Selecting The Light Level - Cisco CTS 1000 - TelePresence System 1000 Video Conferencing Administration Manual

Managing CTS 3010 and CTS 3210 Hardware Setup

Selecting the Light Level

When adjusting the images on the CTS display screens, you must take the color temperature of the
ambient light in the room into consideration.
Sources of light in most rooms are produced by fluorescent fixtures or incandescent light bulbs that use
tungsten filaments. Each of these light sources, and the amount of light in terms of lumens or watts,
produces a different color temperature. This color temperature is sometimes expressed using terms such
cool, warm, or daylight, but can be expressed more precisely in kelvins (K) as a numeric value.
The following temperatures can be selected for adjusting the image on the Cisco TelePresence display
screens:
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In many cases, the color temperature is printed on the light bulb. If you are unable to ascertain the type
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and color temperature of light bulbs in the meeting room, experiment with color temperature settings
until the color and images on the display screen look lifelike.
It is OK to try a few different color temperatures to see what looks best in the room. Remember, the Color
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Temperature setting only effects how the local participants see the display, it does not effect the way the
room looks to remote participants.
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3500 K
4000/4100 K (recommended)
5000 K
6500 K
7500 K
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