Polycom vvx 500 Introduction

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Introduction

Who Should Read this Guide

This guide contains overview information for people who are just starting to learn about the

Polycom® VVX® 500 Business Media Phone, or who have experience, but need a quick refresher. It is

intended for beginning users, as well as intermediate and advanced users who want to learn about the

phone’s features.

How to Use this Guide

This guide is organized into five chapters. The beginning chapters introduce the phone and explain how

to use the phone’s basic features. Later chapters describe advanced features, and how to customize

your phone to suit your needs. The guide also includes safety and legal information.

Chapter 1: Getting Started This chapter contains general information about your phone that you’ll

find helpful before you start using it. It describes phone hardware and phone views, how to use the

touchscreen, navigate menus, and enter data.

Chapter 2: Using Basic Features All the basic features that your phone offers—such as how to add

contacts and favorites, or transfer or forward calls—are described in this chapter.

Chapter 3: Using Advanced Features Advanced features that may not be available on the phone, or

that you may not use on a day-to-day basis, are described in this chapter. Advanced features include

recording calls, monitoring buddies and contacts, and accessing a Browser.

Chapter 4: Customizing Your Phone You can customize your phone in many ways, including setting

up a screen saver, or changing the backlight, background picture, or time and date format. Read this

chapter to personalize your phone.

Chapter 5: Administrative Tasks This chapter describes tasks that your administrator may ask you

to perform. These tasks include investigating phone issues, restarting the phone, updating the

phone’s configuration, and testing the phone’s hardware.

Safety Notices This section provides important safety and compliance information relating to your

phone.

End-User License Agreement The End-User License Agreement outlines the legal agreement

between you and Polycom when you agree to install and use Polycom software.

Contents

Main Trademark Information Patent Information Disclaimer Limitation of Liability Customer Feedback Contents Page Page Page Page Page Introduction Who Should Read this Guide How to Use this Guide Conventions Used in this Guide Page Related Documents Chapter 1: Getting Started Phone Keys and Hardware Phone Views Home View Page Lines View Active Call View Calls View Understanding Phone Icons and Status Indicators Navigating Your Phone Interface Entering Data and Updating Fields Using the Onscreen Keyboard Using the Dialpad Keys on the Phone Console Cleaning the Touchscreen Registering the Phone Configuring Your Phone Using the Web Configuration Utility Page Chapter 2: Using Basic Features About Your Phones Call-Handling Capabilities Answering Calls Answering Another Call Answering on a Shared Line Answering Calls Automatically Managing Multiple Calls Placing Calls Calling from the Dialer Placing Calls from Favorites, Lists, and Directories Redialing Numbers Ending Calls Using Headsets Enabling Headset Memory Mode Responding to Incoming Calls Ignoring Incoming Calls Rejecting Incoming Calls Forwarding Incoming Calls to Another Party During Calls Holding Calls Transferring Calls Setting Up and Managing Conference Calls Holding and Resuming Conference Calls Ending Conference Calls Splitting Conference Calls into Two Held Calls Managing Conference Call Participants Changing the Way Calls are Answered Forwarding All Calls to Another Party Rejecting Calls from a Contact Diverting Calls from a Contact to Another Party Using Do Not Disturb Using Do Not Disturb with Multiple Lines Listening to Voicemail Recent Calls Page Working with Your Contact Directory Page Page Working with a Corporate Directory Controlling What is Heard Updating the Incoming Call Ringtone Page Managing Favorites Page Working with Shared Lines Page Page Chapter 3: Using Advanced Features Using Buddy Lists Updating Your Presence Setting Managing Buddies Updating Your Buddy List Blocking Contacts from Viewing Your Status Monitoring Buddies Integrating with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Adding Buddies to Your Buddy List Monitoring Buddies The following table shows the presence icons that indicate a buddys status. Recording Calls Page Page Page Playing Recorded Calls Using the Browser Navigating the Main Browser Entering Information in the Main Browser Broadcasting Messages Using Push-to-Talk and Group Paging Push-to-Talk Mode Sending and Receiving PTT Broadcasts Page Replying to PTT Broadcasts Ending PTT Broadcasts Adjusting the Volume of PTT Broadcasts Changing Where Broadcasts are Played Updating the Default Channel Updating Channel Subscriptions Group Paging Mode Sending and Receiving Pages Page Adjusting the Volume of Pages Changing Where Pages are Played Updating the Default Paging Group Updating Paging Group Subscriptions Allowing Pages to Play During Active Calls Using the Calendar Opening and Closing the Calendar Navigating Month View Navigating Day View Navigating Meeting View Working with Meeting Reminders Joining Meetings from the Calendar Using a Mouse and Keyboard with Your Phone Using Your Computers Mouse and Keyboard with Your Phone Starting and Stopping Polycom Desktop Connector How to Use Your Computers Mouse and Keyboard with Your Phone Page Using a USB Keyboard with Your Phone Logging into Phones Logging In and Out of a Phone Placing Calls from Phones that are in the Logged-Out State Changing Your Password Locking the Phone About Your User Password Locking and Unlocking Your Phone Calling and Answering from a Locked Phone Accessing Features with Your Login Credentials Page Page Chapter 4: Customizing Your Phone Changing the Language on Your Phone Changing the Time and Date Display Changing the Backlight Changing the Background Picture Using One of Your Own Pictures as the Background Picture Displaying Screen Savers Setting Up Screen Savers Interrupting and Disabling Screen Savers Using the Phone as a Picture Frame Using Power-Saving Mode Changing Your Office Hours Changing Timeouts Page Chapter 5: Administrative Tasks Investigating Phone Warnings Restarting the Phone Updating Phone Configuration Testing Phone Hardware Page Safety Notices Service Agreements Governing Law Limitations of Liability Polycom Limited Warranty and Limitation Liability Exclusions Warranty Exclusive Safety and Compliance Part 15 FCC Rules Class B Digital Device or Peripheral Modifications Installation Instructions Plugs Acts as Disconnect Device Industry Canada (IC) CE and VCCI Mark CE Mark R & TTE Directive (EU only) WARNING Electrical Safety Russian Compliance New Zealand Telepermit Recommended Operating Ambient Temperatures End-User License Agreement for Polycom Software