Polycom WX 1500 User Manual
USER GUIDE
Polycom® VVX® 1500 Business Media Phone
Software 5.0.0 | August 2013 | 1725-16843-001 Rev E
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Contents
About This Guide ...................................................................................................... 6
Conventions Used in this Guide ..................................................................................................... 6
Terms and Writing Conventions ..................................................................................................... 6
Information Elements ....................................................................................................................... 8
Typographic Conventions ............................................................................................................... 9
What’s in This Guide? ...................................................................................................................... 9
Getting Started .................................................................................................... 10 1:
Phone Hardware ............................................................................................................................. 10
Phone Keys ..................................................................................................................................... 12
What Displays on the Touch Screen ............................................................................................ 14
Understanding Phone Icons and Status Indicators .................................................................... 18
Navigating Your Phone Interface .................................................................................................. 20
Entering Data and Updating Fields ............................................................................................... 22
Using the Touch Screen Keyboard ................................................................................................ 22
Using the Dialpad Keys on the Phone Console ............................................................................. 24
Tips for When You’re in Video Calls ............................................................................................. 26
Cleaning the Touch Screen ........................................................................................................... 27
Registering the Phone .................................................................................................................... 27
Configuring Your Phone Using the Web Configuration Utility .................................................. 28
Using Basic Features ......................................................................................... 29 2:
Calling and Answering ................................................................................................................... 29
Answering Calls ............................................................................................................................. 30
Placing Calls .................................................................................................................................. 34
Ending Calls ................................................................................................................................... 41
Using a Headset ............................................................................................................................. 42
While Your Phone Rings ................................................................................................................ 43
Ignoring or Silencing Incoming Calls .............................................................................................. 43
Rejecting Incoming Calls................................................................................................................ 44
Forwarding Calls While Your Phone Rings .................................................................................... 44
During Calls ..................................................................................................................................... 44
Holding and Resuming Calls .......................................................................................................... 45
Transferring Calls ........................................................................................................................... 47
Setting Up Conference Calls .......................................................................................................... 48
Customizing Video During Calls .................................................................................................... 53
Changing the Way Calls are Answered ........................................................................................ 55
Forwarding All Calls to Another Party ............................................................................................ 55
Rejecting Calls from a Contact ...................................................................................................... 57
Diverting Calls from a Contact to Another Party ............................................................................ 57
Temporarily Refusing All Calls (Do Not Disturb) ............................................................................ 58
Working with Call Lists .................................................................................................................. 60
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Viewing Call Lists ........................................................................................................................... 61
Managing Call Lists ........................................................................................................................ 62
Working with Contact Directory .................................................................................................... 62
Searching Your Local Contact Directory ........................................................................................ 63
Adding Contacts to Your Local Contact Directory ......................................................................... 63
Updating Your Local Contact Directory .......................................................................................... 67
Deleting Contacts from Your Local Contact Directory ................................................................... 67
Working with Corporate Directory ................................................................................................ 67
Searching Corporate Directory ...................................................................................................... 67
Adding Corporate Directory Contacts to Your Local Contact Directory ......................................... 69
Saving Corporate Directory Search Results .................................................................................. 69
Controlling What is Heard.............................................................................................................. 70
Changing the Ring Tone ................................................................................................................ 70
Changing the Speaker Volume ...................................................................................................... 71
Changing the Ringer Volume ......................................................................................................... 72
Muting the Microphone................................................................................................................... 72
Choosing Where You Hear Sound Effects..................................................................................... 72
Managing Speed Dials.................................................................................................................... 73
Adding Speed Dial Keys ................................................................................................................ 73
Updating Speed Dial Keys ............................................................................................................. 74
Accessing Voice and Video Mail ................................................................................................... 74
Working with Multiple and Shared Lines ..................................................................................... 75
Supporting Multiple Lines ............................................................................................................... 76
Supporting Multiple Line Keys Per Line ......................................................................................... 77
Supporting Shared Lines................................................................................................................ 77
Locking and Unlocking the Phone ................................................................................................ 78
