Chapter 7 - Diagnostics and General Troubleshooting

Audio

Symptom

Problem

Corrective action

 

 

 

No audio at your site

The far site is muted.

Look for the far site Mute icon. Ask the far site to unmute

 

 

the microphone.

 

 

Note: The far site’s microphone may be muted even if you

 

 

do not see a far site Mute icon.

 

 

 

 

The volume may be turned

Use the remote control to turn up the volume.

 

all the way down.

Then check the system’s audio output using the Speaker

 

 

 

 

Test screen under Diagnostics > Audio. You should hear

 

 

a 400 Hz tone.

 

 

 

 

The far site’s microphones

Ensure that each person who speaks is facing a

 

are not placed correctly.

microphone and is close enough to it.

 

 

 

 

The far site’s microphone

Ask the far site to check the cable to the microphone.

 

is not connected or does

 

 

not have power.

 

 

 

 

 

Too many line errors.

Try the call again later.

 

 

 

 

ISDN voice algorithm is

Go to System > Admin > Network > ISDN.

 

incorrect.

Change the ISDN Voice Algorithm selection (aLaw or

 

 

 

 

uLaw).

 

 

 

 

The volume is turned all

Turn up the volume on the TV monitor. After that, you can

 

the way down on the TV

use the remote control to adjust the volume.

 

monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

The monitor’s audio inputs

Check audio output using the Speaker Test screen under

 

are not connected properly

Diagnostics > Audio. You should hear a 400 Hz tone.

 

 

Ask someone at the far site to speak into the microphone,

 

 

and check the Far Site Audio meter on the Audio Meter

 

 

screen under Diagnostics > Audio to determine whether

 

 

your system is receiving audio.

 

 

 

 

The system’s audio

Check the system’s audio connections to the TV monitor.

 

outputs are not connected

Verify that the system is connected to the correct audio

 

properly.

 

connectors on the monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

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