Polycom VVX 1500 Business Media Phone User Manual

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User Guide for the Polycom VVX 1500 Business Media Phone

During Calls

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— Hold—Places a selected conference participant on hold. The held

party cannot hear any participant, and no participant can hear the

held party.

— Remove—Removes the selected conference participant from the

conference, ends the conference call, and creates an active call between

you and the other participant.

— Information—Provides additional information about the selected

conference participant.

— Back—Displays the conference call soft keys again (Hold, End Call,

Manage, Split, Video).

Do one of the following:
— To mute the conference participant, tap the Far Mute soft key.

The muted party can hear all participants, but no participant can hear

the muted party. The far mute icon,

, displays in the muted

party’s window.

(If you press

instead of tapping the Far Mute soft

key, all other participants can hear each other, but they cannot hear

you. The red mute icon,

, displays next to near-site video.)

To un-mute the muted party, tap the UnMute soft key.

— To select the conference participant as the “active” participant (the

participant with whom you will exchange video), tap the Select Video

soft key.

— To place the conference participant on hold, tap the Hold soft key.

The held party cannot hear any participant, and no participant can

hear the held party.
To return the participant to the conference, tap the Resume soft key.

(If the held party taps the Hold soft key or presses

on their

phone, the participant will still be held within the conference even if

you tap the Resume soft key.)
To place a conference call on hold, see

— To remove the conference participant from the conference, tap the

Remove soft key.