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 User Guide
12 April, 2011 | 1725-36720-001_RevB
To Log in:
1 There are three ways to log in.
o You can log in from the login screen.
o You can log in and log out by pressing the Features soft key from the Home screen to display a
shortcut menu that includes a User Login option. This option toggles between User Login and
User Logout, depending on your status.
o You can navigate to Settings > Basic Settings > Login Credentials to open the log in screen and
enter your credentials.
2 Enter your credentials as provided by your system administrator. When entering credentials
through the Settings menu, a domain name is required as the first entry. Use the Encoding soft
key to set the text entry mode (Abc/123… and ASCII/Latin…). For help, see How to Enter Text,
Numbers, and Special Characters. Enter the requested information.
3 Press the Login or Submit soft key.
Restarting and Updating Your Handset
Customer support services or your system administrator may advise you to restart your handset or
update configuration software.
To restart your handset:
• Navigate to Settings > Basic Settings > Restart Phone and follow support directions.
To update handset configuration:
• Navigate to Settings > Basic Settings > Update Configuration and follow support directions.