Polycom
®
 SoundStation
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 IP 5000 Phone User Guide
7
Entering Data and Enabling Items
To enter data and enable fields or menu items, use the following tips.
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Enter numbers Press the dial pad key with the corresponding 
number.
Enter text Press the dial pad keys one or more times.
For example:
• To enter ‘A,’ press   once.
• To enter ‘B,’ press   two times quickly.
• To enter ‘C,’ press   three times quickly.
Enter numbers, uppercase 
characters, or lowercase 
characters
Press the 
1/A/a soft key one or more times to select 
numerical, uppercase, or lowercase mode. The 
mode you select will display in the title bar. Then, 
press the dial pad key (with the number or letter you 
want) one or more times quickly.
Enter special characters
• Press   or   one or more times quickly.
• To enter other special characters, press   or 
 one or more times quickly (when in 
uppercase or lowercase mode).
• To enter a dot: press   once (or twice quickly 
if in numerical mode).
• To enter @: Press   once (or twice quickly if 
in numerical mode).
Enter an IP address or 
URL
Press the dial pad keys one or more times. For 
example:
• To enter ‘2,’ press   once.
• To enter ‘a,’ press   two times quickly.
• To enter ‘b,’ press   three times quickly.
• To enter ‘c,’ press   four times quickly.
Enter text using a different 
character set
Press the Encoding soft key one or more times.
When in text entry mode, the character set you 
select displays in the title bar.
Enter a blank space
Press   three times quickly (in uppercase or 
lowercase mode).