Cisco Systems 7970 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
Accessing Your User Options Web Pages, page 55.
To set up Fast Dials, you must access the Personal Directory feature. See Using Personal
Directory on Your Phone, page 51.
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,
page 58.
2. To place a call, press (a speed-dial button).
Note If your phone supports the Busy Lamp Field (BLF) speed-dial feature, you can
see if the speed-dial number is busy before dialing. See Using BLF to
Determine a Line State, page 38.
Use Abbreviated
Dial
1. Set up Abbreviated Dialing codes. See Setting Up Speed Dials on the Web,
page 58.
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 Using
Personal Directory on the Web, page 56.
2. To place a call, access the Fast Dial service on your phone. See Using Personal
Directory on Your Phone, page 51.