PYLE Audio IP 450 User Manual

User Guide for the Polycom® SoundPoint IP® 450 Phone

SIP 3.2 | July 2009 | 1725-12495-001 Rev. B

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About This Guide

Thank you for choosing the SoundPoint IP 450 , a full-duplex, hands-free SIP desktop phone. This unit provides business telephony features and functions such as multiple call appearances, call hold, transfer, and conference over an IP network.

This guide provides everything you need to quickly use your new phone. Be sure to verify with your system administrator that your network is prepared for configuring your SoundPoint IP 450 phone. As well, be sure to read the

Getting Started with Your Phone and Regulatory Notices sections of this guide

before you set up and use the SoundPoint IP 450 phone. You can also find this information at http://www.polycom.com/support/voicedocumentation/.

Changes to This Guide

The following section is new for this edition:

• Information Status on page 1-7

• Changing the Soft Key Label Color on page 2-10

Major updates have occurred to the following sections since the previous edition:

• Changing the Background on page 2-9

• Searching the Corporate Directory on page 2-18

• Enabling Do Not Disturb on page 3-18

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About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

1 Getting Started with Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1

2 Customizing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Changes to This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –iii

Registering Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Before You Use Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Navigating Menus and Entering Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Information Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7

Configuring Basic Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Changing the Appearance of Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Changing the Display Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

Changing the Backlight Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Enabling the Headset Memory Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6

Selecting the Correct Headset for Electronic Hookswitch . . . . . . . . . 2–6

Selecting the Ring Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

Changing the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

Changing the Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9

Changing the Soft Key Label Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10

Muting the Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11

Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11

Managing Call Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11

Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12

Adding Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13

Editing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16

Deleting Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16

Placing Calls to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17

Searching for Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–18

Managing Incoming Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–20

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Distinguishing Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–20

Rejecting Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–21

Diverting Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–21

System Customizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–22

Supporting Multiple Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–22

Supporting Multiple Line Keys Per Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–23

Supporting Shared Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–23

3 Using the Basic Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

Placing Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

Ending Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

Redialing Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

Placing Calls on Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

Hosting Conference Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Setting Up Conference Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9

Managing Conference Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10

Adding Parties to Conference Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13

Joining Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14

Splitting Conference Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14

Ending Conference Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14

Transferring Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14

Forwarding Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16

Enabling Do Not Disturb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18

Assigning Speed Dial Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19

Using Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21

4 Using the Advanced Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1

Using Multiple Call Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1

Using Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Using Buddy Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

Changing Presence Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5

Managing Buddies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5

Integrating With Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 . . . . 4–6

Restarting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7

5 Troubleshooting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1

Power and Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3

Contents

Access to Screens and Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5

Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8

Productivity Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8

Testing Phone Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9

Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulatory Notices–1

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Index–1

End-User License Agreement for Polycom® Software

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Getting Started with Your Phone

This chapter provides basic installation instructions and information for obtaining the best performance with the SoundPoint IP 450 desktop phone.

The SoundPoint IP 450 provides a powerful, yet flexible IP communications solution, delivering excellent voice quality. The high-resolution graphic display supplies content for call information, multiple languages, directory access, and system status. The SoundPoint IP 450 supports advanced functionality, including multiple call and flexible line appearances, HTTPS secure provisioning, presence, custom ring tones, local conferencing, applications, and Polycom

For the package parts list and instructions on how to assemble your phone, refer to the SoundPoint IP 450 Quick Start Guide.

HD™ Voice technology.

This chapter contains:

• Registering Your Phone

• Features of Your Phone

• Before You Use Your Phone

To customize your phone, refer to Customizing Your Phone on page 1-1. To read about the phone’s basic features, refer to Using the Basic Features of Your

Phone on page 3-1. To read the phone’s advanced features, refer to Using the Advanced Features of Your Phone on page 4-1.

If you require additional information or assistance with your new phone, contact your system administrator.

For information on supported headsets, go to

http://www.polycom.com/support/voice/soundpoint_ip/VoIP_Technical_Bulletins_pu b.html and look for “Technical Bulletin 37477: Headset Compatibility List”.

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Registering Your 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. For detailed information on how to register your phone after you install it, refer to “Quick Tip 44011: Registering Standalone SoundPoint IP, SoundStation IP, and Polycom VVX Phones” at

http://www.polycom.com/usa/en/support/voice/soundpoint_ip/VoIP_T echnical_Bulletins_pub.html .

Features of Your Phone

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The features of your SoundPoint IP 450 phone are:

Item Description

Getting Started with Your Phone

1 Message Waiting

Indicator

Alert for voice and text (instant) messages.

