Using The Touch Screen; Basic Phone Features; Call Waiting - Polycom VVX 500 Quick Start Manual

Using the Touchscreen
The keys shown on the touchscreen are referred to as Soft
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Keys. Different soft key options will appear depending on
what features you are accessing.
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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 an
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 call
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 button at any time will take you to
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
about, icons and/or messages will scroll, together with the date, under the time display.
time and date.
Extension Number
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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
and place a call. From the Dialer, you can quickly access the Directory, Recent Calls, and Favorites.
Home View expands to display additional icons.
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 administrator
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. At the top, the status bar displays your
, (shown above), Home view expands to display additional
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Basic Phone Features

Place a call
Use any of the following approaches to place a call:
> Dial the number and lift the handset.
> Dial the number then press the Speaker button
> Dial the number then press the Dial soft key
> If you are using a headset, dial the number then press the
Headset button
.
> If you have selected a number from a directory, press the
Dial soft key.
Answer a call:
> Lift the handset.
> If you are using a headset, press the Headset button.
> To use the speakerphone, press the Speaker button.
> Press the Answer soft key.

Call Waiting:

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If you're on a call and a new incoming call arrives, a call
waiting tone beeps, and the Incoming Call window displays.
> To answer the call, press Answer. This will place your active
call on Hold.
> To send the incoming call to Voicemail/Reception (depending
on your setup), press Reject.
> If you don't answer the call within 10secs, the Incoming Call
window disappears. Press
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to see active call/s again.
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