Polycom 1725-16843-001 manual Placing Calls

User Guide for the Polycom VVX 1500 Business Media Phone Calling and Answering

Placing Calls

•If your phone is locked, see “Locking and Unlocking Your Phone” on page 83 for information on placing calls when your phone is locked.

•Your phone may be set up to handle both SIP and H.323 calls. For more information, see “Calling Using the H.323 Protocol” on page 37.

You can place a call in various ways using your phone:

•Using the handset

•Using the speakerphone

•Using the headset

You can dial the number first, and then choose the method to speak to the other party (handset, speakerphone, or headset), or choose the method first, and then dial the number. You can also place a call by entering a URL or

IP address, by dialing from a list or directory, or using the Speed Dial Key or Redial key.

During a call, you can alternate between handset, headset, or speakerphone

modes by picking up the handset, or pressing or . For example, if you’re using the handset, you can switch to headset mode by

pressing , or switch to speakerphone mode by pressing .

Your phone monitors the duration of all calls through a local call timer. You can view the call timer for the active call and for calls on hold.

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