2 Line Indicators Individual multi-color LEDs display

the dynamic call state and remote user status (busy lamp field (BLF) and presence). The mapping is:

• Solid green—An active call is in progress.

• Fast flashing green—There is an incoming (ringing) call.

• Flashing green—The call is held by the other party.

• Flashing red—The call is on hold.

• Solid red—The line is busy

remotely (shared lines)

3 Line/Speed Dial Key Use these keys to activate up to three

lines or speed dials that can be assigned to your phone.

4 Arrow Keys Scroll through displayed information

or options.

Select a field of displayed data.

Speakerphone

Allows for hands-free communication during calls.

6 Feature Keys Access important features using

these keys. Access local (your phone) and global

(your organization) features. Access and manage text and voice

messages. Dials most recently dialed party.

7 Microphone Mute Mutes audio transmission locally

during calls and conferences.

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8 Hands-free Microphone Picks up audio during hands-free

9 Volume Keys Adjusts the volume of the handset,

10 Dial Pad Provides the 10 digits, the alphabetic

Item Description

calls. Place your phone on a hard, flat surface for best results.

headset, speaker, and ringer .

characters, and special characters available in context-sensitive applications.

Headset

Allows you to place and receive calls through an optionally connected headset.

Hold

Holds an active call or resumes a held call.

13 Speaker For ringer and hands-free audio

output.

14 Soft Keys These keys are automatically labeled

to identify their context-sensitive functions.

15 Graphic Display Shows information about calls,

messages, soft keys, time, date, and other relevant data.

• Caller display information—first party, second party, number of calls

• Information status line

• Popup text (for example, network errors)

• Do Not Disturb text

• Missed call text or second incoming caller display

• Prompt text (for example, “Enter number”)

• Time and date text (if idle display is not used for time/date display)

Associated line icons are described in the following table.

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16 Hookswitch

Getting Started with Your Phone

Icons associated with the line keys appear on the screen and represent:

Icon Description

Registered line (solid)

Registered shared line

Unregistered line (outline)

Voice mail/Text messages

Speed dial

Ringing

Call in progress with HD Voice

Call in progress

Call Forward

Do Not Disturb

Conference

Presence/Busy Lamp Field (BLF)

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Before You Use Your Phone

Note

The background and key colors that appear on your SoundPoint IP 450 phone may differ from what appears in this user guide.

Navigating Menus and Entering Data

To help you navigate menus and enter data, use these tips:

Note

After 20 seconds of inactivity, the menu system automatically exits to the idle screen unless an edit session is in progress.

• To scroll through lists, use and , or hold down and .

• Press the * key to page up. Press the # key to page down. Use these

shortcuts when lists appear on more than one page.

• To exit from any menu, press .

• To return to the previous menu, press the Back soft key.

• To cancel the current edit session, press the Cancel soft key.

• To delete text, press the << soft key.

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• To view additional soft keys, press the More soft key.

• To select a value from a list, use and .

• Use the dial pad keys to navigate through and make selections in

numbered menu lists.

• The navigation guide on right-hand side of the screen shows which arrow keys can be used at a particular sublevel.

For example, you can use and at this point.

Information Status

Getting Started with Your Phone

• To enter text using the dial pad, 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 title will show whether keys will generate digits (1), upper-case (A), or lower-case (a) characters— use the 1/A/a soft key to change—and whether keys will generate ASCII, Latin, Cyrillic, Katakana, or Unicode characters—use the Encoding soft key to change.

The top line of the screen (or graphic display) shows status information. It appears as a scrolling list if there is more than one message. The number of messages in the list also appears. In order of precedence from highest to lowest, the messages are:

• Popup text (for example, network errors)

• Do Not Disturb text

• Missed call text or second incoming caller display

• Prompt text (for example, “Enter number”)

• Time and date text

The following figures provide some examples:

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Customizing Your Phone

You can customize your SoundPoint IP 450 desktop phone by adjusting the setting for time and date, display contrast, and ring type, for example. You can add contacts to the phone’s directory manually or from call lists. You can handle incoming calls from different contacts in different ways.

This chapter provides basic operating instructions for customizing your SoundPoint IP 450 phone. This chapter contains:

• Configuring Basic Settings

• Managing Call Lists

• Managing Contacts

• Managing Incoming Calls

Some customizations of your SoundPoint IP 450 phone are performed by your system administrator. These include:

• Supporting Multiple Lines

• Supporting Multiple Line Keys Per Line

• Supporting Shared Lines

To read about the phone’s basic features, refer to Using the Basic Features of

Your Phone on page 3-1. To read about the phone’s advanced features, refer to Using the Advanced Features of Your Phone on page 4-1.