About Your User Password ............................................................................................................ 79
Changing Your User Password ...................................................................................................... 79
Locking and Unlocking Your Phone ............................................................................................... 79
Calling and Answering from a Locked Phone ................................................................................ 80
Using the Advanced Features of Your Phone .................................................. 82 3:
Placing Calls Using the H.323 Protocol ........................................................................................ 82
Using Instant Messaging ............................................................................................................... 83
Reading and Managing Instant Messages..................................................................................... 83
Sending Instant Messages ............................................................................................................. 84
Using Buddy Status Lists .............................................................................................................. 85
Updating Your Presence Settings .................................................................................................. 86
Managing Buddies ......................................................................................................................... 87
Integrating with Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 ....................................................... 91
To view and change your presence, see Updating Your Presence Settings ................................. 91
Working with a Polycom CMA System ......................................................................................... 92
Searching and Dialing from the CMA Directory ............................................................................. 92
Using Buddy Status Lists with a CMA System .............................................................................. 93
About Your Login Credentials ...................................................................................................... 102
Integrating with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 ............................................................................. 104
Recording Calls and Conferences .............................................................................................. 105
Recording Calls ............................................................................................................................ 107
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Recording Conferences ............................................................................................................... 108
Pausing and Resuming Recording .............................................................................................. 108
Playing Back Recorded Calls ...................................................................................................... 110
Browsing Recorded Calls ............................................................................................................. 110
Playing Back Recorded Calls ....................................................................................................... 111
Answering a Call While Playing Back Recorded Calls ................................................................ 111
Using the Browser ........................................................................................................................ 112
Using Navigation Soft Keys ......................................................................................................... 113
Using Editing Soft Keys................................................................................................................ 114
Using the Launch Pad .................................................................................................................. 114
Accessing Launch Pad................................................................................................................. 115
Enabling My Info Portal ................................................................................................................ 116
Updating Your Phone’s Configuration ....................................................................................... 118
Restarting Your Phone ................................................................................................................. 118
Customizing the Phone Display ................................................................ ...... 119 4:
Changing the Language ............................................................................................................... 119
Changing the Time and Date Display ......................................................................................... 119
Changing the Brightness of the Touch Screen ......................................................................... 120
Changing the Background Picture ............................................................................................. 122
Using One of Your Own Pictures as the Background Picture...................................................... 123
Displaying Screen Savers ............................................................................................................ 124
Setting Up Screen Savers ............................................................................................................ 124
Stopping and Disabling Screen Savers ....................................................................................... 125
Using Your Phone as a Picture Frame ....................................................................................... 126
Changing When and How Video Displays.................................................................................. 127
Enabling or Disabling Video ......................................................................................................... 128
Changing the Clarity of Near-Site Video ...................................................................................... 131
Changing How You View All Video Calls ..................................................................................... 132
Setting the Call Rate for Video Calls ............................................................................................ 138
Changing Power Saving Settings ............................................................................................... 138
Changing Your Office Hours ........................................................................................................ 139
Changing Timeouts ...................................................................................................................... 139
Changing User Detection Settings ............................................................................................... 140
Getting Help ...................................................................................................... 142 5:
Related Documents ...................................................................................................................... 142
The Polycom Community............................................................................................................. 142
Copyright, Safety, and Regulatory Notices ........................................................ 144
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Note: Unless Noted, the information in this Guide Applies to Both Phones
As you read this guide, the terms the phone and your phone refer to either the VVX 1500 or the VVX
1500 C phone. Unless specifically noted in this guide—especially with regard to phone graphics—
both phones operate in the same way and the information in this guide applies to both phones.
About This Guide
This guide applies to two phones: the Polycom® VVX® 1500 business media phone and the Polycom
VVX 1500 C Business Media Phone for Cisco United Communications Manager (SIP). You can use this
guide if you have either phone.
This user guide will help you to navigate and use your VVX 1500 or VVX 1550 C phone. It will give you an
overview of your phone, and walk you through tasks so you can successfully use your phone to perform
basic and advanced phone functions.
This guide contains overview information for people who are just starting to learn about their VVX 1500 or
VVX 1500 C phone, or who have experience, but need a quick refresher. It is intended for beginner users,
as well as intermediate and advanced users who want to learn about their phone’s features.
Conventions Used in this Guide
This user guide contains terms, graphical elements, and a few typographic conventions. Familiarizing
yourself with these terms, elements, and conventions will help you successfully perform tasks.
