Polycom Cell Phone 300 and 310 User Manual

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USER GUIDE  
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About This Guide  
This guide uses a number of conventions that help you to understand information and perform tasks.  
Conventions Used in this Guide  
This user guide contains terms, graphical elements, and typographic conventions. You need to familiarize  
yourself with these terms, elements, and conventions to successfully perform tasks.  
Terms and Writing Conventions  
The Phone/your phone These terms refer to either the VVX 300 or VVX 310 phone. Unless  
specifically noted in this guide, both phones operate in the same way, and the information in this  
guide applies to both phones. Throughout this guide, VVX 300 is used to represent both the VVX  
300 and VVX 310 phones.  
Press This term indicates pressing a key on the keypad, a line key, an arrow key, a hard key—  
such as Hold or Microphone Muteor pressing and holding a soft key.  
Select Submenu > Submenu > Submenu This convention describes how to access submenus.  
Each submenu name is in bold and separated by a greater than (>) symbol. If the instructions  
indicate to select Basic > Preferences > Language, select the Basic submenu, then the  
Preferences submenu, and then the Language submenu.  
Highlight This term indicates selecting an item on the screen so that its appearance brightens.  
Soft keys apply to highlighted items.  
Select This term indicates selecting an item on the screen by using the arrow keysup, down,  
left, and rightto highlight an item. Pressing the central Select key opens another screen for the  
selected option.  
Views Your phone has four views: Home, Calls, Active Call, and Lines, which is the default view  
on VVX phones. A view is a specific screen on the phone’s interface that provides unique  
information and enables you to perform specific tasks.  
Dialpad The dialpad is the area of the keypad you use to enter numbers and characters. The  
dialpad consists of the number and symbol keys, which includes the asterisk (*) and pound (#)  
keys.  
Key This term applies to any button on the phone’s console. Phone keys include the dialpad keys  
and the following keys:  
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Option An option is one of a series of items you can select for a phone setting, such as Enabled  
and Disabled.  
Held call Any call, including a conference call, that is on hold.  
Active call A call, including a conference call, you’re currently in.  
Setting The name of a field where you can define information or choose an option.  
Field The area of the screen next to a setting in which you can enter information or select an  
option.  
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Icon A picture on the screen. The following types of icons are available on VVX phones:  
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 displays an icon that indicates when you  
have a voicemail message.  
Soft key The context-sensitive keys that display along the bottom of the screen and update  
depending on the task you’re performing. To see additional options, if available, press the More  
soft key, as shown below. The More soft key is always on the far-right side of the soft key area, as  
shown next.  
Soft key area The area along the bottom of the screen that displays context-sensitive soft keys,  
as shown above.  
Status bar The status bar is the top-most part of the screen, as shown next. It displays the time  
and date or other messages for your phone.  
Information Elements  
This guide includes the following icons to alert you to important information.  
Icons Used in this Guide  
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  
Caution  
The Administrator Tip icon highlights techniques, shortcuts, or productivity  
related tips.  
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 can cause you to lose information or your configuration setup,  
and/or affect phone or network performance.  
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Name  
Icon  
Description  
Web Info  
The Web Info icon highlights supplementary information available online such  
as documents or downloads on support.polycom.com or other locations.  
Timesaver  
Power Tip  
The Timesaver icon highlights a faster or alternative method for accomplishing  
a method or operation.  
The Power Tip icon highlights faster, alternative procedures for advanced  
administrators already familiar with the techniques being discussed.  
Troubleshooting  
Settings  
The Troubleshooting icon highlights information that helps you solve a relevant  
problem or to refer you to other relevant troubleshooting resources.  
The Settings icon highlights settings you need to choose for a specific behavior,  
to enable a specific feature, or to access customization options.  
Typographic Conventions  
This guide uses the following typographic conventions to distinguish types of in-text information.  
Typographic Conventions  
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.  
Used for code fragments and parameter names.  
Courier  
What’s in This Guide?  
This guide is organized into six chapters. The first two chapters introduce the phone and explain how to  
use the phone’s basic features. The following three chapters describe advanced features, and how to  
customize your phone to suit your needs. The final two chapters show you where to get help and outline  
known issues and workarounds. The guide also includes safety information.  
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Getting Started This chapter contains general information you need to know before you start using  
your Polycom phone. This chapter describes phone’s hardware and phone views and how to navigate  
menus and enter data.  
Using Basic Features This chapter describes all the basic features that your phone offers, such as  
how to add contacts and favorites, or transfer or forward calls.  
Using Advanced Features This chapter describes the advanced, optional features, available for your  
phone, which includes recording calls, locking your phone, monitoring buddies, and accessing a Browser.  
Customizing Your Phone This chapter describes the ways you can customize your phone, including  
setting up a screen saver or changing the backlight, choosing a background picture, or setting the time  
and date format.  
Administrative Tasks This chapter describes tasks that your administrator can ask you to perform on  
your phone, which can include investigating phone issues, restarting the phone, updating the phone’s  
configuration, and testing the phone’s hardware.  
Getting Help This chapter provides you with links to Polycom or partner documents and web sites. You  
can also find links to the Polycom Community, which provides a number of discussion forums you can  
use to share ideas with your colleagues.  
Copyright, Safety, and Regulatory Notices This End-User License Agreement outlines important  
safety and compliance information for your phone.  
Getting Help and Support Resources  
This user guide includes a Getting Help section where you can find links to Polycom product and support  
sites and partner sites. You can also find information about The Polycom Community, which provides  
access to discussion forums you can use to discuss hardware, software, and partner solution topics with  
your colleagues. To register with the Polycom Community, you must create a Polycom online account.  
The Polycom Community includes access to Polycom support personnel, as well as user-generated  
hardware, software, and partner solutions topics. You can view top blog posts and participate in threads  
on any number of recent topics.  
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Getting Started  
This user guide helps you navigate and use your Polycom® VVX® 300 or VVX 310 phone. It provides an  
overview of your phone, and walks you through tasks so you can successfully use your phone to perform  
basic and advanced phone functions.  
This chapter provides you with details you need to know about your VVX 300 or 310 phone’s features,  
components, and user interface before you begin using your phone. This chapter also shows you how to  
configure your phone remotely using the Polycom Web Configuration Utility.  
Note: Accessing Features and Options  
As you read this guide, keep in mind that your system administrator configures and chooses  
features available on your phone. As a result, some features are not enabled on your phone. The  
examples and figures in this guide do not always reflect what displays on your phone screen.  
Viewing Your Phone Keys and Hardware  
Use the following figure to understand your Polycom phone’s hardware features. For more information  
about attaching phone hardware, including how to connect your phone to the network, see the Quick Start  
Guide for your phone available your phones web page on Polycom Business Media Phones.  
Figure 1: Understanding VVX 300 and 310 Hardware Features  
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Use the following table to understand the hardware features on your VVX 300 and 310 phone.  
Table 1: VVX 300 and 310 Hardware Features  
Feature  
Speaker  
Dialpad  
Description  
Provides ringer and hands-free (speakerphone) audio output.  
Enables you to enter numbers, letters, and special characters. You can also use  
the dialpad keys to select menu items that have index numbers.  
Security slot  
Enables you to connect the back of your phone to a laptop cable lock so you can  
secure it to a desktop. For more information about locking your phone to a  
Message Waiting Indicator  
Home key  
Flashes red to indicate new messages.  
Enables you to press  
from any screen to display Home view. From Home  
view, press to display other phone views.  
Screen  
Shows a 2.2-inch diagonal screen with a backlight.  
Navigation keys/Select key  
Scrolls through information or options displayed on the phone’s screen. Selects  
a field of displayed data.  
Headset key  
Speakerphone key  
Mute key  
Enables you to place and receive calls through a headset. The key glows green  
when an analog headset is activated.  
Enables you to place and receive calls using the speakerphone. The key glows  
green when activated.  
Mutes your audio during calls and conferences. The key glows red when audio  
is muted.  
Volume keys  
Microphone  
Adjusts the volume of the handset, headset, speaker, and phone’s ringer.  
Transmits sound from your phone to other phones.  
Understanding Phone Views  
Your phone has three main views: Home, Calls, and Lines view, which is the default view. Home view  
displays your messages, settings, and information. Lines view is your phone’s default phone view and  
displays your phone lines, your favorites, and conditional soft keys. In Calls view, you can see all your  
active and held calls.  
To change views:  
» For Home view, press  
to display either Lines or Call view.  
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Troubleshooting: I Can’t Access Different Phone Views  
The views you can access depend on the number of calls your phone has, and whether your phone  
has an active call. If your phone is idle, you can access Home and Lines view by pressing  
. If  
your phone has only one active call, you can access the Home and Lines view by pressing  
. If  
your phone has multiple calls, or one held call, you can access Home, Lines, and Calls view by  
pressing  
.
At the top of each view is a status bar, which shows the date and time and important phone messages, as  
shown next.  
Figure 2: Viewing the Status Bar  
Home View  
You can display Home view by pressing  
. At the bottom of Home view is a Page Indicator that shows  
how many pages of icons Home view displays, as shown next.  
Figure 3: Viewing the Page Indicator  
To view more menu options in Home view:  
» Press the down or up arrow key to navigate the pages in Home view.  
To select a menu option:  
» Press the right or left arrow key to choose a menu option, and press Select.  
The following icons display in Home view on your phone:  
New Call Displays the Dialer so you can place a call.  
Messages Provides you with access your voicemail.  
Directories Enables you to access your Contact Directory, Favorites, Recent Calls list, Corporate  
Directory and Buddy Status List.  
Forward Sets up forwarding options for incoming calls on your line.  
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DND Enables Do Not Disturb for your phone. When DND is enabled, your phone doesn’t ring and  
incoming calls go to voicemail.  
Settings Provides you with access to phone features and settings you can use to customize your  
phone.  
The following are additional icons available on your phone:  
Applications Provides you with access to a menu of custom applications. See your administrator  
for information about any applications available for your phone.  
Calendar Show a calendar with your meeting details. You can also join meetings from your  
phone using the calendaring feature.  
Lines View  
Lines view is your phone’s default phone view and displays your phone lines, your favorites, and  
conditional soft keys, as shown next.  
Figure 4: Viewing Lines View  
In Lines view, you can press a line key to access the Dialer and view the number of active or held calls on  
your phone, as shown below. If your phone line has an active call, the call color is medium gray. If your  
phone line has one or more held calls, the call color is light gray. The number of total calls on your phone  
line is shown above the calls. To select a call, use the up and down arrow keys.  
Figure 5: Viewing Active and Held Calls in Lines View  
Troubleshooting: Why Can’t I Access the Idle Browser?  
You can’t access the Idle Browser during phone calls. To access the Main Browser, select  
Applications from Home view. For information about the Browser, see Using the Browser.  
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Calls View  
You can access Calls view if your phone has an active and held call in progress, or you have one call on  
hold. In Call view, you can use the up and down arrow keys to see all your active and held calls. If your  
phone has more than on line, your calls display under the associated line, as shown next.  
The following colors indicate the call statuses on your phone:  
Medium gray Active call  
Dark gray Incoming call  
Light gray Held call  
You can use the up and down arrow keys to highlight a call. When you select a call, available soft keys  
display for the call.  
Figure 6: Viewing Calls View  
Understanding Phone Icons  
The VVX 300 and 310 has a number of icons that display on your phone screen. The following table  
displays the icons and indicators used on the VVX 300 and 310 phone screen.  
Table 2: Icons Used on the VVX 300 and 310  
Icon  
Description  
Icon  
Description  
Registered line  
Phone warning  
Unregistered line  
Placing a call  
Login credentials invalid  
Shared line  
Active call using Polycom HD  
Voice  
Shared line with a held call  
Call forwarding is enabled  
Held call  
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Icon  
Description  
Icon  
Description  
Incoming call  
New messages  
Active conference  
Placed call  
Presence status (Available)  
Presence status (Busy or In a Call)  
Presence status (Away)  
Received call  
Missed call  
Presence status (Do Not Disturb)  
Presence status (Offline)  
Favorite  
Do Not Disturb enabled  
Presence status (No information)  
Navigating Your Phone’s Interface  
Your phone has a number of keys and soft keys you can use to navigate menus and phone views on your  
phone. The following table shows you how to use keys and soft keys to perform tasks and navigate your  
phone.  
Table 3: Navigating Your VVX 300 and 310 Phones  
Task  
Action  
Return to Home view from any  
screen  
Press  
.
Return to the previous screen  
Press Back, as shown next. You can also press the left arrow key to return  
to the previous screen.  
Switch phone views  
Press  
to switch between Home view and Lines view or between Home  
view, Lines view, and Calls view during an active call.  
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Task  
Action  
Place a call  
Press Dial or use the right arrow key from a call list.  
Highlight calls in Calls view  
Use the up and down arrow keys to select a call. The available soft keys,  
such as Hold or Resume, display for the highlighted call.  
Select a menu item or option  
Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight a menu item or option, and  
press Select.  
If the menu is numbered, press the corresponding dialpad key for a menu  
option. For example, press 4 to enter the Backlight Timeout menu, as  
shown above.  
You can also use * to page up and # to page down for the additional menu  
options.  
Close an option box without  
selecting an item or option  
Press the left arrow key or the Back soft key.  
Select a soft key, menu item, or  
option  
Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the menu item or option and  
press the appropriate soft key.  
You can also press the corresponding number on the dialpad to select the  
item in a numbered list.  
Select a soft key not displayed on  
screen  
Press the More soft key, if displayed in the far-right of the soft key area, to  
view additional soft keys, as shown next.  
Entering and Updating Data Fields  
You can enter information into text fields on your phone using the dialpad keys on the phone’s console.  
You have two options on your phone for entering information: Mode and Encoding.  
Mode Enables you to enter numerical and text characters in title case, lowercase, or uppercase.  
Encoding Enables you to enter alphanumeric and special characters, including numbers, text,  
and characters in special languages.  
The following table lists the available Mode and Encoding options on your phone.  
Table 4: Mode and Encoding Options on VVX Phones  
Available Text Options in Mode  
Available Text Options in Encoding  
Abc  
ABC  
abc  
123  
Abc  
ABC  
abc  
123  
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Available Text Options in Mode  
Available Text Options in Encoding  
ASCII  
Latin (to enter accented characters)  
Katakana (for Japanese characters)  
Unicode (to store characters as double bytes)  
Cyrillic (for Russian characters)  
Using the Dialpad Keys  
You can use the dialpad keys on your phone console to enter field information. The following table shows  
you how to enter information in text fields using the dialpad and text options on your phone.  
Table 5: Entering Information on the VVX Phones  
Task  
Action  
Enter numbers or text in  
Select Encoding or Mode, and select one of the alphabetic options: Abc,  
uppercase, lowercase, or title case  
ABC, or abc.  
