Polycom IP 501 SIP manual Optional Features, Text Messaging, Presence / Status / Buddy Lists

Optional Features

Text Messaging

Users can send and receive Text messages on the phone. SIP Instant (Text) Mes- saging is supported in real-time. Users can send and receive text messages using their phones. Received messages will be

To read text messages:

1. Press Messages and select Instant Messages,

OR

Press the InstMsg soft key to read a message just received.

2.(Optional) If multiple lines are in use, select from which line mes- sages are to be retrieved.

To send a text message:

1.Press Messages .

2.Select Instant Messages.

3.(Optional) If multiple lines are in

use, first select from which line to send the message.

4.Press the More soft key then New.

5.Enter the desired extension or SIP URL. Press the 1/A/a soft key to alternate between numeric and upper/lower case alphanumeric modes.

indicated by a flashing Message Waiting Indicator LED on the front of the phone and optionally a visual notification on the display.

3.Messages appear first to last in sent order.

4.Press the Next or Prev soft keys to cycle through messages in order.

5.Press the More soft key to access the Delete, Reply and New options.

6.Press the Select soft key to choose from various pre-scripted short messages.

OR

Press Edit to compose a custom message. Use dialpad keys to cycle through the character set. Use keys 1, *, 0, and # to select special characters.

7.Press Send when finished.

Presence / Status / Buddy Lists

The phone combines interactive message services and status monitoring to comple- ment a traditional messaging application such as email.

Live interaction within a pool of phones is possible by monitoring the “presence” of the parties involved.

Each phone can “watch” the status of up to eight other phones. These other phones form the “Buddy List”. The status of bud- dies is displayed and updated in real time. Each phone can also be “watched” by up to eight other phones.

To add or delete a contact from your buddy list, or block a contact:

1.Press DirectoriesConference and select Contact Directory.

2.Using the arrow keys, scroll through the directory to choose a contact.

3.Press Edit and scroll down to the Watch Buddy or Block Buddy fields.

4.Press to switch between Enabled or Disabled status.

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