If you require additional information or assistance with your new phone, contact your system administrator.

Configuring Basic Settings

You can configure the following basic settings through use of :

• Appearance of the time and date

• Display contrast

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• Backlight intensity

• Headset Memory Mode

• Headset hookswitch selection

• Ring type

• Language support (localization)

• Background pattern

• Soft key label color

You can mute the microphone and adjust the volume using separate keys.

Changing the Appearance of Time and Date

The time and date appears on the screen of the SoundPoint IP 450 phone. If the phone cannot obtain a time and date from the call server, the display will flash. Contact your system administrator if either the time or date is incorrect.

You can select from various formats for the time and date display. Select and set options that are right for you. You can also disable the time and date display, so the time and date do not display on the phone screen.

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To configure the time and date formats:

1. Press .

2. Select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Time & Date.

3. Select from Clock Date, Clock Time, Clock Order, or Enable/Disable.

4. Scroll through the options under each of these selections.

5. Press the Select soft key to confirm your choice.

The following figure shows the Clock Time menu.

6. Press to return to the idle screen.

Changing the Display Contrast

To adjust the contrast on the screen to a comfortable level:

Customizing Your Phone

Note

1. Press .

2. Select Settings > Basic > Contrast.

3. Press the Up or Down soft keys to increase or decrease the display

contrast.

You can also use the volume keys to increase or decrease the diplay contrast.

4. Press the Ok soft key.

5. Press to return to the idle screen.

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Changing the Backlight Intensity

Backlight intensity on the SoundPoint IP 450 phone has three components:

• Backlight On

• Backlight Idle

• Maximum Intensity

You can modify the Backlight On intensity and the Backlight Idle intensity separately. You can select high, medium, low, and off levels for both.

When you modify the Maximum Intensity, you are modifying the entire backlight intensity scale. For example, if you decrease the Maximum Intensity, the low, medium, and high values for both Backlight On intensity and the Backlight Idle intensity decrease.

The Backlight On intensity applies for the following events:

• Any key press

• Hookswitch release

• Incoming calls

• Ending a call, holding a call, resuming a call by the other party

• A voice or instant message received

If you do not press any keys on the phone after 20 seconds of the backlight turning on, the backlight dims (or changes) to medium in the following cases:

• A call is in progress

• A call is on hold

• There is an incoming call (ringing)

• There is an outgoing call (ringing back)

• Any menu shows on the display

In all other cases, the Backlight Idle intensity applies.

To modify the backlight intensity:

1. Press .

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2. Select Settings > Basic > Backlight Intensity.

3. Select Backlight On Intensity.

4. Scroll to select high, medium, low, or off, and then press the Select soft

key.

The default level is medium.

5. Select Backlight Idle Intensity.

6. Scroll to select high, medium, low, or off, and then press the Select soft

key.

The default level is low.

7. Select Maximum Intensity.

8. Press the Up or Down soft keys to increase or decrease the backlight

intensity.

9. Press the Ok soft key.

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10. Press to return to the idle screen.

Enabling the Headset Memory Mode

This feature is especially useful for permanent or full-time headset users.

To permanently enable the Headset Memory Mode:

1. Press .

2. Select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Headset... > Headset Memory...

3. Scroll to select Enabled, and then press the Select soft key.

4. Press to return to the idle screen.

Repeat steps 1 to 4 to select Disabled and turn Headset Memory Mode off.

To activate Headset Memory Mode:

Press twice.

The flashing headset icon on the screen or a flashing headset key indicates that

the headset mode is activated. Pressing or the Answer soft key to receive a call will now connect to your headset automatically.

Selecting the Correct Headset for Electronic Hookswitch

This feature allows you to answer your phone when you are using a headset.

For information on supported headsets to provide electronic hookswitch features for placing, answering, and ending calls, go to www.polycom.com/support/voice and enter “Headset Compatibility List” in the Knowledge Base text box or contact your system administrator.

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To select a headset that supports electronic hookswitch:

1. Press .

2. Select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Headset > Analog Headset

3. Scroll to select your headset, and then press the Select soft key.

4. Press to return to the idle screen.

Selecting the Ring Type

Customizing Your Phone

Mode.