Enter only numbers  
Select Encoding or Mode, and select the numeric (123) option.  
Enter text in a special language  
Enter a character  
Select Encoding, and select one of the language options.  
Press a dialpad key repeatedly to view the character options and stop to  
select a character. When the character you want to enter displays in the  
field, wait one second before pressing the dialpad to enter the next  
character.  
Enter a number  
Press a dialpad key to enter the number that displays on that key.  
Enter a special character  
Select Encoding, and select one of the alphabetic (Abc, ABC, or abc)  
options. Then, press the 1, *, 0, or # key repeatedly to enter one of the  
following special characters:  
1 key: ! | ‘ ^ \ @ : 1  
* key: . * - & % + ; ( )  
0 key: / , _ $ ~ = ? 0  
# key: # > < { } [ ] “ ‘  
Note: You can’t access special characters when you’re in numerical (123)  
mode.  
Enter a space  
Select Encoding, and select one of the alphabetic (Abc, ABC, or abc)  
options. Then, press the 0 key.  
Note: You can’t enter a space when you’re in numerical (123) mode.  
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Task  
Action  
Delete one or more characters  
Use the left and right arrow keys until the cursor is positioned to the right of  
the characters you want to delete, and press  
.
Registering Your Phone  
Your system administrator configures your phone with the necessary parameters so that the phone is  
registered and ready to set up before you receive your phone.  
If your phone is not part of a large phone deployment, your phone is registered after you set up your  
phone. Make sure that you or your system administrator registers the phone before you set up and begin  
using your phone.  
Web Info: How to Register Your Phone  
For detailed information about registering your phone after installation, see Registering Standalone  
Configuring Your Phone Using the Web  
Configuration Utility  
This section explains how to update your phone’s settings using the phone’s menu commands. You can  
also update these settings remotely with the Polycom Web Configuration Utility.  
The Web Configuration Utility enables you to view and configure your phone’s software features from a  
computer using any compatible web browser. The utility provides a browser-friendly view of the settings  
you can configure on your phone. Using the utility, you can perform many of the same updates from your  
computer that you can perform using your phone’s menu system.  
Web Info: Using the Web Configuration Utility  
For detailed information on accessing, navigating, and using the utility, see the Polycom Web  
Before you begin using the Web Configuration Utility, you need to know the IP address of your phone and  
the user password to log in to the utility.  
To find your phone’s IP address:  
» From Home view, Select Settings > Status > Platform > Phone, and use the arrow keys to  
navigate to your phone’s IP address.  
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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 and press Enter. For  
example, if your phone’s IP address is 123.22.3.4, enter this information in the address bar.  
3 From the Web Configuration Utility login screen, select User, enter the user password, and click  
Submit. The default user password for Polycom phones is 123.  
The Web Configuration Utility Home screen displays.  
After you log into the Web Configuration Utility, you can begin setting up different features on your phone  
under Preferences.  
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Using Basic Features  
Now that you are familiar with your phone’s user interface, you are ready to perform basic phone tasks  
that you can do on a daily basis. This chapter explains how to handle multiple calls at one time, how to  
manipulate incoming and active calls, and how to access directories and lists so you can perform tasks  
quickly and efficiently.  
This chapter includes information about the following tasks:  
Calling, answering, holding, and ending calls  
Ignoring, rejecting, forwarding, and transferring calls  
Setting up conference calls  
Enabling Do Not Disturb  
Listening to voicemail  
Managing Directories, Recent Calls, and Favorites  
Customizing ringtones  
Controlling phone volume  
Using headsets  
Managing shared lines  
Managing Call Activity  
Your system administrator can set up your phone to have up to six lines with unique extension numbers,  
or the same extension number as other lines on your network. Your phone can manage a maximum of 24  
active, incoming, and held calls at a time on all registered lines. However, you can only have one active  
call in progress with numerous other incoming calls or calls on hold.  
You can place and answer calls using the following:  
The handset  
The speakerphone  
A headset  
To alternate between the handset, headset, and speakerphone:  
» During a call, pick up the handset, press  
For example, if you’re using the handset, you can switch to headset mode by pressing  
switch to speakerphone mode by pressing  
, or press  
.
, or  
.
When you’re in speakerphone mode,  
glows green. When you’re in headset mode,  
glows green if  
an analog headset is connected.  
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Troubleshooting: Why Doesn’t the Speakerphone Work?  
If your speakerphone doesn’t work, your system administrator disabled the speakerphone option.  
You must use the handset or a headset to answer and place calls. If your system administrator has  
disabled the speakerphone on your phone, Handsfree mode disabled displays on the screen after  
you press  
.
Power Tip: Setting Your Headset As The Default Mode for All Calls  
If you frequently use a headset, you can set your phone to automatically answer calls using the  
headset. To enable the headset as the default mode for calls, see Enabling Headset Memory Mode.  
Answering Incoming Calls  
All incoming calls display in an Incoming Call window, as shown next.  
Figure 7: Viewing the Incoming Call Window  
You can answer incoming calls by:  
Picking up the handset.  
Pressing Answer. The call is answered using the speakerphone.  
Pressing  
. The  
. The  
is green when in use.  
is green when in use.  
Pressing  
Pressing the line key of the incoming call. The line key of the incoming call blinks green and the call  
is answered using the speakerphone.  
If you’re already in handset, speakerphone, or headset mode, press Answer, and the phone  
automatically uses the mode you’re currently using.  
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If you don’t answer an incoming call within 10 seconds, the Incoming Call window disappears, and the  
incoming call is displayed in Calls view, as shown next.  
Figure 8: Viewing Incoming Calls in Calls View  
You can answer incoming calls in Calls view by picking up the handset, pressing  
, pressing  
, or  
pressing the line key of the incoming call. From Calls view, you can also press Answer to use the  
speakerphone.  
Note: Answering Calls When Your Phone is Locked  
You can answer incoming calls on a locked phone by entering your password. For information about  
Answering Additional Calls  
If you are on an active call and you receive an incoming call on the same or a different line, a call waiting  
tone beeps, and the Incoming Call window displays.  
To answer an incoming call:  
» Press Answer.  
The active call you are currently on is held.  
If you don’t answer the incoming call within 10 seconds, the Incoming Call window disappears, and Calls  
view displays, as shown above.  
Answering Calls on Shared Lines  
If you share a line with another phone, you and another person can answer, hold, and resume calls on  
the same line. If you answer the call and hold it, anyone who shares your line can resume the held call.  
For more information about shared lines, see Managing Shared Lines.  
Answering Calls Automatically  
You can enable auto answer on your phone to answer calls automatically so that you don’t have to pick  
up the handset or press a key to answer calls. When you enable auto answer, your phone automatically  
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answers incoming calls using the speakerphone. Ask your system administrator about enabling auto  
answer and setting how many times your phone rings before the call is answered.  
If Auto Answer is enabled and you receive an incoming call while you’re in an active call, the incoming  
call is automatically answered when you end or hold the current call.  
Your phone’s default setting mutes the microphone for all auto-answered calls so that the party calling  
you can’t hear you until you are ready to talk. The mute button,  
, glows red when the microphone is  
muted. You can press  
to unmute the microphone when you are ready to talk.  
To enable your phone to automatically answer incoming calls:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Auto Answer.  
2 From the Auto Answer screen, do one or both of the following:  
To enable your phone to automatically answer SIP calls, select Auto Answer SIP Calls, and  
select Yes. The default setting is No.  
To mute the microphone for all auto-answered calls so the incoming caller can’t hear you, select  
Microphone Mute, and select Yes. The default setting is Yes.  
3 Press Save.  
After you have enabled auto answer, your phone answers all incoming calls after the set amount of  
default rings using the speakerphone.  
Managing Multiple Calls  
You can manage multiple calls from the Calls and Lines views. Calls view displays all the calls for each  
phone line, as shown below. All the active and held calls for a line display under the associated phone  
line. Use the arrow keys to navigate between your lines and the calls on each line.  
Figure 9: Managing Calls in Calls View  
To switch to Lines view from Calls view:  
» Press More > Lines, or press  
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Lines view shows you each line on your phone and how many calls each line has, as shown below. In this  
example, line 2326 has one active call, and line 2327 has one held call.  
Figure 10: Viewing Calls in Lines View  
If you press a line key that has a call on hold, that call is resumed and the active call is held.  
To highlight a call, use the up and down keys to select the call. You can press one of the soft keys to  
hold, resume, end, or transfer the highlighted call, or set up a conference with the highlighted call.  
Placing Calls  
You can place a call using the handset, speakerphone, headset, or by pressing the line key of the phone  
number you want to call. You can either dial the number first, and choose a methodby picking up the  
handset, pressing  
, pressing  
, or pressing the line key of the phone number you want to callor  
choose a method first, and dial the number.  
You can place calls in these ways:  
Manually, from the Dialer  
Automatically, by tapping a favorite in Lines view  
Automatically, from your Favorites list, Recent Calls list, or Contact Directory  
Note: Calling from a Locked Phone  
If your phone is locked, see Calling and Answering from a Locked Phone for information about  
placing calls when your phone is locked.  
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Calling from the Dialer  
The Dialer displays a list of previously placed calls. Select one of the entries to automatically enter the  
number into the Dialer field, or, enter a number. As you enter numbers, the Dialer displays a list of similar  
numbers, as shown next. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a match.  
Figure 11: Placing a Call Using the Dialer  
To display the Dialer, do one of the following:  
From Home view, select New Call.  
From Lines or Calls view, press New Call. The New Call soft key doesn’t display when you have an  
active call.  
If your phone is idle, start entering a phone number.  
Pick up the handset, or press  
or  
. This method only works if you don’t have an active call.  
In Lines view, press a line key that has no calls.  
Power Tip: Choosing URLs or Numbers Mode from the Dialer  
To enter a URL in the Dialer, tap URL. To exit URL mode and enter numbers, tap Number.  
Note: No New Call Icon when Maximum Calls Reached  
The New Call soft key is not displayed when the maximum number of calls is reached. The  
maximum number of calls is 24 calls.  
When you access the Dialer, an active call is held.  
To call from the Dialer, use one of the following methods:  
Enter the number and pick up the handset, press a line key, press  
, or press  
.
If you’re already in handset, speakerphone, or headset mode, enter the number and press Dial.  
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Note: Handling Automatically Placed Calls  
Your administrator sets up your phone to automatically place the call after you enter a certain  
number of digits. If your phone doesn’t automatically place the call, press Send.  
Placing Calls from Favorites, Recent Calls, and Directories  
In addition to the Dialer, you can place calls from the Recent Calls list, Favorites list, and your Directory.  
You can also call a favorite from Home or Lines view.  
To call from the Recent Calls list:  
1 Access your Recent Calls list by doing one of the following:  
From Home view, select Directories, and select Recent Calls.  
From Lines view, press the right arrow key for the Placed Calls list, the down arrow key for the  
Missed Calls list, or the left arrow key for the Received Calls list.  
2 From the Recent Calls list, select the person you want to call and press Dial.  
To call from your Favorites list:  
1 From Home view, select Directories or press the up arrow key and select Favorites.  
2 From your Favorites list, select the favorite you want to call, and press Dial.  
To call from your Directory:  
1 From Home view, select Directories, and select Contact Directory.  
2 From your Directory, select the contact you want to call.  
3 Place the call by doing one of the following:  
From the contact’s information screen, press Info, select the contact, and press Dial.  
Use the up and down arrow key to select the contact, and press Dial.  
Redialing Numbers  
To dial the last number you called, press the right arrow key for the Placed Calls list. The first number in  
the list is the last call you placed.  
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To redial a number:  
» From the Placed Calls list, as shown next, press Dial.  
Use the up and down arrow key to select other previously placed calls.  
Ending Calls  
You can end an active call in the following ways:  
Place the handset on the cradle.  
From Lines or Calls view, press End Call.  
In Calls view, highlight the call before you press End Call.  
To end a held call:  
» From Calls view, select the held call, and press Resume > End Call.  
Using Headsets  
You can connect an analog headset to your phone. If an analog headset is connected and in use,  
glows green.  
If you use a headset, you can set up your phone so that all calls use your headset (see Enabling Headset  
Memory Mode). If you use a headset that supports electronic hookswitch (EHS), you can press the  
hookswitch button to place, answer, and end calls. In addition, you can mute calls and control the volume  
from your headset.  
For information about how to connect a headset to your phone, see the Quick Start Guide for your phone,  
which is available on the Polycom Business Media Phones web page.  
For information about your headset’s features and how to sync your headset with your phone, see your  
headset’s documentation.  
For a list of supported headsets, see the Headset Compatibility List (Technical Bulletin 37477). For detailed  
information about how to use electronic hookswitch, see Using an Electronic Hookswitch (Technical Bulletin  
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Enabling Headset Memory Mode  
This feature is useful for full-time headset users. You can set up your phone so that all incoming and  
outgoing calls use your headset. You can switch to handset or speakerphone mode at any time.  
To use Headset Memory Mode, you must enable and activate Headset Memory Mode. When Headset  
Memory Mode is activated,  
flashes green for analog headsets or blue for USB or Bluetooth headsets.  
To enable Headset Memory Mode:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Headset > Headset Memory.  
2 From the Headset Memory Mode screen, select Enabled.  
3 Press  
.
To activate Headset Memory Mode:  
» Press  
twice.  
The Headset key flashes to indicate that the phone is in Headset Memory Mode.  
Now, whenever you answer a call, the call connects to your headset automatically.  
If you switch to the speakerphone or the handset, you deactivate Headset Memory Mode. Calls no longer  
automatically go to your headset, unless you reactivate Headset Memory Mode. To have calls go to your  
headset again, activate Headset Memory Mode by pressing  
twice.  
Responding to Incoming Calls  
When your phone rings, you can respond to incoming calls in one of the following ways:  
Ignore or silence the call before answering it.  
Reject the call so it goes directly to voicemail.  
Forward the call to another person.  
Ignoring Incoming Calls  
You can briefly ignore or silence a call to stop your phone from ringing. Even though the call shows as  
ignored, your phone still displays the incoming call notification so you can answer the call.  
To ignore or silence a call:  
» From the Incoming Call window, press Ignore for individual lines or Silence for shared lines.  
Your phone stops ringing, and the Incoming Call window is replaced with Home or Calls view.  
Rejecting Incoming Calls  
You can reject a call to stop your phone from ringing and send the call directly to your voicemail. Calls  
you reject display in your Recent Calls list. You cannot reject calls on shared lines.  
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To reject an incoming call:  
» From the Incoming Call window, press Reject. You can also reject an incoming call from Lines and  
Calls view.  