Terms and Writing Conventions
The Phone/your phone These terms refer to either the VVX 1500 or VVX 1500 C phone. Unless
specifically noted in this guide, both phones operate in the same way and the information in this guide
applies to both phones.
Press This action refers to pressing a key on the keypad, a line key, an arrow key, a hard key—
like Hold or Microphone Mute—or pressing a soft key for a second or two.
Select Submenu > Submenu > Submenu This convention describes how to access submenus.
Each submenu name is in boldface and separated by a ‘greater than’ symbol. If the instructions
indicate to select Basic > Preferences > Language, select the Basic submenu, select the
Preferences submenu, and select the Language submenu.
Highlight This action refers to selecting an item on the screen so that its appearance brightens.
Soft keys apply to highlighted items.
Select Selecting an item on the screen refers to using the arrow keys—up, down, left, and right—
to highlight an item. Press the central Select key so that another screen opens.
Views Your phone has four main views: Home, Calls, Active Call, and Lines (the default). A view
is a specific screen on the phone interface that provides unique information and enables you to
perform specific tasks.
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Dialpad The dialpad is the area of the keypad you use to enter numbers and characters. The
dialpad consists of all the number keys, as well as the asterisk (*) and pound (#) keys.
Key This term refers to any button on the phone console.
Option An option is one of a series of items you can select for a phone setting, such as Enabled
and Disabled.
Held call This term describes any call (including a conference call) that is on hold. Audio for held
calls cannot be heard.
Active call This term refers to a call (including a conference call) you’re currently in. An active call
has audio associated with it.
Setting The name of a field for which you can define information or choose an option.
Field This term describes the area of the screen next to a setting in which you can enter
information or select an option.
Icon A picture on the screen. There are two types of icons:
An icon that you can select to access a function, feature, setting, or application. For example,
when you’re in Home view, you can select the New Call icon to place a call.
An icon that provides phone information or status only. Selecting this type of icon doesn’t
access another function. For example, your phone may have an icon to indicate you have a
voicemail message simply to notify you of the current status.
Soft key This term describes the context-sensitive keys that display along the bottom of the
screen that update depending on the task you’re performing. To see additional options (if
available), press More. The More soft key is always on the far-right of the soft key area, as shown
next. The additional options display as shown next.
Soft key area The soft key area (shown above) is the area along the bottom of the screen that
displays context-sensitive soft keys.
Status bar The status bar (shown next) is the top-most part of the screen. It displays the time and
date or other messages instead of the date display.
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Name
Icon
Description
Note
The Note icon highlights information of interest or important information needed
to be successful in accomplishing a procedure or to understand a concept.
Administrator Tip
The Administrator Tip icon highlights techniques, shortcuts, or productivity
related tips.
Caution
The Caution icon highlights information you need to know to avoid a hazard that
could potentially impact device performance, application functionality, or
successful feature configuration.
Warning
The Warning icon highlights an action you must perform (or avoid) to prevent
issues that may cause you to lose information or your configuration setup,
and/or affect phone or network performance.
Web Info
The Web Info icon highlights supplementary information available online such
as documents or downloads on support.polycom.com or other locations.
Timesaver
The Timesaver icon highlights a faster or alternative method for accomplishing
a method or operation.
Power Tip
The Power Tip icon highlights faster, alternative procedures for advanced
administrators already familiar with the techniques being discussed.
Troubleshooting
The Troubleshooting icon highlights information that may help you solve a
relevant problem or to refer you to other relevant troubleshooting resources.
Settings
The Settings icon highlights settings you may need to choose for a specific
behavior, to enable a specific feature, or to access customization options.
Information Elements
This guide may include any of the following icons to alert you to important information.
Icons Used in this Guide
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Convention
Description
Bold
Highlights interface items such as menus, soft keys, file names, and directories.
Also used to represent menu selections and text entry to the phone.
Italics
Used to emphasize text, to show example values or inputs, and to show titles of
reference documents available from the Polycom Support Web site and other
reference sites.
Blue Text
Used for cross references to other sections within this document and for hyperlinks
to external sites and documents.
Courier
Used for code fragments and parameter names.
Typographic Conventions
A few typographic conventions, listed next, are used in this guide to distinguish types of in-text
information.
Typographic Conventions
What’s in 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 information.
