Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970 Series for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1 33
Picking Up a Redirected Call on Your Phone
Call PickUp allows you to answer a call that is ringing on a coworker’s phone by redirecting the call
to your phone. You might use Call PickUp if you share call-handling with coworkers.
If you want to... Then...
Answer a call that is ringing on
another extension within your call
pickup group
1. Do one of the following:
If the PickUp softkey or button is available, press it.
If the PickUp softkey or button is not available, go
off-hook to display the PickUp softkey, then press it.
If your phone supports auto-pickup, you are now
connected to the call.
2. If the call rings, press Answer to connect to the call.
Answer a call that is ringing on
another extension outside of your
group
1. Do one of the following:
If the GPickUp softkey or Group PickUp button is
available, press it.
If the GPickUp softkey or Group PickUp button is not
available, go off-hook to display the GPickUp
softkey, then press it.
2. Enter the group pickup code.
If your phone supports auto-pickup, you are now
connected to the call.
3. If the call rings, press Answer to connect to the call.
Answer a call that is ringing on
another extension in your group or
in an associated group
1. Do one of the following:
If the OPickUp softkey or Other PickUp button is
available, press it.
If the OPickUp softkey or Other PickUp button is not
available, go off-hook to display the OPickUp
softkey, then press it.
If your phone supports auto-pickup, you are now
connected to the call.
2. If the call rings, press Answer to connect to the call.
Tips
Depending on how your phone is configured, you might receive an audio and/or visual alert about
a call to your pickup group.
Pressing PickUp, GPickUp, or Group PickUp connects you to the call that has been ringing for the
longest time.