Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Contents Overview of RealPresence Trio Features ......................7 System Log In ............................... 9 Log In..................................9 Log Out ..................................9 Change System Log In Password ..........................9 System Lock ............................... 10 Lock the System ..............................10 Unlock the System ..............................
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Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Transfer a Call ................................ 19 Cancel a Transfer ..............................19 Manage Multiple Calls ............................19 Manage Calls from the Calls Screen ........................19 Recording Guidelines ............................20 Record a Call ..............................20 Call Recording Tasks ............................20 Pause During a Recording ............................
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Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Share Content with an HDMI or VGA Connection ....................31 Bluetooth Connections ............................31 Make the System Visible to Nearby Bluetooth Devices ..................31 Connect Using Bluetooth ............................31 Connect Using Near Field Communication (NFC) ....................32 Play Audio from a Bluetooth Device ........................
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Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Set Meeting Alert Tone ............................41 Disable Meeting Reminders ............................ 41 Join Calendar Meetings ............................41 Join Using an Alternate Number ......................... 41 View a Different Exchange Calendar ........................41 Investigate Warnings ............................44 Restart the System .............................
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide About Polycom Trio Before using the RealPresence Trio, take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the system and its features. As you read this guide, keep in mind that certain features are configurable by your system administrator or determined by your network environment.
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Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide The RealPresence Trio offers impressive features to make conferencing and communicating easy. Touchscreen – Select items and navigate menus on the touch-sensitive screen. – Connect a Bluetooth-capable device using Near Field Communication (NFC) USB Port –...
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Access Trio Trios have icons, status indicators, and screens to help you navigate the user interface and understand important information on the state of the solution. For some systems, the Trio may be setup to require login to make use of feature and functionalities beyond making or accepting calls.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide System Lock Locking the system is an option to protect information and ensure users must log in to use the system. When in use, the system administrator provides users with a password to unlock the system and to answer calls when the system is locked.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Main User Screens The following main screens display on the RealPresence Trio when in use: Home Screen Place a Call Screen Calls Screen Displays during active calls and Tap the Home icon offers access to in-call features,...
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Icons and Status Indicators The key icons and status indicators that display on the touchscreen, include: Onscreen Keyboard The onscreen keyboard enables you to enter information into text fields using the touchscreen. The keyboard is displayed on screen automatically when a text field is shown.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide If more than one language is enabled, a globe key displays on the phone keyboard to notify users that multiple language/keyboards are available for selection by using: Long-press on the globe key to view and choose from a list of enabled languages. The phone ...
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Place Audio Calls You can place audio calls on the system in numerous ways, including placing international calls, placing calls from Recent Calls, placing calls to Contacts or Favorites, or calling authorized numbers on a locked system.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Bluetooth Call On a Bluetooth enabled device: Select RealPresence Trio in the Bluetooth setting. Dial or place a call to a contact on the device. RealPresence Trio Select the as the audio source when prompted.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Answer Audio Calls When the system receives an incoming call, the system rings and displays the Incoming Call Screen. Answer an Incoming Call Answer to take the call. If an incoming call is received during an active call on the same or different line, a call waiting tone beeps, and the Incoming Call window is displayed.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Decline Incoming Calls Select Decline in the incoming call window. The call will go directly to voicemail if that is setup. End Audio Calls Active calls may be ended on the system at any time, however calls on hold must be resumed first.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Forward Incoming Calls Users can choose to forward an incoming call to a contact or to forward all incoming calls to a contact. This feature cannot be used on shared lines. In the Incoming Call screen, tap Menu and select Forward.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Transfer Calls Users may define a default transfer type to use for all calls or choose a transfer type during a call. When a default transfer type is defined, the system uses the set transfer type for all calls when the Transfer soft key is used.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Record Audio Calls A USB flash drive can be connected to a Polycom Trio system to be used to record audio calls onto the drive. Recordings are stored as .wav files on the USB flash drive. Users can record up to four hours in one file and replay the recordings on the system or on a computer.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Manage Recorded Calls Once calls are recorded and saved on a USB drive, users may review, play and edit or remove those recordings from the USB drive when it is connected to Trio.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Conference Calls Users can initiate and manage up to 12 audio conference calls on a Polycom Trio system, and place video conference calls and view video streams for video-enabled participants. Tips for Conference Calls ...
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Remove a Conference Participant If the system administrator has enabled the feature, users can remove individual Conference Management participants from a conference call. During a conference call, tap to select a conference participant.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Video Calls When your Polycom Trio system is paired with a Polycom Trio Visual+, Trio VisualPro, or RealPresence Group Series system, you can send and receive video. If no camera is connected to your paired device when you receive video during calls, you can see your contact’s video but they cannot see video from you.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Manage Near-End Video Clarity Modify the Target Frame Rate to improve video clarity. The Target Frame Rate defines how smoothly video displays. Users may set a rate between 5 (least smooth) and 30 (smoothest). The default rate is Settings >...
