IP Phone 1535 Phase 2 on Nortel Multimedia Communications Server 5100 Release 4.0. It addresses CR Q01734008. September 2007 Standard 02.01. This document is issued to support the Nortel IP Phone 1535 Phase 2 on Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5100 Release 4.0.
IP Phone 1535 front view ............... 18 IP Phone 1535 display ................18 IP Phone 1535 key layout ..............19 IP Phone 1535 elements and functions ..........19 IP Phone 1535 information bar .............. 21 IP Phone 1535 Phonebook ..............23 Images &...
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Accessing the Phonebook ..............46 Muting the microphone ................46 Adjusting audio volume ................. 47 Viewing your telephone number ............47 Personalize your IP Phone 1535 Ring melodies..................49 Choosing a melody for all calls.............. 49 Assigning a melody to a contact............50 Configuring the menu theme ..............
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Contents Configuring the time zone ..............58 Selecting your writing mode ..............60 Changing the language ................61 Enabling the screen saver ..............62 Contact management Adding a contact to your Phonebook ............. 65 Contact selection ................... 66 Selecting contacts from the list .............. 66 Selecting contacts using the search function .........
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Granting video access to specific remote video devices ..... 100 Blocking outgoing calls ................ 101 Using voice mail .................. 102 Regulatory and safety information Nortel IP Phone 1535 emissions statement ........105 Regulatory information and disclaimers ..........105 Warnings ..................... 107 Connecting to PSTN................107 Wireless....................
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Contents Location ....................107 USA-FCC (Federal Communications Commission) ......108 FCC interference statement ..............108 Compliance statement for Canada ............108 Telecom requirements for both Canada and USA ....... 109...
New in this release New in this release The following sections describe what’s new for the IP Phone 1535 User Guide for Release 4.0. Features section For information about feature changes, see the following sections: • “Increased language support” on page 11 •...
Other changes section For information about changes that are not feature-related, see the following sections: • Document change: changes for support of Nortel Communication Server 2000. • Interface change: “Number/username to Username/number” on page 12 •...
New in this release Picture Caller ID support For the picture ID of the caller to appear, you can upload an image to a Personal Agent Web page. For more information about Personal Agent, see Personal Agent User Guide (NN42020-100).
IP Phone 1535 display. You can also use the IP Phone 1535 to check e-mail, to check voice mail, or to browse the Web. For contact management, use the IP Phone 1535 Phonebook to store information about regular contacts.
Introducing the IP Phone 1535 Features The IP Phone 1535 supports the following features: • two context-sensitive soft keys • four call-processing fixed keys — Video Start — Video Stop — Record — Video Mode • three specialized fixed keys —...
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Introducing the IP Phone 1535 • calendar alarm • remote video monitoring • single LAN connection over Ethernet or WiFi (IEEE 802.11 b/g) • remote firmware download • personal identification number (PIN) for access control • multiple languages: English, French, German, Korean, Latin...
IP Phone 1535. Figure 1: IP Phone 1535 front view IP Phone 1535 display Figure 2 shows the IP Phone 1535 in idle mode and at the main menu. Figure 2: Idle screen display with main menu Idle screen Main menu...
For more information about the functionality of these buttons and keys, “IP Phone 1535 elements and functions” on page IP Phone 1535 elements and functions Table 1 describes the elements and functions of the IP Phone 1535. Table 1: IP Phone 1535 elements and functions Element Function...
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Introducing the IP Phone 1535 Table 1: IP Phone 1535 elements and functions Element Function Release key Press the Release key to • terminate your call • return to the previous screen when you navigate menus or browse the Web...
Introducing the IP Phone 1535 Table 1: IP Phone 1535 elements and functions Element Function Video mode During a video call, press to change the size and layout of your video windows. Record In idle mode, press to access the audio recorder, video recorder, or photo camera.
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Message status icons. Table 3: Message icons Icon Description You missed a call. You have a voice message waiting. The ringer is on mute. The VIP filter is on. The IP Phone 1535 rings only for contacts in your VIP list.
Enable remote video monitoring. Incoming calls from configured numbers can access your video camera to monitor the area. IP Phone 1535 Phonebook With the IP Phone 1535 Phonebook, you can store up to 300 contacts. For each contact you enter the following information: • Name •...
5. If you like the image, press SAVE. To discard the image, press DELETE. The IP Phone 1535 either saves your image in the Taken Photos > Photo gallery or displays the message “Delete photo?”. 6. To confirm the deletion of the photo, press YES.
If you save the clip, the new clip appears in the Audio gallery. The IP Phone 1535 plays a preview of the clip, and you can apply options. For more information about the tasks you can perform with your new audio clip, see “Sound management”...
