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Cisco SIP IP Phone 7960 Administrator Guide
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
What is the Cisco SIP IP Phone 7960?
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On-screen mode buttons—Retrieves information about current settings,
recent calls, available services, and voice mail messages.
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Volume buttons—Adjusts the volume of the handset, headset, speaker, ringer
and adjusts the brightness contrast settings on the LCD screen.
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Function toggles—Includes these options:
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Headset and speaker—Toggles these functions enabling you to answer
the phone using a headset or speakerphone.
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Mute—Stops or resumes voice transmission.
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Scroll key—Enables you to move among different soft key options displayed
on LCD screen.
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Dialing pad—Press the dial pad buttons to dial a phone number. Dial pad
buttons work exactly like those on your existing telephone.
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Handset—Lift the handset and press the dial pad numbers to place a call,
review voice mail messages, answer a call, and so on.
Supported Features
In addition to the physical features illustrated in Figure 1-2, the
Cisco SIP IP phone also provides the following:
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An adjustable ring tone
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A hearing-aid compatible handset
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Headset compatibility
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An integrated two-port Ethernet switch that allows the telephone and a
computer to share a single Ethernet jack
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A direct connection to a 10BaseT or 100BaseT Ethernet (RJ-45) network
(half- or full-duplex connections are supported)
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A large (4.25 x 3 in.) display with adjustable contrast
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G.711 (u-law and a-law) and G.729a audio compression
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IP address assignment—Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
client or manually configured via a local setup menu