Polycom IP 550 manual Managing Incoming Calls, Distinguishing Calls

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Customizing Your SoundPoint IP 550 Phone

Managing Incoming Calls

You can distinguish incoming calls from contacts in your directory by setting up distinctive rings, sending them directly to your voice mail, or by transferring them directly to another party.

Distinguishing Calls

You can customize your phone so that you can distinguish different parties by ring type.

To set a distinctive ring type for a particular contact:

1.Press .

2.Select Contact Directory.

3.Use and to scroll through the list to find the contact. You can also use the * key to Page Up and the # key to Page Down.

4.Press the Edit soft key and scroll down to the Ring Type field.

5.Enter the number corresponding to one of the ring types available. For more information, refer to Ring Type on page 2-6.

6.(Optional) To remove an existing value, press followed by .

7.Press the Save or Cancel soft keys to accept or cancel changes.

8.Press or the Exit soft key repeatedly to return to the idle display.

Note

This feature is local to the phone, and may be over-ridden by your organization’s

 

settings. For more information, contact your system administrator.

 

 

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