You can select different ring types to distinguish lines or to distinguish your phone from your neighbor’s phone.

To change the incoming ring type:

1. Press .

2. Select Settings > Basic > Ring Type.

3. If multiple lines are configured on your phone, first select the line to

change from the list using the arrow keys.

4. Scroll to select the desired ring type.

To hear the selected ring type, press the Play soft key.

5. Press the Select soft key to change to the selected ring type.

6. Press to return to the idle screen.

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Note

If you configure your SoundPoint IP 450 phone with a silent ring, press the flashing Line key or the Answer soft key to answer the call. If your handset is off hook, the call is routed to the handset. If your handset is on hook, the call is routed to the speaker.

Changing the Language

Many languages are supported by the SoundPoint IP 450 phone.

To change the language:

1. Press .

2. Select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Language.

3. Scroll to highlight the language you want.

You can choose from Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English (Canada), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, and Swedish.

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4. Press the Select soft key.

Text that appears on the screen will change to the language of your choice.

5. Press to return to the idle screen.

Changing the Background

You can change the picture or design that appears on the screen. A default background displays when the phone starts up (shown below). For more information on selections, contact your system administrator.

To change the graphic background:

1. Press .

2. Select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Backgrounds.

Customizing Your Phone

Note

Under certain circumstances, you may need make an additional menu selection, Select Background, to actually select the background.

If your system administrator has configured the phone’s idle browser and you want to view the background and not the idle browser, you can turn off the idle browser by doing the following:

• Select Background > Prioritize Background.

• Select Enable and press the Select soft key.

3. Scroll to highlight the background you want.

4. Press the Select soft key.

5. Press to return to the idle screen.

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User Guide for the SoundPoint IP 450 Desktop Phone

One of the background selections is shown below.

Changing the Soft Key Label Color

You can change the soft key label color that appears on the graphic display. A default soft key label color displays when the phone starts up (shown below). For more information on selections, contact your system administrator.

Note

To change the soft key label color:

1. Press .

2. Select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Label Color.

Using the dialpad keys 1, 3, 7, and 9 change the soft key color to your desired color. The Label soft key on the right reflects your changes.

When the color of the label reaches a certain level of whiteness, “Cannot save this color. Text might be inreadable.” appears. This popup appears only the first time the color reaches that level.

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3. Press the Save soft key.

4. Press to return to the idle display.

Muting the Microphone

During a call, press . The Message Waiting Indicator turns red and a microphone on the screen indicates that the other party (or parties) cannot hear you.

Microphone Mute applies to all modes: Handset, Headset, and Hands-free Speakerphone. You can still hear all other parties while mute is enabled.

To turn off Microphone Mute, press again.

Customizing Your Phone

Press the Reset soft key to reset the color to the default color.

Press the Undo soft key to undo your last change.

Adjusting the Volume

Press to adjust receiver volume during a call. Pressing these keys in the idle state adjusts the ringer volume.

Note

To conform to regulatory requirements, handset and headset volume will return to a preset level after each call, but your system administrator can change this. Hands-free Speakerphone volume settings will be maintained across calls.

Managing Call Lists

Your phone maintains local lists of missed, received, and placed calls. Each list contains 100 entries.

Press , and then select Features > Call Lists > Missed Calls, Received Calls, or Placed Calls. The following shows a Placed Calls list.

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User Guide for the SoundPoint IP 450 Desktop Phone

Manage the call list by doing the following:

• To edit the phone number, press the Edit soft key.

• To return the call, press the Dial soft key.

• To view information about the call, press press the More soft key followed by the Info soft key.

• To store the contact in the Contact Directory, press the More soft key followed by the Save soft key.

• To delete the call from list, press the More soft key followed by the Clear

soft key.

Press to return to the idle screen.

Note

Press the Right arrow key from the idle screen to access the Placed Calls list. Press the Left arrow key from the idle screen to access the Received Calls list. Press the Down arrow from the idle screen to access the Missed Calls list. You can use these shortcuts while placing calls or performing transferring and conferencing functions.

You can manually clear all call lists. They are automatically cleared when you restart the phone.

Managing Contacts

You can store a large number of contacts in your phone's local contact directory. Contact your system administrator for the exact number.

You can dial or search for a contact in this directory. You may be able to add, edit, and delete contacts.

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You may have access to portions of your corporate directory through your phone. The contacts that you can see are determined by your system administrator. You can place calls to contacts in your corporate directory. You may be able to add contacts from the corporate directory to your local contact directory.

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