User Guide for the Polycom SoundStation IP 5000 Phone

Customizing What is Heard
Changing the Ring Tone
User Guide for the Polycom ® SoundStation ® IP 5000 Phone
You can change what is heard by doing the following:
• Changing the ring tone for your phone.
• Selecting unique ring tones for contacts.
• Adjusting the volume of the speaker.
• Adjusting the volume of the ring tone.
• Muting the microphone so the far site(s) can’t hear you.
You can select from many different ring tones to distinguish your phone from
your neighbor’s.
To select a different ring tone:
1. Press , and then select Settings > Basic > Ring Type.
2. From the Ring Type screen, scroll to the ring type you want. To hear the
ring type before you select it, press the Play soft key. The default ring
type is Low Trill.
3. To select the ring type, press .
Setting Unique Ring Tones for Contacts
Note
Your company’s settings may override this feature. For more information, contact
your system administrator.
You can set a distinctive ring tone for each contact in your Contact Directory
so you can distinguish callers.
To set a distinctive ring tone for a contact:
1. Press , and then select Features > Contact Directory.
2. From the Directory screen, scroll to the contact for whom you want to
assign a distinctive ring tone, and then press the Edit soft key.
3. From the Edit Contact screen, scroll to Ring Type, and then press
select a ring type.
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4. Press the Save soft key.
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