Chapter 1: Getting Started This chapter contains general information about your phone that you’ll find
helpful before you start using it, including phone hardware and phone views, and how to navigate menus
and enter data. It also describes how to use all the basic features that your phone offers.
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, locking your phone, monitoring buddies, 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: Getting Help In this chapter, you’ll find links to Polycom or partner documents and Web
sites. In particular, you’ll find links to the Polycom Community, a number of discussion forums you can
use to share ideas with your colleagues.
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Note: Accessing Features and Options
As you read this guide, keep in mind that certain phone features are configurable by your system
administrator or determined by your phone environment. As a result, some features may not be
enabled or may operate differently on your phone. The examples and figures in this guide may not
directly reflect what displays or is available on your phone screen.
Getting Started 1:
Before you use your Polycom® VVX® 1500 phone, you may wish to take a few moments to become
familiar with its features and user interface. In this chapter, you learn about your phone’s components and
the screen layout. You’ll also learn how to configure your phone remotely using the Polycom Web
Configuration Utility.
Phone Hardware
The following figure shows the phone’s primary hardware features.
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Feature
Description
1
Handset and Cord
Provides audio output for calls that use the handset.
2
Speakerphone
Provides ringer and hands-free (speakerphone)
audio output.
3
Headset Connector
Allows you to connect a headset to the phone
4
USB Connector
Allows you to connect a USB flash drive to display
pictures on your phone, and to record and play back
calls.
5
LED Indicator
The LED flashes red to indicate the following:
The software is booting
A message is waiting
The phone is in power-saving mode (slow-
flashing red)
6
Privacy Shutter Adjuster
Opens and closes the privacy shutter.
7
Camera
Provides near-site video
Note: The camera barrel is located directly behind
the camera lens. It adjusts the camera angle.
Web Info: Attaching Phone Hardware
For information on attaching phone hardware, including how to connect your phone to the network,
see the Quick Start Guide for your phone, available by navigating to your phone’s Support page
from the Business Media Phones Support page.
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Key
Description
1
Arrow Keys
Allow you to:
Scroll through lists
Highlight items before you select them
Scroll through active and inactive calls
Left and Right Arrow Keys
Allow you to:
Enable and disable fields
Scroll through values for a field
Position the cursor within text you’re updating
Left Arrow Key
Returns to the previous menu.
Right Arrow Key
Selects a highlighted item.
2
Select Key
Selects a highlighted item.
3
Delete Key
Deletes displayed data.
Phone Keys
The following figure shows the keys on the phone console.
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Key
Description
4
Volume Keys
Adjusts the volume of the handset, headset,
speaker, and ringer.
5
Mute Key
Mutes audio transmission locally during calls and
conferences. The key glows red when activated.
6
Video Key
Controls the size, position, and transmission of
video images.
7
Redial Key
Dials the most recently dialed party.
8
Transfer Key
Transfers the current call to another party.
9
Conference Key
Allows connection with another party for a
conference.
10
Hold Key
Holds an active call or resumes a held call.
11
Do Not Disturb Key
Cancels ringing and directs incoming calls to your
mailbox. The key glows red when activated.
12
Headset Key
Allows you to place and receive calls through an
optionally connected headset. The key glows green
when headset mode is selected.
13
Speakerphone Key
Allows for hands-free communication during calls.
The key glows green when speakerphone mode is
selected.
14
Applications Key
Allows you to access the Web browser.
15
Menu Key
Allows you to access local (your phone) and global
(your organization) features.
16
Directories Key
Allows you to access directories (Contact,
Corporate, and CMA) and call lists.
17
Messages Key
Allows you to access and manage instant, voice,
and video messages.
18
Dialpad Keys
Provide the 10 digits, alphabetic characters, and
special characters available in context-sensitive
applications.
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Key
Description
1
Status bar
Displays the time and date, the phone’s number,
messages, and icons.
The time and date and phone’s number display on
the far-right of the status bar, next to the PIP. If
there are messages to display (for example,
recording, flash drive, or status information), the
messages scroll under the time, along with the
phone number.
What Displays on the Touch Screen
Your phone displays video in two windows: a small picture-in-picture (PIP) window located on the topright of the touch screen, and a larger window centered in the middle of the touch screen. By default, the
near site displays in the PIP, and the far site displays in the window in the center of the touch screen.
