Polycom 1500 manual Updating Contact Directory, Adjusting Volume, Updating Ring Tones

CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE

Updating Contact Directory

To add or edit a contact:

1.Tap > Features > Contact Directory.

2.To add a contact, tap the Add soft key. To edit a contact, tap the contact you want to edit, and then tap the Edit soft key.

3.Tap a field, and then add or edit the information. The only required field is the Contact field (the phone number).

4.Tap the Save soft key.

To search for a contact:

1.Tap > Features > Contact Directory.

2.Tap the Search soft key, and then enter the first few characters of the contact’s first or last name.

3.Tap the Search soft key.

Adjusting Volume

To change the handset, speakerphone, or headset volume:

>>During a call, press or .

To change the ringer volume:

>>When the phone is idle, press

or .

Updating Ring Tones

(Your company’s settings may not allow this feature.)

To change the incoming ring tone:

1.Tap > Settings > Basic > Ring Type.

2.If your phone has multiple lines, tap the line for which to update the ring tone.

3.Tap the ring type you want, and then tap the Select soft key.

To set a ring tone for a contact:

1.Tap > Features > Contact Directory.

2.Search for the contact (see Updating Contact Directory).

3.Tap the Edit soft key, and then scroll to Ring Type.

4.Enter the number that corresponds to the ring type you want.

(To find the number associated with a ring type, see the instructions to change the incoming ring tone.)

5.Tap the Save soft key.

Setting Up a Screen Saver

(This feature may not be enabled on your phone.)

You can set up your phone so that after the phone is idle for a certain amount of time, your phone will display a screen saver of your own pictures.

You can stop a screen saver at any time and return to the idle screen by tapping the touch screen.

To set up a screen saver:

1.Place your pictures on a USB flash drive, either in the root directory or in a folder.

(For information on supported file types and the maximum file size for pictures, see the User Guide for the Polycom VVX 1500 Phone available at www.polycom.com/ voicedocumentation.)

2.Attach the USB flash drive to the USB port on the right side of your phone. The USB port is behind a door

you flip down. The USB icon, , will display on the touch screen.

3.Tap > Settings > Basic > Preferences > Picture Frame.

4.From the Picture Frame screen:

•In the Folder field, enter the name of the folder in which you placed your pictures on the USB flash drive.

(If you placed your pictures in the root directory, leave the field blank.)

•In the Time Per Image field, enter the number of seconds you want each picture to display. Enter a number between 3 and 300 seconds. The default is 5 seconds.

5.Tap the Save soft key, and then tap Screen Saver.

6.From the Screen Saver screen:

•For the Screen Saver field, select Enabled.

•In the Wait Time field, enter the number of minutes the phone should wait after no activity before displaying the screen saver. Enter a number between 1 and 9999 minutes. The default is 15 minutes.

7.Tap the Save soft key.

To disable a screen saver:

1.Tap > Settings > Basic > Preferences > Screen Saver

2.From the Screen Saver screen, select Disabled for the Screen Saver field.

3.Tap the Save soft key.

Updating the Background Picture

(This feature may not be enabled on your phone.)

You can change the background picture on your phone. You can choose a picture that your system administrator has added to your phone, or a picture on your USB flash drive.

To update the background picture:

1.Tap > Settings > Basic > Preferences > Backgrounds.

2.From the Backgrounds screen, tap the background picture you want, and then tap the Select soft key.

To set your own picture as the background picture:

1.Ensure that the picture is on the USB flash drive, the device is attached to your phone, and you have specified the folder the picture is in. For more information, see Setting Up a Screen Saver.

2.Tap > Picture Frame.

3.Tap or one or more times to display the picture you want as the

background picture, and then tap .

The new background picture displays. The picture will display on the Backgrounds screen as “Local File.”

Polycom VVX 1500 Phone Quick User Guide. 1725-16844-001 Rev. A March 2009 Edition 4