Kandao Meeting S Ultra-wide Video Conference Camera User Guide (+ PDF)

Kandao Meeting S or Meeting Pro.
a. 2-4 units of Meeting S or Meeting Pro devices (with accessories: USB C to C cable, Power adapter, Ethernet cable for each unit).
b. Firmware version requirements of Meeting S: V4.0 or above.
c. Firmware version requirements of Meeting Pro: V34 or above.

Prepare a [Host PC] (need to be purchased separately) with the following recommended system requirements:

System Requirements
Operating System	Windows 1064-bit or Windows 1164-bit
Processor	Intel i5 11th Gen or higher-speciﬁcation processor
Memory	8GB of RAM or more
GPU	Intel® UHD Graphics 750 or higher-speciﬁcation graphics card
Network	Ethernet
Storage	128G or more

Prepare a router with at least 5 LAN ports (need to be purchased separately).
Download and install [Kandao Meeting Omni].
Download Link: https://www.kandaovr.com/download/

Connection Instructions

Connect the [Host PC] and multiple Meeting S or Meeting Pro cameras to the router through a wired network to form a LAN.

*Note

A combination of up to four units of Meeting S and Meeting Pro can be interchanged.
Connect the [Host PC] and Kandao conferencing cameras to the same LAN to use.
The distance between each conference device must be more than 1.5 meters (5 feet).

Indicator Light Description

Blinking Green：Starting up or updating ﬁrmware
Solid Green：Ready to use
Solid Blue：Camera working

Remote Controller and Device Buttons Description

When using the [Meeting Omni], except for the “Power button”, all other buttons on the device and the remote control of the devices are unavailable. Please operate the cameras through controls from [Meeting Omni].

How to Use

Meeting Omni Authorization

An authorization interface will pop up when you start the [Meeting Omni] software for the ﬁrst time. Please copy the encryption information shown in the upper windows of the interface, and email it to [email protected].
You will receive a reply with your license key from [email protected]. Please paste the license key into the corresponding window of the interface, and click “Authorize” to activate.

*Note
Each [Host PC] needs to be authorized for activation when running「Kandao Meeting Omni」for the ﬁrst time.

Combining Devices

After connecting and turning on all devices, start the [Meeting Omni] software on the desktop of the [Host PC].
[Meeting Omni] will automatically search and display the list of available devices when running.
Select the devices to be combined, up to 4 sets.
Click [Done], and the preview of [Meeting Omni] will be shown automatically on the screen.

*Note
If there is no sound or preview on your [Host PC], please disable the ﬁrewall or allow access to [Kandao Meeting Omni] on all networks.

Starting a Meeting

Start the video conferencing app, and select [Kandao Meeting Omni] from the camera/speaker/microphone device list of the conferencing platforms.

*Note

Third-party video conferencing software need to be closed when updating [Kandao Meeting Omni].
It may fail to start a remote meeting without the Internet but multi-conference devices can still be combined.

Share Screen in a Meeting

Launch a video conferencing software and go to Share Screen.
Select the window to be shared.
If you want to share the screen of another computer, please connect it to the [Host PC] via the HDMI IN port (This is only applicable to [Host PC] with HDMI IN Port). Select [Meeting Omni] – “Share Screen” in the previous step.

Sound Controls

The speaker and microphone volume of [Meeting Omni] is subject to the audio settings of the Windows system.

Sleep Mode & Wake-up of the Conferencing Cameras

Sleep Mode
Short press the [Power button] on the conference camera to enter the sleep mode, and the camera automatically disconnects from the [Meeting Omni].
Wake-up
a. Short press the [Power Button ] on the conference camera again to wake it up.
b. Click the [Connect] button in the Meeting Omni device list to reconnect.

Power Oﬀ
Long press the power button on the conference camera for about 3s to turn it oﬀ.

Device Binding Description

To ensure your privacy, the conferencing cameras added to the device list of [Meeting Omni] are bound with it until you actively unbind it.
A bound conference camera can’t be bound with and accessed by other [Meeting Omni]. To bind a new “Meeting Omni”, please unbind the original one ﬁrst.
You can remove the device in the [Device List] of [Meeting Omni], or go to “Settings” – ” Meeting Omni Mode” menu – “Unbind” when in the Standalone Mode of the conference camera.
If you don’t want to connect your meeting host with [Meeting Omni], please disable it through [Settings] – [Meeting Omni Mode] menu under the standalone mode of the Meeting Pro/S.

Meet Scenario Deployment

Kandao Meeting S

*Note
The lens of Kandao Meeting S is 180°, adjust the camera to make the view cover as many attendees as possible.
Kandao Meeting Pro

Meeting Omni Function Introduction

Devices

Device list

Beep：Click to make the devices play sound and blink the light so that you can ﬁnd it easily.
Disconnect：Disconnect the conference camera with [Meeting Omni], but binding is kept.
Connect：Connect the conference camera with [Meeting Omni], the view captured by this camera will be automatically added to the combination preview after connecting successfully.
Remove：Remove the conference camera from the combination, and unbind to [Meeting Omni].

View Settings

Gallery View：Active speakers are intelligently displayed in equal frames.
Speaker view：The active speaker will be highlighted in a larger frame on the left, and other attendees are displayed in equal frames.
Local Recording：Record the preview view of the [Meeting Omni] and sav it to the [Host PC], which is usually used for in-person meetings.
AI Tracking：Intelligently identify the human faces of local attendees and track the speakers, and intelligently adjust the window layout and number.
Lock and Zoom：It supports view lock and view layout selection. You can choose a layout of 1-8 people in the Gallery View, and choose a layout of 1-7 people in the Speaker View. It also supports view angle adjustment for each window.

*Note
Local recording resolution is the same as the “Kandao Meeting Omni” screen resolution, you can choose 720p or 1080p in “Settings”.

Screen Mirroring

It will display the screen of the computer connected to the [Host PC] through [HDMI IN Port] (This is only applicable to [Host PC] with HDMI IN Port).
When sharing the screen in the video conferencing software, open [Kandao Meeting Omni] – [Projection] to share the screen of the computer connected to the Host PC through [HDMI IN Port].

Settings

Resolution：Set the resolution of video conferences and local recording videos, supporting 720p and 1080p.
Video Save Location：Change/open the storage path of the recorded videos.
Version：Display the current software version number.
Update：After clicking, it will link to the Kandao oﬃcial website and you can download and install the latest version. Please close [Kandao Meeting Omni] before updating.

www.kandaovr.com
Product Name: Kandao Meeting Omni
Manufacturer: KanDao Technology Co.,Ltd.
Address: 503, Building 1, Dayun Soft Parts Town, No. 8288, Longgang Avenue,
Heao Community, Yuanshan Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen