Polycom V500 System Administrator's Manual page 93

Video and Audio Tools
Diagnostic Tool
Color Bar test
Tests the color settings of your
monitor for optimum picture quality.
If the color bars generated during
the test are not clear, or the colors
do not look correct, the monitor
needs to be adjusted.
Speaker test
Tests the audio cable connections.
A 400 Hz audio tone indicates that
the local audio connections are
correct.
Audio Meter test
Measures the strength of audio
signals from the system's
microphone.
In the system's user interface
1. On the Diagnostics screen,
select Video.
2. Select the Color Bars icon.
3. Press any button on the remote
control to stop the test.
1. On the Diagnostics screen,
select Audio > Speaker Test.
2. Select the Speaker Test icon.
3. Press any button on the remote
control to stop the test.
If you are in a call, the far site will
also hear the tone.
1. On the Diagnostics screen,
select Audio.
2. Select Audio Meter.
The audio meter should
register between 0 and 15 dB
for each active input.
3. To check the microphone,
speak into the microphone.
4. To check far-site audio, ask a
participant at the far site to
speak or call a phone in the
far-site room to hear it ring.
Diagnostics and General Troubleshooting
In the V500 web interface
1. Select Diagnostics > Video.
2. Click the Color Bars icon.
3. Click the Color Bars icon again
to stop the test.
1. Select Diagnostics > Audio >
Speaker Test.
2. Click the Speaker Test icon.
3. Click the Speaker Test icon
again to stop the test.
The people at the site you are
testing will hear the tone, but you
will not. You can send a message to
tell them how to notify you when
they hear the speaker test.
Select Diagnostics > Audio >
Audio Meter to start the test.
The audio meter should register
between 0 and 15 dB.
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