The call goes directly to voicemail.  
Forwarding Incoming Calls  
You can forward incoming calls to another person without answering the call.  
To forward an incoming call to another person:  
1 While your phone rings, press Forward.  
2 From the Call Forwarding screen, enter the forwarding number and press Forward.  
Power Tip: Other Ways to Forward Calls  
You can also set up your phone to forward all incoming calls to another person (see Forwarding All  
Calls), or forward all calls from a certain contact to another person (see Diverting Calls from a  
Managing Active Calls  
When you’re in a call, you can do the following:  
Hold the call.  
Transfer the call to another person.  
Set up a conference call with the person you’re talking to and another person.  
Holding Calls  
You can place any active call on hold. A held call displays in Calls and Lines view, as shown next.  
Figure 12: Viewing Held Calls in Calls and Lines View  
To hold a call:  
» From Lines or Calls view, press Hold. If you’re in Calls view, highlight the call, and press Hold.  
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To resume a held call:  
Do one of the following:  
From Lines view, press Resume. If more than one held call is on the line, the last call that you  
held is resumed. If you have multiple lines and you press Resume, the last call that you held on  
either line is resumed.  
From Calls view, use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the call, and press Resume.  
Transferring Calls  
When you transfer a call to another person, you have the option to talk to the person before the transfer  
completes.  
If your phone supports a blind transfer, you can automatically transfer a call without talking to the other  
person. The call is automatically transferred after you dial the number you’re transferring the call to.  
To transfer a call:  
1 From Lines or Calls view, press Transfer. The active call is held.  
2 From the Dialer, place a call to the person you want to transfer the call to.  
3 When you hear the ring-back sound, press Transfer to complete the transfer. Or, if you want to talk  
with the person before the transfer completes, connect and talk with the person, and press  
Transfer. To cancel the transfer before the call connects, press Cancel.  
To perform a blind transfer:  
1 From Lines or Calls view, press Transfer. The active call is held.  
2 From the Dialer, press Blind, and place a call to the person you want to transfer the call to. If you  
don’t see Blind, press More > Blind.  
The call automatically transfers to the person you specified.  
Timesaver: Completing a Transfer  
If you’re using a handset, complete a transfer by replacing the handset on the cradle.  
Managing Conference Calls  
You can initiate a conference call with two other people. Depending on your phone system, you can add  
more than two people to a conference call. Ask your system administrator about the maximum number of  
conference call participants.  
You can hold and resume conference calls. You also have the option to split a conference call by ending  
the conference and placing the people you were talking with on hold.  
During a conference call, you have access to the conference management feature. This feature enables  
you to manage each person in the conference call so that you can mute, hold, and remove participants.  
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Your system administrator enables this feature on your phone. For more information, see Managing  
Initiating Conference Calls  
You can initiate a conference by calling two people and using the Confrnc soft key or by joining two  
existing calls using the Join soft key.  
To initiate a conference call:  
1 Call the first participant.  
2 From Lines or Calls view, press More > Confrnc. The active call is held.  
3 Using the Dialer, call the second participant.  
4 When the second participant answers, press More > Confrnc or press Join to add everyone in a  
conference call. The Active: Conference screen displays, as shown next.  
Holding and Resuming Conference Calls  
When you place a conference call on hold, you place all the participants in the call on hold. No one in a  
held conference call can hear other participants. To place only one person in the conference call on hold,  
To place a conference call on hold:  
» From Lines or Calls view, press Hold. If you’re in Calls view, be sure to highlight the conference  
before pressing Hold.  
The other people in the conference are held. The following example shows a held conference in  
Calls view.  
To resume a held conference call:  
» From Lines or Calls view, press Resume.  
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Ending Conference Calls  
To end a conference, press End Call. By default, when you press End Call, the other people remain  
connected unless your Systems Administrator sets your phone to end all connections when you end a  
conference call.  
To end a conference call:  
» From Lines or Calls view, press End Call.  
Splitting Conference Calls  
You can split an active or held conference call. When you split a conference, you end the conference and  
place the call participants on hold.  
To split a conference call:  
» From Lines or Calls view, press Split.  
Managing Conference Call Participants  
When you initiate a conference call, you can manage call participants in a variety of ways:  
Mute a participant.  
Hold a participant.  
Remove a participant from the conference.  
List information about a participant, such as the participant’s name, number, and call details  
including whether the call is muted, held, or video enabled.  
To manage a person in a conference call:  
1 Set up an active conference call.  
2 From Active Call, Lines, or Calls view, press Manage. If you’re in Calls view, be sure to highlight the  
conference before pressing Manage. The following figure shows the screen that display when you  
manage a conference.  
3 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the person you want to manage.  
4 Do one of the following:  
Press Far Mute to mute the person. The muted person can hear everyone, but no one can hear  
the muted person.  
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Press Hold to hold the person. The held person can’t hear anyone, and no one can hear the  
held person.  
Press Remove to remove the person from the conference, end the conference call, and create  
an active call between you and any participants still in the call.  
Press Info to view information about the person and his or her call status. When you press Info,  
a popup displays listing the person’s information, as shown in the following figure. You can  
navigate through the popup using the up and down arrow keys.  
Press Back to exit the conference management function.  
Changing the Way Calls are Answered  
You can change the way you answer calls by doing one of the following:  
Forwarding all calls to another person  
Rejecting calls from a contact  
Diverting calls from a contact to another person  
Temporarily refusing all calls by enabling Do Not Disturb  
Forwarding Calls  
You can set up your phone to forward all calls to another number, even if the Do Not Disturb feature is  
enabled on your phone. Call forwarding is not available on shared lines.  
Power Tip: Forwarding Calls on a Call-by-Call Basis  
You can choose to forward a call as your phone rings. For more information about forwarding calls  
on a call-by-call basis, see Forwarding Incoming Calls.  
Note: Call Forwarding and Microsoft® Lync® Server 2010  
If your phone is configured to work with Microsoft Lync Server 2010, your call forwarding options are  
different than those described below. For more information about forwarding calls with Microsoft  
To forward all calls to another person:  
» Do one of the following:  
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From Home view, select Forward.  
From Home view, select Settings and select Features > Forward.  
If your phone is idle, press the Forward soft key from Lines view.  
If your phone is set up with multiple lines, select the line to apply forwarding to.  
From the Forwarding Type Select screen, select the forwarding type you want:  
Always To forward all incoming calls  
No Answer To forward all unanswered incoming calls  
Busy To forward calls that arrive when you’re already in a call  
Enter the forwarding number, and select Enable. If you selected the No Answer option, you  
can enter the number of rings before your phone forwards the call. Polycom recommends that  
you enter a value of 2.  
The forwarding number you chose displays in the status bar, as shown next. In this example, the line is  
forwarded to 2340.  
Figure 13: Displaying the Call Forward Number in the Status Bar  
If a phone line is idle, Lines view displays the forwarding icon,  
next.  
, next to the phone line, as shown  
Figure 14: Viewing the Call Forwarding Icon in Lines View  
To disable call forwarding:  
1 From Home view, select Forward.  
2 If your phone is set up with multiple lines, select the line to disable forwarding for.  
3 From the Forwarding Type Select screen, select the forwarding type to disable, and select Disable.  
Rejecting Calls from a Contact  
You can send incoming calls from a particular contact to your voicemail system.  
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Note: Rejecting Calls and Shared Lines  
You can’t reject calls on shared lines. You can only silence calls on shared lines. For more  
information about shared lines, see Managing Shared Lines.  
To send incoming calls from a contact to your voicemail system:  
1 From Home view, select Directories > Contact Directory.  
2 From your directory, use the up and down arrow keys to select the contact whose calls you want to  
reject, and press Info.  
3 From the contact’s information screen, press Edit.  
4 From the Edit Contact screen, use the up and down arrow keys to select Auto Reject > Enabled >  
Save.  
Diverting Calls from a Contact  
The Divert option enables you to transfer all incoming calls from a particular contact to another person.  
To divert incoming calls from a contact to another person:  
1 From Home view, select Directories > Contact Directory.  
2 From your directory, use the up and down arrow keys to select the contact whose calls you want to  
send to another person.  
3 From the contact’s information screen, press Edit.  
4 From the Edit Contact screen, do the following:  
Use the up and down arrow keys to select Divert Contact, and enter the number of the person  
you want the call to go to.  
Select Auto Divert, and select Enabled.  
Press Save.  
Using Do Not Disturb  
Enabling Do Not Disturb (DND) stops your phone from ringing and sends all incoming calls directly to  
voicemail. All calls you receive while DND is enabled are logged to your Recent Calls list.  
When you enable Do Not Disturb, the following happens:  
The Do Not Disturb icon displays in the status bar, as shown next.  
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If your phone is idle, the Do Not Disturb icon,  
, displays next to your phone line in Lines view,  
as shown next. If you have new messages or forwarding enabled, the messages or forwarding icon  
displays instead.  
The DND icon in Home view changes from white to black when Do Not Disturbed is enabled, as  
shown next.  
Troubleshooting: Why Doesn’t the DND Icon Display?  
If you’ve set your presence status to Do Not Disturb, as well as enabled DND for your phone, the  
message My Status: Do Not Disturb displays instead of the date display, and the DND icon doesn’t  
display in the status bar.  
To enable or disable Do Not Disturb:  
» From Home view, select DND. Or, if your phone is idle, press DND.  
Using Do Not Disturb with Multiple Lines  
By default, the Do Not Disturb feature applies to all lines on your phone. However, your system  
administrator can configure your phone to enable the feature on a per-line basis. Enabling Do Not Disturb  
on shared lines disables ringing only. You can still see a visual notification of an incoming call and have  
the option to answer the call in Do Not Disturb.  
To enable or disable Do Not Disturb for one line:  
1 From Home view, select DND.  
2 Select a line.  
3 From the Do Not Disturb screen, select Enable or Disable.  
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Power Tip: Automatically Enabling or Disabling Do Not Disturb for All Lines  
To automatically enable Do Not Disturb for all lines, press Set All. To automatically disable the  
feature for all lines, press Clear All.  
Listening to Voicemails  
Your phone indicates when you have new voicemail messages in the following ways:  
A message in the status bar, as shown next. The message indicates the total number of new  
messages you have.  
A flashing Message Waiting Indicator, located at the top-right of your phone.  
An audible alert, if your phone is on-hook.  
Note: Temporarily Removing Message Indicators  
To temporarily remove the message counter, press  
, select Message Center, and press clear.  
You can also select Messages from Home view, and select Message Center > Clear. The  
message indicators doesn’t display again until after a period of time, which is set by your  
administrator.  
To listen to voicemail messages:  
1 Press and select Message Center, or from Home view, select Messages > Message Center.  
If your phone has multiple lines, the Line Select screen displays.  
2 Use the up and down arrow keys to select the line that has new messages.  
3 From the Messages screen, press Connect and follow the prompts.  
Viewing Recent Calls  
Your phone maintains a Recent Calls lista list of missed, received, and placed calls. Each list can hold  
up to 100 entries. From the recent calls list, you can do any of the following:  
Select an entry and place a call.  
Sort, order, and filter calls.  
Remove certain calls from the list.  
Select a call record to view call details or manage the entry.  
Save an entry to the Contact Directory.  
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To view your Recent Calls list:  
» From Home view, select Directories > Recent Calls.  
The Recent Call list displays, as shown next.  
The following icons display next to entries to indicate the call type:  
Indicates a placed call  
Indicates a received call  
Indicates a missed call  
The following soft keys display at the bottom of the Recent Calls screen:  
Dial Use to call a contact.  
Info Use to view detailed call information.  
Type Choose to display only missed, received, or placed calls  
More Choose to display additional soft keys. Press More to view the additional soft keys.  
Save Use to save a recent caller to the Contact Directory.  
Clear Use to delete all entries from the call list.  
Sort Use to sort entries by name or call time in ascending or descending order.  
You can view and edit the details of previous calls in the Recent Calls list or call a recent call.  
To view the details of a previous call:  
» From your Recent Calls list, use the up and down arrow keys to highlight a call, and press the right  
arrow key to view the details of the call.  
The call entry details display, as shown next.  
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You can do the following in the call entry details window:  
Press Dial to call the contact.  
You can also press the right arrow key on your phone to automatically call the contact.  
Press Back to return to the Recent Calls list.  
Press Edit to change the phone number of the contact before you dial the number.  
Press Delete to remove the entry from the call list.  
Managing Your Contact Directory  
You can store a large number of contacts in your phone’s local Contact Directory, as shown below.  
Contact your system administrator for the maximum number of contacts you can store in the Contact  
Directory.  
Figure 15: Viewing Contacts in the Contact Directory  
From your local Contact Directory, you can do the following:  
View contact information.  
Search for contacts.  
Dial contacts.  
Add contacts.  
Update contact information.  
Delete contacts.  
Note: Accessing a Corporate Directory  
A Corporate Directory is available on your phone, if configured by your system administrator. If you  
have access to a Corporate Directory, you can dial people in the Corporate Directory, as well as  
save them to your local Contact Directory. For more information, see Managing a Corporate  
To view your Contact Directory:  
» From Home view, select Directories > Contact Directory.  
The Contact Directory displays.  
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In the Contact Directory, you can use the arrow keys to navigate to view a contact’s information, or you  
can enter in search criteria to find your desired contact.  
To view contact information:  
» In the Contact Directory, use the up and down arrow keys to select the contact, and press Info.  
The contact’s information screen with the contact’s name and phone number displays, as shown  
next. Additional information, such as a job title, label, or email address, also displays, if available.  
To search for a contact:  
1 From your Contact Directory, press Search.  
2 Enter your search criteria and press Search.  
A list of search results displays. Press Back to return to your Contact Directory.  
To dial a contact from the Contact Directory:  
1 Select the contact you want to call, and press Info.  
2 From the contact’s information screen, press Dial, as shown next.  
To add a contact:  
1 From Home view, select Directories > Contact Directory > Add.  
2 From the Add Contact screen, enter your contact’s information and press Save.  
You can enter the following information when adding contacts:  
First and Last Name The name of your contact.  
Contact Your contact’s phone number.  
Job Title Your contact’s position.  
Email A personal or work email address.  
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Favorite Index An index number that displays in your Favorites list. For more information  
Label A label or title for your contact.  
Ring Type An assigned ringtone for calls from your contact.  
Divert Contact The phone number you want to forward calls from the added contact to.  
Auto Reject Enables sending calls from the added contact to voicemail.  
Auto Divert Enables sending calls to the assigned Divert Contact.  
Watch Buddy Enables monitoring for the added contact. For more information about  
monitoring status, see Using Buddy Lists.  
Block Buddy Enables the setting for blocking the added contact from monitoring your status.  
