Understanding Lines Vs. Calls - Cisco 7970 Series Phone Manual

Help button
6
7 Settings button
Services button
8
Volume button
9
10 Speaker button
11 Mute button
12 Headset button
13 Navigation button
14 Keypad
15 Softkey buttons
16 Handset light strip Indicates an incoming call or new voice
17 Touchscreen

Understanding Lines vs. Calls

To avoid confusion about lines and calls, refer to these descriptions:
• Lines—Each corresponds to a directory number or intercom number that others can use to call
you. Your phone can support up to eight lines. To see your phone lines, look at the right side of
your touchscreen. You have as many lines as you have directory numbers and phone line
icons .
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Activates the Help menu.
Opens/closes the Settings menu. Use it to
change touchscreen and ring settings.
Opens/closes the Services menu.
Controls the handset, headset, and
speakerphone volume (off-hook) and the
ringer volume (on-hook).
Toggles the speakerphone on or off. When
the speakerphone is on, the button is lit.
Toggles the microphone on or off. When the
microphone is muted, the button is lit.
Toggles the headset on or off. When the
headset is on, the button is lit.
Allows you to scroll through menus and
highlight items. When the phone is on-hook,
displays phone numbers from your Placed
Calls log.
Allows you to dial phone numbers, enter
letters, and choose menu items.
Each activates a softkey option (displayed on
your touchscreen).
message.
Shows phone features.
Accessing the Help System
on Your Phone, page 23
Changing Phone Settings,
page 58
Using the Cisco Unified CM
User Options Web Pages,
page 66
Using a Handset, Headset,
and Speakerphone, page 56
Using a Handset, Headset,
and Speakerphone, page 56
Using Mute, page 32
Using a Handset, Headset,
and Speakerphone, page 56
Using Call Logs, page 60
Basic Call Handling,
page 25
Understanding Touchscreen
Features, page 20
Accessing Voice Messages,
page 65
Understanding Touchscreen
Features, page 20
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