Forwarding Calls
(Your company’s settings may override this feature. If you have a shared line, call forwarding is not available.)
To enable call forwarding:
1.From the idle screen, tap the Forward soft key.
2.If your phone has multiple lines, tap the line for which to enable call forwarding.
3.Tap the forwarding type you want to enable. (Choose Always for all incoming calls; No Answer for all unanswered incoming calls; or Busy for calls that arrive when you’re already in a call.)
4.Enter a number to forward calls to.
5.Tap the Enable soft key.
To disable call forwarding:
1.From the idle screen, tap the Forward soft key.
2.If your phone has multiple lines, select the line for which to disable call forwarding.
3.Tap the forwarding type to disable.
4.Tap the Disable soft key.
Redialing Numbers
To call the last number you dialed, press
.
Speed Dialing Contacts
To quickly dial a contact, use the contact’s speed dial index number, or press the contact’s Speed Dial Key (if available).
To use a Speed Dial Key:
>>Tap the contact’s Speed Dial Key on the
(Speed Dial Keys display 
and the contact’s name.)
To use a speed dial index number:
1.Press the 
button on the phone console.
2.From the Speed Dial Information screen, tap the contact. The call is automatically placed.
To add or edit a speed dial index number for a contact, update the contact’s Speed Dial Index field in the Contact Directory (see Updating Contact Directory). If a Line Key is available, the contact you add will display as a Speed Dial Key.
Using Do Not Disturb
(Your company’s settings may override this feature.)
You can prevent your phone from ringing.
To enable or disable Do Not Disturb:
1.Press 
.
2.If your phone has multiple lines, tap the line for which to enable or disable Do Not Disturb.
3.Tap the Enable or Disable soft key.
When you enable Do Not Disturb, the DND button glows red.
Setting Up Conference Calls
You can set up a conference call with two other people.
During a conference call, you can send and receive video with only one conference participant. If you want, you can switch the person with whom you exchange video (see Managing Conference Calls).
To set up a conference:
1.Call the first party.
2.After the first party answers, tap the Conference soft key. The active call is placed on hold.
3.Place a call to the second party.
4.When the second party answers, tap the Conference soft key. All parties are joined in the conference.
You can do the following:
•To place the conference on hold, tap the Hold soft key. To resume the call, tap the Resume soft key.
•To end the conference, but keep the other participants connected, tap the End Call soft key.
•To end the conference and place all participants on hold, tap the Split soft key.
•To start and stop the transmission of
If you have an active call and a call on hold, you can create a conference by tapping the Join soft key.
Managing Conference Calls
(This feature may not be enabled on your phone.)
If enabled for your phone, you can manage each conference participant.
To manage conference participants:
>>During a conference call, tap the Manage soft key. Then, if the participant you want to manage is not selected, tap the participant. (A white border displays around the selected participant.)
You can do the following:
•To mute the selected participant, tap the Far Mute soft key. The muted participant can hear all participants, but no participant can hear the muted participant.
•To make the selected participant the “active” conference participant (the participant with whom you’ll exchange video), tap the Select Video soft key.
•To place the selected participant on hold, tap the Hold soft key. The held participant cannot hear any participant and no participant can hear the held participant. To return the participant to the call, tap the Resume soft key.
•To remove the selected participant from the call, tap the Remove soft key.
•To view information about the selected participant, tap the Information soft key.
•To exit the conference management feature, tap the Back soft key.
Listening to Voice/Video Mail
(Voice/video mail is a call platform dependant feature. Options may vary.)
Press 
, and then follow the prompts to listen to your message.
Using Call Lists
To use a call list:
1.Tap 
> Features >
Call Lists > Missed Calls, Received Calls, or Placed Calls.
2.Tap a call. Information about the call displays. You can do the following:
•To place a call, tap the Dial soft key.
•To change the number before dialing, tap the Edit soft key.
•To remove the call from the list, tap the Back soft key, and then tap the Clear soft key.
•To store the contact in your Contact Directory, tap the Back soft key, and then tap the Save soft key.
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