Information about the call, such as the phone number of the party with whom you’re talking and the
duration of the call, appears next to the far site when it is displayed in the window in the center of the
touch screen.
The following figure is an example of what displays on the touch screen during a call.
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Key
Description
1
Status bar
(continued)
Icons display along the far-left of the status bar. The
following icons can display:
—Messages waiting
—Missed calls
—Do Not Disturb enabled
—USB flash drive attached and idle
—USB flash drive attached and playing back
—USB flash drive attached and recording
—USB flash drive attached and recording
paused
—Headset attached
—Login credentials locked
2
Active call window
Displays the active call. During a video call, the
active call window can display the near site or the
far site.
3
Inactive call group
Displays calls on hold, as well as incoming calls that
are not immediately answered.
4
Soft keys
Keys on the touch screen that you can tap to access
phone functions. The keys are automatically labeled
to identify their context-sensitive functions.
5
Menu key
Opens the Main Menu.
6
Line Keys and Speed Dial
Keys
See Line Key in this table.
See Speed Dial Keys in this table.
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Key
Description
7
Speed Dial Keys
Use these keys to activate up to five speed dials
that can be assigned to your phone. Use a Speed
Dial Key to quickly dial a contact.
Speed Dial Keys display .
8
Line Key
status indicator
A Line Key can have one of the following status
indicators:
Solid green—A dial tone is available, dialing is
in progress, or a call is active.
Flashing green—An incoming call. Or, the far
site has placed a call on hold.
Solid red—A remote shared line is active., or
the buddy associated with the Speed Dial Key
has a status that is either Busy, Offline, or Do
Not Disturb.
Flashing red—You have placed a call (one or
more) on hold (on a private or shared line)., or
the buddy associated with the Speed Dial Key
has a status that is Be Right Back, Away, or
Out to Lunch
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Key
Description
9
Line Key
Use these keys to activate up to six lines that can be
assigned to your phone.
When the phone is idle, Line Keys display one of the
following:
—Registered, private lines
—Registered, shared lines
—Unregistered lines
—Lines that have the Always call forwarding
type enabled
—Lines that have Do Not Disturb enabled
Line keys are either blue or green:
Green—Indicates that the Line Key has an
active call or an incoming call. A green Line
Key is associated with the calls that currently
display on the touch screen (active or
inactive).
Blue—Indicates that the Line Key doesn’t
have an active call, or has an incoming call
that has been minimized and placed in the
inactive call group. The calls associated with a
blue Line Key don’t currently display on the
touchscreen.
.
10
Picture-in-Picture window
(PIP)
The small window in the corner of the touch screen that
displays video. By default, the PIP displays the near site.
During a call, you can tap the PIP to toggle it to display
the near site or the far site.
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Note: When Call Counters Display
Call counters only display when the icon appears next to the Line Key.
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Buddy Status (Online)
Busy Lamp Field (BLF)
indicator (line is idle)
Call (audio-only)
Buddy Status (Busy, Do Not
Disturb)
Call with Polycom HD Voice
Buddy Status (Be Right Back,
Away, Out to Lunch)
Call (video)
Buddy Status (Offline)
Busy Lamp Field (BLF)
indicator (line is busy)
Call (video) with Polycom HD Voice
Buddy Status when
provisioned by a Polycom
Converged Management
Application™ (CMA™) system
(Available for a call)
Call on hold (private line)
Buddy Status when
provisioned by a Polycom
CMA system
(On the phone, but available
for a call)
Call on hold (shared line)
Buddy Status when
provisioned by a Polycom
CMA system
(In a call or not accepting
calls)
Call without Polycom HD Voice (private
line)
Understanding Phone Icons and Status
Indicators
The following icons and indicators indicate phone, call, or buddy/contact status, or to indicate that a
feature is enabled.
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Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Buddy Status when
provisioned by a Polycom
CMA system (Available for a
call, but currently idle or away)
Call (shared line)
Buddy Status when
provisioned by a Polycom
CMA system
(Not available for a call)
Conference call
Buddy Status when
provisioned by a Polycom
CMA system (Invited to join
your Buddy Status list. No
status information is yet
available.)
