5055 SIP Phone Features
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Dialing by Name
To dial by name:
1. Get a dial tone:
• Handset mode: lift the handset.
• Headset mode,: press a Line key.
• Handsfree mode: press the Speaker key or press a Line key.
This selects the first free line (Line 1 if all lines are free). To select another line, press the
associated Line key. The light of the selected Line key turns red. In handsfree mode, the
Microphone key light turns red; in headset mode, and the Headset key light turns red.
2. Press the Name softkey.
3. Using the keypad, enter the name of the party you want to reach (see Entering Numbers
and Letters Using the SIP Phone Keypad on page 4 for information on entering letters
and symbols).
• If the name has more than 20 characters, the display will only show the rightmost 20
characters.
• If you mistype a character, press the <−−− softkey to delete it, and re-enter the
correct character.
• To delete all characters entered and enter a different name, press the Cancel
softkey.
4. Press the Dial softkey. The name you have entered is dialed, and the light of the selected
Line key turns green.
Dialing by SIP URL
To dial a URL:
1. Get a dial tone:
• Handset mode: lift the handset.
• Headset mode press a Line key.
• Handsfree mode: press the Speaker key or press a Line key.
This selects the first free line (Line 1 if all lines are free). To select another line, press the
associated Line key. The light of the selected Line key turns red. In handsfree mode, the
Microphone key light turns red; in headset mode, and the Headset key light turns red.
2. Press the URL softkey.
3. Using the keypad, enter the address of the party you want to reach (see Entering
Numbers and Letters Using the SIP Phone Keypad on page 4 for information on entering
letters and symbols).
• If the URL has more than 20 characters, the display will only show the rightmost 20
characters.
• If you mistype a character, press the <−−− softkey to delete it, and re-enter the
correct character.
• To delete all characters entered and enter a different address, press the Cancel
softkey.
4. Press the Dial softkey. The address you have entered is dialed, and the light of the
selected Line key turns green.