If you saved the clip, the new clip appears in the Video gallery. The IP Phone 1535 plays a preview of the clip, and you apply options. For more information about the tasks you can perform with your new video clip, see “Sharing video clips”...
* To add a space, press 0. Using T9 writing mode In T9 mode, the IP Phone 1535 uses a fast-access database to recognize the most commonly used word for a specific key sequence. 1. Press the key that corresponds to the letter you want to type.
Introducing the IP Phone 1535 6. Press OK. Your new word appears in the Write window. The new word is also added to the T9 dictionary list, so that the next time you enter that key combination, you can access your word using the asterisk key (*).
Voice calls Voice calls The IP Phone 1535 supports basic and advanced voice call handling. A variety of methods are available to place a call: predial, redial, last number recall, dial from the Phonebook, and dial from Call History logs.
2. Lift the handset or press Send. The IP Phone 1535 places the call. Attention: You can press the pound key (#) after the dialed number to cut through, that is, to send the digits immediately. If you prefix the number with an asterisk (*), pressing the pound key to cut through has no effect.
Voice calls Redialing a telephone number To place a call to the last number dialed from your IP Phone 1535, perform the following steps. 1. Lift the handset; or, for a handsfree call, press Send. The REDIAL soft key appears on the left of the display.
The IP Phone 1535 places the call to the selected number. Receive a voice call When you receive an incoming call, the IP Phone 1535 issues a ring tone or melody as selected in Audio Settings. For more information, see “Configuring the ringing mode”...
Phonebook. Returning a missed call If you miss a call, the IP Phone 1535 records the call in the Missed calls history. The IP Phone 1535 also displays the Missed call icon in the top bar of the idle screen and opens a Missed Call window.
Use the mute microphone function to disable the local microphone. The other party can hear nothing from your end of the call. With a call on mute, the IP Phone 1535 displays this icon: 1. During either a handset or a handsfree call, press the rightmost soft key to MUTE.
2. Select Call hold. The IP Phone 1535 places the call on hold and displays the Call hold icon. With the call on hold, you can receive an incoming call or initiate a new outgoing call. To switch between the new call and the on-hold call, press...
Voice calls Attention: If the third party declines the transfer, the IP Phone 1535 eventually resumes the original call. After the third party hangs up, wait a few moments for the original call to resume. Transferring a call with consultation To consult with a third party before you transfer an active call, perform the following steps.
Attention: If the third party declines the conference, the IP Phone 1535 eventually resumes the original call. After the third party hangs up, wait a few moments for the original call to resume. Viewing your telephone number...
Voice calls The IP Phone 1535 lists the last 20 calls in that directory starting with the most recent. 4. Select the individual call log to manage. 5. To view a list of available management options, press OPTIONS. Viewing the details of a logged call You can access details for any logged call in the Call History.
Voice calls The IP Phone 1535 enters the selected call in the Phonebook using the name you just entered. Attention: With this method you can enter only the contact name in the Phonebook. To add more information—an e-mail address, for example—you access the Phonebook from the main menu.
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Voice calls 4. To confirm, press YES. To cancel, press NO.
“Viewing your telephone number” on page 47 Placing a video call Use the IP Phone 1535 to place a direct video call to another videophone or start a video conversation from an already active voice call. To place a direct video call, perform the following steps.
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1. During an active voice call, press Video start. The IP Phone 1535 sends a request to the called party. Your telephone displays the message “Your video call request is being processed.” 2. If the called party accepts the request, the video conversation is...
The IP Phone 1535 places the call. Receiving a video call On receiving an incoming call, the IP Phone 1535 issues a ring tone and displays the message “Incoming video call from < Username/Number, DISPLAY INFO, or contact name from Phonebook >”.
Adjusting video window size The IP Phone 1535 displays video from the remote camera and from your local camera. You can adjust the size and layout of these video streams on the IP Phone 1535 screen. For examples, see...
Video calls Figure 5: Size and layout of video on the IP Phone 1535 Small remote and Remote Local Remote Local local Large remote and small local Remote Remote local local Full screen remote Remote To select or change video size and layout, perform the following steps.
Video calls — Username/Number: Shows the telephone number of the remote party. — Status: Shows whether the current call is video or voice. — Video quality: Shows the current quality setting for the call. — Frame rate: Shows the number of video frames streamed per second.
Video calls For an explanation about how to mute the microphone, see “Muting the microphone” on page Adjusting audio volume To adjust audio volume on video calls, use the same method as for voice calls. For more information, see “Adjusting audio volume” on page Viewing your telephone number To view your telephone number at any time during an active call, select My Username/Number...
