Polycom SoundPoint IP 650 User Manual
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Polycom
®
SoundPoint
®
IP 650
High Performance IP Phone with Polycom HD Voice
Benefits
Revolutionary Voice Quality –
Polycom HD Voice enables life-like
interactivity, richness, and clarity of
voice communications
Advanced Features & Applications –
• Integration with Microsoft LCS 2005
and Microsoft Office Communicator
• USB port for future applications
• XHTML microbrowser
• Backlit 320x160 graphical grayscale LCD
• Integrated PoE support
Advanced Call Handling Capabilities –
• Six lines (standalone) / 12 lines with
Expansion Module(s)
• Shared call / bridged line appearance
2
• Busy lamp field (BLF)
2
Expandability – Supports up to three
SoundPoint IP Expansion Modules for an
attendant console application
Proven – Polycom is the leading
independent supplier of standards-based
IP phones that are fully interoperable with
key IP PBX and Softswitch platforms
Delivering revolutionary
voice quality, an advanced feature set, and
the expandability to support SoundPoint IP Expansion Modules
Designed to appeal to both executive users who require advanced features and applications, and
telephone attendants who need multiple line support, the Polycom SoundPoint IP 650 sets a new standard
for high-performance IP phones.
Revolutionary Voice Quality
The SoundPoint IP 650 is the first IP phone to use Polycom’s revolutionary HD Voice technology to bring
life-like richness and clarity to voice communications. Polycom HD Voice incorporates wideband audio for
over twice the voice clarity, Polycom's patented Acoustic Clarity Technology 2, as well as best-in-class system
design to deliver unprecedented voice quality.
Advanced Features and Applications
2
The phone supports Microsoft
®
Live Communications Server 2005 for telephony and presence, and
interoperates with Microsoft Office Communicator. The SoundPoint IP 650 also features a USB port for
future applications.
Enhanced Call Handling Capabilities
The SoundPoint IP 650 accommodates 6 lines in standalone mode, and 12 lines as an attendant console,
when equipped with SoundPoint IP Expansion Modules. The phone supports shared call/bridged line
appearance
2
, an essential feature for effective phone interaction between executives and their assistants.
The phone's busy lamp field (BLF)
2
functionality enables phone attendants to monitor the on-hook / off-hook
status of key contacts, and dispatch incoming calls for those contacts more efficiently.
Expandability
When equipped with up to three Expansion Modules, the SoundPoint IP 650 delivers the advanced call
handling capabilities and enhanced user interface of a high-performance attendant console. Designed to
improve productivity of telephone attendants, the SoundPoint IP attendant console allows effective and
efficient management and monitoring of up to 24 simultaneous calls on up to 12 lines.
Intuitive User Interface
The SoundPoint IP 650 delivers all of its capabilities through an intuitive user interface, featuring a
backlit 320x160 graphical grayscale LCD display, easy-to-navigate menu, and a combination of 26
dedicated hard keys and 4 context-sensitive soft keys for easy access to essential telephony features.
Efficient Installation and Provisioning
Designed to make installation, configuration, and upgrade as simple and efficient as possible, the SoundPoint
IP 650 boasts a two-port Ethernet switch and integrated Power over Ethernet circuitry. The SoundPoint IP 650
can be centrally configured and upgraded in the field from an FTP, TFTP, HTTP
4
, or HTTPS
4
server and supports
provisioning server redundancy.