Polycom 1500 manual Entering and Updating Data, Placing Calls, Answering Calls, Ending Calls

Entering and Updating Data

To enter data:

1.Tap the field you want to edit, and then

tap (beside the screen title).

2.From the “keyboard” on the touch screen, do one or more of the following:

•If you can only enter numbers, tap a number on the touch screen’s keyboard.

•If you can enter a combination of letters and numbers, tap the abc, ABC, 123, or Abc soft keys to toggle between lowercase, uppercase, numerical, and titlecase modes. Then, tap a letter or number on the touch screen’s keyboard.

•To enter special characters, tap

to display the special characters keyboard. Then, tap the special character on the touch screen’s keyboard. To return to

alphabetic mode, tap .

•To enter text in a special language, tap the Latin, Katakana, Unicode, Cyrillic or ASCII soft keys to toggle between different languages. Then, tap a character on the touch screen’s keyboard.

•To delete data you entered, use the arrow keys to position the cursor to the right of the character or number you want to delete, and then tap

.

3. Tap .

To enable or disable fields, or choose a field option:

>>Tap the field name, and then tap the field’s highlighted box. From the drop- down list, tap the option you want.

BASIC PHONE FEATURES

Placing Calls

Using the handset:

>>Pick up the handset, and then enter the phone number by tapping the touch screen or using the phone keypad.

Using the speakerphone:

>>With the handset on-hook, tap the New Call soft key or a Line Key, and then enter the phone number by tapping the touch screen or using the phone keypad.

Using the optional headset:

>>With the headset connected, press

, and then enter the phone

number by tapping the touch screen or using the phone keypad.

(If the call is not automatically placed, tap the Send soft key.)

Answering Calls

Using the handset:

>>Pick up the handset.

Using the speakerphone:

>>Tap the Answer soft key or the

Line Key with the flashing green status indicator.

Using the optional headset:

>>Press .

Answering Calls When You’re on Another Call

If an incoming call arrives while you have an active call, you will hear a call-waiting beep, and the incoming call is displayed. To answer the new call, tap the Answer soft key. The phone places the original call on hold.

Ending Calls

To end a call, tap the End Call soft key.

Using Video

Make sure you open the privacy shutter (centered above the touch screen) using the privacy shutter adjuster (centered along the top edge, above the camera). You can also adjust the camera barrel (located behind the camera) up or down.

During a video call, tap the Video soft key to do the following:

•To start or stop transmitting video, tap the Start Video or Stop Video

soft key.

•To display the video that appears in the large window on the entire screen, tap the Full Screen soft key. To return to normal viewing mode, tap the

full screen video.

•To toggle the video to display large far-site video with PIP near-site video, or PIP far-site video with larger near- site video, tap the Swap soft key.

•To exit the video options, tap the Back soft key.

During an audio-only call, the video soft keys are not available.

Disabling Video

You can disable your phone from automatically transmitting video at the start of all calls. (If you disable this setting, you can still choose to transmit video on a call-by-call basis. See Using Video.)

To disable video at the start of all calls:

1.Tap > Settings > Basic > Video > Video Call Settings.

2.Tap the Auto Start Video Tx field’s highlighted box.

3.From the drop-down list, tap Disabled.

4.Tap the Save soft key.

Muting the Microphone

During a call, press . The Mute button glows red.

You can hear all other parties while Mute is enabled, but the other parties cannot hear you.

To turn off Mute, press again. The red LED turns off.

Holding and Resuming Calls

To place a call on hold:

>>Tap the Hold soft key.

To resume a call on hold:

>>Tap the Resume soft key.

(If you have more than one call on hold, tap the call on hold to select it, and then tap the Resume soft key. If you have more than three calls on

hold on a Line Key, use or to select the call on hold.)

If you have multiple Line Keys, you can resume the first call on hold on another Line Key by tapping the associated Line Key.

Transferring Calls

To transfer a call:

1.During a call, tap the Transfer soft key. The active call is placed on hold.

2.Place a call to the party to whom you want to transfer the call.

3.When you hear the ring-back sound or after you speak with the second party, tap the Transfer soft key.

Polycom VVX 1500 Phone Quick User Guide. 1725-16844-001 Rev. A March 2009 Edition 2