Avaya B179 manual Conference guide, Entering text with the keypad, Adding another party to a call

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Avaya B179 SIP Conference Phone

User Guide

Conference guide

The conference guide makes it easy to set up calls with as many as five people, including your own phone. The Avaya B179 automatically dials all the contacts in the conference group.

You can create 20 conference groups in each user profile.

Entering text with the keypad

Please turn to page 4 for instructions on using the keypad to enter text.

Making conference group calls

Press the (Conference) button.

Select the conference group you want to call.

You can use the arrow buttons to press an alphanumeric button to jump to the first name that starts with that letter in the list.

Press OK if you want to see who is in the group before you make the call.

(Then press OK again or to call.)

Press directly if you want to make the call without first checking who is in the group.

The Avaya B179 dials all the contacts in the group.

The box in front of a person’s name fills as soon as that person answers.

You can also use the menu to search for and dial a conference group.

Select MENU > CONF GUIDE > SEARCH GROUP (4,1), select the conference group

you want and confirm by pressing OK or in the same way as above.

Adding another party to a call

Press during the call to get a new dialling tone.

Calls in progress are put on hold.

Dial the new number.

You can also press an arrow button to use the call list or use the menu to access the phonebook.

Press the (Conference) button to connect the calls.

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Contents Avaya B179 SIP Conference Phone Documentation disclaimer Downloading documents Contact Avaya Support Avaya B179 SIP Conference Phone User Guide Table of contents Description MaintenanceGeneral ConnectionsDescription Writing text KeypadOn Hook Display screenOff Hook Press to display this screenPress Menu to switch to and from a menu Press Line to switch to and from this menuNavigation and selection in menus Line menuMenu tree Writing style in instructionsAnswering calls Answering and making callsAnswering calls on hold Making callsCalling from the phonebook Answering and making callsDuring a call Adjusting the speaker volumePlacing calls on temporary hold Ending callsAdding another party to a call Making multi-party callsMaking conference group calls Managing phone lines Selecting account when diallingMaking a new call Adding a partyManaging phone lines Switching between lines during multi-party callsTransferring calls Dropping a line Mark the line you want to drop and press  NB. Some PBXs do not support this optionProfiles Using a user profileLogging out of the profile Profiles Changing the profile name and passwordSearching for contacts PhonebookAdding contacts Editing contactsDeleting contacts PhonebookDeleting all conference groups Displaying phonebook statusExternal phonebook Ldap Search for and call a contact External Phonebook Ldap Select Menu EXT. Phonebook  Enter one or more search characters to filter the listEntering text with the keypad Conference guideAdding another party to a call Displaying conference group participants Conference guideAdding a conference group Editing a conference groupDisplaying conference guide status Deleting a conference groupStarting a recording RecordingMute function HoldListening to a recording RecordingEditing the name of a recording Displaying recording feature status Adjusting the recording indicatorDeleting a recording Deleting all recordingsBasic settings SettingsSettings for external PA system Settings when connecting external equipment AuxTime format Resetting Advanced settingsChanging text on the display screen Turn off the internal speakers when using a headset Settings during a callAdjusting microphone volume from PA system Adjusting PA calibration manuallySystem menu can be used for manual restarts and resets Restore to factory settingsSystem Restarting the phone programmeAccount Checking statusTransfer protocol NetworkMedia NAT TraversalTime EquipmentChecking network addresses Using the web interfaceLogging in to the Avaya B179 Using the web interfaceAdding a contact Managing the phonebookDeleting contacts Editing contactsImporting contacts Exporting contacts Adding a conference group Managing the conference guideEditing a conference group Importing conference groups Deleting a conference groupExporting conference groups Checking the call list Changing PIN code and profile name Changing the ring tone level Changing the recording indicatorChanging key tone Changing the time format Select Settings System Adjusting the soundRestarting the Avaya B179 Display textChecking status Making calls with IP phones IP, SIP, URI and IP telephonyPhone numbers and network addresses IP, SIP, URI and IP Telephony Connectivity Technical specificationsNetwork and communication Sound Technical specificationsEnvironment ApprovalsRev 1A