You can alter how your IP Phone 1535 looks and sounds. Use the content in the multimedia Images & Sounds galleries to choose which color and images to use for the IP Phone 1535 display. You choose the melodies that the IP Phone 1535 uses to alert you to incoming calls; for example, you can assign a melody to each caller.
IP Phone 1535 plays a preview of the melody. 13. After you select the melody you want, press SET. The IP Phone 1535 now plays your selected audio clip for all incoming calls—except calls from contacts with their own melody.
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IP Phone 1535 plays a preview of the melody. 11. After you find the melody you want, press SET. The IP Phone 1535 now plays the selected melody whenever a call arrives from that contact. To change the assigned melody for a contact, perform the following steps.
You can also assign a melody to a contact from the Images & Sounds gallery. For more information, see “Sound management” on page Configuring the menu theme You can choose from the following themes for your IP Phone 1535 menu display: Default (grey), Nature, Flower, or Purple.
9. Press OK. 10. Select the color to use for your menus. 11. Press OK. The IP Phone 1535 now displays your various menus with the selected color pattern. Configuring the background image You can choose images from the galleries as the background for your IP Phone 1535 display.
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11. Use the up and down error keys to scroll through the displayed images. 12. After you find the image you want, press SET. The IP Phone 1535 now displays the selected image as the background display. To set your background image from Images & Sounds, see “Configuring...
BACK or end the call to revert to the previous default volume level For more information about adjusting volume during active calls, see “Adjusting audio volume” on page To adjust the default volume for the various IP Phone 1535 sounds, perform the following steps. 1. Press MENU. 2. Select SETTINGS.
The levels appear as a series of boxes in ascending order. 9. After you find the level you want it, press OK. The IP Phone 1535 now plays sound for that element according to the new default setting. Configuring the ringing mode The IP Phone 1535 supports three ringing modes: •...
General configuration 4. Select Ringing. 5. Press OK. 6. Select Ringing mode. 7. Press OK. The Ringing Mode menu appears. 8. Select one of the following ringing mode options: — Standard — Disable — For one ring 9. Press OK. Your ringing mode is now configured.
Network Time. 7. Press OK. 8. Select Enable. 9. Press OK. Your IP Phone 1535 now displays the date and time from the Network Time Server. For more information about configuring your IP Phone 1535, contact your System Administrator. Configuring the time zone To select a time zone, perform the following steps.
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General configuration 4. Select System settings. 5. Press OK. 6. Select Network Time. 7. Press OK. 8. Select Timezone. 9. Press Table 5 identifies the available time zones. Table 5: Time zone Timezone (GMT-12:00) International Date Line West (GMT-11:00) Nome (GMT-10:00) Hawaiian Standard Time (GMT-09:00) Alaska Standard Time (GMT-08:00) Pacific Standard Time...
(GMT+11:00) Magadan (Russia) Selecting your writing mode The IP Phone 1535 supports a number of text input modes—multitap, Text on 9 Keys (T9) and numeric. Text on 9 keys is supported for all languages except Korean. For more information about these writing modes and how to use them, see “Entering text using the dialpad”...
9. Press OK. You can now use the selected mode to enter text. Changing the language You can choose which language your IP Phone 1535 uses in the various menus and screens. The IP Phone 1535 supports the following languages: •...
— Latin American (LA) Spanish — Portuguese 9. Press OK. The IP Phone 1535 now uses the selected language on the various menus and display screens. Enabling the screen saver To save energy and to preserve the life of the LCD, you can enable the IP Phone 1535 display to shut down after a period of inactivity.
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5. Press OK. 6. Select Display. 7. Press OK. 8. Select Screen saver. The IP Phone 1535 displays the message “Screen saver enabled. Disable?”. 9. Press YES. The IP Phone 1535 screen saver is disabled. Your display screen remains on indefinitely.
Contact management Contact management With the IP Phone 1535 Phonebook, you can create and store up to 300 contact entries. To manage contacts, you can perform the following tasks: • “Adding a contact to your Phonebook” on page 65 •...
1. In idle mode, press PHONEBOOK. 2. Select List. 3. Press OK. The IP Phone 1535 alphabetically lists all contacts currently in the Phonebook. 4. Use the up and down navigation keys to select the desired contact. 5. Press OPTIONS.
Contact management The IP Phone 1535 opens your contact list to the nearest alphabetic match that you enter. If you enter only part of the contact name—the first letter or two, for example—the list opens to the nearest alphabetic match to those letters.
