Polycom IP 500/501 Telephone User Manual


 
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Voice Mail is an optional feature configured
on the server and may not be supported on your
particular system. Contact your system adminis-
trator to find out.
Screen options may vary with server-based
application. Voice Mail can be accessed with a
single key press. Contact your system adminis
-
trator to configure this option.
Voice Mail
Received messages will be indicated by a
flashing Message Waiting Indicator LED
on the front of the phone and a visual
notification on the display.
Individual line indicators reflect voice or
text messages left on that line (useful if
multiple lines are in use).
A stutter dial tone in place of normal dial
tone is used to indicate that one or more
voice messages are waiting at the message
center.
To listen to voice messages:
1. Press
Hold
Del
Sel
Conference
1 3
DEF
5
JKL
4
GHI
6
MNO
8
TUV
7
PQRS
9
WXYZ
0
OPER
*
#
2
ABC
Hold
Del
Sel
Directories
Services
Call Lists
Buddy Status
My Status
Redial
Menu
Messages
Do Not Disturb
ABC
21
DEF
3
54
MNOJKLGHI
6
TUV
87
WXYZ
9
OPER
PQRS
0
.
2. Select
Message Center
*,†
.
3. (Optional) If multiple lines are in
use, select from which line mes-
sages are to be retrieved.
4. Display indicates number of
messages and their importance.
Press Connect to initiate Voice Mail
retrieval from the Message Center,
OR
Press
Clear to turn off the flashing
LED without listening to messages.
5. Follow voice prompts to listen to
messages.
Distinctive Ringing / Call Treatment
Users can set distinctive incoming ringing
tones for contacts in their local directory. This
allows identification of a contact by a specific
ring tone.
To set a distinctive ring for a local contact:
1. Press
Hold
Del
Sel
Conference
1 3
DEF
5
JKL
4
GHI
6
MNO
8
TUV
7
PQRS
9
WXYZ
0
OPER
*
#
2
ABC
Hold
Del
Sel
Directories
Services
Call Lists
Buddy Status
My Status
Redial
Menu
Messages
Do Not Disturb
ABC
21
DEF
3
54
MNOJKLGHI
6
TUV
87
WXYZ
9
OPER
PQRS
0
and select Contact
Directory
.
2. Using the arrow keys, scroll
through the directory to choose a
contact.
3. Press
Edit and scroll down to Ring
Type
.
4. Enter a number corresponding
to one of the ring types available
(press
Hold
De
l
Se
l
1 3
DEF
5
JKL
4
GHI
6
MNO
8
TUV
7
PQRS
9
WXYZ
0
OPER
*
#
2
ABC
Hold
Menu
Messages
Do Not Distur
b
ABC
21
DEF
3
54
MNOJKLGHI
6
TUV
87
WXYZ
9
OPER
PQRS
0
Directories
Services
Conference
Transfe
r
Redial
then
Hold
De
l
Se
l
1 3
DEF
5
JKL
4
GHI
6
MNO
8
TUV
7
PQRS
9
WXYZ
0
OPER
*
#
2
ABC
Hold
Menu
Messages
Do Not Distur
b
ABC
21
DEF
3
54
MNOJKLGHI
6
TUV
87
WXYZ
9
OPER
PQRS
0
Directories
Services
Conference
Transfe
r
Redial
to remove an
existing value). See Ring Typ
e
in this guide for further details.
5. Press the Save soft key or Cancel
to abandon the change then press
Hold
Del
Sel
Conference
1 3
DEF
5
JKL
4
GHI
6
MNO
8
TUV
7
PQRS
9
WXYZ
0
OPER
*
#
2
ABC
Hold
Del
Sel
Directories
Services
Call Lists
Buddy Status
My Status
Redial
Menu
Messages
Do Not Disturb
ABC
21
DEF
3
54
MNOJKLGHI
6
TUV
87
WXYZ
9
OPER
PQRS
0
to return to the idle dis-
play.
Incoming calls from this contact will
now have the distinctive ringing pattern
applied.
This feature is local to the phone,
and may be over-ridden by server
settings. Contact your system
administrator for more details.