Polycom VOICEST User Manual

User Guide

VoiceStation™ 500

U S E R G U I D E

Contents

Introduction ...................................................3

Parts List .......................................................3

For Best Performance ....................................... 3

Installing VoiceStation™ 500 ............................ 4

Using VoiceStation™ 500 ................................. 5

Using Bluetooth Audio ..................................... 8

Maintenance ................................................. 11

Troubleshooting ............................................. 11

Polycom Limited Warranty ............................... 12

Limitation of Liability ..................................... 12

Copyright ...................................................... 13

US and Canada Regulatory

and Compliance Information ......................... 13

Exhibit J - Customer Information ...................... 15

VoiceStation™ 500 Specifications ..................... 17

VoiceStation™ 500 - Contents

Introduction

Thank you for choosing Polycom’s
VoiceStation™ 500. VoiceStation™ 500
uses Polycom’s unique Acoustic Clarity
Technology to provide clear, full-duplex,
two-way voice communication for your
meetings. In addition, VoiceStation™ 500
adapts dynamically to the room environ
ment to eliminate echoes and clipping.
Three built-in microphones pick up sound
all around the room so you can speak
naturally and be easily understood.

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Parts List

Please review this User Guide before using
the phone. Save this User Guide for future
reference.

Please take a moment now to complete
and mail your VoiceStation™ 500 regis
tration card, or register online at www.
polycom.com.

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Note: Refer to Quick Start Guide
for additional information.

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For Best Performance

► Place VoiceStation™ 500 in the center of a

table or desk.

► Locate VoiceStation™ 500 in a room with

soft furnishings such as carpets, curtains,
and sound-absorbing walls and ceilings.

► Keep papers and other objects away from

your VoiceStation™ 500.

► Speak at normal volume.
► Speak toward your VoiceStation™ 500.

Installing VoiceStation™ 500

1. Connect one end of the long console cable
to the bottom of the phone.

2. Insert the Power Supply plug into a nearby
electrical outlet.

3. Connect the other end of the long console
cable to the bottom of the Power Supply.
VoiceStation™ 500 will run a brief self­test, and then you will hear a tone. If you
don’t hear the tone, verify that the outlet is
working and the power is switched on.

4. Connect the short telephone cable to the
Power Supply. Your System Administrator
can help you to identify a standard analog
phone line.

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5. Connect the other end of the short tele­phone cable to a jack wired for a standard
analog phone line.

► Do not plug the VoiceStation™ 500 into a

digital telephone network. Doing so may
damage the phone.

6. Place VoiceStation™ 500 in the center of
the room on a flat, stable surface and press
the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons
to adjust the Ringer.

► The Ringer has three modes: High, Low,

and Off. The Ringer sounds when you
press the Volume buttons to indicate current
status.

►When the On/Off indicator light is on, the Volume
buttons control the sound level of the speaker.
►When the On/Off indicator light is off, the Volume
buttons control the ringer volume.

7. Press the On/Off button to obtain a dial
tone.

► If you do not hear a dial tone, you may not

be connected to an analog telephone line.
For assistance, contact your System Admin
istrator.

Using VoiceStation™ 500

The Polycom® VoiceStation™ 500 sup­ports three modes of operation:

• POTS Audio

• Bluetooth Audio (headset and hands­free profile)

• 2.5mm Wired Audio

The Link Indicator will be slowly flashing
blue when the VoiceStation™ 500 is in
Bluetooth mode, and it will be solid amber
when the phone is in 2.5mm Wired Audio

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mode (with a cable connected). The Link
Indicator is off when the phone is in nor

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mal POTS mode.

When in POTS mode, inserting a 2.5mm
cable automatically enables the Wired
Audio mode, and the amber link indicator
will automatically come on. It is not pos­sible to have a Bluetooth connection while
in the amber mode. Removing the 2.5mm
cable automatically reverts the VoiceSta

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tion™ 500 to POTS mode.

POTS Mode

Keypad

Dialing a Number

Example:

Answer a Call

Press the button when VoiceStation™ 500 rings.

Adjust Speaker Volume

When a call is in progress, press the Volume Up or
Volume Down button to adjust the sound level.

Microphone Mute

Press the Mute button to turn off the microphones and
prevent the other party from hearing your conversa
tion. The red indicator lights near the microphones
will be on. The speaker is still active and you can hear
the other party. Press the mute button again to resume
two-way communication. The red indicator lights will
go out.

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