A video camera with only a zoom feature)• When the other party is using a non-Panasonic video conference system, some operations may notbe available, or unintended operations may occur.• The setting "Direct Cam Ctrl on Home Screen" can be used to disable the operation of idle videocameras (Page 108).• If any of the other parties is using the KX-VC400/KX-VC500/KX-VC300/KX-VC600 with a softwareversion older than 2.30 (not including 2.30), you will not be able to control any of the other party’s videocameras. You will only be able to control your own video camera.• In order for other parties to be able to control your video camera, you must set "CAM ctrl from remotesite(s)" in your settings to "ON" (by default, it is set to "OFF") (Page 108).• The Main Site can operate the cameras of all sites, and Sub Sites can operate their own camera andthe camera of the site being displayed as the main display at the Main Site.• For Sub Sites to be able to control cameras of sites other than their own during a multiple-party videoconference call using a built-in MCU, at the Main Site the setting "Camera controltransmitting" (default: "OFF") must be set to "ON" (Page 103).Operating your own video camera directlyYou can directly perform PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom) operations fromthe home screen and the video conference call screen usingthe remote control.31, 21. [ ][ ]: Tilt the video camera up/down.2. [ ][ ]: Pan the video camera left/right.3. [ZOOM (+/-)]: Zoom in/zoom out the videocamera.Document Version 2015-03 User Manual 75ControllingaVideoCameraControlling a Video Camera
