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Customizing Your Phone
You can customize your Polycom® SoundPoint IP 670 desktop phone by 
adjusting settings such as: time and date, display contrast, and ring type. You 
can add contacts to the phone’s directory manually or from call lists. You can 
handle incoming calls from different contacts in different ways.
This chapter provides basic operating instructions for customizing your 
SoundPoint IP 670 phone. The topics include:
• Configuring Basic Settings
• Managing Call Lists
• Managing Contacts
• Managing Incoming Calls
Some customizations of your SoundPoint IP 670 phone are performed by your 
system administrator. For more information about these customizations, refer 
to System Customizations on page 2-24.
If you require additional information or assistance with your new phone, 
contact your system administrator.
Configuring Basic Settings
You can configure basic settings such as appearance of the time and date, 
display contrast, backlight intensity, headset memory mode, headset 
hookswitch selection, ring type, audible ringer, language support localization, 
background pattern and soft key label color through the phone’s menu.
Changing the Appearance of the Time and Date
The time and date appears on the graphic display of the SoundPoint IP 670 
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.










