Administrator’s Guide for the V500 System

Symptom

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

Not enough volume during a

The volume is set too low on the

Turn up the volume using the remote

call.

system.

control.

 

 

 

 

The volume is set too low on the

Turn up the volume on your monitor.

 

monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

The people at the far site are too far

Ask the people at the far site to move

 

from the microphone.

closer to the microphone.

 

 

 

Sound effects too loud or too

The sound effects volume is not set at

Adjust the sound effects volume on the

soft.

desired level.

Audio Settings screen. If you do not want

 

 

to hear sound effects, set the volume to 0.

 

 

 

You hear the incoming call

The internal ringer is enabled.

On the Audio Settings screen, clear the

ring when you have set

 

Enable Internal Ringer option.

sound effects volume to 0.

 

 

 

 

 

Incoming call ring is too loud

The sound effects volume is not set at

Adjust the sound effects volume on the

or too soft.

desired level.

Audio Settings screen. If you do not want

 

 

to hear sound effects, set the volume to 0.

 

 

 

You can hear yourself on

The far site microphone is too close to

At the far site, make sure the microphone

your system’s monitor.

the system’s audio speaker. (Far-site

is placed away from the system’s audio

 

systems with separate microphones

speaker.

 

only.)

 

 

 

 

 

The far site audio volume may be too

Turn down the audio volume at the far site.

 

loud.

 

 

 

 

Cannot enter the Admin

The system requires a password.

Enter the password.

Settings screen.

 

 

 

 

 

Low battery icon on the

Low batteries in the remote control.

Replace the batteries in the remote

screen.

 

control with 3 AAA batteries.

 

 

 

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V500 specifications

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