Changing the Language on Your Phone | Polycom VVX 300 guide

Chapter 4: Customizing the Phone’s Display

In the previous chapters, you’ve learned how to customize calls—such as how to change call volume, forward incoming calls in a special way, or divert calls from a contact. But what if you want to customize the display? This chapter shows you how you can customize your phone’s screen so that it’s unique to you. Basic customizations include changing the time and date format and updating the screen brightness. If you want to get fancy, you can set up a screen saver or change the background picture.

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to do the following:

•Change the language on your phone

•Change the display contrast

•Change the time and date display

•Change the backlight settings

•Change the background picture

•Display a screen saver

•Use the phone as a digital picture frame

•Set up power saving mode

Changing the Language on Your Phone

Your phone supports several languages.

To change the language:

1Select Settings from Home view, and select Basic > Preferences > Language.

2From the Language screen, select the language you want. The language on your phone updates automatically.

Changing the Display Contrast

You can adjust the contrast of the phone’s display.

To adjust the contrast on the phone display:

1Select Settings from Home view, and select Basic > Contrast.

2Press Up or Down to increase or decrease the display contrast.

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Polycom VVX 300 manual Changing the Language on Your Phone, Changing the Display Contrast, To change the language

Contents

Polycom VVX 300 and 310 Business Media Phones Trademarks Polycom VVX 300 and 310 Business Media Phones User GuideDisclaimer Limitation of Liability Contents Using Advanced Features Receiving Pages When You’re Not in an Active Call Getting Help End-User License Agreement for Polycom Software Page Who Should Read this Guide? How to Use this Guide Terms and Writing Conventions Conventions Used in this Guide About This Guide Information Elements Typographic Conventions Related Documents Setup and maintenance documents Phone Keys and Hardware Getting Started Web Info Attaching Phone Hardware Phone ViewsTo change views Home View Troubleshooting Why Can’t I Access a Certain View? Lines View Light grey-Held call Understanding Phone Icons and Status IndicatorsCalls View If you want to… Do this… Navigating Your Phone Interface Entering Data and Updating Fields Using the Dialpad Keys on the Phone Console Registering the Phone Web Info How to Register Your Phone Web Info Using the Utility Configuring Your Phone Using the Web Configuration UtilityTo access the Web Configuration Utility for your phone How Your Phone Handles Calls Using Basic Features Answering Calls Troubleshooting Why Doesn’t the Speakerphone Work? Answering on a Shared Line Answering Another Call Answering Calls Automatically To enable your phone to automatically answer callsManaging Multiple Calls Calling from the Dialer Placing Calls To call from the Dialer Power Tip Choosing URLs or Numbers Mode from the DialerTo display the Dialer, do one of the following Redialing Numbers Placing Calls from Favorites, Recent Calls, and DirectoriesTo call from the Recent Calls list To call from your Favorites list To redial a number Using HeadsetsEnding Calls To enable Headset Memory Mode Enabling Headset Memory ModeWeb Info More Information About Headsets Responding to Incoming Calls Ignoring Incoming Calls During CallsRejecting Incoming Calls Forwarding Incoming Calls to Another Person Transferring Calls Holding CallsTo hold a call To resume a held call Setting Up Conference Calls Setting Up and Handling Conference CallsTo set up a conference call To perform a blind transfer Holding and Resuming Conference Calls Power Tip How to Quickly Set Up a ConferenceTo place a conference call on hold To resume a held conference call Managing Conference Call Participants Ending Conference CallsSplitting Conference Calls into Two Held Calls Forwarding All Calls to Another Person Power Tip Forwarding Calls on a Call-by-Call BasisChanging the Way Calls are Answered To forward all calls to another person To disable call forwarding Rejecting Calls from a Contact Using Do Not DisturbDiverting Calls from a Contact to Another Person To divert incoming calls from a contact to another person Troubleshooting Why Doesn’t the DND Icon Display? To enable or disable Do Not Disturb for a particular line Using Do Not Disturb with Multiple LinesListening to Voicemail To toggle Do Not Disturb on and off To view your Recent Calls list Viewing Recent CallsTo listen to voicemail messages To customize the list To manage a call record To view your Contact Directory Working with Your Contact DirectoryTo remove all calls from the list To search for a contact To view contact informationTo