General Key Use

To navigate through menus and to enter data, these are useful tips:

1.Use and to scroll through lists. In some lists the * and # keys can be used as “Page Up” and “Page Down”.

2.When menus have submenus, use and to move one level down

or one level back up.

3. The Menu key can be pressed to quickly exit from any menu.

4.The DirectoriesConference key can be pressed to quickly exit from any directory.

5.To enter text using the dialpad, press the number keys one or more times. For example, for ‘A’ press ‘2’ and for ‘C’ press ‘222’. When in text entry mode the display title will show whether keys will gener- ate numbers (1), upper-case (A) or lower-case (a) characters and the 1/A/a soft key can change this.

Local Conferencing

 

 

Ending the call on the conference

A conference may be created with two other par-

 

originator’s phone will terminate the

ties using the phone’s local conferencing feature.

 

conference.

1. Place a call to the first party.

 

 

 

 

4. When the second party answers,

2. Press Conference or the Confrnc soft

 

 

press Conference or the Confrnc soft key

key to obtain a new line (the active

 

 

again to join all parties in the con-

call is placed on hold).

 

 

ference, or press the Split soft key

3. Dial the phone number of the sec-

 

 

to put the first call on hold and keep

ond party or use the arrow keys to

 

 

the second call as the active call.

access speed dial numbers, missed,

A conference may be created at any time

placed, and received call lists.

between an active call and a call which is

From one of these lists press the

on hold (on the same line) by pressing the

Dial soft key.

Join soft key.

 

Splitting a Conference

When a conference has been established, a Split soft key is available. Pressing this

key will split the conference into two calls on hold.

Transferring a Call

1. During a call, press Transfer or the

Trnsfer soft key (the active call is placed on hold).

2.Press the Blind soft key if a blind transfer (without consultation) is required.

3.Dial the number to which you want to transfer the call or use the arrow keys to access speed dial numbers, missed, placed, and received call lists. From one of these lists press the Dial soft key. (This step com-

pletes a blind transfer.)

4.Press Transfer or the Trnsfer soft key again after consulting with the new party to complete a consulta- tive transfer or press the Split soft key to put the first call on hold and keep the second call as the active call.

Transfer may be cancelled during estab- lishment by pressing the Cancel soft key. The original call is resumed.

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Polycom IP 501 SIP manual General Key Use, Local Conferencing, Splitting a Conference, Transferring a Call