SoundPoint IP 501 Quick User Guide. 1725-11515-001 Rev. C 7/2007 2 
REDIAL 
Press the Redial soft key or to 
edial the most recently dialed number.r
 
 
DO NOT DISTURB 
Press to prevent the phone 
rom ringing on incoming calls. A Dof
Not Disturb icon appears for all lines to 
Disturb is enabled.confirm that Do Not 
Press again to turn off Do Not 
Disturb. 
 
If Do Not Disturb is configured on the 
call server, then particulars may vary. 
 
 
CALL LISTS 
Press followed by Call Lists (or 
stju ) and Missed, Received, or 
Placed Calls, as desired. Information on 
s will be displayed. 
From this scree
priat
ct to the 
all from the list. 
hone and individual line 
ED indicators will flash and stutter dial 
 normal dial tone will 
respective call n, choose the 
appro e soft key: 
1. Edit to amend the dial string before 
dialing. 
2. Dial to return the call. 
 
Or press More, then: 
3. Info to view detailed call information. 
4. Save to store the conta
Contact Directory. 
5. Clear to delete the c
Press More and Exit soft keys to return 
to the idle display. 
 
 
VOICE MAIL* 
The Message Waiting Indicator LED on 
he front of the pt
L
tone in place of
sound to indicate that message(s) are 
waiting at the message center. 
To listen to voice messages: 
1. Press .
2. Follow voice prompts to listen to 
messages. 
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configured ll ust be 
enu 
DIALING 
ssigned to a line key, 
mber. 
on the ca server. Particulars and m
options may vary. 
 
SPEED 
To assign a speed dial index, see 
CONTACT DIRECTORY below. 
 
To dial a number a
press the line key opposite the nu
 
CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE 
 
CONTACT DIRECTORY 
o add a contact in your local phoneT
directory: 
. Press1 , and then select 
Contact Directory. 
2. Press the More soft key, then the
Add soft key to enter another contact 
 
into the phone’s database. the 
. 
3. Enter first and/or last name from
keypad. Press the 1/A/a soft key to 
select between numeric and upper / 
lower case alphanumeric modes. Press 
the Encoding soft key to access 
special characters in other languages if 
necessary. 
4. Enter a unique contact number (not 
already in the directory). 
5. Change the Speed Dial Index if 
desired. It will automatically be 
assigned the next available index value
6. Modify the remainder of the fields 
(Ring Type, Divert Contact, Auto 
Reject, and Auto Divert) if desired. 
7. Press the Save soft key to confirm or 
the Cancel soft key to abandon the 
changes, then press or t
Exit soft keys to return to the idle he 
display. 
 
Contacts can be easily added from 
Call Lists. For more information, see 
CALL LISTS section above. 
 
To search for a contact: 
1. Press , and then select 
Contact Directory. 
. Press the More soft key,2and then 
few 
h 
the Search soft key. 
3. Using the dial pad, enter the first 
characters for First or Last names. 
4. Press the Search soft key to searc
for contacts. Dial successful matches 
from the resulting screen. 
To edit a contact: 
1. Press , and then select 
Contact Directory. 
2. Search for contact (see above). 
3. Press the Edit soft key and make the 
. 
he Sav m or 
necessary changes
4. Press t esoft key to confir
the Cancel soft key to abandon the 
changes, then press or the 
Exit soft keys to return to the idle 
display. 
 
VOLUME ADJUSTMENT 
Press the volum o 
 these keys in idle state adjusts 
e incoming ring: 
e keys t
adjust handset, headset, and hands-
free speaker volume during a call. 
ressingP
the ringer volume. 
 
To conform to regulatory requirements, 
handset and headset volume will retu
to a preset level after each call, but the 
configuration can be changed. Hands-
ree volume setting
rn 
s will be maintainedf
across calls. 
 
RING TYPE 
You can select different rings to match 
your preferences and distinguish 
between calls on lines. 
o change thT
1. Press . 
2. Select Settings followed by Basic, 
and Ring Type. 
3. Using the Up or Down arrows, 
esshighlight the desired ring type. Pr
soft ke to hear the selectedthe Play y 
ring type. 
4. Press the Select soft key to change 
to the selected ring type. 
5. Press to return to the idle 
display. 
 
If you select Silent ring, press the Line 
key or Answer soft key to answer 
 calls.incoming
 
 
 
 
 
DISTINCTIVE RINGING / CALL 
REATMENT 
ou can set distinctive incoming ringing 
nes for different contacts in your local 
cal 
T
Y
to
directory. 
To set a distinctive ring for a lo
contact: 
1. Press , and then select 
Contact Directory. 
RY above). 
he Edit 
e 
 to 
2. Search for contact (see CONTACT
DIRECTO
3. Press t soft key and scroll
down to Ring Type. 
4. Enter a number corresponding to on
of the ring types available (see RING 
TYPE above). 
5. Press the Save soft key or Cancel
abandon the change, then press 
 to return to the idle display. 
 
HEADSET MEMORY MODE 
For permanent or full-time headse
ere is an option to default all 
o to the headset. 
t 
users, th
alls to g Mode: 
c
To enable Headset Memory 
1. Press and select Settings
followed by Basic,Preferences, and 
Headset Memory. 
 
: 
2. Use the Up or Down arrows and 
 Selecpress the tsoft key to enable 
Headset Memory Mode. 
 
To disable Headset Memory Mode
Repeat steps 1 and 2 and select 
Disable. 
 
To activate Headset Memory Mode: 
Press twice.