dial a contact To add a contact Polycom VVX 300 and 310 Business Media Phones User Guide Working with a Corporate Directory To update a contact’s informationTo delete a contact To view the Corporate Directory To search the Corporate Directory Power Tip Saving Corporate Directory Search ResultsTo dial a Corporate Directory contact To add a contact to your local Contact Directory Updating the Incoming Call Ringtone Controlling What is HeardUpdating a Contact’s Ringtone To select a ringtone for a contact Changing the Ringer Volume Changing the Speaker VolumeChoosing Where You Hear Sound Effects Managing Favorites To see your Favorites To make a contact a Favorite Working with Shared LinesTo quickly call a Favorite To reorder your Favorites Shared Line Icon and Status Status Indicator Page Using Buddy Lists Using Advanced Features Updating Your Status To update your presence setting Setting Up and Managing a Buddy List Power Tip Dialing Buddies To update your Buddy listPower Tip How to Access Your Blocked and Watcher Lists Blocking Contacts from Viewing Your Status Monitoring Buddies Timesaver How to Quickly Unblock a Contact Integrating with Microsoft Lync Server Navigating the Main Browser Using the Browser Entering Information in the Main Browser Broadcasting Messages Using Push-to-Talk and Group Paging Sending and Receiving PTT Broadcasts Push-to-Talk ModeTo send a PTT broadcast Timesaver Automatically Sending a PTT Broadcast Receiving PTT Broadcasts Ending PTT Broadcasts Replying to PTT Broadcasts Changing Where Broadcasts are Played Adjusting the Volume of PTT BroadcastsUpdating the Default Channel Updating Channel Subscriptions Sending and Receiving Pages Group Paging ModeTo send a Timesaver Automatically Sending a Receiving Pages Adjusting the Volume of Pages Updating the Default Paging Group Changing Where Pages are PlayedUpdating Paging Group Subscriptions Allowing Pages to Play During Active Calls To allow or disallow pages to play during an active call Using the Calendar Opening and Closing the Calendar Troubleshooting Why Doesn’t the Calendar Display Anymore? Navigating Day View Troubleshooting Why Doesn’t the Calendar Display?Navigating Month View Working with Meeting Reminders Navigating Meeting View To join a meeting from a meeting reminder Troubleshooting Why Don’t My Meeting Reminders Display?Joining Meetings from the Calendar Using Your Computer’s Mouse and Keyboard with Your Phone Using a Mouse and Keyboard with Your PhoneStarting and Stopping Polycom Desktop Connector To join a meeting from Meeting view To quit Polycom Desktop Connector Press this on your To do this on your phone… Keyboard… Open Directories Logging In and Out of a Phone Logging into Phones To log out of a phone Placing Calls from Phones that are in the Logged-Out StateTo log in to a phone Locking the Phone Changing Your PasswordTo change your user password To lock your phone About Your User PasswordLocking and Unlocking Your Phone To unlock your phone Calling and Answering from a Locked PhoneTo call an authorized number from a locked phone Timesaver a Quick Way to Lock Your Phone To answer a call on a locked phone Accessing Features with Your Login CredentialsTo re-submit or enter your login credentials Troubleshooting What Happens if I Can’t Access Features? Page Changing the Language on Your Phone To adjust the contrast on the phone displayChanging the Display Contrast To change the language Changing the Time and Date Display To update the time and date displayTo enable or disable the time and date display To change the backlight intensity To change the Backlight TimeoutChanging the Backlight Changing the Phone’s Background Picture Using One of Your Own Pictures as the Background PictureChanging the Background Picture To change the background picture Click + adjacent to Add a new background image Setting Up a Screen SaverDisplaying Screen Savers Interrupting and Disabling Screen Savers To set up a screen saverTo disable the Screen Saver setting Restarting the Phone To view a detailed list of phone issuesInvestigating Phone Warnings Testing Phone Hardware Updating Phone ConfigurationTo update your phone’s configuration Audio Diagnostics Administrative Tasks Page Polycom Community Getting HelpPage Polycom Limited Warranty and Limitation Liability Service AgreementsGoverning Law Limitations of Liability Exclusions Warranty Exclusive Safety, Compliance, and Disposal Information CE and Vcci Mark CE Mark R & TTE Directive EU only Industry Canada IC Copyright, Safety, and Regulatory Notices Russian Compliance Echo CancellationNew Zealand Telepermit PTC General Warning Australia Operating Ambient TemperaturesHearing Aid Compatibility HAC Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Weee Polycom VVX 300 and 310 Business Media Phones User Guide End-User License Agreement for Polycom Software Support Services Upgrades Limitation of Liability USA