9  Polycom CX5000 Setup Guide 
 
 
 
The Polycom CX5000 device  
Inspect the Polycom CX5000 device and become familiar with its components, as 
shown below in Figure 3. 
 
Figure 3.   Polycom CX5000 device 
1.  Mirrors.  Five mirrors reflect the light into the cameras. 
2.  Cameras.  Five small cameras capture the images from around the 
room. 
3.  Light-emitting diode (LED) status lights. Three status lights 
indicate phone connection, audio/video activity, mute, and incoming 
calls. 
4.  Control buttons. Six buttons control speaker volume, mute, phone on/off 
hook, flash, and information. 
5.  Liquid crystal display (LCD) touch screen.  The LCD dial pad works just 
like your phone pad for ease of dialing and quick view of call status. 
6.  Loudspeaker.  A centrally located loudspeaker provides the audio 
received from the remote conference.  
7.  Microphones. Six microphones located every 60
° around the 
device pick up the audio in the room.