Using The Touch Screen; Home View; Time And Date - Polycom VVX 500 Series Quick Start Manual

Using the Touchscreen
The keys shown on the touchscreen are referred to as Soft
•
Keys. Different soft key options will appear depending on
what features you are accessing.
• Press to select and highlight screen items. To scroll, touch
Troubleshooting: Why Can't I Access a Certain View?
The views you can access depend on the number of calls your phone has, and if your phone has
the screen and swipe your finger up, down, right, or left. To
active call. If your phone is idle, you can access Home and Lines view. If your phone has one cal
go back to previous screen, press Back.
only—and it's active—you can access Home, Lines, and Active Call view. If your phone has
multiple calls, or one held call, you can access Home, Lines, and Calls view.
Pressing the Home
•
the Home View menu. To select an option, simply press the

Home View

relevant icon on the touchscreen. This screen will also
You can display Home view (shown next) by pressing
display your phone extension number, together with the
phone's extension number and the time and date. If your phone has information you should know

time and date.

about, icons and/or messages will scroll, together with the date, under the time display.
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Page indicator
Home view shows three main icons:
If you press and hold the page indicator,
• If you press and hold the page indicator (highlighted above),
New Call—Tap New Call to display the Dialer. From the Dialer, you can enter a number or URL
icons (shown next). To hide the additional icons, press and hold
Home View expands to display additional icons.
and place a call. From the Dialer, you can quickly access the Directory, Recent Calls, and Favorit
Messages—Tap Messages to access your voicemail messages.
Directories—Tap Directories to view all the contacts in your local Contact Directory. From your
directory, you can add and search for contacts, as well as quickly access the Dialer, Recent Calls
and Favorites.
Note: Accessing the Corporate Directory
If your phone has a Corporate Directory, tap Directories to access the Corporate Directory and
Recent Calls.
Additional icons include:
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Settings—Tap Settings to access features and settings to customize your phone.
Applications—Tap Applications to access a menu of custom applications. See your administ
button at any time will take you to
Extension Number
, (shown above), Home view expands to display addi
. At the top, the status bar displays your
.
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