For more information about monitoring status, see Using Buddy Lists.  
Note: Directory Fields are Administrator-Set  
If your phone does not display all the above mentioned contact fields, see your system  
administrator. The only required field in the Contact Directory is the Contact field, which includes the  
contact’s phone number.  
Timesaver: Saving Recent Callers and Corporate Directory Contacts to Your Contact  
Directory  
To save a recent caller to your Contact Directory, see Viewing Recent Calls.  
If a Corporate Directory is available on your phone, you can add contacts from the Corporate  
Directory to your Contact Directory. For information about how to update your Contact Directory, see  
To update a contact’s information:  
1 From the Contact Directory, select the contact you want to update, and press Info > Edit.  
2 Update the contact’s information, and press Save.  
To delete a contact:  
1 From your Contact Directory, select the contact you want to delete, and press Info > Delete.  
A confirmation message displays confirming that you want to delete the contact.  
2 Press Yes or No.  
Managing a Corporate Directory  
The Corporate Directory is set up and populated with contacts by your system administrator. The  
Corporate Directory is non-editable, and your administrator determines which contacts you can see.  
From the Corporate Directory, you can do the following:  
Search for contacts.  
Dial contacts.  
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Add contacts to your local Contact Directory.  
To view the Corporate Directory:  
» From Home view, select Directories > Corporate Directory.  
By default, a blank search screen displays. To view entries, enter a search to find a contact.  
You can set your Corporate Directory to save your search results to view each time you search the  
Corporate Directory.  
To save Corporate Directory search results:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Corporate Directory > View  
Persistency.  
2 From the View Persistency screen, select Enabled.  
Each time you view the Corporate Directory, your last search results automatically displays.  
To search the Corporate Directory:  
» From the Corporate Directory, perform a quick search or an advanced search:  
To perform a quick search, enter the contact’s first or last name, and press Submit.  
To perform an advanced search, press AdvFind, enter your search criteria, and press Submit.  
The screen displays a list of contacts starting with the most successful matches.  
To view information for the contact:  
» Press View.  
To erase your search criteria and enter a new criteria:  
» Press  
until you have cleared your previous search entry.  
To dial a Corporate Directory contact:  
1 From the Corporate Directory, search for the contact you want to dial.  
2 From the search results, select the contact, and press Dial.  
To add a contact to your local Contact Directory:  
1 From the Corporate Directory, search for the contact you want to add to your Contact Directory.  
2 From the search results, select the contact, and press View > Save.  
Only the first name, last name, and phone number are saved. Go to the Contact Directory to add  
additional contact information or edit the saved entry.  
Controlling Audio and Volume  
You can change ringtones, phone volume, and audio on your phone by doing the following:  
Updating the incoming call ringtone  
Updating a contact’s ringtone  
Changing the speaker or ringer volume  
Muting the microphone  
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Updating the Incoming Call Ringtone  
You can personalize your phone’s ringtone and pick unique ringtones for the different lines on your  
phone. The default ringtone for Polycom phones is Low Trill.  
To select an incoming call ringtone for your phone or a line:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Ring Type.  
2 Select the line you want to apply a new ringtone to.  
3 From the Ring Type screen, select a ringtone.  
To hear the ringtone before you set it:  
» Select a ringtone and press Play.  
Updating a Contact’s Ringtone  
You can select unique ring tones for contacts in your Contact Directory to quickly identify individual callers  
when your phone rings.  
To select a ringtone for a contact:  
1 From the Contact Directory, select a contact, and press Info > Edit > Ring Type.  
2 Select the ringtone you want, and press Save.  
Changing the Volume  
You can change the volume for your phone’s ringer and the incoming audio during a call.  
To change the volume of your ringtone or during a call:  
» Press the Volume keys,  
, to lower or raise the speaker volume.  
Muting the Microphone  
You can mute the microphone to silence audio from your side of a call. Microphone Mute applies to all  
modes: handset, headset, and speakerphone. You can still hear all other parties in a call when you mute  
your microphone.  
To mute the microphone:  
» During a call, press  
.
The Mute key glows red, and the other parties can’t hear audio from your side of the call. To  
disable Mute, press  
again.  
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Changing the Audible Ring Setting  
You can choose where you hear the audible ringer on your phone. You can set the audible ringer to play  
from the handset, headset, or speaker. For example, you can set your phone to ring on your headset,  
instead of the speaker. By default, the audible ringer plays from the speaker.  
To choose where the audible ringer plays:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Audible Ringer.  
2 From the Audible Ringer screen, select where you want to hear the ringer:  
To hear the ringer only from the phone’s loudspeaker, select Speaker.  
To hear the ringer only from the handset, select Handset.  
To hear the ringer only from the headset, select Headset.  
To hear the ringer only from the device you’re currently using, select Active.  
Managing Favorites  
Favorites are contacts in your Contact Directory that you have marked as a favorite. To make a contact a  
favorite, you need to assign a contact a favorite index number.  
To assign a contact as a favorite:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Contact Directory.  
2 Select a contact and select More > Add.  
A screen asking Add to Favorites with an index of [number] displays.  
3 Select Yes to add the contact with the chosen index number or select Edit Index to choose a  
favorite index number for your contact, and press Save.  
A star displays next to the contact’s name in the Contact Directory.  
Contacts that have a favorite index number display  
, as shown next.  
Figure 16: Viewing A Favorite in the Contact Directory  
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All your Favorites display in your Favorites list. However, only three favorites display in Lines and Home  
view for VVX 300 and 310 phones.  
The following figure shows a sample Favorites list.  
Figure 17: Viewing the Favorites List  
The following figure shows your favorites in Lines view. Favorites display beside the phone lines.  
Figure 18: Viewing Favorites in Home View  
Favorites display consecutively according to their index number. The contact with the lowest number  
displays first. To reorder your favorites, change your contact’s index number in the Contact Directory.  
To see your Favorites:  
» Press  
, select Directories > Favorites.  
To call a Favorite:  
» From your Favorites list or from Lines view, select the favorite you want to call. The call is  
automatically placed.  
To reorder your Favorites:  
1 From your Contact Directory, select the contact and press Edit.  
2 From the Edit Contact screen, select Favorite Index, and enter a new favorite index number.  
3 Press Save.  
To remove a Favorite from the list:  
1 From your Contact Directory, select the contact and press Edit.  
2 From the Edit Contact screen, select Favorite Index, and delete the contact’s favorite index  
number.  
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Managing Shared Lines  
If your phone shares a line with another phone, all phones ring for an incoming call to one of the shared  
line. The call can be answered on any of the phones of the shared line. You can transfer, hold, or set up a  
conference with active and held calls on shared lines.  
If you have an incoming call on a shared line, you can silence your ringer by pressing Silence. The  
incoming call stops ringing on your phone, but the call’s visual notification continues to display on your  
phone and you can still answer the call.  
The following table shows the icons and status indicators that display for shared lines in Lines view,  
depending on whether the line is idle, for an active or held call.  
Table 6: Viewing Shared Line Icons in Lines View  
Shared Line Status  
Icon and Status Indicator  
Status Indicator  
Idle  
No indicator  
Active call  
Held call  
HD voice icon  
Hold icon  
Note: Unsupported Features on Shared Lines  
Call Forwarding is not available on shared lines. Enabling Do Not Disturb on shared lines disables  
ringing only. You can still see a visual notification of the call and have the option to answer the call.  
If you are running Polycom UC Software version 5.0.0, missed calls on shared lines are displayed in the  
Missed Calls log in Recent Calls on all the phones of the shared line. However, received incoming calls  
that were answered on one of the shared line phones are not logged in the Recent Calls log on any of the  
phones. Ask your system administrator about configuring the phones to display all calls on shared lines in  
Recent Calls on all of the phones of the shared lines.  
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Using Advanced Features  
This chapter describes the advanced features available on your Polycom phone. Advanced features  
available for Polycom VVX 300 and 310 phones include joining Microsoft® Outlook® meetings on your  
phone, using your computer’s keyboard and mouse to control calls, viewing web content, and viewing  
other phone userspresence statuses on your phone. Ask your system administrator about which  
advanced features are available for your phone.  
This chapter shows you how to:  
Manage buddies  
Integrate with Microsoft Lync Server 2010  
View the browser  
Broadcast messages using Push-to-Talk and group paging  
Use the Calendar feature  
Use the Polycom Desktop Connector with your phone  
Log into other phones  
Lock your phone  
Access features with your login credentials  
Using Buddy Lists  
A buddy list is a list of users and devices whose status, or presence, you can monitor from your phone.  
You can view when your contacts update their presence setting, such as Be right back, Out to lunch, or  
Busy, and in real time from your Buddy list. You can also view your buddies’ statuses from Lines view and  
Home view.  
This section shows you how to do the following:  
Update your presence status.  
Set up and manage a buddy list.  
Block people from monitoring your status.  
Monitor your buddies from your phone.  
Note: Contacts and Microsoft Lync Server 2010  
If your phone is configured to work with Microsoft Lync Server 2010, the way you manage buddies  
or Lync Contacts differs. For information about the differences when registered with Lync Server,  
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Updating Your Status  
You can update your status on your phone to allow people to monitor your status from their phones.  
When you update your status on your phone, your new status is visible to others.  
You can update your status to one of the following:  
Online  
Busy  
Be right back  
Away  
On the phone  
Out to lunch  
Do not disturb  
Your phone also automatically updates your status information when you’re in a call, enabled Do Not  
Disturb on your phone, or your phone is offline. For example, if you enable the Do Not Disturb feature on  
your phone, your availability automatically updates to Do Not Disturb.  
When you enable Do Not Disturb on your phone, your presence status automatically changes to Do Not  
Disturb. When you disable Do Not Disturb on your phone, your presence status automatically changes to  
Online or On the Phone.  
When you update your presence status to Do Not Disturb, incoming calls go to voicemail, and My Status:  
Do Not Disturb displays in the status bar. Updating your status to Do Not Disturb does not enable Do Not  
Disturb on your phone, and the Do Not Disturb icon does not display next to your phone lines.  
When you change your presence status from Online to another status on your phone, the new status  
displays in the status bar instead of the date, as shown next.  
Figure 19: Viewing the Presence Status in the Status Bar  
To update your presence setting:  
1 From Lines view, press More > MyStat. You can also select Settings from Home view, and select  
Features > Presence > My Status.  
2 From the My Status screen, select the status you want.  
Your new status displays in the status bar on your phone and is visible to others.  
You can also enable your phone to automatically change your status to Away when your phone becomes  
idle.  
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To enable your status to automatically change:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Presence > Idle Timeout.  
2 From the Idle Timeout screen, enable an office hours or off hours timeout period, and enter the  
number of minutes your phone can be idle before your status changes to Away.  
Your phone is now set to change your status to away after the designated amount of time. Pressing any  
key on your phone returns your status to Online.  
You can also view a list of the people you are watching and see their statuses from the Lines view on  
your phone.  
Managing a Buddy List  
If you want to monitor other people’s status from your phone, you need to add contacts to your Buddy list.  
You can add people to your Buddy list from your Contact Directory. You must make sure you add  
contacts to the Contact Directory to add them as buddies and monitor their status.  
To add a contact to monitor on your Buddy list:  
1 From your Contact Directory, select a contact.  
2 From the contact’s information screen, press Edit.  
3 From the Edit Contact screen, navigate to Watch Buddy, and select enable or disable.  
When enabled, the contact is added to your Buddy list so you can monitor the contact’s status.  
When disabled, the contact is removed from your Buddy list, and you aren’t able to monitor the  
contact’s status.  
4 Press Save.  
Power Tip: Dialing Buddies  
You can quickly dial a buddy from your Buddy list. In Lines View, select More > Buddies, select a  
buddy, and press Dial.  
To view the status of your buddies:  
» From Lines view, press the More soft key, and press Buddies, as shown next.  
The list of buddies displays.  
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Blocking Contacts  
Any of your contacts can add you to their buddy list and monitor your status. You can prevent certain  
contacts from monitoring your status by blocking the contact in your Contact Directory.  
To block a contact from viewing your status:  
1 From your Home view, select Directories > Contact Directory and select a contact.  
2 From the contact’s information screen, press Edit.  
3 From the Edit Contact screen, press Block Buddy > Enable > Save.  
When enabled, the blocked contact cannot monitor your status and displays in your Blocked List.  
You can view a list of contacts that can monitor your status or you have blocked.  
To view a list of contacts that can monitor your status or you have blocked:  
» From Home view, select Settings > Features > Presence  
To view contacts that can monitor your status, select Watcher List.  
To view contacts that are blocked from monitoring your status, select Blocked List.  
Timesaver: How to Quickly Unblock a Contact  
You can unblock a contact from you Blocked List. From Home view, select Settings > Features >  
Presence > Blocked List. From the Blocked List, select a contact and press Unblock. The contact  
can now monitor your status and displays in your Watcher List.  
Monitoring Buddies  
You can monitor your buddies from your Buddy Status list. If a buddy is a favorite, you can also monitor  
the buddy from Lines view.  
Each buddy in your Buddy Status list displays a status icon next to his or her name. The following table  
shows the icons and the status they represent.  
Table 7: Viewing Buddy Status Icons  
Buddy Status  
Icon  
Buddy Status  
Icon  
Available  
Do Not Disturb  
Busy  
Away  
Offline  
No information  
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You can monitor your buddies and their statuses from your Buddy Status list, Home view, and Lines view.  
To monitor buddies from your Buddy Status List:  
» From Lines view, press More > Buddies, or from Home view, select Settings > Features >  
Presence > Buddy Status.  
Your Buddy list displays, as shown next.  
To view the status of your favorite buddies in Lines view:  
» From Home view, press  
to display Lines view.  
The buddies who are favorites display, as shown next.  
Integrating with Microsoft Lync Server 2010  
Your system administrator can configure your phone to work with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and  
communicate with others using Microsoft Lync. From your phone, you can monitor the status of your  
Microsoft Lync contacts. For more information about integrating with Microsoft Lync Server 2010, refer to  
one of the following documents available by navigating to your phone from the Polycom Business Media  
Phones web page:  
Using the Browser  
You can view an idle browser and a main browser on your phone. Ask your system administrator if your  
phone is configured to view the main and idle browser.  
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The idle browser shows non-interactive web content on the idle screen that displays when your phone is  
idle. You cannot display the Idle Browser during an active call. When your phone is idle, you can view an  
Idle Browser as you navigate between Home and Lines view. To see the Idle Browser, you need to set up  
the screen saver. See Displaying Screen Savers for information on setting up a screen saver.  
The Main Browser enables you to search and navigate web pages on your phone.  
To view the interactive Main Browser:  
» From home view, select Applications, as shown next.  
