Cisco Systems 7905/7912 manual

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    User Guide Cisco Unified CallManager Express User Guide for Cisco Unified IP Phones 7905/7912, 7906/7911, 7940/7960, 7941/7961 (SCCP) 1 Overview 2 Operating Y our Phone 3 Phone Features and F unctions List[...]

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    2 1 Overview This guide provides phone, soft key , and features descriptions for the following Cisco Unif ied IP Phone models: • 7905/7912 • 7906/7911G • 7940/7960 • 7941/7961 Cisco Unified IP Phone 7905G/7912 and 7906/7911G Physical Layout The Cisco Unif ied IP phones 7905/7912 and 7906/7911 phones are single-line phones. The 7906/7911 pho[...]

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    3 Connecting Your Phone This section shows how to use the connectors on your Cisco IP phone. 6 Hold button Places an active call on hold. Resumes a held call. 7 Keypad Functions like a traditional telephone keypad. 8 V olume button Increases or decreases handset volume and on-hook ring volume. 9 Handset with indicator light Functions like a traditi[...]

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    4 Adjusting the Handset Rest When you connect your phone, you can adjust the handset rest so that the receiver will not slip out of the cradle. Use the following method to adjust the handset: 1. Set the handset aside and pull the square plastic tab from the handset rest. 2. Rotate the tab 180 degrees. 3. Slide the tab back into the handset rest. An[...]

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    5 3 Line or speed-dial button Opens a new line, speed-dials a phone number , or ends a call. The Cisco Unif ied IP Phone 7940G has two lines, and the Cisco Unif ied IP Phone 7960G has six lines. 4 Footstand adjustment Allows you to adjust the angle of the phone base. 5 Directories button Provides access to phone directories. 6 Question “?” butt[...]

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    6 Connecting Your Phone This section show how to use the connectors on your Cisco IP phone. 1 DC adapter port (DC48V) for phones not provided with inline power 5 Access port (10/100 PC) for connecting your phone to your computer 2 AC-to-DC power supply 6 Handset port 3 AC power cord 7 Headset port 4 Network port (10/100 SW) for connecting to the ne[...]

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    7 Adjusting the Handset Rest When you connect your phone, you can adjust the handset rest so that the receiver will not slip out of the cradle. Use the following method to adjust the handset: 1. Set the handset aside and pull the square plastic tab from the handset rest. 2. Rotate the tab 180 degrees. 3. Slide the tab back into the handset rest. An[...]

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    8 Edit Selects a number and activates the cursor for editing. EditDial Selects a number and activates the cursor for editing. EndCall Ends the current call. Exit Exits from the current selection or screen. Flash Provides hookf lash functionality for three-way calling and call waiting services provided by the PSTN or Centrex service. GPickUp Selecti[...]

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    9 2 Operating Your Phone This section describes how to operate your Cisco Unif ied IP phone. Because there are differences in phone and site conf iguration, not all features and procedures described here may apply to your phone. Consult your system administrator for more information. This section includes: • Basic: Place a Call, page 9 • Speake[...]

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    10 Speakerphone: Place a Call T o place a call using the speakerphone, use one of the following methods: • Press the speakerphone button and perform the steps for placing a basic call, and do not lift the handset. • Perform the steps for placing a basic call and do not lift the handset. T o switch to handset operation, just lift the handset. He[...]

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    11 Mute a Call T o mute a call, press the Mute button. The Mute button lights, indicating that the other party cannot hear you. T o deactivate the mute function, use one of the following methods: • Press the Mute button again. • Lift the handset if you are using mute with the speakerphone. Note The Mute feature does not generate music or beeps.[...]

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    12 Transfer a Call T o transfer a selected call to another number , use one of the following methods: • Blind transfer—Immediately redirects the call without allowing you to speak to the transfer recipient (the person to whom you are transferring the call). • Consult transfer—Redirects the call after f irst allowing you to speak to the tran[...]

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    13 • cBarge —Use this soft key to add yourself to an existing call on a shared line and to turn the call into a standard conference call. This feature is available only on phones that use shared lines. Place a Conference Call T o place a three-party conference call, use the following method: 1. During a call, press the more soft key and then th[...]

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    14 Program Personal Speed-Dial Buttons After an administrator has def ined one or more speed-dial instances for a Cisco Unif ied IP phone, you can reprogram numbers that are not locked or program numbers into an instance that has an empty dial string. T o program personal speed-dial buttons, use the following method: 1. Select an available phone li[...]

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    15 Place a Call from Call History T o place a call to a number in the call history list, use the following method: 1. Use the Navigation button to scroll through the call history list. 2. Use the Select soft key to select a phone number . The digits appear on the phone display . 3. T o dial the number as it appears on the phone display: – Press t[...]

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    16 Activate Do Not Disturb For visual call alerting and information without audible ringing, use Do Not Disturb (DND). Calls receive normal call-forward-busy and no-answer treatment. T o activate DND, use the following method: 1. Press the more soft key to locate the DND soft key . 2. Press the DND soft key . A display text message indicates that t[...]

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    17 3 Phone Features and Functions List The following list is an alphabetical list of features and functions for your IP phone. Activate Do Not Disturb, page 16 Adjust the Display Contrast, page 16 Adjust the Ring V olume, page 16 Adjust the V olume for the Current Call, page 16 Answer a Call, page 10 Call-Blocking (T oll Bar) Override, page 11 Clea[...]

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