Do Not Disturb enabled
Message waiting indicators
Forward (Always)
Missed calls indicator
Headset attached
Mute applied
Line (registered, private)
Speed Dial Key
Line (registered, shared)
USB device attached and idle
Line (unregistered)
USB device attached and
playing back
Login credentials locked
USB device attached and
recording
Video stopped
USB device attached and
recording paused
Video stopped
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If you want to…
Do this…
Enter the Main Menu
Tap or press .
Return to the idle screen
Tap or press .
Return to the previous menu
Tap the Back soft key or press
Scroll through items
Do one of the following:
Press the area of the touch screen where the list displays, and
then drag your finger up (to move down the list) or down (to
move up the list).
Press the area of the touch screen above the blue scrolling
indicator bar, and then drag your finger up (to move up the
list). Or, press the area of the touch screen below the blue
scrolling indicator bar, and then drag your finger down (to
move down the list). (The location of the scrolling indicator bar is
shown in the figure below.)
Tap (to scroll one-by-one) or press (to scroll continuously)
or .
As you scroll, a scrolling indicator bar to the right of the list shows your
position in the list:
Scroll through items page-bypage
Press to Page Up, or to Page Down.
Navigating Your Phone Interface
The following table shows you how to navigate your phone’s screens, as well as select and highlight
options.
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If you want to…
Do this…
Go to the top or bottom of a list
Press the area of the touch screen above or below the scrolling
indicator bar.
Highlight items
Scroll to the item by tapping (to scroll one-by-one) or pressing (to
scroll continuously) or .
Scroll through values for a field
Tap the field’s highlighted grey box. From the drop-down list, tap (to
scroll one-by-one) or press (to scroll continuously) one of the scroll
arrows.
Select a value for a field
From the drop-down list, tap the value.
Select an item
Do one of the following:
Tap the item.
Scroll to the item using or (so the item is
highlighted), and then tap the item, tap the Select soft key, or
press .
Press the dialpad key that corresponds to the item in the
numbered list.
For example, if an item has a number next to it, press the
corresponding number on the dialpad.
Select a soft key
Tap the soft key.
View additional soft keys
Tap the More soft key.
Enable or disable fields
Do one of the following:
Tap the field name, and then tap the field’s highlighted box.
From the drop-down list, tap Enabled or Disabled.
Scroll to the field using or , and then
press or to toggle between Enabled or Disabled.
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Entering Data and Updating Fields
You can enter data and edit fields in these two ways:
Using a “keyboard” that displays on the touch screen.
Using the dialpad keys on the phone console.
Using the Touch Screen Keyboard
You can use the touch screen keyboard to quickly update field information.
To use the touch screen keyboard to update data:
1 To update a field, tap the field you want to update.
The keyboard icon, , displays next to the screen title.
The following figure shows the keyboard icon next to the screen title.
2 Tap
The keyboard displays on the touch screen.
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Enter uppercase (A)
characters, lowercase (a)
characters, or a combination of
uppercase and lowercase
characters
1 If a keyboard with characters does not display, tap
(on the keyboard).
2 Tap the abc, ABC, 123, or Abc soft keys to toggle between
lowercase, uppercase, numeric, and titlecase modes.
You can also tap or to toggle between
entering characters in uppercase mode or lowercase mode.
3 Using the keyboard on the touch screen, tap the letter(s) you
want.
Enter numbers
1 If a keyboard with numbers does not display, tap .
2 Using the keyboard on the touch screen, tap the number(s)
you want.
You can also tap the abc, ABC, 123, or Abc soft keys to
toggle between lowercase, uppercase, numeric, and titlecase
modes.
The following figure shows the keyboard that displays on the touch screen when you update a
directory entry.
3 Enter the information. Do the following:
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Enter special characters
1 If a keyboard with special characters does not display, tap
.
2 Using the keyboard on the touch screen, tap the special
character(s) you want.
Enter text in a particular
character encoding
1 Tap the Latin, Katakana, Unicode, Cyrillic or ASCII soft key
to select the encoding you want. The touch screen’s keyboard
changes to display the encoding you chose.
2 Using the keyboard on the touch screen, tap the character(s)
you want.
Enter a URL
1 Tap the URL soft key.
2 Using the keyboard on the touch screen, tap the character(s)
you want. To access numbers and more special characters,
tap .
