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Polycom CX5000 System User’s Guide
Using the Polycom CX5000 System as a
Conference Phone
If the Polycom CX5000 device is not connected to your computer, it still works as
a standard conference telephone. This section describes how you can use the
Polycom CX5000 device to send and receive phone calls and conference calls.
This section covers only the audio functions for the Polycom CX5000 device and
does not require the installation of Microsoft Lync, Office Live Meeting 2007, or
Office Communicator 2007.
Adjust the ringer and speaker volume
The
Volume Up
and the
Volume Down
buttons control ringer and speaker volume.
What the buttons control depends on the state of the device. The volume levels that you
set are retained from one meeting to the next until you change them. The following table
summarizes the modes for volume settings.
State of device
Volume mode
Description
Not connected to
computer, and
phone is on hook
Adjusts the ringer
volume
Adjust the Volume Up and the Volume Down
buttons to desired ringer volume level.
While the device is ringing, adjust the Volume Up
and the Volume Down buttons to desired
volume level.
Device not
connected to
computer, and
phone is off hook
Adjusts the
speaker volume
Press the Volume Up or the Volume Down
button to view the Call Volume screen on the
touch screen display.
During a phone conversation, adjust the Volume
Up and the Volume Down buttons to the
desired speaker volume.
Connected to
computer and phone
is either on hook or
off hook
Simultaneously
adjusts both the
ringer and the
speaker volume
Press the Volume Up or the Volume Down
button to view the Call Volume screen on the
touch screen display.
During a phone conversation, adjust the Volume
Up and the Volume Down buttons to the
desired volume level for the call and the ringer.
