Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971

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Features on the Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961 (continued)

 

 

 

 

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Contacts button

Opens the Contacts menu. Depending on how your system administrator sets up the phone, use

 

 

 

 

it to access personal directory, corporate directory, or call history.

 

 

 

 

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Phone display

Phone display that can be positioned to your preferred viewing angle.

 

 

 

 

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Programmable

Programmable feature buttons that correspond to phone lines, speed dials, and calling features.

 

feature buttons

Pressing a button for a phone line displays the active calls for that line. If you have multiple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lines, you might have an All Calls feature button that displays a consolidated list of calls from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

all lines.

 

Color LEDs indicate the line state:

 

Amber—Ringing call on this line

 

Green—Active or held call on this line

 

Red—Shared line in-use remotely

 

(The position of programmable feature buttons may be reversed with that of session buttons on

 

phones using a locale with a right-to-left reading orientation, such as Hebrew and Arabic.)

 

 

20 Handset with light

The handset light strip lights up to indicate a ringing call (flashing red) or a new voice message

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(steady red).

Figure 1-2shows the main components of the Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951.

Figure 1-2 Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951

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Cisco Systems 8961 manual 2shows the main components of the Cisco Unified IP Phone