64CHAPTER 6: FEATURE CODES
Feature Code | Some common telephone features are mapped to buttons (Hold, for  | 
Overview | example). However, the number of buttons varies on each model of VCX  | 
  | phone. Furthermore, the number of VCX features exceeds the number of  | 
  | buttons available on any phone. Feature codes allow the VCX telephone  | 
  | feature set to be available to all VCX phones, regardless of the number of  | 
  | buttons on the phone.  | 
  | Each feature is assigned a unique   | 
  | invoke a feature by entering the numeric code assigned to a particular  | 
  | feature. For example, you can use a feature code to enable call  | 
  | forwarding and specify a destination number. | 
  | For all VCX Basic and Business phones, you can enter any feature code by  | 
  | pressing the Feature button. This action generates a Feature: prompt in  | 
  | the telephone Display Panel. The next step is to enter the appropriate  | 
  | feature code. If additional information is required, the Display Panel  | 
  | prompts you.  | 
  | However, you can invoke some feature codes without pressing the  | 
  | Feature button by entering special feature code syntax with the  | 
  | telephone keypad. See Using Feature Codes for information on both  | 
  | feature code entry methods. | 
  | The location of the Feature button depends on your telephone. See the  | 
  | appropriate chapter in this guide for the location of buttons and controls  | 
  | for your phone.  | 
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Using Feature | You can invoke a feature by pressing the Feature button and using the  | 
Codes | telephone keypad to enter the feature code along with any additional  | 
  | information (for example, an extension). For example, you can show a list  | 
  | of local or global users in the Display Panel by pressing the Feature  | 
  | button followed by the User Directory feature code (461). In this guide,  | 
  | this method is noted by the following syntax:  | 
  | Feature + 461 | 
  | Some feature codes allow you enter the code number without using the  | 
  | Feature button. For these feature codes, you prepend the code number  | 
  | with an asterisk (*). For example, you can enable Do Not Disturb using  | 
  | either of the following methods:  |