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Set Up Audio and Video

The Set Up Audio and Video feature does the following:

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Set Up Audio and Video - Handset or Headset

The Set Up Audio and Video - Handset or Headset page appears if only if Communicator 2007 R2 detects a USB handset or headset attached to your computer. Handsets or headsets are telephony (phone) devices with a speaker, a microphone, and a button for starting and ending calls.

If you use a USB cable to connect a Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Phone Edition desk phone to your computer, the desk phone becomes your default audio device for Communicator calls, conferences, and Live Meeting sessions. Communicator automatically pairs with the desk phone, which means that calls you initiate from Communicator are placed from your desk phone, and clicking the notification for incoming calls automatically connects the call to your desk phone. During a call, any call control actions you take are reflected both in Communicator and on your desk phone.

Select a Handset or a Headset

The Handset or Headset drop-down list is populated with the telephony devices detected by the Set Up Audio and Video feature. By default, Set Up Audio and Video autoselects handset or headset devices according to the following priority order:

  1. UC-certified IP desk phone, for example Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Phone Edition
  2. UC-certified handset with display
  3. UC-certified handset with speakerphone
  4. UC-certified headset
  5. UC-certified device with none
  6. Non UC-certified handset

The Handset or Headset drop-down list provides the following options:

Speaker

Microphone

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Set Up Audio and Video - Speaker/Microphone or Speakerphone

The Set Up Audio and Video - Speaker/Microphone or Speakerphone page allows you to select a speaker and microphone for the audio portion of your application. You can also choose separate devices for the speaker and microphone. In addition, if a handset or headset telephony device is detected, you can select a speakerphone (other than the default handset or headset speakerphone) for calls. By default, Set Up Audio and Video autoselects speaker and microphone devices according to the following priority order:

  1. Speakerphone on selected telephony device
  2. RoundTable device
  3. Default system devices

Speaker

Microphone

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Set Up Audio and Video - Sounds

The Set Up Audio and Video - Sounds page allows you to select a speaker to play sounds from your application - such as call-ringing for incoming calls or audio alerts for IM invitations. By default, Set Up Audio and Video autoselects the default system speakers.

Speaker

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Set Up Audio and Video - Webcam

The Set Up Audio and Video - Webcam page allows you to select a webcam to use during video conversations. This page also allows you to access the settings and adjustments software provided by the webcam manufacturer. By default, Communicator 2007 R2 autoselects video devices according to the following priority order:

  1. Active speaker stream on RoundTable device
  2. Default system video device

Webcam settings

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