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Polycom VVX 1500 C Business Media Phone for Cisco Unified Communications Manager (SIP) Quick User Guide. 1725-16830-001 Rev. B  / June, 2010 Edition 

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Transferring Calls

To transfer a call:

1. During a call, tap the 

Transfer

 soft key. 

The active call is placed on hold.

2. Place a call to the party to whom you 

want to transfer the call.

3. After the second party answers, tap the 

Transfer

 soft key.

Forwarding Calls

(Your company’s settings may override this 
feature. If you have a shared line, call 
forwarding is not available.)

To enable call forwarding:

1. From the idle screen, tap the 

Forward

soft key.

2. If your phone has multiple lines, tap the 

line for which to enable call forwarding.

3. Tap the forwarding type you want to 

enable. (Choose 

Always

 for all 

incoming calls; 

No Answer

 for all 

unanswered incoming calls; or 

Busy

 

for calls that arrive when you’re 
already in a call.)

4. Enter a number to forward calls to, and 

then tap the 

Enable

 soft key.

To disable call forwarding:

1. From the idle screen, tap the 

Forward

soft key.

2. If your phone has multiple lines, select 

the line for which to disable call 
forwarding.

3. Tap the forwarding type to disable, and 

then tap the 

Disable

 soft key.

Redialing Numbers

To dial the last placed call, press 

.

Speed Dialing Contacts

To quickly dial a contact, use the contact’s 
speed dial index number, or press the 
contact’s Speed Dial Key (if available).

To use a Speed Dial Key:
>>

Tap the contact’s Speed Dial Key on 
the far-right of the touch screen. 

(Speed Dial Keys display 

 and the 

contact’s name.)

To use a speed dial index number:

1. Press 

 on the phone console. 

2. From the Speed Dial Information 

screen, tap the contact. The call is 
automatically placed.

Using Do Not Disturb

(Your company’s settings may override this 
feature.)

You can prevent your phone from ringing. 

To enable or disable Do Not Disturb:

1. Press .

2. If your phone has multiple lines, tap the 

line for which to enable or disable 
Do Not Disturb, and then tap the 

Enable

 or 

Disable

 soft key.

When you enable Do Not Disturb, 

 

glows red.

Setting Up Conference Calls

You can set up a conference call with two 
other people.

During a conference call, you can send 
and receive video with only one 
conference participant. If you want, you 
can switch the participant with whom you 
exchange video (see 

Managing 

Conference Calls

).

To set up a conference:

1. Call the first party.
2. After the first party answers, tap the 

Conference

 soft key. The active call is 

placed on hold.

3. Place a call to the second party.
4. When the second party answers, tap

 

the 

Conference

 soft key. All parties 

are joined in the conference.

You can do the following:

To place the conference on hold, tap 
the 

Hold

 soft key. To resume the call, 

tap the 

Resume

 soft key.

To end the conference, but keep the 
other participants connected, tap the 

End Call

 soft key.

To end the conference and place all 
participants on hold, tap the 

Split

soft 

key.

To start and stop the transmission of 
near-site video, tap the 

Video

 soft key, 

and then tap the 

Stop Video

 soft key. 

(You will still receive video.) To start the 
transmission of near-site video again, 
tap the 

Start Video

 soft key.

Managing Conference Calls

(This feature may not be enabled on your 

phone.)

You can manage each conference 
participant.

To manage conference participants:
>>

During a conference call, tap the 

Manage

 soft key. Then, if the 

participant you want to manage isn’t 
selected, tap the participant. (A white 
border displays around the selected 
participant.)

You can do the following:

To mute the selected participant, tap 

the 

Far Mute

 soft key. The muted 

participant can hear all participants, but 
no one can hear the muted participant.

To make the selected participant the 
“active”  participant (the participant with 
whom you’ll exchange video), tap the 

Select Video

soft key.

To place the selected participant on 
hold, tap the 

Hold

 soft key. The held 

participant cannot hear any participant 
and no one can hear the held 
participant. To return the participant to 
the call, tap the 

Resume

 soft key.

To remove the selected participant 
from the call, tap the 

Remove

 soft key.

To view information about the selected 
participant, tap the 

Information

 soft 

key.

To exit the conference management 
feature, tap the 

Back

 soft key.

Using Call Lists

To use a call list:

1. Tap  

Features

 > 

Call Lists

Missed Calls

Received Calls

, or 

Placed Calls

.

2. Press 

 or 

 to select a 

call. You can do the following:

To place a call, tap the 

Dial

soft key.

To remove the call from the list, tap 
the 

Clear

 soft key.

To store the contact in your Contact 
Directory, tap the 

More

 soft key, 

and then tap the 

Save

 soft key.

To view detailed information about 
the call, tap the 

More

 soft key, and 

then tap the 

Information

 soft key.

Listening to Voice/Video Mail

(Voice/video mail is a call platform dependant 
feature. Options may vary.)

Press 

and then follow the prompts 

to listen to your message.

To add or edit a speed dial index 
number for a contact, update the 
contact’s Speed Dial Index field in the 
Contact Directory (see 

Updating 

Contact Directory

). If a Line Key is 

available, the contact you add will 
display as a Speed Dial Key.

If you have an active call and a call on 
hold, you can create a conference by 
tapping the Join soft key.

Summary of Contents for 1725-16830-001

Page 1: ...are associated with the Line Key that is green Line Keys can also have a status indicator a vertical bar on the far right of the Line Key The status indicator can be Solid green Dial tone is available dialing is in progress or a call is active Flashing green Incoming call Flashing red All calls are on hold About Video Your phone displays video in two windows a small picture in picture PIP window a...

Page 2: ...alls To end a call tap the End Call soft key Using Video Make sure you open the privacy shutter centered above the touch screen using the privacy shutter adjuster centered along the top edge above the camera You can also adjust the camera barrel located behind the camera up or down During a video call tap the Video soft key to do the following To start or stop transmitting video tap the Start Vide...

Page 3: ... the second party answers tap the Conference soft key All parties are joined in the conference You can do the following To place the conference on hold tap the Hold soft key To resume the call tap the Resume soft key To end the conference but keep the other participants connected tap the End Call soft key To end the conference and place all participants on hold tap the Split soft key To start and ...

Page 4: ...fter the phone is idle for a certain amount of time your phone can display a screen saver of your own pictures To stop a screen saver and return to the idle screen tap the touch screen To set up a screen saver 1 Place your pictures on a USB flash drive either in the root directory or in a folder For information on supported file types and sizes for pictures see the user guide for your phone at htt...

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