Making Calls - Linksys 900 Series Administrator's Manual

Using Call Features
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Only one audio device can be selected at one time. The speaker is selected by pressing the
Speaker button, while the headset is selected by pressing the Headset button. When Speaker or
Headset is selected, the corresponding LED is steady green.
The handset is selected whenever it goes from the on-hook to the off-hook position. Selecting
or turning off an audio device is equivalent to an off-hook action, while turning on an audio
device is equivalent to an on-hook
When there are no active calls, all audio devices are deselected. When any one of the calls
becomes active, the handset is selected automatically as the audio device if it is off-hook, else
the speaker or the headset is selected according to configuration: the user can configure
whether speaker or the headset device has higher preference.]
A line is selected by pressing the corresponding line key. To make or receive calls, the user
must select a call appearance (line key) or an audio device. If the user selects a call appearance,
then an audio device is selected automatically according to user preference setting. If the user
selects an audio device, an idle call appearance is selected automatically in the order L1, L2,
L3, and L4. The user may switch between audio devices while the call in any of the active
states.
A new call appearance is selected automatically when the user presses the conf or xfer soft key.
The 900 Series phone tries to pick an idle call appearance that is on the same extension as the
last active call. If that call appearance is not available, the phone tries to pick a call appearance
whose extension has the same proxy server as the last active call. Finally, if that fails, the first
idle call appearance is selected, in numeric order (L1, L2, L3, L4).

Making Calls

There are two steps in making a call:
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The 900 Series phone lets the user perform these two steps in either order. In other words, the
user can select an audio device either before or after dialing. The 900 Series phone supports
two types of dialing: explicit or implicit. Explicit dialing occurs when the user performs one of
the following actions:
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Implicit dialing refers to dialing a highlighted entry from one of the device directories or logs.
A number can be implicitly dialing by selecting an audio device while the number is
highlighted on the display.
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Handset
Built-in microphone and speaker
External microphone and headset
Selects an audio device
Dials the number
Enters the target number digits one by one
Enters the speed dial assignment of the target number
Selects an entry from a directory, and presses the dial soft key
Presses a dedicated key, such as the Voice Mail key
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