You can do the following from the Main Browser:  
Select hyperlinks to view more web pages.  
Select a text box and enter information using the dialpad keys on the phone console or the editing  
icons.  
Navigate pages using the arrow keys on the phone’s console. The Main Browser displays scrolling  
indicators on screen show your position on the web page.  
The Main Browser displays navigation and editing icons that display in a toolbar along the bottom of the  
Main Browser, as shown next.  
Figure 20: Viewing Navigation Icons in the Main Browser  
You can use the navigation and editing icons to navigate between web pages and enter information into  
text boxes in the Main Browser.  
Navigating the Main Browser  
The navigation icons enable you to view previous web pages, refresh the current page, return to the Main  
Browser’s Home page, or return to your phone’s Home screen. The following table lists the navigation  
icons that display in the Main Browser.  
Table 8: Using the Navigation Keys  
Navigation Key  
Action  
Go back to the previous web page.  
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Navigation Key  
Action  
Refresh the current web page.  
Stop refreshing.  
Return to the Main Browser’s home page.  
Return to the phone’s Home screen.  
Entering Information in the Main Browser  
The editing icons enable you to enter information in text boxes in the Main Browser. The editing icons  
display when you select a text box in the Main Browser. The following table list the editing icons that  
display in the Main Browser.  
Table 9: Using the Editing Keys  
Editing Key  
Action  
Select lowercase, uppercase, or numerical mode, or  
special character encoding.  
Hide the editing icons and display the navigation icons.  
Move to the previous or next tab stop on the page.  
Broadcasting Messages Using Push-to-Talk and  
Group Paging  
A page is a one-way audio announcement. The Group Paging feature enables you to page users  
subscribed to a page group. The Push-to-Talk (PTT) feature is a collaborative tool that enables you to  
exchange broadcasts to users subscribed to a PTT channel, much like a walkie-talkie. Ask your system  
administrator about setting up both features on your phone.  
Your system administrator can define up to 25 paging groups for Group Paging mode or Channels for  
PTT mode. The administrator can assign a label to each group or channel that easily identifies the  
phones in the group or channel, such as All, HR Dept, Shipping Staff, or Executives.  
Each page group or PTT channel has one of the following priorities:  
Normal By default, broadcasts sent to Groups/Channels 1 to 23 are considered Normal  
broadcasts. If two users begin a broadcast on the same group/channel at the same time, the phone  
with the lower serial number continues to transmit while the other phone enters the receiving state.  
By default, all phones are configured to receive broadcasts sent to Group/Channel 1.  
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Priority By default, broadcasts sent to Group/Channel 24 are considered Priority broadcasts. A  
Priority broadcast interrupts Normal broadcasts or active calls. All phones receive Priority  
broadcasts unless Do Not Disturb is enabled. Phones play Priority broadcasts at the phone’s  
current audio level.  
Emergency By default, broadcasts sent to Group/Channel 25 are considered Emergency  
broadcasts. An Emergency broadcast interrupts Normal broadcasts, Priority broadcasts, and active  
calls. Phones play Emergency broadcasts at near maximum volume even if Do Not Disturb is  
turned on.  
Push-to-Talk Mode  
Your system administrator can enable your phone to operate in a broadcast mode called Push-to-Talk  
(PTT). In order to send and receive PTT broadcasts, you have to subscribe to PTT channels.  
PTT broadcasts are collaborative, which means you can transmit messages and listen to replies.  
By default, you’re subscribed to Channels 1, 24, and 25. This means that you can send and receive PTT  
broadcasts on Channels 1, 24, and 25.  
When you end a PTT broadcast, the channel remains open and enters a waiting period. This waiting  
period gives people who received the broadcast a chance to respond. If no one responds within the  
waiting period, the channel closes.  
Sending PTT Broadcasts  
Before you can send a PTT broadcast, you need to choose a channel to broadcast on. Or, you can hold  
the Talk soft key to immediately begin broadcasting on Channel 1, the default channel.  
You can change your default channel to any channel you want, which is described in Updating the Default  
Channel. When you change the default channel, you’re automatically subscribed to that channel.  
Timesaver: Automatically Sending a PTT Broadcast  
To automatically send a PTT broadcast on the default channel, press Talk, and begin speaking.  
To send a PTT broadcast:  
1 From Lines view, press Talk.  
2 From the PTT Channels List screen, select the channel to send the broadcast on.  
The list displays the default channel, the most recent channel you use to send a broadcast, and  
other channels you can broadcast on.  
3 To start the broadcast, press and hold Talk.  
A transmitting beep plays and the phone displays the channel’s information such as the channel  
label.  
4 Begin speaking. Make sure to hold Talk throughout the broadcast.  
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If you release Talk while you’re sending the broadcast, the broadcast temporarily stops and enters a 10  
second waiting period. During this period, the channel remains open to give people a chance to reply. At  
any time during the waiting period, you can resume your broadcast by pressing and holding Talk. If no  
one broadcasts during the waiting period, the channel closes and the broadcast ends.  
To end a PTT broadcast:  
» Release Talk or press End PTT.  
After you press End PTT, you can immediately initiate another broadcast on another channel, even  
if the previous broadcast is still in its waiting period.  
Receiving PTT Broadcasts  
To receive a broadcast sent on a particular channel, you need to be subscribed to that channel. To  
subscribe to a channel, see Updating Channel Subscriptions.  
How you receive a PTT broadcast depends on the broadcast priority and whether you’re in an active call  
or are allowed to receive broadcasts during active calls.  
You receive broadcasts on the channels you’re subscribed to as well as Channel 24 the Priority  
channel and Channel 25 — the Emergency channel. If you’ve enabled Do Not Disturb on your phone,  
you can only receive Emergency broadcasts. Non-emergency broadcasts aren’t displayed or play on your  
phone.  
When a broadcast ends, your phone emits an end of transmission beep and enters a 10-second waiting  
period. During this period, you can respond to the broadcast (see Replying to PTT Broadcasts).  
If you receive a broadcast and you’re not in an active call, the broadcast immediately plays, regardless of  
the broadcast priority.  
Receiving PTT Broadcasts During Active Calls  
How you handle a broadcast when you’re in an active call depends on the broadcast priority and whether  
you’re allowed to receive a broadcast when you’re in an active call.  
When you receive a broadcast, the broadcasts play in the following ways:  
If your phone is set to receive broadcasts during active calls, the broadcast immediately plays.  
You’ll hear both the original call and the broadcast. To listen to only the broadcast, hold or end the  
call.  
If your phone isn’t allowed to receive broadcasts during active calls, the broadcast displays as a  
Pending broadcast. To listen to the broadcast, you can hold or end the call or select the broadcast  
and press Accept.  
If the broadcast is a Priority or Emergency broadcast, the broadcast immediately plays, and you hear both  
the original call and the broadcast. To listen to only the broadcast, hold or end the call.  
Replying to PTT Broadcasts  
When a broadcast ends, the broadcast enters a 10-second waiting period. During this period, the channel  
remains open to receive or send additional broadcasts.  
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During a waiting period, you can press and hold Talk and talk to all the people listening on the channel.  
When you finish talking, release Talk. The broadcast enters another waiting period until someone  
broadcasts again. If no activity occurs within the waiting period, the channel closes and no more  
broadcasts can take place.  
Ending PTT Broadcasts  
You can end a PTT broadcast by releasing Talk, or by pressing End PTT. After you end a broadcast, the  
channel remains open so others can respond.  
If you release Talk without pressing End PTT:  
You can resume the broadcast by pressing and holding Talk, if the broadcast is in a waiting period.  
You can’t initiate another broadcast on another channel until the waiting period ends.  
If you press End PTT:  
You can’t resume the broadcast by pressing and holding Talk.  
You can immediately initiate another broadcast on another channel.  
Adjusting the Volume of PTT Broadcasts  
You can adjust the volume of PTT broadcasts by pressing one of the Volume keys,  
, to raise or  
lower the volume of the broadcast. If you adjust the volume of a non-emergency broadcast, your phone  
retains the adjusted volume for all subsequent non-emergency broadcasts. However, only system  
administrators can adjust the volume level of an Emergency broadcast.  
Switching to Handset, Headset, or Speakerphone during Broadcasts  
During a broadcast, you can switch to the handset, or press  
or  
, and continue speaking and  
to mute your audio so that the  
listening to a broadcast without holding Talk. You can also press  
people receiving your broadcast don’t hear any audio.  
Updating the Default Channel  
If you press and hold Talk, your broadcast is automatically transmitted on the default channel, Channel 1.  
You can change the default channel for broadcasts on your phone.  
To update the default channel:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Paging/PTT Configuration > PTT  
Push to Talk.  
2 From the PTT Channel Configuration screen, select Default Channel and select the number of the  
channel you want to use for your default channel.  
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Updating Channel Subscriptions  
You can subscribe to any channel that has been enabled by your system administrator and displays in  
your channels list. When you subscribe to a channel, you can send and receive PTT broadcasts on that  
channel.  
To subscribe to additional PTT channels:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Paging/PTT Configuration > PTT  
Push to Talk.  
2 From the PTT Channel Configuration screen, select Channel Subscriptions.  
3 From the Channel Subscriptions screen, select the channel you want to subscribe to, and press  
Yes. By default, you’re subscribed to Channels 1, 24, and 25.  
Allowing PTT Broadcasts during Active Calls  
The Accept While Busy option determines what happens when you’re in a call and receive a PTT  
broadcast. If you enable the option, a PTT broadcast interrupts telephone calls, and you hear the audio of  
both the telephone call and the broadcast. If you disable the option, the incoming broadcast is held in a  
Pending state where the broadcast doesn’t disrupt the telephone call, and you don’t hear the broadcast  
until you choose to listen to the broadcast.  
To hear the PTT broadcast during an active call:  
»
Select the PTT broadcast and press Accept  
The telephone call is automatically held. You can also hold or end the active call to listen to a PTT  
broadcast.  
To enable or disable PTT broadcasts to play during an active call:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Paging/PTT Configuration > PTT  
Push to Talk.  
2 From the PTT Channel Configuration screen, press Accept While Busy and enable or disable the  
setting.  
When enabled, your phone accepts and plays broadcasts while you’re in an active call. When  
disabled, your phone doesn’t play broadcasts while you’re in a call, but holds them as Pending  
instead.  
Using Group Paging Mode  
Your phone can be enabled to operate in a broadcast mode called Group Paging mode. In this mode, you  
can broadcast one-way announcements to a specified group of phones, called a Paging Group. In Group  
Paging mode, users must subscribe to Paging Groups to send and receive pages.  
To send and receive pages, you need to subscribe to certain paging groups. By default, you’re  
subscribed to Paging Groups 1, 24, and 25. This means that you can send and receive pages to Paging  
Groups 1, 24, and 25.  
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Sending Pages  
By default, group page are sent using Paging Group 1, which is the default group for your phone. You can  
change your default paging group to another group, which is described in Updating the Default Paging  
Group. If you change your default paging group, you’re automatically subscribed to the new default group.  
Note that you can’t send a Page-mode page during active calls.  
To send a page:  
1 From Lines view, press and hold Paging.  
2 From the Paging Groups List screen, select the paging group to send the page to.  
3 To begin a page, press Page.  
An alert tone plays before you can begin sending a page.  
4 Begin speaking.  
5 Press End Page to end sending a page.  
Timesaver: Automatically Sending a Page  
To automatically send a page to the default paging group, press and hold Paging, and begin talking.  
Receiving Pages  
To receive a page sent to a particular paging group, you need to be subscribed to that group. To  
subscribe to a paging group, see Updating Paging Group Subscriptions.  
How you receive a page depends on the priority of the page and whether you’re in an active call or your  
phone is set to receive a page during an active call.  
You can receive pages on the paging groups you’re subscribed to as well as Group 24 (Priority pages)  
and Group 25 (Emergency pages). If you enabled Do Not Disturb, you can only receive Emergency  
pages. Non-emergency pages don’t display or play on your phone.  
Receiving Pages  
If you receive a page and you’re not in an active call, the page immediately plays regardless of the paging  
priority.  
While a page plays, you can do the following:  
Hold the page.  
End the page. This ends the page on your phone only.  
Place a new call.  
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Receiving Pages During Active Calls  
How you handle a page when you’re in an active call depends on the page priority and whether you have  
enabled the feature to receive a page when you’re in an active call.  
If the page is a Normal page:  
If your phone is allowed to receive pages during active calls, the page immediately plays. You’ll  
hear both the original call and the page. To hear only the page, hold or end the call.  
If your phone isn’t allowed to receive pages during active calls, the page displays as a Pending  
page. To listen to the page, select the page, and press Accept. You can also hold or end the call.  
If page is a Priority or Emergency page, the page immediately plays and you hear both the original call  
and the page. To hear just the page, hold or end the call.  
Adjusting the Volume of Pages  
You can adjust the volume of pages while they play by using the Volume keys,  
, to raise or lower  
the page volume. If you adjust the volume of a non-emergency page, your phone uses the adjusted  
volume for subsequent non-emergency pages. However, only your system administrator can change the  
volume of an Emergency page.  
Switching to Handset, Headset, or Speakerphone during Pages  
While you send a page, you can switch to the handset, headset, or speaker phone by picking up the  
handset or pressing  
or  
. You can also press  
to mute your audio so that the people receiving  
your page don’t hear audio.  
Note that pages are always played through the phone’s speakerphone and cannot be changed to play  
through your handset or headset.  
Updating the Default Paging Group  
If you press and hold Paging, your page automatically goes to the default paging group, Paging Group 1.  
You can change the default paging group.  
To update the default Paging Group:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Paging/PTT Configuration > Group  
Paging.  
2 From the Group Paging Configuration screen, select Default Group and select a new paging group  
number. The default paging group is 1.  
Updating Paging Group Subscriptions  
By default, you’re subscribed to Paging Groups 1, 24, and 25. This means that you can send pages to  
and receive pages sent to these groups. You can change which groups you’re subscribed to. However,  
you can’t disable your subscriptions to Paging Groups 24 and 25.  
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To update your Paging Group subscriptions:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Paging/PTT Configuration > Group  
Paging.  
2 From the Group Paging Configuration screen, select Group Subscriptions.  
3 From the Group Subscriptions screen, select the group you want to subscribe to and press Yes.  
Allowing Pages to Play During Active Calls  
The Accept While Busy option determines what happens when you’re in a call and receive a page. If you  
enable the option, a page interrupts telephone calls and you hear the audio of both the telephone call and  
the page. If you disable the option, the incoming page is held in a Pending stateit doesn’t disrupt the  
telephone call, and you don’t hear the page.  
