Name Description
Softkeys Press the softkeys to select the softkey labels. The softkey
labels show you the action that each softkey produces. The
labels and the actions vary depending on the object that is
selected.
Message Press the Message button to connect directly to your
voicemail system.
Navigation Arrows Press the up and down navigation arrows to scroll through
lists. Press the right and left navigation arrows to navigate
between different views of an application, to move the cursor
during text input, or to turn an option on or off.
OK Press the OK button for a shortcut to an action. For example,
when you select a call log entry, pressing the OK button dials
the number.
Phone/Exit Press the Phone/Exit button to view and manage your calls.
For example, if you are viewing a menu, pressing the
Phone/Exit button switches the phone display back to the
call view.
Avaya Menu Press the A button to access the Avaya menu. The Avaya
menu provides options that allow you to customize phone
settings, configure call logging, select the display language,
view network information, and log out.
Contacts Press the Contacts button to view the entries in your contact
list.
Call Log Press the Call Log button to view a list of your outgoing,
incoming, and missed calls. The icon on the Call Log button
is illuminated when you have missed calls.
Redial Press the Redial button to either dial the last number you
dialed or display the redial list from which you can select a
number to redial. See Setting redial options on page 46
for more information.
Hold Press the Hold button to put the active call on hold.
Conference Press the Conference button to add another party to an
existing call.
Transfer Press the Transfer button to transfer a call to another
number.
Drop Press the Drop button to drop the active call. While on a
conference call, press the Drop button to drop the last
person added to the conference call.See Dropping the last
person added from a conference call on page 20 or
Overview of phone buttons and features
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