Business Media Phone User Guide

User Guide for the Polycom VVX 1500 Business Media Phone Locking and Unlocking the Phone
84 Polycom, Inc.
Calling and Answering from a Locked Phone
From a locked phone, anyone can dial the standard emergency number (for
example, 911), and up to five authorized numbers that an administrator can set
up. You cannot call any other numbers from a locked phone.
If you set up your phone so you can answer incoming calls when your phone
is locked, you can answer calls by entering your user password.
To call an authorized number from a locked phone:
>> Do one of the following:
— Tap the New Call soft key. From the Place an Authorized Call screen,
select the number you want to call, and then tap the Dial soft key.
The following figure shows an example of the Place an Authorized
Call screen.
or
— Place a call to an authorized number by using the handset, headset, or
speakerphone. For information on using the handset, headset, or
speakerphone to place a call, see “Placing Calls” on page 30.
If you try to place a call to an unauthorized number, the message
“Unauthorized number” displays. (To view a list of authorized
numbers that you can call, tap the New Call soft key from the idle
screen when your phone is locked.)
The call is placed.