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Polycom
®
VSX
™
8000
The ultimate in an easy-to-install, high performance
video conferencing system
Benefits
Form Factor – Sleek 1U rack mount design
that's perfect for integrated environments
Professional-Grade Connectivity –
Phoenix-style audio connectors for
balanced, line-level input and output as
well as S-Video, serial and VGA input and
output for video
Solutions Oriented Interoperability –
Designed to seamlessly integrate with
Polycom Vortex Installed Voice Products,
SoundStation VTX 1000™ conference
phone and Polycom MGC™ audio and
video bridge products
Versatility in Peripheral Choice – Add
on a touch panel control device, teletype
device for closed-captioning, medical
control device or secure encryption devices
Modular Network Interfaces – Use the
10/100 Ethernet connection built-in or plug
in a QBRI or PRI ISDN network module or
a Serial (V.35/RS-530/RS-449) network
module
The Polycom Solution – Everything you
need to deploy and manage a complete
video conferencing network with Polycom
Global Management System™, Polycom
PathNavigator™, Polycom Conference Suite
and the Polycom MGC™.
Connect. Any Way You Want.
A sleek rack mount design, professional grade connectivity and
versatile interoperability make this product the perfect choice
for integrated and custom environments.
If you are looking for a video conferencing system that combines ease of installation with the highest quality audio
and video, the Polycom VSX 8000 offers the perfect marriage of form and function.
The VSX 8000 is specially designed with professional integrators in mind. Starting with the slim, highly integrated,
1U design including: professional grade connectivity, direct VGA input supporting People+Content™ collaboration
and versatile slide-in trays to support circuit switched connectivity options (QBRI, PRI, Serial (V.35/RS4449/RS530).
Audio integration flexibility is unparalleled with Phoenix-style connectors, true balanced signals along with the
ability to support mixers, direct microphone inputs with phantom power as well the Polycom Digital Tabletop VSX
Microphones. Polycom’s patent pending Siren™ 14 Stereo Audio is an integral part of every system and is easily
configured for any room. Video participants can hear far-end participant’s voices project in stereo through left and
right speakers for a truly life-like meeting experience.
The VSX 8000 delivers video performance that will impress even the most demanding customers using the
industry’s most advanced video technologies, H.264 and Pro-Motion™. Standards based H.264 video offers out-
standing video quality at call speeds up to 512 kbps, providing superior video without weighing down the network.
For higher bandwidth calls, Pro-Motion, high-resolution, television-like video is an excellent choice for the absolute
highest quality picture.
The VSX 8000 offers a rich feature set including an easy to use, customizable user interface, AES encryption
software, built-in quality of service and quality of experience with Polycom’s implementation of audio and video
error concealment, SNMP support and Gatekeeper and Firewall utilities. Control of the VSX 8000 is accomplished
over multiple serial ports for complete API control by external control systems, a full range of IR options as well as
control passing with the popular Polycom Vortex Installed Voice Products. All in all, a complete package for integra-
tors to design into a wide range of video conferencing applications.
The ultimate choice for professional integrators. The power of Polycom conferencing and collaboration solutions.
With integrated video, voice, data, and Web capabilities, only Polycom solutions let your customers connect,
conference, and collaborate anytime, anywhere and any way they want. It’s our commitment to making distance
communications as natural and interactive as being there. Install systems faster, smarter, and more efficiently
with Polycom VSX 8000 and other Polycom conferencing and collaboration solutions.