Polycom® SoundStation® IP 5000 Phone User Guide

Troubleshooting

The following tables contain general troubleshooting information to help you solve any problems you might encounter when you use the SoundStation IP 5000 conference phone. The tables list possible trouble symptoms, the likely causes of these problems, and recommended corrective actions to take. Problems are grouped as follows:

Power and Startup on page 55

Controls on page 56

Access to Screens and Systems on page 57

Calling on page 57

Displays on page 58

Audio on page 58

Overall Functioning on page 58

To obtain more detailed troubleshooting information, you can access certain menus on your phone that test your phone hardware (see Testing Phone Hardware on page 59).

If your phone is unable to perform certain tasks, a warning icon, , will display in the status bar. You can view details about phone issues from the Warnings screen. For more information, see Investigating Phone Warnings on page 59.

Power and Startup

Symptom

Problem

Corrective Action

 

 

 

The display shows Network Link

The network cable isn’t properly

Try the following:

is Down.

connected.

Check the cable termination at the

 

 

switch or hub (furthest end of the

 

 

cable from the phone).

 

 

Check that the switch or hub is

 

 

operational (flashing link/status

 

 

lights).

 

 

 

Verify that the LAN port is active.

 

 

Press

, and then select Status >

 

 

Network > Ethernet. From the

 

 

Ethernet screen, scroll to LAN port

 

 

and verify that it’s Active.

 

 

 

 

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