# Polycom VVX Cheat Sheet

## Overview

This page includes some of the most commonly used functions of the Polycom VVX SIP phone (may also be called the VX400 or VX401). Each of the tables represents a set of functions that will be available to you depending on your role within your organization as explained below:

<div class="columnLayout single" data-layout="single" id="bkmrk-general-phone-functi"><div class="cell normal" data-type="normal"><div class="innerCell"><div class="panel conf-macro output-block" data-hasbody="true" data-macro-name="panel" style="border-width: 1px;"><div class="panelContent">- [**General Phone Functions**](https://public.intellasoft.net/link/144#bkmrk-general-phone-functi-1) - Applies to anyone who is using a Polycom VVX400/401 phone.
- **[Extended Agent Functions](https://public.intellasoft.net/link/144#bkmrk-extended-agent-funct)** - Applies to those running a call center Intellasoft setup. These functions are specific to Agents. The **General Phone Functions** also apply.
- [**Extended Supervisor Functions**](https://public.intellasoft.net/link/144#bkmrk-extended-supervisor-) - Applies to those running a call center Intellasoft setup. These functions are specific to those in a Supervisory role. The **Extended Agent Functions and General Phone Functions** also apply.

</div></div></div></div></div>## General Phone Functions

<div class="columnMacro conf-macro output-block" data-hasbody="true" data-macro-name="column" id="bkmrk-action-instruction-d"><div class="panel conf-macro output-block" data-hasbody="true" data-macro-name="panel" style="border-width: 1px;"><div class="panelContent"><div class="table-wrap"><table border="1" class="wrapped confluenceTable tablesorter tablesorter-default" role="grid" style="width: 100.494%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;"><thead><tr><td style="width: 27.0942%;">**Action**  
</td><td style="width: 72.9058%;">**Instruction**  
</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 27.0942%;">Dial</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 72.9058%;">Dial (optional) 9 – 911</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 27.0942%;">Outside Calls - Local</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 72.9058%;">Dial (optional) 9 + (7) Digit Local Number</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 27.0942%;">Outside Calls – Long Distance</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 72.9058%;">Dial (optional) 9 + (10) Digit Long Distance Number</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 27.0942%;">Call Hold Retrieval  
To Another Phone

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 72.9058%;">Phone One: Place Call on Hold  
Phone Two: Dial \* + PhoneOneExtension where call is holding

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 27.0942%;">Transfer Call</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 72.9058%;">- Have a current call active
- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">Trnsfr</span> button
- Dial Number or press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">Lines</span> button to select a name
- Optionally, wait for dialed number to answer and announce transferred call
- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">Trnsfr</span> button again to complete the transfer OR  
    press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">Cancel</span> button and resume with dial / <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">Lines</span> above

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 27.0942%;">Transfer Call To Voicemail</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 72.9058%;">- Have a current call active
- Press <span style="background-color: rgb(0,0,0); color: rgb(255,255,255);">Trnsfr</span> Button (you can also place call on Hold)
- Dial **\*\*** then press <span style="background-color: rgb(0,0,0); color: rgb(255,255,255);">Send</span> Button, immediately followed by <span style="background-color: rgb(0,0,0); color: rgb(255,255,255);">Trnsfr</span>

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 27.0942%;">Conference Call – Method 1</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 72.9058%;">- Have a current call active
- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">Conf</span> Button
- Dial Number or press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">Conf</span> Button to select a name
- Optionally, wait for dialed number to answer and announce conference call
- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">Conf</span> button again to connect all parties

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 27.0942%;">Conference Call – Method 2</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 72.9058%;">- Place call on Line 1
- Place call on Line 2
- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">Join</span> button

You may need to press the <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">More</span> button to see this option

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 27.0942%;">Conference Call – Split Calls</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 72.9058%;">- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">VM</span> Button

Individual calls will be split to different <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">Line</span> buttons

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 27.0942%;">Voicemail  
(Access from your extension)

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 72.9058%;">- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">VM</span> button

You may need to press the <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">More</span> button to see this option

