Polycom SoundPoint IP 560 Quick Tip

Quick Tip
SoundPoint ® IP, SIP 3.1.0
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SoundPoint IP Phone Terminology
Before you read this document, it is important to understand the following
phone-related terminology:
• Attendant phone—The phone you use to monitor a remote line. The
phone has optional Expansion Modules and is set up to monitor one or
more remote lines using the BLF feature.
• Remote line—The remote line the attendant phone monitors.
• Idle state—The phone is “on hook” and there are no active, held, or
incoming calls.
• Active state—There is an active call in progress.
• Alerting state—There is an incoming call (the phone is ringing, if
configured with a ring tone).
• Call waiting state—There is an active call in progress and the phone is
ringing. (There may be held calls also.)
• Directed call pickup—You can answer an incoming call on a remote line.
The following figure shows a SoundPoint IP 650 and the parts of the phone
that are mentioned in this quick tip.

Polycom SoundPoint IP 560 Specifications

Display

display resolution	320 x 160 pixels
display type	backlit grayscale graphical LCD
LED backlight	custom intensity control

Power

power over ethernet	IEEE 802.3af
external power source	48V DC @ 380mA

Operating Environment

operating temperature	+10 to 40°C (+50 to 104°F)
operating relative humidity	20% to 85%, non-condensing
storage temperature	-40 to +70°C (-40 to +160°F)

Weight and Dimensions

dimensions	26.5 cm x 15 cm x 19 cm x 6.5 cm
phone weight	1.1 kg
unit box dimensions	12.5 in x 13.25 in x 3.5 in
unit box weight	1.8 kg