To hear the pages during an active call:  
»
Select the page and press Accept  
The telephone call is automatically held. You can also hold or end the active call to listen to a page.  
To enable or disable pages to play during an active call:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Paging/PTT Configuration > Group  
Paging.  
2 From the Group Paging Configuration screen, scroll to Accept While Busy and enable or disable  
the setting.  
The default setting is Disabled. When enabled, your phone accepts and plays pages while you’re in  
an active call. When disabled, your phone doesn’t play pages while you’re in a call, but does hold  
the pages as Pending.  
Using the Calendar  
If your phone is configured to connect to the Microsoft Exchange Server, you can view and join meetings  
scheduled in your Microsoft® Outlook® application from your phone. The Microsoft Exchange Server and  
the Polycom® Conferencing for Microsoft Outlook software feature enables you to schedule meetings  
using Polycom Conferencing for Outlook.  
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Your system administrator has assigned you login credentialsa domain, user name, and passwordso  
you can access the Calendar from your phone. If enabled, the Calendar icon displays in Home view, as  
shown below. To use the Calendar feature, you must enter your Login Credentials.  
Figure 21: Viewing the Calendar Icon in Home View  
Troubleshooting: What Happens if My Phone Has the Wrong Login Credentials?  
If your phone has incorrect Login Credentials, or you need to resubmit them, the following happens:  
The message Login Credentials have failed/Please update them if information is correct  
displays on the screen.  
An icon,  
, displays under the time in the status bar to warn you that your credentials  
have failed.  
The message Invalid login credentials displays instead of the date in the status bar.  
The Calendar icon that displays on the Home screen isn’t available.  
To learn more about your Login Credentials and how to resubmit or update them, see Accessing  
Troubleshooting: Why Doesn’t the Calendar Display?  
If you don’t see the Calendar icon in Home view, or you dont receive meeting reminders, check to  
see if your phone is connected to the Microsoft Exchange Server. To reconnect to the server and  
use the Calendar feature, from Home view, select Settings > Features > Calendar, and select  
Connect to the server.  
You can also check to see if your Login Credentials are correct. To re-submit or update your Login  
Note: Accessing the Calendar When the User Login Feature is Enabled  
If you log in to a phone that has the User Login feature enabled, and you want to access the  
Calendar, you must enter your login credentials again to enable the Calendar to work. For  
information about entering your login credentials, see Accessing Features with Your Login  
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Opening and Closing the Calendar  
The Calendar displays meetings in three views: Day, Month and Meeting view.  
To open the calendar:  
» From Home view, select Calendar.  
The Calendar displays in Day view, as shown next, and shows your meetings for the day.  
From Day view, you can access Month and Meeting view.  
To access other Calendar views:  
» Do one of the following:  
From Day view, press Month to access Month view.  
From Day view, select a meeting to access Meeting view.  
To close the Calendar:  
» Press  
.
Navigating Month View  
Month view shows all the days in the month and displays a dot next to the days that have meetings, as  
shown below. The date of the current day is indicated in black until selected. If the day is selected, the  
date is highlighted in gray.  
Figure 22: Viewing the Calendar in Month View  
Do one of the following to navigate in Month view:  
To view the previous month, press Previous.  
To view the next month, press Next.  
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To select another day, use the up, down, left, or right arrow key to select the day.  
To close the Calendar and display the Home screen, press  
or Exit.  
Navigating Day View  
When you select a day in Month view, Day view displays. Day view shows all the meetings scheduled for  
the selected day, including the time, subject, and location of each meeting, as shown below.  
Figure 23: Viewing the Calendar in Day View  
D one of the following to navigate in Day view:  
To view the meetings for the previous day, press Previous.  
To view the meetings for the next day, press Next.  
To view details for a specific meeting, select the meeting.  
To see the day’s meetings, scroll up and down using the up and down arrow keys.  
To return to Month view, press Month.  
Navigating Meeting View  
You can view meeting details from Meeting view, as shown below. To see Meeting view, select a meeting  
in Day view.  
Figure 24: Viewing the Calendar in Meeting View  
From Meeting view, you can do the following:  
View the meeting’s start and end time, location and organizer, required attendees, and meeting  
description.  
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View the numbers that you can call to join the meeting.  
Select a meeting number to join the meeting.  
Do one of the following to navigate in Meeting view:  
To see the meeting details, scroll up or down.  
To return to Day view, press Day.  
Managing Meeting Reminders  
By default, your phone displays a meeting reminder 15 minutes before a meeting starts, as shown below.  
Every minute before the meeting starts, the phone emits an alert tone and updates the meeting timer. If a  
meeting starts, and you haven’t joined in, the reminder alerts you when the meeting is overdue.  
Figure 25: Displaying Meeting Reminders  
From the reminder, you can do the following:  
Press the meeting number, on the far-left of the reminder, to join the meeting.  
Press Detail to view specific information about the meeting.  
Press Snooze to temporarily remove the reminder from the screen. The reminder displays every  
minute until the meeting starts.  
Press Dismiss to permanently remove the reminder from the screen and stop all future reminders  
for the meeting.  
To enable or disable meeting reminders:  
1 From Home view, select Settings> Basic > Preferences > Calendar Settings.  
2 From the Calendar Settings screen, select Reminder and enable or disable the reminder.  
The default setting is Enabled. When enabled, your phone displays reminders for all meetings.  
When disabled, the phone does not display reminders for any meeting.  
Troubleshooting: Why Don’t My Meeting Reminders Display?  
If you’ve enabled meeting reminders, but your phone isn’t displaying them, make sure that your  
Login Credentials are correct (see Accessing Features with Your Login Credentials).  
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Joining Meetings from the Calendar  
You can join meetings from the Calendar either of the following ways:  
From a meeting reminder  
From Meeting view  
To join a meeting from a meeting reminder:  
» From the reminder, press the meeting number that displays at the far-left of the reminder, as shown  
next.  
If you want to use another number to join the meeting, and the meeting organizer has specified  
alternate meeting numbers you can call, press Detail from the reminder. The Calendar displays  
Meeting view, which lists any available alternate numbers you can call. To dial these numbers,  
press More Actions, and select one of the numbers.  
To join a meeting from Meeting view:  
1 Do one of the following:  
From Day view, select the meeting you want to join.  
From Meeting view, press the meeting number, as shown next.  
If you want to use another number to join the meeting, and the meeting organizer has specified alternate  
numbers you can call, press More Actions. A list of numbers that you can dial is displayed. To join the  
meeting, select one of the numbers.  
Using a Mouse and Keyboard with Your Phone  
You can use your computer’s mouse and keyboard to enter information, select keys, and navigate  
screens on your phone using the Polycom Desktop Connector (PDC). The PDC enables you to control  
your phone using the keyboard and mouse on your computer.  
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Using a Mouse and Keyboard with Your Phone  
You can use your computer’s mouse and keyboard to enter information and navigate screens on your  
phone. For example, you can enter phone numbers, contact directory information, and select touchscreen  
objects without using the phone’s keypad. You can move the mouse pointer between your computer and  
your phone with ease depending on your task.  
Before you can use your mouse and keyboard with your phone, ensure that the Polycom Desktop  
Connector (PDC) application is installed and running on your computer. While the PDC application is  
running, you can move your mouse pointer back and forth between your computer and phone.  
Web Info: Detailed Information About Polycom Desktop Connector  
For more information about using your computer’s mouse and keyboard to navigate and enter  
Using the Polycom Desktop Connector  
Before you can start using your mouse and keyboard with your phone, you need to start the PDC  
application from your computer.  
You can close the application at any time to prevent your mouse pointer from moving to the phone. If you  
stop PDC, you can restart the application again at any time.  
To start Polycom Desktop Connector:  
1 From the Start Menu, select Programs > Polycom > Polycom Desktop Connector.  
The Polycom Desktop Connector icon,  
, displays in the Windows system tray, and the message  
Allow remote control of device <MAC address of phone>? displays on your computer. This  
message only displays the first time the application is started.  
2 Click OK.  
When your phone is configured to work with PDC, the Polycom Desktop Connector icon updates to  
. When this icon displays, the application is enabled and connected to your phone, and you can  
use your mouse and keyboard with your phone. If the icon doesn’t change, contact your system  
administrator.  
Note: When Your Computer Restarts  
The Polycom Desktop Connector application restarts automatically when your computer restarts.  
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To quit Polycom Desktop Connector:  
1 Right-click the Polycom Desktop Connector icon,  
, in the Windows system tray and select Exit.  
2 The message Are you sure you want to stop Polycom Desktop Connector Server? displays. Click  
Ok to confirm your action.  
The icon is removed from the system tray, the application is terminated, and you aren’t able to use  
your mouse and keyboard with your phone.  
Using Your Computer’s Mouse and Keyboard with Your Phone  
When PDC is enabled, you can use your mouse and keyboard to navigate menus, make option  
selections, and enter text and numeric values as an alternative to using your phone’s keypad interface.  
For example, you can use your mouse and/or keyboard to select and copy text from your computer and  
paste it into the editable fields on your phone’s screen.  
To display the mouse pointer on your phone’s screen, drag the mouse pointer beyond the edge of your  
computer screen in the direction of your phone screen. When you see the mouse pointer on your phone  
screen, you can start selecting items and entering data in fields that have a flashing cursor. To enter  
information about your computer again, drag the mouse pointer back to your computer screen.  
Troubleshooting: Why Can’t I Use My Computer Keyboard to Enter Information in Certain  
Fields?  
If you can’t use your computer keyboard to enter information in a field on your phone, check to see  
whether the field has a flashing cursor. You can use your computer keyboard to enter information  
only if the field has a flashing cursor.  
When you use your mouse and keyboard with your phone, you can do the following:  
Use your keyboard to enter information about your phone screen.  
Use the number keys above the alphabetic characters to enter numeric information such as phone  
numbers. If you enable the Num Lock function on your keyboard, you can also use the numeric  
keypad on your keyboard.  
Copy information from your computer screen and paste it onto your phone screen, using your  
keyboard’s shortcuts to cut, copy, and paste. You cannot copy information from your phone screen  
and paste it onto your computer screen.  
Copy and paste information between fields on your phone screen by right-clicking the field, and  
choosing a clipboard command such as Cut (Ctrl+X), Copy (Ctrl+C), and/or Paste (Ctrl+V).  
Use your mouse pointer to highlight information about the phone.  
Delete information about your phone by highlighting the information using your cursor and pressing  
the Delete or Backspace keys on your keyboard.  
Use the Home and End keys on your keyboard to position your cursor at the beginning or the end  
of fields on your phone.  
Use the Arrow keys to move within text fields.  
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Hold Alt + Up Arrow key to increase the volume, and Alt + Down Arrow key to decrease the  
volume.  
Use the mouse scroll wheel to navigate through lists and menus.  
Note: Placing Calls from Your Computer Keyboard  
If you’re using PDC, you can’t place a call using New Call from Lines view. To place a call, select  
New Call from Home view, enter the phone number, and press New Call. You can also enter the  
phone number and press New Call.  
You can also use the function keys on your keyboard as shortcuts for completing tasks on your phone.  
The following table lists the function keys and corresponding shortcuts on your phone.  
Table 10: Using the Function Keys  
Function Key  
Action  
F1  
F2  
F3  
F4  
F6  
Press the left-most soft key  
Press the second soft key from the left  
Press the third soft key from the left  
Press the fourth soft key from the left  
Press  
F7  
Open Directories  
F8  
Open Messages  
F9  
Press Talk, if PTT enabled  
Press Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) Sign In, if enabled  
Open Applications  
F10  
F11  
F12  
Press  
Alt+F2  
Alt+F3  
Alt+F4  
Alt+F5  
Alt+F6  
Alt+F7  
Press Redial  
Press Transfer  
Press Conference  
Press Hold key  
Enable or disable Do Not Disturb  
Enable or disable Microphone Mute  
Alt+F8  
Press New Call  
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Function Key  
Alt+F9  
Action  
Press End Call  
Alt+F11  
Press  
Alt+F12  
Press Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) Sign Out, if enabled  
Press Volume Up key  
Alt+Up arrow  
Alt+Down arrow  
Press Volume Down key  
Troubleshooting: Why Aren’t My Mouse Pointer and Cursor Responding?  
If your computer has multiple programs open or is in any way unresponsive, the mouse pointer or  
cursor cannot respond as quickly on your phone. Try closing any unnecessary programs.  
Logging into Your Phone  
If your system administrator has set up the User Login feature, you can view your personal phone  
settings, such as contacts and call list information, from any phone in the organization. This means you  
can access your contact directory and speed dial numbers, as well as other phone settings, even as you  
temporarily change work areas.  
If you change any settings while you’re logged in to a phone, the settings are saved and displayed the  
next time you log in to a phone. When you log out, your personal phone settings no longer display.  
You can log in to a phone by entering your user ID and password. Default passwords are preset at the  
factory to the numerals 123.  
Note: Placing a Call from a Phone in the Logged-Out State  
If a phone is in the logged-out state and requires a user login, you can place emergency calls to  
standard emergency numbers, such as 911, and other preconfigured phone numbers. Your system  
administrator configures these numbers. For information about how to place authorized calls, see  
If the User Login feature is set up on your company’s phones, you can accomplish any of the following  
tasks:  
Log in to a phone to access your personal phone settings.  
Log out of a phone after you finish using it.  
Place a call to an authorized number from a phone that is in the logged-out state and requires a  
user login.  
Change your user password.  
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Logging In and Out of a Phone  
If the User Login feature is enabled and required on your phone, you have to log in to your phone before  
you begin using the phone. However, if you want to see your personal phone settings from the phone,  
you have to log in. If you don’t log in, you can only see the phone’s default phone profile.  
While logged in, you have full access to your personal phone settings and your directory. After you log out  
of the phone, you can no longer view this information about the phone.  
After you use a phone, be certain to log out of the phone to prevent access to your personal settings.  
Note: Accessing the Calendar When the User Login Feature is Enabled  
If you log in to a phone that has the User Login feature enabled, and you want to access features  
that require your login credentials, you must enter your login credentials again to enable the features  
to work. For more information, see Accessing Features with Your Login Credentials.  
To log in to a phone:  
1 Do one of the following:  
From Lines view, press Log in.  
From Home view, select Settings > Features > User Login > Log in.  
2 From the User Login screen, enter your user ID and password, and press Log in.  
The default password for Polycom phones is 123. However, check if your system administrator has  
changed the default passwords for security reasons.  
If your login credentials are accepted, the phone updates to display your personal phone profile. If your  
credentials are not accepted, the message User login failed is displayed, and the User Login screen  
displays again. If you need to confirm your credentials, ask your system administrator.  
To log out of a phone:  
1 From Lines view, press Log out. You can also select Settings from Home view and select  
Features > User Login > Log out.  
