Initiating And Managing Conference Calls; Tips For Conference Calls; Initiate Conference Calls - Polycom RealPresence Trio 8800 User Manual

Initiating and Managing Conference Calls

You can initiate and manage up to 12 audio conference calls or 24 Lync calls on the RealPresence Trio
8800. You can also place video conference calls with contacts and view video for up to six participants. See
the section Managing Video Calls
The section includes the following topics on conference calls:
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Initiating and Managing Conference Calls
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Initiating and Managing Lync Conference Calls
Initiating and Managing Conference Calls
You can initiate a conference call with four contacts and hold, resume, or split a conference call. The
RealPresence Trio 8800 can manage a maximum of 12 active or held conference calls at a time. However,
you can have only one active conference call in progress with numerous other conference calls on hold.
If your system administrator enables the Conference Management feature, you can manage each
participant in the call. With the Conference Management feature, you can mute and remove individual
participants in a conference call. For more information, see the section
Participants.
Note: Initiating and managing Lync conference calls
If you are signed into Lync on the system, you have different options for initiating and managing Lync
conference calls. See the section
information.

Tips for Conference Calls

When you are in a conference call, follow these tips:
● Use a headset if you're in an open environment.
● Mute your microphone when you are not speaking, especially in noisy environments.
● Avoid tapping the microphone or rustling papers near the microphone.
● Speak in your normal voice without shouting.

Initiate Conference Calls

You can initiate a conference by adding a contact during an active call and merging the contacts into a
conference call.
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for more information on video calls.
Initiating and Managing Lync Conference Calls
Manage Conference Call
for more
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