Choosing a Ring Tone
- Enter the Settings menu (see the quick reference guide for your phone below if you are not sure how).
- Select User Preferences.
- Select Rings (if your phone has more than one line you will need to select which line first).
- Select a ring tone and press Play to hear a sample.
- Press Save to set the ring tone, or press Cancel.
Conference Call
This is not available on all phones.
- While on the line, put the first call on "Hold."
- Place a second call.
- Navigate to first call.
- Press the "Join" softkey (may need to press the "More" softkey to find "Join")
Calling a Whitman Extension from the Call History list
- While in the call history (received call, missed call, etc.), scroll to the desired phone number.
- Press the "Dial" softkey.
Calling an Off Campus Number from the Call History list
- While in the call history (received call, missed call, etc), scroll to the desired phone number.
- Press the "EditDial" softkey (second button)
- Press "7" to append the "7" to the beginning of the number, or 7-1 if long distance.
- Press the "Dial" softkey (first button)
Editing a Number in the Call History
- While in the call history (received call, missed call, etc), scroll to the desired phone number.
- Press the "EditDial" softkey (second button)
- Press the ">>" softkey to move past digits
- Press the "<<" softkey to delete digits
- Press numbers to insert digits as needed
- Press the "Dial" softkey (first button) to call edited number
Answer a second call while on the phone
- Press the "Answer" button. This places the first call on hold while you answer the second call.
- When you are done with the second call, press the "Resume" softkey to return to the first call.
Setup and Use Speed Dial
Set up a hunt group/Change lines appearing on the phone
- Contact the Phone Managers at phone@whitman.edu.
In case of Power Outage
- Your phone set will not work during an extended power outage. Look for the emergency phones in your building.
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