Delete data you entered
Tap .
Delete an entire field of data
Double-tap the field of data, so that the data is highlighted. Then,
tap .
To confirm the updates, tap,. .
Using the Dialpad Keys on the Phone Console
You can use the keys on your phone console to update field information.
To use the dialpad keys to enter or edit data:
1 Tap a field to select it.
2 Enter the information. Do the following:
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Enter only numbers (1),
uppercase (A) characters,
lowercase (a) characters, or
titlecase (Abc) characters
Do one of the following:
Press a dialpad key one or more times to enter the characters
(in either lowercase or uppercase mode) or number that
display on the dialpad key.
or
1 Tap the abc soft key one or more times to toggle between and
select uppercase (ABC soft key), numeric (123 soft key),
titlecase (Abc soft key), and lowercase (abc soft key) modes.
The mode you select displays in the screen title.
2 Press a dialpad key one or more times to enter the characters
or number that display on the key.
For example:
If you’re in ABC mode:
To enter “A,” press once.
To enter “B,” press two times quickly.
To enter “C,” press three times quickly.
To enter “2,” press four times quickly.
If you’re in 123 mode:
To enter “2,” press .
Enter special characters
Do one of the following:
Press the , , or key on the dialpad one or more
times. (Each key provides a different set of special
characters.)
or
1 Tap the ABC, Abc, or 123 soft key so that you’re in either
ABC, Abc, or abc mode. (You can’t access special characters
when you’re in 123 mode.) The mode you select displays in the
screen title.
2 Press the , , or key on the dialpad one or more
times quickly. (Each key provides a different set of special
characters.)
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Enter text in a a particular
character encoding
1 Tap the Latin, Katakana, Unicode, Cyrillic, or ASCII soft key
to select the encoding you want.
2 Press a dialpad key one or more times to enter the character
you want.
Enter a URL
1 Tap the URL soft key.
2 Press a dialpad key one or more times to enter the number or
character you want. To enter special characters, press the
, , or key on the dialpad one or more times
quickly. (Each key provides a different set of special
characters.)
Delete text you entered
Press or to position the cursor to the right of the text you
want to delete, and then press .
3 Tap the Save soft key.
Tips for When You’re in Video Calls
Use these tips when you’re in a video call or conference:
Check the near-site video to make sure it’s clear, bright, and sharp. For information on adjusting
camera settings, see Changing the Clarity of Near-Site Video.
Use the handset or a headset if you’re in an open environment.
Be aware of latency when speaking.
Avoid bright lights or windows behind you (backlight). If the camera faces a window or bright lights,
you may have to adjust the camera settings. To adjust camera settings, see Changing the Clarity of
Near-Site Video.
Avoid wearing bright colors, all-light or all-dark clothing, or “busy” patterns (such as small checks or
narrow stripes). Light pastels and muted colors look the best on the screen.
In a conference call, mute your microphone when you’re not speaking, especially in noisy
environments.
Avoid tapping the microphone or rustling papers near the microphone.
Make sure that you can see and hear the far-site participants.
Speak in your normal voice without shouting.
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Web Info: Top Ten Video Conference Do’s and Don’ts
For the top ten do’s and don’ts for when you’re in a conference call, see Polycom Conference Call
Etiquette.
Use natural gestures when you speak
.
Cleaning the Touch Screen
Periodically, you may need to clean the touch screen. Fingerprints tend to show up more on a color
display.
Before you clean the touch screen, disable the screen so you don’t activate phone features while you
wipe the glass. While the touch screen is disabled, all soft keys are disabled. You can enable the touch
screen again by pressing any key on the phone console.
To answer a call while the touch screen is disabled, pick up the handset. Or, to use the speakerphone,
press , and then tap the Answer soft key.
To clean the touch screen:
1 Tap > Settings > Basic > Screen Clean.
The touch screen is disabled. The message “Touch screen is disabled. Press any key to exit”
displays.
2 Wipe the glass with a clean, lint-free cloth.
3 To enable the touch screen again, press any key on the phone console.
Registering the Phone
Generally, your phone will be deployed with multiple other phones. In this case, your system administrator
will configure the phone parameters beforehand, so that after you set up your phone, the phone will be
registered and ready to use.
