Working with the endpoint during a conference

During a call, press on the remote to open the side menu, which offers the following functions:

• Connection information – displays information about signaling, video, and audio streams for both sending and receiving.

• Record and streaming – conference recording or streaming via one of the available protocols: RTMP, SAP, NDI.

• DTMF dialing – input of DTMF commands.

• Layouts – change the current layout.

• Select preset – choosing the camera angle from the available presets.

• Spotlighted participant – assigning the selected conference participant as the spotlighted one.

• Device management is used for managing connected devices.

• Selfview – enable or disable your video.

• Video stream settings – manage the selected camera.

• Settings – displays the codec settings interface.

Changing devices

During a session, you can switch the device used to transmit in the video layout with TrueConf Group on the fly. To do this, press the button on the remote and select Device management. You can specify either another webcam connected to the terminal or one of the capture card inputs.

If you need to frequently switch cameras during a call, it is recommended for convenience to set up angles on different cameras and switch between them using a tablet or the numeric keys on the remote control.

To change the microphone or speakers used by the terminal, press the button on the remote control and select the desired devices in the Settings → Devices → Audio section.

PTZ Camera Control

Camera management

During a call, you can either wait for the control menu to disappear or hide it manually using the menu button. After that, you can control the camera using the arrows at the center of the remote and the zoom buttons.

You can switch between camera positions using the digital control pad.

The administrator must set the numbered presets for the PTZ camera. For more details, read here.

Controlling the Participant's Camera

When you click the Far/Near button, the Video stream settings menu will open, where you can select the desired participant. The logic for controlling a participant's camera is similar to controlling your own.

Saving presets is unavailable to far-end PTZ cameras.

Recording

To start recording, press the button on the remote and select Record and stream → Start recording from the menu that appears. An icon will be displayed at the top of the terminal screen. To stop recording, go to the menu again using the button and select Recording and streaming → Stop recording.

Streaming

During a video call, you can start broadcasting to external streaming services using one of the pre-configured protocols: RTMP, SAP, NDI. To do this, press the button on the control panel, go to Recording and streaming in the menu that opens, and select the desired option. Once the streaming process has successfully started, an icon with the protocol name will appear at the top of the terminal screen.

DTMF dialing

Press on the remote to open the side menu. Locate and select DTMF dialing. In the opened section, you can send DTMF commands in various ways:

• use the navigation pad to select the desired number and press the center button;

• use the numeric keypad (0-9) on the remote control.

Choosing a camera angle

You can change the viewing angle during the session by:

• Press on the remote, and in the menu that opens, select Select preset.

• In the window that opens, set the desired angle using one of the following methods:

  • select the angle using the directional pad and confirm your choice by pressing the center button;

  • Use the numeric keypad (0-9) to set the angle. If a number was assigned while creating the angle, the corresponding number will be displayed in the top left corner of the angle card.