Business Media Phone User Guide

Working with a Polycom CMA System Using the Advanced Features of Your Phone
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The status you selected scrolls under the time display on the status bar (unless
you selected Online).
The following figure shows what the touch screen looks like when you select
a status setting (in this case, “Busy”). If you assign the status “Online” (the
default status), the presence status does not display on the screen.
Dialing Buddies
You can dial a buddy from the Buddy Status list or from the buddy’s
Speed Dial key.
(You can also dial contacts from the CMA Directory. For more information, see
“Searching and Dialing from the CMA Directory” on page 98.)
• If you try to dial a buddy and the message “Resource unavailable” displays, the
buddy you’re trying to dial is offline and unavailable for a call.
• If you try to dial a buddy and the message “Directory Server not responding”
displays and “CMA Directory not registered” scrolls on the status bar, access to
the CMA Directory is unavailable and the call won’t be placed.