Checking Messages; Voicemail On/Off - Avaya J179 Quick Reference Manual

Contacts
Adding a New Contact
You can add up to 100 personal directory contacts. This number is limited by the capacity of the telephone system
directory. If capacity is met, you will not be able to add new contacts.
1. Press the CONTACTS key. Use the left/right cursor keys to select your Personal directory.
2. To add a contact, press New. To edit a contact, highlight it and press Edit.
Use the up/down cursor keys to switch between number and name entry.
When the name and number have been entered as required, press Save.
Add a Contact from Your Call History
You can add a name and number shown in your call history to your personal contacts.
1. Press the CALL LOG button. Use the left/right cursor keys to select which calls are shown: All, Outgoing,
Incoming or Missed.
2. Use the up/down cursor keys to scroll through the records.
4. Press More and then press +Contact.
5. Use the up/down cursor keys to switch between the name and number details for the new contact.
6. When the name and number are set as required, press S a v e .
Voicemail

Checking Messages

1. Press the MESSAGE button. Enter your voicemail password if requested and press Done.
2. The numbers shown next to Listen indicate the number of new, old and saved messages.
3. Highlight Listen and press Select.
4. Use the up/down cursor keys to highlight which messages (New, Old or Saved) that you want to listen to and
press Select. The details of the first message of that type are displayed.
5. You can use the up/down cursor keys to scroll through the messages.
6. Use the soft keys to control the playback actions for the current message.
By default, messages are automatically deleted a set time after being played. The delay depends on the particular
voicemail server (24 hours for embedded voicemail, 30 days for Voicemail Pro).

Voicemail On/Off

You can control whether voicemail is used for your unanswered calls. This does not switch off your mailbox; you can still
play existing messages and use other functions.
1. Press the MESSAGE button. Enter your voicemail password if requested and press Done.
2. Use the up/down cursor keys to highlight Voicemail.
3. Press Change to switch between On or Off.
4. Press Save to save the change.
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