The Logout screen displays with a confirmation message.  
2 Press Yes.  
Your personal profile is no longer accessible, and the phone displays either the User Login screen for the  
next user login or the default phone profile for anonymous users.  
Placing Calls in the Logged-Out State  
If your phone doesn’t require a user login, you can use the phone to place calls to any number, even if the  
phone is in the logged-out state.  
If a phone requires a user login, you can place calls to authorized numbers even when the phone is in the  
logged-out state. If your system administrator has set up emergency numbers on the phone, you can  
place calls to the standard emergency number, such as 911, and up to five other authorized numbers.  
You aren’t able to call any other numbers until you log in to the phone.  
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To place a call to an authorized number from a phone in the logged-out state:  
1 Press New Call.  
2 From the Place an Authorized Call screen, select the number you want to call and press Dial.  
Changing Your Password  
You can change your password from any phone that you’re currently logged in to.  
Note: User Password Security Best Practices  
By default, user passwords are set to 123. Polycom recommends that you change your password  
when you first log in to a phone.  
To change your user password:  
1 Log in to any phone on your network.  
2 From Home view, select Settings > Features > User Login > Change User Login Password.  
3 From the Change User Login Password screen, enter your old password, enter a new password  
and confirm it, and press Enter.  
Your password is changed. The next time you log in to a phone, you need to enter your new  
password.  
Locking Your Phone  
You need to lock your phone to do the following:  
Prevent unauthorized outgoing calls  
Allow only authorized people to answer calls  
Prevent people from viewing or modifying phone information, such as your directory, call lists, or  
favorites  
When your phone is locked:  
You can make an outgoing call only to a number from a list of authorized numbers.  
You must enter a password to answer incoming calls.  
All keys and screen items are disabled, except those that allow you to unlock the phone, make an  
authorized call, or view the browser if enabled.  
The messages The phone is locked and Authorized calls only display on the status bar in Lines  
view. The messages that displayed before the phone was locked don’t display.  
You can unlock the phone by entering your user password. If your phone restarts for any reason while the  
phone is locked, the phone is locked when the phone restarts unless your phone is configured to start up  
unlocked.  
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Understanding Your User Password  
You are assigned a user password that you can use answer calls from your locked phone and unlock the  
phone. By default, your user password is 123. You can change your user password at any time.  
To change your user password:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Advanced.  
2 From the Password screen, enter your user password and press Enter.  
3 From the Advanced screen, press Change User Password.  
4 From the Change User Password screen, enter your password information and press Enter.  
Locking and Unlocking Your Phone  
You can choose how you want your phone to handle incoming calls when the phone is locked. If you set  
up your phone to allow incoming calls when it is locked, which is the default setting, incoming calls ring on  
your phone, and you can answer those calls by entering your user password. If you set up your phone to  
ignore incoming calls, Do Not Disturb is applied to all lines on your phone, and your phone doesn’t ring.  
To lock your phone:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Lock Phone.  
2 From the Lock Phone screen, select how you want incoming calls handled when your phone is  
locked.  
Allow ringing when locked Select this option if you want your phone to ring when you have  
an incoming call. If you choose this option, you can answer a call by entering your password.  
DND when locked Select this option if you don’t want your phone to ring. You don’t have the  
option to answer incoming calls. All incoming calls go to your voicemail system (if enabled) and  
display as a missed call in your Recent Calls list. Note that enabling this option on shared lines  
disables ringing only. You can still see a visual notification of the call and have the option to  
answer it.  
The default setting is Allow ringing when locked.  
3 Press Lock.  
Your phone is locked.  
Timesaver: A Quick Way to Lock Your Phone  
Your phone can be set up so that you can quickly lock it by tapping Lock from Lines view. If you do  
this, however, you can’t choose how to handle incoming calls. Your phone uses the default setting—  
Allow ringing when lockedor the last setting you selected.  
To unlock your phone:  
1 Press Unlock.  
2 Enter your user password, and press Enter.  
The phone unlocks.  
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Placing and Answering from a Locked Phone  
From a locked phone, anyone can dial the standard emergency number, such as 911, and up to five other  
authorized numbers that an administrator can set up. You can’t call any other numbers from a locked  
phone. If you set up your phone so you can answer incoming calls when your phone is locked, you can  
answer calls by entering your user password.  
To call an authorized number from a locked phone:  
» Do one of the following:  
Press New Call. From the Place an Authorized Call screen, select the number you want to call  
and press Dial.  
Place a call to an authorized number by using the handset, headset, speakerphone, or by  
pressing the line key of the phone you want to call.  
The call is placed.  
Note: Which Termination is Used When Placing a Call to an Authorized Number  
When a call is placed to a number in the authorized list, the call is placed through to the last used  
termination handset, speakerphone, or headset. You must first press the speakerphone or  
headset key, or lift the handset to trigger the display of the authorized call list. If you press the same  
key a second time, the idle screen displays.  
To answer a call on a locked phone:  
1 From the Incoming Call window, press Answer.  
2 Enter your user password, and press Enter.  
The call connects.  
Accessing Features with Your Login Credentials  
Your system administrator assigns your login credentialsa domain, user name, and passwordto you.  
You must sign in to your phone using your login credentials to access the Calendar feature or work with  
Microsoft Lync Server 2010. If you experience a problem with your login credentials, you aren’t able to  
access your phone’s Calendar or use features associated with Microsoft Lync Server 2010. When your  
phone has incorrect login credentials, the following happens:  
An icon,  
, displays on the status bar.  
The message Login Credentials have failed/Please update them if information is incorrect displays  
for 10 seconds.  
Your phone displays a Warning message. For information about phone Warnings, see  
To access the features again, resubmit or enter your login credentials.  
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Note: Accessing the Calendar when the User Login Feature is Enabled  
If you log in to a phone that has the User Login feature enabled, and you want to access features  
that require your login credentials, you must enter your login credentials again to enable the features  
to work.  
To resubmit or enter your login credentials:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Login Credentials.  
2 From the Login Credentials screen, press Submit.  
Your credentials are resubmitted and you have access to the features again.  
Troubleshooting: What Happens if I Can’t Access Features?  
If you still don’t have access to the features, try entering your credentials and pressing Submit. If  
you cannot access features, or you lock your account, see your system administrator.  
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Customizing the Phone’s Display  
In the previous chapters, you learned how to customize calls, such as how to change call volume, forward  
incoming calls, 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. 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.  
This chapter shows you 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:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Language.  
2 From 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:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Contrast.  
2 Press Up or Down to increase or decrease the display contrast.  
3 Press OK to save your changes.  
Changing the Time and Date Display  
The time and date display in the status bar. If the phone cannot obtain a time and date, the time and date  
display area flashes. Contact your system administrator if the display flashes, or either the time or date is  
incorrect.  
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You can choose from a variety of time and date display formats, including options to display the day,  
month, or year. You can also turn off the time and date display so the display doesn’t show at all. Select  
and set options that are right for you.  
The following figure shows the default display for the time and date.  
Figure 26: Displaying the Time and Date in the Status Bar  
To update the time and date display:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Time & Date.  
2 From the Time & Date screen, do one of the following:  
To change the date format, press Clock Date.  
To change the time format, press Clock Time.  
To change the order of the time and date display, press Clock Order.  
3 From the Clock Date, Clock Time, or Clock Order screen, select the format you want.  
Note: Reduced Time and Date Format Options for Certain Languages  
The time and date format options are reduced if you change the language displayed on your phone  
to Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Japanese.  
To enable or disable the time and date display:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Time & Date.  
2 From the Time & Date screen, select Enable or Disable to turn on or off the time and date display.  
Changing the Backlight  
Your phone’s backlight has two components: Backlight Intensity and Backlight Timeout.  
Backlight Intensity The brightness of the screen during phone activity and inactivity. Backlight  
intensity has three settings:  
Backlight On The brightness of the screen when the phone is actively being used.  
Backlight Idle The brightness of the screen when the phone is not actively being used.  
Maximum Intensity The brightness scale that applies to both Backlight On and Backlight Idle  
intensities.  
Backlight Timeout The number of seconds the phone is inactive before the backlight dims to its  
Backlight Idle intensity. The backlight timeout period begins after your last key press or the last  
phone event, such as an incoming call.  
You can change the Backlight On intensity and the Backlight Idle intensity separately. You can choose a  
high, medium, or low intensity, or turn off the backlight entirely.  
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When you change the Maximum Intensity, you modify the entire backlight intensity scale. For example, if  
you decrease the Maximum Intensity, the low, medium, and high levels for both Backlight On and  
Backlight Idle intensities decrease.  
The backlight automatically turns on with any phone activity. By setting the Backlight Timeout, you can  
determine how long the phone can be idle before the backlight dims to its Backlight Idle intensity. By  
default, after the phone is idle for 40 seconds, the backlight dims.  
To change the backlight intensity:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Backlight Intensity.  
2 From the Backlight Intensity screen, select Backlight On Intensity.  
3 From the Backlight On Intensity screen, select the intensity you want and press Back. The default  
is High.  
4 From the Backlight Intensity screen, select Backlight Idle Intensity.  
5 From the Backlight Idle Intensity screen, select the intensity you want and press Back. The default  
is Low.  
6 From the Backlight Intensity screen, select Maximum Intensity.  
7 From the Maximum Intensity screen, select Up or Down to increase or decrease the maximum  
intensity the screen can display, and press Back.  
To change the backlight timeout:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Backlight Timeout.  
2 From the Backlight Timeout screen, enter the number of seconds the phone can be idle before the  
backlight dims. The default is 40 seconds.  
Changing the Background Picture  
You can change the background picture that displays on your phone. By default, your screen displays a  
light gray background that is named Default.  
Your system administrator sets up the background images for your phone. If no background images are  
set up, only the Default is available. You can also use a picture of your own as the background image.  
Web Info: Adding a Web Page as the Background on Your Phone  
You can add a web page as the background on your phone. For more information, see Customizing  
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Changing the Background Picture  
To change the background picture:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Background > Select Background .  
The Background screen displays. Your screen displays the default option or other options that your  
administrator has added to your phone.  
2 Select the background image you want.  
Using a Personal Photo as a Background Picture  
You can use a picture that is stored on your computer as the background picture on your phone. When  
you choose a personal photo as your phone’s background, the picture displays as a Local File in the  
Backgrounds list.  
Note: Restrictions for Background Images  
When you use one of your own pictures as the background image, keep in mind the following:  
Progressive or multiscan JPEG images are not supported.  
The phone screen size is 220 x 108 pixels. Smaller images are centered and surrounded  
with black space. Larger images are scaled proportionally to fit the screen, and horizontal or  
vertical black bars are added to preserve the original aspect ratio.  
Web Info: Changing the Background Picture Using the Web Configuration Utility  
You can use the Web Configuration Utility to change the background picture on your phone. If you  
do not have access, contact your system administrator. For detailed information about accessing,  
navigating, and using the utility, see the Polycom Web Configuration Utility User Guide.  
To add your own picture to the list of background images:  
1 Log into the Web Configuration Utility.  
2 From the menu bar, select Preferences > Background.  
3 Click + adjacent to Add a new background image.  
4 Click Choose File and browse to the desired location.  
A preview of the file displays.  
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The file is added to the list of possible backgrounds. To select the new file, see Changing the  
Displaying Screen Savers  
Another way to personalize your phone is to use the idle browser as a screen saver. The screen saver  
automatically starts when your phone is idle for a configurable amount of time.  
Choosing a Screen Saver  
Your phone has two screen savers you can choose from.  
To choose a screen saver:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Screen Saver.  
2 From the Screen Saver screen, select Screen Saver and select Enabled.  
3 Select Wait Time and enter the number of minutes the phone can wait after no activity before  
displaying the screen saver.  
You can enter a minimum of one minute and a maximum of 9999 minutes. The default is 15  
minutes.  
4 Select Type, and select either Default or Idle Browser.  
5 Press Save.  
You can stop a screen saver at any time by pressing a soft key, line key, or hard key.  
You can disable a screen saver and prevent the screen saver from starting, even if your phone has been  
idle for the specified period of time by disabling the Screen Saver setting.  
To disable the Screen Saver setting:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Screen Saver.  
2 From the Screen Saver screen, select Screen Saver, and select Disabled.  
3 Press Save.  
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Troubleshooting  
If your phone is unable to operate properly, you need to find or troubleshoot known issues. To solve  
issues with your phone, your system administrator can ask you to restart your phone, update the phone’s  
configuration, or test phone hardware. This chapter shows you how to perform all these tasks.  
Understanding Phone Warnings  
If your phone is unable to perform certain tasks, a warning icon, , displays in the status bar, as shown  
next. The warning icon lets you know that your phone has one or more important issues. You can view  
details about the issues from the Warnings screen.  
Figure 27: Viewing a Warning Icon in the Status Bar  
To view a detailed list of phone issues:  
» From Home view, select Settings > Status > Diagnostics > Warnings.  
The Warnings screen displays with a list of any phone issues, as shown next.  
After you view the phone’s warnings, you can press Clear Icon to remove the warning icon from the  
status bar. However, the warning displays in the Warnings list until the phone issue is fixed.  
Each time your phone has a warning that you haven’t viewed, the Warning icon displays.  
Restarting the Phone  
Your system administrator can ask you to restart your phone if your phone malfunctions or to assist in  
troubleshooting.  
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Caution: Restarting Your Phone  
Before you restart your phone, contact your system administrator. If your phone is malfunctioning,  
try to restore the phone to normal operation without restarting the phone. In addition, ask your  
administrator if the phone needs troubleshooting before restarting. If you need to update your  
phone’s configuration, don’t restart your phone. To update the phone’s configuration, see Updating  
To restart the phone:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Restart Phone.  
The message Are you sure? displays.  
2 If you still want to restart the phone, press Yes.  
The restart process begins. The process ends when the default Home screen displays.  
Updating Phone Configuration  
If your system administrator asks you to update your phone’s configuration, you can update the phone’s  
configuration without restarting your phone.  
To update your phone’s configuration:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Update Configuration.  
The message Are you sure? displays.  
2 To update the configuration, press Yes.  
The configuration is updated. Your phone restarts, depending on the phone settings that have changed.  
Testing Phone Hardware  
If your system administrator asks you to access a diagnostics menu on your phone to test your phone  
hardware, you can access the diagnostic menu to test your phone’s microphones, speaker, handset,  
third-party headset (if present), keypad mappings, touchscreen, and LEDs. See your system  
administrator for instructions about performing these tests.  
