Administrator’s Guide for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000

Moderate Issues

The problems in this section interfere with or prevent meaningful communication in a call.

Symptom

System

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

No audio in a call

All

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 is turned all the

Check the monitor’s or external audio

 

 

way down on the monitor or

system’s volume setting. Then check

 

 

external audio system.

the system’s audio output using the

 

 

 

Speaker Test screen under

 

 

 

Diagnostics > Audio. You should hear

 

 

 

a 400 Hz tone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The system’s audio outputs

Check the system’s audio connections

 

 

are not connected properly.

to the monitor, or to the external audio

 

 

 

system if one is connected.

 

 

 

Verify that the system is connected to

 

 

 

the correct audio connectors on the

 

 

 

monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The far site’s microphones are

Ensure that each person who speaks is

 

 

not placed correctly.

facing a microphone and is close

 

 

 

enough to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The far site’s microphone is

Ask the far site to check the cable to the

 

 

not connected or does not

microphone.

 

 

have power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Too many line errors

Try the call again later.

 

 

 

 

In a multipoint call,

All

The far site system has

Use a different call speed to call the

the system displays a

 

connected by audio only.

site, or ask the participants at that site

picture of a

 

This happens if the far site

to call your system at a different call

telephone instead of

 

speed.

 

system cannot connect at the

video from one of the

 

 

 

correct bandwidth.

 

far sites.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The far site cannot

All

Microphone is muted

Unmute the microphone

hear you.

 

 

 

 

Microphone is not connected,

Check to be sure the microphone is

 

 

 

 

or is connected incorrectly

installed correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microphone does not work

Contact your Polycom reseller.

 

 

 

 

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Polycom VS4000 manual Moderate Issues, Mute icon, Diagnostics Audio. You should hear

VS4000 specifications

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