Customizing Rings And Message Indicators; Customizing The Phone Screen - Cisco 7940G - IP Phone VoIP Manual

Customizing Rings and Message Indicators

You can customize the way that your phone indicates an incoming call or a new voice mail message
for each of your lines. Customized ring sounds and other indicators can help you quickly differentiate
between multiple lines. For example, you can choose a chirping sound to indicate an incoming call on
Line 1 and a drumbeat to indicate an incoming call on Line 2.
If you want to...
Change the ring sound
Change the ring pattern
(flash-only, ring once,
beep-only, etc.)
Change the way that the
voice message light on your
handset works

Customizing the Phone Screen

You can adjust the contrast and the language for your phone screen.
If you want to...
Change the phone
screen contrast
Change the language on
your phone screen
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Then...
Choose > Ring Type.
Select a phone line or the default ring setting. Use the Navigation
button to scroll through the ring types. Press Play to hear the selected
ring type. When you find a ring sound that you want, press Select, then
press OK.
You can apply the default ring setting to a selected phone line by
pressing Default.
Log in to your User Options web pages, select your device, then choose
Change the Ring Settings for your phone from the main menu.
Log in to your User Options web pages, select your device, then choose
Change the Message Waiting Lamp policy... from the main menu.
Typically, the default system policy tells your phone to "always light"
when you receive a new voice message.
Then...
Choose > Contrast. Press Up, Down or
OK. Or press Cancel to revert to the previously saved setting.
Log in to your User Options web pages, select your device, then choose
Change the Locale... from the main menu. See the "Logging In to the User
Options Web Pages" section on page 40 for more information.
, then press
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