Chapter 6

Troubleshooting

Audio

Symptom

Cause

Solution

Not enough volume during a call.

Volume set too low on the

Turn up the ViewStation volume

 

ViewStation.

using the remote control.

 

 

 

 

Volume set too low on the monitor.

Turn up the volume on your monitor

 

 

or external amplifier.

 

 

 

 

Microphone pod is too far from the

Move the microphone pod closer to

 

speaker.

the meeting participants.

 

 

 

No audio in a call.

Television monitor audio inputs not

Check audio output on the

 

connected properly.

Generate Tone screen under

 

 

Diagnostics. You should hear a 400

 

 

Hz tone emitting from the speaker.

 

 

 

 

ViewStation connected to the wrong

Make sure the ViewStation audio

 

audio input on the monitor.

output lead(s) are connected to the

 

 

same input connector(s) that have

 

 

been selected on the monitor.

 

 

 

 

Far site is muted.

Look for the Far Site Mute icon. Ask

 

 

the far site to unmute their

 

 

microphone pod.

 

 

 

 

Too many network line errors.

Disconnect call and reconnect later.

 

 

 

ViewStation startup music plays

Television monitor speakers or

Check audio connections and

through the built-in ViewStation

audio amplifier not properly

volume level on your monitor.

speaker, but not through monitor

connected.

 

speakers.

 

 

 

 

 

Incoming call ring and other

Sound effects volume not set at

Adjust the sound effects volume on

sound effects too loud or too

desired level.

the Phone/Audio screen. If you do

soft.

 

not want to hear sound effects, set

 

 

the volume to zero.

 

 

 

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