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Manage Far-End Video Display Adjust video settings to control the appearance of video received from the far-end. Go to Settings > Basic > Video. Video Screen Mode. Select Choose one of the following video screen settings.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Manage Stored Camera Presets Store and modify camera presets on a Polycom Trio system with a connected Polycom camera. Presets aren’t supported with the Logitech Webcam C930e camera. Camera presets are stored camera positions that you can create before or during a call. Presets enable you to quickly point a camera at pre-defined locations in a room and persist until you change them.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Start Video During an Audio Call Users can start sending video at any point during an audio-only call if a camera is connected to the phone. Once video sending is started, users can mute the video call, but cannot stop sending video and return to an audio-only call.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Share Content Users can share content in and out of calls when the Polycom Trio system is paired with a Polycom Trio Visual+, Trio VisualPro, or RealPresence Group Series system. The following applications can be used to share content: Polycom®...
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Share Content using People+Content IP After People+Content IP has been installed, content can be shared. Windows: Navigate to My Computer and click the People+Content IP folder. Macintosh: Navigate to Finder then search for and People+Content IP application.
Bluetooth Connections The Bluetooth feature on the RealPresence Trio 8800 enables you to place calls on your mobile phone and use the system as a speakerphone for the call. Users may also use the system to play audio from media, such as music or videos from your mobile phone or tablet.
Connection Requirements Before you connect your laptop to the RealPresence Trio 8800, make sure your laptop meets the minimum hardware and software requirements shown in the following table. Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements for the Connected Laptop...
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Set RealPresence Trio as Your Audio Device In order to use the RealPresence Trio system to play audio from calls or media on your connected laptop, you need to set the system as your audio device. The following sections provide information on setting the system as your audio device in RealPresence Desktop, and for your laptop.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Manage Time and Date Display The time and date are displayed in the status bar section of the screen. When the system cannot obtain a time and date, the time and date display flashes. If this happens, or if the time and date are incorrect, contact your system administrator.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Modify the Backlight Maximum Intensity While in the Backlight Intensity setting screen: Tap the Maximum Intensity option. (increase) or Down (decrease), or drag your finger along the slider to increase or decrease the maximum intensity.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Modify Timeouts The period of time the system is idle before the screen turns off may be defined. Different timeouts for office hours (Office Hours Idle Timeout) and non-office hours (Off Hours Idle Timeout) may be specified.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Manage Number Formatting By default, the system automatically formats phone numbers based on the amount of numbers entered. For example, the number 17135439078 is reformatted as +1 (713) 543-9078. This setting may be turned on or off, as preferred.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Place a Call from Recent Calls Place calls to contacts in the Recent Calls list, which displays calls that were recently placed, answered, or missed. Recent Calls (in Calls screen or Home screen) Tap on a number in the list and the call is automatically placed.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Favorites Favorites are the contacts in your Local Directory that you want displayed on the Home Screen. Generally, because the numbers are called most often. Only three (3) Favorites display onscreen at a time, however, users can swipe the screen from right to left to display any additional Favorite contacts.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Add Corporate Directory Contacts to the Local Directory Users may be permitted to add Corporate Directory contacts to the Local Directory. When a Corporate Directory contact is saved to the Local Directory, the first name, last name, and phone number of the contact are automatically saved to the directory.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Audible Once – An alert tone plays the first time a meeting reminder displays, but does not display for any additional meeting reminders. Audible always – (Default) An alert tone plays each time a meeting reminder displays.
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Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Enter the information for the alternate Exchange account in the following fields: Exchange User Exchange Domain Exchange Password Tap OK. Sign The Exchange Service account’s calendar information is uploaded and displays on the system in place of the Skype for Business account associated with the system.
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Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Accessibility Features The following table lists the accessibility features on the RealPresence Trio Solutions: Accessibility Feature Description Icons on the user screen indicate when the system has new Visual Message Indicators messages. Choose from a variety of ring tones for the system, (see Set...
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide System Maintenance When the system is unable to operate properly, users will be asked to perform maintenance, or investigate or troubleshoot issues. This section offers tips and help for these tasks. Investigate Warnings When the system is unable to perform certain tasks, a notification message is displayed in the status bar and on the Settings icon on the Home screen.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Test System Hardware The system administrator may ask you to access a diagnostics menu on the system to test its hardware. You can test the system’s microphones, speaker, handset, third-party headset (if present), keypad mappings, touchscreen, and LEDs.
Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Troubleshooting Tips Check RealPresence Trio Visual+ Status If the local or far-end’s video stream or content is not displaying on the monitor, check the status of the RealPresence Trio Visual+ and make sure the accessory is on and paired with the RealPresence Trio 8800.
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Poly Trio 8500 | 8800 User Guide Customer Support A team of expert support professionals are here to assist with technical issues, questions related to billing, feature usage, service upgrades, as well as any other general inquiries you may have. Simply contact us and a representative will help you with your request.
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