Contact management 3. Press OK. The Modify window for that contact appears. 4. Use the up and down navigation keys to select the information fields to modify. 5. Press OK. 6. Change the information fields. For more information about entering text, see “Entering text using the dialpad”...
The IP Phone 1535 supports Very Important Person (VIP) filtering. With VIP filtering enabled, the IP Phone 1535 rings only for callers on your VIP list. Calls from contacts not on the VIP list do not ring, but the screen is updated with the caller information and is saved in the Call History logs.
The IP Phone 1535 displays the message “VIP filter disabled. Enabled?”. 10. Press YES. VIP filtering is enabled. The IP Phone 1535 rings for callers on the VIP list only. Viewing the VIP list To open the VIP list and view current VIP contacts, perform the following steps.
8. Press YES. The VIP list no longer contains the selected contact. With VIP filtering enabled, the IP Phone 1535 saves the call in the Call History log and does not play a ring melody. To delete a contact by modifying a Phonebook entry, perform the...
Remove?”. 6. Press YES. The VIP list no longer contains the selected contact. With VIP filtering enabled, the IP Phone 1535 saves the call in the Call History log and does not play a ring melody. Deleting the VIP list To delete the entire VIP list, perform the following steps.
Image, sound, and video gallery management Image, sound, and video gallery management Images & Sounds galleries The IP Phone 1535 supports three main galleries: Images, Sounds, and Videos. The Images gallery From the Images gallery, you can access the following image types: •...
Image, sound, and video gallery management • Received videos: A gallery of video clips imported from your SD/MMC. The gallery holds up to 20 clips. You can use the Images, Sounds and Video gallery to access the following: • “Common gallery management functions” on page 74 •...
Image, sound, and video gallery management 1. Open the gallery that contains the content files you want to sort. See “Opening a gallery” on page 74 2. Select the desired subgallery. 3. Press OK. 4. Select Sort. 5. Press OK. 6.
“Opening a gallery” on page 2. Select the desired subgallery. 3. Press OK. The IP Phone 1535 opens the list of content files in preview mode. 4. Scroll through the previewed files for the one to delete. 5. Press OPTIONS.
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A check mark appears in the box next to the selected file. 11. Select all files to export. 12. Press COPY. The IP Phone 1535 displays a message that prompts you to insert the SD/MMC card. 13. Insert your SD/MMC memory card into the slot at the side of your...
8. Select Copy from SD/MMC. 9. Press OK. The IP Phone 1535 displays a message prompting you to insert the SD/MMC. 10. Insert your SD/MMC memory card into the slot at the side of your telephone (see Figure 1 on page 18).
“Picture Caller ID support” on page 82 Taking pictures When you take pictures with your IP Phone 1535, you can make instant captures, adjust the quality of the image to capture, or assign a delay before the camera captures the image.
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5. If you like the image, press SAVE. To discard the image, press DELETE. The IP Phone 1535 either saves your image in Taken Photos > Photo gallery or displays the message “Delete photo?”. 6. To confirm the deletion, press YES.
4. Press OPTIONS. 5. Select Set as background. 6. Press OK. The IP Phone 1535 displays the selected image as the background display. You can configure the background image from the Settings menu. For more information, see “Configuring the background image” on...
“Sharing audio clips” on page 84 Recording audio You use the IP Phone 1535 to record audio clips of up to 20 seconds in duration. Recorded clips are saved in the Recorded audio gallery, which holds up to 20 clips. Use these clips as your ring tone or share them with others.
9. To confirm the deletion, press YES. If you saved the clip, the new clip appears in the Audio gallery—the IP Phone 1535 plays a preview of the clip. You can apply options to the clip. For information about using your new audio clip, see “Sound...
Image, sound, and video gallery management Assigning a melody to a contact 1. Open the Sounds menu. For more information, see “Opening a gallery” on page 74 2. Open the gallery that contains the melody to assign: — Recorded audio —...
“Sharing video clips” on page 86 Recording video Use the IP Phone 1535 to record and save up to 20 video clips, each up to 20 seconds in length. Saved video clips are stored in the Recorded Videos > Video gallery.
9. To confirm the deletion, press YES. If you saved the clip, the new clip opens in the Video gallery—the IP Phone 1535 plays a preview of the saved clip. You can apply options to the clip. For information about the tasks you can perform with your new video clip, see “Image management”...
E-mail E-mail You use the IP Phone 1535 to write, send, and manage e-mail directly from your telephone. You can also send multimedia content files from the Images & Sounds galleries as attachments to outgoing e-mail. For more information about configuring your e-mail account, contact your system administrator.
