SoundStation Premier Installation Instructions and User's Guide
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SoundStation Premier Installation Instructions and User's Guide
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SoundStation Premier
®
500D/550D
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing SoundStation
Premier
®
500D/550D. SoundStation
Premier
®
500D/550D delivers the
award-winning full-duplex audioconfer-
encing technology from Polycom in a
“plug-n-play” design for direct connection
to DEFINITY and System 75/85 digital
ECS telephone systems.
With SoundStation Premier
®
500D/550D,
you can now connect directly to your
DEFINITY System ECS wall jack with
no need for analog terminal adapters,
analog lines, or analog line cards to
support your conferencing system. Simply
plug SoundStation Premier 500D/550D
into your ECS at the wall, and you are
up and running in seconds.
SoundStation Premier 500D/550D is
designed for you by Polycom—the World’s
number one provider of audioconferencing
products. From small companies to the
Fortune 500, from the smallest conference
rooms to the largest boardrooms, you will
find more Polycom conferencing products
in more places than all of our competitors
combined.
And now we’ve designed SoundStation
Premier
®
500D/550D for you, the
DEFINITY customer, with the same
proven technology and unparalleled
audio quality that has made SoundStation
Premier the most widely used
conferencing product line in the World.
Checklist of Parts
Your SoundStation Premier 500D/550D
audioconferencing system includes the
following items:
If any of the above parts is missing,
please contact your Polycom
representative or authorized dealer.
User's Documents
500D/550D
Interface Module
Console to Interface
Module Cable
Network Cable
RJ11 to RJ45
Adapter Cables
(Additional Adapters
Supplied In Some Countries)
Power Adapter
(Varies by Country)
Optional Extended
Microphones
(For 550D)
Optional Extended
Microphones Cables
(For 550D)
System Compatability
SoundStation Premier 500D/550D is
compatible with any DEFINITY digital
voice port that supports the 6400, 7400
or 8400 series phones (with the
exception of the CallMaster series.)
Connection Requirement: Requires
standard DEFINITY wall jack. RJ45/RJ11
adapter cables are included for your
convenience.
To Ensure Better Performance
Locate the SoundStation Premier
500D/550D console in a quiet
environment, with soft furnishings—
such as carpets, curtains, and sound-
absorbing walls and ceilings.
Place the console at the center of a table
or desk.
Keep papers and other objects away
from the console.
Seat all participants the same distance
from the SoundStation Premier
500D/550D console.
Speak at normal conversation levels.
Direct your voice toward the
SoundStation Premier 500D/
550D console.
Do not move the SoundStation Premier
500D/550D console during a call.
Position extended microphones (option)
6 to 8 feet from the SoundStation
Premier 550D console.
Participants should sit 3 to 6 feet from
a microphone.
Installing SoundStation Premier 500D/550D
1. Insert the short Network Cable into
the 500D/550D Interface Module jack
marked with the Network icon ( ).
Plug the other end into the digital voice
jack, as shown below.
(If the connector does not fit, you will
need one of the optional RJ11 to RJ45
Network Cables for connection to the
wall jack, and for your phone should
you choose that option. This cable has
a smaller connector on one end, so try
it both ways.)
2. You have the option to install a
DEFINITY series telephone along with
your SoundStation Premier 500D/550D.
Plug the DEFINITY Telephone cable
into the jack on the 500D/550D
Interface Module indicated by
the telephone icon ( ).
Modular
Wall Jack
500D/550D Interface Module
DEFINITY
Telephone
500D/550D
Interface Module