Polycom
®
VoiceStation
®
500
Crystal-clear conferencing for smaller rooms and desktops
Benefits
Bluetooth connectivity – High-quality hands-free calling through your mobile phone or the Internet
2.5mm applications port – Plug into a wired connection for mobile phone and Internet calling when Bluetooth is not available
More productive calls – Polycom's patented Acoustic Clarity Technology allows simultaneous, natural, free-flowing conversation
360-degree room coverage – A powerful, digitally-tuned custom speaker and three sensitive microphones provide uniform coverage from up to 7 feet away
Hands-free calls – A great hands-free conferencing solution for home offices and small businesses
Easy to use and install – Connects into any analog phone jack
Secondary phone options – Plug in a fax machine or computer modem, or plug in a handset for private calls
Bluetooth
®
-enabled voice conferencing designed for offices and small meeting spaces
The Polycom VoiceStation 500 is a small Bluetooth-enabled conference phone ideally suited for desktops, offices, and other small rooms. With a microphone range of up to seven feet, the VoiceStation 500 is perfect for small conferences with three to four participants. Plus its compact industrial design fits well on a desk or small table, making it a great solution for offices. With the VoiceStation 500, you can enjoy Polycom’s legendary voice quality at an affordable price.
Use your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to connect wirelessly to the VoiceStation 500 for hands-free voice conferencing. It can also connect to a Bluetooth-enabled computer for high-quality hands-free conferencing over Internet calling services such as Skype. If your mobile phone or computer is not Bluetooth-enabled, simply use the integrated 2.5mm applications port for wired connections.
Featuring Polycom’s award-winning Acoustic Clarity Technology, the VoiceStation 500 delivers significantly improved voice quality over the previous-generation VoiceStation 100. The VoiceStation 500 features three sensitive microphones that offer 360-degree room coverage. Smart technology, such as Dynamic Noise
Reduction (DNR), provides maximum microphone sensitivity, while reducing distracting room and background noise. Plus, Polycom’s legendary full-duplex technology ensures that everyone on the call can be heard.
Convenient controls for Bluetooth, volume adjustment, mute, redial, flash and hold are located on an intuitive, easy-to-use keypad. When dialing over regular phone lines, a handset phone can be plugged in for private calls, or simply switch back to the VoiceStation 500 for hands-free conversations.
Make Great Things Happen with VoiceStation 500
In today’s Internet driven world, the ability to conduct real time communication and collaboration has become critical to an organization’s survival. As the market leader in voice, video, data and Web solutions, our awardwinning conference technology makes it easy for people to interact and maximize productivity — over any network, in just about any environment, anywhere around the globe. That’s why more organizations worldwide use and prefer Polycom conferencing solutions. Because when people work together, great things happen.
See how you, too, can achieve great things with Polycom VoiceStation 500.
Polycom VoiceStation 500 Specifications
Conference Areas
VoiceStation 500 is ideal for basic conferencing in offices and small conference rooms, accommodating 4 or fewer meeting participants
Features and Functions
VoiceStation 500 is easy-to-use, with its universal keypad and intuitive functions. It also offers Bluetooth connectivity for communicating with Bluetooth-enabled devices such as mobile phones and computers.
Console Size
• 9.5 in x 9.25 in x 3.0 in
(24.2 cm x 23.5 cm x 7.6 cm) (L, W, H)
Weight
• 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
Power
• 110V 60Hz AC / 220V 50Hz AC (depending on country)
Network Interface
• Analog PBX or public switched telephone
Applications Port
• Four-foot mobile phone cable with standard 2.5mm headset plugs
• Four-foot computer calling cable to connect to line-out and line-in ports on computer
Keypad
• 19-key telephone keypad including:
- On-hook/Off-hook
- Flash, Redial, Mute
- Volume Up, Volume Down
- Telco/Mobile/Bluetooth
LEDs
• Off-Hook, Active Call, Mute, Bluetooth On
Console Loudspeaker
• Frequency response: 300 to 3300 Hz
• Volume: Adjustable to 86 dBA SPL (peak) volume at 0.5 m
• Console Microphone: 3 cardioid microphones 300 to
3500 Hz
Audio
• Polycom Acoustic Clarity full duplex (IEEE 1329 Type 1)
• Up to 7 ft. microphone pickup range
• Gated microphones with intelligent microphone mixing
• Dynamic Noise Reduction
Regulatory Compliance
• NA CI/C-UL
• FCC Part 68
• FCC Part 15 Class B
• Canadian ICES-003
• CE Mark (R & TTE Directive)
• VCCI Class B (Japan)
• Bluetooth 1.1
Environmental Requirements
• Operating Temperature: 40 º -104 º F (5º to 40º C) operating
• Relative Humidity: 20% to 85% (non-condensing)
• Storage Temperature: 22º-131º F (30º-55º C)
Recommended Room Conditions
• Room Size: 225 sq. ft or 15 ft by 15 ft (<25 m2 or 5m X 5m)
• Reverberation Time: <0.4 seconds
• Noise Level: <48 dBA
VoiceStation 500 Ships With
• Telephone console unit
• Power module
• 21 ft (6.4 m) cord to console
• 7 ft. (2.1 m) telco cable to RJ-11 telephone jack
• 4 ft. cell phone connection link
• 4 ft. computer calling cable
• User Guide
Warranty
• 12 months
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