Cisco Systems 7940G IP Phone User Manual


 
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Advanced Call Handling
Advanced call-handling tasks involve special features that your system administrator might configure
for your phone depending on your call-handling needs and work environment.
Speed Dialing
Speed dialing allows you to enter an index number, press a button, or select a phone screen item to
place a call. Depending on configuration, your phone can support several speed-dial features:
Speed-dial buttons
Abbreviated Dialing
Fast Dials
Note To set up speed-dial buttons and Abbreviated Dial, you must access your User Options
web pages. See the
“Accessing Your User Options Web Pages” section on page 41.
To set up Fast Dials, you must have access to the Personal Directory feature. See “Using
Personal Directory on the Web” section on page 42.
Alternately, your system administrator can configure speed-dial features for you.
If you want to... Then...
Use speed-dial
buttons
1. Set up speed-dial buttons. See the “Setting Up Speed Dials on the Web”
section on page 44.
2. To place a call, press (a speed-dial button).
Note If your phone supports the Busy Lamp Field (BLF) feature, you can see if
the speed-dial number is busy before dialing. See the Using BLF to
Determine a Line State, page 31.
Use Abbreviated
Dial
1. Set up Abbreviated Dialing codes. See the “Setting Up Speed Dials on the
Web” section on page 44.
2. To place a call, enter the Abbreviated Dialing code and press AbbrDial.
Use Fast Dial 1. Create a Personal Address Book entry and assign a Fast Dials code. See the
“Using Personal Directory on the Web” section on page 42.
2. To place a call, access the Fast Dial service on your phone. See the “Using
Personal Directory on the Web” section on page 42.