Polycom CX200 manual Placing a Call

User Guide Polycom CX200 Desktop Phone

To troubleshoot issues with the phone, refer to Troubleshooting Your Polycom® CX200 Desktop Phone on page 3-1.

This guide only describes how to use the Polycom CX200 desktop phone with Microsoft Office Communicator 2007. For more information on how to use Office Communicator 2007, refer to your Microsoft documentation.

If you require additional information or assistance with your new phone, contact your system administrator.

Placing a Call

Calls are made from the Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 desktop client, where a contact is selected and the call is initiated. Pressing the Polycom CX200 desktop phone Speakerphone or Headset key or lifting the Polycom CX200 desktop phone handset brings the Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 window to the front on your computer and allows to you to talk directly with the called party.

During a call, you can alternate between handset, headset, or speakerphone modes by pressing the Speakerphone or Headset keys, or picking up the handset.

To place a call:

¾Do one of the following steps: a Pick up the handset.

		In the Contacts list of Microsoft Office Communicator 2007, click the
		Phone icon to the right of the contact's name to initiate a voice call
		using the contact's preferred number or device.
		You can also double click on their name to open a conversation
		window, then click on the Phone icon in that window.
	b	To place a call using the speakerphone, press the Speakerphone key.
		In the Contacts list of Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 client
		window, click the Phone icon to the right of the contact's name to
		initiate a voice call using the contact's preferred number or device.
Note
	If you click to call someone without having picked up the handset or pressed the
	Speakerphone or Headset key, the call will automatically come through the
	Speakerphone.
	c	To place a call using the headset, press the Headset key.
		In the Contacts list of Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 client
		window, click the Phone icon to the right of the contact's name to
		initiate a voice call using the contact's preferred number or device.

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