ShoreTel BB424 User Manual
ShoreTel BB424 User Manual

ShoreTel BB424 User Manual

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ShoreTel BB424 User Guide
September 28, 2015

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  • Page 1 ShoreTel BB424 User Guide September 28, 2015...
  • Page 2 Printed in the United States of America. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without prior written authorization of ShoreTel, Inc. ShoreTel, Inc. reserves the right to make changes without notice to the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damage (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including, but not limited to typographical, arithmetic or listing errors.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Troubleshooting a BB424 that Does Not Power Up ....... . .
  • Page 4 Before You Start The following sections provide an overview of the book: About This Book......................Organization ......................Conventions......................Related Documents ....................ShoreTel BB424 User Guide...
  • Page 5: About This Book

    Before You Start About This Book About This Book This book is intended for those who use the ShoreTel BB424. It describes the button box’s features and explains how to use it. Organization This document is divided into the following chapters:...
  • Page 6: Getting Started

    CHAPTER Getting Started This chapter provides an introduction to the ShoreTel BB424. It contains the following information: Overview of the ShoreTel BB424 ................Setting up Your BB424 Devices .................. Installing Button Boxes ..................Reducing Glare on the BB424 Screen ..............
  • Page 7: Overview Of The Shoretel Bb424

    Figure 1 provides an overview of the BB424 components. The ShoreTel BB424 works with the ShoreTel IP485g phone. The programmable buttons allow you to press one button for operations that would normally require pressing several buttons. For example, you could configure a button to speed-dial a particular extension or external number. A different button could be programmed for silent coach, and so on.
  • Page 8: Setting Up Your Bb424 Devices

    Before using your BB424 devices, make sure that they are properly installed. Installing Button Boxes Up to four BB424 devices can be connected to a ShoreTel IP485g phone. For details about how to connect one or more BB424s to an IP485g phone, see the ShoreTel BB424 Quick Install Guide that was included in the box with your BB424.
  • Page 9 Understanding Virtual Pages and Physical Devices One Button Box Legend Active page Accessible page Page not accessible on this device Two Button Boxes Three Button Boxes Four Button Boxes Figure 2: Page Indicator Button LEDs for Various BB424 Configurations ShoreTel BB424 User Guide...
  • Page 10: Operating Your Bb424

    BB424 device in your sequence of button boxes. Operating Your BB424 The buttons on your BB424 operate similarly to the call appearance buttons on the IP485g phone. The information for any action that you perform using a BB424 button, such as pressing a speed dial button, is displayed on the phone screen.
  • Page 11: Switching Among Bb424 Pages

    The LED for the button turns green, which indicates that the page is active. Guide to Status Icons and Blink Patterns The ShoreTel BB424 displays various icons and LED colors and blink patterns to indicate call status. Table 2 provides details.
  • Page 12 .1 seconds off/.2 and has a call on hold. seconds on/.5 seconds Green, .2 seconds on/ The monitored extension is in a connected call .1 seconds off/ and is receiving another call. .7 seconds on/1 second ShoreTel BB424 User Guide...
  • Page 13: Configuring Your Bb424

     phone interface to configure programmable buttons to dial an extension or external number. Your ShoreTel administrator can assign a variety of special functions such as call monitoring or  silent coach to your programmable buttons. These functions are listed in Table 3 on page 12.
  • Page 14 Program buttons option. 4. With the Program buttons option highlighted, press the Edit soft key. 5. Press the programmed button on your BB424 for which you want to remove the programmed functionality. 6. Scroll to the Unused option.
  • Page 15 Change CHM You can use a programmed button to change your phone to a different call handling mode. The mode the phone switches to depends on how your ShoreTel administrator has configured the programmable button. Change Default You can use a programmed button to change your default...
  • Page 16 Hotline You can initiate a hotline call, which is a ringdown circuit that connects to another number when you press the programmed button. Your ShoreTel administrator can configure the call as either a speed dial or an intercom connection. Intercom You can talk to another user through an intercom connection.
  • Page 17 When handsfree mode is enabled, dial tone is disabled so that you can use a headset or speakerphone to answer or make calls from your ShoreTel IP phone. Transfer Blind You can initiate a blind transfer of a call. Depending on how...
  • Page 18 Getting Started Configuring your BB424 Table 3: Functions for Programmable Buttons (Continued) Feature Name Description Whisper Page You can enter a call on another extension and speak to the person without the other party hearing. The person can speak back to you privately through the whisper page mute feature.
  • Page 19: Troubleshooting

    CHAPTER Troubleshooting This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and address problems with your BB424 devices. It contains the following information: Minimum Phone Firmware ..................Viewing BB424 Information..................Rebooting Your BB424....................Troubleshooting a BB424 that Does Not Power Up ..........
  • Page 20: Minimum Phone Firmware

    Minimum Phone Firmware Minimum Phone Firmware The BB424 will not power up unless the IP485g phone is at the proper minimum firmware level. Viewing BB424 Information You can view information about your BB424 device, such as its IP address, its position in your sequence of BB424 devices, and its MAC address.

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