Polycom 500D Introduction, System Compatability, To Ensure Better Performance, Checklist of Parts

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing SoundStation Premier® 500D/550D. SoundStation Premier® 500D/550D delivers the award-winning full-duplex audioconfer- encing technology from Polycom in a “plug-n-play” design for direct connection

SoundStation Premier 500D/550D is designed for you by Polycom—the World’s number one provider of audioconferencing products. From small companies to the Fortune 500, from the smallest conference rooms to the largest boardrooms, you will

SoundStation Premier 500D/550D is compatible with any DEFINITY digital voice port that supports the 6400, 7400 or 8400 series phones (with the exception of the CallMaster series.)

System Compatability

Connection Requirement: Requires standard DEFINITY wall jack. RJ45/RJ11 adapter cables are included for your convenience.

to DEFINITY and System 75/85 digital ECS telephone systems.

find more Polycom conferencing products in more places than all of our competitors combined.

To Ensure Better Performance

With SoundStation Premier® 500D/550D, you can now connect directly to your DEFINITY System ECS wall jack with no need for analog terminal adapters, analog lines, or analog line cards to support your conferencing system. Simply plug SoundStation Premier 500D/550D into your ECS at the wall, and you are up and running in seconds.

And now we’ve designed SoundStation Premier® 500D/550D for you, the DEFINITY customer, with the same proven technology and unparalleled audio quality that has made SoundStation Premier the most widely used conferencing product line in the World.

Locate the SoundStation Premier 500D/550D console in a quiet environment, with soft furnishings— such as carpets, curtains, and sound- absorbing walls and ceilings.

Place the console at the center of a table or desk.

Keep papers and other objects away from the console.

Speak at normal conversation levels.

Direct your voice toward the SoundStation Premier 500D/ 550D console.

Do not move the SoundStation Premier 500D/550D console during a call.

Position extended microphones (option) 6 to 8 feet from the SoundStation Premier 550D console.

Checklist of Parts

Seat all participants the same distance from the SoundStation Premier 500D/550D console.

Participants should sit 3 to 6 feet from a microphone.

Your SoundStation Premier 500D/550D audioconferencing system includes the following items:

Console to Interface Module Cable

Installing SoundStation Premier 500D/550D

Guide	SoundStation Premier®
	500D/550D
and User's
Installation Instructions	User's Documents
	500D/550D

Network Cable

RJ11 to RJ45 Adapter Cables

(Additional Adapters Supplied In Some Countries)

Power Adapter (Varies by Country)

1.Insert the short Network Cable into the 500D/550D Interface Module jack marked with the Network icon (). Plug the other end into the digital voice jack, as shown below.

(If the connector does not fit, you will need one of the optional RJ11 to RJ45 Network Cables for connection to the wall jack, and for your phone should you choose that option. This cable has a smaller connector on one end, so try it both ways.)

Modular

Wall Jack

500D/550D Interface Module

Installation Instructions and User's Guide

Premier	Interface Module
SoundStation	If any of the above parts is missing,
	please contact your Polycom
	representative or authorized dealer.
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Optional Extended Microphones

(For 550D)

Optional Extended Microphones Cables

(For 550D)

2.You have the option to install a DEFINITY series telephone along with your SoundStation Premier 500D/550D.

Plug the DEFINITY Telephone cable into the jack on the 500D/550D Interface Module indicated by

the telephone icon ( ).

DEFINITY

Telephone

500D/550D Interface Module

SoundStation Premier

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