Despite their intriguing name, remote microphones are neither space-age spy devices nor employee monitoring units. Their chief purpose is to let you handle a telephone, paging or teleconference unit hands-free. Valcom produces products geared specifically toward paging system applications.
Valcom's communications and paging products may be just the thing to improve communications within your business, but before you commit to installing Valcom remote microphones, make sure you've got the following information lined up:
1. Your preferred Valcom remote microphone vendor
2. Where the paging system will be controlled from, how many microphones you need and where will they be placed
3. Which accessories, available from Valcom remote microphone providers, would enhance the effectiveness of your business operations
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Pick from a list of Valcom remote microphone suppliers
Purchasing from authorized Valcom remote microphone distributors guarantees that you are purchasing standard Valcom products. This is typically your best means for ensuring that the products you purchase will be compatible with other Valcom products and that you'll have recourse if a product turns out to be defective.
I recommend: Both
Graybar and
Anixter offer a full line of Valcom products, including one-way ceiling microphones and speakers, at wholesale prices. If you need other Valcom products you can bundle them into your remote microphone purchase to save on shipping.
Buy only the Valcom remote microphones you need
Make a list of suitable locations for Valcom remote microphones. They can be wall- or ceiling-mounted and offer hands-free operation controlled by your paging unit, so there is no need to put them within arms reach. Keeping them out of reach is in fact preferable, to protect them from accidental bumps and spills.
I recommend: Neobits and
TWAcomm are good places to start looking for special offers on Valcom remote microphones. You can always inquire with customer service about receiving a bulk or corporate discount if you're purchasing a large quantity of remote microphones or other Valcom equipment at once.
Pick up a few accessories from your Valcom remote microphone supplier
Remote microphones won't do you much good if you can't hear what is being said, and the entire paging system is useless if others can't hear you. Valcom system enhancements can help adjust speaker volume and microphone sensitivity by sensing ambient noise and adjusting volumes so that your communications come through clearly.
I recommend: Consider system enhancements like
Valcom's noise sensing volume control for consumer electronics telephones, available through distributors like
Electronics Outfitter.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- Protect your Valcom remote microphones from dust, dampness and other environmental pollutants as much as possible. If you're going to be using them in areas with a high degrees of environmental pollutants (like an automotive garage or in very humid climates) you might purchase a wind/dust screen or "pop screen" for your Valcom remote microphone. Manufacturers of these accessories market them, in many cases, through the same distributors that sell Valcom products.
The official source of Valcom Remote Microphones is
the Valcom Remote Microphones page at Business.com
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