Polycom SoundStation IP 7000 User manual

Gamma, Kings House, Kings Road West, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5BY
0333 240 3000 0333 240 3001 [e-mail] www.gamma.co.uk
Registered in England Number 2998021; Registered Office: 5 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7RD
Polycom SoundStation IP 7000
Quick Start Guide

Contents
Contents ....................................................................................................................................2
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Parts List................................................................................................................................................3
How to set up the Polycom SoundStation IP 7000 ....................................................................4
Installation..............................................................................................................................................4
External Microphone ..............................................................................................................................4
Features.....................................................................................................................................5
Using the Polycom SoundStation IP 7000.................................................................................6
Startup...................................................................................................................................................6
Making a call..........................................................................................................................................6
Answering a call.....................................................................................................................................6
Ending a call ..........................................................................................................................................6
Muting a call...........................................................................................................................................6
Place a call on hold................................................................................................................................7
Transferring a call ..................................................................................................................................7
Performing a Consultative Transfer ...........................................................................................................................7
Performing a Blind Transfer.......................................................................................................................................8

Gamma, Kings House, Kings Road West, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5BY
0333 240 3000 0333 240 3001 [e-mail] www.gamma.co.uk
Registered in England Number 2998021; Registered Office: 5 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7RD
Introduction
This quick start guide will help you to setup your new Polycom SoundStation IP 7000 conference unit on
Horizon. For a full user guide, please go to the Polycom website http://support.polycom.com/voice
Polycom SoundStation IP7000
Parts List
The box should include the SoundStation IP 7000, a Polycom quick start guide and a network cable.

Gamma, Kings House, Kings Road West, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5BY
0333 240 3000 0333 240 3001 [e-mail] www.gamma.co.uk
Registered in England Number 2998021; Registered Office: 5 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7RD
How to set up the Polycom SoundStation IP 7000
Installation
To install the SoundStation IP 7000, plug one end of the network cable into the network port on the
bottom of the SoundStation IP 7000 console, and plug the other end of the network cable into your data
port with power over Ethernet (PoE).
External Microphone
Connect external microphones (optional accessory), as shown below.

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Features
Speaker Microphone
LED Indicator LED Indicator
Microphone
LED Indicator
Keypad Microphone
Graphic LCD Display

Gamma, Kings House, Kings Road West, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5BY
0333 240 3000 0333 240 3001 [e-mail] www.gamma.co.uk
Registered in England Number 2998021; Registered Office: 5 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7RD
Using the Polycom SoundStation IP 7000
The features below show the basic functions of the SoundStation IP 7000. Full details are available in
the full user guide found on the Polycom website: http://support.polycom.com/voice
Startup
After it has been connected to the network, the SoundStation IP 7000 automatically powers up via Power
PoE, and begins a process of establishing itself on the network. When this is complete, the Idle screen
is displayed as shown below.
Making a call
To place a call without hearing a dial tone, enter the phone number of the party you want to call, and then press
or the Dial soft key.
Answering a call
Press or the Answer soft key.
Ending a call
Press or the End Call soft key.
Muting a call
Press to mute a call. The LEDs glow red to indicate that the other party (or parties) cannot hear you.
You can still hear all other parties while Mute is enabled. To turn mute off, press the same button as before.

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Place a call on hold
During a call, press the Hold soft key. The LEDs blink red to indicate that a call is on hold. The following figure
shows James Smith on hold. The Resume soft key now displays on the screen and can be pressed to return to
the call.
Transferring a call
Performing a Consultative Transfer
Perform a consultative transfer if you want to talk to the party to whom you are transferring the call. Or,
you can chose not to talk to the party. In this case, you wait for the party’s ring-back sound, and then
transfer the call.
During a call, press the Trnsfer soft key. The call is placed on hold. The Transfer to screen displays.
Place a call to the party to whom you want to transfer the call. See Placing Calls on page 3-2.
When you hear the ring-back sound, press the Trnsfer soft key. The transfer is complete. If you
want to talk privately to the person to which you are transferring the call before the transfer is
complete, wait until the person answers the call, talk to the person, and then press the Trnsfer soft
key.
You can cancel the transfer before the call connects by pressing the Cancel soft key.

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Performing a Blind Transfer
When you use a blind transfer, you transfer a call without speaking to the party to whom you are
transferring the call. The call is automatically transferred as soon as you dial the party’s number. To
perform a blind transfer:
During a call, press the Trnsfer soft key. The Transfer to screen displays, with the Blind soft key.
Press the Blind soft key.
The Transfer to screen displays.
Place a call to the party to whom you want to transfer the call. See Placing Calls on page 3-2.
The call automatically transfers to the party you specified.