To test your phone hardware:  
1 From Home view, select Settings > Status > Diagnostics > Test Hardware.  
2 From the Test Hardware screen, select one of the following to test:  
Audio Diagnostics  
Keypad Diagnostics  
Display Diagnostics  
Brightness Diagnostics  
LED Diagnostics  
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Getting Help  
This chapter provides resources where you can access useful Polycom or partner documents and web  
links.  
Related Documents  
For additional information about the VVX 300 and 310 phones, see the following documents:  
User Documents:  
Polycom VVX 300 and 310 Business Media Phone Quick User Guide, which is a quick  
reference for using the phone’s most basic features. It also briefly describes how to navigate the  
phone and enter information. It is available from the VVX 300 and 310 Business Media Phone  
Setup and maintenance documents:  
Polycom VVX 300 and 310 Business Media Phone Quick Start Guide, which describes the  
contents of your phone package and how to assemble and connect the phone to the network.  
The quick start guide is included in your phone package. It is also available from the VVX 300  
Polycom VVX 300, 310, 400, and 410 Business Media Phone Administrators’ Guide, which  
provides detailed information about setting up and configuring your phone, including how to  
configure features. It is available from the VVX 300 and 310 Business Media Phone Support  
Polycom VVX 300/310/400/410/500/600 Business Media Phone Wallmount Instructions, which  
provides detailed instructions for mounting your phone on the wall. To install your phone on the  
wall, you need the optional wallmount package. The wallmount instructions are included in the  
optional wallmount package. They are also available from the VVX 300 and 310 Business  
Feature Descriptions and Technical Notifications for Polycom phones, which describe workarounds  
to existing issues and provide expanded descriptions and examples for phone settings and  
features. You can find these documents on the Polycom Support Web site on the Polycom Profiled  
pages.  
For more information about installing, configuring, and administering Polycom products, refer to  
Documents and Downloads at Polycom Support.  
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The Polycom Community  
The Polycom Community gives you access to the latest developer and support information. Participate in  
discussion forums to share ideas and solve problems with your colleagues. To register with the Polycom  
Community, create a Polycom online account. When logged in, you can access Polycom support  
personnel and participate in developer and support forums to find the latest information about hardware,  
software, and partner solutions topics.  
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Notices  
Service Agreements  
Please contact your Polycom Authorized Reseller for information about service agreements applicable to your  
product.  
Governing Law  
This Limited Warranty and Limitation of Liability shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A., and  
by the laws of the United States, excluding their conflicts of laws principles. The United Nations Convention on  
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is hereby excluded in its entirety from application to this Limited  
Warranty and Limitation of Liability.  
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of the contents of this  
manual may be copied, reproduced, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or translated into another language  
or format, in whole or part, without written consent from Polycom, Inc. Do not remove (or allow anybody else to  
remove) any product identification, copyright or other notices.  
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, POLYCOM EXCLUDES FOR ITSELF  
AND ITS SUPPLIERS ANY LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE),  
FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR FOR  
LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA, OR OTHER  
FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE,  
USE, PERFORMANCE, FAILURE, OR INTERRUPTION OF ITS PRODUCTS, EVEN IF POLYCOM OR ITS  
AUTHORIZED RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND LIMITS ITS  
LIABILITY TO REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID, AT POLYCOM’S  
OPTION. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES WILL NOT BE AFFECTED IF ANY REMEDY  
PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.  
Polycom Limited Warranty and Limitation Liability  
LIMITED WARRANTY. Polycom warrants to the end user (“Customer”) that this product is expected to be free from  
defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for one year from the date of purchase from  
Polycom or its authorized reseller.  
Polycom’s sole obligation under this express warranty is at Polycom’s option and expense, to repair the defective  
product or part, deliver to Customer an equivalent product or part to replace the defective item, or if neither of the two  
foregoing options are reasonably available, Polycom may, on its sole discretion, refund to Customer the purchase  
price paid for the defective product. All products that are replaced will become the property of Polycom. Replacement  
products or parts may be new or reconditioned.  
Polycom is expected to warrant any replaced or repaired product or part for ninety (90) days from shipment, or the  
remainder of the initial warranty period, whichever is longer. Products returned to Polycom must be sent prepaid and  
packaged appropriately for safe shipment, and it is recommended that they be insured or sent by a method that  
provides for tracking of the package. Responsibility for loss or damage does not transfer to Polycom until the returned  
item is received by Polycom. The repaired or replaced item will be shipped to Customer, at Polycom’s expense, not  
later than thirty (30) days after Polycom receives the defective product, and Polycom will retain risk of loss or damage  
until the item is delivered to Customer.  
The product software comes with 90-day software warranty, providing for software updates (minor releases/bug  
fixes). To continue to receive support, purchasing a maintenance contract is the most economical solution.  
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Exclusions  
Polycom will not be liable under this limited warranty if its testing and examination disclose that the alleged defect or  
malfunction in the product does not exist or results from:  
Failure to follow Polycom’s installation, operation, or maintenance instructions.  
Unauthorized product modification or alteration.  
Unauthorized use of common carrier communication services accessed through the product.  
Abuse, misuse, negligent acts or omissions of Customer and persons under Customer’s control; or  
Acts of third parties, acts of God, accident, fire, lightening, power surges or outages, or other hazards.  
Warranty Exclusive  
IF A POLYCOM PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WARRANTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER’S SOLE REMEDY  
FOR BREACH OF THAT WARRANTY SHALL BE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE  
PRICE PAID, AT POLYCOM’S OPTION. TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE FOREGOING  
WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, TERMS, OR  
CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTORY OR  
OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES, TERMS, OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A  
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INFRINGEMENT, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. POLYCOM NEITHER ASSUMES NOR  
AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE  
SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS PRODUCTS.  
Safety, Compliance, and Disposal Information  
Part 15 FCC Rules  
This device is compliant with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:  
This device may not cause harmful interference, and  
This device must accept any interferences received, including interference that may cause undesired  
operation.  
Class B Digital Device or Peripheral  
Note: This equipment is tested and complies with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the  
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential  
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in  
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no  
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference  
to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged  
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:  
1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  
3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.  
4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  
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Modifications  
In accordance with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, the user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly  
approved by Polycom, Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment may not be used  
on a coin service or party line.  
Installation Instructions  
Installation must be performed in accordance with all relevant national wiring rules.  
L’Installation doit être exécutée conformément à tous les règlements nationaux applicable au filage électrique.  
When using Power over Ethernet (PoE), the equipment is to be connected only to PoE networks without connections  
to the outside plant.  
Plugs Acts as Disconnect Device  
The socket outlet to which this apparatus is connected must be installed near the equipment and must always be  
readily accessible.  
La prise électrique à laquelle l’appareil est branché doit être installée près de l’équipement et doit toujours être  
facilement accessible.  
Industry Canada (IC)  
This Class [B] digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.  
Cet appareil numérique de la classe [B] est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.  
CE and VCCI Mark  
This VVX 300 and 310 phone is marked with the CE mark. This mark indicates compliance with EC Directive  
1999/5/EC. A full copy of the Declaration of Conformity can be obtained from Polycom Ltd., 270 Bath Road, Slough,  
Berkshire, SL1 4DX, UK.  
CE Mark R & TTE Directive (EU only)  
Česky [Czech]: Polycom (UK) Ltd tímto prohlašuje, že tento VVX 300/VVX 310 je ve shodě se základními  
požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1999/5/ES.  
Dansk [Danish]: Undertegnede Polycom (UK) Ltd erklærer herved, at følgende udstyr VVX 300/VVX 310 overholder  
de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF.  
Deutsch [German]: Hiermit erklärt Polycom (UK) Ltd, dass sich das Gerät VVX 300/VVX 310 in Übereinstimmung  
mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den übrigen einschlägigen Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG  
befindet.  
Eesti [Estonian]: Käesolevaga kinnitab Polycom (UK) Ltd seadme VVX 300/VVX 310 vastavust direktiivi 1999/5/EÜ  
põhinõuetele ja nimetatud direktiivist tulenevatele teistele asjakohastele sätetele.  
English: Hereby, Polycom (UK) Ltd. declares that this VVX 300/VVX 310 is in compliance with the essential  
requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.  
Español [Spanish]: Por medio de la presente Polycom (UK) Ltd declara que el VVX 300/VVX 310 cumple con los  
requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE.  
Ελληνική [Greek]: ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ Polycom (UK) Ltd ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ VVX 300/VVX 310 ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ  
ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ 1999/5/ΕΚ.  
Français [French]: Par la présente Polycom (UK) Ltd déclare que lappareil VVX 300/VVX 310 est conforme aux  
exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 1999/5/CE.  
Italiano [Italian]: Con la presente Polycom (UK) Ltd dichiara che questo VVX 300/VVX 310 è conforme ai requisiti  
essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti stabilite dalla direttiva 1999/5/CE.  
Íslenska (Icelandic): Hér með lýsir Polycom (UK) Ltd yfir því að VVX 300/VVX 310 er í samræmi við grunnkröfur og  
aðrar kröfur, sem gerðar eru í tilskipun 1999/5/EC  
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Latviski [Latvian]: Ar šo Polycom (UK) Ltd deklarē, ka VVX 300/VVX 310 atbilst Direktīvas 1999/5/EK būtiskajām  
prasībām un citiem ar to saistītajiem noteikumiem.  
Lietuvių [Lithuanian]: Šiuo Polycom (UK) Ltd deklaruoja, kad šis VVX 300/VVX 310 atitinka esminius reikalavimus  
ir kitas 1999/5/EB Direktyvos nuostatas.  
Nederlands [Dutch]: Hierbij verklaart Polycom (UK) Ltd dat het toestel VVX 300/VVX 310 in overeenstemming is  
met de essentiële eisen en de andere relevante bepalingen van richtlijn 1999/5/EG.  
Malti [Maltese]: Hawnhekk, Polycom (UK) Ltd, jiddikjara li dan VVX 300/VVX 310 jikkonforma mal-ħtiġijiet essenzjali  
u ma provvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li hemm fid-Dirrettiva 1999/5/EC.  
Magyar [Hungarian]: Alulírott, Polycom (UK) Ltd nyilatkozom, hogy a VVX 300/VVX 310 megfelel a vonatkozó  
alapvetõ követelményeknek és az 1999/5/EC irányelv egyéb elõírásainak.  
Norsk [Norwegian]: Polycom (UK) Ltd erklærer herved at utstyret VVX 300/VVX 310 er i samsvar med de  
grunnleggende krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF.  
Polski [Polish]: Niniejszym Polycom (UK) Ltd oświadcza, że VVX 300/VVX 310 jest zgodne z zasadniczymi  
wymaganiami oraz innymi stosownymi postanowieniami Dyrektywy 1999/5/WE  
Português [Portuguese]: Polycom (UK) Ltd declara que este VVX 300/VVX 310 está conforme com os requisitos  
essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva 1999/5/CE.  
Slovensko [Slovenian]: Polycom (UK) Ltd izjavlja, da je ta VVX 300/VVX 310 v skladu z bistvenimi zahtevami in  
ostalimi relevantnimi določili direktive 1999/5/ES.  
Slovensky [Slovak]: Polycom (UK) Ltd týmto vyhlasuje, že VVX 300/VVX 310 spĺňa základné požiadavky a všetky  
príslušné ustanovenia Smernice 1999/5/ES.  
Suomi [Finnish]: Polycom (UK) Ltd vakuuttaa täten että VVX 300/VVX 310 tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999/5/EY  
oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen.  
Svenska [Swedish]: Härmed intygar Polycom (UK) Ltd att denna VVX 300/VVX 310 står I överensstämmelse med  
de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG.  
WARNING Electrical Safety  
To avoid electric shock, do not connect safety extra low voltage (SELV) circuits to teleconference station network  
(TNV) circuits. LAN ports contain SELV circuit, and WAN ports contain TNV circuits. Some LAN and WAN ports both  
use RJ-45 connectors. Use caution when connecting cables.  
This product is rated 48Vdc, 0.25A. When used with the optional external power supply (PSA15A-480PV, or similar  
rated PSU), the power supply shall be a Listed power supply with a LPS output, rated 48V, min. 0.25A.  
Russian Compliance  
VVX 300: Ministry of Information Technologies & Communication of the Russian Federation Declaration of  
Conformity. Д- СПД-6090 valid till 01/March/2016.  
VVX 310: Ministry of Information Technologies & Communication of the Russian Federation Declaration of  
Conformity. Д- СПД-6091 valid till 01/March/2016.  
New Zealand Telepermit  
VVX 300: PTC 220/12/085  
VVX 310: PTC 220/12/086  
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Special Conditions for this User Guide  
PTC General Warning: The grant of a Telepermit for any item of terminal equipment indicates only that  
Telecom has accepted that the item complies with minimum conditions for connection to its network. It  
indicates no endorsement of the product by Telecom, nor does it provide any sort of warranty. Above all, it  
provides no assurance that any item will work correctly in all respects with another item of Telepermitted  
equipment of a different make or model, nor does it imply that any product is compatible with all of Telecom’s  
network services.  
Echo Cancellation: Echo cancellers are not normally required in the Telecom PSTN because geographic  
delays are acceptable where CPE return loss is maintained within Telepermit limits. However, those private  
networks making use of Voice over IP technology are required to provide echo cancellation for all voice calls.  
The combined effect of audio/VoIP conversion delay and IP routing delay can cause the echo cancellation  
time of 64 mS or more to be required.  
Software Version in this Polycom VVX 300 and 310 VoIP Desktop Telephone When Used on the  
Telecom Network: This telephone must be equipped with the software installed during the PTC testing  
(version 6.4.1.0008) for compliance to be guaranteed.  
Australia  
Warning  
This equipment will not operate when mains power fails  
Warning for all Polycom Phones that use handsets  
With respect to section 5.4.3.11 of the Australian Communications Authority as Telecommunications Technical  
Standard AS/ACIF S004 2006:  
You should be aware that, under certain operating conditions, the handset earpiece may retain small metallic  
objects. If this occurs, these objects should be removed before using the handset.  
Operating Ambient Temperatures  
Operating temperature: +32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)  
Relative humidity: 5% to 95%, noncondensing  
Storage temperature: -40 to +160°F (-40 to +70°C)  
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC)  
This product is hearing aid compatible.  
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)  
All Polycom products that fall within the scope of the EU WEEE Directive carry the crossed wheelie bin  
symbol which advises customers not to recycle electronic products in the domestic waste stream but  
to recycle them safely as e-waste.  
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Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)  
All Polycom products comply with the requirements of the EU RoHS Directive. Statements of compliance can be  
obtained by contacting RoHSinformation@polycom.com.  
Polycom Take Back  
In addition to any mandated take back requirement, Polycom offers free recycling of its branded products to business  
users. Detailed information is available at Polycom Takeback and Recycle Program  
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