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Customizing Your Phone
You can customize your Polycom® SoundPoint IP 550/560 desktop phone by
adjusting settings such as: time and date, display contrast, and ring type. You
can add contacts to the phone’s directory manually or from call lists. You can
handle incoming calls from different contacts in different ways.
This chapter provides basic operating instructions for customizing your
SoundPoint IP 550/560 phone. The topics include:
• Configuring Basic Settings
• Managing Call Lists
• Managing Contacts
• Managing Incoming Calls
Some customizations of your SoundPoint IP 550/560 phone are performed by
your system administrator. For more information about these customizations,
refer to System Customizations on page 4-25.
If you require additional information or assistance with your phone, contact
your system administrator.
Configuring Basic Settings
You can configure basic settings such as appearance of the time and date,
display contrast, backlight intensity, headset memory mode, headset
hookswitch selection, ring type, audible ringer, language support localization,
background pattern and soft key label color through the phone’s menu.
Changing the Appearance of the Time and Date
The time and date appears on the graphic display of the SoundPoint
IP 550/560 phone. If the phone cannot obtain a time and date from the call
server, the display will flash. Contact your system administrator if either the
time or date is incorrect.