- Enter your pin number when prompted

If this is your first time setting up your mailbox  
Your pin number is the same as your extension number

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 27.0942%;">Voicemail  
(Access from other extension)

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 72.9058%;">- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">VMO</span> button  
    You may need to press the <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">More</span> button to see this option
- Enter your mailbox number (extension) when prompted.
- Enter your pin number when prompted

If this is your first time setting up your mailbox  
Your pin number is the same as your extension number

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 27.0942%;">Arrow Up  
Arrow Down  
Arrow Left  
Arrow Right

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 72.9058%;">- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">⇧</span><s> </s>button – Favorites
- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">⇩</span> button – Call lists (shows missed calls)
- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">⇦</span> button – Received calls
- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">⇨</span> button – Placed calls
- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">⇨</span> twice from home screen to redial last # dialer

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</div></div></div></div>## Extended Agent Functions

<div class="columnMacro conf-macro output-block" data-hasbody="true" data-macro-name="column" id="bkmrk--1"><div class="panel conf-macro output-block" data-hasbody="true" data-macro-name="panel" style="border-width: 1px;"><div class="panelContent">  
</div></div></div><div class="panel conf-macro output-block" data-hasbody="true" data-macro-name="panel" id="bkmrk-action-instruction-a" style="border-width: 1px;"><div class="panelContent"><div class="table-wrap"><table border="1" class="relative-table wrapped confluenceTable tablesorter tablesorter-default" role="grid" style="width: 109.383%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;"><thead><tr><td style="width: 17.7161%;">**Action**

</td><td style="width: 82.4075%;">**Instruction**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 17.7161%;">Agent Login

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 82.4075%;">- Press the <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">ACD</span> button on the phone.
- Enter agent number on the phone when prompted

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 17.7161%;">Agent Pause

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 82.4075%;">- Press the <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">PSE</span> button on the phone.
- You may need to press the <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">More</span> button to see this option
- Input pause reason code on the phone when prompted.
- Or, optionally do not enter a pause reason
- Press the <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">Enter</span> Button
- If a pause reason was not entered listen to the available pause
- reasons and then enter the pause reason when prompted

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 17.7161%;">Agent Logoff

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 82.4075%;">- Press the <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">ACD</span> button on the phone.
- You will be automatically logged out

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</div></div></div>## Extended Supervisor Functions

<div class="panel conf-macro output-block" data-hasbody="true" data-macro-name="panel" id="bkmrk--2" style="border-width: 1px;"><div class="panelContent">  
</div></div><table border="1" class="relative-table wrapped confluenceTable tablesorter tablesorter-default" id="bkmrk-agent-action-voicema" role="grid" style="white-space: normal; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;"><thead><tr><td style="width: 24.2425%;">**Agent**

</td><td style="width: 75.7575%;">**Action**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 24.2425%;">Voicemail (Access from your extension)

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 75.7575%;">- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">VM</span> button, you may need to press the More button to see this option
- Enter your pin number when prompted, if this is your first time setting up your mailbox your pin number is the same as your extension number

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 24.2425%;">Voicemail (Access from other extensions)

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 75.7575%;">- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">VMO</span> button, you may need to press the <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">More</span> button to see this option
- Enter your mailbox number (extension) when prompted.
- Enter your pin number when prompted, If this is your first time setting up your mailbox your pin number is the same as your extension number

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 24.2425%;">Call Center Station Monitor

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 75.7575%;">- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">Mon</span> button (Only available on Supervisor Stations)
- Enter your PIN number when prompted (Same pin number as your voicemail PIN)
- Enter extension number to monitor (If the extension has multiple Lines with calls)
- Press the # key to switch to the next call
- Press 8 to whisper to the Agent
- Press 9 to barge into the call

</td></tr><tr role="row"><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 24.2425%;">Day / Night

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="width: 75.7575%;">- Press <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">DyNgt</span> button (Depending on configuration, only available on Supervisor Stations)
- Enter your PIN number when prompted (Same pin number as your voicemail PIN)
- Follow the spoken instructions for changing your current Day/Night settings

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