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You can customize your Polycom SoundPoint 650 phone, so that you can distinguish different parties, via a distinctive ring type.

To set a distinctive ring type for a particular contact:

• Press Directories.
• Select Contact Directory.
• Use and keys to scroll through the list to find the contact you wish to specify a special ring type for. You can also use the * key to Page Up and the # key to Page Down.
• Press the Edit soft key and scroll down to the Ring Type.
• Enter the number corresponding to one of the ring types available.
  Optional – To remove an existing value, press followed by key.
• Press Directories or the Exit soft key repeatedly to return to the idle display.

Note – This feature is local to the phone, and may be over-ridden by your organization’s settings. For more information, contact your system administrator.

You can select from various different ring types to distinguish between lines. Or, to have a different ring from your colleagues / neighbor’s on your Polycom SoundPoint 650 phone.

You can set distinctive incoming ringing tones for contacts in your local directory.

To change the incoming ring to a desired sound:

• Press Menu button.
• Select Settings followed by Basic, Ring Type.
  Optional – If multiple lines are configured on your phone, first select the line to change from the list using the arrow keys.
• Using the arrow keys, highlight the desired ring type.
• Press the Play soft key to hear the selected ring type.
• Press the Select soft key to change to the selected ring type.
• Press Menu button or the Exit soft key repeatedly to return to the idle display.

To adjust the contrast on the display of your Polycom 650 SoundPoint phone to a comfortable level:

• Press Menu.
• Select Settings followed by Basic, Contrast.
• Press the or soft keys to increase or decrease the display contrast. You can also use the volume keys to increase or decrease the diplay contrast.
• Press the Ok or Cancel soft keys to accept or cancel changes.
• Press Menu or the Exit soft key repeatedly to return to the idle display.

The time and date appears on the graphic display of the Polycom SoundPoint IP 650 SIP phone.

If the phone cannot obtain a time and date from the call server, the display will flash. Contact your system administrator if either the time or date is incorrect.

You have control over the format of the time and date display and can turn the Polycom 650 display for time and date off.

To configure the Time and Date:

• Press Menu.
• Select Settings followed by Basic, Preferences, Time & Date.
• Select from Clock Date, Clock Time, Clock Order, or Enable/Disable.

Scroll through the options under each of these selections using the and keys. Press the soft key to confirm your choice. Press Menu or the Exit soft key repeatedly to return to the idle display.

Press the Volume keys to adjust the handset, headset and hands-free speaker volume during a call on your Polycom SoundPoint 650 phone.

Pressing these keys in the idle state adjusts the ringer volume.

Note – To conform to regulatory requirements, handset and headset volume will return to a preset level after each call, but the configuration can be changed by your system administrator.

Hands-free Speakerphone volume settings will be maintained across calls.

To prevent your Polycom 650 phone from ringing on incoming calls:

Press Do Not Disturb button to prevent the phone from ringing on incoming calls. A flashing icon and text on the graphic display indicates that Do Not Disturb is on. Calls received while Do Not Disturb is enabled are logged in the Missed Calls list unless configured to be forwarded to another party by your system administrator.

To disable Do Not Disturb, press Do Not Disturb button again.

Multiple Lines and Do Not Disturb

If multiple lines are configured on your phone, Do Not Disturb can be set on a line-by-line basis from the list using the and buttons.

When Do Not Disturb is enabled for a particular line, this is indicated by a flashing “X” beside the line indicator on the display.

Note – The Do Not Disturb feature is local to the phone, and may be overridden by call server settings. For more information, contact your system administrator.

During a call on your Polycom SoundPoint 650 phone, press the Mute button. The key lights up and a flashing microphone on the graphic display indicates that the other party (or parties) cannot hear you.

Microphone Mute applies to all modes: Handset, Headset, and Hands-free Speakerphone. You can still hear all other parties while mute is enabled.

To turn off Microphone Mute, press Mute button again.

As an option on your Polycom SoundPoint 650 phone, your headset can be permanently enabled. This is especially useful for regular headset users.

To do this:

• Press Menu button.
• Select Settings followed by Basic, Preferences, Headset Memory.
• Use the or arrows and Select soft key to enable Headset Memory Mode.
• Press Menu button to return to the main menu.

Repeat steps 1 to 4 to select Disabled and turn Headset Memory Mode off.

You can also activate Headset Memory Mode as follows:

• Press Headset button twice.
  The flashing headset icon on the graphic display or a flashing headset key indicates that the headset mode is activated.
• Pressing Line Key button or Answer soft key to receive a call will now connect to your headset automatically.