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E-mail 10. Enter the subject. For more information, see “Entering text using the dialpad” on page 11. Press OK. The Write window appears. 12. Write your e-mail. Attention: Save time by inserting a sentence from stored templates. For more information, see “Inserting e-mail templates”...
E-mail The E-mail Options window appears. 20. Select Send. 21. Press OK. The IP Phone 1535 sends the e-mail. Resending e-mail from the Outbox You can resend e-mails that are stored in your Outbox. 1. In idle mode, press MENU.
The Write window reappears. The sentence you selected from the templates appears at the cursor. Reading new e-mail When new mail arrives, the IP Phone 1535 displays this icon: 1. In idle mode, press MENU. 2. Select Messages. 3. Press OK.
6. Use the dialpad to write your reply. 7. Press OPTIONS. 8. Select Send. 9. Press OK. The IP Phone 1535 sends the e-mail. E-mail management From your e-mail folders—Inbox, Outbox, Sent, and Draft—you can access the following e-mail management options: •...
7. Enter the destination address. 8. Select Send. 9. Press OK. The IP Phone 1535 sends the e-mail. Modifying an e-mail You can modify e-mail from the Inbox, Outbox, Sent, and Draft messages folders. 1. Select an e-mail message to modify.
5. Press OK. 6. Select Delete. 7. Press OK. 8. Select email. 9. Press OK. The IP Phone 1535 deletes all saved e-mails from the mail folders. Deleting e-mail from individual folders 1. Press MENU. 2. Select Messages. 3. Press OK.
Send — Draft email 9. Press OK. The IP Phone 1535 deletes all saved e-mails from the selected folder. Sending attachments You can send created or received multimedia content as attachments to e-mail. 1. From the Write window, press OPTIONS.
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E-mail 9. To send the message, press BACK. 10. If you already entered the destination address, the IP Phone 1535 sends your e-mail. Otherwise, enter the destination address. 11. Select Send. 12. Press OK. The IP Phone 1535 sends your e-mail.
Additional features Additional features Additional IP Phone 1535 features include the following: • “Web browsing” on page 97 • “Calendar alarms” on page 99 • “Remote video monitoring” on page 100 • “Granting video access to specific remote video devices” on page 100 •...
Additional features Note: The top-left quadrant of the Web page appears. Use the navigation keys to to view more of the Web page. Adding a new favorite or editing an existing favorite 1. From the Web browser menu, select the Web site to add or edit. 2.
Additional features Calendar alarms You can use your IP Phone 1535 to configure alarms that display programmed messages at a designated date and time. You can type the text to appear with the alarm. After you configure the alarm, the IP Phone 1535 displays the following...
IP Phone 1535 video and audio feed. To enable remote video monitoring, you need your IP Phone 1535 PIN. The default PIN is 0000. For more information about configuring your PIN, contact your System Administrator.
The IP Phone 1535 supports up to five prefix codes. To access the call barring feature, you need your IP Phone 1535 PIN. The default PIN is 0000. For more information about configuring your...
Video call. Using voice mail If you subscribe to a voice mail service, access your voice mail using the IP Phone 1535. To configure your voice mailbox number, contact your system administrator. 1. In idle mode, press MENU. 2. Select Services.
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Additional features 5. Press OK. 6. After you access your voice mailbox, follow the audio commands, for example, to check, save, or delete your messages.
You should not make any changes or modifications not expressly approved by Nortel Networks. Any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer can void your authority to operate the equipment. The manufacturer is not responsible...
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Regulatory and safety information The manufacturer and its authorized resellers or distributors will assume no liability for any damage or violation of government regulations arising from failure to comply with these guidelines. Table 7 lists EMC compliance for various jurisdictions. Table 7: EMC compliance Jurisdiction Standard...
Other Safety Approvals: IEC 60950-1: ITE equipment - Safety - Part 1: General requirements Warnings Connecting to PSTN Your IP Phone 1535 does not support connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). Wireless With the RF WiFi transmitter enabled, this device must be operated only indoors.
Regulatory and safety information USA-FCC (Federal Communications Commission) This device complies with Part 15 rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Excessive RENs on a telephone line can result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call. In most but not all areas, the sum of RENs should not exceed five (5.0). The REN for the IP Phone 1535 for...
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If you experience trouble with the IP Phone 1535, for repair or warranty information, contact Nortel Networks Inc. in the USA at 1-800-4NORTEL.
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The information in this document is proprietary to Nortel Networks. Nortel, Nortel (Logo), the Globemark, SL-1, Meridian 1, and Succession are trademarks of Nortel Networks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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