Polycom Vortex EF2241, Application Note

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the VSX 8000 User Interface, go to S
YSTEM
, A
DMIN
S
ETTINGS
, A
UDIO
S
ETTINGS
, and select N
EXT
twice for Page
3. Select the F
IXED
option for Output Mode. Set the Level setting to 5.
As previously mentioned, the Volume Up / Down buttons on the Remote Control send a command to
execute Macro 183 and Macro 184. Here is an example of how to write a Volume Control Macro for a
system that has the VSX 8000 connected to Input A of a Vortex Device. Inside the Vortex Device, Input A is
routed to Output B and to R1. The Macros should control the cross-point gains to Output B and to the R1
reference bus so that the room gain stays consistent for increasing volume.
First, label Macro 183 as "Volume Up" and Macro 184 as "Volume Down":
Next, insert the cross-point muting command for Input 1. Click Insert Command, Matrix, A (“From VSX
8000”), B (“To Amplifier”), Gain, +, 1 dB:
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