Presence / Status / Buddy Lists

To send a text message:

1.Press and select Features, Messages, Instant Messages.

2.Press the New soft key.

3.Enter the desired extension or SIP URL. Press the 1/A/a soft key to alternate between numeric and upper/lower case alphanumeric modes.

4.Press the Select soft key to choose from various pre-scripted short messages.

Press Edit to compose a custom message. Use dial pad keys to cycle through the character set. Use keys 1, *, 0, and # to select special characters.

5.Press Send when ﬁnished.

The phone combines interactive message services and status monitoring to comple- ment a traditional messaging application such as email.

Live interaction within a pool of phones is possible by monitoring the “presence” of the parties involved.

Each phone can “watch” the status of up to eight other phones. These other phones form the “Buddy List”. The status of bud- dies is displayed and updated in real time. Each phone can also be “watched” by up to eight other phones.

To add or delete a contact from your buddy list, or block a contact:

1.Press , select Features, Con- tact Directory.

2.Using the arrow keys, scroll through the directory to choose a contact.

3.Press Edit and scroll down using the Next soft key to the Watch Buddy or Block Buddy ﬁelds.

4.Use the arrow keys to switch be- tween Enabled or Disabled status.

5.Press the Save soft key or to abandon the change.

The diagrams show a typical Buddy Sta- tus screen display of monitored phones and a My Status display.

To view and change Presence settings:

1.Press and select Features, Presence.

2.Choose My Status to change your own status (online, busy, etc.). This affects information sent

to watching phones. Presence information will also be sent to watching phones when the user goes off-hook or invokes Do Not

Disturb. The My Status display can also be accessed by pressing the MyStat soft key from the idle display.

3.Choose Buddy Status to monitor the status of the contacts within your buddy list. This can also be accessed by pressing the Buddies soft key from the idle display.

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