If your phone is not part of a large phone deployment, your phone may not be registered after you set it
up. Before you use your phone, you or your system administrator will have to register it.
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Web Info: Using the Web Configuration Utility
For detailed information on accessing, navigating, and using the utility, see the Polycom Web
Configuration Utility User Guide.
Configuring Your Phone Using the Web
Configuration Utility
This section explains how to update phone settings from your phone, using the phone’s menu
commands. If you wish, you can also update these settings remotely with the Polycom Web Configuration
Utility.
The phone’s Web Configuration Utility enables you to view and configure phone behavior from a
computer using any compatible Web browser. The utility provides a browser-friendly view of your phone’s
current settings. Using the utility, you can perform many of the same updates from your computer that you
can perform using your phone’s menu system.
You can access the utility using any compatible Web browser installed on a computer that resides on the
same network as your phone. Before you begin, you’ll need to know the IP address of your phone, and
the user password to log in to the utility.
To access the Web Configuration Utility for your phone:
1 Launch a Web browser from a computer on the same network as your phone.
2 In the Address Bar of your Web Browser, enter the IP address of your phone. For example, if your
phone’s IP address is 123.22.3.4, enter this information in the address bar.
3 Press the Enter key.
4 From the Web Configuration Utility login screen, select User, and enter the user password. The
default user password is 123.
5 Click Submit.
The Web Configuration Utility Home screen is displayed.
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Note: Connecting to Different Types of Video Endpoints
Your phone can exchange video with a video endpoint other than a Polycom VVX 1500 business
media phone. For a list of compatible endpoints, see your system administrator.
Using Basic Features 2:
Calling and Answering
At any time, only one active call can be in progress on your phone. The active call is the call that has
audio or video associated with it. There may be multiple other calls on hold, or in an “Incoming call” or
“Ringing” state.
Your phone can handle a maximum of 24 concurrent calls. At most, your phone can handle one active
call with 23 calls on hold, or 24 calls on hold.
Your phone displays all active incoming and outgoing calls in a large window in the center of the touch
screen. Inactive calls (calls on hold, or incoming calls that you don’t immediately answer) for a particular
Line Key display in a row above the soft keys called the inactive call group.
The following figure shows one active call and two calls on hold for Line Key 2076.
Your phone distributes incoming calls for lines that have multiple Line Keys evenly across all Line Keys.
The touch screen only displays calls for one Line Key at one time. The calls that currently display on the
touch screen are associated with the Line Key that is green.
To display and access the calls on another Line Key, tap that Line Key. When you tap a Line Key, the first
call on hold in the inactive call group for that Line Key will automatically resume.
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User Tip: Answering Calls on a Locked Phone
If your phone is locked, see Locking and Unlocking Your Phonefor information on answering calls
when your phone is locked.
Note: Configuring Call Indicators
In addition to the usual incoming call indicators (the incoming call window, green Line Key, and
flashing green status indicator), your system administrator can enable your touch screen to flash
bright orange when you have an incoming call. The touch screen will continue to flash until the
incoming call window is minimized.
The number of calls associated with a Line Key is indicated by a counter (for example, ), on the Line
Key.
A Line Key will either be green or blue:
A green line key indicates that the Line Key has an active call or an incoming call. A green Line
Key is associated with the calls that currently display on the touch screen (active or inactive).
A blue line key indicates that the Line Key doesn’t have an active call, or has an incoming call that
has been minimized and placed in the inactive call group. The calls associated with a blue Line Key
don’t currently display on the touch screen.
Line Keys also have a status indicator (a vertical bar on the far-right of the Line Key), . The
status indicator displays in different ways depending on the status of the call. The following is a list of the
ways the status indicator displays and the corresponding call status:
Solid green—A dial tone is available, dialing is in progress, or a call is active.
Flashing green—An incoming call.
Solid red—A remote shared line is active.
Flashing red—A call (one or more) is on hold.
Answering Calls
By default, all incoming calls display in a window in the center of the touch screen. The Line Key
associated with the call glows green, and the Line Key status indicator flashes green. After 10 seconds,
the incoming call window is minimized and placed at the bottom of the touch screen, above the soft keys.
Answering When Not in Another Call
When you’re not in another call, you can answer a call in three ways:
Using the handset
Using the speakerphone
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