PRE-INSTALLATION
© Polycom, Inc. 5 VORTEX EF2211/EF2210 Reference Manual
EF2211/EF2210 F
RONT
 
AND
 R
EAR
 P
ANELS
1. LCD DISPLAY.  Displays menu instructions for configuration and operation of the 
EF2211/EF2210.
2. D
OWN BUTTON.  Scrolls backward through menu items at a particular level or 
decreases the value of a parameter.
3. U
P BUTTON. Scrolls forward through menu items at a particular level or increases 
the value of a parameter.
4. E
NTER.  Enters the menu and allows you to select and change parameter values.
5. E
SC.  Returns to the next highest level of menus.
6. H
OME.  Returns to the top of the menu structure.
7. L
EVEL INDICATOR.  Indicates the level of the selected channel or parameter.
8. P
HONE CONNECT.  Takes the phone line on or off hook.  If you have an analog 
handset connected to the P
HONE jack on the back panel, pushing this button will 
disable the P
HONE jack while enabling the LINE jack (see Item 17).
* This feature is not available on the EF2210.
9. M
IC ACTIVITY LED.  Indicates gating activity on the mic/line channel input.
10. I
NPUT PARALLEL PORT.  Parallel logic input.
* This feature is not available on the EF2210.
11. O
UTPUT PARALLEL PORT.  Parallel logic output.
* This feature is not available on the EF2210.
12. EF B
US IN.  Connects to EF BUS OUT of another Vortex device.
13. EF B
US OUT.  Connects to the EF BUS IN of another Vortex device.
14. RS-232 S
ERIAL PORT.  Connect this to an optional RS-232 remote control device, 
such as a touch panel or personal computer COM port.
15. P
OWER SUPPLY INPUT.  Connects to the external power supply provided with the 
EF2211/EF2210.
16. P
OWER AMPLIFIER OUTPUT.  Drives up to 10 W into 4-16 Ohm speakers.
17. P
HONE/LINE JACKS.  Use the PHONE jack for connecting an analog handset to the 
system.  Use the L
INE jack for connecting to an analog telephone line.
* This feature is not available on the EF2210.
18. I
NPUTS.  Includes inputs for a microphone or line level input, remote end audio  
(line level), and program audio (line level).
19. L
INE OUTPUTS.  Line level outputs for an amp, remote audio, and record audio.
Figure 2. EF2211/EF2210 Front and Rear Panels
DOWN HOMEUP
0-3-7-12-20 3 dB
METER
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PHONE CONNECT
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OUTPUT
INPUT
REMOTE CONTROL
RS-232
EF BUS IN
EF BUS OUT
PHONE LINE
+5, +/-15 VDC
+5, +/-15 VDC
RS-232  PIN 2: TXD, PIN 3: RXD, PIN 5: GROUND, PIN 7: CTS, PIN 8: RTS
EF2211VORTEX
SPEAKER
BA1
OUTPUTS
BA1
INPUTS
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