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INTRODUCTION 
 
This application note is designed to give instruction as to the setup and integration of the VSX™ 
8000 to a Vortex® Device.   
CONNECTING THE VSX 8000 INPUTS AND OUTPUTS 
 
In order to send and receive audio to the Polycom VSX 8000 codec, you need to connect the 
system as shown in Figure 1 and described below. 
 
1.  Connect one of the Outputs of the Vortex device to the mixer Input of the codec.  By 
default, Outputs A, B, or C of the Vortex device are mix-minus versions of the Inputs A, B, 
or C signals, respectively.  Any of these signals can be used with the default factory 
preset on the Vortex.  If you are using Polycom InstantDesigner™, choose the input and 
output that InstantDesigner recommends. 
 
2.  Connect the auxiliary line level output of the codec to one of the line level inputs of the 
Vortex device (Inputs A-D).  If you have more line inputs, you may use one of the Mic/Line 
level inputs instead of a line level input, but you need to disable all processing on that 
Mic/Line input (AEC, AGC, NC, Automixer), disable Phantom Power, and set the input to 
line level versus the default of mic level.   
 
3.  Optionally connect the RS-232 interface between the VSX 8000 and the Vortex device.