Polycom CX5000 System User’s Guide
 
 
Using the Polycom CX5000 System as a 
Conference Phone 
If the Polycom CX5000 device is not connected to your computer, it still works as 
a standard conference telephone. This section describes how you can use the 
Polycom CX5000 device to send and receive phone calls and conference calls. 
This section covers only the audio functions for the Polycom CX5000 device and 
does not require the installation of Microsoft Lync, Office Live Meeting 2007, or 
Office Communicator 2007. 
Adjust the ringer and speaker volume 
The Volume Up   and the Volume Down   buttons control ringer and speaker volume. 
What the buttons control depends on the state of the device. The volume levels that you 
set are retained from one meeting to the next until you change them. The following table 
summarizes the modes for volume settings. 
Not connected to 
computer, and 
phone is on hook  
Adjusts the ringer 
volume 
Adjust the 
   and the 
 
 buttons to desired ringer volume level. 
While the device is ringing, adjust the 
 
 and the 
   buttons to desired 
volume level. 
Device not 
connected to 
computer, and 
phone is off hook  
Adjusts the 
speaker volume 
Press the 
   or the 
   
button to view the 
screen on the 
touch screen display. 
During a phone conversation, adjust the 
   and the 
   buttons to the 
desired speaker volume. 
 
Connected to 
computer and phone 
is either on hook or 
off hook 
Simultaneously 
adjusts both the 
ringer and the 
speaker volume  
Press the 
   or the 
   
button to view the 
screen on the 
touch screen display.  
During a phone conversation, adjust the 
   and the 
   buttons to the 
desired volume level for the call and the ringer.