Basic Call Handling
Basic Call Handling
This section covers basic
Placing a Call
To place a call, pick up the handset and dial. Or use one of the other options outlined in the table below.
If you want to... | Then... |
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Dial | Enter a phone number and do one of the following actions to go | |||||
tone) | • | Lift the handset |
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| • | Press | (a line button) |
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Dial using the | Press New Call and enter a phone number. Or, you can press | before or | ||||
speakerphone | after dialing, |
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| speakerphone mode, if the handset is in its cradle and | is not lit. These | ||||
| actions include pressing Redial or a speed dial button. |
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Redial the most | Press Redial. By default, Redial uses your primary line. However, you can | |||||
recently dialed | open a secondary line and then press Redial. To open a line, press | . | ||||
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Speed dial a number | Do one of the following: |
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| For details, see the “Setting Up Speed Dial Features” section on page 37. | |||||
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Place a call when | Press | for the new line. Doing so automatically places the first call on hold. | ||||
another call is active |
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Place a call when | Press Hold, next press New Call, then dial, | |||||
another call is active | Or, continue to talk on the active call while preparing to dial from a call log | |||||
(using the same line) | or corporate directory. (See the next two rows in this table for details.) | |||||
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Cisco IP Phone 7960G and 7940G |
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