Vertical Communications TeleVantage 7.5 manual Configuring a digital feature phone

Configuring a digital feature phone__________________________

If your station is supported digital feature phone, you can configure it in ViewPoint. For instructions on using the digital phone, including using line appearances, see “Using digital feature phones” on page 4-11.

To configure a digital feature phone

1.Choose Tools > Options. The Options dialog box opens.

2.Choose the Phone \ Station Features tab.

3.Set the following general phone options:

Q LCD idle message. Enter the message that you want to appear on the first line of the LCD display when the phone is not in use. The second line shows the current day and time. The idle message usually shows the user name and extension for the phone.

Q Ring volume. The slider bar adjusts the default ring volume for the phone. Note that pressing the phone's volume up and volume down buttons has the same effect as using the slider bar to change the ring volume of the phone.

Note: On many digital phones, volume can only be controlled from the phone, not from this slider bar.

QUse voice-first answering. Enables voice-first answering. With voice-first answering, internal calls are connected to the your speakerphone automatically without the phone ringing or needing to be picked up. All external callers ring the phone as normal. For more information, see “Receiving internal intercom calls with voice-first answering” on page 4-5.

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