Administrator’s Guide for the V500 System

Symptom

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

No audio in a call.

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 all the

Use the remote control to turn up the

 

way down.

volume.

 

 

 

 

The far site’s microphones are not

Ensure that each person who speaks is

 

placed correctly. (Far-site systems

facing a microphone and is close enough

 

with separate microphones only.)

to it.

 

 

 

 

The far site’s microphone is not

Ask the far site to check the cable to the

 

connected or does not have power.

microphone.

 

(Far-site systems with separate

 

 

microphones only.)

 

 

 

 

 

Too many line errors

Try the call again later.

 

 

 

No audio in a call.

The volume is turned all the way

Check the monitor’s or external audio

 

down on the monitor or external

system’s volume setting. Then check the

 

audio system.

system’s audio output using the Speaker

 

 

Test screen under Diagnostics > Audio.

 

 

You should hear a 400 Hz tone.

 

 

 

 

The monitor’s audio inputs are not

Check audio output using the Speaker

 

connected properly

Test screen under 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 outputs are not

Check the system’s audio connections to

 

connected properly.

the monitor.

 

 

Verify that the system is connected to the

 

 

correct audio connectors on the monitor.

 

 

 

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Polycom V500 manual Mute icon, Under Diagnostics Audio to determine

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