User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Patent Information
- Copyright Notice
- Notice
- Contact Information
- Model Numbers and Product Compatibility
- Chapter 1: Understanding Your Handset
- Communication Type
- The Session Manager
- Features of Your Handset
- Chapter 2: Before Using Your Handset
- Charging the Battery Pack for the First Use
- Powering Up and Powering Down Your Phone
- Using the Headsets and Speakerphone
- Handset Registration
- Normal Initialization Process
- Login Requirements
- Restarting and Updating Your Handset
- Chapter 3: Getting Started
- The Home Screen
- Home Screen Icons
- Shortcut Menus
- Status Bar Icons
- How to Navigate Screens, Menus, and Sessions
- How to Enter Text, Numbers, and Special Characters
- Locking and Unlocking the Keypad
- Chapter 4: Using Telephony Applications
- How to Make Calls
- How to Use the Dialer
- How to Answer Calls
- Handling Active Calls
- How to Transfer a Call and Set up Conference Calls
- Managing Conference Calls
- Forwarding Calls
- Enabling and Disabling Do Not Disturb (DND)
- How to Use Speed Dial Lists
- Accessing Voicemail
- Chapter 5: Push-to-Talk (PTT) and Paging
- Push-to-Talk
- Paging Contacts
- Chapter 6: How to Use the Contact Directory
- Contact Directory Fields
- Managing Your Contacts
- Using Call Lists
- Searching and Saving with the Corporate Directory
- Chapter 7: Instant Messaging
- Understanding IM Contact Names
- Understanding IM Status Icons
- Initiating an Instant Messaging Session
- Managing Instant Message Sessions
- Reading and Managing Stored Messages
- Chapter 8: Using the Calendar
- Chapter 9: Using the Barcode Reader (8450 only)
- General Operating Instructions
- Using the One-to-one Application
- Using the Many-to-Many Application
- Chapter 10: Applications
- How to Use the Handset While in a Web Application
- Custom Applications
- Chapter 11: Customizing your Handset
- Customizing a Profile
- Customizing the Handset Display and Other Preferences
- Chapter 12: Charging Your Handset
- Charging the Battery Pack
- Charger Options
- About Battery Packs
- Appendix A: Troubleshooting
- Appendix B: Cleaning and Drying the Handset
- Appendix C: User Settings Menu
- Appendix D: Icon Table
- Appendix E: Safety Information
- Industry Canada Notice
- Chargers and Battery Packs
- Wireless Telephones
- Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility
- Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Information for SpectraLink 8400 Series Wireless Telephones
- Appendix F: End User License Agreement for Polycom Software
Polycom SpectraLink 8400 Series Wireless Handset
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4 Press the Home key to return to the Home screen.
To search for a directory contact:
1 Open the Contact Directory.
2 Press the Search soft key, enter the first few characters of the contact’s first or last name, and
press the Search soft key again.
3 Continue to use the Search soft key and enter characters until you find the contact.
To edit directory contacts:
1 Open the Contact Directory and search for the entry you wish to edit.
2 Press the Edit soft key to open the Edit Contact screen.
3 Use the navigation keys to position the insertion point. Use the << soft key to erase left. Enter the
new information and press Save.
To delete a directory contact:
1 Open the Contact Directory as above and search for the entry you wish to edit.
2 Highlight the name you wish to delete and press the Delete soft key.
To reject calls from a contact:
• Follow the directions for editing a contact and enable the Auto Reject option.
To divert calls from a Contact to another party:
1 Follow the directions for editing a contact.
2 Enter the number you want to divert calls to in the Divert number field.
3 Scroll down and enable the Auto Divert option.
Using Call Lists
The handset captures information about calls you have missed, received, and placed. Missed Calls,
Received Calls, and Placed Call lists enable you to view call details, save the contact information to the
Contact Directory, delete calls, and call an entry on the list.
To open a call list:
1 Navigate to Contacts/Call Lists > Call Lists and press OK. The call list opens.
2 Press the Type soft key to specify which type of call you wish to view.










