Poly Trio 8300 Assembly instructions

For more information about setting up and using the system, refer to the Support page at support.polycom.com.
Quick Tips for Poly Trio 8300 Systems
3725-86484-001A | October 2019
This Quick Tips applies to Poly Trio 8300
systems.
View the Poly Trio Solution User Guide on
Polycom Voice Support for more information on
available features.
Navigation Key Shortcuts
On the Poly Trio 8300 system’s home screen,
use the navigation keys to quickly access certain
lists.
●Up –Favorites list
●Right –Placed calls list
●Down –Missed calls list
●Left –Incoming calls list
Place a Call
Do one of the following:
➢Enter the phone number and press Dial.
➢Press Contacts, select a directory, select
a contact, and press Dial.
➢Go to Recent Calls, select a contact, and
press Dial.
➢Press the up-navigation key on the home
screen to access Favorites, select a
Favorite, and press Dial.
Answer a Call
Press the Answer button.
Holding and Resuming Calls
You can place any active audio or video call on
hold and resume the call when you’re ready.
Hold a call
Press Hold.
Resume a call
Press Resume.
Ending Calls
You can only end active calls.
End an active call
Press Hang Up button.
End a held call
Select the held call, select Resume, and
press Hang Up button.
View Recent Calls
Do one of the following:
➢Press Recent Calls.
➢Select Recent Calls from the main menu.
Joining Scheduled Meetings
A meeting notification displays on the phone 5
minutes before a meeting starts, then again 1
minute before the meeting starts.
Join a meeting from the calendar
1 Press Calendar.
2 Select the meeting.
3 Press Join.
Join a meeting from the meeting reminder
When the meeting reminder displays, press
Join.
Managing Conference Calls
You can initiate a conference call with up to four
participants.
Start a conference call
1 Call a contact.
2 Do one of the following:
➢Press Add and enter your contact’s
number.
➢Select a contact from Contacts or Recent
Calls.
Repeat for additional participants.
Join two or more calls into a conference call
On the In-Call screen, press Merge.

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The two active calls are merged into a
conference call.
Mute conference participants
Do one of the following:
➢To mute all participants, select the
conference name and press Mute All.
➢To mute an individual, select the
participant and press Mute.
Remove a participant
Select a participant, press Remove, and
confirm that you want to remove the
participant from the conference.
Enter Text and Special
Characters
You can use the Poly Trio 8300 system’s keypad
to enter information into text fields.
1 Highlight a text field.
2 Using the 2 –9 keys, enter the needed
alphanumeric characters.
Press Mode to change the capitalization
format of the letters or to enter only numerals.
3 Using the 1, 0, *, and # keys, enter any
special characters.
Managing Contacts
You can view and add contacts to the Poly Trio
8300 system’s contact directory.
View the contact directory
Go to Contacts > Contact Directory
Add a contact to the contact directory
1 In the contact directory, press Add.
2 Enter the contact’s information and press
Save.
Add a Favorite
1 In the contact directory, select a contact and
press Edit.
2 Scroll to Favorite Index and enter the index
position.
Note: The next available index populates.
3 Press Save.
Mute the Microphone
Press the Mute button.
The LEDs around the central speaker
illuminate.
Adjust the Volume
Press the Volume Up + or Volume Down –
buttons.
Pair and Connect a Bluetooth
Device
If you have a Bluetooth-enabled device, you can
pair and connect it to the Poly Trio 8300 system.
Pair a Bluetooth device
1 On your device, go to your Bluetooth settings
and search for new devices.
2 Select the Poly Trio 8300 system’s name
from the list of available devices.
3 Confirm the pairing request on your device
and the Poly Trio system.
Connect a paired Bluetooth device
On your device, go to your Bluetooth settings
and select the Poly Trio 8300 system’s name
from the list of paired devices.
Using Bluetooth
If your device is connected to the Poly Trio 8300
system using Bluetooth, you can place a call on
your mobile phone and use the system as the
speakerphone for the call.
Place a call over Bluetooth
On your device, place a call.
The system acts as the speakerphone.
Set the Poly Trio 8300 as the audio source
You can manually set the Poly Trio 8300 system
as the audio source for a phone call on most
devices.
On the call screen, select the Poly Trio 8300
system as your audio source.