Polycom VVX 300 Telephone User Manual


 
Chapter 3: Using Advanced Features
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When you select a presence setting other than online, the setting displays instead of the date
display on the status bar, as shown next.
You may be able to access status and a list of the people you are watching from the Lines view.
If you see a More soft key, press it to display MyStat and Buddies.
To update your presence setting:
1 From Lines view, press More, and press MyStat. Or, select Settings from Home view,
and select Features > Presence > My Status.
2 From the My Status screen, select the status you want.
Your new status is sent to phones watching you.
Power Tip: How to Automatically Change Your Status When Your Phone is Idle
You can enable your phone to automatically set your status to Away if your phone is idle
for a certain length of time. After you touch the screen or press a key on your phone, your
status changes to
Online again. To enable this feature, select Settings from Home view,
and
select Basic > Preferences > Presence > Idle Timeout. From the Idle Timeout
screen, enable an office hours and/or off hours timeout period, and enter the number of
minutes your phone should be idle before your status changes to Away.
Setting Up and Managing a Buddy List
If you want to monitor other people, you need to make sure they’re in your Buddy list. You add
people to your Buddy list from your Contact Directory; therefore, make sure the person you want
to monitor exists in your Contact Directory.