Transferring Calls; Forwarding Calls; Placing Calls; Viewing Recent Calls - Polycom VVX 500 User Manual

Polycom® VVX® 500 and 600 Business Media Phones user guide
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
Tip:
Returning to your calls
If you navigate away from your call(s),
press to see Active Call or Calls
view again.

Placing calls

Pick up the handset, or press
Enter the phone number, and tap
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
Tip:
Placing calls quickly
Tap a recent call or Favorite, or tap
a contact's phone number in the
Contact Directory.

Answering calls

To answer with the speakerphone, press
or tap Answer. To answer with the
handset, 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 To end an active call, replace the
handset, press , or press
End Call. 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.
or
When you hear the ringback sound, or
after you talk with the other party, tap
Transfer.

Forwarding calls

To enable call forwarding, press Forward
from Home or Lines view. Select the
forwarding type to enable, enter a
forwarding number, and press Enable.
To disable call forwarding, press
or
Forward from Home or Lines view,
.
select the forwarding type to disable,
and press Disable.
.
To enable per-call forwarding: As your
phone rings, press Forward, enter the
.
forwarding number, and press Forward.

Placing Conference Calls

Call the first party, and after 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
. Or, press
Favorites are contacts you want quick
access to. 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.
Tip:
Placing Conference Calls
If you have an active and held call,
press Join to set up a conference.
• To make a contact a Favorite—Nav-
igate to your Contact Directory and
tap the contact. Tap Add to Favorites,
and 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 list—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
and order calls, tap to display only
certain calls, or tap a call record to call
the person.
Tip:
Viewing Recent Calls
Tap from Lines, Calls, or Active Call
view.
Tip:
Saving Recent Callers to
Your Directory
From your Recent Calls list, tap
next to the call, and tap Save. Enter
additional information and tap Save.

Listening to Voicemail

Tap Messages from Home view, and tap
Message Center. Tap Connect and
follow the prompts or Dial *98.
to sort