Audio system | Polycom VS4000 specification

Administrator’s Guide for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000

Symptom	System	Cause	Solution

Not enough audio	All	The volume is set too low on	Turn up the volume using the remote
volume during a call.		the system.	control.

		The volume is set too low on	Turn up the volume on the monitor or
		the monitor or external audio	external audio system.
		system.

		The microphone pod is too far	Move the microphone pod closer to the
		from the people speaking.	person who is speaking.

Incoming call ring	All	The sound effects volume is	Adjust the sound effects volume on the
and other sound		not set at the desired level.	Audio Settings screen. If you do not
effects are too loud or			want to hear sound effects, set the
too soft.			volume to 0.

The system start-up	ViewStation EX	The monitor cable’s audio	Verify that the monitor is connected
music plays through	ViewStation FX	connectors are not connected	correctly according to the installation
the system’s built-in		properly.	procedures in Main Monitor on
speaker but not			page 2-5
through the monitor
through the monitor		The monitor’s volume is	Turn up the volume on the monitor.
speaker.		The monitor’s volume is	Turn up the volume on the monitor.
speaker.		turned all the way down.
		turned all the way down.

An echo is heard at	All	The far site’s microphone is	At the far site, make sure the
the near site when		too close to the audio speaker.	microphone is placed away from the
speaking.			audio speaker.

		The far site audio volume may	Turn down the audio volume at the far
		be too loud.	site.

You can hear yourself	All	The monitor or external audio	Verify that all equipment is connected
on your system’s		system is connected to the	correctly according to the installation
monitor or external		VCR audio output.	procedures in Setting Up Your System
audio system.			Hardware on page 2-1

The audio sounds		The wireless microphone is	Turn down the volume on the wireless
distorted when the		overdriving the system’s audio	microphone.
person speaking is		input.
using a wireless
microphone.

Call participants	All	The VCR is not selected.	Select the VCR (Camera 3):
cannot see or hear			Press Near twice, and selecting the
what is being played			Press Near twice, and selecting the
what is being played			VCR icon.
on the VCR.			VCR icon.
on the VCR.
		The VCR is not set up	Check that the VCR is connected
		correctly.	according to the instructions in
			Optional Equipment Setup for VCR on
			page 2-23.
			Refer to the manufacturer’s instructions
			to set up the VCR correctly.

The picture is blank	All	The system goes into sleep	Pick up the remote control to bring the
on the main monitor.		mode after a period of	system out of sleep mode.
		inactivity.

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VS4000 specifications

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Symptom

procedures in Main Monitor on

audio system.

VS4000 specifications