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Use Advanced Features
Now that you have mastered the basics of your phone, you are ready to learn about all the other
interesting and powerful features that your phone has to offer. The following sections describe advanced
features available for your phone, such as joining Microsoft Outlook meetings or viewing Lync contacts on
your phone.
This section includes the following topics:
● Use the Contact List
● Integrate with Microsoft Lync Server
● Broadcast Messages Using Group Paging
● Use the Calendar
● Log in to a Phones
● Lock the Phone
● Customize the Phone’s Display
● Use Power-Saving Mode
Note that your phone might not support all of the features described in this section. Check with your
system administrator to find out which features are available on your phone.
Use the Contact List
When you set your contacts as favorite in Lync 2013 or pin frequent contacts in Lync 2010, you can view
a list of Lync contacts and their presence status on your CX5500 system. When a contact updates their
presence status, such as “Available,” “Do Not Disturb,” or “Busy,” you can view their status in real time
from your Contact list. You can also view your contacts’ presence status from Lines view and Home view.
The following topics are included in this section:
● Update Your Status
● Manage Your Contact List
● View Lync Contacts’ Presence Status
Update Your Status
When you update your status on your phone, other contacts can view your updated status from their
phones and in the Lync client.
You can update your status to one of the following:
● Available
● Busy
● Be right back
● Away
● Do not disturb