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Placing a video call, Calling by using the directory – Polycom V500 User Manual

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Placing a Video Call

You can use your system to place a video call in any of these ways:

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Using the directory

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Entering a name or number

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Choosing from a list of recently called sites

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Choosing a site from the Contacts or Speed Dial list on the Place a Call

screen, if you have configured your system to have one

Calling by Using the Directory

The directory is a list of names and numbers that’s stored locally on the V500

system.

When a call ends, you can save call information to the local directory. This

information is then available to all other users of the system. Depending on
your system configuration, you may also be able to remove or edit names or

dialing information in the local directory.

If the system is registered with a global directory, the directory also includes
entries from the global directory. Global entries are marked with

. For both

types of entries, the name appears with its corresponding number, IP address,
or both.

To place a call from the directory:

1. Select Directory from the Place a Call screen.

2. Find the entry to call by:

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Spelling the first or last name using the number buttons on the remote

control.

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Pressing

Keyboard to use the on-screen keyboard to spell the

name.

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Scrolling through the list of names using the arrow buttons on the

remote control.

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Using the alphabet tabs to move through the directory and then

scrolling to the name you want.

3. Press

Call to place the call.

Depending on your system configuration, when you make a call using an entry with both
ISDN and IP dialing information, the system may prompt you to choose which way to
place the call.