Cisco Systems 7940G, 7960G warranty Basic Call Handling, Placing a Call, Press AbbrDial

Basic Call Handling

Basic Call Handling

This section covers basic call-handling tasks such as placing, answering, and transferring calls. The features you use to perform these tasks are standard and available on most phone systems.

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...
Dial on-hook (no dial	Enter a phone number and do one of the following actions to go off-hook:
tone)	•	Lift the handset
	•	Press	or
	•	Press Dial
	•	Press	(a line button)
Dial using the	Press New Call and enter a phone number. Or, you can press				before or
speakerphone	after dialing, re-dialing or speed dialing a number.
	Many of the actions that you can take to dial will automatically trigger
	speakerphone mode, if the handset is in its cradle and			is not lit. These
	actions include pressing Redial or a speed dial button.
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					.
number
Speed dial a number	Do one of the following:
	•	Press	(a speed-dial button) before or after going off-hook.
	• Enter a speed dial index number (1-99 on the keypad) while on-hook and
		press AbbrDial.
	For details, see the “Setting Up Speed Dial Features” section on page 37.
Place a call when	Press		for the new line. Doing so automatically places the first call on hold.
another call is active
(using a new line)
Place a call when	Press Hold, next press New Call, then dial, re-dial, or speed dial a number.
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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