Entering Data; Placing Conference Calls; About Calls; Placing Calls - Polycom 501 Quick Reference Manual

Polycom VVX 500 & 600 Series

Entering Data

Use the onscreen keyboard or the dialpad keys to enter information. To backspace, tap
To use the onscreen keyboard, tap
To type with the dialpad keys, press a key repeatedly to view the character options and stop
to select. To type other characters, press Encoding or Mode. When using the dialpad keys,
use the 1, *, 0 and # keys.

About Calls

Only one call can be active at one time.
You can use the handset, speakerphone, or headset for calls. During a call, you can change
modes by picking up the handset, or by pressing

Placing Calls

Pick up the handset, or press or
From Lines view: Tap the phone Line, enter the phone number, and tap
From Home view: Tap New Call Enter the phone number, and tap

Answering Calls

To answer with the speakerphone, press
pick up the handset. To answer with a headset, press
To answer a new call while on an active call, press Answer. The current call will be held.

Ending Calls

To end an active call, replace the handset, press
To end a held call, navigate to Calls view and highlight the held call. Press Resume, and
press End Call.

Holding Calls

From lines, Calls, or Active Call view, tap Hold. If you're in Calls view, remember to
highlight the call first. To resume a held call, tap Resume from either Lines or Calls view.

Transferring Calls

From Lines, Calls or Active Call view, tap Transfer, and call the other party. When you hear
the ringback sound, or after you talk with the other party, tap Transfer.

Forwarding Calls

To enable call forwarding, tap Forward from Home or Lines view. Tap the forwarding type to
enable, type a forwarding number, and tap Enable. To disable call forwarding, tap Forward
from Home or Lines view, tap the forwarding type to disable, and tap Disable. To enable
per-call forwarding: As your phone rings, tap Forward, enter the forwarding number, and
tap Forward.
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Placing Conference Calls

Call the first party, and afer the call connects, tap Confrnc. Then, dial and connect with the
second party and tap Confrnc again. From Lines or Calls view, you can:
• Tap Hold to hold all participants.
•Tap End Call to remove yourself from the call, but keep the other participants
connected.
• Tap Manage to manage each participant.
• Tap Split to end the conference and hold all participants.
Favorites
Favorites are contacts you call most often. Your Favorites list displays all your Favorites. A
smaller number of Favorites displays in Lines view and when you tap the phone line from
Home view.
To view your Favorites list—Tap New Call from Home view, and tap Favorites.
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To make a contact a Favorite— Navigate to your Contact Directory and select the contact.
Tap Add to Favorites, tap Yes to confirm.
To dial a Favorite—Tap the Favorite from Home or Lines view, or from your Favorites list.
To reorder your Favorites—Update the contact's Favorite Index number in the Contact
Directory.

Viewing Recent Calls

To view your Recent Calls list, tap Directories from Home view, and tap Recent Calls.
From the Recent Calls list, tap
calls, or tap a call record to call the person.

Contact Directory

• To view your Directory—Tap Directories from Home view. Tap Contact Directory.
• To add a contact—Navigate to your Contact Directory and tap
information, and tap Save. To make a contact a Favorite, enter a Favorite Index number.
• To update contact information—Navigate to your Contact Directory and select the
contact. Tap , update the contact's information, and press Save.
• To delete a contact— Navigate to your Contact Directory and tap the contact. Tap
and tap Yes to confirm.
• To search for a contact—Navigate to your Contact Directory and press Search. Enter
search criteria and press Search.
• To dial a contact from your Directory— Navigate to your Contact Directory and tap the
contact. From the contact's information screen, tap the contact's phone number.
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